I Terremoti

Il volume si propone l'obiettivo di fornire i lineamenti essenziali per acquisire un bagaglio di conoscenze di base degli studi multidisciplinari che concorrono a spiegare l'origine della Terra, la sua struttura interna, le trasformazioni da essa subite nel tempo e il possibile destino che l'attende, indissolubilmente legato a quello dell'uomo. I principali argomenti trattati includono: cenni di astronomia; il pianeta Terra; mineralogia; la tettonica a zolle, il vulcanismo e i terremoti; ere geologiche e fossili; atmosfera e idrografia; geomorfologia; l'uomo e il rischio naturale, le risorse minerarie. …

Winding through the literally hundreds of titles in John Lee Hooker's catalog is a daunting task for even the most seasoned and learned blues connoisseur. This is especially true when considering Hooker recorded under more than a dozen aliases for as many labels during the late '40s, '50s, and early '60s. I'm John Lee Hooker was first issued in 1959 during his tenure with Vee Jay and is "the Hook" in his element as well as prime. Although many of these titles were initially cut for Los Angeles-based Modern Records in the early '50s, the recordings heard here are said to best reflect Hooker's often-emulated straight-ahead primitive Detroit and Chicago blues styles. The sessions comprising the original 12-track album – as well as the four bonus tracks on the 1998 Charly CD reissue – are taken from six sessions spread over the course of four years (1955-1959). Hooker works both solo – accompanied only by his own percussive guitar and the solid backbeat of his foot rhythmically pulsating against plywood – as well as in several different small-combo settings.