Christine Ammer
Author
Series
Contributions in women's studies volume no. 14
Language
English
Description
This updates and expanded edition of the classic text in the field describes hundreds of women musicians -- composers, instrumentalists, orchestra and opera managers, music educators, and music patrons, and their activity from the 18th to 21st centuries. It includes their most important compositions and awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and Gravemeyer Award. It also includes descriptions of women's ensembles, both classical, such as the Women's...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Some 600 words and phrases from the world of sports that are now part of the vernacular. Terms from baseball, boxing, football, basketball, hockey, cricket and rugby pepper the English language, whether the subject is war (a maneuver in the Gulf War was called a "hail Mary play") to love (she's on the rebound). Baseball has given us southpaw, go to bat, coming out of left field, playing hardball. Boxers had to go the distance unless they were saved...
Author
Language
English
Description
Fighting Words from War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers explains the origins and usage of some 1,200 words and phrases from warfare. Arranged alphabetically, they range from ancient, such as Pyrrhic victory (279 B.C,) to modern (drone, I.E.D.) The reader will be surprised to learn that some of the most common terms in everyday speech originated in military pursuits. The "grapevine" and "deadline" both came to us from the Civil War. Clothing...
Author
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
The Facts On File Dictionary of Music is an indispensable reference to the vast field of music. More than 3,000 musical terms are included in this authoritative resource, covering all major subjects, from technique and musical styles to instruments and notation and much more. Clear explanations of terminology, illustrations of instruments, pronunciations of foreign terms, and biographical information on composers are enhanced by the inclusion of quick-reference...
Author
Publisher
Dell Publishing
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
This book consists of more than 1,000 animal expressions in everyday language and where they came from. Do you have "an eagle eye" for a bargain? Have you ever been "hounded" by a "loan shark" or hustled by a "pool shark?" Here you can get the lowdown on the fox trot, puppy love, monkeyshines, cowlicks, Cub Scouts, bulls and bears, jaywalkers, gift horses, white elephants, and jailbirds. You may never let "sleeping dogs lie" again.
Author
Series
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
©1995
Language
English
Description
Traces the history and explains the usage of more than 1,000 food-related expressions, arranged into thirteen categories that cover the main kinds of food like fruits, vegetables, and meat, as well as terms from dining and cooking.
Publisher
Cary Memorial Library
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
To celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month in June 2018, Cary Memorial Library invited the community to share their own stories of immigration. These stories were filmed by Minuteman Tech students and Cary Library staff members in a video oral history project. The book contains full transcripts of the interviews.