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Beethoven: The Universal Composer [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by Edmund Morris
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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a genius so universal that his popularity, extraordinary even during his lifetime, has never ceased to grow. It now encircles the globe: Beethoven's most famous works are as beloved in Beijing as they are in Boston. Edmund Morris, the author of three bestselling presidential biographies and a lifelong devotee of Beethoven, brings the great composer to life as a man of astonishing complexity and overpowering intelligence. A gigantic, compulsively creative pers... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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The Rough Riders [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by Theodore Roosevelt, Caleb Carr, Edmund Morris
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In 1898, as the Spanish-American War was escalating, Theodore Roosevelt assembled an improbable regiment of Ivy Leaguers, cowboys, Native Americans, African-Americans, and Western Territory land speculators. This group of men, which became known as the Rough Riders, trained for four weeks in the Texas desert and then set sail for Cuba. Over the course of the summer, Roosevelt's Rough Riders fought valiantly, and sometimes recklessly, in the Cuban foothills, incurring casualties at a far greater ... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 150000 - Reading Time: 428-600 min.
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