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"When most people learn to play chess, they usually memorise the movements of the pieces and then spend years pummelling away at each other with little rhyme and even less reason. Though I will show you how each piece leaps around, what it likes to do on holidays, the real purpose of this book is to teach you to understand the four major principles of my Seirawan method: force, time, space and pawn structure. Each is easy to understand and each is a weapon that will enable you to defeat most anyone you challenge to a game", Yasser Seirawan Play Winning Chess is an enthusiastic introduction to chess that will transform you into a veritable gladiator of the chessboard. Seirawan begins by explaining piece movement, chess notation, the rules of play and basic tactics. His examples, question-and-answer sections, psychological hints, and lively sample games help you learn strategies and play aggressively while having fun. Discovering how to engage in clever attacks and subtle defenses will take you beyond the thrill of competition into the realm of creative art. Play Winning Chess is exuberant and conversational, enlivened by personal anecdotes and fascinating historical details. |
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Have you always been fascinated by the morbid side of Hollywood? Did you cut your teeth on books like Hollywood Babylon , and shows like Mysteries And Scandals ?  This book promises to deliver all the salacious details about the stars you remember, not for their films, but for their tragic short lives. What really happened to Natalie Wood aboard The Splendor that cold November night? Was Jayne Mansfield really decapitated? Just how decadent were the days of the silent movies? Maybe you think you've heard it all? Trust me, you haven't!  Chock full of new details, shocking photos and even a segment on haunted Hollywood, you've never seen a book quite like Tragic Hollywood .  Read about the unbelievable thing that happened to Errol Flynn AFTER he was dead. Find out why Sharon Tate is said to haunt her Cielo Drive neighborhood to this day. You will not be able to put this book down! These stories are delivered with a wit and poignant observation that will leave you saying "WOW". This is the Third Edition, enhanced for iBooks on iPad and Mac, with more detailed and larger images, many of which are viewable fullscreen! Use the full Index to browse by subject and jump right to the page where it appears!  Over 40 new images, some even in color, are arranged for a bolder and richer presentation! |
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From a semi-professional poker player, a guide to playing and winning the biggest game in town. If you’ve never tried Pot-Limit Omaha, you’re missing out on the most exciting, most lucrative cash game around. Omaha has long been the most popular form of poker in Europe, and now it’s spreading like wildfire throughout North America. The reason is simple: Omaha offers more action and bigger pots than Texas Hold ‘em. Isn’t it time you got in on it? Whether you’re a cash-game professional or poker hobbyist—and whether you play live or online—this book will arm you with a winning big-play strategy that's easy to master even if you've never played Omaha before. You'll discover the subtle distinctions that set Omaha above other games. Key topics include:    •  The Big Play Objectives    •  The Power of the Big Draw    •  Straight Draws and Starting Hand Construction    •  Playing the Position Game    •  Limit Omaha Hi/Lo and Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Complete with practice situations and hand quizzes, this is the most comprehensive Omaha book available—and the only one you'll ever need. “A great addition to poker literature.”—Bob Ciaffone, author of Omaha Poker “Everything you wanted to know about the game but never asked.”—Lou Krieger, author of Hold ‘Em Excellence |
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The Musicians’ Survival Guide series of books offer a distinctly different approach to getting out of pain, staying out of pain and playing better. This approach is based on the 7 Principles of Movement Alignment Technique. There are principles based in the natural structure and function of our bodies that, when understood and applied, allow us to play our instruments effortlessly and without pain.The human body’s natural design applies equally to every human endeavor involving movement. Even though we play different instruments requiring application of different playing techniques, we all use our bodies to play our instruments. |
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How to draw step by step for kids - DRAW BETTER with EASY STEPS in this how to draw Halloween characters book: a complete course in drawing cute Halloween monsters, animals, and people, step by step - starting with simple shapes!  A great how to draw Halloween book for kids, adults, and fans of cartoons, anime, and manga! Learn how to draw cute and cool Halloween characters from easy-to-learn shapes and simple lines, including how to draw people and how to draw animals. You can create all kinds of cute and cool Halloween characters! With simple step-by-step illustrations, this how to draw eBook is a great resource to learn how to draw kawaii Halloween characters in a cute Fun2draw style for your cartoons, comics, art, anime, manga, and more! Then, follow along with the how to color and how to shade steps to make your drawings come alive - or undead! After, you'll learn coloring and shading tips to enhance your drawings. This amazing how to draw eBook is like your own easily accessible art teacher AT HOME - learn how to draw step by step and practice drawing techniques at your own pace! Each of these step-by-step how-to sequences is color-coded for your convenience. Learn to make and create your own cute Halloween spooky drawings, cards, decorations, and DIY projects at home! Learn from popular artist Mei Yu, the creator of Fun2draw, who also has over 1.5 million subscribers and 300 million views on YouTube.  Follow along on your mobile device, anytime, anywhere, using your own drawing paper at your own pace. Whether you like to doodle or sketch, this eBook offers valuable skills to gain and is great for aspiring artists!  Be inspired - with this eBook, you can get ideas for your own Halloween characters and scenes. Then, share your art with your friends and online proudly! If you like my art and style, this eBook will help you hone your skills to create your own cartoon, anime, and manga Halloween monsters, animals, and people with quick and easy step-by-step instructions. With passion and practice, you will become a better artist! Check out Mei's other eBooks on how to draw Halloween characters for kids and adults, how to draw cute Fun2draw things, how to draw animals, how to draw characters, how to draw people, how to draw princesses, and more! Mei's eBooks are available for Kindle, iOS, and Android devices. For Android users, please download the Kindle app to access Mei's eBooks. Happy drawing! :) |
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Book 1 covers fundamental rhythms, all the notes of the grand staff, C position, G position. Contents include: Aloha Oe * Amazing Grace * Bagpipes * Bus Stop Boogie * Camptown Races * Chant of the Monk * Chant of the Monks * Chinese Dragon * Chord Crossings * Dreamscape * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * English Minuet * Fife and Drums * Forest Drums * French Minuet. |
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Raucous, reckless, and rude, the women of Les Belles Soeurs shamelessly share their most secret hopes and fears, complain stridently about their friends and relatives, and fantasize wistfully about escaping the misogynist drudgery of their lives. With the premiere of this play in 1968, Joual, the distinctive Québec vernacular, was legitimized, and Tremblay became “the father of the Québécois language.” |
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In one of the most unique memoirs of addiction ever published, Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx shares mesmerizing diary entries from the year he spiraled out of control in a haze of heroin and cocaine, presented alongside riveting commentary from people who were there at the time, and from Nikki himself. When Mötley Crüe was at the height of its fame, there wasn't any drug Nikki Sixx wouldn't do. He spent days -- sometimes alone, sometimes with other addicts, friends, and lovers -- in a coke and heroin-fueled daze. The highs were high, and Nikki's journal entries reveal some euphoria and joy. But the lows were lower, often ending with Nikki in his closet, surrounded by drug paraphernalia and wrapped in paranoid delusions. Here, Nikki shares those diary entries -- some poetic, some scatterbrained, some bizarre -- and reflects on that time. Joining him are Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Slash, Rick Nielsen, Bob Rock, and a host of ex-managers, ex-lovers, and more. Brutally honest, utterly riveting, and shockingly moving, The Heroin Diaries follows Nikki during the year he plunged to rock bottom -- and his courageous decision to pick himself up and start living again. |
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This great collection features all 194 songs written and sung by the Beatles, specially transcribed here for strumming guitarists, from the actual recordings, in the original keys. Each song includes chord symbols, guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics. Also features a helpful playing guide and a full discography. Songs include: Across the Universe * All My Loving * All You Need Is Love * Back in the U.S.S.R. * The Ballad of John and Yoko * Blackbird * Day Tripper * Dear Prudence * Drive My Car * Eight Days a Week * Eleanor Rigby * The Fool on the Hill * Good Day Sunshine * A Hard Day's Night * Help] * Helter Skelter * Hey Jude * I Saw Her Standing There * I Want to Hold Your Hand * In My Life * Lady Madonna * Let It Be * The Long and Winding Road * Michelle * Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da * Paperback Writer * Penny Lane * Revolution * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band * She Loves You * and more] |
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The American artist John Singer Sargent, widely considered the leading portrait painter of his generation, is celebrated for his paintings of Edwardian era luxury, landscape paintings and Impressionistic masterpieces. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Sargent’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete oil paintings of John Singer Sargent — over 900 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Sargent’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings * Easily locate the paintings you want to view * Includes a sample of Sargent’s drawings * Features a bonus biography - discover Sargent's artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights FANNY WATTS ROSINA THE DAUGHTERS OF EDWARD DARLEY BOIT EL JALEO STREET IN VENICE MADAME X CLAUDE MONET PAINTING BY THE EDGE OF A WOOD CARNATION, LILY, LILY, ROSE ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AND HIS WIFE ELLEN TERRY AS LADY MACBETH PAUL HELLEU SKETCHING WITH HIS WIFE LADY AGNEW OF LOCHNAW MRS. FISKE WARREN AND HER DAUGHTER RACHEL FRANK SWETTENHAM, 8TH KING OF ARMS OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE NONCHALOIR HENRY JAMES GASSED The Paintings THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS The Drawings LIST OF DRAWINGS The Biography SARGENT by T. Martin Wood Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles |
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This is the fifth volume of our new series of art publications, offering over 360 oil paintings of Britain’s most celebrated artist J. M. W. Turner.  For all art lovers, this stunning collection presents a beautiful feast of images by the great Romantic Master. (Version 1) * over 360 oil paintings, indexed and arranged in chronological order * a selection of over 190 watercolours, indexed and arranged in chronological order * special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * learn about the history of ‘The Fighting Temeraire’ and other famous works in clear, but scholarly detail. * beautiful ‘detail’ images, allowing you to ‘zoom in’ and explore Turner’s most famous paintings * numerous images relating to Turner’s life, places and works * learn about the great artist’s life in William Cosmo Monkhouse’s famous biography * hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on traditional eReaders   CONTENTS:   The Highlights FISHERMEN AT SEA BUTTERMERE LAKE, WITH PART OF CROMACKWATER, A SHOWER SELF PORTRAIT, 1799 THE FALL OF AN AVALANCHE IN THE GRISONS SNOW STORM: HANNIBAL AND HIS ARMY CROSSING THE ALPS BONNEVILLE, SAVOY WITH MONT BLANC THE SHIPWRECK DIDO BUILDING CARTHAGE THE BURNING OF THE HOUSES OF LORDS AND COMMONS ULYSSES DERIDING POLYPHEMUS PEACE — BURIAL AT SEA THE FIGHTING TEMERAIRE SHADE AND DARKNESS – THE EVENING OF THE DELUGE THE SLAVE SHIP RAIN, STEAM AND SPEED – THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY SNOWSTORM – STEAM-BOAT OFF A HARBOUR’S MOUTH LANDSCAPE WITH DISTANT RIVER AND BAY A DISASTER AT SEA NORHAM CASTLE SUNRISE   The Oil Paintings THE OIL PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF OIL PAINTINGS   The Watercolour Paintings THE WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WATERCOLOURS   The Biography TURNER by William Cosmo Monkhouse Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more details and to learn more about our exciting range of titles |
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This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 2 continues where Level 1B finishes. This book introduces dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes, plus intervals of 6ths, 7ths and octaves. Teaches greater movement of the hands, including crossing two over one and scalework. Students will also learn more about triads, primary chords, and blocked and broken chords. Titles: * 18th Century Dance * Alouette * Blue Scales * Calypso Carnival * The Can-Can * Cockles and Mussels * The Galway Piper * Get Away! * Got Lotsa Rhythm * Kum-ba-yah! * Lavender’s Blue * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Malaguena * Nick Nack Paddy Wack * Ode to Joy * Oh! Susanna! * On the Bridge at Avignon * Our Special Waltz * Prelude * Red River Valley * Sarasponda * Square Dance * When You Grow Up * Why Am I Blue? |
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This Lesson book covers: Major and minor pentascales; intervals through the 6th; C. G, and F major scales. Contents include: Almost Like a Dream * America * American Fiddle Tune * Beach Party * Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Theme * Blues Train * The Boogie Machine * Brahms' Lullaby * Can-Can * Cathedral Chimes * Chord Jumps * Classical Dance * Cross-Hand Arpeggios * El Matado. |
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Learn How to Draw Cartoons For the Beginner Step by Step Guide to Drawing Cartoons TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Materials: Drawing a Cartoon Face: Man’s Face Woman’s Face More about a Cartoons Face Different angles of the Face Different faces have Different shapes Adding years to the Character Cartooning a baby Drawing Cartoon Eyes Drawing Cartoon Nose Drawing Cartoon Mouth or Lips Drawing Cartoon Ear Expressions Drawing Cartoon Hands Drawing Cartoon Feet Stick Figures The Center Line and Poses Body Construction Exaggeration Various Cartoon Effects Light and Shadows Overall Application Author Bio Introduction: Cartoons reminds me of Saturday morning when I was little, I usually bring along paper and pencil in front of our television, when the cartoon program starts, I drew along the characters in the paper, If I remember it right the show was about a munching sphere head who likes to eat pellets, when he eats the big pellet, that’s the time he can eliminate his ghost enemies, I’m pretty sure you know that one, a popular video game anyway, after I drew it, when First day of School comes, I show it to my friends telling them how I spend my weekend, of course other than studying my lessons. So that was my Saturday morning cartoon days, now a days we have different cartoons, with a lot of selection or genre that some of it needs to have mature audience, that even a kid wouldn’t relate to it, well that a contemporary trend, with a twisted style but at the end it can really entertain us, make us laugh and leave smiles to our faces. Thanks for choosing this eBook as your guide in the world of cartoons, where you will experience how to draw your own cartoons, practicing the steps in the drawing procedures will help you gain the drawing skills, that you will need to became a cartoonist, you will learn the proper materials that you will use when drawing cartoons, you will be able to draw cartoons with confidence, and seeing the simplicity behind every cartoon characters that you desire to draw, so set some time to commit yourself drawing cartoons with the help of this eBook, so have fun when drawing cartoons. |
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One of Fuller’s most popular works, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, is a brilliant synthesis of his world view. In this very accessible volume, edited by Jaime Snyder, Fuller investigates the great challenges facing humanity. How will humanity survive? How does automation influence individualization? How can we utilize our resources more effectively to realize our potential to end poverty in this generation? He questions the concept of specialization, calls for a design revolution of innovation, and offers advice on how to guide “spaceship earth” toward a sustainable future. |
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Tom Wolfe, "America's most skillful satirist" ( The Atlantic Monthly ), examines the strange saga of American architecture in this sequel to The Painted Word, From Bauhaus to Our House. |
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Thirty-Six Jazz Practice Ideas to Get the Most from Your Real Book You may know about the REAL BOOK, but what you probably don’t know is how much MUSICAL PROGRESS can be accomplished with only a single fake book! Don’t know what to practice? Don’t want to waste valuable time? Based on years of university-level teaching, the author of this book gives jazz musicians: Simple, focused melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic strategies on how to use their limited practicing time more efficiently Easy-to-understand practice ideas for any jazz musician to apply over any real book tunes A blueprint of improvisation tips to avoid the pitfalls of directionless practicing Here’s the beginner/intermediate jazz strategy list you’ve never seen before: Thirty-six actionable melodic ideas, harmonic ideas, rhythmic and metric tips, ear training exercises, and basic arranging and composition blueprints, and more… Do you know why many young musicians fail? Why intermediate-level musicians get stuck? Do you feel like the secrets of WHAT and HOW to practice jazz improvisation are out of your reach? Do you want to really deepen your connection to the music you play? Sometimes jazz musicians want to get better, but don’t always know how — even with the help of a teacher. These thirty-six jazz practice ideas cover a wide range of modern jazz improvisation strategies, presented in clear topic chapters to provide the most effective results for beginner and intermediate players.  You want to know what to practice? Any real book or fake book tune. Okay, now what? Choose one or more of these 36 actionable practice ideas and make real progress with your musical abilities: improvisation and soloing, ear training, connecting harmony, and more. For jazz piano, jazz guitar, jazz saxophone, jazz trumpet, jazz bass, jazz voice, jazz trombone, jazz drums, and all other improvising instruments. |
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION STRUCTURE OF A MANGA BODY AND PROPORTION THE FEMALE MANGA PROPORTION THE MALE MANGA PROPORTION HOW TO DRAW A FEMALE TORSO IN THREE DIFFERENT VIEWS HOW TO DRAW A FEMALE TORSO (FRONT VIEW) HOW TO DRAW A FEMALE TORSO (PROFILE VIEW) HOW TO DRAW A FEMALE TORSO (BACK VIEW) HOW TO DRAW A MALE TORSO IN THREE DIFFERENT VIEWS HOW TO DRAW A MALE TORSO (FRONT VIEW) HOW TO DRAW A MALE TORSO (PROFILE VIEW) HOW TO DRAW A MALE TORSO (BACK VIEW) HOW TO DRAW AN ARM (ANATOMY AND STRUCTURES) THE ARM ROTATION HOW TO DRAW HANDS AND HAND POSES THE HAND PROPORTION AND STRUCTURE HAND POSES EXAMPLES MORE HAND POSES EXAMPLES HOW TO DRAW LEGS HOW TO DRAW LEGS (FRONT VIEW) HOW TO DRAW LEGS (PROFILE VIEW) HOW TO DRAW LEGS (BACK VIEW) HOW TO DRAW FEET DRAWING A FOOT (FRONT VIEW) Author Bio Publisher INTRODUCTION Are you struggling with drawing the human figure or sometimes you find your drawing so stiff and not so organic? If yes, This book will help you to find the answers and help you to overcome it. The human body has a complex structure that can be difficult to understand. Drawing it can be very confusing without a basic understanding of human anatomy. This book will help you to understand the human anatomy in a simplified manner that can be easy and comfortable for beginners. In this book, you will learn the step by step drawing process and some techniques that will really help you to understand the human anatomy fundamentals. |
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A barrel of laughs is what aspiring cartoonists of all ages will have while they learn to draw their favorite characters from the funny pages. |
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The second edition of this bestseller has been updated to include Disney's latest blockbusters, such as High School Musical, Enchanted, Pirates of the Caribbean, and more] Includes: Be Our Guest * Beauty and the Beast * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Colors of the Wind * Friend like Me * Hakuna Matata * The Incredits * Kiss the Girl * That's How You Know * Under the Sea * We're All in This Together * You Are the Music in Me * and more] |
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A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture and its general integrative quality, the order of space and form, the flexibility of partitions and room functions and other important or unique qualities. The author describes in detail, and with numerous architectural plans and drawings, the influence of the anatomy of the Japanese human body on traditional units of measurement and on house construction. This work is not simply a description of the features of the Japanese house, but "an invitation to probe the possibilities of utilizing this architectural achievement of the Japanese …in modern living and building," according to the author, who further believes that the unique features of the Japanese house are better suited to serve as a pattern for contemporary housing than any other form of residential structure. |
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I Am My Own Wife is the winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. From the Obie Award-winning author of Quills comes this acclaimed one-man show, which explores the astonishing true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. A transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who successfully navigated the two most oppressive regimes of the past century-the Nazis and the Communists--while openly gay and defiantly in drag, von Mahlsdorf was both hailed as a cultural hero and accused of colluding with the Stasi. In an attempt to discern the truth about Charlotte, Doug Wright has written "at once a vivid portrait of Germany in the second half of the twentieth century, a morally complex tale about what it can take to be a survivor, and an intriguing meditation on everything from the obsession with collecting to the passage of time" (Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times ). |
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The Musician’s Ai Handbook is a comprehensive look at how musicians, artists, songwriters, producers, and anyone in the music business can use artificial intelligence as a highly creative tool to generate new ideas and help to promote their music. It’s packed with useful how-to’s to help you get the most out of just about any Ai platform, while showing you skills and fundamentals that won’t become outdated. Part 1 of the book explains Ai’s buzzwords in a way that anyone can understand, then takes a look at the many gray areas of Ai copyright that users must be concerned with.  Part 2 looks at using Ai composition and production platforms to develop new song and lyric ideas, and how the many Ai audio tools and plugins, and the Ai mixing and mastering platforms, can lift your songs to a pro level.  Finally, Part 3 covers the latest in Ai graphics and video generation, as well as the best ways to use Ai chatbots for music business and promotion. Topics include: How Ai music generation really works so you’ll know what it can and can’t do Why looking closely at Ai copyright can save you from legal problems down the road How a well-crafted megaprompt can generate the best Ai results How to use Ai audio tools for compression, EQ, limiting, reverb, noise reduction, track separation, and song analysis to make your mixes sound more professional Everything you wanted to know about virtual singers and voice cloning to take your song’s vocals to another level Tips for using Ai composition platforms to generate new song and lyric ideas that you never would have thought of Getting the most from Ai music video-generation platforms How to use Ai image generation to create pro-level graphics and branding  Why using a chatbot to design music marketing and release plans can save you money And much more. If you’re worried that Ai will sap your creativity or move too fast for you to keep up, then The Musician’s Ai Handbook will put your mind at ease as it proves that artificial intelligence is just an extremely helpful tool. Follow renowned author, teacher, producer and engineer Bobby Owsinski as he takes you through everything you need to know to make Ai the best music friend you’ve ever had. |
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Explore the making of My Little Pony: The Movie with exclusive behind-the-scenes material from the creators of the film. This gorgeous hardcover volume includes concept sketches, notes, character designs, and pages and pages of magical, full-color artwork accompanied by commentary from the director, screenwriter, and character designers. A must-have for all My Little Pony fans. |
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The human figure is one of the most popular subjects for artists, and a thorough working knowledge of anatomy is essential for those wishing to portray it successfully.  With clear, annotated diagrams throughout, this is a comprehensive yet accessible art book on drawing the human anatomy; with each chapter dealing with a different part of the body, making it easy to look up different body areas. |
