WSJ’s Top Book Recommendations-Cary Regional

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1. Every valley: the desperate lives and troubled times that made Handel's Messiah

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Author:
King, Charles, 1967-
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
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Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
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"The epic, dramatic story of the 18th century men and women behind the making of Handel's Messiah, one of the world's most beloved works of classical music, from a New York Times bestselling historian and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. George Frideric Handel's Messiah is arguably the greatest piece of participatory art ever created. Adored by millions, it is performed each year by renowned choirs and orchestras as well as by fans singing...