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  Planetwalker: How to Change Your World One Step at a Time

  by John Francis

  When the struggle to save oil-soaked birds and restore blackened beaches left him feeling frustrated and helpless, John Francis decided to take a more fundamental and personal stand—he stopped using all forms of motorized transportation. Soon after embarking on this quest that would span two decades and two continents, the young man took a vow of silence that endured for 17 years. It began as a silent... (more)
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  Jeeves and Wooster: Book 5

  Thank You, Jeeves

  by P. G. Wodehouse

  A full cast of Wodehouse creations--including tyrannical relatives, beastly acquaintances, demon children, and literary fatheads--return for further near catastrophes and sparkling comedy Overlook is proud to present four more antic selections from comic genius, P.G. Wodehouse. A Damsel in Distress is an early novel about Belpher Castle, the idyllic home of the aristocratic Marshmoreton family and a precursor to... (more)
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  Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo: Revised and Enhanced Edition - Book with CD

  by Earl Scruggs

  The best-selling banjo method in the world! Earl Scruggs's legendary method has helped thousands of banjo players get their start. The "Revised and Enhanced Edition" features more songs, updated lessons, and many other improvements. It includes everything you need to know to start playing banjo, including: a history of the 5-string banjo, getting aquainted with the banjo, Scruggs tuners, how to read music, chords,... (more)
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  Hot Licks for Bluegrass Banjo

  by Tony Trischka

  Over 650 bluegrass, blues, and jazz licks in Scruggs, single-string, and melodic styles. Learn to use licks to create solos, play back-up, expand your musical knowledge and understanding of the fingerboard.
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  Melodic Banjo

  by Tony Trischka

  A complete instruction guide to "Keith style" banjo technique. Over thirty tunes and songs by Bill Keith, Eric Weissberg, Alan Munde, Bobby Thompson, Vic Jordan and others. With interviews and personal descriptions of their playing styles.
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  Bluegrass Banjo

  Thirty-five songs offering a complete exploration of bluegrass music. Including music theory, tips on performance, bluegrass ensemble playing, backup playing, and a wealth of banjo lore. For beginners and advanced players.
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  Cold Mountain

  by Charles Frazier

  A soldier wounded in the Civil War, Inman turns his back on the carnage of the battlefield and begins the treacherous journey to Cold Mountain, and to Ada, the woman he loved before the war began, while she struggles to make a living from the land. Neither knows if the other is still alive.unabridge audio cassette edition - Books on Tape; read by Charles Frazier: 10 -one and half hour tapes;isbn:... (more)
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  Banjo Case Chord Book (Banjo)

  by Larry Sandberg

  Find the banjo chords you need instantly! Handy manual includes many fingerings for each chord, charts for using chords in any key, a complete tuning chart, and more.
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  The Banjo Encyclopedia: Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z

  by Ross Nickerson

  The Banjo Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, in-depth banjo instructional tool that covers the many intricacies of bluegrass banjo playing, including numerous topics that may have been overlooked in banjo instruction to date. The Banjo Encyclopedia can take a student from the beginning, to intermediate, and right through to more advanced styles of banjo playing. Ross Nickerson uses his many years of experience... (more)
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  Complete Banjo Repair (Banjo)

  by Larry Sandberg

  The complete story of the 5-string banjo how and why it works, and what to do when something goes wrong. Every aspect of banjo repair is covered. With detailed photographs, diagrams, and easy-to-follow text.
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  Bluegrass Songbook (Banjo)

  by Peter Wernick

  Over 130 songs in several styles from old-time, traditional, and newgrass, top gospel, and novelty tunes. Includes Ballad Of Jed Clampett, Blue Ridge Mountain Blues, Daddy Sang Bass, Bury Me Beneath The Willow, and Knoxville Girl.
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  A Banjo Christmas: Banjo Solo

  Contents: Angels We Have Heard on High * Away in a Manger * The Cherry Tree Carol * Deck the Hall * The First Noel * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good King Wenceslas * Hark! the Herald Angels Sing * I Saw Three Ships * It Came upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old St. Nicholas * Joy to the World * O Christmas Tree * O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) * O Little... (more)
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  Tony Trischka Easy Banjo Solos

  by Tony Trischka

  Homespun Listen & Learn Series Strengthen your skills while building a repertoire of great bluegrass banjo pieces! Tony Trischka has personally chosen twenty traditional banjo solos that will teach you new ideas and add to your arsenal of licks and techniques. On the CD, Tony performs each tune slowly, then up to speed, providing invaluable tips and explanations as he goes. By the time you have mastered all... (more)
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  Ricky

  by Ricky Tomlinson

  Famous as the lovable couch potato Jim Royle of The Royle Family, Ricky Tomlinson has entertained millions without ever leaving his armchair. Now, in his long-awaited autobiography, he surprises yet again with a remarkable story of love, hardship, humor, injustice, and triumph. His mother used to tell him that he had lived three lives, but even she miscounted. He has been a plasterer, banjo player, stand-up comic,... (more)
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  Banjo Song Book (Banjo)

  A thorough survey of the three-finger picking classics of the early 1900s, transitional styles of the 1930s and the Scruggs style of the 1940s and beyond. There are instructional sections on Scruggs, Reno, and melodic picking plus more than 75 tunes in tablature.
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  Masters of the 5-String Banjo

  by Tony Trischka

  Here is the most comprehensive banjo book ever written. Tony Trischka and Pete Wernick spent four years researching, organizing and fine tuning this project with staggering results: over 400 pages of interviews, tunes, photos and analysis, covering every conceivable aspect of the three-finger style. Players at every level will benefit immeasurably from the information gathered here. Though not an instruction book,... (more)
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  The Complete Bluegrass Banjo Player (Banjo)

  by D. Wayne Goforth

  A complete program which takes you from the beginning to the advanced level. Easy to follow text and realistic demonstration photographs. Devised by one of America’s foremost teachers of authentic 5-string bluegrass banjo.
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  How Can I Keep from Singing?: The Ballad of Pete Seeger

  by David King Dunaway

  How Can I Keep from Singing? is the compelling story of how the son of a respectable Puritan family became a consummate performer and American rebel. Updated with new research and interviews, unpublished photographs, and thoughtful comments from Pete Seeger himself, this is an inside history of the man Carl Sandburg called “America’s Tuning Fork.” In the only biography on Seeger, David Dunaway parts the curtains... (more)
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  Mel Bay Fun with the Banjo

  by Mel Bay, Joe Carr

  This is a very popular beginner's text for 5-string banjo. Written in C tuning, it shows basic chords, includes instructions for tuning and positioning, and contains many fun songs with lyrics included for singing and strumming. This package includes the companion DVD video featuring Joe Carr teaching simple chords, strums, and songs. An ideal beginner's course for 5-string banjo (concert C tuning).
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  Banjo Camp!: Learning, Picking & Jamming with Bluegrass & Old-Time Greats

  by Zhenya Gene Senyak

  Start picking, because your invitation to banjo camp has arrived—and whether you’re a good old mountain boy or a city slicker with a love of American roots music, you’ll want to attend! It offers a full-blown beginning program in both bluegrass and old-time banjo, along with advanced workshops by banjo superheroes like Pete Seeger, Tony Trischka, Janet Davis, Bill Keith, Brad Leftwich, David Holt, Geoff Hohwald,... (more)