According to the French composer Olivier Messiaen, 'Bach's music reaches all times, all places'. In Back to Bach: From Mozart to Moog George Michell explores the story of Bach's impact on composers from Mozart and Beethoven to Stravinsky and Shostakovich, as well as on jazz pianists, rock guitarists and pop singers, all of whom set off on their own Back to Bach journeys.Readers are invited to become listeners, to feast on Michell's musical banquet. Under his guidance, they...

Kernel Cob and Little Miss Sweetclover is a classic children's picturebook, with great characters and illustrations. All children will be enthralled when they read this or have it read to them - a real gem! Follow the story of Kernel Cob, which includes excitement, adventure - and some great poems for the kids! This special digital edition has been converted by Andrews UK and made available to a whole new audience.

    She was a sweet girl from a nice family and an ordinary neighborhood...    Now Ronda, at age 26, lives in a world of tricks, vice cops, and a heavy narcotics addiction...    And she invites us into her life in this world.    Ronda is not just any streetwalker.  She is a fascinating (and multi-faceted) character, and almost everyone who comes into contact with her seems drawn to her.    The author included.    It was during a period when documenta...

"Kernel Cob and Little Miss Sweetclover" is a whimsical and charming story featuring anthropomorphic characters. The titular characters, Kernel Cob and Little Miss Sweetclover, are likely depicted in an imaginative and fantastical setting, often engaging in adventures or life lessons that are geared toward young readers.Books of this nature from the early 20th century often incorporated moral lessons, humor, and engaging illustrations to capture the interest of children. Mitchell's work ma...

Geopolitical shifts, increasing demands for accountability, and growing competition have been driving the need for change within transnational nongovernmental organizations (TNGOs). As the world has changed and TNGOs' ambitions have expanded, the roles of TNGOs have shifted and their work has become more complex. To remain effective, legitimate, and relevant in the future necessitates organizational changes, but many TNGOs have been slow to adapt. As a result, the sector's rhetoric of sust...

John Bunyan is certainly one of history's most famous authors. His book, The Pilgrim's Progress, has been read by more Christians than any other book except the Bible. With such great fame, it is surprising how few know the story of Bunyan's life and work in Bedford, England.He was a man who fixed pots and pans for a living, but who also loved to preach the Gospel. He spent almost fifteen years in prison for preaching and during those years wrote over 60 books. His contributions we...

We have a King. He is the personal, infinite God, who has created us and redeemed us through His Son, Jesus Christ. He has revealed truth to us. On the basis of what He has said, we are to live our lives as Kingdom people who are present, spiritual members of the Kingdom of God. Our Great King has given us commandments, statutes, testimonies, precepts, and promises. At the same time, He has given us His Spirit to live within us and empower us to live lives to please Him. His love for us an...

One of the greatest struggles we have in our lives is not only forgiving other people but knowing what to do when we do not receive forgiveness from them. In this book, our whole desire is to not only define what true forgiveness is but to understand how we can forgive someone who has done something that initially seems to be unforgiveable.What does true forgiveness look like? Is there a transgression that I do not have to forgive? Does my forgiving someone depend upon the degree o...

The “illuminating” (Los Angeles Times) answer to why Israel and Palestine’s attempts at negotiation have failed and a practical, “admirably measured” (The New York Times) roadmap for bringing peace to the Middle East—by an impartial American diplomat experienced in solving international conflicts.George Mitchell knows how to bring peace to troubled regions. He was the primary architect of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement for peace in Northern Irelan...

Take It From Dad is a collection of letters written by a father to his son, Ted, at boarding school, away from home for the first time. In each letter "Dad" comments on some aspect of Ted's experience, attitude, or behavior, illustrating and driving home his point with an entertaining tale about human nature. This book is appropriate for all ages from adolescence on, and its lessons are as relevant today as when they were written.

Dedalus should be treasured: a small independent publisher that regularly produces works of European genius at which the behemoths wouldn't sniff. If the corporations did care to look at this new work, they would find, on the surface, a precursor to W G Sebald, a Symbolist vision of the city that lays the way for Aragon and Joyce, and a macabre story of obsessive love and transfiguring horror that is midway between Robert Browning and Tod Browning. Bruges, an amalgam of greyish drowsiness"...

Bruges-la-Morte, which first appeared in 1892, concerns the fate of Hugues Viane, a widower who has turned to the melancholy, decaying city of Bruges as the ideal location in which to mourn his wife and as a suitable haven for the narcissistic perambulations of his inexorably disturbed spirit. Bruges, the 'dead city', becomes the image of his dead wife and thus allows him to endure, to manage the unbearable loss by systematically following its mournful labyrinth of streets and canals in a ...