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  Under the Dome - Politics Crisis...

  Alan M. Hantman, Sen. Harry M....

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  The domed US Capitol Building is recognized around the world as America's most iconic symbol, the forum for representative democracy, and the physical stage for the transfer of executive power. As the United States grew in size and complexity, the Capitol was built, rebuilt, enlarged, and extended many times under the direction of the few who have served as Architect of the Capitol. This official heads the agency dedicated to preserving and upgrading this magnificent structure, and all the buildings and grounds of Capitol Hill. 
   
   
   
  In Under the Dome, Alan Hantman, the Architect of the Capitol from 1997 to 2007, provides a personal account of how the Capitol works as a physical space; who runs it, how and why decisions are made about the security of the Capitol and the people who work there, and how politicians think about the Capitol Building. He also recounts security threats to the Capitol during his tenure—including the 1998 shooting murder of two police officers and the Capitol evacuation on 9/11 as a hijacked airplane approached—that underscore one of his greatest challenges as Architect. The tension between securing the Capitol and opening it to the public drove the design and construction under his direction of the Capitol Visitor Center, the largest expansion of the Capitol in its history, increasing its size by seventy percent.

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  Everybody Eat

  Muscle Team Fuzz

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  Muscle team fuzz production put together a children's book to teach kids that everybody can eat if we all pull together. This book encourage kids to share.

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  Of Arcs and Circles - Insights...

  Marc Peter Keane

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  A renowned designer of Japanese gardens contemplates wildness, humanity, beauty, the liquid state of the world.
  
   
  From his vantage point as a garden designer and writer based in Kyoto, Marc Peter Keane examines the world around him and delivers astonishing insights through an array of narratives. 
  
   
  How the names of gardens reveal their essential meaning. A new definition of what art is. What trees are really made of. The true meaning of the enigmatic torii gate found at Shinto shrines. Why we give flowers as gifts. The essential, underlying unity of the world.

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  The Urban Experience - Living...

  Lyric Vale

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  The city is humanity's most profound expression of collective living—an intricate tapestry of buildings, spaces, interactions, and institutions that shapes not only how we navigate physical environments but fundamentally influences how we learn, connect, work, and find meaning. This comprehensive exploration delves into the multifaceted reality of The Urban Experience, examining how architectural expression, growth patterns, spatial forms, and educational systems converge to create the distinctive character and quality of metropolitan life. From the most intimate scale of building design to the expansive dynamics of regional development, this book illuminates the interconnected dimensions that define how human existence unfolds within urban contexts. 
  The narrative of urban experience transcends descriptive analysis; it encompasses the lived reality of city dwellers navigating environments that simultaneously constrain and liberate, challenge and inspire. By examining the complex interplay between architectural innovation, urban morphology, educational systems, and human perception, this book reveals how cities function as both physical environments and experiential landscapes where collective memory, individual aspiration, and institutional structures intersect. Readers will journey through diverse dimensions of urban life—from the phenomenological impact of architectural space to the evolutionary patterns of urban form and the transformative potential of metropolitan educational systems—discovering how these elements collectively shape opportunities, constraints, and quality of life for billions of urban inhabitants. Through interdisciplinary analysis, theoretical frameworks, and real-world case studies, we provide urban scholars, design professionals, educators, and civic leaders with integrated perspectives on creating cities that not only accommodate human activity but nurture human potential, creativity, learning, and collective well-being.

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  Kick The Dark (Say It With A...

  Scott Ginsberg

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  Kick The Dark is a musical memoir masterclass about death. Press play, and Scott Ginsberg’s inner life will unfold in three distinctive dimensions: Meditations, Music, and Methods. First, the meditations delve into the profound stories behind each song, as the artist unravels the people, occasions, and feelings that triggered his moments of conception. Scott shares the often absurd and always difficult emotions and thoughts that birthed each song.Next, enjoy studio recorded versions of fourteen new tunes performed exclusively by the author, capturing the essence of each composition in its purest form. One guitar, one voice. Nothing more.Finally, uncover the secrets behind one songwriter's creative process. Scott takes you behind the scenes to explore the methods of a veteran artist’s hands and heart. Even if you think you sing like a dying walrus, you’ll still discover intricacies of personal growth and inspiration from his lessons.This program is the first installation in the "Say It With A Song" series. A perfect accompaniment to Scott’s acclaimed books, records, films and speeches, this singular special edition of his body of work is more than an audiobook. It’s a multimedia experience that invites you to explore the intersection of art and autobiography. Kick The Dark provides an intimate and transparent glimpse into one man’s view of the most important thing that will ever happen to anyone.

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  Icons and Instincts -...

  Vincent Paterson, Amy Tofte

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  For the first time, the choreographer of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Björk, and many others reveals stage stories through his extraordinary journey. 
   
   
   
  Vincent Paterson began his professional dancing career late in life. It would take an exceptional turn when he became one of the lead dancers in Michael Jackson's Beat It music video. Through hard work, he rises to the rank of choreographer and director for the world's greatest singers, but also for cinema and musical comedy. 
   
   
   
  He tells with humility the fascinating universe of film sets, the rehearsal sessions where he had to orchestrate and synchronize dozens of dancers, life backstage where it is sometimes necessary to manage a few whims of the stars, his successes and his disappointments. It is a dive into the heart of the world of dance.

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