This wide-ranging; two-volume encyclopedia of musicals old and new will captivate young fansmdash;and prove invaluable to those contemplating staging a musical production.bull; Offers 700 alphabetically arranged entries related to musicals in theatre; film; and televisionbull; Spans the history of musical theatre from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas in the late 1800s to the presentbull; Concentrates on musicals that are historically important and/or of mainstream interest; as well as those that might be examined in a high school music; music history; or theatre classbull; Features a teacher-friendly guide to the most popular musicals performed by high schools; discussing casting/characters; costume needs; notes on the difficulty of the music; and morebull; Includes a selected bibliography; discography; and videography as well as a chronology capturing key events in the history of the musical
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Im Glad I Bought This BookBy Michael BentonIve been shooting SLR since 1976; and DSLR since I bought the original XTi/400D in 2007. But Ive gotten way more serious about photography in the last few years; and finally decided that an upgrade to the 60D was in order. Although Id spent a fair amount of time learning the basics of exposure with the XTi; there were things I wanted to do photographically that I either couldnt do with the old XTi; or had to do differently with the 60D. So; I bought the Dummies book. An excellent move on my part; as it turned out.The book is divided into 11 chapters. A few of them I skipped over; since they covered information I was already familiar with or subjects that really didnt apply to what Im interested in (file types; automatic settings; movies; playback; etc.). But the remaining chapters were worth the price of admission all by themselves:Chapter 1: Covers all the controls and settings. There are a lot of things on the 60D that I didnt have on the XTi; and this chapter was invaluable in clearly laying out what all the buttons; dials; menus; and screens are all about. Everything is thoroughly and clearly explained.Chapter 7: Covers exposure and lighting. For me; this was a fantastic introduction to and explanation of exposure compensation and bracketing; which I knew I needed to learn about; but was sorely ignorant of. Great explanation of how to bracket automatically; and bracket beyond the automatic capabilities of the 60D. A stand-out chapter.Chapter 8: Covers focus and color. Although I was pretty comfortable with the concept and manipulation of depth of field; this chapter gave me some good additional information that will be helpful down the road. Good explanations of and tips on white balance adjustments and color space. Anyone shooting; viewing; and/or printing should be aware of the sRGB vs. Adobe RGB dichotomy and the implications of each.Chapters 10 and 11: Cover miscellaneous features and special circumstances. Information on making customized settings and menus; mirror lockup; and autofocus options is helpful and interesting.My issues with the book are few. I think a little more forethought would have reduced the frequency with which you are referred to figures that are on different pages. I found it inconvenient the number of times I had to flip pages forward or backward to look at a figure referred to in the text. I also found several editing errors; and there may be more in the chapters/sections I breezed over. Examples: On p. 35 it says that the Quick Control Dial is "labelled in Figure 1-11". It isnt. Although I was pretty sure I knew what the Quick Control Dial was; I had to do some digging to verify it. On p. 217; there is an explanation of evaluative vs. partial metering; comparing 2 pictures of the same car dashboard. In the text; it says "Switching to partial metering properly exposed the statue". That one had me looking real close for a statue on the dashboard until I realized it was a typo. And finally; on p. 270; in an explanation of crop factor; it refers to "the red outline" in the associated figure. Theres a black one; but no red one. Yeah; these are nit-picky - and I wouldnt deduct anything from my 5-star rating for them - but I can see where they could throw a reader new to DSLR.Overall; my impression is that the book contains information that would be helpful to anyone moving up to the 60D from a simpler DSLR; and certainly for anyone whose 60D is their first DSLR. Especially if youre interested in getting away from the point-and-shoot approach; as I am; this book goes a long way. It covers pretty much everything mechanical about the camera; and offers a lot of creative advice as well.Well worth the money.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great reference tool!By T. FarnerAs with ALL Dummies books in my collection; this is another winner! I always read the manuals and then dumb it down a bit more with Dummies books. I highly recommend any of their books to anyone; regardless of education; who wants to learn more; find out extra; or bring into focus the manual or instructions that came with your product. Great reference tool!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This book does a wonderful job of schooling a photo enthusiast such as myselfBy SoysauceninjaI knew nothing about DSLR or the Canon T3 prior to purchasing it. Once I did; I knew I had to learn the basics to make the most of my camera investment. This book does a wonderful job of schooling a photo enthusiast such as myself. I was able to read the book from front to back in about a week and was pretty well versed in using my T3. I highly recommend this book to anyone buying a DSLR for the first time. What good is buying a nice camera if youre going to set the dial on the green automatic setting all the time? Invest in this book; you wont regret it.
