English Composition

Unlock the transformative power of poetry as both artistic expression and spiritual practice with this comprehensive guide to finding your authentic voice. "Rising Wings" takes you on a seven-step journey through the landscape of your emotions, memories, and observations, providing concrete techniques to transform raw experience into resonant verse. Written with lyrical wisdom and practical insight, this book combines inspirational guidance with actionable exercises designed to develop every aspect of your poetic craft—from awakening deep listening and embracing difficult emotions to ...

Introducing "Capturing Memories" - a gateway to a world where unique moments become timeless treasures! Embark on a journey exploring the pervasive power of photography, its essence, and why it holds a potent role in immortalizing memories. "Capturing Memories" unravels the artistry of photography! It’s a stunning plunge into the basics suitable for any skill level! With its step-by-step breakdown of intricate aspects, professional experience isn't a necessity to grasp the concepts. This illuminating guide ventures into every facet from understanding your camera's potential to mastering ...

Immerse yourself in the captivating realm of wilderness photography with "Lens on the Wild," your ultimate guide to capturing the untamed beauty of nature's most breathtaking scenes. Whether you're an aspiring photographer or an enthusiast looking to refine your craft, this comprehensive eBook is your perfect companion on the journey towards mastering the art of wilderness photography. Dive into the serene allure of the wild as you explore the intricate relationship between technical prowess and artistic vision. "Lens on the Wild" ushers you step-by-step from understanding the fundamental ...

Building on the success of the first book, 52 More Photography Challenges II: One Year of Inspiration To Improve Your Photography invites photographers of all levels to dive deeper into their creative journey. Written by professional photographer and instructor Phil Ebiner, this second installment offers an entirely new set of weekly challenges designed to spark creativity and improve both technical and artistic skills. Whether you’re a beginner eager to expand your creative toolbox or an experienced photographer looking for fresh ideas, this book has something for everyone. With 52 brand...

Steve Almond shares the insights gleaned from three decades as a beloved teacher and mentor, and a considerably less-beloved literary rabble rouser. His tone is irreverent. His ideas are iconoclastic. And his approach is stubbornly, radically, empathic. The goal is to explode the well-meaning but misguided myths that hold us back from writing our deepest and most honest work, to awaken the joys of storytelling while also confronting how grueling the process can be.

Want to lose weight naturally and permanently? Ditch quick-fixes like pharmaceuticals, surgeries, and calorie restriction! Take your health into your own hands by focusing on your overall body composition, microbiome, and the restoration of ancestral foods with this cutting-edge new book from the bestselling author of Wheat Belly and Super Gut.

There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing a new type of magic. From the writing of strong, action-packed scenes to the creation of dynamic, multi-dimensional characters, fantasy author Deborah Chester guides novices and intermediate writers through a step-by-step process of story construction. Whether offering tips on how to test a plot premise or survive what she calls the dark dismal middle, Chester shares the techniques she uses in writing her own novels.

Music, Lyrics, and Life is the songwriting class you always wish you'd taken, taught by the professor you always wish you'd had. It's a deep dive into the heart of questions asked by songwriters of all levels, from how to begin journaling to when you know that a song is finished. With humor and empathy, acclaimed singer-songwriter Mike Errico unravels both the mystery of songwriting and the logistics of life as a songwriter.

What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do the lives we live help us write better songs? After two New York Times bestsellers that cemented and expanded his legacy as one of America’s best-loved performers and songwriters, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) and How to Write One Song, Jeff Tweedy is back with another disarming, beautiful, and inspirational book about why we listen to music, why we love songs, and how music can connect us to each other and to ourselves.

Angie Stone: Queen of Neo Soul - A Fan Tribute, authored by two-time award-winning writer Carol Denise Mitchell, pays homage to the legacy of a remarkable R&B and neo-soul artist. This book chronicles Stone's significant ascent within the hip-hop genre, detailing her role as a pioneer and catalyst of neo-soul throughout her impressive four-decade career. A self-taught keyboardist, prolific songwriter, and arranger, Stone first gained recognition as a member of the Sequence, a trio that made waves with their hit "Funk You Up" in 1979, marking the second release on Sugar Hill Records and the ...

Ready to build a picture book? First, you’ll need the right tools. Listen to this title in the Writer’s Toolbox series and discover plenty of tips and tools to get you started. Soon you’ll be writing and showing stories like a pro!

Poetry is more than rhyming words on a page. A poem is crafted by carefully selecting each word and rhythm. But how does a poet get started? Finding inspiration is as easy as looking at a picture.

Are you struggling with an essay about a work of literature? This guide will get you started on the process of closely reading A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams by giving you strategies and ideas. Included is an act-by-act plot summary with analysis points as well an overview of several schools literary theory. You will discover different angles through which analyze the play and come up with a strong thesis. You will learn how to create substantial body paragraphs and to correctly integrate your quotations and avoid plagiarism by using MLA formatting. You will end up with a ...

One of America’s finest historians shows us how Bob Dylan, one of the country’s greatest and most enduring artists, still surprises and moves us after all these years. Growing up in Greenwich Village, Sean Wilentz discov­ered the music of Bob Dylan as a young teenager; almost half a century later, he revisits Dylan’s work with the skills of an eminent American historian as well as the passion of a fan.

The writer of these vignettes tries to sell herself to her lover, using comparisons, declarations, emotions, heartfelt analysis, poems, compositions, promises, poignant descriptions of feelings...

A Parisian drugstore owner (André Pogoriloffsky), a man in his early fifties, who is also a skilled amateur piano player, experiences a two year long mental trip to a parallel (Temporalist) world, as an avatar. He will soon find out that he was purposely „imported” there in order to be taught the basics of that culture’s music theory. Pogoriloffsky is permanently accompanied by a local musicologist – Jean-Philippe, an expert in the European musical tradition – and, for a while, initiated by an old psychologist (Herr Sch… etc.) in the cognitive aspects of Temporalist music ...

In Photography Composition, you will find all you need to know to learn the basics of composition. It will teach you the proper terms and ways to apply rules that you might already know instinctively yet not quite understand why they work the way they do.

Embark on a captivating journey through the enchanting world of model railroads with "Locomotive Lenses." This definitive guide transforms your passion for miniature scale trains into stunning visual stories, mastering the art of model train photography. Chapter 1 explores model train scales, essential gear, and the interplay of light and composition, laying the foundation where art meets precision. Chapter 2 empowers you to take control of your camera, navigating through lenses, aperture settings, shutter speed, and ISO for depth, detail, and dynamics. Illuminate the rails in Chapter 3, ...

The Little Book of Muses invites the reader to embark on a fantastical journey to discover the beauty of the written word. Within its pages is a collection of poetic, whimsical sayings with words entwined to serenade the logophile, invoke a storyteller’s soul, and warm the writer’s spirit. From elegant phrases, humorous expressions to thought-provoking reflections, this is a delightful book to sip tea, ponder, and dip in and out of often for a generous dose of literary inspiration. The book is also available in Spanish and Italian

Step into a world where thread becomes blossom, and fabric turns into a canvas of living petals. "Floral Fantasia," a compelling new eBook, invites you to unlock the secrets of botanical embroidery, beckoning you to transform the ordinary into a blooming masterpiece. Immerse yourself in a step-by-step odyssey through the elegant art of floral stitchwork. Your journey begins with a deep appreciation for the artistry of embroidery, as you explore its timeless appeal and the essentials of material selection. Ensure your foundation is as strong as the stems you'll stitch, with knowledgeable ...