Nothing With Strings

Author : Bailey White
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439121281
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nothing with Strings written by Bailey White and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a decade, Bailey White has delivered a story each Thanksgiving to National Public Radio's All Things Considered listeners. Long awaited by her many fans, Nothing with Strings is the entire collection of these Thanksgiving stories, published together for the first time. With wit and charm, Bailey White writes about an almost-gone little town where a spoon player is a guardian angel, an old woman fears that John James Audubon is living in her attic, and a homely governess wins a baby bull in a raffle and loses her heart. It's the kind of place where Heavenly Blue morning glories grow in through the windows of old houses and funeral food is shared on a Greyhound bus on a fall afternoon. You may not have ever been there, but you will feel right at home in these pages. Bailey White's beautifully written stories, teetering on the edge of the unreal, are sure to bring back memories you don't really have.

Author : Eric Walters
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735266255
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broken Strings written by Eric Walters and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo. For fans of The Devil's Arithmetic and Hana's Suitcase. It's 2002. In the aftermath of the twin towers -- and the death of her beloved grandmother -- Shirli Berman is intent on moving forward. The best singer in her junior high, she auditions for the lead role in Fiddler on the Roof, but is crushed to learn that she's been given the part of the old Jewish mother in the musical rather than the coveted part of the sister. But there is an upside: her "husband" is none other than Ben Morgan, the cutest and most popular boy in the school. Deciding to throw herself into the role, she rummages in her grandfather's attic for some props. There, she discovers an old violin in the corner -- strange, since her Zayde has never seemed to like music, never even going to any of her recitals. Showing it to her grandfather unleashes an anger in him she has never seen before, and while she is frightened of what it might mean, Shirli keeps trying to connect with her Zayde and discover the awful reason behind his anger. A long-kept family secret spills out, and Shirli learns the true power of music, both terrible and wonderful.

Author : Brandy Ayers
Publisher : Brandy Ayers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wanted: No Strings written by Brandy Ayers and published by Brandy Ayers. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am seeking some no strings fun with a well-endowed man. Francie Lee just got out of a ten-year-long joke of a marriage. Young and dumb when she said I Do, she’s looking to make up for lost time now that she is single. With some encouragement from her sister and a couple bottles of wine, Francie places a personal ad online. The next morning, she can’t believe the things she wrote in that ad. Through the flood of dick pics, one man stands out. But I have things I need in whoever I decide to play with. Trent’s friends may be laughing at the ad, but not him. Trent is intrigued. So is the appendage in his pants. And boy did he meet the requirements the woman behind the ad insisted on. Francie may have intended for her night with Trent to be a one-off, but he has other ideas. Long term ideas. Screw no strings, he wants all the strings a relationship comes with, and more.

Author : Judy Blundell
Publisher : Scholastic
ISBN 13 : 1407130382
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strings Attached written by Judy Blundell and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kit Corrigan has always dreamed of being a star. But in order to get there, she needs to break up with Billy, who's going to Korea, and leave her family behind in Providence, RI, to move to New York City. She finds small roles, and a hard city to live in. She finds out that she's made a deal with Billy's father, Nate (a lawyer who defends mobsters), and has to do what he asks of her. And she finds a mystery that she needs to solve in order to protect the people she loves.

Author : Joanne Lipman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471125769
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strings Attached written by Joanne Lipman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strings Attachedis the story of a brilliant, but ferocious music teacher who came to be known as Mr K. A Ukrainian immigrant who survived an abusive childhood to become a noted resident and teacher, Mr K used music as a means of escape. The authors, who spent their childhoods in the late 60s and 70s, rehearsing and playing together as young musicians, bring the extraordinary character of Mr K to life - from his days as a forced Nazi labourer; to his home life as a husband to an invalid wife; to his heart-breaking search to find his missing daughter; to the terrifying challenges he hurtled from behind the music stand.

Author : Gerri Hill
Publisher : Bella Books
ISBN 13 : 1594937486
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Strings written by Gerri Hill and published by Bella Books. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One mistake leads to a year of exile... Used to the busy playground of Winter Park, police chief Reese Daniels is shipped off to sleepy Lake City, Colorado. She takes the job of sheriff seriously, but makes it clear to one and all: this year is just a blip in her life. When it's done, she's gone. Forest Ranger M. Z. Morgan has lived in Lake City long enough to be considered a local. The pace, the quiet and the many friends make life there well worth the lack of dating material. A girlfriend would still be nice, and the new sheriff is easy on the eyes. It's entirely natural for Morgan and Reese to be friendly, but Reese's repeated reminders that she's not sticking around make it impossible for anything more between them. That is, until they strike a no strings bargain. Some guaranteed exchange of heat as the long winter sets in seems just what they need to pass the time. So what if it's the best sex they've ever had? It's still only temporary. They won't mistake sex for more, even if it only gets better—month after month. After month. No Strings—it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Author : Triumph Books
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN 13 : 9781572433939
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book N'Sync written by Triumph Books and published by Triumph Books (IL). This book was released on 2000 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NYSNC -- the undisputed leaders in the "boy band" explosion. With a string of sold out tours and hit singles, the guys from NSYNC are as popular as the Beatles! These titles take a look at the spectacular career of NSYNC through backstage photos and exclusive fan shots.

Author : Jeremy Scott
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1684423414
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strings written by Jeremy Scott and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Smart, thought-provoking, and unique... readers won’t want to put this eye-opening, explosive story down.” —School Library Journal "Jeremy Scott brings his familiar snark from his CinemaSins YouTube channel to the book’s epic battles, plot-twists and super-villains.”—San Francisco Book Review Three years after the showdown with Finch razed their hometown of Freepoint and changed their lives forever, Phillip & the rest of The Ables gang find another school year interrupted by a growing threat. Relations with the government have never been more strained and the political rhetoric has shifted to a more hostile tone when discussing those with special abilities. A new branch of Homeland Security has been empowered to investigate custodial acts of heroism and even detain suspects indefinitely. While juggling his leadership responsibilities over the dozens of Ables members, a new crush, and a growing anxiety problem... Phillip will have to decide how much of The Ables' time will be spent training for simulation games and how much will be spent stepping into the real-world crime-fighting holes created by the custodians that have disappeared--presumed to be imprisoned or worse. Confronted with a mysterious new villain wielding a previously unknown power, Phillip, Bentley, & Henry will be forced to stretch their abilities and their bonds further than ever before.

Author : Steven S. Gubser
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400834430
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of String Theory written by Steven S. Gubser and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential beginner's guide to string theory The Little Book of String Theory offers a short, accessible, and entertaining introduction to one of the most talked-about areas of physics today. String theory has been called the "theory of everything." It seeks to describe all the fundamental forces of nature. It encompasses gravity and quantum mechanics in one unifying theory. But it is unproven and fraught with controversy. After reading this book, you'll be able to draw your own conclusions about string theory. Steve Gubser begins by explaining Einstein's famous equation E = mc2, quantum mechanics, and black holes. He then gives readers a crash course in string theory and the core ideas behind it. In plain English and with a minimum of mathematics, Gubser covers strings, branes, string dualities, extra dimensions, curved spacetime, quantum fluctuations, symmetry, and supersymmetry. He describes efforts to link string theory to experimental physics and uses analogies that nonscientists can understand. How does Chopin's Fantasie-Impromptu relate to quantum mechanics? What would it be like to fall into a black hole? Why is dancing a waltz similar to contemplating a string duality? Find out in the pages of this book. The Little Book of String Theory is the essential, most up-to-date beginner's guide to this elegant, multidimensional field of physics.

Author : Mimi Rabson
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1540025527
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arranging for Strings written by Mimi Rabson and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Berklee Guide). Learn to use strings in your compositions and arrangements! From romantic chord pads to powerful grooves to gut-wrenching passionate melodies, strings do it all. This book presents time-tested techniques and contemporary developments in writing and arranging for strings. You'll learn strategies for authentic writing in many different styles and find ideas to take your personal sound forward. Discover voicings that work best for each project and explore the intricacies of bowing. Hear articulation approaches from pads to chopping in the online audio examples. See how other composers have used strings to heighten the impact of their music in the written examples. Make your work stand out with the drama and depth that well informed string writing can bring. You will learn: * The tunings, range, and timbres for the violin, viola, cello, and bass, including standard instruments and common variations, including acoustic, electric, and synthesized string instruments and sections * Bowing techniques and possibilities * Characteristic articulations and sounds, such as vibrato, pizzicato, sul tasto, trills, tremolos, and harmonics * Timbral and rhythm effects, such as chop technique, ponticello/feedback, portamento, and falls * String-section arranging techniques, such as melody/countermelody, fills, pads, and comping * Stylistic nuances of genres such as American roots, Celtic, jazz, rock, klezmer, eastern European, Gypsy jazz, and swing * Mic, recording, and live sound techniques for capturing the best string sounds for both acoustic and electric instruments