A More Beautiful Question

A More Beautiful Question

Author: Warren Berger

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2014-03-04

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1620401460

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To get the best answer-in business, in life-you have to ask the best possible question. Innovation expert Warren Berger shows that ability is both an art and a science. It may be the most underappreciated tool at our disposal, one we learn to use well in infancy-and then abandon as we grow older. Critical to learning, innovation, success, even to happiness-yet often discouraged in our schools and workplaces-it can unlock new business opportunities and reinvent industries, spark creative insights at many levels, and provide a transformative new outlook on life. It is the ability to question-and to do so deeply, imaginatively, and “beautifully.” In this fascinating exploration of the surprising power of questioning, innovation expert Warren Berger reveals that powerhouse businesses like Google, Nike, and Netflix, as well as hot Silicon Valley startups like Pandora and Airbnb, are fueled by the ability to ask fundamental, game-changing questions. But Berger also shares human stories of people using questioning to solve everyday problems-from “How can I adapt my career in a time of constant change?” to “How can I step back from the daily rush and figure out what really makes me happy?” By showing how to approach questioning with an open, curious mind and a willingness to work through a series of “Why,” “What if,” and “How” queries, Berger offers an inspiring framework of how we can all arrive at better solutions, fresh possibilities, and greater success in business and life.


All Our Pretty Songs

All Our Pretty Songs

Author: Sarah McCarry

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2013-07-30

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1250027098

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This is a story about love, but not the kind of love you think. You'll see... In the lush and magical Pacific Northwest live two best friends who grew up like sisters: charismatic, mercurial, and beautiful Aurora, and the devoted, watchful narrator. Each of them is incomplete without the other. But their unbreakable bond is challenged when a mysterious and gifted musician named Jack comes between them. His music is like nothing I have ever heard. It is like the ocean surging, the wind that blows across the open water, the far call of gulls. Suddenly, each girl must decide what matters most: friendship, or love. What both girls don't know is that the stakes are even higher than either of them could have imagined. They're not the only ones who have noticed Jack's gift; his music has awakened an ancient evil—and a world both above and below which may not be mythical at all. We have paved over the ancient world but that does not mean we have erased it. The real and the mystical; the romantic and the heartbreaking all begin to swirl together in All Our Pretty Songs, Sarah McCarry's brilliant debut, carrying the two on journey that is both enthralling and terrifying. And it's up to the narrator to protect the people she loves—if she can.


Really Easy Piano: 50 Popular Songs

Really Easy Piano: 50 Popular Songs

Author: Fiona Bolton

Publisher: Wise Publications

Published: 2012-11-20

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0857129813

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Really Easy Piano with another selection of 50 Popular Songs. This is the perfect book for beginner pianists who want to improve their playing and expand their repertoire with pieces ranging from pop to classical, from The Mamas And Papas to Mozart and Sinead O'Connor to Star Trek. Each of the 50 pieces is arranged for easy piano, complete with background notes and playing hints and tips, to ensure you can master your performance and play like the best. Songlist: - A Thousand Miles [Vanessa Carlton] - Ain't No Sunshine [Bill Withers] - As Time Goes By (from Casablanca) - Bleeding Love [Leona Lewis] - Born To Try [Delta Goodrem] - California Dreamin' [The Mamas And Papas] - Can't Help Falling In Love [Elvis Presley] - Circle Of Life (from The Lion King) - Close Every Door (from Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) -Crazy [Patsy Cline] - Dancing Queen [ABBA] - Don't Know Why [Norah Jones] - Don't Speak [No Doubt] - Eastenders Theme - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik [Mozart] - Feather Theme (from Forrest Gump) - Foundations [Kate Nash] - Glasgow Love Theme (from Love Actually) - God Bless' The Child [Billie Holiday] - Goldfinger (from Goldfinger) - Half The World Away (Oasis) - Hit The Road Jack [Ray Charles] - I Got You (I Feel Good) [James Brown] - I Say A Little Prayer [Aretha Franklin] - I Should Be So Lucky [Kylie Minogue] - I Will Survive [Gloria Gaynor] - Largo (from New World Symphony) - Morning (from Peer Gynt) - Nothing Compares 2 U [Sinead O'connor] - On My Own (from Les Misérables) - Oops!...I Did It Again [Britney Spears] - Take The 'A' Train [Duke Ellington] - That's Life [Frank Sinatra] - The Phantom Of The Opera (from The Phantom Of The Opera) - The Tide Is High [Blondie] - The Voice Within [Christina Aguilera] - Theme (from Jurassic Park) - Theme (from Star Trek) - Umbrella [Rihanna] - What A Wonderful World [Louis Armstrong] - Who Do You Think You Are? [The Spice Girls] - Who Will Buy? (from Oliver!) - William Tell Overture [Rossini] - Yellow [Coldplay] - Your Song [Elton John]


Hand to Hold

Hand to Hold

Author: JJ Heller

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2021-07-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0593193253

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This heartwarming picture book reassures children that a parent’s love never lets go—based on the poignant lyrics of JJ Heller’s beloved lullaby “Hand to Hold.” “May the living light inside you be the compass as you go / May you always know you have my hand to hold.” With delightful illustrations and an engaging rhyme scheme, this book offers the promise of security and love every child’s heart longs to know. From skipping stones and counting stars to climbing trees and telling stories, every moment is wrapped snugly in the certain warmth of a parent’s presence and God’s blessing. With poignancy and joy, this bedtime read captures the unconditional love parents want their children to know but so often fail to express amid the chaos of daily life.


American Popular Song Composers

American Popular Song Composers

Author: Michael Whorf

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0786490624

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In this volume, 39 of the legendary composers from Tin Pan Alley, Hollywood and Broadway of the 1920s through the 1950s discuss their careers and share the stories of creating many of the most beloved songs in American music. Interviewed for radio in the mid-1970s, they include such giants as Harold Arlen, Eubie Blake, Cy Coleman, George Duning, Sammy Fain, Jerry Herman, Bronislaw Kaper, Henry Mancini, David Rose, Arthur Schwartz, Charles Strouse, Jule Styne, Jimmie Van Heusen, Harry Warren, Richard Whiting, and Meredith Willson. Photographs and rare sheet music reproductions accompany the interviews.


American Popular Song Lyricists

American Popular Song Lyricists

Author: Michael Whorf

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0786490616

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In this volume (a companion to American Popular Song Composers), 39 leading American lyricists from the Tin Pan Alley, Hollywood and Broadway of the 1920s to the 1960s discuss their careers and share the stories of creating many of the most beloved songs in American music. Interviewed for radio in the 1970s, they include such writing teams as Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, and such individuals as Harold Adamson, E.Y. Harburg, Gus Kahn, Leo Robin and Paul Francis Webster. Photographs and rare sheet music reproductions accompany the interviews.


The Pop Piano Book

The Pop Piano Book

Author: Mark Harrison

Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780793598786

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(Piano). This cutting-edge keyboard method is a total step-by-step approach to creating keyboard parts spontaneously. Rhythmic and harmonic concepts are applied in all keys, and are then used as a basis for developing specific solutions in rock, pop, ballad, funk, new age, country and gospel styles. Endorsed by Grammy winners, top educators, and Keyboard magazine.


Song

Song

Author: American Songwriter Magazine

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006-12-20

Total Pages: 716

ISBN-13: 1599633515

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The secrets of songwriting from the legends of music Song is an enthralling compilation of songwriting wisdom from 100 of the biggest names in music. From country to rock to folk to alternative, this genre-spanning collection of interviews captures the anecdotes, history, and wisdom of the best songwriters around - in their words. An entertaining read as well as an indispensable guide to the art and craft of songwriting, Song is a must-have resource for the aspiring, amateur, or professional musician. Inside, you'll find entertaining and enlightening interviews from great songwriters such as Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Jewel, Kenny Chesney, Cat Stevens, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Ray Charles, Clint Black, Rob Thomas, Dolly Parton, Rufus Wainwright, Bob McDill, Lyle Lovett, Keith Urban, Beck, M. Ward, Lou Reed, Roger Miller, Grant-Lee Phillips, and John Denver.