"Cutting the Cord" is an essential guidebook for anyone looking to break free from the high costs of cable television without sacrificing their favorite shows and channels. This practical guide provides a comprehensive look at the myriad of alternatives available in the rapidly evolving world of digital streaming and on-demand services.Starting with a historical perspective on the rise and decline of traditional cable TV, the book then navigates the...

This book centers on the 'how' and the 'why' of starting and maintaining a university or college-based, student-run, faculty-supervised music industry enterprise, including a record label, a music publishing company, a booking agency and a concert promotion company and more. Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive, easy-to-understand blueprint for any university or college that wishes to have a student-run record label and/or other music business...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:#1 In the beginning stages of any business, the founders usually have the most terrible ideas. As the company grows, the ideas become more practical and original. #2 The author and her team were discussing baseball. The baseball industry is constantly changing with new rules and regulations, which makes it difficult for small businesses to keep up with the changes. #3...

During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and political conventions, he widened the boundaries of free speech. Critic Ralph Gleason said, "So many taboos have been lifted and so many comics have rushed through the doors Lenny opened. He utterly changed the world of comedy." Although Bruce died when he was only forty, his influence on the worlds of comedy,...

We are living in an age which is singularly poor in fine voices, both male and female, and with regard to the tenors of the present time there is this additional misfortune, that, as a rule, their voices do not last, but are often worn out in a very few years; in many instances while their owners are still under training, and before they have had an opportunity of making their appearance in public. If we remember that there was a time when most beautiful...

He's been slapped by Frank Sinatra, hugged by John Lennon, and ridiculed by The Beatles' record label. It all happened over his song Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Ole Oak Tree that ignited emotions of love, patriotism, and forgiveness in billions of fans. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Larry Russell Brown stole food to feed himself and his six brothers and sisters. His enterprising methods including stealing a car that landed him in jail at age eleven...

Puppy siblings team up and head to Alaska for a dog sled race, meeting new friends and facing tough challenges.

In June 1989, Paul Du Noyer was contacted by Paul McCartney's office in London. They asked him to interview the star, McCartney and Du Noyer had met once before and enjoyed a good rapport. In the years that followed, Du Noyer continued to meet, interview, and work for Paul McCartney on a regular basis, producing magazine articles, tour programs, album liner notes, press materials, and editorial content for McCartney's website. Du Noyer has spent more...

In “Seven Dirty Words”, journalist and cultural critic James Sullivan tells the story of Alternative America from the 1950s to the present, from the singular vantage point of George Carlin, the Catholic boy for whom nothing was sacred. A critical biography, “Seven Dirty Words” is an insightful (and, of course, hilarious) examination of Carlin's body of work as it pertained to its cultural times and the man who created it, from his early days...

What's the earliest-used tool you can think of? An ax? What about a shovel? Someone had to invent those first tools back in the dawn of human civilization. Gamers use them in the world of Minecraft, too. Many tools helped early people, and help people today, make the principles of physics and engineering work for them. Through learning how to create simple to complex tools in Minecraft, students will get a look at the history of tools while also gaining...