The world's record-breaking free-throw shooter discusses the secrets of his skill, detailing the mechanics of the shot, the role of the mental game, and physical techniques in a seven-step method designed to help players develop a ninety percent accuracy in their shots. Original. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

Product Description: Book by Reed, Philip, Muggeridge, Richard

Product Description: Peter Pears's reputation as a gifted and distinctive tenor is grounded in his interpretations of Benjamin Britten's works; their partnership of 30 years significantly shaped and defined musical developments not only in England but abroad...read more

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Billy Budd, based on Herman Melville's nautical allegory, is one of Britten's most challenging operas. This comprehensive guide considers the work from both literary and musical viewpoints. Melville's novella is discussed, as is the interpretation given to the novella by the librettists E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier. A detailed synopsis guides the reader through the musical and dramatic action of the opera and in a chapter devoted to the music, Britten's distinctive technique of tonal symbolism is analyzed to demonstrate the effectiveness of his musical response to the dramatic suggestions of Melville's story. The most important critical writings on Billy Budd are represented by an expanded version of Donald Mitchell's 1979 notebook on the opera. A final chapter charts the opera's stage history and fluctuating critical reception. (view table of contents)

Letters by the British composer to his friends, family, and colleagues document his life from school days to the end of World War II

An illustrated collection of over 70 traditional verses.