The study of popular music composition is a new field in which the standard rules of traditional music theory do not apply. Learn how to write top 40 hits in every style from alternative rock to country pop. Discover the way chords are constructed and used in pop music, the Nashville numbers system and the role of scales in pop music harmony. Learn how to arrange a lead-sheet chart for a small ensemble so your entire band can learn a song in minutes. No more listening to a cd over and over...

This revised and expanded edition of Michael Johnson's Life with an Angel offers a deeper look into the mysterious life—and afterlife—of Mary Margaret, the Angel who forever changes the lives of three young Hoosiers. Joe Anderson recounts his childhood in Indiana during the 1960s, where he, his best friend Amy, and his younger brother Mitch first encounter Mary Margaret on earth. Through Joe's eyes, readers follow the trio as they are guided by their Angel to help others, witness life from...

That's the thing about hearts - like waves, they break too. Grief.I've never battled with the raw, debilitating pain that comes with it. Then a twist of fate hits me out of nowhere, and I can barely keep from drowning. It's like weights tied to my ankles in the middle of a raging ocean. I'm helpless, with no way to swim back to the surface. But fate is crueler still, bringing my stepbrother back for the first time in years.Cannon never wanted this family. E...

In a world that often equates success with long hours, high stress, and personal sacrifice, it can seem impossible to achieve your dreams without paying a high price. "Success Without Sacrifice - How to Achieve Your Goals and Keep Your Peace of Mind" challenges this notion, offering a roadmap for reaching your fullest potential while maintaining balance, well-being, and inner peace. This book provides practical strategies and inspiring insights to help you build a life where ambition and t...

Infused with a warm, affable tone, Making Music in Montessori is the Guide’s guide to music education, providing Montessori teachers all at once a snappy, practical handbook, music theory mentor, pedagogical manual, and resource anthology.The book’s goal: To give teachers confidence in music, so that when their children walk away from a lesson all fired up to compose their own music, their teacher will know how to guide them. Before Making Music in Montessori, teachers may have only dreame...

When Terrel moves to New York to be with his boyfriend Luther and is dumped on his very first day, it seems like his life is over. He soon finds out just how fast his life can change when he is spotted by Mr. Ellison, the elusive billionaire who is about to make him an offer that will change his life. This gay MM erotica contains themes of office sex, and interracial boss/employee sex.

Don't Let Me Die Here follows a young Marine in the 1960s who leaves home to fight in the Vietnam War and finds himself caught between duty, love, and the unseen world beyond life. Amid the chaos of combat, he falls in love with a Vietnamese girl—only to discover that her brother is fighting on the opposite side of the war. Their relationship becomes a fragile bridge between enemies, forcing him to confront the humanity on both sides of the conflict.The story deepens as the Marine ...

When Matt decides to finally act on his long time crush for his Professor, Paul Mills, he's expecting a quick let down. To his surprise not only does Professor Mills take him seriously, he invites him to his cabin for the weekend.Meanwhile, Professor Mills is concerned about something far more important than his student-teacher relationship with Matt - namely, the fact that as a werewolf he has to break in a different male virgin every month or risk turning into a wolf permanently!...

When Tyrone is assaulted by his violent boyfriend at work, he feels helpless. The only man willing to stand up for him is Martin, his white co-worker who hes had a crush on for a long time. When things get real, real fast, Tyrone finds himself being dominated emotionally and sexually as he devotes himself completely to Martin. This interracial gay MM erotica is set in an office theme.

'Elite athletes aren't born. They're made.'Michael JohnsonFrom a living icon of the Olympic Games – as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster – Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and external factors, that go to create an Olympic champion.This exciting new book is based on Michael Johnson's own experiences as an iconic four-time Olympic champion, and on the knowledge he h...

This sequel to the book "Don't Let Me Die Here" continues the story of a young Marine who enlists in the 1960s and is sent to fight in the Vietnam War. In this novel "Where Have All the Friends Gone," the narrative follows the Marine, Joe Anderson, as he journeys from Vietnam back to his home in Indiana. The story takes readers through Okinawa, Hawaii, and Los Angeles. Joe crosses the ocean on a Navy ship, forming new friendships, including with a future U.S. Senator. Upon reaching Los Ang...

Travel with Joe Anderson as he heads east along Route 66, finally returning home to Indiana. After two years in the Marines and a hard tour as a combat veteran in Vietnam, Joe is ready for peace—yet the Mother Road has other plans. As he drives, Joe stumbles into strange and unpredictable mysteries: a chance meeting with the legendary TV cowboy Roy Rogers, encounters with people who should no longer be alive, and moments that blur the line between memory, fate, and the supernatural. This j...