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Music in the Hispanic Caribbean
by Robin Moore

One of the longer books in the Global Music Series, Music in the Hispanic Caribbean covers a lot of ground in a satisfying degree of detail. Moore largely sticks to the music of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. He gives a lot of attention to ways the music of this region was affected by ( Read more... )

Who Fears Death ( Read more... )

Ancillary Mercy
by Ann Leckie

This fascinating and compelling book wraps up the story begun in Ancillary Justice, and does a damn fine job of it. Best of all, Ancillary Mercy managed to surprise me - I really could not figure out where the plot was going to end up, and when I got there it was not what I was expecting. Yet the ending was extremely ( Read more... )

Mariachi Music In America ( Read more... )

Ancillary Sword
by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Sword picks up directly where Ancillary Justice left off. Breq now has a ship and has arrived in the Athoek system to keep it safe and stable as the Radch empire wrestles on the brink of civil war. While Athoek looks tranquil from the outside, Breq soon discovers that many things are not as they seem, with ( Read more... )

Music in Mexico
by Alejandro L. Madrid

Another solid entry in Oxford University Press' Global Music series, Music in Mexico is a fascinating look at popular music in Mexico from the early days of the country through to the present. Madrid focuses on regional and transnational aspects of Mexican music genres, particularly the relationship that ( Read more... )

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The Cambridge Companion to Richard Strauss ( Read more... )

Riddle-Master ( Read more... )