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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"How does time shape consciousness, and consciousness, time? Do we live in time, or does time live in us? And how does music, with its patterns of rhythm and harmony, inform our experience of time? Uncommon Measure: Reflections on Music, Performance, and the Science of Time explores these questions from the perspective of a young Korean American who dedicated herself to perfecting her art until, crippled by performance anxiety, she was forced to give...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
Whether you listen to Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life--even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods? The answers are at last becoming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology. Both a cutting-edge study and a tribute to the beauty of music itself, this book unravels a host of mysteries that affect everything from pop culture to our understanding...
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Language
English
Description
This title offers an inspiration for homeowners and builders from a leading architect. "The Not So Big House" has sold over 500,000 copies since 1998. It features clear guidance that emphasises the use of quality not quantity. This anniversary edition includes 32 extra pages and a new introduction. Now available in paperback, the expanded 10th anniversary edition of Sarah Susanka's "The Not So Big House" is ready to inspire a whole new generation...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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"Darby Lane and Russell Gunn had been inseparable friends from their early years in the Horseshoe, their wonderful Baton Rouge neighborhood of Southern comforts and childhood fancies, all the way through to graduate-school dreams and beyond. Then the unthinkable happens: a tragic accident takes Russ's life, and Darby's world is shattered. Returning to the Horseshoe in utter despair, Darby clings to the only family she's ever known: the three wily...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
""Fans of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society will adore The Jane Austen Society... A charming and memorable debut, which reminds us of the universal language of literature and the power of books to unite and heal." -Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people...
Author
Series
The heart of Alaska volume 2
Language
English
Description
After the death of their father, Collette and Jean-Michel Langelier are no longer tied to post-war France. While his sister dreams of adventure, Jean-Michel is hoping to finally escape reminders of the horrors he faced in the war. When Jean-Michel receives an unexpected invitation for them to visit Alaska and the Curry Hotel, it seems an opportunity for a change he needs.
Katherine Demarchis is a young widow who does not grieve the dangerous husband...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Teaming up with prominent psychologist Anne Kearney-Cooke and eating disorder expert and nutritionist Janis Jibrin, Greene helps readers recognize how their mindsets might be preventing them from achieving their fitness goals and gives them the tools they need to break down these barriers.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Presents a step-by-step home decorating guide to creating stylish and innovative rooms that reflect an individual's true personality, interests, tastes, and lifestyle, with photographs that provide inspirational ideas and techniques.
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
Whether it's a minimalist all-white space or an antique-filled decor that's overflowing with treasured collections, you'll find plenty of inspiration here for creating a calming, comforting home. Take a pictorial tour through seven very different houses, each soothing to the eye and soul, and with a unique approach to design. What they all have in common, however, are comfortable interiors that reflect the passions of the people who live there. Throughout,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever gotten chills while listening to a particularly gorgeous piece of music? Or felt a sense of calm while gazing at a painting of a serene landscape? We have experiences like those every day, but rarely stop to consider what's happening internally to cause them. In Your Brain on Art, founder of the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Susan Magsamen and Google designer Ivy Ross explain how, by understanding...
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Language
English
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Description
When her handsome new neighbor encourages her to confront her fears, Catherine Bailey, the victim of a violent attack at the hands of a man whose good looks hid a violent nature, finally believes in the possibility a normal life until one phone call changes everything.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time and no state showed any interest in what was happening to the children. Suzanne fought her parents, longing to return to England and to education and...
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Language
English
Description
"From the #1New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass, a life-changing guide to making the kind of money you've only ever dreamed of You Are a Badass at Making Moneywill launch you past the fears and stumbling blocks that have kept financial success beyond your reach. Drawing on her own transformation--over just a few years--from a woman living in a converted garage withtumbleweeds blowing through her bank account to a woman who travels...
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
What Color is the Sky provides you a passageway around the financial services industry and it's many "helpers." This book will show you a path that will reduce your risk, increase your returns, and move you closer to that wonderful things called financial freedom. Believe in that and believe in you. Awake to the possibilities!
Author
Publisher
Parallax Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Michael Jordan and countless other NBA stars credit George Mumford with transforming their game. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford shares his story and strategies in The Mindful Athlete. His proven techniques transform the performance of anyone with a goal, be they an Olympian, weekend warrior, executive, hacker, or artist. A basketball player at the University of Massachusetts (where he roomed with Dr. J, Julius Erving), injuries...
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Publisher
CreateSpace
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The day you get a diploma is not the end, but the beginning. That is the day you start down a path, searching for fulfillment and meaning in your life. The path is clear once you identify the truth amongst the noise and lies. Now What? will guide you toward a better life and a better YOU.
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