Abbate and Parker's A History of Opera is the first full new history of opera in sixty years - now in paperback in an updated second edition. "The best single volume ever written on the subject." (The
Aspiring astronomers can learn what black holes are, what causes them, how scientists first discovered them, and more in this informative science book that includes space paintings, real telescopic images, funny doodles, and speech bubbles. Full color.
The winter solstice, the day the "sun stands still," marks the longest night and the shortest day of the year, and it comes either on December 20th or 21st. Celebrations honoring the winter solstice a
