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Currently I live in Maryland but I still consider myself a New Yorker (even after more than 30 years). Mostly buy books and CDs here; see my interests for specific types.
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Jane Morgan was probably born a bit too late. With a style more reminiscent of the late '40s and early '50s, she first came into prominence around the middle of the '50s, and after her big hit, "Fascination," she faded from public attention as rock'n'roll took over the charts. But she kept singing her way, and as a lover of late-'40s-early-'50s music, I've got to say I liked listening to these songs, most of which came from the '60s. The first album which got included in this CD was approximately a 50-50 mix of '50s and '60s tunes, including a remake of "Fascination" (which she'd originally done for a different label, so it wasn't available when Epic made the album)… Read more
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This is a very slim book which could be a first introduction to symmetry. It has a good introduction to group theory, which is the principal branch of mathematics that deals with the topics needed to understand symmetry, and it covers some types of symmetries usually neglected, like color symmetry. It's not at a very high level, which is good if you're starting off, but not if you already have a good dose of the necessary material. In other words, this is an introductory book and will not satisfy you if you are looking for a more advanced text, but I recommend it as a first book.
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The period covered by this CD is a little strange; 1947 to 1950, so the earliest part of the fifties is included as well as most of the last half of the forties. But in fact, 1947 to 1957 was a unified period in popular music, so even if this collection doesn't mesh with the "decades" popular in classifying music, it's a reasonable period to cover. My own introduction to popular music came in 1948, so this CD contains many of the earliest memories I have of pop songs. This collection includes some of the best (even though a couple were already in my collection via other CDs I've ordered recently, but that's hard to avoid!)- every one of these a big hit in the 1947-1950 period that… Read more
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