Winner of the 2015 PMIG Outstanding Publication Award from the Society of Music Theory The DJs and laptop performers of electronic dance music use preexistent elements such as vinyl records and digital samples to create fluid, dynamic performances. These performances are also largely improvised, evolving in response to the demands of a particular situation through interaction with a dancing audience. Within performance, musicians make numerous spontaneous decisions about v...

An inside look at a cable titan and his industryJohn Malone, hailed as one of the great unsung heroes of our age by some and reviled by others as a ruthless robber baron, is revealed as a bit of both in Cable Cowboy. For more than twenty-five years, Malone has dominated the cable television industry, shaping the world of entertainment and communications, first with his cable company TCI and later with Liberty Media. Written with Malone's unprecedented coop...

The Odyssey is one of the oldest works of Western literature, dating back to classical antiquity. Homer's epic poem belongs in a collection called the Epic Cycle, which includes The Iliad. It was originally written in ancient Greek, utilizing a dactylic hexameter rhyme scheme. Although this rhyme scheme sounds beautiful in its native language, in modern English it can sound awkward and, as Eric McMillan humorously describes it, resembles "pumpkins rolling on a bar...

"WAR is a racket. It always has been."It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives."Thus begins one of the most important works of the last century that most people have never heard of. It isn't required reading in school, although it should be. It won't be brought up on your favorite evening sitcom, and politici...

One day in 2002 the fifty-year old body of former Pittsburgh Steeler and hall of famer Mike Webster was laid on a cold table in front of pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu. Webster’s body looked to Omalu like the body of a much older man, and the circumstances of his behavior prior to his death were clouded in mystery. But when Omalu cut into Webster’s brain, it appeared to be normal. Something didn’t add up.It was at this moment, Omalu studying slides of Webster’s brain tissue under a m...

The Definitive Collection of Societal Rebellion – 4 Classic Defiance Novels presents an exploration of rebellion through the masterful narratives of literary giants. Each story, while distinct in stylistic approach, unravels the complex interplay between individuality and societal constraints. The anthology captures a gamut of defiance, from personal revolutions to broader societal challenges, traversing diverse cultural and historical contexts without relegating significance to singular w...

A high-flying YA anthology featuring thirteen short stories that turn superhero tropes on their head and offer fresh perspectives on modern mythsTriumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types.This YA anthology features thirteen short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying...

We know that personal finance should be simple math: spend less than what comes in the door. Yet we also know that—people being people—this is rarely done with ease. Enter Mark Butler’s winsome, original work on the psychology of money. While encountering a variety of irrepressible characters and their all-too-human stories, we’re presented a compelling new paradigm through which to finally see who we are in relation to our personal money. In Zen Money Blues, this proves to be a most humor...

When Jenny Davis discovers her husband’s infidelity, she storms out of their house. Out of John’s life. Out of the comfort zone. Jenny takes up temporary residence in a Dallas apartment, with her close friend, Rebekah. Disappointed and stunned by John, she rushes onto the singles scene. Late-night clubs. Dance halls. Taverns. But when Rebekah takes Jenny to an intimidating, sketchy part of town, Jenny meets a man who is fuel to her fire. He is Marco, the accelerant to Jenny’s transformatio...

In this candid autobiography, Mark Butler narrates the early life experiences that led to his enlistment in the US Navy and subsequent deployment to Iraq.In the first half of this book, Mark dabbles with the traditional route of a biography, highlighting his most private experiences with parents, boyhood politics, girls, friends and school. Readers can expect a stirring run of true short stories that foreshadow Mark’s brief naval career. The danger will captivate the readers, while...

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this monograph on Great Britain not only describes and analyses the legal aspects of labour relations, but also examines labour relations practices and developing trends. It provides a survey of the subject that is both usefully brief and sufficiently detailed to answer most questions likely to arise in any pertinent legal setting. Both individual and collective labour relations are covered in ample detail, with at...

Walking in Darkness Then the LightBecame addicted to drugs and was going to commit suicide then I saw the Light of the Holy Spirit.