A Birthday Present from Social Security
If you received a new Social Security this year -- or will next year -- here's the scoop on a really useful government (I'm not kidding) invention. You may have noticed a birthday present from the Social Security Administration (SSA) this year. ... [... more]
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Sam Thompson
The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare. Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, ... [... more]
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Sheila Kohler
Children of Pithiviers, The Bluebird, or The Invention of Happiness Sheila Kohler Perfect Place, A [... more]
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Nancy N. Chen
In the twenty-first century, the body is experienced less as a fixed entity than it is as a protean product and a project of technological, medical and artistic invention. The essays in Bodies in the Making: Transgressions and Transformations ... [... more]
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David Eveleigh
Although Thomas Crapper is most commonly associated with the invention of the flushing toilet, his models were in fact the result of a long line of improvements to earlier designs which date back to ancient times. This book is an ideal ... [... more]
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Bulent Atalay
A veritable rock star in the book world some five centuries after his birth, Leonardo Da Vinci is a man for the ages. Millions of readers hungrily ponder the mysteries behind his sketch-filled notebooks, radical inventions, and enigmatic ... [... more]
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Inventions & Sinfonias
Straightforward playing: Janos Sebestyen plays these study pieces clearly, crisply, and cleanly. The tempi are nicely set, and his delicate use of rhythms sounds as though he is playing on the harpsichord. Included on this album are a few selections from [... more]
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Inventions & Sinfonias
Weird: I don't like this CD. I agree whole heartedly with the reviewers here who have trouble with these performances. BUT: Lets face it: there are enough good recordings out there of Bach as it "should" be played. If you are ready for another [... more]
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Bach: Inventions; Sinfonia; Duets
From Amazon.com: If Peter Serkin's four Goldberg Variations recordings reveal a lifelong affinity for Bach on the concert grand, one suspects his approach to the Inventions has similarly been well-tempered and seasoned over the years. Compared to Glenn [... more]
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J.S. Bach: Inventions; Sinfonias; Little Preludes
odd: Poor ole Bach. Sax choirs, Swingle singers. Synths and Bongos.. well at least the clavichord predates the light bulb. Don't get me wrong this is not a wretched CD. I even play it ... sometimes. It may not be 'whatever' but the artiste Maybe he had a [... more]
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Bach Inventions 3
Nice, but why so careful and boring?: Many will surely find Schiffs playing to be delightful, and it is, but he seems to be embellishing things to the point when things starts to either fall apart or be plainly boring. These minatures should, to my [... more]
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Two And Three Part Inventions
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0827969040126 MPN: 90401 Release Date: 2006-04-03 Running Time: 72 minutes UPC: 827969040126 Tracks: Invention No.1 In C Major, BWV 772 Sinfonia No.1 In C Major, BWV 787 Invention No.2 In C Minor, BWV 773 Sinfonia No.2 In C Minor, [... more]
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