Chris: 8154 books
Lies and Epiphanies
Composers and Their Inspiration from Wagner to Berg
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Lies and Epiphanies offers case studies of "inspiration" in five composers -- Richard Wagner, Gustav Mahler, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg. Their own tales of their epiphanies played a determining role in the reception history of their works: the finale of Mahler's...
by Chris Cassone
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
What happens when an idea strikes fire in the hearts of a nation? Chris Cassone has seen it happened. He was one of millions of Americans who joined the Tea Party movement and whose song, Take Our Country Back, helped turn that movement into a truly revolutionary force. What began in March 2009 as...
How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS6
The Art of Design and Animation
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
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Whether you are creating...
by Chris Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2012
Did you know…
- 80% of New Year’s Resolutions are broken by Valentine’s Day?
- 98% of Western Culture quits EVERYTHING we try?
- 700 Million Adults desire to move to another country
- 81% of people believe they have a book in them
- 6 out every 10 people want to lose weight
- 85% of people are...
Right on the Money!
Taking Control of Your Personal Finances
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
With countless new ways to manage money and spend it, Chris Farrell provides what is most needed: reliable information on personal finance.
In the tradition of the great “how-to” series on public television, Right on the Money! offers a practical, hands-on approach to making savvy financial...
by Chris Kyle
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 7, 2015
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 7, 2015
Ao longo de uma década de serviço, incluindo diversas incursões ao Iraque e a outras zonas de combate durante o auge da chamada Guerra ao Terror, Chris Kyle, atirador de elite dos Seals, alcançou o recorde de mais de 150 mortes confirmadas pelo Pentágono. No livro, ele fala abertamente dos sofrimentos...
Start Where You Are
Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
“Gardner is encouraging us all to start where we are and dare to make our lives bigger and stronger, more satisfactory, and better. Chris Gardner is a knockout!”
—Maya Angelou
Chris Gardner’s astonishing memoir—the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, The Pursuit of Happyness,...
Some Fantastic Place
My Life In and Out of Squeeze
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017
Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize
Over the course of a thirteen-album and multi-award-winning career with Squeeze, it was clear from the very beginning that Chris Difford has few peers when it comes to smart, pithy lyricism. In Some Fantastic Place, he charts his life from his childhood...
Unstuck
Hope for Christians in a Dead-End Job, Dead-End Faith, or Some Similar Soul-Shriveling Rut
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Do you feel like you missed the boat? Are you burnt out? Have your feet been dragging the sidewalk? Do you catch yourself dreaming of what could have been? Of if-only-I-had, or if-only-I-hadn’t? This book is for anyone sitting in the audience who should be on stage, anyone reading blogs who should...
The Way I Was Made
Words and Music for an Unusual Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
The writer of today’s most cherished worship songs guides you on a personal journey to living for God’s glory.
You have been created for a great life—a life that tells the story of God.
The Bible clearly shows that we have been uniquely created for a purposeful life, but it’s...
by Chris Maloney
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012
John Wayne Gacy. Three words synonymous with evil.
Even 32 years after his conviction in Chicago for murdering 33 young men and boys – most of whom were buried in a crawl space under his house – it’s a case our nation will never forget. And a case so gruesome and shocking, it ranks No....
A Bad Idea I'm About to Do
True Tales of Seriously Poor Judgment and Stunningly Awkward Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Chris G****ethard has often found himself in awkward situations most people, including you, probably would have safely avoided. The good news is now, thanks to this book, you can enjoy the painfully funny consequences of his unfortunate decisions at a safe distance. A Bad Idea I'm About to Do invites...
by Chris Kenry
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2002
In his bawdy and uproarious debut novel, Chris Kenry takes readers on a rollicking ride with an irreverent, resilient jack of all trades--and master of the naughtiest one. . .
Buffed, Bereaved. . .And Broke
Thanks to his wealthy, doting lover, Jack Thompson's biggest daily challenges are the...
Memoirs of a Fat Bastard
How I lost my gut and gained a life
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Chris Gibson, is one fat, drunk, angry bastard.
He's tried every diet: Atkins, South Beach, Pritikin... Problem is he still can't get his pants on in the morning. And he got none of the genes of his movie star brother Mel. In his early 40s with a job he hates and a lifestyle that is killing...