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Picks Of The Week - June 26 - July 2, 2000

Economics In One Lesson
Henry Hazlitt - Economics In One Lesson
After more than fifty years, this remains the single best introduction to rational economic theory ever written. As H.L. Mencken said of Hazlitt - "He is one of the few economists who ever lived who can really write".

Bach - Sonatas and Partitas for Violin - Szeryng
Bach: Sonatas/Partitas for Violin - Szeryng
Widely regarded as the pinnacle of solo violin composition. We have two sets of this music at home (the other is by Perlman). This one is marginally our favorite, even though the recording is older.

Davis/Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings
Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings
This is a new six CD set, documenting their work together and currently 30% off at Amazon.com. The remastering is excellent and the music is some of the best in Jazz history.

Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus
Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus
Little Feat made some very good albums, but they were at their best live. Generous at over 70 minutes, this is one of the two or three best live rock recordings ever made.

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps Of Discovery
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Sometimes there is good stuff on TV. Occasionally, it's very good. But it's seldom as good as this. A great re-creation, to the best of our knowledge historically accurate. Photography, narration, actors are all superb. Not (yet?) on DVD.

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