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  The Designer Within - A...

  John McLain

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  The Designer Within pulls back the curtain to reveal the process of interior design from interior designer John McClain. McClain’s candid look into the entire design process will allow anyone to find the designer within. This isn’t a book about how to create a look for less, but rather a book with a breakdown of professionally designed rooms. 

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  Music Practice Guide - The...

  Anonymous

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  Learn the most effective ways to practice your instrument
  Improving on your instrument is as much about being aware of how you practice, as it is how much you practice. This book will show you the most effective ways to practice with advice and methods that can apply to almost all instruments. This will benefit beginner and intermediate level musicians alike, while more advanced levels will find useful insights. Starting with the broader topics such as how long and how often to practice, the book gradually narrows down to specifics, from coordination, timing and practice speed to being mindful of physical and mental limitations, and to make sure our sessions are varied with different types of practice. Information is supported by references from respected scientific literature.
  Improve your physiology to optimize your progress
  Relevant physiology and how it plays a role in optimizing our improvement is covered. Unless we look after important factors away from when we practice, we aren't fully doing justice to our efforts when we do practice. Topics include the autonomic nervous system, diet, hydration, movement, light, sleep & how to improve it. Keep your hands and body mobile and pain free with thirty-one illustrated stretching exercises, body movements and massage points from neck and shoulders to fingers and thumbs.
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  What You Are Now

  Sam Chanse

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  Are we stuck with our memories – or can we fix them? Pia is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on changing the way we process traumatic experiences. Will Pia’s emotionally distant mother - who survived the Khmer Rouge in 1970’s Cambodia – benefit from her daughter’s work? Or are some things just too terrible to remember? 
   
  Includes a conversation with Dr. Daniela Schiller, a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. 
   
  “What You Are Now” is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world. 
   
  Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in November 2022 
   
  Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson 
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg 
   
  An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring:  
   
  Carie Kawa as Pia 
  Tess Lina as Chantrea  
  Joe Ngo as Darany  
  Samantha Quan as Siobhan  
  Mark Jude Sullivan as Evan 
  Greg Watanabe as the Narrator. 
   
  Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson 
  Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood 
  Recording Engineer, Editor and Mixer: Charles Carroll 
  Sound Design by Charles Carroll and David Wilson 
  Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin 
  Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner 
   
  The original song “What You Are Now” is by Him Sophy, founder of the Him Sophy School of Music in Pnomh Penh. 
   
  Special thanks to Professor Craig Woodson and Dr. Terry Miller for their recording of “The Sorrowful King” from “Roots of Rhythm.net.”

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  Taylor Swift - In Her Own Words

  Helena Hunt

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  Get inside the head of one of the most influential musicians of our time with this collection of her most inspiring and revealing quotes. 
   
  The quotations in this book have been carefully curated from Taylor Swift’s numerous public statements—interviews, op-eds, social media posts, and more. It’s a comprehensive picture of her meteoric rise to the top, her ever-savvy business sense, and her increasingly forthright perspective on the music world and beyond. 
   
  Swift’s catchy, chart-topping songs have propelled her to become one of the bestselling musicians of all time. But in the more than fifteen years she’s been making music, she has also amassed enough power to buck the norms of an industry notorious for controlling the images of its often very young female artists. She’s stood up for herself and for other artists, championing their rights to fair royalties, and inspired tens of thousands of fans to register to vote. Swift’s achievements have earned her spots on both Forbes’s Most Powerful Women and Time’s 100 Most Influential People lists. Now, for the first time, you can find her most inspirational, thought-provoking quotes in one place.

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  Robert Shaw - An Actor's Life on...

  Christopher Shaw Myers

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  "Go for the Jaws, stay for the Shaws." —Nat Segaloff, author of The Exorcist Legacy 
   
   
   
  Robert Shaw unforgettably commanded attention as the weathered seaman Captain Quint in the blockbuster sensation, Jaws. But what came before and after that landmark film is as dramatic as the hunt for the great white shark itself. 
   
   
   
  Capturing the many facets of the vibrant, generous, and sometimes polarizing man is his nephew, Christopher, who explores the forces that shaped a dynamic personality—including Robert's indomitable mother, his deeply troubled father, and his activist sister, Joanna, with whom Robert shared an unbreakable bond. Out of the traumatic events of their childhood in the Orkney Islands and Cornwall, Mrs. Shaw pushed her children to pursue their dreams. For Robert, that dream was acting and writing. 
   
   
   
  Despite a storied career on the British and American stage—as both performer and playwright—and a string of hit films including From Russia with Love, A Man for All Seasons, The Sting, and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, international celebrity eluded Robert . . . until he was summoned to star in "a little horror film" called Jaws.

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  Southern Song Dynasty - Art...

  Rolf Hedger

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  The Southern Song Dynasty emerged in 1127 after the fall of the Northern Song to the Jurchen-led Jin Dynasty. This period marked a time of resilience, adaptation, and cultural flourishing, despite ongoing threats from external forces. The dynasty’s establishment in the southern region of China reshaped political, economic, and artistic developments that would leave a lasting impact on Chinese history. 
  Following the invasion of the Jin forces, the Song court was forced to abandon its northern capital, Kaifeng. The remnants of the ruling family, led by Emperor Gaozong, retreated southward, eventually establishing a new capital in Lin’an (modern-day Hangzhou). This move signified not only a geographical shift but also a fundamental transformation in governance and strategy. Without control over the traditional heartland of Chinese civilization, the Southern Song had to develop new approaches to survival and stability. The dynasty focused on strengthening its bureaucracy, relying on a sophisticated civil service system that emphasized merit and Confucian ideals. Unlike the Northern Song, which had struggled with military weaknesses, the Southern Song sought to bolster its defenses by investing in naval power and fortifications along the Yangtze River. 
  The loss of northern territories meant that the Southern Song had to rely heavily on its southern provinces, which were rich in agricultural resources and well-positioned for trade. The economy shifted toward maritime commerce, with ports such as Quanzhou and Guangzhou becoming vital centers for international trade. Merchants expanded connections with Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East, ensuring a steady flow of goods, wealth, and cultural exchanges. This economic shift allowed the Southern Song to sustain itself despite territorial losses and military pressures from the Jin and, later, the Mongols.

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