An extraordinary, passionate and personal journey into Africa's past. Meshing together Africa's colonial history and the personalities of that time with his own memories of the turbulent twentieth century and its characters, Stephen Taylor will travel from Lake Victoria to the Cape of Good Hope - from the place that represents the peak of colonial exploration in Africa to the first settling place of his own family. His description and re-evaluation of the colonial period shows it in all its drama, glamour and disreputableness. His journey will be a quest for understanding: of the colonial impulse, of his own curious ambivalence towards the great continent in which he grew up, and of the southern African countries' - in particular South Africa's - future. It is a wonderfully evocative, lyrical description of some of the most dramatic lands in the world - thoughtful, historical, philosophical travel writing of the best kind.

Philip Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and key figure in the literary and artistic scene that unfolded in San Francisco in the 1950s and Õ60s.ÊWhen the Beat writers came West, Whalen became a revered, much-loved member of the group.ÊErudite, shy, and profoundly spiritual, his presence not only moved his immediate circle of Beat cohorts, but his powerful, startling, innovative work would come to impact American poetry to the present day.

Drawing on WhalenÕs journals and personal correspondenceÑparticularly with Ginsberg, Kerouac, Snyder, Kyger, Welch, and McClure ÑDavid Schneider shows how deeply bonded these intimates were, supporting one another in their art and their spiritual paths. Schneider, himself an ordained priest, provides an insiderÕs view of WhalenÕs struggles and breakthroughs in his thirty years as a Zen monk. When Whalen died in 2002 as the retired Abbot of the Hartford Street Zen Center, his own teacher referred to him as a patriarch of the Western lineage of Buddhism. Crowded by Beauty chronicles the course of WhalenÕs life, focusing on his unique, eccentric, humorous, and literary-religious practice.

Genummerde oplage. 1000 exemplaren voor Wittig Verlag. 300 voor Buijten & Schipperheijn. Dit nr. 147

This is the touching memoir of Derek Phillips and Klaske Muizelaar and the life of love and travel they shared together. Derek, an American, had been living in Amsterdam since 1971. Klaske, born in the north of the Netherlands, had been there since 1972. Their life together centered on maintaining dignity, self-respect, and, most importantly, mutual love. At home in Amsterdam, they shared passions for work and reading, good food, music, art, walking, and travel.
Despite their love of travel, such sojourns were often beyond their means. But this was to change in 1988 when, by happenstance, they learned about the phenomenon of house exchanges. Thus began their good life "at home" on foreign soil, spending five or six weeks each year living in the homes of strangers in France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Costa Rica, the United States, and elsewhere. They describe in detail thirty of the more than fifty house exchanges they experienced.
Weaving together topography, accounts of daily life, personal observations, and social commentary, this memoir offers an intimate portrait of two people enjoying their life and love together before time runs out.

Yehudi Menuhin shares with the reader his unique store of understanding about the violin, about how to exercise and practise, and about the techniques of performance. His reflections on the nature and scope of his instrument are profoundly illuminating and his theories on interpretation particularly valuable. William Primrose writes the distinguished monograph on the viola and describes the instrument as 'a violin with a college education'.

Featuring annotations and commentary by Stone himself, the screenplay of the controversial director's new motion picture Nixon is accompanied by essays by officials of the Nixon Administration and photographs from the film. Original. Movie tie-in.

Deze praktische gids biedt tal van inspirerende ideeën en technieken om zelf elfen te tekenen en te schilderen.

Al jaren geldt Groentje in de moestuin als een absolute klassieker, een pleidooi voor zelf telen dat elke tuinder, debuterend en doorgewinterd, een hart onder de riem steekt. In haar Haarlemse volkstuintje doorgrondt Alma Huisken de essentie van dagelijkse voeding, waarbij ze ons laat delen in tegenslag en succes én vele op ervaring gestoelde tips geeft. De toon is nu eens lyrisch, dan weer hilarisch. Ze poot jonge slaplantjes 'als een dubbele rij groene knopen op een zwartfluwelen vest', draait zichzelf als een mummie vast in klimdraad en weet talloze onkruidsoorten uiterst praktisch te benutten: die stopt ze in de sla. De foto's van Doortje Stellwagen onderstrepen al deze belevenissen op sprankelende wijze en geven er tegelijkertijd een warme, eigen kijk op. De boodschap van het boek is helder: moestuinieren brengt enorm veel plezier, voldoening en verbinding met de aarde, of je nu start op een stadsbalkon driehoog achter of als gevorderde stug doorkweekt in een beeld van een tuin. Deze nieuwe, volledig herziene uitgave is uitgebreid met vele handige tuin- en kooktips en pakkende foto's.

Een nieuwe kijk op de mediterrane keuken: lekkere vegetarische gerechten waar de vreugde van afstraalt. Genieten hoort net zozeer bij de streken rond de Middellandse Zee als zonneschijn en zorgeloosheid. Dat bewijst Virginie Besançon met haar recepten. Ze heeft de uitbundigheid van de producten van de zon verrassend uitgebuit. Haar hapjes, gerechten en desserts hebben een betoverende melange van smaken, zijn eenvoudig te bereiden en ze zijn met liefde gemaakt. Dat zie je, dat proef je.

Uitgegeven als essay in het kader van de Maand van de filosofie. Want vrijheid is nooit absoluut.

Historische schets van het leven van castraatzangers in kerk en theater (opera) in Italië in de 17e en 18e eeuw.

A play in 3 acts

Edward Albee Full Length, Drama Characters: 2 male, 4 female Interior Set This Pulitzer Prize winner enjoyed a stunning Broadway revival in 1996 with George Gizzard, Rosemary Harris and Elaine Stritch. Wealthy middle-aged couple, Agnes and Tobias have their complacency shattered when Harry and Edna, longtime friends appear at their doorstep. Claiming an encroaching, nameless "fear" has forced them from their own home, these neighbors bring a firestorm of doubt, recrimination and ultimately solace, upsetting the "delicate balance" of Agnes and Tobias' household. Winner of the 1996 Drama Desk and Award, Best Revival. "Powerful...A beautiful play filled with humor and compassion, and touched with poetry...[with] the stature and eloquence of a classic."-New York Daily News "A brilliant play."-New York Post "An evening of theatrical fireworks."-The New York Times

Opera began during the Italian Renaissance as an effort to present drama with music in imitation of the ancient Greeks. Here is the story of opera, with Orfeo of Monteverdi (1607), then evolving after nearly two centuries into the classical style, of which Mozart was supreme master. By the late eighteenth century, comic and grand opera were highly developed art forms in Italy, France, and German-speaking Europe. Here are accounts of the great opera companies of Paris, Milan, Bayreuth, London, and New York. Prominent composers discussed include Rossini, Donizetti, Berlioz, Verdi, Gounod, Puccini -- and in our own century, Hindemith, Berg, Menotti, Britten, Barber, and others. Performers profiled include Jenny Lind, Enrico Caruso, Maria Callas, Luciano Pararotti, and others.

Once the king of the blues-derived "stride" school of jazz piano, Fats Waller earned his reputation as the most perfect of all jazz pianists with impeccable time keeping, instrumental mastery, the intensity of swing, and melodic gift. He arrived on the scene just as jazz was flowering nationwide, and he reaped a harvest of fame and fortune through his piano rolls, recordings, and much-lauded European tours. His death . . . in 1943, marked the end of the swing era. This informal narrative of Waller's life and music—a moving memoir of a musical genius and an outstanding human being—was written by Fats' personal manager. Reviewing Fats' brief but stellar career, Kirkeby reveals a life that was filled with paradoxes, and a man who moved with ease from a middle-class churchgoing home to New York's speakeasy subculture. Kirkeby details Waller's collaboration with lyricist Andy Razaf; his friendships with James P. Johnson, Willie "the Lion" Smith, and Duke Ellington; and his successful forays into films and Broadway musicals, including Hot Chocolates and Stormy Weather (with Lena Horne). He also weaves in his own personal memoir and includes a selected discography listing the most representative Waller recordings.

For over thirty years, photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) traveled the length and breadth of North America, seeking to record in words and images the traditional life of its vanishing indigenous inhabitants. Like a man possessed, he strove to realize his life's work, which culminated in the publication of his encyclopedia The North American Indian. In the end, this monumental work comprised twenty textual volumes and twenty portfolios with over 2000 illustrations. No other photographer has created a larger oeuvre on this theme, and it is Curtis, more than any other, who has crucially molded our conception of Native Americans. This book shows the photographer's most impressive pictures and vividly details his journey through life, which led him not only into the prairies but also into the film studios of Hollywood.

Bring the magic of storytelling into your child's life, using the everyday world around you. Lavishly endowed with over 100 original, hands-on activities for children aged three to ten, as well as dozens of cross-cultural stories, this book will help any parent kindle his or her child's imagination through the magic of the oral tradition. All the activities in the book are "pain-free," designed to fit into a family's usual day. Learn how to incorporate storytelling into doing household chores like washing dishes or taking out the garbage, how to use storytelling on a plane or car trip, and even use it to help with doing homework. Best of all, most of the activities require no props, no tools, no prolonged setup. Bringing the Story Home offers stories that parents can use for a multitude of real-life situations, addressing issues like a child's fears, learning to compromise, or the birth of a sibling. It also includes stories that emphasize generosity, compassion, cooperation, and self-esteem. In addition to folklore from our own and other cultures, it features a rich sampling of tales actually invented by children and their parents--stories that will inspire readers to invent their own.