A wickedly funny commentary on art, genius, jealousy and failure. Norm Fayrewether knew the composer Simon Silber for little more than a year, but it was long enough to get to hate him. Destitute and down-and-out, Fayrewether was uniquely placed to document Silber's unrecognizable "genius" - Silber paid him money to write his biography - and threw himself into the task like a man dispossessed. This is Fayrewether's life of Silber as told through liner notes accompanying a selection of the man's music. This extraordinary oeuvre - including a daylong piano sonata and an etude composed on a telephone keypad - is the key to Silber's life. It is also Fayrewether's revenge on the man who tormented him...

Simon Silber : Works for Solo Piano

Christopher Miller

Gardners Books

Ion Channel Reconstitution

It is now over 30 years since the idea of ion-conducting pores burst on the elec trophysiological scene, 15 years since these were generalIy realized to be mem brane-spanning proteins, and 10 years since the first observations of single ion channels from higher organisms were made. During the past 5 years, several integral membrane channel proteins have been purified in a functionalIy competent state: the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, the Na + channel, mitochondrial "VDAC," and a variety of porins. The stage is thus set to attack ion channels in the same ways that biochemists have been attacking enzymes for decades: isolation folIowed by functional analysis in as simple a system as possible, with a view towards understanding the molecular mechanisms ofthe protein's behavior and how this is related to the underlying molecular structure. This is always a daunting task, alI the more so with ion channels because of our still primitive and scanty understanding of channel structures and because of the difficulty in iso lating functionally active channel proteins. In this volume, which can be considered a biochemically slanted companion to Sakmann and Neher's Single-Channel Recording, I have tried to present a view of the current landscape of ion-channel reconstitution. These chapters illustrate not only the different approaches and techniques of the major practitioners of ion channel reconstitution but, as importantly, the varied motivations for doing this kind of work.

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Springer

Games: Purpose and Potential in Education (Lecture Notes in Physics, 410)

Pushed by his father's ambitions and surrounded by expectations about a piano career despite his lack of talent, egocentric Simon Silber, as observed by associate Norm Fayrewether, struggles with the frustrations of his art and his quest for brilliance. 10,000 first printing.

Simon Silber: Works for Solo Piano

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Making America: A History of the United States

Carol Berkin

Robert Cherny

James Gormly

Cengage Learning'

Cengage Advantage Books: Making America: A History of the United States

Cengage Learning US

Although cinematic storytelling shares many of the same elements as other art forms, film tells a story in a unique way. Concentrating on careful analysis of the formal aspects of specific films for each chapter, Persistence of Vision is an ideal text for both face-to-face and online introduction to film studies courses. By examining the practice of filmmaking and the evolution of the significant developments in the cinematic narrative and the unique elements by which films communicate, this textbook serves as a guide through the journey of movies. Students will understand that, as audiences, they watch illusions on the screen in the form of a rapid series of images and sounds, which they must translate through their imaginations to decipher is ultimate meaning.

Persistence of Vision: An Introduction to Film Appreciation

Scott Pursley

Humor & Entertainment

Kendall/Hunt Publishing

The Small Scroll: The Enlightenment of Jesus

Nobody could presume to speak in Jesus Christ's words. What author Christopher Miller has done in "The Small Scroll - The Enlightenment of Jesus" is to use the Bible and unimpeachable bible study sources, along with 200 actual bible citations (of Jesus' words), to create a story that brings to life the events that form the basis of the gospels and the origins of Christianity. Using the power of faith Miller weaves a lyrical, prophetic saga. It is a message to our time, and uses the new forms of communication that are available to us in this time, through prayer, as Jesus begins His approach to the World. The Scroll unveils the secrets of our existence. It is a perfect study tool for novice and master alike. It gives us knowledge we will need in order to understand all that is occurring on the Earth. The Author encourages us "To Find Comfort Here." The Scroll is a delight to read, a jewel of a book.

Paperchase Solution, LLC

Nobody could presume to speak in Jesus Christ's words. What author Christopher Miller has done in "The Small Scroll - The Enlightenment of Jesus" is to use the Bible and unimpeachable bible study sources, along with 200 actual bible citations (of Jesus' words), to create a story that brings to life the events that form the basis of the gospels and the origins of Christianity. Using the power of faith Miller weaves a lyrical, prophetic saga. It is a message to our time, and uses the new forms of communication that are available to us in this time, through prayer, as Jesus begins His approach to the World. The Scroll unveils the secrets of our existence. It is a perfect study tool for novice and master alike. It gives us knowledge we will need in order to understand all that is occurring on the Earth. The Author encourages us "To Find Comfort Here." The Scroll is a delight to read, a jewel of a book.

Adventure Time Comics Volume 5

Comics & Graphic Novels

Jeffrey Brown

Nick Cron-DeVico

Meg Omac

Graphic Novels

Titan Comics

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