New Releases by Melvin Berger

With the same authority, insight, and unique ability to bring music to life on the printed page that he brought to his Guide to Chamber Music, Melvin Berger gives us an indispensable guide to the sonata form. Comprehensive, analytical, and historical, including descriptions in nontechnical language of over two hundred of the best best-known sonatas, Guide to Sonatas is designed to help all music lovers—casual listeners, experienced concertgoers, performers, conductors, or teachers—deepen their understanding and enhance their enjoyment of the classical repertoire. “Mr. Berger is a gifted writer, and his annotations . . . are jargon-free, informative, and balanced in their approach to the musical material. He does not talk down to his readers, nor lose his enthusiasm for his specialty. Others could emulate him with profit.”—Musical America “Berger evokes the mood of each composition through judiciously chosen adjectives and alliterative expressions . . . he has found the right vocabulary to communicate with sophisticates and enthusiasts alike. Reading his analysis is the next best thing to listening to the work analyzed.”—Wilson Library Bulletin

This account explores the world of killer bees, fire ants, & other such bugs.

Discusses how the various musical instruments produce sound and describes how records, tapes, and disks are made and how the playback equipment for them generates sound waves.

Postulates what life would be like living in a colony on Mars and presents up-to-date scientific knowledge of that planet.

An explanation of the composition, behavior, and uses of atoms, molecules, and quarks, the building blocks of the universe.

Entries include name, acronym, formula, description, exposure standards, uses, and health effects. Also includes a listing of federal laws and agencies, terms used in the field, and sources for further information.

Describes types of mind control such as cult conversion, hypnosis, prefrontal lobotomies, brainwashing, and electric shock treatment, some of which are extremely controversial, especially when applied against one''s will.

Explains how to learn about stars, constellations, comets, and other astronomical phenomena by studying the sky without a telescope.

Explains how computers work and discusses their increasing importance in more and more areas of day-to-day life.

A guide to hi fi equipment and the selection, operation, and maintenance of the various components.

Introduces the history and construction of the trumpet, related instruments, composers, musicians, and music written for the trumpet and offers the beginning player advice on instruction and careers.

Discusses ESP, parapsychology, astrology, psychokinesis, spiritualism, faith healing, witchcraft, and UFO''s.

Discusses the history of the clarinet and saxophone, how they are made, music that has been composed for them, outstanding performers on these instruments, and advice for the would-be student.

An introduction to cancer, cancer research, and associated career opportunities. Discusses the particular activities of some leading scientists in their research laboratories.

Discusses the varied activities of veterinarians and their assistants in animal hospitals and of researchers in animal medicine.

Discusses the daily activities of oceanographers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and some of the current problems in oceanographic research.

An introduction to the flute from the first lessons to career opportunities and from the scientific principles of the instrument to its history.

Discusses the uses of computers in such areas as crime fighting, space flight, and medicine.

Describes various tools and methods used by scientists in studying biology.

Biographical portraits of fourteen biologists who, in the past 100 years, have pursued research in disease, genetics, and the origin of life: Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch, Paul Ehrlich, Frederick Grant Banting, Alexander Fleming, Charles Darwin, Gregor Johann Mendel, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Hermann J. Muller, Wendell M. Stanley, Jonas E. Salk, Melvin Calvin, and Francis H. C. Crick and James Dewey Watson.

A scientific approach to viewing the world of music, including the role of physics in sound, chemistry in creating an instrument, or technological advances in recording and playback.