A cultural history of MIDI (the Musical Instrument Digital Interface), one of the most revolutionary and transformative technologies in the history of music. A history of electronic music that goes way beyond the Moog. Part rigorous history, part insightful commentary, and part memoir, Mad Skills tells the story behind MIDI, aka the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, through the twentieth century's kaleidoscopic lens. Guiding us across one hundred years of musical instruments, and the music made with them, Mad Skills recounts the technical and creative innovations that led to the making of the most vital, long-standing, ubiquitous, and yet invisible music technology of our time.
Mad Skills is the world's largest illustrated exercise encyclopedia and contains over 700 unique exercises to build strength and mobility. It is designed as a reference tool for athletes, trainers, and coaches, to help steer creative movement selection for effective workouts. Categories of exercise movements include: barbell lifts, kettlebell skills, gymnastics conditioning, whole body movements, yoga postures, stretching, partner skills, and more!
Mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt helps women humbly and gracefully rise to the high calling of motherhood without settling for mediocrity or losing their minds in the process. Motherhood is a challenge. Unfortunately, our worldly culture offers moms little in the way of real help. Mamas only connect to celebrate surviving another day and to share in their misery rather than rejoice in what God has done and to build each other up in hard times. There has a be a better way, a biblical way, for mamas to grow and thrive. As a daughter of Christ, you have been called to be more than an average mama. Attaining excellence doesn’t have to be unsettling but it will take committed focus and a desire to parent well according to God’s grace and for His glory. M is for Mama offers advice, encouragement, and scripturally sound strategies seasoned with a little bit of humor to help you embrace the challenge of biblical motherhood and raise your children with love and wisdom. Mama, you are worthy of the awesome responsibility God has given you. Now it’s time to start believing you can live up to it.
Are you hungry for more variety in your training? Do you want to become a more well-rounded athlete? If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, then this book is for you. The Mad Skills Exercise Encyclopedia is an illustrated guide to over 1000 bodyweight and free weight movements. Within its covers you will learn how to: - Warm-up before a training session - Master bodyweight and calisthenics-type exercises - Perform classic weight lifting techniques - Build strength with barbell and kettlebell lifts - Challenge yourself with whole body movements - Incorporate single arm and single leg drills - Fashion a rock-solid core for better athletic performance - Improve your mobility with yoga postures and stretching variations - Have fun with partner-based skills - Design killer at-home and garage gym workouts - Never be bored with fitness again!
AuthorClassifieds *2015 Christian Romance Author of the Year* Coast to Coast Book Best of 2015 *Best Christian Author* The Three Bookateers 2015 Indie Awards *Best Clean Read* and *Best Author* We had come so far from when we first met. She would shy away from me, from my touch. Her husband, Charles, both mentally and physically abused her. With his death, Phoenix could finally heal and start blooming. I try not to show the hurt I feel when she sees Charles when she looks at me. I am her husband now and the care and devotion I have for her will win her to me. I hope… The emotionally charged follow up to the award winning Bloom follows John and Phoenix Westerling as they begin their new life together.
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, America has been insane for decades. We've elected establishment politicians on both sides of the aisle; we've hoped for change; and we've been disappointed. But with the election of Donald Trump, America tried something new. So we have to ask ourselves: what if Trump isn't the crazy man that the media pretends he is? What if he's actually the cure for a country who's been going mad for years? In Mad Politics, Fox News commentator, radio host, and psychological analyst Dr. Gina Loudon diagnoses the problem with America's status quo politics. Loudon has unique insight into both the Trump campaign and the larger political landscape as a member of the president's 2020 media advisory board, a former surrogate for his campaign, the wife of a former Senator from Missouri, the co-host of a national Television show, a seasoned psychological analyst on FOX News, CNN and others, and a twice pedigreed Master and Ph.D. With authority and wit, Mad Politics exposes cultural patterns that have led to today's political narcissism. She scans the psychological literature and illuminates a formula to answer the question: How can we restore a sound mind to the body politic? The answer, Loudon concludes, may be in joining Trump in a complete rejection of political correctness.
Roger Crawford is the go-to expert when it comes to the power of human potential and its relationship to success at every level. He is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations master change, develop a peak performance mindset and produce extraordinary results. Roger has helped thousands of organizations worldwide go beyond acceptable to achieve the exceptional! Sports Illustrated has recognized Roger as "one of the most accomplished physically challenged athletes in the world." He is a recipient of the ITA Achievement Award, presented by the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and was also inducted into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame in recognition of his professional speaking success. As a member of the Hall of Fame for People with Disabilities, he shares this distinction with fellow honorees such as Christopher Reeves, Helen Keller, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. You may have seen Roger interviewed on Larry King Live, Good Morning America, CNBC, and many other prominent television programs. An Emmy Award-winning NBC-TV movie entitled In a New Light was based upon Roger's incredible life story, and the print media has profiled Roger in publications such as USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Men's Fitness, Fast Company, and Tennis Magazine. Because of Roger's extraordinary life experience, he offers a unique business perspective on adapting, innovation, resiliency, achieving a competitive edge, and the will to succeed despite the obstacles. His remarkable life story is a powerful example that, "Challenges are inevitable, defeat is optional!" In addition to his worldwide career success in speaking, Roger Crawford is also a best-selling author, with his books being translated into 17 different languages.
When geeky middle-schooler B.J. Levine moves from Cleveland to New York City, he discovers his true purpose in life--to become a rock god. But in order to realize his destiny, he will have to battle disapproving parents, a mysterious group of middle-aged bikers, and his own apparent lack of musical talent.
A Steamy Second-Chance Romance... Jagger Tennyson never had it easy, but that all changes when Dr. Steven Evans knocks on his front door. Leaving poverty and hopelessness behind, Jagger creates a life he’s been too afraid to dream of. But tragedy strikes late one night, and everything falls apart. Jagger is forced to walk away, leaving the woman he loves. Grace Evans grew up with wealth and privilege, but she’s no stranger to loss and pain. When she meets the gorgeous boy from the wrong side of the tracks, everything changes for the better. Grace has never loved anyone the way she loves Jagger. But he vanishes on the night that nearly destroys her. Eight years later, Jagger comes home, and nothing is how it was supposed to be. Dreams were shattered, and trust was broken, but he wants to make things right. He’ll do whatever it takes to fight for Grace, but proving he still loves her won’t be easy. When tragedy befalls Grace again, Jagger can help her pick up the pieces. But can Grace forgive the past?