Few people confess easily to taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others. Maybe this is why there is no word for the feeling in English. And so schadenfreude, that beguiling German word, is borrowed to label the experience. But most of us can secretly think of many times when a misfortune suffered by someone gave us pleasure. What sports fan can suppress delight when a hated r...(展开全部)

Ted Gioia is a music historian and the author of eleven books, including How to Listen to Jazz. His three previous books on the social history of music—Work Songs, Healing Songs, and Love Songs—have each been honored with the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award. Gioia's wide-ranging activities as a critic, scholar, performer, and educator have established him as a leading g...(展开全部)

To Have or To Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Erich Fromm. His thesis is that two mode of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on mat...(展开全部)

North Light is proud to present North Light Classic Editions -- art books that have proven themselves to be true "classics" of the category through consistently excellent sales and unanimously high praise. Each title bestowed this honor appears with an unmistakable blue seal designating them as the best of the best.Bert Dodson's successful method of "teaching anyone who can hol...(展开全部)

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To Have or To Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Erich Fromm. His thesis is that two mode of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on mat...(展开全部)

(Revised Edition) One of Cardinal Ratzinger's most important and widely read books, this volume is a newly revised second edition with an improved translation and an in-depth 20 page preface by the Cardinal. As he states in the preface, since this book was first published over 30 years ago, many changes and significant events have occurred in the world, and in the Church. But e...(展开全部)

Ted Gioia is a music historian and the author of eleven books, including How to Listen to Jazz. His three previous books on the social history of music—Work Songs, Healing Songs, and Love Songs—have each been honored with the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award. Gioia's wide-ranging activities as a critic, scholar, performer, and educator have established him as a leading g...(展开全部)

特德·焦亚，钢琴演奏家、爵士乐资深评论家、音乐史学家，著有《爵士的历史》（The History of Jazz）以及《爵士乐标准曲》 （The Jazz Standards）等相关音乐书籍10种，作品屡获殊荣。特德·焦亚曾于斯坦福大学任教，出任过www.jazz.co m网站总编。他被《达拉斯晨报》誉为“美国杰出的音乐史学家之一”，并于2017年获得了由“爵士乐新闻记者出版协会”授予的“爵士乐新闻业终身成就奖”。 译者孙新恺，1992年生于广州，现居墨尔本，城市设计师。自幼学习钢琴，后对爵士、古典、影视音乐产生浓厚兴趣。除本职工作外，他目前还是国内影视游戏音乐自媒体平台「影乐志」联合创始人，国际电影音乐评论人协会（IFMCA）成员，美国影视音乐刊物《电影音乐月刊》（Film Score Monthly）特邀作者，其乐评、作曲家访谈常刊于国内外平媒网...(展开全部)

An acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for in a performance and includes a guide to today's leading jazz musicians. From Louis Armstrong's innovative sounds to the...(展开全部)