In this well documented and highly readable book, James Stark provides a history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the bel canto tradition of solo singing in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to the present. Using a nineteenth-century treatise by Manuel Garcia as his point of reference, Stark analyses the many sources that discuss singing techniques and selects a number of primary vocal 'problems' for detailed investigation. He also presents data from a seri...

An oral history of the beginnings of Punk Rock in San Francisco from the people who made it happen with interviews by James Stark a early influential visual artist of the San Francisco Punk Scene. Interviews with V. Vale publisher ReSearch, Dirk Dirksen Mabuhay Promoter, Penelope Houston singer The Avengers, Tommy Gear The Screamers and Seventeen more from the people who were there,His first photos of the band Crime were published in Rock Scene magazine in September 1977.His...

In "Valien-X," Aurora becomes plagued by terrifying nightmares and strange markings on her neck. Seeking answers, she delves deeper into the mysteries surrounding her, Aurora must confront demons both external and internal, as she uncovers a truth that may shatter everything she thought she knew about herself and the world around her. With heart-stopping action, shocking twists, and a creeping sense of dread, "Valien-X" will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

Looking to train like an athlete? Jumping into a training plan? Look no further, as this book is written to guide you about the different stages of periodization, the objectives of training and the expected results.The whole process of periodization is explained in an easy to understand manner to be used by trainers, coaches, teachers or the athletes themselves. The book goes in-depth to make you understand the very basis of training and the different phases it entails. Different p...

Grace is a smart young girl. She lives out her life doing two things. Going to school and spending time with her mother. She doesn't really need anything else to be happy. But when the unthinkable happens, Grace is faced with a quick succession of changes that her heart is not ready for. As she sinks deeper into a cloud of sadness, relief comes from an unexpected source. A Time to Dance tells an inspirational tale of how one act of kindness can change a person's entire life.

Joe Durante is a typical Mardi Gras reveler; young, drunk, and ready for debauchery. The beautiful Bri decided to introduce him to Mr. Saturday's, a bar dripping with New Orleans culture and a party to die for.

From the author of Sweet Hollow Women, The Port Elspeth Jewelry Making Club, and Murder at Mistletoe Manor, it's a holiday who-dunnit/rom-com that will keep you guessing!This is book two in the Windy Pines mystery series. It can be read as a stand-alone novella.Windy Pines, Idaho, is known for three things: Beautiful mountain views, the world's most incompetent police force, and, lately, murder. Charlotte Smyth's new job as the O'...

Tracey is an honor student, a teacher's pet, and the only black grandchild of the mulatto Kauffman Family. After generations of carefully-chosen mates, the Kauffmans have diluted just about every trace of Africa out of them. That is, unti Tracey's doting father went against his mother's wishes and married a smart, ambitious girl with beautiful ebony skin and features that call to a black man like West-African djembe drums.Tracey takes after her mother, at least when it comes to ski...

Healthy, Vegan and Gluten-Free Lifestyle Made Easy, Exciting and Fun!Your body needs REAL foods that are packed with nutrition in order for you to enjoy health while following a strict vegan, plant-based / animal-free diet.High-calorific foods that are more than unhealthy and contain shocking levels of processed sugars, saturated fats and other chemicals can only result on a progressive health degeneration and weight gain. ...

The corona-virus global pandemic is here. Back to normal could be a matter of years. Giving to churches is plummeting. So is the economy, leaving church members with less to give. Many congregations are forecast to go out of business. The survival of our churches is at stake. As church leaders scratch their heads to figure out how to triage the church's declining income, this book provides guidance for how to fund the church's mission and ministry during a global pandemic of unknown length...

The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman is a compact but revealing documentary study of an eighteenth-century Massachusetts criminal case: the poisoning of Captain Codman and the prosecution of enslaved people under the archaic doctrine of "petit treason." Written in an antiquarian-legal style, the work reconstructs indictments, proceedings, punishments, and public memory, placing colonial slavery within English common-law categories and...

This is the one they don't want you to read. It has been suppressed on the government website. A submission to the Government of Canada on the subject of poverty reduction and housing. No one is better qualified to consult with this government than Louis Shalako, a client of ODSP, (the Ontario Disability Support Program). A highly-trained Canadian journalist, Louis has been embedded in this story for 20 + years.