Songs of Sadness
Songs of Sadness

Author: Lalitha Iyer

Publisher: Kohinoor Books

Published: 2020-12-25

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 8194579732

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The book explores the depths of human sorrow in its various shades and layers from a lonely woman’s perspective. Failure in relationships, human betrayal, death of loved ones, suffering from injustice and bitter loneliness of old age etc are beautifully depicted through haunting imagery in these poems. For the poet boundless joy is the default nature of human beings. Sadness is just a manifestation of one’s forgetfulness of one’s true eternal divine nature. Human beings forget their inner divinity due to attachment to the temporary external world. However physical and mental suffering prepares the human heart for ultimate God communion. Underneath the terrible frustration of mundane human existence there is an intense yearning for God realisation. Suffering ceases when the object of frustration is shifted from worldly failures to the pangs of separation from God. These poems with underlying spiritual messages provide a penetrating new interpretation of the universal truths contained in scriptures of all world religions – e.g. Veda, Bible, Gita and Quran. This book has been edited by the Indian poet and translator Dr Tapan Kumar Pradhan, who has also written its foreword and introduction. The book makes a startling revelation regarding Lalitha Iyer's true identity and her relationship with the German poet Antony Theodore and Kashmir poet Hemangi Sharma. Dr Tapan hints at a definite past life relationship with Lalitha Iyer as "Lolita".

No Sad Songs
No Sad Songs

Author: Frank Morelli

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780989908740

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"Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor visits with Grandpa, Gabe and his friend John try to salvage their senior year, meet girls, and make the varsity baseball team. It doesn't take long for Gabe to realize that going to school and looking after a grandfather with Alzheimer's is more work than he ever imagined. And when long-lost Uncle Nick appears on the scene, Gabe soon finds that living with Nick and Grandpa is like babysitting two grown men. Aside from John, the only person who truly understands Gabe is Sofia, a punk-rocking rebel he meets at the veteran's hospital. When these three unlikely friends are faced with a serious dilemma, will they do what it takes to save Grandpa? If there's a chance of preserving the final shreds of Grandpa's dignity, Gabe may have to make the most gut-wrenching decision of his life--and there's no way out."--Provided by publisher.

Why Are We Attracted to Sad Music?
Why Are We Attracted to Sad Music?

Author: Sandra Garrido

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 3319396668

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In this book, perspectives in psychology, aesthetics, history and philosophy are drawn upon to survey the value given to sad music by human societies throughout history and today. Why do we love listening to music that makes us cry? This mystery has puzzled philosophers for centuries and tends to defy traditional models of emotions. Sandra Garrido presents empirical research that illuminates the psychological and contextual variables that influence our experience of sad music, its impact on our mood and mental health, and its usefulness in coping with heartbreak and grief. By means of real-life examples, this book uses applied music psychology to demonstrate the implications of recent research for the use of music in health-care and for wellbeing in everyday life.

Bots and Beasts
Bots and Beasts

Author: Paul Thagard

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 026236588X

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An expert on mind considers how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence. Octopuses can open jars to get food, and chimpanzees can plan for the future. An IBM computer named Watson won on Jeopardy! and Alexa knows our favorite songs. But do animals and smart machines really have intelligence comparable to that of humans? In Bots and Beasts, Paul Thagard looks at how computers ("bots") and animals measure up to the minds of people, offering the first systematic comparison of intelligence across machines, animals, and humans. Thagard explains that human intelligence is more than IQ and encompasses such features as problem solving, decision making, and creativity. He uses a checklist of twenty characteristics of human intelligence to evaluate the smartest machines--including Watson, AlphaZero, virtual assistants, and self-driving cars--and the most intelligent animals--including octopuses, dogs, dolphins, bees, and chimpanzees. Neither a romantic enthusiast for nonhuman intelligence nor a skeptical killjoy, Thagard offers a clear assessment. He discusses hotly debated issues about animal intelligence concerning bacterial consciousness, fish pain, and dog jealousy. He evaluates the plausibility of achieving human-level artificial intelligence and considers ethical and policy issues. A full appreciation of human minds reveals that current bots and beasts fall far short of human capabilities.

100 Days of Sunlight
100 Days of Sunlight

Author: Abbie Emmons

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-07

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781733973328

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When 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa Dickinson is involved in a car accident and loses her eyesight for 100 days, she feels like her whole world has been turned upside-down. Terrified that her vision might never return, Tessa feels like she has nothing left to be happy about. But when her grandparents place an ad in the local newspaper looking for a typist to help Tessa continue writing and blogging, an unlikely answer knocks at their door: Weston Ludovico, a boy her age with bright eyes, an optimistic smile...and no legs. Knowing how angry and afraid Tessa is feeling, Weston thinks he can help her. But he has one condition -- no one can tell Tessa about his disability. And because she can't see him, she treats him with contempt: screaming at him to get out of her house and never come back. But for Weston, it's the most amazing feeling: to be treated like a normal person, not just a sob story. So he comes back. Again and again and again. Tessa spurns Weston's "obnoxious optimism", convinced that he has no idea what she's going through. But Weston knows exactly how she feels and reaches into her darkness to show her that there is more than one way to experience the world. As Tessa grows closer to Weston, she finds it harder and harder to imagine life without him -- and Weston can't imagine life without her. But he still hasn't told her the truth, and when Tessa's sight returns he'll have to make the hardest decision of his life: vanish from Tessa's world...or overcome his fear of being seen. 100 Days of Sunlight is a poignant and heartfelt novel by author Abbie Emmons. If you like sweet contemporary romance and strong family themes then you'll love this touching story of hope, healing, and getting back up when life knocks you down.

Welcome to the Writer's Life
Welcome to the Writer's Life

Author: Paulette Perhach

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2018-08-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1632171511

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Learn how to take your work to the next level with this informative guide on the craft, business, and lifestyle of writing With warmth and humor, Paulette Perhach welcomes you into the writer’s life as someone who has once been on the outside looking in. Like a freshman orientation for writers, this book includes an in-depth exploration of all the elements of being a writer—from your writing practice to your reading practice, from your writing craft to the all-important and often-overlooked business of writing. In Welcome to the Writer’s Life, you will learn how to tap into the powers of crowdsourcing and social media to grow your writing career. Perhach also unpacks the latest research on success, gamification, and lifestyle design, demonstrating how you can use these findings to further improve your writing projects. Complete with exercises, tools, checklists, infographics, and behind-the-scenes tips from working writers of all types, this book offers everything you need to jump-start a successful writing life.

Mr. Tanner
Mr. Tanner

Author: Harry Chapin

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780991386680

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Mr. Tanner runs a dry cleaning shop in Dayton, Ohio, where he spends his days greeting his customers with his beautiful baritone voice. His friends and neighbors encourage him to sing professionally instead of cleaning clothes. He eventually takes a chance and travels to New York City to be heard by a concert agent and critics, only to find they weren't hearing what he was feeling. The song Mr. Tanner was released in 1973 off Harry Chapin's Short Stories album. The song was inspired by a mediocre review about a baritone singer in The New York Times. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to help support WhyHunger, a charity championed by Harry Chapin himself.

This Will End in Tears
This Will End in Tears

Author: Adam Brent Houghtaling

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-08-07

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 0062098969

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This Will End in Tears is the first ever and definitive guide to melancholy music. Author Adam Brent Houghtaling leads music fans across genres, beyond the enclaves of emo and mope-rock, and through time to celebrate the albums and artists that make up the miserabilist landscape. In essence a book about the saddest songs ever sung, This Will End in Tears is an encyclopedic guide to the masters of melancholy—from Robert Johnson to Radiohead, from Edith Piaf to Joy Division, from Patsy Cline to The Cure—an insightful, exceedingly engaging exploration into why sad songs make us so happy.

I'm Sad
I'm Sad

Author: Michael Ian Black

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1481476289

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A girl, a potato, and a very sad flamingo star in this charming sequel to I’m Bored by New York Times bestselling author and comedian Michael Ian Black and celebrated illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Everyone feels sad sometimes—even flamingos. Sigh. When Flamingo announces he’s feeling down, the little girl and Potato try to cheer him up, but nothing seems to work. Not even dirt! (Which usually works for Potato.) Flamingo learns that he will not always feel this way. And his friends learn that sometimes being a friend means you don’t have to cheer someone up. You just have to stick by your pal no matter how they feel. Even if they’re a potato.

The Sad Squirrel
The Sad Squirrel

Author: Jenna Laffin

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2016-08

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 1632906449

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Squirrel is sad that summer in ending and all the flowers are going away. But with Crow's help, he learns to enjoy the changing seasons and to understand his feelings of sadness. Learn about emotions as you read and sing-along. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.