Which Louis de Bernieres book do you like best?
I absolutely adored “Capt. Corelli’s Mandolin”… “Birds without wings”…er…was bit too long winded for me 
Red Dog (It’s out of print now, but can be found from independent dealers on Amazon.com. Also Powells.com may have it.)
If you really like Louis de Bernieres, here are some interesting websites for you to check out:
http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth2
http://www.encompassculture.com/results/?qs=Louis+de%20Berni%E8res
Mandolin Music for Renaissance Faires
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Art Poster, Quinterna and Mandoline – 27.5 x 18.75 $19.95 FREE SHIPPING on this item when you purchase 2 or more Art Posters from ClassicPix.com. This high quality, durable Art Poster measures 18.75″ x 27.50″ and arrives ready to frame. Posters are printed on heavy-stock, semi-matte paper producing the best possible combination of color vibrancy and durability. All posters from ClassicPix.com are made on demand one-at-a-time, just for you — not mass-pro… |
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Art Poster, The Green Jester – 27.5 x 18.75 $19.95 FREE SHIPPING on this item when you purchase 2 or more Art Posters from ClassicPix.com. This high quality, durable Art Poster measures 18.75″ x 27.50″ and arrives ready to frame. Posters are printed on heavy-stock, semi-matte paper producing the best possible combination of color vibrancy and durability. All posters from ClassicPix.com are made on demand one-at-a-time, just for you — not mass-pro… |
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Black Framed/Matted Print 17×23, Quinterna and Mandoline $69.95 FREE SHIPPING on this item when you purchase 2 or more Framed Art Posters from ClassicPix.com. This high quality art poster is matted and framed by our professional framers, and arrives fully assembled and ready to hang. The durable black wood frame measures 17″ x 23″ – poster size is 12″ x 18″. A clear plexiglass facing protects your poster and adds a lusterous shine. Posters are printed on heavy… |
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Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin: Hush $6.18 The idea here was to put two masters together–one classical cellist, one improvisational singer/sound-effects performer–and voilà! instant amazing, unique, hip–and, hopefully, hit–record. The intriguing setup was to see what would happen when each led the other through the unfamiliar territory of his own specialty. The success of this recording lies not so much in the music or even in th… |
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Dinner In Italy $13.81 Viva Italia! From the expressive mandolin to the playful guitar, this musical collection of twenty-one authentic tunes, like O Sole Mio and Funiculi Funicula creates the perfect mood for entertaining in true Italian style. Instrumentation includes mandolin orchestra & guitar…. |
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Vivaldi Concertos $20.29 … |
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Bluegrass Mandolin [VHS] $39.00 Sam Bush slowly and carefully details the dominant mandolin styles from Bill Monroe to Newgrass. You’ll see, up close, Sam’s amazing right hand as he demonstrates crosspicking, rhythm chops and other techniques while teaching you tunes such as “Paddy On The Turnpike,” “Grey Eagle,” “Sugar Foot Rag,” “Sapporo,” “East Virginia Blues,” “Wayfaring Stranger,” “Manzanita,” “Bill Cheatham,” “Banks Of The… |
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Why the Cowboy Sings – VHS Tape in original Cowboy-themed cover sleeve. A signature event of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival. Songs and stories from Stephen Davis, Columbus, Montana, Larry Schutte, Oasis, Nevada, Glenn Ohrlin, Mountain View, Arkansas, and Henry Real Bird, Crow Agency, Montana. Run time: 56:46. $9.98 Join Hal Cannon on a winter time quest across the West to discover what makes cowboys sing. On the journey hear the songs and stories of Stephen Davis, Columbus, Montana, Larry Schutte, Oasis, Nevada, Glenn Ohrlin, Mountain View, Arkansas, and Henry Real Bird, Crow Agency, Montana. Run time: 56:46…. |
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A Smokey Mountain Christmas for Mandolin Book/CD Set $17.9 This wonderful collection gives the mandolin player a wide variety of material from which to choose. |
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Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book/2-CD Set $29.43 Learn from the master of bluegrass mandolin – Jethro Burns. |
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Fiddle Tunes & Irish Music for Mandolin Book/CD Set $14.39 A fun-to-play collection of 62 favorite fiddle and Irish tunes arranged in notation and tablature for mandolin solo. |
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School of Mandolin: Irish Mandolin Book/CD Set $11.93 Tunes are all favorites allowing you to rapidly join the fun of session playing |
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Mandolin Chords Book/DVD Set $10.48 Comprehensive and easily understood, this Mel Bay stand-by is arranged in photo-diagram form for maximum ease of use by mandolinists of all playing levels. |
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Mandolin for Seniors Book/CD Set $11.93 The contents of this book present the fundamentals of playing mandolin in a sequence making the material logical and easy to learn. |
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Steve Kaufman’s Favorite 50 Mandolin, Tunes A-F Book/CD Set $15.48 Steve Kaufman takes his favorite American fiddle tunes for the mandolin and puts them alphabetically in four volumes. |
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Children’s Mandolin Chord Book $5.41 Finally! A chord book written for the young beginner (or even beginners of any age) showing a creative and simple way to learn and play mandolin chords. |
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Texas Fiddle Favorites for Mandolin Book/CD Set $14.03 Joe Carr presents his advanced mandolin arrangements of 12 well-known Texas-style tunes. |
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Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm for Mandolin Book/CD Set $12.62 Learn 12 great swing standards recorded by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintette of the Hot Club of France. |
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Beginning Mandolin Solos Book/CD Set $13.35 Here’s a wonderfully diverse collection of 56 beginning mandolin solos in notation and tablature with suggested guitar chords. |
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Parking Lot Picker’s Songbook – Mandolin Edition Book/2-CD Set $25.91 A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. |
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Great Mandolin Picking Tunes Book/CD Set $11.91 A new collection of 30 great tunes from a variety of fiddle traditions. Each tune has been specially arranged for mandolin and is presented in both standard notation and tablature. |
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Easiest Mandolin Book $4.82 A handy and economical starter book chock-full of useful information. |
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String Band Classics – Mandolin Book/CD Set $15.48 Transcriptions of 23 great old time classic vocals and fiddle tunes as played and recorded by the Highwoods String Band, one of the pre-eminent old time revival bands of the 1970s. |