Download or read book Profiles in Audacity written by Alan Axelrod and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2009-10-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey through history’s great decisions—and the people who had the courage to make them: “Insightful.” —Booklist In brief, compelling, and inspiring vignettes, bestselling author and historian Alan Axelrod pinpoints and investigates the make-or-break event in the lives and careers of some of history’s most significant figures. Axelrod explores the fascinating question of why the people who made history made their choices—and conveys the resonance of those choices today. The forty-six profiles range from ancient times to the present day and include: Cleopatra’s decision to rescue Egypt Washington’s decision to cross the Delaware and win Gandhi’s decision to prevail against the British Empire without bloodshed Truman’s decision to drop the A-bomb and end WW II Rosa Parks’s decision to sit in for civil rights Boris Yeltsin’s decision to embrace a new world order Flight 93’s decision to take a stand against terror, and more

Download or read book Audacity written by Melanie Crowder and published by Viking Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th century in New York."--

Download or read book The Book of Audacity written by Carla Schroder and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Audacity is the definitive guide to Audacity, the powerful, free, cross-platform audio editor. Audacity allows anyone to transform their Windows, Mac, or Linux computer into a powerful recording studio. The Book of Audacity is the perfect book for bands on a budget, solo artists, audiophiles, and anyone who wants to learn more about digital audio. Musician and podcaster Carla Schroder will guide you through a range of fun and useful Audacity projects that will demystify that geeky audio jargon and show you how to get the most from Audacity. You’ll learn how to: –Record podcasts, interviews, and live performances –Be your own backing band or chorus –Edit, splice, mix, and master multitrack recordings –Create super high-fidelity and surround-sound recordings –Digitize your vinyl or tape collection and clean up noise, hisses, and clicks –Create custom ringtones and sweet special effects In addition, you’ll learn how to choose and use digital audio hardware like mics and preamps, and tune your computer for flawless audio performance. You’ll also find out how to package your work for digital distribution, whether you want to share a podcast through iTunes or sell your own CDs. Become your own producer with The Book of Audacity. The fun starts now.

Download or read book Profiles in Folly written by Alan Axelrod and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of Profiles in Audacity returns with an “illuminating [and] entertaining” study of historically bad decisions (Publishers Weekly). In an engrossing anecdotal format, historian and bestselling author Alan Axelrod turns to the dark side of audacious decision-making—and explores history’s most tragic errors, the people who made them, and why they happened. While Axelrod looks at the hopelessly dumb and the overtly evil, the main focus is on smart people who had the best of intentions—but whose plans went disastrously wrong. The 35 compelling stories include the sailing of the “unsinkable” Titanic; Edward Bernays’s 1929 campaign to recruit women smokers; Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of the Nazis; Ken Lay’s deception with Enron; and even the choice to create a “New Coke” and fix what wasn’t broke. These are cautionary tales that any decision-maker can learn from—albeit with exquisite twists ranging from acerbic to horrific.

Download or read book The Audacity of Faith written by Sam Belony and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Audacity of Faith is about the greatest five-letter word in the English language: FAITH, and about how critical it is to our survival, whether or not we are Christians.

Download or read book Audacity written by Jonathan Chait and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An essential starting point for those assessing the Obama presidency.” —Washington Monthly Two presidencies later, the time has never been better to revisit the legacy of Barack Obama. In Audacity, New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait makes the unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Obama will be viewed as one of America’s best and most accomplished presidents. Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama has amassed an array of outstanding achievements. His administration saved the American economy from collapse, expanded health insurance to millions who previously could not afford it, negotiated an historic nuclear deal with Iran, helped craft a groundbreaking international climate accord, reined in Wall Street and crafted a new vision of racial progress. He has done all of this despite a left that frequently disdained him as a sellout, and a hysterical right that did everything possible to destroy his agenda even when they agreed with what he was doing. Now, as the page turns to our next Commander in Chief, Jonathan Chait, acclaimed as one of the most incisive and meticulous political commentators in America, digs deep into Obama’s record on major policy fronts—economics, the environment, domestic reform, health care, race, foreign policy, and civil rights—to demonstrate why history will judge our forty-fourth president as among the greatest in history. Audacity does not shy away from Obama’s failures, most notably in foreign policy. Yet Chait convincingly shows that President Obama has accomplished what candidate Obama said he would, despite overwhelming opposition—and that the hopes of those who voted for him have not been dashed despite the smokescreen of extremist propaganda and the limits of short-term perspective.

Download or read book Practical Audacity written by Stanlie M. James and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the stories of fourteen women whose work honors and furthers Goler Teal Butcher's legacy. Their multilayered and sophisticated contributions have shaped human rights scholarship and activism--including their major role in developing critical race feminism, community-based applications, and expanding the boundaries of human rights discourse.

Download or read book Profiles in Leadership written by Alan Axelrod and published by Prentice Hall Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A noted historian and the bestselling author of Elizabeth I, CEO has culled the mountains of biographies on history's greatest leaders, from ancient times to the present, to create an A-to-Z guide to power.

Download or read book Audacity 101 written by John Rhodes and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The tools and techniques necessary to spin out top-notch audio info products--audiobooks, podcasts, seminars, etc.--and all using just your computer, a simple microphone, and the 100% free Audacity tool that you can download and use all you like"--Publisher's web site.

Download or read book Digital Audio Essentials written by Bruce Fries and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005-04-26 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the digital audio revolution! Tens of millions of users are embracing digital music, and with Digital Audio Essentials, you can, too. Nearly every personal computer built in the last few years contains a CD-burning drive; MP3 and other portable player sales dominate the consumer electronics industry; and new networkable stereo equipment lets you use your digital music collection to power your home entertainment system.Whether it's downloading music, ripping CDs, organizing, finding, and creating higher quality music files, buying music players and accessories, or constructing a home stereo system, Digital Audio Essentials helps you do get it done.An indispensable reference for music enthusiasts, digital archivists, amateur musicians, and anyone who likes a good groove, Digital Audio Essentials helps you avoid time-consuming, costly trial and error in downloading audio files, burning CDs, converting analog music to digital form, publishing music to and streaming from the Web, setting up home stereo configurations, and creating your own MP3 and other audio files. The book--for both Mac and PC users--includes reliable hardware and software recommendations, tutorials, resources, and file sharing, and it even explains the basics of the DMCA and intellectual property law.You may (or may not) already know the basics of ripping CDs or downloading music, but Fries will show you so much more--including advice on the multitude of MP3 players on the market, stereo options, file formats, quality determinations, and the legalities of it all. Both a timely, entertaining guide and an enduring reference, this is the digital audio handbook you need to make the most of your expanding digital music collection.

Download or read book The Downloader s Handbook PC Edition written by David Stevenson and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mass arrival of broadband has caused a revolution on the internet. The major activity online is now the downloading of music and video files. Music download services offer millions of songs for immediate download to users and where music has led, film is about to follow.Nearly all music and film content has now been turned into digital content and is available in some shape or form online. But where can all this be found? Is it safe to download? And what about the legal issues? These are questions which this book answers. Written in straight-forward language this book is a practical guide to: - Setting up a computer to download files over the internet in a safe environment- What programs to use to download and play music and video files- Where to find free and paid-for media files on the net- Which portable MP3 players to buy- How to navigate around all file-sharing networks- How not be fazed by all the jargon like MP3, OGG and DivX- How to understand the legal position when you download filesThe book is not for computer experts, but for people with ordinary home PCs who want to join the entertainment revolution. Your computer has turned into tomorrow's entertainment center - this book shows you how to take simple control of it. Millions of users globally are online, downloading music and video day in, day out. You can either ignore the revolution, or start downloading now!

Download or read book Digitizing Audiovisual and Nonprint Materials written by Scott Piepenburg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AV collections in libraries are disintegrating, and their playback equipment is soon to be obsolete. Digitizing can be the solution to decay and for continued access. Why give up on at-risk treasures of your AV collection when you can easily digitize them in house? This guide walks you through the process of planning and implementing digitization projects for the common formats libraries have collected over the last 30 or 40 years. It guides first-time users in setting up a facility to convert analog tapes and records into a digital form, explaining how to clean up those sources to produce a high-quality output for end-users. The same theories and skills are applied to the visual domain so you can convert VHS, Beta, U-Matic, and laserdiscs into archival visual formats. A unique feature of the book is that it will help you understand the process without having to become a techno-geek. Basic information on computer hardware and software is discussed, including the equipment needed to digitize various formats. Techniques for capturing, editing, storing, and making digitized files available to patrons are also covered. Because budgets are always a concern, the work looks at ways you can leverage current resources and facilities with minimal outlay of capital to start a project, and it offers practical guidance on how to maintain the information long term.

Download or read book Sowing the Seeds of Character written by Judd Kruger Levingston and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-06-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rabbi and educator shows how moral education can be crafted to address each of the three main branches of the moral life: philosophy, civics, and ethics. Sowing the Seeds of Character: The Moral Education of Adolescents in Public and Private Schools is a book for all teachers and parents. It rests on the premise that the moral education of students falls within the purview of schools, whether they assume responsibility for it or not. Regardless of the place of moral education in the formal curriculum, all teachers serve as moral exemplars to their students, for good or for ill. Teachers of science, social studies, history, and literature courses cannot help but inculcate moral sensibility and attitudes in their students by the ways in which they lead them to grapple with—or glide over—the moral implications of what they teach. Judd Kruger Levingston draws many lessons and examples from his extensive research and teaching experience in Muslim, Jewish, Roman Catholic, public, Quaker, and Chinese schools. He argues that teachers should become proficient in directing role-playing simulations of moral decision-making as morally complex topics arise within the standard curriculum.

Download or read book An Incredible Journey written by Holland E. Bynam and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this memoir, Holland E. Bynam, a retired US Army colonel and educational administrator, looks back at a life defined by beating the odds. In a series of vignettes, he recalls both those who helped him and those who failed to assist him in making his world and that of those around him richer. While his approach to telling his story may be unconventional at times he answers the questions of fictional interviewers to enliven his story it allows him to convey a full orchard of anecdotes, insights, truths, ideals, and present day concerns. Bynam's story is from the soul of a gifted man. It looks back at his early, military, and later educational experiences; and to his efforts in changing lives for the better. He also shares his thoughts on topics such as educational reform, the essence of Christianity, the deadliest sins, tips for success, the struggle in the Middle East, and more. An Incredible Journey shares excitement, insights, and secrets; seeks to energize you to chase your own dreams; and encourages debates and conversations at numerous venues.

Download or read book Getting Started with Audacity 1 3 written by Bethany Hiitola and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create your own podcasts, edit music, and more with this open source audio editor.

Download or read book Audiobooks for Success written by Doris-Maria Heilmann and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valuable guide book for authors, audiobook publishers, narrators, voice-over artists, and audiobook listeners. Learn how to create, produce, publish, and market your audiobooks.Are you wondering if you should turn your print and ebooks into audio? Get valuable information, details, and all the necessary links on:- How to Create and Record Audiobooks- Audiobook Narration Tips- How to Find the Right Narrator or *- DIY Narrate Your Audiobooks- Production Cost and How to Plan Your Audiobook- Equipment for Audiobook Narrators/ Voice-Over Artists- Where to Find Audiobook Reviewers- For Listeners: Free Audiobooks to ReviewLearn the following and more:- Why investing in an audiobook is worthwhile- How to choose an audiobook studio or production company in the USA, the UK, and Canada, and most important: to find the right narrator for your title- How to set up your own DIY recording spot and which equipment to use for quality recording--Where to take narration training and learn voiceover techniques or build a career out of your voice- How to make words on a page come alive for the audience and create a visual image for the listener- How to find reviewers (including direct links) and how to market and distribute your audiobook- Where to find info about audiobook sellers and apps, and even where to find free audiobooks on the internet- All about audiobook industry associations and their awardsMost important: Get step-by-step instructions on how to create, plan, narrate, record, edit, master, proof, market, and sell your audiobook, plus countless tips on finding the best audiobooks and apps.

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