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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Kitchen King Pro Complete Food Preparation Station $21.94 Kitchen King Pro Complete Food Preparation Station Chop, mix, blend, whip, julienne cut, slice and more with this wonderful kitchen tool. Easy to clean and dishwasher safe, you will wonder how you ever lived without it! Includes : Kitchen King Pro Set (1 bowl, 1 cover with built-in egg separator and handle) |
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KitchenAid Cook’s Series Mandoline Slicer $69.99 KitchenAid Cook’s Series Mandoline Slicer… |
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Greatest Hits 2 [Regular Edition] $5.54 Audio CD… |
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Not for Kids Only $11.21 An aptly named album if ever there was one, Not for Kids Only combines the talents of two legendary performers, the late Jerry Garcia, singer-guitarist of the Grateful Dead, and David Grisman, mandolinist and father of “dawg music,” a melding of bluegrass, jazz, swing, Latin, and Jewish klezmer sounds. On this 1993 recording, the two devoted friends make seemingly effortless music, adapting tradit… |
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Sleep With One Eye Open $10.30 Sleep with One Eye Open is an impassioned collaboration/conversation between mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile and guitarist Michael Daves, in which the subject is bluegrass, specifically how this upstart duo can acknowledge history and tradition while exuberantly defying convention. Though it was recorded in four feverish days of sessions at Jack White’s Third Man studio in Nashville, the album has d… |
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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. $64.97 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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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin [VHS] $9.95 With this lavish follow-up to Shakespeare in Love, director John Madden proves himself a worthy craftsman of literary films, and while Captain Corelli’s Mandolin may frustrate admirers of Louis de Bernières’s densely detailed novel, it’s a tastefully old-fashioned adaptation, preserving the novel’s flavor while focusing on its love story set against the turbulence of World War II. Set on the Gree… |
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin $3.97 CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN – DVD Movie… |
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The Hal Leonard Mandolin Method Book $7.91 Noted mandolinist/teacher Del Grosso has authored this excellent mandolin method that features great playable tunes in several styles (bluegrass, country, folk, blues) in standard music notation and tab. Optional audio features play-along duets. |
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Mandolin Chord Book $5.93 The most useful chord book yet developed for the mandolin player is always handy with clear readable chord diagrams grouped by k |
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Mel Bay Getting Into Bluegrass Mandolin Book/CD Set $27.17 Description not available. |
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The Mandolin Chord Book (Paperback) $5.93 This useful chord book, developed for mandolin players, features clear, readable chord diagrams. The diagrams are grouped by key for easy reference. No page flipping needed! |
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The Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction $22.84 The Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual is the most complete step-by-step treatise ever written on building an acoustical string instrument. Siminoff, a renowned author and luthier, applies over four decades of experience to guide beginners… |
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Easy Songs for Mandolin $7.91 20 songs to play as you learn mandolin: Annie`s Song * California Dreamin` * Let It Be * Puff the Magic Dragon * Scarborough Fair * Where Have All the Flowers Gone? * and more. |
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Chords for Mandolin, Irish Banjo, Bouzouki, Tenor Mandola/Mandocello $8.86 Easy chords in all keys, with sections on tunings, capos, and chord relations. Also useful for the tenor mandola and the mandocello. |
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Mandolin Chord Finder $5.93 Learn to play chords on the mandolin with this comprehensive, yet easy-to-use book. The Hal Leonard Mandolin Chord Finder contains over 1,000 chord diagrams for the most important 28 chord types, including three voicings for each chord. Also includes a… |
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Mandolin Chord Chart (Wallchart) $4.94 Description not available. |
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Rockin` Mandolin $15.05 The bright and distinctive sound of the mandolin is more popular than ever in the rock and pop hits of the charts, and this unique tutorial will show you how to incorporate the instrument into your own songwriting. Learn how to back up a melody, write … |
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Fretboard Roadmaps Mandolin $8.5 The latest installment in our popular Fretboard Roadmaps series is a unique book/CD pack for all mandolin players. The CD includes 48 demonstration tracks for the exercises that will teach players to: play all over the fretboard, in any key; increase t… |
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The Ultimate Mandolin Songbook (Mixed media product) $22.27 Designed for use by mandolin enthusiasts of all skill levels, this essential resource features multiple versions of each song. The book provides valuable material for the beginning to advanced player in genres such as bluegrass, jazz, ragtime, rock `n`… |
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Various Artists – Voyager: Italian Mandolins $7.7 Description Not Available |
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The Big Easy Mandolin Tab Songbook (Paperback) $24.61 This book contains 62 fantastic songs, all arranged for mandolin. Songs range from classic rock and pop to jazz standards and Christmas music. In addition to the jazz and Christmas tunes, songs by these artists are included: America * The Band * The Be… |
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Washburn Prewar Instrument Styles (Paperback) $41.63 The vintage guitar collecting market continues to grow. This book is the first of its kind to report on Washburn guitars, mandolins, banjos and ukuleles made before 1940. It contains detailed information about more than 450 instrument styles, serial nu… |