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A Geometry of Music

Posted by admin | Posted in New Releases, Reference-New | Posted on 20-03-2011-05-2008

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0195336674 : A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice (Oxford Studies in Music Theory)
ISBN: 0195336674

 
Author: Dmitri Tymoczko

How is the Beatles’ “Help!” similar to Stravinsky’s “Dance of the Adolescents?” How does Radiohead’s “Just” relate to the improvisations of Bill Evans? And how do Chopin’s works exploit the non-Euclidean geometry of musical chords?
In this groundbreaking work, author Dmitri Tymoczko describes a new framework for thinking about music that emphasizes the commonalities among styles from medieval polyphony to contemporary rock. Tymoczko identifies five basic musical features that jointly contribute to the sense of tonality, and shows how these features recur throughout the history of Western music. In the process he sheds new light on an age-old question: what makes music sound good?
A Geometry of Music provides an accessible introduction to Tymoczko’s revolutionary geometrical approach to music theory. The book shows how to construct simple diagrams representing relationships among familiar chords Read the rest of this entry »

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Exorbitant Privilege

Posted by admin | Posted in New Releases, Reference-New | Posted on 02-03-2011-05-2008

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0199753784 : Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System
ISBN: 0199753784

 
Author: Barry Eichengreen

For more than half a century, the U.S. dollar has been not just America’s currency but the world’s. It is used globally by importers, exporters, investors, governments and central banks alike. Nearly three-quarters of all $100 bills circulate outside the United States. The dollar holdings of the Chinese government alone come to more than $1,000 per Chinese resident.

This dependence on dollars, by banks, corporations and governments around the world, is a source of strength for the United States. It is, as a critic of U.S. policies once put it, America’s “exorbitant privilege.” However, recent events have raised concerns that this soon may be a privilege lost. Among these have been the effects of the financial crisis and the Great Recession: high unemployment, record federal deficits, and financial distress. In addition there is the rise of challengers like the euro and China’s renminbi. Some say that the dollar may soon cease to be the world’s standard currency–which would depress American living standards and weaken the country’s international influence. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cracking The Hidden Job Market: How to Find Opportunity in Any Economy

Posted by admin | Posted in New Releases, Reference-New | Posted on 06-02-2011-05-2008

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158008494X : Cracking The Hidden Job Market: How to Find Opportunity in Any Economy
ISBN: 158008494X

 
Author: Donald Asher

Can’t find a job? Maybe you’re seeing only half the picture!
Half the job market is invisible
 
Are you spending all your time applying to posted job openings—postings that draw hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of applications? No matter how perfect you are for the job, there is always someone else who’s a little more qualified, more experienced. The key to success in the current job market is breaking through to the hidden job market. Over half of all jobs go to someone who did not apply to a posted opening at all. What are they doing and how are they doing it? They’re finding new jobs before the posting hits the Internet.

Career guru Donald Asher offers proven strategies for finding great opportunities in any industry. With Cracking the Hidden Job Market you’ll stop wasting time and effort and beat the job-search odds by learning how to:
 
• find jobs that are never posted anywhere
• get complete strangers to help you find a job
•  convince potential employers to give you an interview—even when they’re “not hiring”
• find—and land—the new jobs in this, or any, economy
 
Every page of Cracking the Hidden Job Market is packed with no-frills fundamentals to change the way you look for a job, this time—and forever!

Pages: 208
 
Binding: Paperback
 
Publisher: Ten Speed Press Year: 2010

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The Best Things in Life: A Guide to What Really Matters

Posted by admin | Posted in New Releases, Professional & Technical-New, Reference-New | Posted on 21-01-2011-05-2008

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0195331427 : The Best Things in Life: A Guide to What Really Matters (Philosophy in Action)
ISBN: 0195331427

 
Author: Thomas Hurka

For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life?

In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should we value family over career? How do we balance self-interest and serving others? What activities bring us the most joy? While religion, literature, popular psychology, and everyday wisdom all grapple with these questions, philosophy more than anything else uses the tools of reason to make important distinctions, cut away irrelevancies, and distill these issues down to their essentials. Hurka argues that if we are to live a good life, one thing we need to know is which activities and experiences will most likely lead us to happiness and which will keep us from it, while also reminding us that happiness isn’t the only thing that makes life good. Hurka explores many topics: four types of good feeling (and the limits of good feeling); how we can improve our baseline level of happiness (making more money, it turns out, isn’t the answer); which kinds of knowledge are most worth having; the importance of achieving worthwhile goals; the value of love and friendship; and much more. Unlike many philosophers, he stresses that there isn’t just one good in life but many: Read the rest of this entry »

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New Release Books – Daily Post Started

Posted by admin | Posted in Art & Photography-New, Biographies & Memoirs-New, Business & Investing-New, Children's Books-New, Comics & Graphic Novels-New, Computers & Internet - New, Cooking Food & Wine-New, Entertainment-New, Health, Mind & Body-New, History-New, Home & Garden-New, Law-New, Literature & Fiction-New, Medicine-New, Mystery & Thrillers-New, New Releases, Nonfiction-New, Outdoors & Nature-New, Parenting & Families-New, Professional & Technical-New, Reference-New, Religion & Spirituality-New, Romance-New, Science Fiction & Fantasy-New, Science-New, Sports-New, Teen-New, Travel-New | Posted on 21-01-2010-05-2008

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Hi All

Finally we have started with new release books posts.

On a daily basis we will post some books which have been released in the past 3 months or so.

Feel free to write us to get books not listed here.

You may also Try to find your book here

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