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Mephisto polka / by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

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Polka heartland : why the Midwest loves to polka / by March, Richard, 1946-

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Thunder and lightning polka / Daniel Barenboim : A Gala Concert

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Polka de W.R. / Behr: Lachtäubchen

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Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche by Polka, Brayton

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The Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. / Carnegie Hall opening night, 2006 :

Table of Contents: “…Dove sono i bei momenti / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Künsterleben : walzer, op. 316 ; Annen-Polka : op. 117 ; Die Fledermaus. Overture / Johann Strauss II.…”
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Depth psychology, interpretation, and the Bible : an ontological essay on Freud by Polka, Brayton

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Rethinking philosophy in light of the Bible : from Kant to Schopenhauer by Polka, Brayton

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The accordion in the Americas : klezmer, polka, tango, zydeco, and more! /

Table of Contents: “…Leary -- Play me a tarantella, a polka, or jazz : Italian Americans and the currency of piano accordion music / Christine Zinni -- The klezmer accordion : an outsider among outsiders / Joshua Horowitz -- Beyond Vallenato : the accordion traditions in Colombia / Egberto Bermúdez -- "A hellish instrument" : the story of the tango bandoneón / Maria Susana Azzi -- No ma' se oye el fuinfuán : the noisy accordion in the Dominican Republic / Sydney Hutchinson -- Between the folds of Luiz Gonzaga's sanfona : forré music in Brazil / Megwen Loveless -- The accordion in new scores : paradigms of authorship and identity in William Schimmel's musical "realities" / Marion S. …”
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Horowitz in Moscow

Table of Contents: “…Etincelles = Sparks : op. 36, no. 6 / Moszkowski -- Polka for W.R. (op. 303) / Rachmaninoff.…”
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The dark side of educational leadership : superintendents and the professional victim syndrome by Polka, Walter S., 1945-

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Confronting oppressive assessments : how parents, educators, and policymakers are rethinking current educational reforms

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Between Philosophy and Religion, Vol. I : Spinoza, the Bible, and Modernity. by Polka, Brayton

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Between Philosophy and Religion, Vol. II : Spinoza, the Bible, and Modernity. by Polka, Brayton

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How to dance through time

Table of Contents: “…The romance of mid-19th century couple dances: the waltz, the galop, the polka, the schottische, the polka mazurka (beginning level)…”
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Hans van Manen : Nederlands Dans Theater, HET Nationale Ballet / HET Nationale Ballet by Cale, J. J.

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Roadless rules : the struggle for the last wild forests by Turner, Tom, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…-- The untold story of the Pew Charitable Trusts -- The rule goes final, the lawsuits fly -- The economic and spiritual value of roadless areas -- Shootouts in Idaho and Wyoming -- The biological value of roadless areas -- Skullduggery in Alaska -- Hunters and anglers get riled up -- A new rule is proposed -- Historical digression -- The new rule is challenged -- The petition polka I -- The Bush rule is blocked -- The petition polka II -- The game is up.…”
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Oktoberfest in Brazil : domestic tourism, sensescapes, and German Brazilian identity by Ricke, Audrey

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : encountering another part of Brazil -- The making of ethnic and national imaginaries -- Cultivating identity : gardening among German Brazilians -- Polkaing in Brazil : moving toward transnational ties -- Oktoberfest in Brazil: sensing German Brazilian identity -- Conclusion : a deeper sense of identity.…”
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The sounds of Paris in Verdi's La Traviata by Sala, Emilio, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Illustrations; Music examples; Translator's note; Prelude; The modernity of Verdi; The real and the imaginary; Acknowledgements; 1 Verdi and the Parisian boulevard theatre; Verdi in Paris; Le Chiffonnier de Paris; Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge; Monte-Cristo; Robert Macaire; Le Pasteur ou L'Évangile et le foyer; 2 Images and sounds in waltz (and polka) time; The lady of the camellias; The waltz; The polka; 'A vaguely ""Spanish"" character'; The lorette; The camellia; Interferences and condensations; 3 Motifs of reminiscence and musical dramaturgy; The 'fatted ox'…”
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Dreaming the Mississippi by Fischer, Katherine, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Itasca; Fever; River Rising; Massey Station; Locking Through; Wing Dams; Brine; Bump; Sho-Gunning the Mississippi; Gloria in Excelsis Polka; Fish Tales Ten Lessons from Boating the Mississippi; Catch and Release; Crossing Over; A River Runs through It; Critters; Gulf; Landlubber 's Lexicon; Bibliography; Questions and Discussion Guide.…”
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Shostakovich's music for piano solo : interpretation and performance by Moshevich, Sofia

Table of Contents: “…Early works. five preludes ; Three fantastic dances, op. 5 ; Piano sonata no. 1, op. 12 ; Aphorisms, op. 13 ; Polka, op. 22a, from the ballet The golden age -- Mature works. …”
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The history of Texas music by Hartman, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Understanding the music of Texas and the American Southwest -- Texas music begins : Native American musical traditions of the Southwest -- Música tejana : Mexican American music in the Southwest -- See that my grave is kept clean : the African roots of Texas music -- From polkas to pirogues : the German, Jewish, Czech, Polish, and French influence on Texas -- Deep within my heart lies a melody : Anglo American music in Texas -- Groover's paradise : Texas rock & roll.…”
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Too bold for the box office : the mockumentary from big screen to small

Table of Contents: “…Popular culture as commentary -- Polka Settles the Score in The Schmenges: The Last Polka / Linda Kornasky -- Experiments in parody and satire: short-form mockumentary series / Craig Hight -- Commando raids on the nature of reality / Gary D. …”
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Mikhail Berkut's Character Dance Course, Level Two.

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Mikhail Berkut's Character Dance Course, Character Dance Composition (International Repertoire).

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Mikhail Berkut's Character Dance Course, Level One.

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Mikhail Berkut's Character Dance Course, Level Three.

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Carnival and other Christian festivals : folk theology and folk performance by Harris, Max, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…The Cross-Dressed Virgin on a Tightrope (Mexico) -- 5. A Polka for the Sun and Santiago (Mexico) -- pt. 2. …”
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The bassist's bible : how to play every bass style from Afro-Cuban to zydeco by Boomer, Tim

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Preface; The Art of Bass; 1: Acid Jazz; 2: African; 3: Afro-Cuban; 4: Blues; 5: Brazilian; 6: Cajun / Zydeco; 7: Caribbean; 8: Country; 9: Disco; 10: Drum & Bass / Jungle; 11: Flamenco; 12: Funk; 13: Gospel; 14: Hip Hop / Rap; 15: Jazz; 16: Klezmer; 17: Latin Rock; 18: Metal; 19: Middle Eastern; 20: Polka; 21: Punk; 22: Rock; 23: Surf; 24: Techno; 25: Wedding Dances; Appendixes; A: Standup vs. …”
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Carnival and other Christian festivals : folk theology and folk performance by Harris, Max, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…The Cross-Dressed Virgin on a Tightrope (Mexico) -- 5. A Polka for the Sun and Santiago (Mexico) -- pt. 2. …”
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Fuchsia by Shiferraw, Mahtem

Table of Contents: “…Fuchsia -- Origins & Intersections -- E is for Eden -- How to Peel Cactus Fruit -- Something Sleeps in the Mud Beds of the Nile -- Twenty Questions for Your Mother -- While Weeping (Broadway & 5th) -- The Monster -- Talks about Race -- Sleeping with Hyenas -- She says they come at night -- Water -- Polka Dot Dreams -- Blood Disparities -- Synesthesia -- Listro (Shoe-Shiner) -- Pilgrimage to the Nile -- Dinner with Uncles -- In the Lion's Den -- Daisies & Death -- Something Familiar and Freezing -- A Dead Man's List -- Dialectics of Death -- Being a Woman -- Rumors -- Visitor -- Broken Men -- Song of the Dead -- Awakening -- Statues -- Kalashnikovs -- The Language of Hair -- Small Tragedies -- 4 AM -- Dear Abahagoy -- Effervescence -- Ode to Things Torn -- Plot Line.…”
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Loose Cannons : Selected Prose. by Middleton, Christopher, 1926-2015

Table of Contents: “…4Coriolan; Parthenogenesis in Charcoal; A Polka in the Evening of Time; The Gaze of the Turkish Mona Lisa; A Postscript to the Great Poem of Time; From Depictions of Blaff; The Pines of Rome; The Sycorax Syndrome; The Weathervane Oiler; Thoreau's Arrow; Sources and Notes; Back Cover.…”
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Primary drama. 5 still pictures. / Crash course :

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Power ballads by Boast, Will

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