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 Robert M. Dunkerly, "To the Bitter End: Appomattox, Bennett Place, and the Surrenders of the Confederacy " English | ISBN: 1611212529 | 2015 | 192 pages | EPUB | 9 MB Across the Confederacy, determination remained high through the winter of 1864 into the new year-yet ominous signs were everywhere. The peace conference had failed. Large areas were overrun, the armies could not stop Union advances, the economy was in shambles, and industry and infrastructure were crumbling. The Confederacy could not make, move, or maintain anything. No one knew what the future held but uncertainty.  Time's Up!: The Subscription Business Model for Professional Firms by Paul Dunn, Ronald J. Baker English | November 22nd, 2022 | ISBN: 1119893526 | 400 pages | True EPUB | 11.29 MB Put values-and value-over volume with a professional services subscription model  Those Terrible Grey Horses (Osprey General Military) 2015 | ISBN: 1472813480 | English | 304 Pages | EPUB | 24 MB  Elaine Chambers, "This Queer Angel" English | ISBN: 1912618389 | 2019 | 368 pages | EPUB | 7 MB The incredible true story of one woman's campaign for equality in the armed forces, after a five-month investigation into unnatural conduct which led to her expulsion.  Lindsey Bro, "Thermal: Saunas, Hot Springs & Baths" English | ISBN: 1797218573 | 2022 | EPUB | 224 pages | 320 MB A visually driven celebration of bathing culture around the world, featuring more than 150 photos plus healing rituals and calming practices for daily life.
 The music of the spheres: Music, science, and the natural order of the universe By Jamie James 1995 | 292 Pages | ISBN: 0387944745 | PDF | 10 MB This book provides the parallel histories of music and science, from celestial harmony to cosmic dissonance. For centuries, scientists and philosophers believed the universe was a stately, ordered mechanism -- mathematical and musical. The smooth operation of the cosmos created a divine harmony (perfect, spiritual, eternal) which composers sought to capture and express. With The Music of the Spheres, readers will see how this scientific philosophy emerged, how it was shattered by changing views of the universe and the rise of Romanticism, and to what extent (if at all) it survives today. From Pythagoras to Newton, Bach to Beethoven, and on into the twentieth century, it is a spellbinding examination of the interwoven fates of science and music throughout history. - Back cover. Can music that springs from our 20th-century acceptance of the chaotic nature of reality ever attain the heavenly heights of its Romantic predecessors from an age of order? In The Music of the Spheres Jamie James asks this question, contrasting the importance of music to life before the Industrial Revolution with its value now, when we see it more as entertainment than nourishment. Now that chaos and unpredictability prevail, James wonders, what place can the music of the spheres have for the average person? In the absence of certainty, where is the faith that inspired the Romantic classics? Is not the sound of cynicism unedifying . . . are we beyond beauty? As William Burroughs observed of our age, 'Nothing is true, everything is permitted', and this breakdown in music, order and the aesthetic sense suggests that perhaps we are out of key with the cosmos, in rebellion against the sacred, and so loosed from the ground of being, unable to make our art sing while our souls lament. Could the rejection by our arts and sciences of Romantic sentimentalism be anger at our own dissociation from the divine?Founder of Discover magazine James explores the genesis of sacred and profane music by examining the work of the great artists and scientists, and shows how our understanding of the riddles that confront us has robbed us of our musical treasure by making nonsense of primitive, ancient theism. It is his premise that the physicists' search for order in the quantum world and Freud's ordering of the psyche reflect the deterministic wisdom of the Pythagoreans, and that the 20th-century classical composers from Igor Stravinsky, John Cage to Philip Glass expose the gap we inhabit, between gnosis and psychosis.Zen, so dear to the late John Cage, teaches 'when something is fulfilled, Heaven strikes it'. James says that perhaps our existential troughs have trapped and strangled our ability to return to an innocence sufficient to the task of creating music of the spheres. However, it is equally possible that we postmodernists, digi-talising 'natural' sounds, are aware that the spheres are in a way empty and it is the inner, not outer, spaces of our being where the music arises and disappears regardless of its manifestation.
 William Baker, "The World's Your Stage: How Performing Artists Can Make a Living While Still Doing What They Love" English | ISBN: 0814436153 | 2016 | 240 pages | EPUB | 2 MB Most performing artists don't do what they do for the money. And that's a good thing, because jobs are scarce and talent alone no longer assures success. But since you've spent years mastering your craft-be it as a musician, a dancer, an actor, or some other type of artist-wouldn't you love to figure out how to get paid for it?Inspired by the celebrated Juilliard course, The World's Your Stage explains the business side of the performing arts. Performers wishing to hone their entrepreneur skills and launch their own careers will learn how to:* Understand the numbers* Find their niche-and fill it* Market and promote themselves and their venture* Network productively* Fundraise both online and off* Utilize the Opportunity Framework to help balance artistic and financial growth* And moreComplete with insights from leading figures in the arts as well as lessons from thriving artist-entrepreneurs, The World's Your Stage will help you keep your dream alive while keeping a clear eye on the unavoidable and essential business side of it all.  The World's Greatest Places by PhotoBarrel Editions English | June 23, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B5133NKG | 103 pages | EPUB | 11 Mb If you are a rover and want to explore world sites then this edition contains 100 best places to travel around the world. Fill your bucket list with our suggested sites to explore the world best places with cultural pastimes.  The Well-Grounded Java Developer, 2nd Edition English | 2022 | ISBN: 1617298875 | 919 Pages | MOBI EPUB (True) | 13 MB The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Editionintroduces both the modern innovations and timeless fundamentals you need to know to become a Java master. Authors Ben Evans, Martijn Verburg, and Jason Clark distil their decades of experience as Java Champions, veteran developers, and key contributors to the Java ecosystem into this clear and practical guide.
 The Unofficial Stranger Things Cookbook: (Pop Culture Cookbook, Demogorgon, Hellfire Club) by Tom Grimm English | November 22nd, 2022 | ISBN: 1958862088 | 144 pages | True EPUB | 28.58 MB Eat your way out of the Upside Down with this cookbook inspired by the world of Stranger Things. From comfort food straight from Mrs. Wheeler's table to fast food from the Starcourt Mall food court, this cookbook features all kinds of recipes that would fit right into both dimensions of 1980s Hawkins, Indiana. |
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