The Beat Stops Here

"Master conductor Mark Gibson addresses the technique of conducting as an extension of intimate knowledge of the score to the hands and arms, employing a variety of everyday activities and physical motions (brushing the dog, Tinkerbelle, the 'door knob') to describe the physical aspects of the role. The approach to score study is detailed, bar-by-bar and comprehensive, both in terms of musical analysis and conducting method."--Page [4] of cover.

The Buck Stops Here contains 18 different short stories, all designed to draw you in and which compel you to read on. The collection ranges from tales of the afterlife, to mundane office life and all offer a refreshing slant on the short story genre. The stories include: Works and Persons – a satire on bureaucracy’s creation of the ultimate questionnaire; Cardsharp is about friends who must dispose of a 19th century cardsharp in a tale of chilling surrealism; The Third Eye focuses on the Hindu Goddess Kali, who controls Kalindra through a luminescent stone; The Perfect Crime sees two crooks, Baz and Cotter, as they bungle their crimes; Chameleon is the story of Sylvie who can take the likeness of, or inhabit, any creature. She is bound to the afterlife spreading disease, but can she take her chance and escape? These are just some of the tales in The Buck Stops Here, a varied and eclectic collection of short stories

A kill-crazy butcher is loose in the Arizona territory and only one man is bold enough to end the mayhem . . . Johnstone Country. The Killing Starts Now. Luke Jensen joins a posse of misfits and greenhorns on a murderous manhunt that’s doomed from the start—and there’s no turning back . . . THE BULLET STOPS HERE Someone is terrorizing the Arizona border. Burning down ranches. Butchering travelers. Blazing a trail of bloodthirsty raids and robbing the railroads blind. His name is Melichus. A ruthless half-breed outlaw with a mile-long record of cruelties and crimes, he’s the most wanted man in the territory. And the massive price on his head has attracted the attention of every trigger-happy, would-be bounty hunter this side of the Rio Grande. But Luke Jensen knows something they don’t: The bigger the bounty, the deadlier the prey. Against his better judgment, Luke accepts an offer from the Great Southern Railroad to lead a posse of hired guns to stop Melichus in his tracks. Problem is, the gunmen are untrained, undisciplined, and unruly. To make matters worse, a meddlesome pair of Pinkertons are along for the ride, too. But the real trouble starts when their team gets caught in a three-sided gunfight with an Apache war party and the Mexican Army. It’s fast becoming the bloodiest manhunt Luke’s ever seen—and the final showdown could be his last . . . Live Free. Read Hard.

'A book that will stand the test of time' – Pierce Brosnan An essential guide to the Stanislavski technique, filtering out the complexities of the system and offering a dynamic, hands-on approach. Provides a comprehensive understanding of character, preparation, text, subtext and objectives. How to prepare for drama school and professional auditions How to develop a 3-dimensional, truthful character Preparation exercises to help you get in character Rehearsal guidelines An appendix of Transitive/Active Verbs and more

“One of the country’s most talented young writers.” — The Globe and Mail In a near-future Toronto buffeted by environmental chaos and unfettered development, an unsettling new lifeform begins to grow beneath the surface, feeding off the past. The Marigold, a gleaming Toronto condo tower, sits a half-empty promise: a stack of scuffed rental suites and undelivered amenities that crumbles around its residents as a mysterious sludge spreads slowly through it. Public health inspector Cathy Jin investigates this toxic mold as it infests the city’s infrastructure, rotting it from within, while Sam “Soda” Dalipagic stumbles onto a dangerous cache of data while cruising the streets in his Camry, waiting for his next rideshare alert. On the outskirts of downtown, 13-year-old Henrietta Brakes chases a friend deep underground after he’s snatched into a sinkhole by a creature from below. All the while, construction of the city’s newest luxury tower, Marigold II, has stalled. Stanley Marigold, the struggling son of the legendary developer behind this project, decides he must tap into a hidden reserve of old power to make his dream a reality — one with a human cost. Weaving together disparate storylines and tapping into the realms of body horror, urban dystopia, and ecofiction, The Marigold explores the precarity of community and the fragile designs that bind us together.

I pray that you find a poem that will leap off the page into your heart and cause a change to take place in your life spiritually and naturally. I pray that you share your favorite poem(s) with someone else and encourage everybody you come in contact with to buy this book Holy Treasure Chest. Encourage them to find their own favorite poem and read it over and over again. I believe that freedom can come from anywhere and at anytime. I pray that no man be lost that has been waiting to be found. I'm sending up a spiritual emergency flares soon help can find you wherever you are at in your life today. You must know that there is no place that the help of God can't go. Please pray for me as I do God's will for my life thank you.