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Who Were the Beatles? (Who Was?)
By Geoff Edgers, Jeremy Tugeau. 2006
Almost everyone can sing along with the Beatles, but how many young readers know their whole story? Geoff Edgers, a…
Boston Globe reporter and hard-core Beatles fan, brings the Fab Four to life in this Who Was...? book. Readers will learn about their Liverpudlian childhoods, their first forays into rock music, what Beatlemania was like, and why they broke up. It's all here in an easy-to-read narrative with plenty of black-and-white illustrations!The Book of Lashes
By Mois Benarroch, Orna Taub. 2016
"The Book of Lashes by Mois Benarroch is full of true poetry of the oldest genre of Hebrew poetry: Prophecy."…
Yitzhak Laor, Haaretz 11/29/2005 "The Israeli Bukowski." Yaron Avitov, Yediot Ajaronot, 1/11/2000 For the first time in English we get a full translation of the book "The Book of Lashes", a book that revolutionized modern Hebrew poetry in the 21st century and created a new movement of social and engaged poetry. Mois Benarroch is the winner of the most prestigious poetry prize in Israel, the Yehuda Amichai poetry prize, which was awarded to him in 2012.Forward Motion: From Bach To Bebop - A Corrective Approach To Jazz Phrasing
By Sher Music, Hal Galper. 2005
The same notes can sound square or swinging, depending on how the music is phrased. This revolutionary book shows how…
many people misunderstand jazz phrasing and shows how to replace stiff phrasing with fluid lines that have the right jazz feeling. In this book, master pianist Hal Galper also shows how get that feeling of forward motion and also how to use melody guide tones correctly, how to line up the strong beat in a bar with the strongest chord notes, and much more!Caballos y otras dudas
By Mois Benarroch, Ignacio A. Hernández-Carreto. 2015
Benarroch nació en 1959 en Tetuan/Marruecos, entre Tangier y Gibraltar. Creció dentro de una mezcla de culturas e idiomas, siendo…
el español su lengua materna, asistiendo a una escuela francesa, escuchando el árabe en las calles y orando en hebreo. En 1972 emigró a Israel y vive desde entonces en Jerusalén. Ha publicado 5 libros de poesía y prosa en hebreo y uno en Español. Su poesía se ha publicado en cientos de revistas alrededor del mundo. En su primera colección de poemas en inglés, "Caballos y Otras Dudas", Benarroch toca temas como la inmigración, el enfrentamiento con un nuevo país, la discriminación de minorías, Bukowski, París, el Sionismo, Israel, el amor, la familia, la poesía, los poetas y la vida en general. Todos los poemas de este libro aparecen por primera vez en forma física, en su omnívora e incluyente poesía, logra un acercamiento honesto, poniendo la verdad y honestidad por encima de todo. Considerado uno de los poetas principales de Israel, la poesía de Benarroch se ha publicado en una docena de idiomas, incluyendo Urdú y Chino. Julia Uceda considera que en la poesía de Benarroch se encuentra la memoria del mundo, mientras José Luis García Martín cree que sus poemas son más que poesía, son un documento. Testigo de su propio tiempo, Benarroch comenzó a escribir poesía cuando tenía 15 en inglés, y siempre ha escrito en su lengua materna el español. A los 20 añadió también el Hebreo a las lenguas en las que escribe poesía y ha publicado seis libros de poesía en Israel. Esta colección incluye toda la poesía de Benarroch traducida al inglés o escrita en inglés así como sus libros El Lamento del Inmigrante, Llévame al Mar, Caballos y Otras Dudas, El Día Que El Jihad Destruyó Berlín y Las Enseñanzas De Baraka. "Si tuviera un voto de nominación para el premio nobel, él estaría en consideración" - Klaus Gerken, editor de Ygdrasil Su reputación ha crecido constantemente y susQueen: Complete Works (revised and updated)
By Georg Purvis. 2011
Clashing together outrageous musical influences, and extravagant visual imagery, Queen's place in history as the greatest glam band of them…
all is rock solid.Their fan base continues to grow, over 25 years on from the death of Freddie Mercury, Queen's flamboyant, unforgettable front man. Georg Purvis's meticulous, session-by-session, song-by-song, album-by-album, tour-by-tour record of the band's progress is the complete reference source that Queen fans have been waiting for. If you love the Champions of Rock, it's all here:The Band - detailed insights into Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon including bands the members formed outside of Queen and solo endeavours The Albums - detailed production history and analysis of every album, including solo releasesThe Sessions - In depth coverage from the early days via A Night at The Opera all the way to Made in HeavenThe Songs - hundreds of individual entries on all the famous recordings, as well as obscure, unreleased raritiesThe Tours - set-lists and histories of every Queen and Queen-related live show including Queen + Adam LambertThe Videos - a complete guide to Queen's groundbreaking video workThe Movies - Flash Gordon, Highlander and 2018's Bohemian Rhapsody biopic Plus - the reunion shows with Paul Rodgers, Adam Lambert, the radio sessions, the costumes, the parties and much, much more...Leva-me ao mar
By Mois Benarroch, Maria Olinda Reis. 2015
Leva-me ao mar, qual uma longa e dolorosa viagem do poeta até ao início do mundo, ao seu nascimento, ao…
tão desejado reencontro com a mãe, dentro do seu útero (La mère et la mer), onde se buscam as forças para as outras viagens (Faz-te à estrada): aquela que encetou há 2000 anos (2000 anos, ainda e ainda e ainda; Mãe), aquela que nos guia até à pátria tão almejada (As andorinhas; Pátria), aquela que nos leva a revisitar a nossa cidade natal (Um país longínquo), a que nos conduz ao exílio (Em terra de imigrantes), algures e em toda a parte (O lar do estrangeiro), mas também aquela nos transporta nos trilhos infindáveis da saudade eterna deixada pelo desaparecimento de entes queridos (Pai). Sem, porém, esquecer a contínua viagem que o poeta empreende, movido pela ânsia de sobrevivência, quer através da glória quer do reconhecimento (O café literário; Ser uma minoria étnica; Autocrítica).Who Was Elvis Presley? (Who Was?)
By Geoff Edgers, John O'Brien. 2010
Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could…
not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own—and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll. Geoff Edgers’s fascinating biography of this icon of American pop culture includes black and- white illustrations on nearly every spread.Il Lamento dell'immigrato
By Mois Benarroch, Martina Fattore. 2015
"Il lamento dell'immigrato" è stato pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1994 in ebraico. La poesia di Benarroch è stata…
tradotta in una dozzina di lingue, incluse l'urdu e il cinese. Julia Uceda considera la sua poesia detentrice della memoria del mondo, mentre Jose Luis Garcia Martin ritiene che i suoi versi vadano ben oltre la poesia e che siano dei veri e propri documenti. ""Se dovessi scegliere qualcuno da nominare per il Premio Nobel, sicuramente concorrerebbe anche lui." Klaus Gerken, editore di Ygdrasil. La sua fama cresce constantemente e i suoi libri sono stati pubblicati in Spagna, Israele e Stati Uniti d'America. Benarroch è stato insignito del Prime Minister Literary Prize nel 2008 e del Yehuda Amichai Poetry Prize nel 2012.Coplas del inmigrante
By Mois Benarroch, Laura Irene González Mendoza. 2015
En este poemario, Mois Benarroch hace un retrato muy personal de la migración y del arte de vivir entre dos…
mundos sin pertenecer a ninguno. Incluye su poema más celebrado, que es el que da nombre a este libro. El té nunca llegó ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Los aviones volaron sobre nosotros los trenes dejaron la estación pero el té nunca llegó. Nos bebimos el agua nos bebimos el jugo pero el té nunca llegó. Esperamos hasta que olvidamos qué estábamos esperando pero el té nunca llegó. Escuchamos bombas afuera algunos dijeron que era una guerra, otros que sólo un robo pero el té nunca llegó. Algunos nos hicimos viejos, muy viejos nuestros dientes se salieron, nuestra barba encaneció pero el té nunca llegó. Y sin embargo nunca nadie preguntó por el té nadie en realidad recordó qué estábamos esperando, y eso no ayudó el té nunca llegó.A Parent's Guide to Fortnite
By Axis. 2018
Fortnite has taken the gaming world by storm, becoming very popular very quickly. This guide will answer questions like these…
that you may have: Why do teens like it so much?Should I be worried if they're playing it all the time?Are there parental controls?How can I talk to them about it?How is a free game costing so much money?Parent Guides are your one-stop shop for biblical guidance on teen culture, trends, and struggles. In 15 pages or fewer, each guide tackles issues your teens are facing right now—things like doubts, the latest apps and video games, mental health, technological pitfalls, and more. Using Scripture as their backbone, these Parent Guides offer compassionate insight to teens’ world, thoughts, and feelings, as well as discussion questions and practical advice for impactful discipleship.Hildegard of Bingen (Women Composers)
By Honey Meconi. 2018
A Renaissance woman long before the Renaissance, the visionary Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) corresponded with Europe's elite, founded and led…
a noted women's religious community, and wrote on topics ranging from theology to natural history. Yet we know her best as Western music's most accomplished early composer, responsible for a wealth of musical creations for her fellow monastics. Honey Meconi draws on her own experience as a scholar and performer of Hildegard's music to explore the life and work of this foundational figure. Combining historical detail with musical analysis, Meconi delves into Hildegard's mastery of plainchant, her innovative musical drama, and her voluminous writings. Hildegard's distinctive musical style still excites modern listeners through wide-ranging, sinuous melodies set to her own evocative poetry. Together with her passionate religious texts, her music reveals a holistic understanding of the medieval world still relevant to today's readers.Listening through the Bone
By Willy Conley. 2018
I don’t write "with the ear" as most poets do, but with the eye. As Deaf people are apt to…
do, we become attuned to our world through tactile means, listening through the bone for vibrations, sensing shifts in air currents, recognizing wafting odors, observing fluctuations and reflections of light and movements in the water. In Listening through the Bone, Willy Conley bears witness to life’s moments and renders them into poems that are at once irreverent and tender. His poetry examines life cycles, the natural world, and his experiences as a Deaf individual. It is presented in five parts: Inaudibles Existentials Quizzicals Irrevocables Environmentals Conley’s thoughts on the banal and the bizarre include translations of poetry from American Sign Language to English. His identity as a Deaf poet lends a strong visual aspect to his work. This collection is accompanied by the author’s photographs, including “watergraphs” that reveal inverted images reflected in pools of water.Walk This Way
By Geoff Edgers. 2019
Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers takes a deep dive into the story behind “Walk This Way,” Aerosmith and…
Run-DMC's legendary, groundbreaking mashup that forever changed music. The early 1980s were an exciting time for music. Hair metal bands were selling out stadiums, while clubs and house parties in New York City had spawned a new genre of music. At the time, though, hip hop's reach was limited, an art form largely ignored by mainstream radio deejays and the rock-obsessed MTV network.But in 1986, the music world was irrevocably changed when Run-DMC covered Aerosmith's hit “Walk This Way” in the first rock-hip hop collaboration. Others had tried melding styles. This was different, as a pair of iconic arena rockers and the young kings of hip hop shared a studio and started a revolution. The result: Something totally new and instantly popular. Most importantly, "Walk This Way" would be the first rap song to be played on mainstream rock radio. In Walk This Way, Geoff Edgers sets the scene for this unlikely union of rockers and MCs, a mashup that both revived Aerosmith and catapulted hip hop into the mainstream. He tracks the paths of the main artists—Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Joseph “Run” Simmons, and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels—along with other major players on the scene across their lives and careers, illustrating the long road to the revolutionary marriage of rock and hip hop. Deeply researched and written in cinematic style, this music history is a must-read for fans of hip hop, rock, and everything in between.The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
By Meghan Cox Gurdon. 2019
A Wall Street Journal writer’s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful…
and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction.A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, and drawing widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the dazzling cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children, whatever their class, nationality or family background. But it’s not just about bedtime stories for little kids: Reading aloud consoles, uplifts and invigorates at every age, deepening the intellectual lives and emotional well-being of teenagers and adults, too.Meghan Cox Gurdon argues that this ancient practice is a fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans, atomized families and unfulfilling ephemera of the tech era, helping to replenish what our devices are leaching away. For everyone, reading aloud engages the mind in complex narratives; for children, it’s an irreplaceable gift that builds vocabulary, fosters imagination, and kindles a lifelong appreciation of language, stories and pictures.Bringing together the latest scientific research, practical tips, and reading recommendations, The Enchanted Hour will both charm and galvanize, inspiring readers to share this invaluable, life-altering tradition with the people they love most.Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass
By Geddy Lee. 2018
Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer and Rush bassist Geddy Lee celebrates rock music’s thunderous, rumbly bottom end—the bass—in this…
unique, lavishly illustrated, full-color compendium showcasing over two hundred rare, iconic, beautiful, and sometimes eccentric bass guitars from his extensive collection. In this luxurious keepsake volume, Geddy Lee chronicles the fascinating history of one of rock music’s foundation instruments, the bass guitar. Written with arts journalist Daniel Richler, gorgeously photographed by Richard Sibbals, and with insight from Geddy’s trusted bass tech and curator, John "Skully" McIntosh, Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass profiles over two hundred classic basses from Geddy’s extensive collection. The book combines knowledge and observations gleaned from Geddy’s long, successful career with new and behind-the-scenes photos, ranging from his earliest days to Rush’s sold-out 40th anniversary tour in 2015, plus personal interviews with some of the world’s top bassists and collectors. A musician and guitar freak, Geddy has acquired the magnificent bass models that have been the backbone of the world’s greatest popular music, from greats such as Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, and Jack Bruce. The book features vintage basses from 1950 through the mid-1970s—the golden age of guitar making. Suffused with Geddy’s intelligence, taste, and disarming wit, Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass is also an entertaining look at a legend’s career on stage, in the studio, and at home. Geddy shares his views of the role of the bass guitar in his life and in the lives of the great players who’ve influenced him, revealing his passions and motivations, and ultimately broadening fans’ appreciation of his beloved instrument.Happy Parents Happy Kids
By Ann Douglas. 2019
Parenting without anxiety, guilt, or feeling overwhelmedHappy Parents Happy Kids is the ultimate no-guilt guide to boosting your enjoyment of…
parenting while at the same time maximizing the health and happiness of your entire family. You can find ways to take care of yourself while you’re busy raising a family—just as you can choose to use parenting strategies that work for you and your kids. This practical and encouraging book will help you· Discover what less-stressed-out parents know about minimizing the fallout from work-life imbalance (to say nothing of all the other things our generation of parents can’t help but feel anxious about)· Tackle the challenges of distracted parenting(in a way that helps kids to develop healthy relationships with technology) · Balance your hopes and dreams for your children with the demands of the rest of your life· Manage screen time for your whole family with simple and effective strategies· Learn mindfulness strategies that can make parenting easier and can be effortlessly worked into your daily life· Live healthier (including a crash course on the science of habit change)· Become a calmer and more confident parent so that you can stop feeling bad and raise astonishingly great kidsThe takeaway message is clear, powerful, and potentially life-changing. You can lose the guilt, embrace the joy, and thrive alongside your kids.When I Walk Through That Door, I Am: An Immigrant Mother's Quest
By Jimmy Santiago Baca. 2019
Poet-activist Jimmy Baca immerses the reader in an epic narrative poem, imagining the experience of motherhood in the context of…
immigration, family separation, and ICE raids on the Southern border.Jimmy Santiago Baca sends us on a journey with Sophia, an El Salvadorian mother facing a mountain of obstacles, carrying with her the burden of all that has come before: her husband's murder, a wrenching separation from her young son at the border, then rape and abuse at the hands of ICE, yet persevering: "I keep walking/carrying you in my thoughts," she repeats, as she wills her boy to know she is on a quest to find him.Mom Hacks: 100+ Science-Backed Shortcuts to Reclaim Your Body, Raise Awesome Kids, and Be Unstoppable
By Darria Long Gillespie. 2019
100+ self-care hacks for any mom to eat right, move more, stress less and get a good night's sleep, by…
a doctor who is also a momWhy is it generally accepted that motherhood comes at the expense of our health--with all that weight gain, fatigue, and exhaustion? It doesn't have to be that way. What if your baby AND you could thrive together? We cure diseases. We create artificial ears using 3-D printers. We solved how to pee in space. We can figure this out--and now Dr. Darria has done just that. An Ivy league-trained physician and mom of two, Dr. Darria combed the latest in medicine, psychology, and holistic health for answers when her own health crises struck. She now brings those solutions to moms everywhere. For moms who just DontHaveTheTime (or energy), Mom Hacks gives you the specific smallest changes that yield the biggest impact for you and your child. Every hack is a mini super-charged solution with an immediate impact. So you feel good, lose the baby weight, and are more present, while raising thriving children--in an entirely do-able, time-saving, with-you-in-the-trenches way. Her humor and personal stories bring warmth and encouragement when mothers need it most. You can be the mother and woman you want to be, and with Mom Hacks, you don't have to listen to anyone who tells you otherwise. It's time for a new mom world order.Ashes to Ashes
By Chris O'Leary. 2018
From the ultimate David Bowie expert comes an exploration of the final four decades of his musical career, covering every…
song he wrote, performed or produced.From the ultimate David Bowie expert comes this exploration of the final four decades of the popstar's musical career, covering every song he wrote, performed or produced from 1976 to 2016.Starting with Low, the first of Bowie's Berlin albums, and finishing with Blackstar, his final masterpiece released just days before his death in 2016, each song is annotated in depth and explored in essays that touch upon the song's creation, production, influences and impact.Approaching Winter: Poems
By Floyd Skloot. 2015
Floyd Skloot's eighth poetry collection, Approaching Winter, evokes the fluid and dynamic nature of memory as it ebbs and floods…
through our daily lives. Here the real and the imagined intermingle freely: In one poem, the cry of eagles reflects the wails of an infant daughter, long since grown and gone; in another, an aging Samuel Beckett prepares to throw the first pitch at Ebbets Field. Traveling from Portland's Willamette River, which borders Skloot's home, to the hushed landscapes of the afterlife, the poems in this collection acknowledge the passage of time and the inevitable darkness that lies ahead. Yet Skloot also remains attuned to the urgency of the present moment, as he admires the plumage of the local birds in the short days before their journey south for the winter. By turns whimsical and meditative, Approaching Winter gives voice to the struggle to find coherence in a fragmented world.