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  Flourishing Chinese Empires -...

  Rolf Hedger

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  After centuries of division, China experienced an extraordinary renaissance through three dynasties that elevated the empire to unprecedented heights of cultural brilliance and global influence. "Flourishing Chinese Empires: Art, Trade, and Power" examines the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties—a golden age when China stood as the world's most advanced civilization. 
  The short-lived Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE) accomplished the crucial task of reunification through ambitious projects including the Grand Canal, standardized administration, and reformed examination system. Though bankrupted by these massive undertakings and unsuccessful military campaigns, the Sui created the essential foundation for the glory that followed. 
  The Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) transformed this unified state into a cosmopolitan empire of unrivaled splendor. China's borders expanded dramatically while its capital at Chang'an became the world's largest and most sophisticated city—a multicultural metropolis where Persian merchants, Japanese monks, and Korean scholars mingled in bustling markets and elegant gardens. This was the era of China's greatest poets, its artistic zenith in sculpture and painting, and unprecedented openness to foreign influences. 
  The Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE) compensated for military vulnerability with stunning economic and technological advancement. Urbanization accelerated as printing spread literacy, commerce flourished through paper money, maritime trade expanded, and scientific innovation thrived. Though constantly threatened by powerful northern neighbors, the Song fostered a refined cultural environment where landscape painting, philosophical inquiry, and scholarly pursuits reached remarkable sophistication.

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  Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope

  Ayanna Dozier

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  The question of control for Black women is a costly one. From 1986 onwards, the trajectory of Janet Jackson’s career can be summed up in her desire for control. Control for Janet was never simply just about her desire for economic and creative control over her career but was, rather, an existential question about the desire to control and be in control over her bodily integrity as a Black woman. This book examines Janet’s continuation of her quest for control as heard in her sixth album, The Velvet Rope. Engaging with the album, the promotion, the tour, and its accompanying music videos, this study unpacks how Janet uses Black cultural production as an emancipatory act of self-creation that allows her to reconcile with and, potentially, heal from trauma, pain, and feelings of alienation. The Velvet Rope’s arc moves audiences to imagine the possibility of what emancipation from oppression--from sexual, to internal, to societal--could look like for the singer and for others. The sexually charged content and themes of abuse, including self-harm and domestic violence, were dismissed as “selling points” for Janet at the time of its release. The album stands out as a revelatory expression of emotional vulnerability by the singer, one that many other artists have followed in the 20-plus years since its release.

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  Lay It On The Line - A Backstage...

  Rik Emmett

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  From Triumph superstar Rik Emmett comes the thrilling, inspiring story of a life of rock and roll
  		 
  While describing the impulse driving his life and work, Rik Emmett explains, “I was never in it for the sex and drugs — ah, but the rock and roll. Creativity was, and still is, my it — the truth I bet my life on. It was also, always, about play. The play’s the thing …”
  		 
  Merging memoir, anecdotes, and masterclasses on guitar, songwriting, and the artist’s mindset, Lay It On The Line offers insight and perspective into the many roles Rik Emmett took on. “It” was always a parboiling, psychological gumbo: and this book attempts to finally share the recipe.
  		 
  It also includes photos from Emmett’s own archives, plus the definitive, detailed reasons behind why he walked from Triumph — and came back two decades later.
  		 
  Rock star, it seems, was a character for Rik Emmett to inhabit … a great gig, a catalytic door-opener … it was a role that led to other adventures — and these are the stories he’s chosen to tell.

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  Lies My Mother Told Me - Tall...

  Melissa Rivers

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  If you think Joan Rivers said funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things ONSTAGE, wait ’til you read the funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things she said OFFSTAGE … things that will make you laugh out loud … and keep Melissa in therapy for the foreseeable future. 
   
  The only thing my mother loved more than making people laugh was lying … or as she’d say, “embellishing.” Her motto was: “Why let the truth ruin a good story?” 
   
  This book contains some of those stories.

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  Cooking With Target - (Main Dishes)

  Gina Meyers

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  "Love the convenience that Target offers? This new independent cookbook features recipes that use ingredients all found at your local Target Superstore. The original cookbook for Target fans offers smart, time-saving ways to create easy, delicious, and healthy meals in minutes offering a one-stop shop for home goods, food, and other necessities that the convenience of Target offers. Cooking with Target (main dishes) offers fans of the mega store with healthful recipes that will satisfy everyone who loves good tasting nutritional recipes including busy parents, college students strapped for ideas and grocery money, overworked business people exhausted of energy and creative ideas for “what’s for dinner”, and budding young gourmets who are looking to try their hand at the art of culinary creations. If you love shopping at Target and love good food but don t love spending hours shopping for ingredients, are looking for convenience and are not a huge fan of spending hours prepping in the kitchen, then this book is for you. Recipes include: Chicken Enchiladas, Burgers, Famous Fish Fillets, Top Your Own Tostada, Melt In Your Mouth Chicken With Wine, Sliders, Pasta With creamy Garlic & Walnut Sauce, Quick Chili Casserole, Back To Basics Barbecue Sauce, Create Your Own Perfect Pizza, Pot Roast With Vegetables, and lots more! By combining Targets economical private food label with meat, poultry, and fresh ingredients, you gain a winning combination. For people that don’t know how to cook, they will appreciate the collegiate interpretation section in which each recipe is labeled according to ease from Bachelor’s to PHD (difficult) designation. "

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  The Black Candle

  Emily Murphy

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  ""The Black Candle" is a significant work by Emily F. Murphy, also known as "Janey Canuck". This early exploration of the illegal drug trade in Canada was initially published in 1922 based on earlier articles in Maclean's Magazine. Let's delve into the details:    Summary  Topic: The novel sheds light on the evils of the drug trade.  Setting: It focuses on Canada during the early 20th century.  Content: Murphy's exposé delves into the impact of drugs, including opium, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana.  Legacy: Her work led to laws governing narcotics in Canada, which remained largely unchanged until the late 1960s.  Emily Murphy's courageous exploration of this pressing issue remains relevant, and her efforts paved the way for greater awareness and regulation."

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