"Upon completing my nursing degree and gaining employment, what followed was truly a humbling and horrendous learning experience."The train wreck that was the start of her second career was far from anything she had experienced. The author, a software engineer, took a decade detour into nursing. Her perspective is unusual because she didn't begin her nursing career quite like other nurses. Unlike software engineering, nursing placed her c...

JD MOORE AWARD WINNING AUTHORYou're a young, aspiring pilot eager to put your skills to the test until an incident on your first flight nearly claims the lives of you and your closest friends. You quickly appreciate that life is precious and resolve to make a difference by flying humanitarian missions. You rapidly learn, however, that not everyone on these expeditions shares your sense of charity. Someone is exploiting the missions for unethical purposes. You investigate these unsc...

Blow Your Nose- To Work Smarter, Live Freely and Create Legacy takes Type A productivity junkies on a journey into their deepest emotions to help them find their unique talents and develop real connections. Along this twisty path of mind-opening quizzes, thought provoking stories and intriguing exercises, the reader may find themselves leveling up their emotional quotient (EQ) from ego-centric to empathy-centric, leading them to greater success and personal fulfillment than they ever thoug...

This book guides the reader through the variety of stages and steps one takes to make a professional music career into a legal business. It covers important topics that every musician should fully understand before signing a contract, making a recording, or fully pursuing a career. With a straightforward, plain-English approach, this book is written by an attorney who has been on both sides of the desk in the music business. With the advent of modern computer recording technology, more mus...

Former gang member Y. Blak Moore grew up in Chicago's housing projects before becoming a poet and noted novelist. His gritty fiction captures the mean streets with an authenticity few writers can match. The Apostles run Chicago's streets. Now "Solemn Shawn," their legendary leader, wants out. But the head of The Governors has a score to settle. So before Shawn can make a better life for his pregnant girlfriend, he must fight one last war.

A stunning cultural biography of De La Soul, the era-defining hip-hop trio that touched millions of lives and changed rap forever.De La Soul burst onto the scene with the release of their groundbreaking 1989 album 3 Feet High & Rising, an “anything goes” hip-hop masterpiece hailed as a new masterwork from a bygone era of Black experimentation.Formed in Long Island in 1988 by Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer, Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, and Vincent “M...

Blow Your Nose- To Work Smarter, Live Freely and Create Legacy takes Type A productivity junkies on a journey into their deepest emotions to help them find their unique talents and develop real connections. Along this twisty path of mind-opening quizzes, thought provoking stories and intriguing exercises, the reader may find themselves leveling up their emotional quotient (EQ) from ego-centric to empathy-centric, leading them to greater success and personal fulfillment than they ever thoug...

“Brimming with hard realities about the choices we make, the friendships we keep, and the unlikely allies we find along the way, this affecting novel helps to fill the gaping hole left by Walter Dean Myers’s passing.” —Booklist“A taut, haunting tragedy.” —Kirkus ReviewsOne young man searches for a place to call home in this gut-wrenching, honest novel from New York Times bestselling author...

“If you’re hoping to make a career out of music, this book could be the difference between getting it right and flaming out.” (Alan Cross music historian, broadcaster and blogger) Article in Canadian Musician Magazine. http://canadianmusician.com/news/?p=937 Article in The Province: http://www.theprovince.com/columnists/Eith+right+home+music+career/8639149/story.html Article in the Georgia Straight: http://www.straight.com/music/399056/bob-deith-offers-industry-wisd...

'It's pretty stupid comparing us to the Beatles. There were four of them. There's only three of us.' — Paul HesterCrowded House promised to become the most successful band ever to have come out of Australasia. When 'Don't Dream It's Over' and 'Something So Strong' exploded in the US charts, worldwide success looked inevitable. Critics compared them musically to the Beatles and fans adored them for their warmth and humour on stage. Four brilliant albums later, their...

Ian Bostridge is one of the outstanding singers of our time, celebrated for the quality of his voice but also for the exceptional intelligence he brings to bear on the interpretation of the repertoire of the past and present alike. Yet his early career was that of a professional historian, and A Singer's Notebook takes a look at the multifaceted world of classical music through the eyes of someone whose career as a singer has followed a unique trajectory. Consisting of short essay...

An easy-to-digest overview of the many free and low-cost ways independent musicians, managers and promoters can harness the Internet to gain widespread exposure, attract more fans, and make money with their music. Veteran author, speaker and teacher Bob Baker reveals guerrilla marketing tactics to build an effective artist website, make the most of social media sites, and use the latest digital music promotion tools. From Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to blogs, podcasts and music sales wid...