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Die stille nach dem schuss [videorecording] = The legend of Rita

[Longhorn Review] Die stille nach dem schuss [videorecording] = The legend of Rita

Material Type: All, books — Tags: falstaffpicks — Posted on October 13, 2010, 9:26 am

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It's the 70s. You're a left-wing German terrorist on the run. Where are you
going to hide out? This movie is a riveting exploration of how a West German left
wing terrorists adapts to life in socialist East Germany. Seriously, come to the
Fine Arts Library and watch it! It will make you think about what is important in
life.

Reviewer: Karen

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ElectroNotes!

[Longhorn Review] ElectroNotes!

Material Type: All, books — Posted on October 10, 2010, 10:42 am

By: Bernie Hutchins and gang

This Journal composed of Bernie Hutchins' newsletters on Synthesizer making and
in flux philosophies of perception is one of the most amazing resources I have ever
found in the University of Texas library system, and the UT libraries do not lack in
amazing resources. This publication is inspirational and makes it known what an
individual driven by a passion and managing to find access can accomplish. Not only
does he constantly refine ideas new and old across many issues, but manages to
devise musical applications for ideas he happens across in from even the most remote
corners of bell lab journals and the like. Often he spares no effort to bring forth
full schematics and communicative descriptions. Additionally there are wonderful
record reviews and occasional contributions from the great pioneers of synthesizer
production. Please do what you can to procure the entire collection. Two volumes is
just not enough.

Reviewer: Jon Zingale

The Music Instinct

[Longhorn Review] The Music Instinct

Material Type: All, books — Tags: falstaffpicks — Posted on October 8, 2010, 4:45 pm

By: Ball, Philip

Ever wondered how music works its magic on us? Or why humans are musical? Ball's
"The Music Instinct" provides answers to these and many other fascinating questions.
Ball was previously known as a science writer (see his "H2O: A Biography of Water"
for example) but he is no neophyte where music is concerned and his scientific
expertise is valuable in interpreting the numerous academic studies of the physics
and neurology of music for a general readership. His scope is wide and while his
examples are drawn chiefly from "Western" popular and classical musics (if only
because of familiarity), he also includes many from elsewhere across our musical
globe. No more interesting or informative book about music will be published this
year.

Reviewer: Longhorn Reviewer

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Uncertainty of Objects and Ideas

[Longhorn Review] Uncertainty of Objects and Ideas

Material Type: All, books — Tags: falstaffpicks — Posted on October 8, 2010, 4:44 pm

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This nifty little catalog features some excellent up and coming 3D
artists

Reviewer: Laura

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El delicado umbral de la tempestad : cuestiones de un general inglés

[Longhorn Review] El delicado umbral de la tempestad : cuestiones de un general inglés

Material Type: All, books — Tags: fiction, historical, jorge castelli, prestigious La Nacion award in 2000, spanish — Posted on July 12, 2010, 10:36 am

By: Castelli, Jorge, 1956-

Outstanding book! Whoever reads this book will clearly understand why this author
has received several international awards for his talent. His novels, short story
anthologies and poetry works show a deep knowledge of the human soul and its
pathways. His literary wisdom surely knows how to introduce the readers inside the
characters's intense feelings and conflicts. I would recommend this book to everyone
who loves great literature.

Reviewer: Mariel Lazzari

Choix de plans de grandes compositions exécutées présentant, avec leurs jardins ou leur entourage, une série d\'ensembles de l\'antiquité, de la renaissance et des temps modernes.

[Longhorn Review] Choix de plans de grandes compositions exécutées présentant, avec leurs jardins ou leur entourage, une série d\'ensembles de l\'antiquité, de la renaissance et des temps modernes.

Material Type: All, books — Posted on July 2, 2010, 1:31 pm

By: Gromort, Georges.

Includes plates with plans of: The Acropolis of Athens Pompey Roman and emperors
forums Therms of Caracalla Piranese's Roman Champ de Mars La Alhambra, Granada
Plazas in Pisa, Postoie and Verona Siena Florenze (city center, Pitti palace and
Boboli gardens) Piazza San Marco, Venice Certosa di Pavia Vatican Villa d'Este,
Tivoli Villa Aldodrandini, Frascati Pincio gardens, Villa Gorghese Isola Bella, Lago
Maggiore El Escorial Fontainebleau Palace Vaux-le-Vicomte Castle Versailles (palace,
petit parc, Les Deux Trianons) Les Jardins de Marly Sans-Souci, Postdam Le château
de Caserte

Reviewer: mar

Time by Electric Light Orchestra

[Longhorn Review] Time by Electric Light Orchestra

Material Type: All, music — Posted on June 29, 2010, 12:02 pm

By: Electric Light Orchestra

This is a great example of a 1970's-1980's concept album. The storyline can be
extrapolated from listening and reading liner notes and that trademark "ELO" sound
abounds in vocal harmonies and classic strings throughout the work. Perhaps an
acquired taste for those of the "hip-hop" generation...but caviar for those that
know Pink Floyd's "The Wall", Rush's "2112 Overture" and Queenryche's "Operation
Mindcrime". Relax and enjoy the tale of an ambitious time traveler who accidentally
gets trapped in the future and can only share his lonely story through the musical
message sent back in time for us to hear. Try and pick out the news reports in the
background of "Here is the News". Feel the lamenting sorrow and acceptance of loss
in "Ticket to the Moon" and try to "remember the good 'ol 1980's...where things were
so uncomplicated". Ironic lyrics at the time, but probably more prophetic in this
day and age as we look back and see the genius in this sorely underrated, and
admittedly rushed work by Jeff Lynne.

Reviewer: Tyler Durden

Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan.

[Longhorn Review] Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan.

Material Type: All, movies — Posted on June 15, 2010, 12:38 pm

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The journal contains local and international research carried out by scientists
and is a good source for the research conducted in Asia and Middle East
region.

Reviewer: Rashid Raza

Dylan Thomas / by Paul Ferris.

[Longhorn Review] Dylan Thomas / by Paul Ferris.

Material Type: All, books — Posted on June 2, 2010, 2:57 pm

By: Ferris, Paul, 1929-

What a depressing subject for a biography. No wonder two of the three Thomas
children went to Australia and stayed there (and had nary a comment for this tome).
Could the slim output and powerful reading ability of this too-famous poet really
justify the living hell that he inflicted on everyone within his purview? It is hard
to imagine how Mr. Ferris was able to maintain his scholarly momentum on this
seemingly endless cascade of theft, whining, solipsism and drunkenness. What is more
remarkable is that Mr. Ferris's account actually provides a measure of empathy for
an individual who personifies the adage that most writers are 'better read than
met'.

Reviewer: dennis trombatore