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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation. “How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”— The Boston Globe Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, David Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. Byrne’s magnum opus uncovers thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all. |
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Music historian Dave Rubin surveys the gear, tones, licks and lives of 100 top guitarists in this exclusive book with audio. Includes rare photos, bios, tablature and audio demonstrations of every lick in the book] Learn the magic behind the masters, including: Duane Allman * Jeff Beck * Chuck Berry * Eric Clapton * Bo Diddley * Tommy Emmanuel * Robben Ford * Buddy Guy * Jimi Hendrix * James Hetfield * Robert Johnson * Mark Knopfler * Yngwie Malmsteen * Pat Metheny * Django Reinhardt * Randy Rhoads * Carlos Santana * Joe Satriani * Slash * Steve Vai * Stevie Ray Vaughan * Angus Young * Frank Zappa * and more. |
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All You Need to Understand the Fundamentals of Music Theory and Unlock Your Music Potential!  Are you struggling to learn about notes, scales, chords, keys, and other critical elements of music theory?  Do you get overwhelmed by all the complex concepts and want a book that is simple and clear?  Do you want a guide that will teach you and test you at the same time?  If so, “Music Theory: For Beginners - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Music Fundamentals and the Elements of Written Music Today” by Preston Hoffman is THE book for you!  It will provide you with seven key exercises that will help deepen your understanding of music theory!  Learning music theory is very important for any musician who wants to read and write music. The concepts that are taught in music theory form the foundation for gaining a better understanding of music.  Whether you are already playing or you want to play, learning music theory will give you greater confidence to take your musical ability to the next level. Music theory allows you to  build your own vocabulary of chords so that you don’t have to rely on memorization to play music.  You will be able to appreciate and understand any musical sound that you feel drawn to.  What makes this book unique? What makes this book different from the rest is the way the different concepts of music theory have been approached. Most other books infuse a lot of complex concepts together with the fundamentals. This can leave a music beginner confused and frustrated. However, this book provides you with the only seven exercises you need to learn to master the basic elements of written music. Each chapter of this guide teaches a different key element of music and then tests your knowledge of what you have learned. This is done is a step-by-step manner so that you form a foundation and then build upon it as you move deeper into the book. You will learn the following: A brief history of music Why learning music theory is so important How to write and arrange music notes How to build chords and triads How to create rhythm, melody, and harmony Creating musical intervals How to form music scales How to read key signatures and the circle of fifths And much more! You have made an excellent decision by taking up the opportunity to invest in this music guide. So don’t delay it any longer. Take this opportunity and also purchase your copy today.  Order Now! See you inside! |
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From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment among American and British audiences, Waiting for Godot has become of the most important and enigmatic plays of the past fifty years and a cornerstone of twentieth-century drama. As Clive Barnes wrote, “Time catches up with genius … Waiting for Godot is one of the masterpieces of the century.” The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone—or something—named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree, inhabiting a drama spun of their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes, and nonsense, which has been interpreted as mankind’s inexhaustible search for meaning. Beckett’s language pioneered an expressionistic minimalism that captured the existential post-World War II Europe. His play remains one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time. |
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Le douzième opus d'une série unique sur les plus novateurs des jeux vidéos ! Portal n’est pas un jeu comme les autres. Suivi en 2011 d’un second volet qui a répondu honorablement aux attentes portées sur lui, Portal s’est installé comme une licence respectée et aimée des joueurs et joueuses. Son unicité, son humour et son gameplay ont participé à lui offrir une aura s’étendant au-delà du monde vidéoludique, intégrant la sphère culturelle avec des mèmes mondialement connus comme « The cake is a lie. ». Ce livre revient sur la création des deux épisodes, détaillant le processus créatif et les aléas par lesquels sont passées les équipes de Valve pour concevoir ces puzzle-games en vue à la première personne. Il raconte aussi l’histoire, pas toujours explicite, qui se cache derrière cet incroyable diptyque, avant d’analyser quelques-uns des éléments pouvant expliquer le fort succès critique des jeux auprès de la presse spécialisée comme des joueurs. Plongez-vous dans la génèse d'un classique du jeu vidéo, acclamé pour son originalité, son gameplay unique et l'humour noir omniprésent dans son intrigue. |
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Neil Gaiman’s complete original scripts for the highly anticipated six-episode original series, adapted from the classic novel he wrote with Terry Pratchett. First published nearly thirty years ago, the novel Good Omens has sold more than five million copies worldwide and is beloved by Gaiman and Pratchett fans alike. Collected here are Neil Gaiman’s original scripts for the Good Omens television series, offering readers deeper insight into Gaiman’s brilliant new adaptation of a masterwork. A tale of good and evil and the end of the world, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen as the angel Aziraphale; David Tennant as the demon Crowley; and Jon Hamm as the archangel Gabriel, as well as Anna Maxwell Martin, Josie Lawrence, Adria Arjona, Michael McKean, Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, and Nick Offerman. |
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This easy-to-read and oversized guide teaches players everything they need to know about the world of slots, a game that has grown so exponentially in the last five years that it now accounts for more than 50% of a casino's income! More than 25 chapters include ones on the 50 most popular slots, 21 actual winning strategies, professional tips on finding machines with the most frequent and largest payoffs, history of slots, and a massive section on joining slots clubs and benefiting from their many comps including free trips and actual cash-back bonuses. Includes lots of insider advice on how to avoid losing machines (in airports, by show lines) and how to find the most profitable machines. Includes tons of illustrations, charts, photos, interesting tidbits, glossary and money management advice for every player. |
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“…the musical trajectory of Sly & The Family Stone, and especially its namesake and leader, Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart), makes even the most shocking episode of Behind the Music look like Nickelodeon programming. Esteemed music journo Joel Selvin chronicles the good, the bad, the ugly (and the really ugly), in a new reissue of his 1998 book, Sly & The Family Stone: An Oral History.” —Bob Ruggiero, Houston Press Sly Stone shook the foundations of soul and turned it into a brand new sound that influenced and liberated musicians as varied as Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock. His group—consisting of Blacks and whites, men and women—symbolized the Woodstock generation and crossed over to dominate pop charts with anthems like “Everyday People,” “Dance to the Music,” and “I Want to Take You Higher.” Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Joel Selvin weaves an epic American tale from the voices of the people around this funk phenomenon: Sly’s parents, his family members and band members (sometimes one and the same), and rock figures including Grace Slick, Sal Valentino, Bobby Womack, Mickey Hart, Clive Davis, Bobby Freeman, and many more. In their own words, they candidly share the triumphs and tragedies of one of the most influential musical groups ever formed—“different strokes” from the immensely talented folks who were there when it all happened. “Joel Selvin, the veteran music critic of the San Francisco Chronicle, published a thoroughgoing, book-length oral history of the group in 1998 that is as disturbing and chilling a version as you'll ever find of the ‘dashed ’60s dream’ narrative: idealism giving way to disillusionment, soft drugs giving way to hard, ferment to rot.” —David Kamp, “Sly Stone’s Higher Power” Vanity Fair, August 2007 Available for the first time in years, Sly & the Family Stone: An Oral History, is an unflinching look at the rise and fall one of music’s most enigmatic figures. |
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The final word in sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll, heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne shares his unbelievable story for the first time in this tell-all memoir. "They've said some crazy things about me over the years. I mean, okay: 'He bit the head off a bat.' Yes. 'He bit the head off a dove.' Yes. But then you hear things like, 'Ozzy went to the show last night, but he wouldn't perform until he'd killed fifteen puppies . . .' Now me , kill fifteen puppies? I love puppies. I've got eighteen of the f**king things at home. I've killed a few cows in my time, mind you. And the chickens. I shot the chickens in my house that night. It haunts me, all this crazy stuff. Every day of my life has been an event. I took lethal combinations of booze and drugs for thirty f**king years. I survived a direct hit by a plane, suicidal overdoses, STDs. I've been accused of attempted murder. Then I almost died while riding over a bump on a quad bike at f**king two miles per hour. People ask me how come I'm still alive, and I don't know what to say. When I was growing up, if you'd have put me up against a wall with the other kids from my street and asked me which one of us was gonna make it to the age of sixty, which one of us would end up with five kids and four grandkids and houses in Buckinghamshire and Beverly Hills, I wouldn't have put money on me, no f**king way. But here I am: ready to tell my story, in my own words, for the first time. A lot of it ain't gonna be pretty. I've done some bad things in my time. I've always been drawn to the dark side, me. But I ain't the devil . I'm just John Osbourne: a working-class kid from Aston, who quit his job in the factory and went looking for a good time." |
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For many artists, nothing inspires more existential terror than actually making art. The fear that we’re not good enough or that we don’t know enough results in untold numbers of creative crises and potential masterpieces that never get realized. Electronic musicians used to be able to hide behind clunky, emerging technology as an excuse for inaction. But musicians today live in a golden age of tools and technology. A ninety-nine-cent smartphone app can give you the functionality of a million-dollar recording studio. A new song can be shared with the world as soon as it’s finished. Tutorials for every sound design or music production technique can be found through a Google search. All of these developments have served to level the playing field for musicians, making it possible for a bedroom producer to create music at a level that used to be possible only for major-label artists. But despite all of this, making music is still hard. Why? Making Music was written both to answer this question and to offer ways to make it easier. It presents a systematic, concrete set of patterns that you can use when making music in order to move forward. It will teach you how to make music using technology, with a specific emphasis on solving musical problems, making progress, and (most importantly) finishing what you start. |
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In this new, revised edition, three experts in seven-card stud, who have earned millions of dollars in major tournaments and cash games, eight World Series of Poker bracelets and hundreds of other titles in competition against the best players in the world show readers how to play and win at all three types of stud poker. In addition to cash-game advice, the authors reveal the winning strategies for stud poker tournaments. Insightful give-and-take conversations between the authors provide multiple points of view on how to win at even-card stud including the best starting hands, reading the board, bluffing, semi-bluffing, profitable play on every street and much more! |
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players. Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead. Full of Levy Rozman's signature charm and humor that have made him beloved by millions of fans, the first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess—openings, endings, tactics, and strategy—and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating). Brimming with practical and easy-to-follow tips for improving your game, How to Win at Chess includes over 500 instructional gameplay illustrations to help you better visualize the board, as well as chapter-specific QR codes for exclusive bonus content on Chessly, Rozman’s teaching platform. Whether you want to become a recreational chess player or are training to be a Grandmaster, How to Win at Chess is the perfect interactive introduction to the world of chess! |
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Create heroic characters for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. The Player’s Handbook is the essential reference for every Dungeons & Dragons roleplayer. It contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration and combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Use this book to create characters from among the most iconic D&D races and classes. |
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Tara Lawson et Pascal Groulx, deux trentenaires, sont les parents de dix enfants tous nés de leur union. L’histoire peu commune de la famille Groulx a suscité la curiosité au point où elle a fait l’objet d’un documentaire (Bienvenue chez lez Groulx) puis d’une téléréalité (Une année chez les Groulx), diffusés à Canal Vie depuis 2015, qui ont été suivis par des dizaines de milliers de téléspectateurs. Dans ce livre, « les Groulx » racontent leur choix de vie atypique que plusieurs jugent d’un autre temps. Comment se sont-ils rencontrés ? Pourquoi ont-ils voulu avoir tant d’enfants ? Comment s’organisent-ils quotidiennement ? Comment cette famille parvient-elle à boucler son budget et à nourrir toutes ces bouches alors que seul Pascal travaille ? Comment parviennent-ils à demeurer un couple malgré le rythme effréné de leur existence ? Les auteurs tentent de répondre à toutes ces questions en s’attardant aux valeurs qui les unissent : l’amour, l’authenticité, la communication, le respect et les traditions familiales. |
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THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW INCLUDING BRAND NEW MATERIAL THIS IS GOING TO HURT was the bestselling non-fiction book of the century - a frank, funny and furious look at the brutal realities of life in the NHS. But it was only part of Adam Kay's story. With his stethoscope now hung up, Adam shares more suture-splitting anecdotes from both on and off the wards. From the hilarious to the profoundly moving, from the first days of medical school to life after the NHS, UNDOCTORED is an astonishing portrait of an extraordinary life, from one of Britain's finest - and funniest - storytellers. |
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The New Comedy Bible is a step-by-step, no excuses manual for writing, performing, and launching your career as a stand-up comic. Written by Judy Carter, the author of The Comedy Bible (2001), which was called by The Washington Post and Forbes as a "Comedy Essential." This new book, penned in classic Carter's style -- part career coach and part comedy dominatrix -- has 100% new content where you will: - Partake in 48 new exercises to turn your problems into punchlines - Create 60 minutes of new material - Discover your authentic comedy persona - Conquer stage fright and slay hecklers - Push part procrastination and get booked Whether you're a beginner just starting out or a pro looking to create new material for your next Netflix Comedy Special, Carter's proven methods are legendary among today's top performers. Alumni of her workshops include: Seth Rogan, Hannah Gadsby, Sherri Sheppard, and Maz Jobrani among others. As Lily Tomlin says, "Judy Carter helps others find their authentic persona and communicate in a way that makes audiences laugh." Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, she said, "Judy Carter can show you how to make your sense of humor pay off." The exercises in this book will get you off the couch and onto the stage, helping you develop the skills necessary to envision, and achieve, a successful career in comedy. |
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Alfred's Ultimate Play-Along series gives you everything you need to jam with your favorite songs. This book contains authentic TAB transcriptions, music notation, lyrics, and chords to eight Led Zeppelin classics.   There are two tracks embedded into the book for every song: an instrumental sound-alike recording and an instrumental accompaniment track without guitar so you can play along. These amazing tracks reproduce every nuance of the originals.   Titles: * Black Dog  * Communication Breakdown  * Dazed and Confused  * Heartbreaker  * Immigrant Song  * Rock and Roll  * Since I've Been Loving You  * Whole Lotta Love |
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Make a career out of your voice? Easy. Voice acting is like acting, but just using your voice! It's a unique career where the actor's voice can be heard worldwide-in commercials, on audiobooks, in animated movies, documentaries, online videos, telephone systems and much, much more. The point is to bring the written word to life with the human voice. With step-by-step explanations and an abundance of examples, Voice Acting For Dummies is the ultimate reference for budding voice actors on auditioning, recording, producing voice-overs, and promoting themselves as a voice actor. Creating a voice acting demo Finding your signature voice Interpreting scripts Using audio editing software Promoting your voice acting talents If you're an aspiring voice actor or an actor or singer considering a career transition, Voice Acting For Dummies has everything you need to let your voice talents soar. |
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A collection and explanation of many different types of important progressions for the intermediate and advanced guitarist. |
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Alfred's Ultimate Play-Along series gives you everything you need to jam with your favorite songs. This book contains authentic TAB transcriptions, music notation, lyrics, and chords to eight Led Zeppelin classics.   There are two tracks embedded into the book for every song: an instrumental sound-alike recording and an instrumental accompaniment track without guitar so you can play along. These amazing tracks reproduce every nuance of the originals.   Titles: * Stairway to Heaven  * The Song Remains the Same  * Over the Hills and Far Away  * Trampled Under Foot  * Kashmir  * Achilles Last Stand  * Nobody's Fault But Mine  * All My Love |
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Vous avez vu la série Le jeu de la dame sur Netflix et vous avez envie d’apprendre à jouer  ? Ce cahier d’exercice est fait pour vous  ! Les échecs sont un jeu de stratégie qui demande une véritable  initiation. Dans ce cahier  spécialement conçu pour le joueur d’échecs débutant, vous allez d’abord apprendre les règles  du jeu et vous  familiariser avec l’échiquier, puis  découvrir les subtilités des différentes pièces  de ce jeu passionnant. Même si vous n’avez jamais touché à un échiquier de votre vie,  ce cahier est fait pour vous. Mais l’entraînement à la tactique est fondamental pour progresser et obtenir de bons résultats aux échecs. Le joueur débutant trouvera donc aussi ici de quoi  s’entraîner. Les exercices les plus simples sont à la portée des débutants et chaque sujet est traité de manière progressive, avec une  difficulté croissante. Enfin, découvrez aussi les meilleurs conseils pour améliorer  votre tactique et mettre votre adversaire... ÉCHEC ET MAT ! |
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In The Art of BioShock Infinite , delve deeper into the city of Columbia—the fabled floating metropolis that serves as a beacon of technology and achievement for the early 1900s! This deluxe hardcover features production designs and concept illustrations focusing on main characters Booker DeWitt, Elizabeth, and Songbird from the BioShock Infinite video game. See the evolution of Sky-Hooks, Heavy Hitters, the populace of Columbia, Vigors, airships, and much more! * BioShock Infinite won over 75 video game awards, including Best Original Game and Best of Show! * Introduction by creative director Ken Levine. |
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Après un règne légendaire, Agamemnon annonce la fin de sa carrière de lutteur. Un soir, alors qu’il doit être intronisé au Temple de la renommée, la cérémonie est brusquement interrompue par trois lutteurs débarqués de Troie-Rivières… Tenant à la fois de la tragédie grecque et du gala de lutte, écrite en alexandrins et ponctuée de chansons, jamais une adaptation de la guerre de Troie n’aura été aussi spectaculaire. |
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This book makes watercolour painting simple, straightforward and fun: 43 mini-demonstrations teach a wide range of useful watercolour techniques. 13 step-by-step demonstrations show these techniques applied to landscapes, flowers and other subjects. Page after page of proven approaches for painting clouds, trees, rocks, grass, snow, reflections and more. These are tried-and-true methods that Zoltan perfected over 65 years of painting. Now you can put them to work in your paintings immediately! |
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Make your guitar sing with insight on music theory brings your instrument to life  There’s a universe of incredible music living in your guitar. You just need to discover how to let it out. In  Guitar Theory For Dummies,  expert guitarist and instructor Desi Serna walks you through the music theory concepts you need to understand to expand your musical horizons. From deciphering the mysteries of the fretboard to adapting chord progressions to a song’s key, you’ll master techniques that will help you move past simple, three-chord songs to more complex and creative pieces.  Build on your existing knowledge of open and barre chords and simple progressions with practical instruction that demystifies scales and chord voicings and shows you how to bring them together to create impressive music. You can also jump over to dummies.com to hear audio samples of the examples featured in the book.   You’ll also learn:   How chords, keys, and scales are built and how they interact with one another  Powerful concepts, like intervals, chord extensions, modes and modal scales, that grant access to a world of musical possibilities  How popular songs apply elements of guitar theory and how you can apply the same techniques  Free yourself from the confines of tab sheets and simple chords and start enjoying all the musical potential of your guitar.  Guitar Theory For Dummies  is for anyone who wants to unlock the next stage of their musical journey.  |
