He was born Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko on October 20, 1882, in Hungary. He joined Budapest's National Theater in 1913 and later appeared in several Hungarian films under the pseudonym Arisztid Olt. After World War I, he helped the Communist regime nationalize Hungary's film industry, but barely escaped arrest when the government was deposed, fleeing to the United States in 1920. As he became a star in American horror films in the 1930s and 1940s, publicists and fan magazines crafted outlandi...

Mathematics and Music: Composition, Perception, and Performance, Second Edition includes many new sections and more consistent expectations of a student’s experience. The new edition of this popular text is more accessible for students with limited musical backgrounds and only high school mathematics is required.The new edition includes more illustrations than the previous one and the added sections deal with the XronoMorph rhythm generator, musical compos...

'No one has taught me more about the complexities and mysteries of human decision-making' Malcolm Gladwell'Gary Klein is a living example of how useful applied psychology can be when it is done well' Daniel KahnemanInsight is everything. At its most profound, it can change the world. At its simplest, it can solve everyday problems. It can be used to build businesses, solve crimes, progress science and make many aspects of our lives quicker,...

“No one has taught me more about the complexities and mysteries of human decision-making than Gary Klein.” —Malcolm GladwellInsights -- like Darwin's understanding of the way evolution actually works, and Watson and Crick's breakthrough discoveries about the structure of DNA -- can change the world. We also need insights into the everyday things that frustrate and confuse us so that we can more effectively solve problems and get things done. Yet we know very little...

Das Thema Kindererziehung ist zurzeit in aller Munde: "Was mach ich bloß mit diesem Kind?" In vielen Familien bestimmen Stress und Streit den Alltag. Eltern reagieren darauf mit einem Trommelfeuer von Ermahnungen, Kinder mit Trotz, Terror und tauben Ohren. Dass es auch anders geht, zeigt das STEP-Elterntraining, das seit vielen Jahren auch in Deutschland, in Österreich und der Schweiz erfolgreich in Schulen, in Kindergärten, Praxen und Familienbildungseinrichtungen angeboten wird. Was könn...

Das Thema Kindererziehung ist zurzeit in aller Munde: "Was mach ich bloß mit diesem Kind?" In vielen Familien bestimmen Stress und Streit den Alltag. Eltern reagieren darauf mit einem Trommelfeuer von Ermahnungen, Kinder mit Trotz, Terror und tauben Ohren. Dass es auch anders geht, zeigt das STEP-Elterntraining, das seit drei Jahren auch in Deutschland, in Österreich und der Schweiz erfolgreich in Schulen, in Kindergärten, Praxen und Familienbildungseinrichtungen angeboten wird. Von der Ge...

Der Schritt von der Erziehung eines Kindes zur Erziehung eines jungen Erwachsenen ist für die meisten Eltern schwierig. Möglicherweise sind die Eltern traurig, ihren Sohn oder ihre Tochter aus den Kinderschuhen herauswachsen zu sehen. Es fällt ihnen schwer, die zunehmende Unabhängigkeit ihres Teenagers zu akzeptieren. Die Eltern machen sich oft Sorgen wegen Schulnoten, Freunden, Essgewohnheiten, Computerspielen, Fernsehen, Gewalt, Drogen und Sex. Sie fürchten grundsätzlich um ihren Einflus...

Insights—like Darwin's understanding of the way evolution actually works, and Watson and Crick's breakthrough discoveries about the structure of DNA-can change the world. We also need insights into the everyday things that frustrate and confuse us so that we can more effectively solve problems and get things done. Yet we know very little about when, why, or how insights are formed—or what blocks them. In Seeing What Others Don't, renowned cognitive psychologist Gary Klein unravels...

El don del Espíritu Santo y su poder en la Iglesia de hoy del Dr. Gary Shogren pretende explorar la doctrina del Espíritu Santo. Específicamente su persona, la relación entre la iglesia apostólica y la de hoy en día, sus dones y su obra en la formación de la iglesia. Se lleva a cabo por medio de investigación exegética, teológica e histórica. Un libro académico pero enfocado a la divulgación y a la aplicación para la iglesia de hoy y sus retos eclesiales y también socio-culturales. El libr...

Gary Player is one of golf’s greatest champions. As one of the Big Three” of golf’s golden era (with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer), he helped launch golf as a major international sport. He sits fourth on the list of most major victories on the PGA Tour, and he built a reputation of being fearless on the course and steely on the greens. Now in its second edition, revised and updated, Don’t Choke is Player’s look at what it takes to achieve success when the pressure is on. Playe...

Jason Isbell describes Will Johnson’s songs as a poetic manipulation of language that employs “multi-syllable words used almost as musical instruments [and] detailed images flying at the listener with no time to fully decipher meaning before the next image appears.” Similar sentiments are echoed in many engaging essays shared here by John Krajicek in Patience for the Ride: The Art and Life of Will Johnson. Recollections from fellow musicians and artists show unwavering appreciatio...

One of the country's most popular parenting guides. Helps parents meet the challenges of raising a family today. The Parent's Handbook shows parents how they can become more knowledgeable, confident and successful in relating to their children. Discusses misbehavior, communication, encouragement, natural and logical consequences, family meetings, drug and alcohol abuse prevention.The STEP approach to parenting is based on the belief that every child and every parent has eq...