Author: John Neil Munro Publisher: Birlinn ISBN: 0857900064 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 208
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Described by Empire Magazine as 'Britain's best ever blues singer', John Martyn was one of rock music's last real mavericks. Despite chronic addiction to alcohol and drugs, he produced a string of matchless albums. Loved by fans and critics, loathed by ex-wives and managers, he survived the music business he despised for forty years. This book documents his upbringing in Glasgow and rise through the Scottish and London folk scenes of the 1960s, his many career highs and lows, and his friendships with the great lost souls of British rock music, Nick Drake and Paul Kossoff.
Author: Dr. Mike Bechtle Publisher: Baker Books ISBN: 1441239626 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 214
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Strange as it may seem, other people are not nearly as committed to our happiness as we are. In fact, sometimes they seem like they're on a mission to make us miserable! There's always that one person. The one who hijacks your emotions and makes you crazy. The one who seems to thrive on drama. If you could just "fix" that person, everything would be better. But we can't fix other people--we can only make choices about ourselves. In this cut-to-the-chase book, communication expert Mike Bechtle shows readers that they don't have to be victims of other people's craziness. With commonsense wisdom and practical advice that can be implemented immediately, Bechtle gives readers a proven strategy to handle crazy people. More than just offering a set of techniques, Bechtle offers a new perspective that will change readers' lives as they deal with those difficult people who just won't go away.
Author: Mark Goulston Publisher: AMACOM ISBN: 0814439594 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 273
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No matter how hard you try to reason with irrational people, it never works. So how do you talk to someone who just won't listen? You can't win by ignoring the insanity, and you can't argue it away. However, you can stop it cold. Top-ranked psychiatrist and communication expert Mark Goulston shows you just how to do so in this life-changing book for everyone trapped in maddening personal or professional relationships. Goulston unlocks the mysteries of the irrational mind, and explains how faulty thinking patterns develop. His keen insights are matched by a set of counterintuitive strategies proven to defuse crazy behavior, along with scripts, examples, and exercises that teach you how to use them. In Talking to “Crazy”, you will learn: Why people act the way they do How instinctive responses can exacerbate the situation, and what to do instead When to confront a problem and when to walk away How to activate the Sanity Cycle, which quickly transforms you from threat to ally How to use 14 simple yet effective communication techniques, including assertive submission flattery, the kiss-off, and more You can't reason with unreasonable people, but you can reach them. Talking to “Crazy” shows you just how easy it is to do it.
Author: Kevin Davis Publisher: ISBN: 9780981934303 Category : Interpersonal relations Languages : en Pages : 0
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Uses real life stories and personal examples to discuss nine aphorisms that describe and explain a large range of seemingly unusual behaviors.
Author: Willie Perdomo Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0525504621 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 130
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From a prize-winning poet, a new collection that chronicles a weekend in the life of a group of friends coming of age in East Harlem at the dawn of the hip-hop era Willie Perdomo, a native of East Harlem, has won praise as a hip, playful, historically engaged poet whose restlessly lyrical language mixes "city life with a sense of the transcendent" (NPR.org). In his fourth collection, The Crazy Bunch, Perdomo returns to his beloved neighborhood to create a vivid, kaleidoscopic portrait of a "crew" coming of age in East Harlem at the beginning of the 1990s. In poems written in couplets, vignettes, sketches, riffs, and dialogue, Perdomo recreates a weekend where surviving members of the crew recall a series of tragic events: "That was the summer we all tried to fly. All but one of us succeeded."
Author: Adam Steltzner Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1591846927 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 258
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Adam Steltzner is no ordinary engineer. His path to leadership was about as unlikely as they come. A child of beatnik parents, he barely made it through school. He blew off college in favour of work at a health food store and playing bass in a band, but after discovering an astonishing gift for maths and physics, he ended up helping a group of scientists land the heaviest rover in the history of space exploration on Mars. This is the story of the teamwork, drama and extraordinary feats of innovation at the Jet Propulsion Lab that culminated in that landing in 2012.
Author: Mischief Mayhem and Rebel Press Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: 9781097517763 Category : Languages : en Pages : 110
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Some people ride the Crazy Train. I drive that Motherfucker. Sometimes, you just need to say it as it is. Blunt, direct, and with a whole lotta sass. Humor goes a long way to making a day easier to get through at times too, and this naughty notebook cover will not only make you smirk...but those around you too. Spread the sass! The perfect gift for a whole lot of occasions...Secret Santa, gag gift, colleague, friend, room mate, dorm buddy, bestie. Make someone's day! Brighten it with a gift of saucy smack talk in the form of a very useful notebook.
Author: Michelle Hodkin Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1471122018 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 431
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It had to end sometime, but Mara Dyer had no idea it would end like this. She wants to believe there's more to the lies she's been told and she doesn't stop to think about where her quest for the truth might lead. She never had to imagine how far she would go for vengeance, but with loyalties betrayed, guilt and innocence tangle, and fate and chance collide in this shocking conclusion to Mara Dyer's story. Retribution has arrived.
Author: Billy Thorpe Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company ISBN: 9780732909673 Category : Rock musicians Languages : en Pages : 426
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Memoirs of Australian rock musician, following on from 'Sex and Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll', telling of his experiences during the late 60s and early 70s. Describes his tours with the Aztecs and the people he met on his travels through America and Australia, and also tells of the impact of his career on his marriage and family life.
Author: John Neil Munro
Author: Dr. Mike Bechtle
Author: Rex Reed
Author: Mark Goulston
Author: Kevin Davis
Author: Willie Perdomo
Author: Adam Steltzner
Author: Mischief Mayhem and Rebel Press
Author: Michelle Hodkin
Author: Billy Thorpe