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Jazz could not contain Fred Hersch. Hersch's prodigious talent as a sideman - a pianist who played with the giants of the 20th century in the autumn of their careers, including Art Farmer and Joe Henderson - blossomed further in the '80s and beyond into a compositional genius that defied the boundaries of bop, sweeping in elements of pop, classical, and folk to create a wholly new music.

In October, 1996, young, pretty, and petite women began vanishing off the streets of Poughkeepsie, New York. Most were prostitutes and some were addicts. By August, 1998, the toll had reached eight, when a prostitute told police she had barely escaped being strangled by Kendall Francois, 27, a 6'4", 300-lb. middle school hall monitor whose slovenly personal hygiene had earned him the nickname "Stinky". Inside his house, the smell was worse, as investigators discovered a tangle of rotting flesh and bones.

How to craft your elevator speech, floor by floor, with - NO SWEAT! We've all been there: We're attending a networking event, social function, or seminar. The leader goes to the front of the group and announces, "Before we get started, let's go around the room and introduce ourselves. Stand up. Tell us who you are and what you do. Give us your 'Elevator Speech'." For many, the first reaction is, "YIKES!"

Gravesend 1920. A famous mystery writer, while searching through the remains of a damaged church looking for story ideas, happens upon a document that was never meant to be found or read. Any knowledge of its contents could change the terms of the treaty that ended the First World War. There is also a change in the hand that writes and records the cases of Sherlock Holmes.

In Five Minutes to Kill, actor and comedian Fred Stoller tells the story of the Young Comedians Special in 1989. He and five other talented, then-unknown comics took the stage with the hopes that their five-minute sets would propel them to fame and fortune. Some, like David Spade and Rob Schneider, hit it big; others didn’t. By turns hilarious and heart-wrenching, Five Minutes to Kill is the bittersweet story of what happened to six of America’s funniest people after their first big breaks.

In this fascinating course of lectures, Professor Fred Baumann, leads us on an engaging exploration of this penetrating work. Taking in each of the eight books, we examine the complex juxtaposition of events Thucydides demonstrates without much comment of his own. We see how democrats and oligarchs, Athenians and Spartans, understand the world and misunderstand each other. We explore how Thucydides contrasts Sparta - so deliberately narrow, provincial, overtly moral, and covertly cynical - with Athens....

Sam Spearman—wealthy, elderly, and irascible—is a man on a mission. The mighty Central Pacific Railroad proposes to abandon tracks that serve his Kansas grain elevators. In this story, you’ll discover that railroading, whether viewed from locomotive cabs or corporate boardrooms, was never dull.

From red carpet premieres to TV interviews to unexpected paparazzi encounters, celebrities are always feeling the pressure to look their absolute best. So when it comes to slimming down, they want fabulous results now. Dr. Fred Pescatore, author of the New York Times best seller The Hamptons Diet, is sharing - for the first time - the secret diet he uses with his A-list clientele to achieve maximum results for losing weight and getting healthy.

Fred Van Lente's brilliant debut is both an homage to the Golden Age of Mystery and a thoroughly contemporary show-business satire. As the story opens, nine comedians of various acclaim are summoned to the island retreat of legendary Hollywood funnyman Dustin Walker. The group includes a former late-night TV host, a washed-up improv instructor, a ridiculously wealthy "blue collar" comic, and a past-her-prime Vegas icon.

From the author of Rapid Recovery from Back and Neck Pain: A Nine-Step Recovery Plan and Mesh-Free Hernia Repair come a new and game-changing book, which presents crucial research information, empowering concepts, and effective techniques to help you achieve rapid recovery from symptoms of benign enlarged prostate. Rapid Recovery from Enlarged Prostate Symptoms shows you how you can apply strategies used by Olympic athletes to recover rapidly from symptoms of benign enlarged prostate and live a healthy, active life again. From the introduction: Rapid recovery from enlarged prostate symptoms...

The man who answered the door was naked and covered with blood. His name was Larry Singleton and police in Tampa, Florida, soon discovered he had brutally murdered prostitute Roxanne Hayes and much worse. He was the mad chopper, who years before had cut off the arms off 15-year-old Mary Vincent outside Modesto, California. Mary survived and testified against him at his trial for killing Hayes.

In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, introduces listeners to more than 100 great works, and profiles in depth many significant composers, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Dvoxak, and Mahler. He describes all the musical instruments in the orchestra, defines major musical terms, and makes music theory comprehensible for the uninitiated. There are also conversations with important musicians who offer fascinating insights about their art.

Dan Deckler is a retired NYPD homicide detective now a private investigator. After concluding a case on Long Island's south shore barrier islands, he takes time to sit on the dunes of a surfing spot from his youth and reminisce. While he is watching a group of young surfers, the waves wash up a corpse to the shore at his feet. Eventually, the body is identified and a convoluted connection to Dan and his former NYPD partner comes to light.

Tyrone Power was as versatile in life as he was on the screen. He was a multifaceted man and was the last idol created by the vast star-making machine 20th Century Fox. Coming from a family of multi-generational actors, Tyrone Power broke the proverbial mold. His on-screen charisma in the 30s and 40s propelled him to the forefront of must-have actors. His on-screen accomplishments were many, yet he did not hesitate to enter the military when his country went to war. After the war, he continued in his career, but the years took their toll.

¿Eres consciente de tus limitaciones? ¿De dónde vienen? ¿Reconoces eso que a veces te impide entrar en acción? ¿Sabes reconocer el miedo en ti? ¿Crees saber que es el miedo? ¿Y el temor? En lo más profundo de nosotros, en nuestro ego, se esconde el miedo y lo hace tras mecanismos que empleamos de manera inconsciente, lo que hace que, casi siempre resulte complicado identificarlo. Te acompaño a descubrir tus miedos, a revelar cómo funcionan, a saber de dónde vienen y a superarlos, no existe un desarrollo en la vida si estas limitado por ellos.

In 2018, 34 people were shot at a high school in Parkland, Florida. Jaime Guttenberg, a 14-year-old, was the second to last victim. That she and so many of her fellow students were struck down in cold blood galvanized many to action, including Jaime's father, Fred, who has become an activist dedicated to passing common-sense gun-safety legislation. This book is not about gun safety or Parkland. Instead, it tells the story of Fred Guttenberg's journey since Jaime's death and how he has been able to get through the worst of times thanks to the kindness and compassion of others.

The clock was ticking on the Nazi plan to annihilate the last group of the Hungarian Jewry. After nearly suffocating in an underground bunker, Auschwitz prisoners Ceslav Mordowicz and Arnost Rosin escaped and told Jewish leaders what they had seen. Their testimony in early June, 1944, corroborated earlier hard-to-believe reports of mass killing in Auschwitz by lethal gas and provided eyewitness accounts of record daily arrivals of Hungarian Jews meeting the same fate. It was the spark needed to stir a call for action to pressure Hungary's premier to defy Hitler.

Nice women never wore makeup. Even the word was taboo in polite society—until Max Factor entered the scene. Born in Poland in 1877, Factor worked as a beautician for the Russian royal family, the Romanovs. In 1904, he fled to America, where he opened a cosmetics store in Los Angeles. Creating makeup originally for silent films, then the talkies, and, ultimately, color motion pictures, Factor designed looks for Katharine Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Bette Davis, and countless other beauties of the day. Soon women everywhere wanted to look like their favorite glamorous stars, and Factor was there to help, bringing his innovative cosmetics to the general public.

Liderança transcendente não tem muito a ver com educação ou treino, afirma Kofman. Apesar de ser PhD em economia e ter ensinado no MIT (Massachussets Institute of Technology), ele logo descobriu que as ferramentas da economia simplesmente não funcionavam quando se tratava de motivar os funcionários. Incentivos materiais formam talvez 15% da motivação de empregados. Os outros 85% derivam da nossa vontade de pertencer–pela convicção de que o que fazemos dia após dia tem alguma importância.

Comic book artist Mike Mason arrives at San Diego Comic-Con seeking sanctuary with other fans and creators - and maybe to reunite with his ex - but when his rival is found murdered, he becomes the prime suspect. To clear his name, Mike will have to navigate every corner of the con, from zombie obstacle courses and cosplay flash mobs to intrusive fans and obsessive collectors, in the process unraveling a dark secret behind one of the industry's most legendary creators.