Bøger af Arbie Orenstein

The standard Ravel biography by the world's foremost authority -- brilliantly detailed and documented, filled with quotations from letters, interviews with the composer's friends, and analyses of each of his works. Includes 48 illustrations.

Refreshingly written, delightfully illustrated book remarks expansively on the resourcefulness of early Americans in their use of this valuable commodity -- from the crafting of furniture, tools, and buildings to the use of such by-products as charcoal and medicine. "One of Sloane's best books." -- "Library Journal." 69 black-and-white illustrations.