The Blue Moment
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The Blue Moment
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Author : Richard Williams
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2011-02-03
The Blue Moment written by Richard Williams and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-03 with Music categories.
'It is the most singular of sounds, yet among the most ubiquitous. It is the sound of isolation that has sold itself to millions.' Miles Davis's Kind of Blue is the best selling piece of music in the history of jazz, and for many listeners among the most haunting in all of twentieth-century music. It is also, notoriously, the only jazz album many people own. Recorded in 1959 (in nine miraculous hours), there has been nothing like it since. Its atmosphere - slow, dark, meditative, luminous - became all-pervasive for a generation, and has remained the epitome of melancholy coolness ever since. Richard Williams has written a history of the album which for once does not rip it out of its wider cultural context. He evokes the essence of the music - identifying the qualities that make it so uniquely appealing - while making effortless connections to painting, literature, philosophy and poetry. This makes for an elegant, graceful and beautifully-written narrative.
Moment To Monument
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Author : Ladina Bezzola Lambert
language : en
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Release Date : 2015-07-31
Moment To Monument written by Ladina Bezzola Lambert and has been published by transcript Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-31 with Social Science categories.
Why do certain works of art make it into the canon while others just enjoy a brief moment of recognition, if at all? How do moments produce monuments, and why are monuments erased from our cultural memory in only a moment? - Taking into account these cultural processes of creating, storing, remembering and forgetting that are omnipresent and have an immense influence on how we perceive artefacts and cultural events, the articles in this collection analyze the phenomenon of cultural production, transmission and reception from various angles, drawing on approaches from both literary and cultural studies. With its transdisciplinary approach, this book uniquely responds to an everyday cultural phenomenon that so far has not received such wide-ranging attention.
The Click Moment
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Author : Frans Johansson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-08-30
The Click Moment written by Frans Johansson and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-30 with Business & Economics categories.
In the story of every great company and career, there is one defining moment when luck and skill collide. This book is about making that moment happen. According to Frans Johansson’s research, successful people and organizations show a common theme. A lucky moment occurs and they take advantage of it to change their fate. Consider how Diane von Furstenberg saw Julie Nixon Eisenhower on TV wearing a matching skirt and top, and created the timeless, elegant wrap-dress. That was a “click moment” of unexpected opportunity. Johansson uses stories from throughout history to illustrate the specific actions we can take to create more click moments, place lots of high-potential bets, open ourselves up to chance encounters, and harness the complex forces of success that follow.
My Moment
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Author : Kristin Chenoweth
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-05-24
My Moment written by Kristin Chenoweth and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A collection of essays accompanied by beautiful black-and-white photography from a diverse group of women on the moment they realized they were ready to fight for themselves—including Gloria Steinem, Lena Waithe, Joanna Gaines, Brandi Carlile, Beanie Feldstein, Cynthia Erivo, and Billie Jean King, among others. This powerful essay collection is a natural extension of the #MeToo movement, revealing the interior experience of women after they’ve inevitably been underestimated or hurt—the epiphany that the world is different than they thought it to be—and how they’ve used this knowledge to make change. In My Moment, Gloria Steinem tells the story of how a meeting with writer Terry Southern drew blood. Carol Burnett shares how CBS discouraged her from pursuing The Carol Burnett Show, because comedy variety shows were “a man’s game.” Joanna Gaines reveals how coming to New York City as a young woman helped her embrace her Korean heritage after enduring racist bullying as a child. Author Maggie Smith details a career crossroads when her boss declined her request to work from home after the birth of her daughter, leading her to quit and never look back. Over and over again, when told “no” these women said “yes” to themselves. This hugely inspiring, beautiful book will move people of all ages and make them feel less alone. More than the sum of its parts, My Moment is also a handbook for young women (or any woman) making their way through the world.
The End Of The Moment We Had
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Author : Toshiki Okada
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2018-03-29
The End Of The Moment We Had written by Toshiki Okada and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-29 with Fiction categories.
Two brilliant, multi-layered stories from the winner of the Kenzaburo Oe Prize: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writing In two stunning tales by novelist-playwright Toshiki Okada, characters stagger and thrash, bound by a generational hunger for human connection. On the eve of the Iraq War a couple find unexpected deliverance - fleeting and anonymous - at a love hotel. And wheels spin as a woman aches for something more from her husband, even as she knows she has enough. Snapshots of moments high and low, these stories introduce us to an unsettlingly honest voice in contemporary Japanese fiction. Toshiki Okada is a hugely admired playwright, director and novelist. Born in Yokohama in 1973, he formed the theatre company "chelfitsch" in 1997. Since then he has written and directed all of the company's productions, practising a distinctive methodology for creating plays, and has come to be known for his use of hyper-colloquial Japanese and unique choreography. His play Five Days in March, on which the first story in The End of the Moment We Had is based, won the prestigious Kishida Drama Award. His works have been translated into many languages around the world.
Theatrical Jazz
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Author : Omi Osun Joni L. Jones
language : en
Publisher: Black Performance and Cultural
Release Date : 2023-01-08
Theatrical Jazz written by Omi Osun Joni L. Jones and has been published by Black Performance and Cultural this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
The first full-length study of the theatrical jazz aesthetic, that draws on the jazz principles of ensemble--the break, the bridge, and the blue note.
The Gandhian Moment
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Author : Ramin Jahanbegloo
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-19
The Gandhian Moment written by Ramin Jahanbegloo and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-19 with Political Science categories.
The father of Indian independence, Gandhi was also a political theorist who challenged mainstream ideas. Sovereignty, he said, depends on the consent of citizens willing to challenge the state nonviolently when it acts immorally. The culmination of the inner struggle to recognize one’s duty to act is the ultimate “Gandhian moment.”
Own The Moment
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Author : Carl Lentz
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-10-31
Own The Moment written by Carl Lentz and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-31 with Self-Help categories.
This engaging and inspirational book by Carl Lentz, the rock star pastor of Hillsong NYC, shows us the way toward a more connected, spiritually-grounded, and fulfilled life. When you think of a Christian pastor, you probably don’t envision a tattooed thirty-something who wears a motorcycle jacket, listens to hip-hop music, references The Walking Dead and Black Lives Matter in his sermons, and every Sunday draws a standing-room only crowd to a venue normally used for rock concerts—in godless New York City, no less. But then you clearly have never met Carl Lentz. As lead pastor of the first United States branch of global megachurch Hillsong, the former college basketball player is on a mission to make Christianity accessible in the 21st century. In Own The Moment, he shares the unlikely and inspiring story of how he went from being an average teenager who couldn’t care less about church to leading one of the country’s fastest-growing congregations—how one day he is trying to convince a Virginia Beach 7-Eleven clerk to attend his service, and just a few years later he is baptizing a global music icon in an NBA player’s Manhattan bathtub. Amid such candid personal tales, Lentz also offers illuminating readings of Bible passages and practical tips on how to live as a person of faith in an increasingly materialistic world. How do you maintain your values—and pass them onto your children—in a society that worships money and sex and fame? How do you embrace your flaws in this Instagram era that exalts the appearance of perfection? How do you forget about “living the dream” and learn to embrace the beauty of your reality? These are just a few of the many important questions Lentz answers in Own The Moment—a powerful book that redefines not just Christianity but spirituality as a whole.
At The Same Moment Around The World
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Author : Clotilde Perrin
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2014-03-11
At The Same Moment Around The World written by Clotilde Perrin and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-11 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Discover Benedict drinking hot chocolate in Paris, France; Mitko chasing the school bus in Sofia, Bulgaria; and Khanh having a little nap in Hanoi, Vietnam! Clotilde Perrin takes readers eastward from the Greenwich meridian, from day to night, with each page portraying one of (the original) 24 time zones. Strong back matter empowers readers to learn about the history of timekeeping and time zones, and to explore where each of the characters lives on the world map. A distinctive educational tool, this picture book's warm, unique illustrations also make it a joy to read aloud and admire. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version. Additionally for devices that support audio, this ebook includes a read-along setting.
The Principle Of Moments
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Author : Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2024-01-18
The Principle Of Moments written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-18 with Fiction categories.
'My favourite kind of grand space opera' BEN AARONOVITCH, Sunday Times-bestselling author of the Rivers of London series 6066: In Emperor Thracin's brave new galaxy, humans are not citizens but indentured labourers, working to repay the debt they unwittingly incurred when they settled on Gahraan - a desert planet already owned by the emperor himself. Asha Akindele knows she's just another voiceless cog working the assembly lines that fuel his vast imperial war machine. Her only rebellion: studying stolen aeronautics manuals in the dead of night. But then a cloaked stranger arrives to deliver an impossible message, and her life changes in an instant. 1812: Obi Amadi is done with time-travelling. Never mind the fact he doesn't know how to cure himself of the temporal sickness he caught whilst anchoring his soul to Regency London, the one that unmakes him further with every jump. Or if the prince he loves will ever love him back. Or why his father disappeared. He is done. Until he hears about the ghost of a girl in the British Museum. A girl from another time. When Obi's path tangles with Asha's and a prophecy awakens in the cold darkness of space, they must voyage through the stars, racing against time, tyranny, and the legacy of three heroes from an ancient religion who may be awakening, reincarnated in ways beyond comprehension. A love letter to Black readers of science-fantasy, The Principle of Moments is a symphonic, centuries-spanning adventure - unmissable for fans of the spacefaring found family of Becky Chambers, the alternate London of V. E. Schwab, and the virtuosic climate-craft of N. K. Jemisin. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 'This is a brilliant debut. The world-building is great, and I love how we get a little bit of mythology at the start of each chapter, and slowly start to understand how it relates to the story... I did not want to put it down' Sarah, NetGalley reader review 'Totally different to what I would usually read - a mixture of Star Wars meets Doctor Who in an epic spacey scifi fantasy saga... Fantastic and captivating' Julia, NetGalley reader review 'SUCH A BRILLIANT DEBUT for Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson! I devoured it' Caleb, NetGalley reader review