This is a startlingly fresh account of the life of one of the greatest 20th-century Americans, composer and songwriter George Gershwin. Joan Peyser examines Gershwin's character, his complex relationship with brother and collaborator Ira, and his several romantic affairs. This 2007 edition includes newly discovered information in a new author's introduction.

The symphonic orchestra is intriguingly considered in essays by 23 leading music authors and thinkers. The topics include historical beginnings, the role of the conductor, the orchestral audience, the nature of the repertoire, and how recordings have affected the modern orchestra. It comes with a new editor's introduction for this 2006 edition and a glossary of terms.

One of The Times' Best Business Books of 2022 A practical guide for bringing gender equality to the workplace with a new imperative: unburden women's careers from work that goes unrewarded. THE NO CLUB started when four women who were crushed by endless to-do lists banded together over $10 bottles of wine and vowed to get their work lives under control. Running faster than ever, they nevertheless trailed behind their male colleagues. And so, they vowed to say no to requests that pulled them away from the work that mattered most to their careers. This book reveals how their over-a-decade-long journey and groundbreaking research uncovered that women everywhere are unfairly burdened with "non-promotable work", a tremendous problem we can - and must - solve. All organizations have work that no one wants to do: planning the office party, screening interns, attending to that time-consuming client, or simply helping others with their work. From office housework to important assignments that inevitably go unrewarded, a woman, most often, takes on these tasks. In study upon study, professors Linda Babcock (bestselling author of WHY WOMEN DON'T ASK), Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie Weingart - the original "No Club" - document that women are disproportionately asked and expected to do this kind of work. This imbalance leaves women overcommitted and underutilized as companies forfeit revenue, productivity, and top talent. But it doesn't have to be this way. THE NO CLUB walks you through how to make small, yet important, changes to your own workload and empowers women to make savvy decisions about what they take on. At the same time, the authors illuminate how lasting change calls for organizations to reassess how they assign and reward work to level the playing field. With hard data, personal anecdotes from women of all stripes, practical self- and workplace-assessments, and innovative advice from consulting in Fortune 500 companies, this book will forever change the conversation about how we advance women's careers and achieve equality in the twenty-first century.

Special effects-laden fantasy action film starring Dong-gun Jang, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush and Danny Huston. Skilled swordsman and assassin Yang (Jang) goes undercover in in the American badlands after failing in his last assignment. There he makes the acquaintance of a band of carnival workers, including feisty knife thrower Lynne (Bosworth), and town drunk Ron (Rush), both of whom harbour powerful secrets. When Lynne is threatened by a gang led by The Colonel (Danny Huston), Yang must blow his cover and face up to his past as he draws on his expert warrior skills to protect her.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the First JARA High-Performance Computing Symposium, JARA-HPC 2016, held in Aachen, Germany, in October 2016. The 21 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. They cover many diverse topics, such as coupling methods and strategies in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), performance portability and applications in HPC, as well as provenance tracking for large-scale simulations.

Joan Peyser offers a history of twentieth century music through the lives and works of its greatest composers in To Boulez and Beyond. Peyser provides historical context and suggests psychological insight for these masters, including Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern of the Second Viennese School; their immediate ancestors Wagner and Mahler; Rimsky-Korsakov and his pupil Stravinsky; and Hindemith, Bartok, Cowell, and Varese. Discussing proponents of serialism and twelve-tone technique, as well as those who worked against these styles, the book also considers Berio, Stockhausen, Shostakovich, Babbitt, Copland, Wuorinen, and Cage, among others, describing how and why music moved throughout the 20th century. The largest section of the book is devoted to the life and works of Pierre Boulez. A new preface and a bibliography help to round out this revised and updated edition.

Mit einem Gefiihl der Freude und der Genugtuung dariiber, daB wieder eine neue Auflage dieses Versuches einer I ehre von den sozialen Beziehungen der Krankheiten des Menschen er. forderlich wurde, iibergebe ich dieses Buch der Offentlichkeit und hoffe, daB diese Neubearbeitung ihm neue Freunde unter Medizinern und Nicbtmedizinern zufiihren wird. Auch dieser Aufiage sind die Erfahrungen zustatten gekommen, die der Ver. fasser seit seiner Bestellung als Leiter der von C. FLt: GGE im Jahre 1912 am bygienischen Institut der Universitat zu Berlin er. richteten Abteilung fiir soziale Hygiene, die im Jahre 1920 durch BescbluB des preuBischen Landtages in eine ordentliche Professur fUr soziale Hygiene umgewandelt wurde, zu machen ohne Unter. brechung Gelegenbeit hatte. Die Bearbeitung ist unter dem Gesichtspunkte vorgenommen, daB die Horer der V orlesungen des Verfassers und die Teilnehmer der von ihm abgehaltenen seminaristischen V'bungen das, was dort nur in groBen Ziigen vorgetragen werden kann. durch die Lektiire des vorliegenden Buches zu erganzen vermogen."

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfugung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden mussen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfugung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden mussen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Mit einem Gefuhl der Freude und der Genugtuung daruber. dass wieder eine neue Auflage dieses Versuches einer I ehre von den sozialen Beziehungen der Krankheiten des Menschen er forderlich wurde, ubergebe ich dieses Buch der Offentlichkeit und hoffe, dass diese Neubearbeitung ihm neue Freunde unter Medizinern und Nichtmedizinern zufuhren wird. Auch dieser Auflage sind die Erfahrungen zustatten gekommen, die der Ver fasser seit seiner Bestellung als Leiter der von C. FLUGGE im Jahre 1912 am hygienischen Institut der Universitat zu Berlin er richteten Abteilung fur soziale Hygiene, die im Jahre 1920 durch Beschluss des preussischen Landtages in eine ordentliche Professur fur soziale Hygiene umgewandelt wurde, zu machen ohne Unter brechung Gelegenheit hatte. Die Bearbeitung ist unter dem Gesichtspunkte vorgenommen, dass die Horer der Vorlesungen des Verfassers und die Teilnehmer der von ihm abgehaltenen seminaristischen ubungen das, was dort nur in grossen Zugen vorgetragen werden kann, durch die Lekture des vorliegenden Buches zu erganzen vermogen. Die eingestreuten kurzen Bemerkungen uber das Wesen der einzelnen Krankheiten, die dem Mediziner vielleicht uber flussig erscheinen, durften auch diesmal nicht fortgelassen werden, weil die bisherigen Erfahrungen die Erwartung rechtfertigen, dass auch das neubearbeitete Buch von Volkswirten und Verwaltungs beamten gelesen werden wird. In den bei den voraufgegangenen Auflagen hatte der Verfasser noch gewagt, samtliche Sonderfacher selbst zu bearbeiten."

Have you gone splat on the pavement of life? Crappy to Happy will show you how to transform from victim to victor - when your relationship has tanked, your income is flowing slower than an intravenous drip, or you've hit a flat tire on the road to your success. Happiness is possible Crappy to Happy offers powerful, humorous, and inspiring stories of magical transformation, plus 152 steps to lead you to greater happiness NOW Crappy to Happy is a testament to outer circumstances having little to do with finding true happiness. Randy Peyser's car may have more holes than a golf course, but that doesn't interfere with her ability to be happy. She recognizes that real happiness comes about when we learn how to be true to ourselves, manage life's challenges in new ways, and heal our messed up relationships. "When crisis calls, don't accept the charges " Find out why "Murphy is in cahoots with God" and why "sorrow digs the well and joy fills it." Crappy to Happy is filled with wit, astute truths, and new perspectives to help readers make happier and more empowered choices. "Crappy to Happy" will have you chuckling till the sacred cows come home." - Steve Bhaerman, a.k.a. Swami Beyondananda, author of Duck Soup for the Soul "Randy Peyser's book is a delightful read. Crappy to Happy is uplifting. It's filled with honesty, vulnerability, and humor." - Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., author of Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All "A light-hearted, spiritual approach to navigating the rough patches with grace and humor." - Arielle Ford, author of the Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Soul series "A remarkably useful book for all of us - charming, insightful, and most inspiring in its approach to creating a happier life from within." - Greg Hicks, co-author of How We Choose to Be Happy

This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1934 edition.