Authors:Steven Paul Scher, Werner Wolf, Walter Bernhart,
Publisher: Rodopi Bv Editions
Keywords: studies, music, word, conference, amp, international, graz, proceedings, defining, field, first
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1999-01
List price: $142.50
ISBN-10: 9042005874
ISBN-13: 9789042005877

The nineteen interdisciplinary essays assembled in WORD AND MUSIC STUDIES I were first presented in 1997 at the founding conference of the International Association for Word and Music Studies (WMA) in Graz, Austria. Diverse in subject matter, theoretical orientation, critical approach, and interpretive strategy, they share a keen scholarly interest in contemporary word-music reflection. Registering the impact of cultural studies on word-music relations, as manifested in the ’new musicology’ and other ’historicist’ approaches, the volume aims to assess the entire field

Authors:Joshua Slocum, Annotated by Rod Scher, Rod Scher,
Publisher: Sheridan House
Keywords: world, sailing, annotated
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-03-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1574092758
ISBN-13: 9781574092752

Joshua Slocum’s Sailing Alone Around the World is a classic, beloved by sailors the world over who have enjoyed this engrossing tale of a man who sails around the world alone in a small wooden sailboat built with his own hands. This edition is thoroughly annotated by teacher/journalist Rod Scher, who provides explanation, commentary, clarification, and In the News sidebars for historical context that will make Slocum’s masterpiece more accessible to today’s readers, sailors and landlubbers alike.

Authors:Les Scher, Carol Scher,
Publisher: Kaplan Business
Keywords: country, place, buying, finding, amp
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2000-09-18
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0793141095
ISBN-13: 9780793141098

The trusted guide that Backwoods Home magazine calls ""the bible"" of buying rural property. City dwellers and suburbanites who dream of a simpler life in the country will appreciate the Schers’ straightforward explanations of the particulars of buying rural land. Everything is covered in these pages, from looking for property, through evaluating it and negotiating price, to the contract of sale. Important topics such as water and easement rights, zoning, and eminent domain are made clear. Sample legal forms and checklists provide the basics, and resource listings point to sources of reg

Author: Paula Scher
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Keywords: bigger
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2005-09-08
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1568985487
ISBN-13: 9781568985480

An outspoken voice in the world of graphic design for more than twenty years, Paul Scher has developed a worldwide reputation for her bold, modern graphics and her incisive critiques of the design profession.

Author: Stephen K. Scher
Publisher: American Numismatic Society
Keywords: studies, ansns, numismatic, medal, renaissance, perspectives
Number of Pages: 239
Published: 2000-12-01
List price: $52.00
ISBN-10: 0815320744
ISBN-13: 9780815320746

The papers published in this book were delivered at two conferences held in conjunction with the exhibition, The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance

Author: Philip W. Scher
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: perspectives, representation, global, history, culture, caribbean, reader
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-09-28
List price: $104.95
ISBN-10: 1405105658
ISBN-13: 9781405105651

Through a comprehensive selection of classic and contemporary interdisciplinary readings, Perspectives on the Caribbean: A Reader in Culture, History and Representation presents a variety of viewpoints to further our understanding of life and culture in the Caribbean: Highlights the major concepts and debates in the anthropology and history of the Caribbean, including its unique Anglo, French, and Hispanic communities Provides  multidisciplinary perspectives on Caribbean society that show the connections between its vibrant cultural forms, political economy, and t

Author: Herbert B. Scher
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: pesticides, systems, delivery, release, controlled
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1999-06-10
List price: $219.95
ISBN-10: 0824719883
ISBN-13: 9780824719883

Highlighting means of reducing toxicity, increasing efficacy, lessening environmental impact, and facilitating product development, this work covers up-to-date advances in pesticide delivery technologies. It evaluates pesticide formulations and their use in mixtures that reduce physical incompatibilities in spray tanks and biological anatagonism in the field.