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A smart, funny, and refreshing memoir from Mark Hoppus, the vocalist, bassist, and founding member of pop-punk band blink-182. This is the story of an angst-filled kid from the desert, navigating the chaos of his parents' bitter divorce and searching for his place in the world. Each move across the country was a chance to reinvent himself, switching identities from dork to goth to skate punk, and eventually meeting his best friend who just so happens to be his musical soulmate.  With sharp humor and raw honesty, Fahrenheit-182 takes readers through Mark's formative years as a latchkey kid in the 1980s, hooked on punk rock, skateboards, and MTV. Along the way, Mark reflects on his lifelong battle with anxiety, his celebrated career with blink-182, and his public fight with cancer, in a voice that’s both relatable and unmistakably his own. Threaded with sharp humor and heartfelt grit, Fahrenheit-182 is more than just a memoir for blink-182 fans. It’s a funny, smart, and deeply human story for anyone who’s struggled, reinvented themselves, wanted to quit but kept going. |
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"America's nerviest journalist" ( Newsweek ) trains his satirical eye on Modern Art in this "masterpiece" ( The Washington Post ) Wolfe's style has never been more dazzling, his wit never more keen. He addresses the scope of Modern Art, from its founding days as Abstract Expressionism through its transformations to Pop, Op, Minimal, and Conceptual. The Painted Word is Tom Wolfe "at his most clever, amusing, and irreverent" ( San Francisco Chronicle ). |
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA:  English In this two-play volume, Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sanaz Toossi explores the emotional toll of migration, both for those who leave and those who stay. Taken together, English and Wish You Were Here offer a moving portrait of the complex effects of the Iranian diaspora. |
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"My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere." -Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four. Enter the thrilling and entertaining world of Sherlock Holmes and pit your wits against the fiendish and ingenious challenges he sets in this collection. Join his friend Dr Watson in attempting to solve more than 130 unique and gripping puzzle vignettes. Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers of logical deduction, and see if you can match the towering intellect of Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective of them all. |
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Ira Levin’s Broadway triumph Deathtrap melds gasp-out-loud thrills with laugh-out-loud laughs in a murderously entertaining “who’ll-do-it” of a play, within a play, within a … Once-successful Sidney Bruhl has only a string of recent flops to his credit when he’s sent an instant hit of a thriller written by a former student. Is Sidney desperate enough to kill in order to claim the work as his own? Envy, ambition, betrayal, and hidden agendas intertwine in this “brimming tumbler of arsenic and Schweppes” (Time), whose ingenious plotting and dazzling twists have kept audiences on the edge of their seats for half a century. The longest-running thriller in Broadway history, Deathtrap’s hybrid comedy-thriller format was a new animal when introduced by Levin in 1978. After garnering Edgar and Tony awards and setting the world record for the sale of screen rights to a play, Deathtrap was filmed in 1982 starring Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve and served as partial inspiration for 2019’s box office success Knives Out. This new edition features an introduction by the author’s son, Nicholas Levin. |
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Entre Québec et France, les Mémoires au long cours d'une femme de coeur et de caractère. Je suis une parvenue au sens propre du terme. Issue d'un milieu modeste, culturellement pauvre, j'ai gravi l'échelle sociale en ayant accès à l'éducation. La langue française m'a offert sa richesse, sa beauté m'a émerveillée, sa complexité m'a permis de me dépasser. Ma volonté de maîtriser le français m'a ouvert un univers inespéré... Le journalisme m'a permis l'accès aux grands de ce monde que j'ai côtoyés avec admiration – ou déception – tout en réussissant à garder une distance critique à leur égard en toutes circonstances. Souvent seule femme dans un mode d'hommes, j'ai refusé d'instinct de jouer à la victime. Car une victime n'a d'autre avenir que son bourreau. Or personne ne devait freiner ma rage de vivre. J'ai atterri en France, le pays de mes ancêtres et de mon cœur, où je fus accueillie avec affection. J'y ai conforté mon identité québécoise sans jamais être dépaysée. Mon amour passionné des mots fut la clé qui m'ouvrit les portes sans que je n'aie à insister. La controverse et la polémique m'attirent par tempérament. Je n'ai peur que de l'indifférence et du silence vide et asséchant. Depuis les années soixante, je suis spectatrice et participante, une contradiction dans les termes dont je m'accommode, de tous les événements marquants de la politique dans mon pays, en France et ailleurs. Je ne regrette rien, ignorant le ressentiment; quant à la faiblesse humaine, elle ne me surprend guère. " Je me souviens " – la devise du Québec – a toujours guidé ma vie. Elle inspire cet ouvrage où la mémoire, la subjectivité et un recul obligatoire guident mon récit. |
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This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book Level 1A begins by teaching basic keyboard topography and fluent recognition of white key names in relation to black keys. It focuses on simple rhythms and prepares students for intervallic reading with entertaining songs that focus on "same," "stepping up" and "stepping down." It then introduces lines and space notes in treble and bass clefs, melodic and harmonic intervals of 2nds, 3rds, 4ths and 5ths, and graduates to reading on the grand staff. It also introduces the flat and sharp signs. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician. Songs Include:  * Balloons  * Batter Up!  * The Donkey  * A Friend Like You  * Hand-Bells  * A Happy Song  * Horse Sense  * Indian Song  * It's Halloween!  * Jingle Bells!  * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas  * July the Fourth!  * Just a Second!  * Love Somebody  * Merrily We Roll Along O'er the Deep Blue Sea  * Mexican Hat Dance  * My Clever Pup  * My Fifth  * My Robot  * Old MacDonald  * Old Uncle Bill  * Play a Fourth  * Raindrops  * Rain, Rain!  * Rockets  * Rockin' Tune  * Rock Song  * Sailing  * Sea Divers  * See-Saws  * Skating  * Who's on Third?  * Willie and Tillie  * Wishing Well  * The Zoo |
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This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 1B begins by reviewing the concepts taught in Lesson Book 1A, then introduces new concepts such as incomplete measures, tempo markings, eighth notes and rests, using the damper pedal, half steps and whole steps. It also introduces the major scale through the concept of tetrachords. Songs Include: * Brother John * Carol in G Major * The Carousel * The Clown * Concert Time * A Cowboy’s Song * The Cuckoo * French Lullaby * Good King Wenceslas * Good Morning to You! * Good Sounds * Grandpa’s Clock * The Greatest Show on Earth! * G’s in the "BAG" * Hail to Thee, America! * Harp Song * Happy Birthday to You! * Indians * Join the Fun * The Magic Man * Money Can’t Buy Everything * Music Box Rock * Oom-Pa-Pa! * Ping Pong * The Planets * The Rainbow * Sonatina * Step Right Up! * Waltz Time * When Our Band Goes Marching By! * When the Saints Go Marching In * The Whirlwind * The Windmill * Yankee Doodle |
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One of the most durable myths in Western culture, the story of Faust tells of a learned German doctor who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Early enactments of Faust's damnation were often the raffish fare of clowns and low comedians. But the young Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) recognized in the story of Faust's temptation and fall the elements of tragedy. In his epic treatment of the Faust legend, Marlowe retains much of the rich phantasmagoria of its origins. There are florid visions of an enraged Lucifer, dueling angels, the Seven Deadly Sins, Faustus tormenting the Pope, and his summoning of the spirit of Alexander the Great. But the playwright created equally powerful scenes that invest the work with tragic dignity, among them the doomed man's calling upon Christ to save him and his ultimate rejection of salvation for the embrace of Helen of Troy. With immense poetic skill, and psychological insight that foreshadowed the later work of Shakespeare and the Jacobean playwrights, Marlowe created in Dr. Faustus one of the first true tragedies in English. Vividly dramatic, rich in poetic grandeur, this classic play remains a robust and lively exemplar of the glories of Elizabethan drama. |
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Drawing caricatures is a challenging but creative and rewarding skill. This book shows budding artists how to exaggerate people's facial quirks and create larger-than-life caricatures that are humorous and memorable, covering all aspects of the creative process including essential concepts such as light, tone and composition. The How To Draw series takes a highly visual and practical approach to drawing, featuring step-by-step instructions for each art project.  |
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Traduction française de toutes les pièces de Shakespeare (11 tragédies, 12 comédies, 10 histoires et 4 romances) plus sa poésie. |
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Many guitarists spend years, or entire lives, feeling their way around the guitar neck in the dark. But it doesn't have to be that way] Experiencing the freedom that comes with a little theoretical knowledge is not as difficult as it may seem. With Visual Guitar Theory, you'll quickly connect the dots by seeing and understanding the shapes and patterns that make music work, with over 500 full-color fretboard diagrams, detailed lessons, quizzes, and an organized, progressive teaching approach. Topics covered include: intervals; building triads; transposing chord shapes; inversions; building scales; and much more. |
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Comic and accessible, with great scope for invention, caricatures are a joy to draw. In this book, author and illustrator Peter Gray works through the process of achieving a likeness and distorting it in imaginative ways for maximum effect. Tailored step-by-step exercises help aspiring caricaturists to build up their skills, and handy hints will keep them in the know about techniques and materials. The Artist's Workbooks are practical guides for artists interested in getting to grips with a particular subject. Other books in the series include: • Drawing Animals • Drawing Figures • Drawing Landscapes • Drawing Manga • Drawing Portraits • Drawing Still Life • Drawing Techniques |
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Plus de 100 éclats de rire garantis grâce à cette série de titres où tous les plus grands thèmes de l'humour sont réunis : Toto, combles, contrepèteries, devinettes, humour noir et les Belges ! Six ouvrages à petit prix bourrés de blagues culte ! La recette idéale contre la morosité. Vos zygomatiques ne sont pas près de se reposer ! |
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Book 1 Starting To Play introduces the keyboard, note pitches and values, ties, accidentals, and key signatures. Pieces include Fur Elise , Swan Lake and music by the author Carol Barratt. Every piece has been specially chosen or written to illustrate a teaching point as well as to be enjoyed.  The ideal tutor course for adults, or gifted younger beginners wishing to learn at a faster pace. |
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“Comecei a escrever um livro sobre como fazer uma grande obra de arte. Em vez disso, acabei escrevendo um livro sobre como viver.” – Rick Rubin Primeiro lugar na lista de mais vendidos do The New York Times. “Uma abordagem linda, deliciosa e extremamente prática do processo criativo.” – J. J. Abrams O lendário produtor musical Rick Rubin é um mestre em ajudar artistas dos mais variados gêneros a se conectarem com a fonte de sua criatividade para descobrir quem são de verdade e o que de melhor têm a oferecer ao mundo. Ao longo de anos estimulando as pessoas a transcenderem suas limitações e resgatarem esse estado puro de inocência e inspiração dentro de si, Rubin compreendeu que ser artista não tem a ver com criar obras de arte; tem a ver, sim, com uma maneira peculiar de estar no mundo e de se relacionar com ele. Este livro é uma generosa reflexão que ilumina o caminho do artista e nos convida a seguir por essa estrada – pois a arte e a criatividade estão à disposição de cada um de nós, como um direito de nascença. “Não importa se estamos produzindo arte formal ou não; todos nós vivemos como artistas. Pelo mero fato de estarmos vivos já podemos nos considerar participantes ativos do processo contínuo de criação. Viver como artista é um modo de estar no mundo. É uma prática de atenção.” – Rick Rubin |
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Tab transcriptions and lessons for 18 Elmore James classics: Dust My Broom * Elmore's Contribution to Jazz * Everyday (I Have the Blues) * I See My Baby * I Was a Fool * It Hurts Me Too * Madison Blues * One Way Out * So Mean to Me * The Sun Is Shining * Tool Bag Boogie. |
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The unlikely story of a bunch of small-town Canadian punks who conquered the global music industry. After punk found commercial success in the ’90s, with bands like Green Day, the Offspring, and Blink-182, a new wave of punk bands emerged, each embodying the DIY spirit of the movement in their own way. While Southern California remained the spiritual home of punk rock in the early 2000s, an unexpected influx of eager punks from Canada took the world by storm, changing the genre forever. Drawing on exclusive interviews and personal stories from nine artists of the era, In Too Deep explores how Canada became the improbable birthplace of a new age of punk icons. Covering the rowdy punk rock of Gob and Sum 41, the arena-sized ambitions of Simple Plan and Marianas Trench, the reinvention of the popstar by Avril Lavigne and Fefe Dobson, and the quest to bring hardcore into the mainstream by Billy Talent, Silverstein, and Alexisonfire, In Too Deep traces the evolution of a music scene that challenged notions of who and what should be considered punk while helping to define Millennial culture as some of their generation’s first superstars. |
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The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, and audio with 111 demonstration tracks] This cello method can be used by students who want to teach themselves or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the online audio. You'll learn: how to hold and care for the instrument; producing a sound; playing tips and techniques; reading music notation and rhythms; glossary of music terms; and more. Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of cello music] Over 100 great songs and examples] |
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Learn to draw portraits with easy 30-minute lessons Do you want to develop the skills to create detailed and expressive portraits? This book makes it easy! Each page guides you through short, at-home lessons on how to draw realistic faces. As you work your way through step-by-step instructions for everything from choosing supplies to outlining a face and sketching each feature, you’ll start to transform basic lines into fully-formed portraits. No experience required —These exercises are designed for complete beginners, helping you learn the foundations of drawing in bite-size lessons. Quick and simple exercises —With activities that only take half an hour, it’s easy to make time to draw on a coffee break, over lunch, or whenever your schedule allows. Grow your skills —Explore techniques that build on each other as you play with key elements like shadow, light, and texture. Spark your artistic side with 30-Minute Portrait Drawing for Beginners ! |
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Based on the national bestseller Keep Moving —called “a meditation on kindness and hope” (NPR)—a 52-exercise journal about hope and renewal from the award-winning poet and author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful . As Maggie Smith navigated loss and upheaval, she wrote to herself each day—forgiving herself for a past mistake, reflecting on moments of joy, or looking towards the future, ending each note-to-self with the phrase “keep moving.” In her own words, “I wasn’t offering wisdom from on high; I was talking to myself at the bottom of a dark well, trying to climb up into the light, little by little, day by day.” Smith was surprised not only by how uplifting this process was, but also by the outpouring of support and gratitude from thousands of people who found solace in her words. Through the healing power of writing, Keep Moving: The Journal invites us to find beauty in the present moment, embrace change, and create a life we love. |
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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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A landmark American drama that inspired a classic film and a Broadway revival—featuring an introduction by David Mamet A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check,  Twelve Angry Men  holds at its core a deeply patriotic faith in the U.S. legal system. The play centers on Juror Eight, who is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty vote. Eight sets his sights not on proving the other jurors wrong but rather on getting them to look at the situation in a clear-eyed way not affected by their personal prejudices or biases. Reginald Rose deliberately and carefully peels away the layers of artifice from the men and allows a fuller picture to form of them—and of America, at its best and worst.   After the critically acclaimed teleplay aired in 1954, this landmark American drama went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. More recently, Twelve Angry Men had a successful, and award-winning, run on Broadway. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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The #1 New York Times Bestseller * Named one of Variety's Best Music Books of 2021 * Included in Audible's Best of The Year list * A Business Insider Best Memoirs of 2021 * One of NME's Best Music Books of 2021 So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a piece of cake! Just do 4 hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!") I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child.  This certainly doesn't mean that I'm quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it's like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician. From hitting the road with Scream at 18 years old, to my time in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, jamming with Iggy Pop or playing at the Academy Awards or dancing with AC/DC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming for Tom Petty or meeting Sir Paul McCartney at Royal Albert Hall, bedtime stories with Joan Jett or a chance meeting with Little Richard, to flying halfway around the world for one epic night with my daughters…the list goes on. I look forward to focusing the lens through which I see these memories a little sharper for you with much excitement.  |
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A finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Drama, The Men in White explores urgent themes surrounding the complexities of the modern immigrant experience, Islamophobia, and the unifying power of sport — the masterful playwright and novelist Anosh Irani at his finest. Eighteen-year-old Hasan Siddiqui lives in a bustling Muslim quarter of Bombay. He escapes the drudgery of his work at a chicken slaughterhouse by fostering two fervent dreams — to become a star in cricket, a sport at which he happens to excel, and to win the affections of Haseena, a fiercely intelligent young woman two years his junior. Half a world away in Vancouver, Hasan’s older brother, Abdul, has been working under the table at an Indian restaurant, attempting to set down roots with the hope of one day reuniting with his brother. For Abdul the immigrant dream shows little sign of materializing, but he finds solace in his amateur cricket team. When he and the team’s captain decide to take action to end their losing streak, they talk of recruiting the talented Hasan for the rest of the season. But bringing Hasan from India to Canada will take much more than just a plane ticket, and rising tensions demonstrate that not all members of the team agree with the high cost. |
