My only disappointment with The Arabesk Trilogy? The fact that it ended.
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Real music sung by real people goes a long way to removing a great deal of the bad taste surrounding this time of year.
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...tastes that will make even the most jaded of literary palates salivate as Grimwood picks up where he left off in the first book of the series.
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The Music Makers Foundation has done all of us a valuable service – not just the artists it represents.
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Book one not only creates a remarkable setting, but also develops characters who will dominate the action over the course of the final two books.
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Luther puts on a clinic for anybody who wants to learn how to build a lead.
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...a great CD filled with superlative performances by great musicians.
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It not only lives up to the expectations for a finale, it exceeds them by a long shot.
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A recording that utilizes instruments from around the world and from different eras in history to make a thoroughly contemporary CD.
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...the perfect book for people who have just started reading, as well as many of us who've been reading for a while.
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