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Compass Guide Santa Fe

Compass Guide Santa Fe

by Lawrence Cheek

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

This wonderfully written handbook features attractive color photography and detailed information on Santa Fe. (USW129, $20.95)

Opera 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera

Opera 101, A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera

by Fred Plotkin | Placido Domingo

  • MUSIC
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 494 PAGES

A well-written introduction to opera, this volume includes a brief history of the art form, a guide to operatic terms and a review of 11 famous operas. (GEN175, $17.99)

 
Santa Fe Map

Santa Fe Map


by MapEasy

  • MAP

A plastic-coated, fold-up map of Santa Fe, including Taos and Aalbuquerque. (SWU16, $6.95)

Santa Fe, History of an Ancient City

Santa Fe, History of an Ancient City


by David Grant Noble

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A revised edition of of this classic history of Santa Fe to the mid-nineteenth century, featuring essays by ten scholars and hundreds of archival photographs, drawings and maps. (SWU15, $19.95)

Offenbach


by Peter Gammond

  • MUSIC
  • 1992
  • PAPER

A short introduction to the life and music of Jacques Offenbach. (MUS19, $19.95)

Richard Strauss and His World


by Bryan Gilliam

  • MUSIC
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 444 PAGES

A collection of scholarly essays compiled for a festival at Bard College, analyzing the composer's music and legacy. (MUS20, $52.50)

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