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  Uncommon Measure - A Journey...

  Natalie Hodges

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  How does time shape consciousness and consciousness, time? Do we live in time, or does time live in us? And how does music, with its patterns of rhythm and harmony, inform our experience of time? Uncommon Measure explores these questions from the perspective of a young Korean American who dedicated herself to perfecting her art until performance anxiety forced her to give up the dream of becoming a concert solo violinist. Anchoring her story in illuminating research in neuroscience and quantum physics, Natalie Hodges traces her own passage through difficult family dynamics, prejudice, and enormous personal expectations to come to terms with the meaning of a life reimagined—one still shaped by classical music but moving toward the freedom of improvisation.

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  Greatest Western Shows Volume 8...

  Various Various

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  Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the early 1950s, the golden era of radio. The series features seven exciting themes with 100 episodes in each. That is 700 classic radio programs in all.   Greatest Western Shows   Hit the dusty trails with the Cisco Kid, Luke Slaughter, Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Wild Bill Hickok. Follow the original Matt Dillon’s exploits on Gunsmoke, and enjoy the Tales of the Texas Rangers in these great adventures of the old west. 100 great Western classics in ten volumes. Volume 8 Luke Slaughter of Tombstone 6-1-58 Cattle Drive with Sam BuffingtonLux Radio Theatre 03-07-49 Red River with John Wayne Walter Brennan Joanna Dru STThe Lux Radio Theatre 03-12-51 She Wore A…Yellow Ribbon with John Wayne and Mel FerrerThe Lux Radio Theatre 11-12-51 Winchester 73 with James Stewart and Stephen McNallyThe Roy Rogers Show 1-18-52 Herb Selby Holds Up a Bank with Roy RogersThe Roy Rogers Show 1-25-52 Telegraph Wire Cut for Revenge with Roy RogersThe Roy Rogers Show 7-1-54 Y’all Come with Roy RogersThe Roy Rogers Show 7-8-54 The Spell of Indian Magic with Roy RogersThe Roy Rogers Show 7-15-54 My Little Buckaroo with Roy RogersThe Roy Rogers Show 7-22-54 The River of No Return with Roy Rogers

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  Summer of Hamn

  Chuck D

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  The tragedy of gun violence is depicted in annotated illustrations that illuminate a society gone hamn; from legendary hip-hop artist Chuck D (Public Enemy, Prophets of Rage, etc.)—Selected for the In the Margins Book Awards 2024 Nonfiction Recommendation List"With his latest work of graphic nonfiction, Chuck D uses his art and hip-hop rhymes to show how the US has been held hostage by gun violence and a growing sense of hopelessness . . . A focused, fresh, urgent text filled with pictures worth 1,000 words and rhymes worth thousands more." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewIN SUMMER OF HAMN, legendary hip-hop artist Chuck D takes on gun violence with rhythmic, inventive writing and passionately raw art. He has long spoken out against gun violence, including how it intersects with rap and hip-hop culture. Summer of Hamn is the bound journal Chuck D carried with him in the summer of 2022—a summer marked by a particularly high rate of gun death.In these pages, victims are memorialized, politicians are skewered, and vehement pleas to eradicate gun violence are made. Jaw-dropping statistics (40% of all personal guns in the world are owned by US citizens; there are 100 million more guns in the US than there are citizens) intersect with poetic reflections ("Another mall shooting seems normalized in Columbus / Raining outside in Ohio / Raining inside folks panic / Inside hearing shots bust"), all written in Chuck's hand over vibrant, utterly original, neoexpressionist ink and watercolor art.This book is the follow-up to STEWdio the debut trilogy on Chuck D's Enemy Books imprint, in which he invented a new medium—the "naphic grovel"—a bound journal brimming with his observations and reflections of current events in both art and prose. Summer of Hamn is the second release on the imprint.

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  Mansa Musa and the Empire of...

  P. James Oliver

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  Oliver's well-researched biography of Mansa Musa reads like an exotic tale of gold, glory, and adventure. During his long reign as Mali's emperor, Mansa Musa led his empire into its Golden Age; presided over a spectacular, 60,000 person, 9,000 mile pilgrimage; founded a university in Timbuktu; and helped revolutionize architecture across the Sudan. Oliver does not allow Musa's story to get bogged down in detail by seamlessly weaving a lot of history into his narrative and by supplying curious readers with an extensive description. 
  Many of the African ancestors of today's African-Americans came from West Africa. From 700 -- 1600 A. D., one after the other, three great, black, commercial empires dominated West Africa. They were powerful, prosperous, complex, stable -- and large. At its height, the Empire of Mali was the size of all of Western Europe.

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  Urban Land Use - Patterns...

  Lyric Vale

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  Urban land use plays a crucial role in shaping the physical, economic, and social landscapes of modern society. As cities continue to grow, the way land is utilized within urban areas directly impacts the quality of life for residents, the sustainability of the environment, and the functionality of the economy. Understanding urban land use is not only a matter of interest for urban planners and policymakers but also a concern for all individuals who live and work in urban spaces. 
  The development and organization of land use in cities reflect broader societal priorities and challenges. Housing, transportation, commerce, recreation, and green spaces must coexist within a finite area, often leading to complex decisions about how to allocate resources. A well-planned urban area ensures accessibility, connectivity, and economic opportunities, while poorly planned spaces may result in congestion, social inequality, and environmental degradation. 
  Urban land use is also at the center of many contemporary challenges, including population growth, climate change, and the need for sustainable development. As cities expand, urban sprawl often consumes valuable agricultural land and disrupts ecosystems. Compact, efficient urban designs that incorporate green infrastructure, mixed-use developments, and public transit systems are essential to mitigate the environmental impacts of urbanization. By prioritizing these elements, cities can address pressing issues such as air quality, carbon emissions, and biodiversity loss.

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  Animating the Victorians -...

  Patrick C. Fleming

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  Many Disney films adapt works from the Victorian period, which is often called the Golden Age of children's literature. Animating the Victorians: Disney's Literary History explores Disney's adaptations of Victorian texts like Alice in Wonderland, Oliver Twist, Treasure Island, Peter Pan, and the tales of Hans Christian Andersen. Author Patrick C. Fleming traces those adaptations from initial concept to theatrical release and beyond to the sequels, consumer products, and theme park attractions that make up a Disney franchise. During the production process, which often extended over decades, Disney's writers engaged not just with the texts themselves but with the contexts in which they were written, their authors' biographies, and intervening adaptations. 
  Linking the Disney Princess franchise to Victorian ideologies shows how gender and sexuality are constantly being renegotiated. Disney's animated musicals, theme parks, copyright practices, and even marketing campaigns depend on cultural assumptions, legal frameworks, and media technologies that emerged in nineteenth-century England. By applying scholarship in Victorian studies to a global company, Fleming shows how institutions mediate our understanding of the past and demonstrates the continued relevance of literary studies in a corporate media age.

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