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February 09, 2012

(++++) SHORT BUT INFORMATION-PACKED

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Living Color. By Steve Jenkins. Sandpiper. $7.99. 3-D Chillers: Vampires, Zombies, and Werewolves. By Deborah Kespert. Scholastic. $7...

(++++) SHIFTS AND FOUNDATIONS

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Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone. By Eric Klinenberg. Penguin. $27.95. The Instant Economist: ...

(++++) RECONSIDERATIONS

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Twice Upon a Time: No. 1—Rapunzel, the One with All the Hair; No. 2—Sleeping Beauty, the One Who Took the Really Long Nap. By Wendy Mass. S...

(+++) MULTIFACETED FANTASY WORLDS

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Winterling. By Sarah Prineas. Harper. $16.99. The Book of Wonders. By Jasmine Richards. Harper. $16.99. A True Princess. By Dia...

(++++) IN CONCLUSION

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Hanson: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7 (“A Sea Symphony”); Lumen in Christo. Seattle Symphony Chorale and Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz. N...

(++++) PIANISTIC PORTRAYALS

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Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 4—Volume VIII, “Album de ch ȃ teau”; Volume IX, “Album pour piano, violon, violoncello, harmonium” (pi...
February 02, 2012

(++++) BIOGRAPHIES, WELL DONE AND OVERDONE

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A Boy Called Dickens. By Deborah Hopkinson. Illustrated by John Hendrix. Schwartz & Wade. $17.99. Steve Jobs: American Genius. By...

(++++) ANIMALS ALL ABOUT

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The Jungle Run. By Tony Mitton. Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees. Orchard Books/Scholastic. $16.99. Giraffes Can’t Dance. By Giles Andr...

(++++) THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ILLUSTRATED

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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Storybook Treasury. By Bernard Waber with Paulis Waber. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $10.99. The Adventures of Bea...

(+++) BEING BLACK AT ANY AGE

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When Grandmama Sings. By Margaree King Mitchell. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. Amistad/HarperCollins. $16.99. Freedom’s a-Callin Me...

(++++) FOURTHS AND SEVENTHS

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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7. Sinfonieorchester Basel conducted by Mario Venzago. CPO. $33.99 (2 CDs). Beethoven: Symphonies Nos....

(++++) SOLO AND GROUP

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Bart ó k: Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 for Violin and Piano; Rhapsodies Nos. 1 and 2 for Violin and Piano; Andante in A Major. James Ehnes, violin;...
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