Publisher: Glissato Edizioni Musicali
Violin II part of "Aida" prelude by Giuseppe Verdi for string quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello) by Enrico Zullino. Intermediate level - key D maj / duration 3 (+-). Score & Parts available in series. Scan Qr code (in cover) for audio demo or visit www.glissato.it. product code: EG0468.
If you've always wanted to try your hand at still life oil painting, this comprehensive guide is the book for you! A complete introduction to oil painting for beginners, award-winning and professional artist, Estelle Day, will walk you through everything you need to know to be successful in small-scale oil painting. Accessible and unintimidating, Easy Steps to Oil Painting focuses on painting small canvases that are no bigger than a 5-inch square so you can worry less about composition and focus more on the actual subject! Learn key painting techniques through 10 step-by-step project tutorials and work with several different shapes, colors, and textures to grow your painting and layering skills! Easy-to-follow instructions, as well as "Trace-This-Linework" sketches, are also included, making this must-have guide a great starting point for beginning artists!Show book
Discover the ultimate path to harmony and balance with Nature's Concerto of Serene Forest Tunes Mixed with Ambient Tones for Inner Peace & Emotional Healing. This immersive guide invites readers to embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and emotional renewal, designed to help achieve more profound wellness and clarity. With proven techniques rooted in mindfulness and relaxation, it offers an escape from the chaos of daily life and opens the door to tranquility. Unlock the secrets to restorative sleep and emotional healing. This book provides tools to enhance restfulness and create a mindful approach to daily routines, making it ideal for those looking to establish peaceful nighttime rituals. It serves as a roadmap to rejuvenation and renewal, helping readers find balance and wellness. Designed for those who prioritize self-care and mindfulness, this book supports a lifestyle rooted in harmony, clarity, and emotional well-being. Within these pages, readers will explore holistic practices and pathways to recovery, whether overcoming stress, anxiety, or fatigue. The book offers many tools to foster emotional resilience and regain control of one's mental health. It guides readers toward a life of mental clarity, emotional healing, and renewal. Whether starting a self-care journey or deepening mindfulness practices, this book provides the tools to achieve personal goals. Elevate your mind, restore your body, and rediscover your calm as you embrace a life of balance, serenity, and well-being. Perfect for those interested in meditation, emotional recovery, and holistic wellness, this guide will become a trusted companion on the journey to a brighter, more fulfilling future.Show book
Jeff Rector is an American Actor, award-winning writer, director, producer, adventurer, stand-up comedian and Amazon best-selling author. He has appeared in over 150 television shows and motion pictures and has traveled to such exotic locations as Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Costa Rica.Jeff has worked with such stars Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Charlie Sheen, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Susan Sarandon and Tom Hanks to name a few. But Jeff doesn't like to name drop.He is a certified ski instructor and scuba diver and was trained by the LA Fire Department as a certified emergency response technician (C.E.R.T.) Jeff swam with sharks in Tahiti, water skied in Kowloon Bay and almost killed himself skydiving when he pulled the wrong ripcord.Jeff was a state and National speech champion in college and is an award-winning speaker with Toastmasters. He continues his passion for acting, filmmaking, writing, public speaking and stand-up comedy. He also enjoys teaching acting workshops to educate and inspire others. His community involvement includes serving on the boards of the Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council and the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission.I was a Playboy Rabbit and Other Adventures is the first of many books based on Jeff's life. It chronicles the five year period in the 80's when he lived and worked in New York City to pursue his dreams.Unhappy with his career in Los Angeles, Jeff moved to New York and worked as an actor, model and stand-up comedian. Little did he know this would all culminate with an opportunity to work with Playboy Enterprises and the iconic, legendary Hugh Hefner.Jeff unknowingly would become the envy of every guy in Manhattan when he landed the job of being a Playboy Rabbit, the male version of the a Playboy Bunny at the world-famous Playboy Empire Club. Jeff would enjoy all the celebrity that would come from that position.These are just a few of his interesting and often humorous stories.Show book
"A man is nothing but a man, But before I let your steam drill beat me down, I’d die with a hammer in my hand..." - Ballad of John Henry* According to the ballad that made him famous, John Henry did battle with a steam-powered drill, beat the machine, and died. MACHINE In the cyberpunk world of 2080, MamaMood, Byte, and Binary Blaze join forces to uncover the truth about the enigmatic group known as The Luminaries. Their quest takes them through a dystopian Neonova, filled with cybercrime and megacorporate control, as they navigate a treacherous digital landscape. MAN Part cyberpunk fiction novel part computer science experiement, Man vs Machine is author Chris Godber's experiment with writing fiction in colloboration with ChatGPT. Godber's aim is simple - see if he can write a semi-cohesive Cyberpunk thriller in tandem with AI and detemine if he gains anything from the experience.Show book
Starting a song with the chorus is the equivalent of drawing your gun too early in a shoot-out, of revealing your hand too hastily in a poker game: Once you’ve given everything you have, where’s the pay off? And yet “Dancing Queen” doesn’t flag after its flamboyant beginning: The chorus acts as both teaser and pay off. Ironically for a band that was supposed to be a bunch of control freaks with a solution to every technical or musical conundrum, it later surfaced that “Dancing Queen” starts with the chorus because Abba just couldn’t figure out how to make it work any other way.Perhaps more than any other Greatest Hits compilation, Abba Gold has come to define a band’s career on one disk. More than that, its release in 1992 heralded the critical rehabilitation of a group which had, since its demise a decade earlier, become little more than a memory of trashy costumes and cheesy tunes to many people. Here, Elisabeth Vincentelli charts the circumstances surrounding the birth of Abba Gold, looks at the impact it had on the music world, and tells the stories behind some of the greatest pop songs ever recorded.Show book
Cultural criticism and pop culture history intertwine in this important book, which dissects how hip hop has sidelined Black women's identity and emotional well-being. Do you have a “ride or die chick” in your life? A “ride or die chick” is a Black woman who holds down her family and community. She’s that friend or family member that you can call up in the middle of the night to bail you out of jail, if ever needed, and you know she’ll show up and won’t ask any questions. She does anything for her family, friends, and significant other, even at the cost of her own well-being. “No” is not in her vocabulary. She’s beloved by you and many others, but her ride or die trope becomes a problem when she does it indiscriminately. Her self-worth is connected to how much labor she can provide for others. She goes above and beyond for everyone in every aspect of her life—work, family, church, and often it’s not reciprocated, and a “ride or die chick” doesn’t require it to be because she’s a “strong Black woman.” To her, love should be earned, and there’s no limit to what she’ll do for it. In this book, author, adjunct professor of sociology, and former therapist, Shanita Hubbard disrupts the “ride or die” complex, and argues that this way of life has left Black women exhausted, overworked, overlooked, and feeling depleted. She suggests that Black women are to susceptible this mentality because it’s normalized in our culture. It rings loud in our favorite hip-hop songs, and it even shows up in the most important relationship we will ever have—the one with yourself. Compassionate, candid, hard-hitting, and 100% unapologetic, Ride-or-Die melds Hubbard’s entertaining conversations with her Black girlfriends and her personal experiences as a redeemed “ride-or-die chick” and a former “captain of the build-a-brother team” to fervently dismantle cultural norms that require Black women to take care of everyone but themselves. Ride or Die urges you to expel the myth that your self-worth is connected to how much labor you provide others, and guides you toward healing. Using hip hop as a backdrop to explore norms that are harmful to Black women, Hubbard shows the way you may be unknowingly perpetuating this harm within your relationships. Hubbard urges you to pull the plug on the “ride or die chick.”Show book
