A pianist instructs students in the fundamentals of successful playing technique

The Pianist's Problems (Da Capo Press Music Reprint Series)

Arts & Photography

Newman, William

Music

Da Capo Press

"The reader must have noted in the favorite magazines of the practicing pianist how often the same troubled queries reappear: How can memorizing be made easier and more secure? How can the fourth and fifth fingers be strengthened? What produces musicianship? These and many others are perennial questions of the greatest practical importance to student, teacher, and performer. Strange, then, that adequate answers are so hard to find. With all the time and effort devoted to the study of the piano, with all the advances in the psychology of training, with all the special studies that have been conducted, there should be, by now, if not one right answer to each question, at least a preferred answer that will be right for the large majority of pianists. As a matter of fact, there are preferred answers in almost every instance. . . . The need is to bring these answers together, in one place, and to present them in nontechnical language as a concise, up-to-date, coordinated philosophy of piano playing. To meet this need, the present book has been written."-from the Preface

The Pianist's Problems

Take an object-oriented approach when learning the next generation of Visual Basic. Best-selling author, Michael Ekedahl explores the .NET platform, discussing Visual Basic as an object-oriented, data-driven language. Tackling the numerous changes and enhancements to the .Net framework, this book is designed for individuals with little or no programming background and introduces sound programming techniques through hands-on exercises and end-of-chapter case problems. It offers real-world MIS and business-related examples to help prepare readers for their first job experience using Visual Basic.NET.

Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: An Object-Oriented Approach, Introductory

Computers & Technology

Ekedahl, Michael

Programming

Course Technology

Take an object-oriented approach when learning the next generation of Visual Basic. Bestselling author Michael Ekedahl explores the .NET platform, discussing Visual Basic as an object-oriented, data-driven language. Tackling the numerous changes and enhancements to the .Net framework, this comprehensive book is designed for individuals with little or no programming background and introduces sound programming techniques through hands-on exercises and end-of-chapter case problems. It offers real-world MIS and business-related examples to help prepare readers for their first job experience using Visual Basic. NET.

Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET: An Object-Oriented Approach, Comprehensive

A book that finally demystifies Newton’s experiments in alchemy
When Isaac Newton’s alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby’s auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were shocking. No longer the exemplar of Enlightenment rationality, the legendary physicist suddenly became “the last of the magicians.” Newton the Alchemist unlocks the secrets of Newton’s alchemical quest, providing a radically new understanding of the uncommon genius who probed nature at its deepest levels in pursuit of empirical knowledge.
In this evocative and superbly written book, William Newman blends in-depth analysis of newly available texts with laboratory replications of Newton’s actual experiments in alchemy. He does not justify Newton’s alchemical research as part of a religious search for God in the physical world, nor does he argue that Newton studied alchemy to learn about gravitational attraction. Newman traces the evolution of Newton’s alchemical ideas and practices over a span of more than three decades, showing how they proved fruitful in diverse scientific fields. A precise experimenter in the realm of “chymistry,” Newton put the riddles of alchemy to the test in his lab. He also used ideas drawn from the alchemical texts to great effect in his optical experimentation. In his hands, alchemy was a tool for attaining the material benefits associated with the philosopher’s stone and an instrument for acquiring scientific knowledge of the most sophisticated kind.
Newton the Alchemist provides rare insights into a man who was neither Enlightenment rationalist nor irrational magus, but rather an alchemist who sought through experiment and empiricism to alter nature at its very heart.

Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's "Secret Fire"

History

Europe

Princeton University Press

This book is designed for an introductory Visual Basic course for users with little or no programming background. Its approach is object-oriented and data-driven. It introduces sound programming techniques through hands-on exercises and end-of-chapter case problems.

Programming with Visual Basic 6.0: An Object-Oriented Approach-Comprehensive Text and CD

Focusing on the modern techniques of programming, this text provides an early introduction to database concepts using Access and is applicable to SQL Server and other databases through Connectivity layer. Throughout the text, an emphasis is placed on correct use and correct terms in Visual Basic. Real world examples prepare students for their first job experience where they would be using Visual Basic.

New Perspectives on Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0: Introductory

Guides the reader to the most exciting kayaking to be found on the Western Great Lakes. Full descriptions and maps for 49 trips, each carefully rated so that any kayaker can safely and confidently paddle on these inland seas.

Guide to Sea Kayaking on Lakes Superior & Michigan: The Best Day Trips and Tours (Regional Sea Kayaking)

Sports & Outdoors

Ohmann, Sarah

Dimond, Don

Water Sports

Globe Pequot Pr

Features 41 trips for sea kayaks in the eastern Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. With trip ratings, mile-by-mile descriptions, and detailed maps, this guidebook is appropriate for paddlers from beginner to expert.

Guide to Sea Kayaking on Lakes Huron, Erie & Ontario: The Best Day Trips and Tours (Regional Sea Kayaking Guides)

The Proverbs Of Solomon: An Improved Version (1839)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Self-Help

Solomon Helen Chuck Evan Evan Helen Chuck Chuck Brian Maynard Brian

Personal Transformation

Kessinger Publishing

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