Author: Timothy E. Scheurer
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879724689
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, and movements that shaped our musical culture before rock and roll. Articles explore the theoretical dimensions of popular music studies; the music of the nineteenth century; and the role of black Americans in the evolution of popular music. Also included--the music of Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, swing, the blues, the influences of W. S. Gilbert and Rodgers and Hammerstein, and changes in lyric writing styles from the nineteenth century to the rock era.
Rocks of Ages
Author: Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307801411
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
"People of good will wish to see science and religion at peace. . . . I do not see how science and religion could be unified, or even synthesized, under any common scheme of explanation or analysis; but I also do not understand why the two enterprises should experience any conflict." So states internationally renowned evolutionist and bestselling author Stephen Jay Gould in the simple yet profound thesis of his brilliant new book. Writing with bracing intelligence and elegant clarity, Gould sheds new light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of choosing between science and religion, Gould asks, why not opt for a golden mean that accords dignity and distinction to each realm? At the heart of Gould's penetrating argument is a lucid, contemporary principle he calls NOMA (for nonoverlapping magisteria)--a "blessedly simple and entirely conventional resolution" that allows science and religion to coexist peacefully in a position of respectful noninterference. Science defines the natural world; religion, our moral world, in recognition of their separate spheres of influence. In elaborating and exploring this thought-provoking concept, Gould delves into the history of science, sketching affecting portraits of scientists and moral leaders wrestling with matters of faith and reason. Stories of seminal figures such as Galileo, Darwin, and Thomas Henry Huxley make vivid his argument that individuals and cultures must cultivate both a life of the spirit and a life of rational inquiry in order to experience the fullness of being human. In his bestselling books Wonderful Life, The Mismeasure of Man, and Questioning the Millennium, Gould has written on the abundance of marvels in human history and the natural world. In Rocks of Ages, Gould's passionate humanism, ethical discernment, and erudition are fused to create a dazzling gem of contemporary cultural philosophy. As the world's preeminent Darwinian theorist writes, "I believe, with all my heart, in a respectful, even loving concordat between . . . science and religion."
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307801411
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
"People of good will wish to see science and religion at peace. . . . I do not see how science and religion could be unified, or even synthesized, under any common scheme of explanation or analysis; but I also do not understand why the two enterprises should experience any conflict." So states internationally renowned evolutionist and bestselling author Stephen Jay Gould in the simple yet profound thesis of his brilliant new book. Writing with bracing intelligence and elegant clarity, Gould sheds new light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of choosing between science and religion, Gould asks, why not opt for a golden mean that accords dignity and distinction to each realm? At the heart of Gould's penetrating argument is a lucid, contemporary principle he calls NOMA (for nonoverlapping magisteria)--a "blessedly simple and entirely conventional resolution" that allows science and religion to coexist peacefully in a position of respectful noninterference. Science defines the natural world; religion, our moral world, in recognition of their separate spheres of influence. In elaborating and exploring this thought-provoking concept, Gould delves into the history of science, sketching affecting portraits of scientists and moral leaders wrestling with matters of faith and reason. Stories of seminal figures such as Galileo, Darwin, and Thomas Henry Huxley make vivid his argument that individuals and cultures must cultivate both a life of the spirit and a life of rational inquiry in order to experience the fullness of being human. In his bestselling books Wonderful Life, The Mismeasure of Man, and Questioning the Millennium, Gould has written on the abundance of marvels in human history and the natural world. In Rocks of Ages, Gould's passionate humanism, ethical discernment, and erudition are fused to create a dazzling gem of contemporary cultural philosophy. As the world's preeminent Darwinian theorist writes, "I believe, with all my heart, in a respectful, even loving concordat between . . . science and religion."
A Rainbow of Rocks
Author: Kate DePalma
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1646860462
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A rainbow of rocks -- from red to violet and beyond! Eye-popping close-up photos of real, vibrant rocks and minerals in a rainbow of colors are brought to life by lyrical, rhyming text about the many facets of geology. Includes educational notes perfect for STEM learning.
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1646860462
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A rainbow of rocks -- from red to violet and beyond! Eye-popping close-up photos of real, vibrant rocks and minerals in a rainbow of colors are brought to life by lyrical, rhyming text about the many facets of geology. Includes educational notes perfect for STEM learning.
The Age of Rock
Author: Jonathan Eisen
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
American Popular Music: The age of rock
Author: Timothy E. Scheurer
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879724689
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, and movements that shaped our musical culture before rock and roll. Articles explore the theoretical dimensions of popular music studies; the music of the nineteenth century; and the role of black Americans in the evolution of popular music. Also included--the music of Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, swing, the blues, the influences of W. S. Gilbert and Rodgers and Hammerstein, and changes in lyric writing styles from the nineteenth century to the rock era.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879724689
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, and movements that shaped our musical culture before rock and roll. Articles explore the theoretical dimensions of popular music studies; the music of the nineteenth century; and the role of black Americans in the evolution of popular music. Also included--the music of Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, swing, the blues, the influences of W. S. Gilbert and Rodgers and Hammerstein, and changes in lyric writing styles from the nineteenth century to the rock era.
Rock of Ages
Author: Ed Ward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Attempts to track rock and roll -- as music, as culture, as headline maker, as business -- from its hazy origins to the present day.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Attempts to track rock and roll -- as music, as culture, as headline maker, as business -- from its hazy origins to the present day.
Rock history, having special reference to the English and Welsh formations
Author: Charles Lightfoot Barnes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Physics for AQA.
Author: Ann Fullick
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435584214
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
This resource has separate books for biology, chemistry and physics. Each book is accompanied by a teacher's resource pack on customizable CD-ROM or as a printed pack. The series is designed to work in conjunction with the Coordinated Science for AQA series, so that coordinated and separate science can be taught alongside each other.
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435584214
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
This resource has separate books for biology, chemistry and physics. Each book is accompanied by a teacher's resource pack on customizable CD-ROM or as a printed pack. The series is designed to work in conjunction with the Coordinated Science for AQA series, so that coordinated and separate science can be taught alongside each other.
Memoirs
Author: Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Nature
Author: Sir Norman Lockyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
An Introduction to the Study of Rocks
Author: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petrology
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petrology
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description