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“The first thing I did with my very first camera was climb Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is a lesson in determination and moderation. It would be fair to ask if I took the moderation part to heart. But it certainly was a lesson in respecting your camera. If I was going to live with this thing, I was going to have to think about what that meant. There were not going to be any pictures without it."
—Annie Leibovitz


Annie Leibovitz describes how her pictures were made, starting with Richard Nixon's resignation, a story she covered with Hunter S. Thompson, and ending with Barack Obama's campaign. In between are a Rolling Stones Tour, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, The Blues Brothers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keith Haring, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Patti Smith, George W. Bush, William S. Burroughs, Kate Moss and Queen Elizabeth. The most celebrated photographer of our time discusses portraiture, reportage, fashion photography, lighting, and digital cameras.

Author: Annie Leibovitz
Hardcover:  240 pages
Company: Random House  (2008-11-18) (2008-11-18)
ISBN: 0375505105
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Professional "Brite White" fabric mouse pads are among the most versatile and durable, providing brilliant graphic reproduction for spot color or full color imprints. This durable polyester surface is above industry standards and provides a superior product value overall. Designed to reproduce vibrant detailed images. Our mouse pads have white fabric top with the 100% genuine black rubber base (not the cheap foam your seen on other advertisements).

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Atists:  Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Marni Nixon, The Sound Of Music (Related Recordings), Irwin Kostal
Audio CD:  Extra tracks, Soundtrack
Company: RCA  (2005-11-08)
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Lowel DV Creator 1 Light Kit DV-901Z

This Lowel Lighting kit offers Lowel's (3) most popular lights. The Lowel Pro Light, Tota Light and Omni Light.

A great lighting kit to start with. Add accessories like a Chimera Softbank, snoots for the Omni and Pro lights, or an additional umbrella to round out this kit. Don't forget some clamps like a scissor clamp or Avenger Super Clamp for rigging lights on ceilings or pipes. Small and lightweight makes this a great interview kit for the video professional on the go.

The Lowel DV Creator kits combine some of our most popular lights with accessories for increased versatility. A 500w max. focusable Omni-light, a 250w focusable Pro-light & a 750w max. broad throw Tota-light, with Uni-stands and a handful of light controls in a compact hard case.

Lowel DV Creator 1 Light Kit DV-901Z

Here's What You Get:...

1 Pro-light (P1-10)
1 Pro-light 4-way Barndoors (iP-20)
1 200w, 120v lamp (FVL)
1 Omni-light (O1-10)
1 Omni-light 4-way Barndoors (O1-20)
1 500w, 120v lamp (FTK)
1 Tota-light (T1-10)
1 750w, 120v lamp (EMD)
3 Uni TO Stands (UN-55)
1 Tota-frame (T1-20)
1 Assorted Gels (T1-78)
1 Pro & i Gel Frame (iP40)
1 iP Assorted Gels (iP-78)
1 Flexi-shaft pkg (2) (T1-50)
1 Tota-flag (T1-52)
1 Tota-brella (T1-25)
1 T/O Lampak (TO-61)
1 ViP Lampak (ViP-61)
1 GO-85 Case

Dimensions: Size: 23.75" x 13.5" x 7"

Weight: 28 lbs

Dont Forget to Order Spare Lamps!

Electronics:  (1) Lowel Tota Light 750w, (1) Lowel Omni Light 500w, (1) Lowel Pro Light 200W
Company: Lowel 
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Soft 80s two-ply Egyptian cotton for long-lasting quality. Single-needle construction. Extra-durable buttons. Machine wash. Imported.

Apparel:  Catalog Item: 214, Colors: Ecru, Sage, Yellow, Blue, Tan, Grey, White, French Blue, Lavender, Pink, Oyster.
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Is your resume helping you move forward or holding you back? Advance your career and never miss another career opportunity! ResumeMaker® is packed with powerful features to help you write a better resume, land a better job, and earn a higher salary. Whether you're actively searching for a job or just want to get your resume in shape, trust your resume and your career to ResumeMaker. Professional fonts and Web resume tools, plus contact manager with Mail Merge

CD-ROM:  CD-ROMEasy, step-by-step wizards, Examples for over 13,000 careers - with 150,000 recommended phrases and 1,000 professional resumes & letters, Search through 5 million job openings, in 20 million companies, Create a PDF resume & burn your portfolio to CD/DVD, Over 500 virtual interviews to help you advance your career
Company: Individual Software  (2008-02-25)
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XLR8 InterView USB with PCI Card is for older PCI based Macs which do not have build in USB capabilities. It delivers full motion video capture and full effects editing for QuickTi version of Strata's Video Shop on CD and includes a library of effects and sample video clips.

Electronics:  Capture and share images, Plug in and play in minutes, QuickTime compatible, Easy installation software
Company: Interex 
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After 200 years of immortality a morose vampire named louis decides to tell a young reporter his story a tale that leaves a trail of blood and death through history from the 18th century creole country to modern day san francisco. Special features: subtitles in english french and spanish and much more. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Starring: Tom Cruise Brad Pitt Run time: 123 minutes Rating: R Director: Neil Jordan

Director:  Neil Jordan
DVD:  Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Company: Warner Home Video  (2000-06-06)
ISBN: 0790749882
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Cosentino demystifies the consulting case interview. He takes you inside a typical interview by exploring the various types of case questions and he shares with you a system that will help you answer today's most sophisticated case questions.

Author: Marc P. Cosentino
Paperback:  186 pages
Company: Burgee Press  (2007-07-20)
ISBN: 0971015848
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This is an omnidirectional high output moving coil or dynamic microphone that has significant reduced handling noise because of its internal shock mounting. Its extended frequency response puts it into a class by itself for the sole purpose of announcing, interviewing, or ENG. The rugged construction, non-reflective finish and slim profile make it the perfect mic for on camera use. The smooth, natural response also makes it less susceptible to feedback where a PA is being used. Specifications: Transducer type: Dynamic. Operating principle: Pressure. Frequency response: 40 - 20,000 Hz. Polar pattern: Omnidirectional. Open circuit voltage at 1 kHz (0dB = 1V/Pa): 1.3 mV/Pa = -58 dBV. Nominal impedance: 200 O. Diaphragm: Makrofol. Case/finish: Aluminium. Connector: 3-pin XLR. Length: 260 mm. Shaft diameter: 23 mm. Head diameter: 40 mm. Weight without cable: 256 g.

:  High output moving coil transducer, Internal shock mount reduces handling noise, Extended frequency response with rising high-end for maximum intelligibility, Rugged construction, Weight-balanced, slim-profile design
Company: Beyer 
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"As valuable for the executive going into her umpteenth interview as for the college grad seeking his first real job."
-Richard Zackson, Business Coach, Professional Coaching Network

In today's job market, how you perform in an interview can make or break your hiring possibilities. If you want to stand a head above the rest of the pack, 301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions is the definitive guide you need to the real, and sometimes quirky, questions employers are using to weed out candidates.

Do you know the best answers to:

--It looks like you were fired twice. How did that make you feel?
--Do you know who painted this work of art?
--What is the best-managed company in America?
--If you could be any product in the world, what would you choose?
--How many cigars are smoked in a year?
--Are you a better visionary or implementer? Why?

Leaning on her own years of experience and the experiences of more than 5,000 recent candidates, Vicky Oliver shows you how to finesse your way onto a company's payroll.

"Everything I always wanted to know about job interviews but was afraid to be asked."
-Claude Chene, Senior Vice President, Head of Business Development, U.K. and Europe, Sanford Bernstein & Co.

Author: Vicky Oliver
Paperback:  384 pages
Company: Sourcebooks, Inc.  (2005-05-01)
ISBN: 1402203853
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Have you ever wondered why you didn't get a job offer after an important interview?

People interviewing for jobs today often fail because they are using yesterday's strategies. They haven’t realized that the best employers have changed the way interviews are done, and it now takes a different strategy to succeed. Competency-Based Interviews shows today's candidates a new, more targeted way to prepare for the tough interviews based on the competencies that the most sophisticated employers are looking for.

Competency-Based Interviews offers you a new and more effective way to handle the tough new interviews so that you will emphasize the knowledge, skills and abilities that you have and that employers need. Most sophisticated U.S. and international employers are using competency-based systems to recruit, interview and select employees. Corporations such as American Express, Anheuser Busch, BP, Coca-Cola, Energizer, Federal Express, IBM, and Pfizer are all looking for specific competencies.

Preparing for a competency-based interview will give you the strategy you need to:

• Be selected for the most competitive positions.
• Win the best job at a new organization.
• Get a great first job or internship.
• Be chosen for that critical promotion in your current organization.
• Take control of your career path.
• Increase your salary.
• Get more interesting assignments and more interesting work

Most interviewees don't know how to be successful when they are being interviewed by an organization looking for key competencies. Few candidates answer questions so they demonstrate their own critical competencies. Competency-Based Interviews will teach you what you need to master this tough new interview style and give the interviewers the answers that will win you the job.

Author: Robin Kessler
Paperback:  255 pages
Company: Career Press  (2006-04-30)
ISBN: 1564148696
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Interviewing may be a dreaded task for managers, but this book provides a ready-to-use tool kit. The 96 interview questions and helpful tips on how to interpret the answers aim to help interviewers elicit truthful responses, watch out for sub-par performance, get meaningful references, and hire the best person for the job.

Author: Paul Falcone
Paperback:  272 pages
Company: AMACOM  (2008-11-12)
ISBN: 081441351X
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Author: Anne Rice
Paperback:  352 pages
Company: Ballantine Books  (1997-03-18) (1997-03-18)
ISBN: 0345409647
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"High-Impact Interview Questions" introduces readers to the ultimate strategy for hiring the right person, every time - behavior-based interviewing. By asking applicants to "tell me about a time..." employers can better determine whether individuals possess the skills required for the job. By developing and using behavior-based interview questions that ask applicants to describe specific situations from their own experience, organisations can save both time and money by hiring the right person faster and seriously decrease employee turnover. But developing such questions can be time consuming and difficult. The book helps readers measure for the exact skills they're looking for, giving them tons of questions to use or adapt for their own purposes.

Author: Victoria A. Hoevemeyer
Paperback:  192 pages
Company: AMACOM  (2005-09-26)
ISBN: 0814473016
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The #1 factor for admission into medical school is the interview evaluation. "Current practices in admission interviews at U.S. medical schools." Academic Medicine 1991;66:408-12 This completely unique book will reveal the secrets of the admissions committee, what they are looking for and how to convince them that you will be the best medical student they have ever accepted. This information will benefit anyone facing a medical school interview, especially if you are a little unsure of your GPA or MCAT scores. You will learn a system that will prepare you for almost any question an interviewer throws at you. Learn how to fulfill your dream and succeed in the final and most important step of getting into medical school: the interview!

Author: Jeremiah Fleenor
Paperback:  116 pages
Company: Shift 4 Publishing, LLC  (2006-05-31)
ISBN: 0977955907
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Programming Interviews Exposed
2nd Edition

The pressure is on during the interview process but with the right preparation, you can walk away with your dream job. This classic book uncovers what interviews are really like at America's top software and computer companies and provides you with the tools to succeed in any situation. The authors take you step-by-step through new problems and complex brainteasers they were asked during recent technical interviews.

50 interview scenarios are presented along with in-depth analysis of the possible solutions. The problem-solving process is clearly illustrated so you'll be able to easily apply what you've learned during crunch time. You'll also find expert tips on what questions to ask, how to approach a problem, and how to recover if you become stuck. All of this will help you ace the interview and get the job you want.

What you will learn from this book

* Tips for effectively completing the job application
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Ways to prepare for the entire programming interview process
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How to find the kind of programming job that fits you best
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Strategies for choosing a solution and what your approach says about you
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How to improve your interviewing skills so that you can respond to any question or situation
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Techniques for solving knowledge-based problems, logic puzzles, and programming problems

Who this book is for

This book is for programmers and developers applying for jobs in the software industry or in IT departments of major corporations.

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

Author: John Mongan, Noah Suojanen, Eric Giguère
Paperback:  264 pages
Company: Wrox  (2007-04-30)
ISBN: 047012167X
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Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Pocket-sized quick-reference to the psychiatric interview for residents. Includes components of the full psychiatric evaluation and glossary. Trim size 6 x 4 inches.

Author: Mark Zimmerman
Paperback:  142 pages
Company: Psych Products Press  (1994-01)
ISBN: 0963382136
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At some point, most people have been caught off guard by tough interview questions. This book helps readers take charge of the situation! In "Acing the Interview", the employment expert Dr. Phil called "the best of the best" gives job seekers candid advice for answering even the most unexpected questions, including: You really don't have as much experience as we would like - why should we hire you? How many hours in your previous jobs did you have to work each week to get everything done? What do you consider most valuable - a high salary, job recognition, or advancement?The book also arms readers with questions to ask prospective employers that could prevent their making a big job mistake: What would you say are the worst parts of this job? What are the major problems facing the company and this department? Why aren't you promoting from within? Taking readers through the entire process, from the initial interview to evaluating a job offer, and even into salary negotiation, "Acing the Interview" is a nononsense, take-no-prisoners guide to interview success.

Author: Tony Beshara
Paperback:  288 pages
Company: AMACOM  (2008-01-23)
ISBN: 0814401619
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Cosentino demystifies the consulting case interview. He takes you inside a typical interview by exploring the various types of case questions and he shares with you a system that will help you answer today's most sophisticated case questions.

Author: Marc P. Cosentino
Paperback:  186 pages
Company: Burgee Press  (2007-07-20)
ISBN: 0971015848
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1997 release, a limited edition full color picture CD withan etched jewel case lid featuring 'Marilyn Manson' in white.Scans as one 25:43 long track. A Chatback release.

Atists:  Marilyn Manson
Audio CD:  Explicit Lyrics, Import
Company: Chat  (1999-05-20)
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"Practice and Preparation for Getting the Job You Deserve"
Develop Effective Interviewing Skills
Practice with Interactive Questions
Experience a Simulated Interview
Day of the Interview Tips
The Virtual Job Interview is a simulation of a conversation between a job candidate and an interviewer. The user is asked a typical job interview question by an interviewer in a video clip and is given a choice of responses. Once a selection is made, another video clip of the inteviewer responds accordingly! A wide range of questions and answers is explored until ultimately the user is either hired, put on file, or has his or her application torn up on the spot! Blending sound strategies with engaging wit, The Virtual Job Interview DVD also includes video segments on interview preparation, tips for the day of the interview, techniques for handling illegal questions and a review.
Improve Interview Readiness!
Get a better understanding of your role as the job applicant.
Learn to recognize effective and ineffective responses.
Become aware of illegal questions an appropriate reactions.
Identify the "dos" and dont's" of interviewing attire
Boost confidence and calm interview anxiety

Director:  Dan Peters
DVD:  Color, Digital Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Company: Daniel Peters Productions LLC  (2005-05-31)
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From the 1950s through 1997, Louis “Studs” Terkel, bestselling author of Hard Times, Working, The Great War, Coming of Age, and eight other books, hosted a daily one-hour show on WFMT Radio in Chicago. This nationally syndicated, Peabody Award-winning program was an ideal showcase for his curmudgeonly wit, his maverick opinions, and his genius as an interviewer.

The 48 interviews in this collection, span Terkel’s five decades on radio and encompass a wide range of entertainers, scientists, writers and thinkers, including Dorothy Parker, Pete Seeger, Bob Woodward, Simone de Beauvoir, and many more.

Author: Studs Terkel
Audio CD:  Unabridged
Company: Highbridge Audio  (2005-06-16)
ISBN: 156511969X
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Elliot Goldenthal's score perfectly captures the mood of the film, from the opening notes of "Libera Me" to the reprise of "Born to Darkness" at the end. He builds on a few basic themes, adding excitement to the mix with the high-intensity "Louis' Revenge" and "Claudia's Allegro Agitato." As some of the track titles suggest, Goldenthal uses classical themes and techniques to compose his music, which works nicely. So well, in fact, that the Guns n Roses' rendition of "Sympathy for the Devil," appropriate as it was in the film, sounds like an afterthought here. The soundtrack is a little too repetitive to hold up well to repeated listens, but it's a fine effort overall, and one that holds true both to the film and to the Anne Rice novel on which it was based. --Genevieve Williams

Audio CD:  Soundtrack
Company: Geffen Records  (1994-12-13)
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1995 release on Baktabak featuring two exclusive interviewswith Gene Simmons, 'The History Of KISS' & 'KISS In The'90s'. The 48 minute long release features a group shot ofthe original band in its historic make-up on both the cover& on the full color pict

Atists:  Kiss
Audio CD:  Import
Company: Phantom Sound & Vision  (1996-11-21)
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Atists:  AC, DC
Audio CD: 
Company: United States Dist  (2005-10-25)
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Atists:  Kiss
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Atists:  Gentle Giant
Audio CD:  Extra tracks
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Atists:  Gentle Giant
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This DVD features in-depth interviews revealing the many aspects that made the Eagles one of America's most loved bands. Forming in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, the Eagles have five number-one singles and four number-one albums, and are among the most

DVD:  Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: Video Music, Inc.  (2007-11-20)
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Atists:  Frank Loesser, Robert Morse, Bonnie Scott
Audio CD:  Cast Recording, Collector's Edition, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
Company: RCA Victor Broadway  (2003-11-04)
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Atists:  Anita Lasker Wallfisch
Audio CD: 
Company: Our World Records  (2002-09-17)
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Glenn Gould's recording debut in 1955 of Bach's Goldberg Variations took the world by storm. His decidedly un-Romantic view, absolute technical skill, startling lucidity, and right-on rhythmic changes, combined with his eccentricities--audible humming, sometimes outrageously fast tempi--made him an instantly legendary pianist and elucidated Bach's music in a whole new way. Gould's final recording, 26 years later, was also of the Goldbergs. It's a more relaxed, sometimes much slower, more inward reading (although still very much his own, complete with oddly ferocious attacks and accents), in which he offers repeats of the first half of 15 of the Variations. Both performances are glorious, each in its own way, and this luxurious new set of three CDs is entertaining, a joy to hear, and revelatory; it belongs in any music lover's collection. The third CD is devoted to outtakes and chatter from recording sessions. At one point, Gould improvises "God Save the King" and exhibits how it turns into "The Star-Spangled Banner." And a long interview with critic Tim Page offers great insight into Gould's weird humor and unique outlook. A must-have collection. --Robert Levine

Atists:  Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould, Tim Page
Audio CD: 
Company: Sony  (2002-09-03)
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Audio CD:  Limited Edition
Company: Sony  (2003-03-25)
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Few collections are so aptly titled as The Golden Harvest, a rich survey of Shaker songs, chants, and spirituals dating from the mid-19th century. The music often recalls the shapes and cadences of English folksong, while its unaccompanied, unison performance tradition connects with medieval chant. Thirty-eight selections are partitioned into groups according to subject: there are songs about birds, heavenly spirits, and the all-important harvest. Joel Cohen, who transcribed much of this music from old manuscripts, mixes and matches performers drawn from the Boston Camerata in solo and group settings to ensure maximum timbral and expressive variety. Hear, for example, how the call-and-response patterns in "Pretty Home" build to a joyful climax. By contrast, some of the introspective, a cappella hymns quietly resonate with poignant simplicity. A bonus track features the six Shaker family members of Sabbathday Lake, Maine, in conversation with Joel Cohen. In sum, this disc is a beautifully assembled, excellently annotated follow-up to Cohen's 1994 Shaker anthology, Simple Gifts. Should you feel inclined to sing along, full texts are included. --Jed Distler

Audio CD:  Import
Company: Glissando  (2000-10-17)
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Enclosure 2, all four cds, is curated as a sprawling notebook filled with sounds and speech instead of sketches and words. Of any Partch recording extant, it gives the best picture of the man--as the curmudgeonly, extremely innovative misanthrope that he was, as the composer who was impossibly unlike anyone else before or since. The essence of Partch's music reflects the history of the world--from his particular perspective--the imaginings of ancient Greece to the influence of Chinese musical melodrama, all propelled by homemade instruments based on a 43-tone scale named things like the "Kithara" and the "Boo." These recordings also give the best sense of his philosophy of language in music. Lamenting the whole time how text in music had become detached from the language of everyday life, Partch ran music alongside newsboys' cries and hobos' diaries, following the forms, cadence, and dynamics of speech, rather than the other way around. From his juvenilia (a wonderful song he wrote at 18) to a 45-minute segment of his wake in 1974, the first steps towards exploring Partch's sparkling works fully are made here. --Robin Edgerton

Audio CD:  Box set
Company: INNOVA  (2000-12-06)
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Audio CD:  Box set, Cast Recording, Import
Company: Bear Family  (1999-03-22)
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Audio CD:  Box set
Company: Umvd Labels  (2003-08-12)
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