From common to not-so-common problems facing choral conductors of all experience levels, Michael Kemp brings a lifetime of experience living and working in the choral world to create a truly remarkable and practical book of solutions. This comprehensive handbook starts with a myriad of quick fixes to familiar choral challenges and then provides in-depth explanations for choir directors who need more. What follows are sections on planning and preparation—including 62 warm-up exercises—as we...

Avoid share market traps and create a watertight plan for long-term investment success. Most of us know the Greek myth of Ulysses. He made a pact with his ship's crew ordering them to block their ears with wax and tie him to the mast of the ship while they steered past an island inhabited by mythological creatures called Sirens. This story inspired the term ' Ulysses Contract' , which is a commitment device that helps us to build and maintain good habits and decisions despite future tempta...

Question everything – and become a better investor in the processUncommon Sense takes readers on a four-century journey; from the dawn of public share ownership (in 1602) right up to today. But this is not simply a history book. It's a book for serious investors. Along the way it reveals the fascinating stories, the market characters and the important financial developments that have sculpted the thinking behind the value investor's craft. Blended througho...

You've lucked onto something very special by picking up this book.' SCOTT PAPE, THE BAREFOOT INVESTOR The term ‘Ulysses contract’ is inspired by mythological hero Ulysses who, while sailing past an island inhabited by sirens, ordered his crew to block their ears with wax and tie him to the mast of the ship. Otherwise, the sirens’ bewitching song would entice them to steer the ship onto the rocks. The Ulysses Contract uses this analogy to warn of the ‘sirens’ that tempt investors to part wi...

Enclosed ecosystem experiments have gained in popularity as research tools in ecological science, particularly in the study of coastal aquatic environments. These systems provide scientists with a degree of experimental control that is not achievable through field experiments. Yet to date, techniques for systematically extrapolating results from small-scale experimental ecosystems to larger, deeper, more open, more biologically diverse, and more heterogeneous ecosystems in nature have not ...

-- Ecology

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a wave of political violence swept across the globe, causing widespread alarm. Described by the media of the day as "propaganda of the deed," assassinations, bombings and assaults carried out by anarchists--both individuals and conspirators--were intended to incite revolution and established the precedents of modern terrorism. Much has been written about these actions and the responses to them yet little attention has been given to the actors ...

Most of us know the Greek myth of Ulysses, who made a pact with his ship’s crew ordering them to block their ears with wax and tie him to the mast of the ship while they steered past an island inhabited by mythological creatures called Sirens. This story inspired the term Ulysses Contract , which is a commitment device that helps us to build and maintain good habits and decisions despite future temptations. In The Ulysses Contract, Michael Kemp uses the Ulysses analogy to warn of the ‘sire...

#1 New York Times Bestseller • More than 10 million Copies SoldIn this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked a...

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Instant New York Times bestseller. Over two million copies sold!CHANGE YOUR MINDSET, CHANGE YOUR ACTIONS, CHANGE YOUR FU*KING LIFE — A BS-free guide to building better habits, boosting resilience, breaking free from self-doubt, and becoming the fiercest version of yourselfA refreshing, no-nonsense, self-empowerment guide that offers an honest, crystal clear, tough-love approach to help you stop the self-sabotage and move past self-...

The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek.From the author:"For the last two years, I’ve interviewed more than 200 world-class performers for my podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, to deconstruct their success habits. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gymnastics, surfing...