Discover the soulful journey of country music, from its humble beginnings to its place in the heart of American culture. In this captivating audiobook, Ian Harris traces the roots of country music, diving deep into its rich heritage—from the early folk traditions of European settlers to the blending of African American blues, and the rise of Nashville's country music empire. Harris brings to life the sounds, stories, and cultural influences that shaped the genre, offering listeners a compe...

Dive into the origins of one of the most influential cultural movements in the world. A Brief History of Hip-Hop Music takes listeners on a journey back to the gritty streets of 1970s New York, where hip-hop was born out of hardship and a desire for creative expression. From its beginnings in the South Bronx to its global domination, this audiobook explores the evolution of hip-hop as not just a genre of music, but a lifestyle, a community, and a powerful force in art, fashion, an...

For many complaints and conditions, the benefits from surgery are lower, and the risks higher, than you or your surgeon think. In this book you will see how commonly performed operations can be found to be useless or even harmful when properly evaluated. That these claims come from an experienced, practising orthopaedic surgeon who performs many of these operations himself, makes the unsettling argument particularly compelling.Of course no surgeon is recommending invasive surgery i...

Scopri come pensare da vincente e ottenere ciò che desideri con l’aiuto Bruce LeeCon questo audiobook conosci finalmente gli insegnamenti di vita e di Bruce Lee, la leggenda delle arti marziali e del mondo del cinema.Hai una panoramica della storia di Bruce Lee, conosci i princìpi del Jeet Kune Do, la tecnica innovativa che il mito delle arti marziali ha plasmato sulla sua stessa esperienza e soprattutto impari le dodici più importanti lezioni di vita del miglior coach che t...

Two world-leading doctors reveal the true state of modern medicine and how doctors are letting their patients down.In Hippocrasy, rheumatologist and epidemiologist Rachelle Buchbinder and orthopaedic surgeon Ian Harris argue that the benefits of medical treatments are often wildly overstated and the harms understated. That overtreatment and overdiagnosis are rife. And the medical system is not fit for purpose: designed to deliver health care not

Il Journaling è una pratica di scrittura intima e riflessiva che ti permette di esplorare la tua interiorità in modo autentico. Questo libro è il primo manuale completo che ti fornirà tutte le informazioni e gli strumenti necessari per utilizzare il Journaling come mezzo di crescita personale.Questa è una guida che ti accompagnerà passo passo nel tuo percorso di Journaling. Scoprirai come iniziare e proseguire nella tua pratica, esplorando sette diverse pratiche di Journaling in modo detta...

In The Price of Fish, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris examine in a unique way the world s most abiding and wicked problems sustainability, global warming, over-fishing, overpopulation, the pensions crisis; all of which are characterized by a set of messy, circular, aggressive and peculiarly long-term problems and go on to suggest that it is not the circumstances that are too complex, but our way of reading them that is too simple. Too simple and often wrong. The authors aim to blend four s...

The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate—from the big bang, dark energy, and the void, to superconductors, vestigial organs, hypnosis, and the placebo effect. And they disco...

An Alphabet of Embers is an anthology of unclassifiables – lyrical, surreal, magical, experimental pieces that straddle the border between poetry and prose. It lives in a place between darkness and sound, between roads and breaths, its pages taut with starlight; between its covers, words talk to each other, and have an occasional cup of tea.Edited by Rose Lemberg, featuring work by:Alvaro Zinos-AmaroAmal El-MohtarArkady MartineCeleste Rita Baker...

You Don't Need to Burn Your Life Down to Build a Better One. You Just Need the Right Exit Strategy.You dream of freedom, yet fear losing your stability. You've been fed the lie that entrepreneurship demands a blind leap of faith—burn the boats. John Harris is here to tell you that's the most expensive advice you'll ever follow.In Don't Quit Your Job, Yet, Harris delivers the scars. After building a portfolio of successful restaurants, losing seven figures, ...

'Oliver Harris is an outstanding writer' The Times'One of our finest thriller writers' Evening Standard'Firmly in the Mick Herron class' TelegraphMidwinter in Pyongyang.Kane walks the streets alone: the last British diplomat left in what passes for an embassy, tasked with keeping it running after the mysterious death of his predecessor. London's instructions are simple: maintain a ...

This book offers a comprehensive, academic and detailed study of the works of James Cameron, whose films include successful productions such as the first two Terminator films (1984-91), Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009), but also lesser known films such as Piranha 2: The Spawning (1981), The Abyss (1989), and True Lies (1994), and a series of documentaries on the depths of the ocean or on the tomb of Christ. Cameron's major productions have an immense and enduring popularity...