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  Hidden History of Music The:...

  Hank Wilson

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  Step into the world of Beethoven like never before with The Hidden History of Music: Beethoven Symphony No. 6. This digital audio experience combines the power of live performance with the rich, untold stories behind one of the composer’s most beloved symphonies.
   
  
   
  Why This Experience?
   
  
   
  Imagine not just listening to Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, but understanding it on a deeper, more personal level. This special digital audio edition offers two distinct, yet seamlessly integrated tracks:
   
  
   
  The Performance Tracks: Experience the majesty of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, also known as the Pastoral Symphony, in a high-quality performance that brings to life the lush, nature-inspired themes that made this work a revolutionary piece in the classical music canon.
   
  
   
  The History Track: Delve into the lesser-known facts, fascinating insights, and hidden contexts behind this masterpiece. From the inspiration behind its pastoral scenes to Beethoven’s struggles with hearing loss while composing, this track uncovers stories and facts rarely explored, making you hear the music in an entirely new light. Did you know that Beethoven’s depiction of nature was more than just a picturesque escape? Or that the symphony reflected his own personal turmoil, even as it embraced the serenity of the countryside?

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  Cunk on Everything - The...

  Philomena Cunk

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  From the creator and star of the “deeply funny, unexpectedly informative” (The Daily Beast) Netflix mockumentary Cunk on Earth, a helpful guide covering every single topic in the known universe, from Adam and Eve to Top Gun. Once in a blue moon, a book comes along that changes the world. The Origin of Species. War and Peace. 1984. And now, Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena, by Philomena Cunk. Philomena Cunk is one of the greatest thinkers of the 21st century, and in Cunk on Everything she turns her attention to our biggest issue: why are there so many books? Wouldn't it be better if there was just one? This is that book — an encyclopedia of all human knowledge, delving into not only life's greatest mysteries but our most important political figures and cultural touchstones.  Read it, and you'll never have to read another book again.

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  Irreplaceable - How to Create...

  Kevin Ervin Kelley

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  Do we still need physical places like grocery stores, restaurants, and office buildings? Or will the "Replacement Economy" led by the tech titans and retail giants wipe out these venues in their rapid ascent to unicorn status? 
   
   
   
  What about museums, universities, and performing arts venues? Considering the power of technology today, can't we replace these relics with faster, cheaper, and more efficient online tools, apps, and AI? 
   
   
   
  Through engaging storytelling, human behavior insights, and proven design techniques, Kevin Kelley—an attention architect and cofounder of Shook Kelley, a strategic design firm that pioneered the field of "convening"—unfolds why physical places are essential to civil society, business, and community. 
   
   
   
  In this book, he reveals what it takes for brick-and-mortar establishments to attract an audience and maintain a competitive edge in our increasingly digital world, whether you're a: 
   
   
   
  ● Retail leader or institutional manager trying to attract people to your offering while keeping the disruptors at bay 
   
   
   
  ● Student of design who values social facilitation over object-oriented design 
   
   
   
  ● Concerned citizen worried about the loss of community and civility

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  Building the Metropolis -...

  Alexander Wood

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  A sweeping history of New York that chronicles the construction of one of the world’s great cities. Between the 1880s and the 1930s, New York City experienced explosive growth as nearly a million buildings, dozens of bridges and tunnels, hundreds of miles of subway lines, and thousands of miles of streets were erected to meet the needs of an ever-swelling population. This landscape—jagged with skyscrapers, rattling with the sound of mass transit, alive with people—made the city world-famous. Building the Metropolis offers a revelatory look at this era of urban development by asking, “Who built New York, and how?” Focusing on the work of architects, builders, and construction workers, Alexander Wood chronicles the physical process of the city’s rapid expansion. New York’s towering buildings and busy thoroughfares aren’t just stylish or structural marvels, Wood shows, but the direct result of the many colorful personalities who worked in one of the city’s largest industries. This development boom drew on the resources of the whole community and required money, political will, creative vision, entrepreneurial drive, skilled workmanship, and hard physical labor. Wood shows this to be an even larger story as well. As cities became nodes in a regional, national, and global economy, the business of construction became an important motor of economic, political, and social development. While they held drastically different views on the course of urban growth, machine politicians, reformers, and radicals alike were all committed to city building on an epic scale. Drawing on resources that include city archives and the records of architecture firms, construction companies, and labor unions, Building the Metropolis tells the story of New York in a way that’s epic, lively, and utterly original.

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  Why Not? - Lessons on Comedy...

  Mark Schiff, Jerry Seinfeld

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  From master comedian Mark Schiff, a long-time touring partner of Jerry Seinfeld, comes a hilarious account of decades of foolery with comedy and acting legends and how he honed his mensch skills in all of life's arenas. 
   
   
   
  Pursuing a career in comedy has always taken a lot of chutzpah. Today Mark Schiff looks back at his fifty-year career as a stand-up comic, actor, and writer and knows he's laughed with the best of them. His comedy and character have been widely praised by everyone from Jerry Seinfeld to Bill Maher, Paul Reiser, and Colin Quinn—as Seinfeld writes in his foreword, Mark is "the greatest comedy pal a guy could ever wish for"—but it hasn't always been easy. 
   
   
   
  In this brilliantly honest collection of essays inducing both heart tugs and deep belly laughs, Mark recounts growing up Jewish in the outer boroughs of New York City and shares how he survived a harrowing childhood and managed health crises, aging, marriage, parenting, and career highs and lows. With wit and wisdom, Mark reminds us that no matter the troubles at-hand, the show must always go on. The result is an unforgettable and highly relatable account from one of the best humor writers of our time that will leave listeners of all faiths energized and feeling like they've schmoozed with the best of them.

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  Threading the Needle - A Fashion...

  Kadeem Alphanso Fyffe

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  Threading the Needle: A Fashion Designer’s Guide to Successfully Launching Your First Collection is the new go-to back-pocket resource for aspiring designers, with everything you need to know about building a successful clothing company before launching your first collection. While there is a wealth of information on this topic, this book takes all the information and compiles it into an easy-to-listen, direct, concise format. This book will provide valuable insights and practical advice for aspiring fashion designers looking to break into the industry. The author, an experienced fashion designer with a decade of international experience, will cover a range of topics, such as market research and analysis, design principles, manufacturing and production, supply chain management, branding and marketing, and sales strategies.  
  Threading the Needle: A Fashion Designer’s Guide to Successfully Launching Your First Collection will also provide guidance on how to establish relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, as well as tips for managing finances and budgeting effectively. The goal is to help you avoid common pitfalls and overcome obstacles as you launch your first collection—this book will hopefully serve as your main point of reference on your journey as you continue to make an impact on the world.

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