Bob Mould Grant Hart & Greg Norton formed Husker Du in 1979 as a wildly cathartic outfit fueled by a cocktail of anger volume & velocity. Heres the first book to dissect the trio that countless critics & musicians have cited as one of the most influential bands of the 1980s. Author Andrew Earles examines how Husker Du became the first hardcore band to marry pop melodies with psychedelic influences & ear-shattering volume. Readers witness the band create the untouchable noise-pop of LPs like New Day Rising Flip Your Wig & Candy Apple Grey not to mention the sprawling double-length Zen Arcade. Few bands from the original American indie movement did more to inform the alternative rock styles that breached the mainstream in the 1990s. Husker Du truly were visionaries. ...

The adventure of a lifetime is just beginning.. . It has lain lost & forgotten for fifteen hundred years in the ancient heartland of England -- a scrap of glass & metal melded by fierce fire. It is the lost core of a flawless Sphere made by the greatest of the Anglo-Saxon Craeft Lords in memory of the one he loved. Her name was Spring & contained in the very heart of this work is a spark from the Fires of Creation. But while humans have lost their belief in such things the Hydden -- little people existing on the borders of our world -- have not. Breaking the silence of centuries they send one of their own a young boy Jack to live among humans in the hope that he may one day find what has been lost for so long. His journey leads him to Katherine a girl he rescues from a tragic accident -- its a meeting that will change everything. It is only through their voyage into the dangerous Hyddenworld that they will realize their destiny find love & complete the great quest that will save both their worlds from destruction. Their journey begins with Spring.. . ...

This work is an account of the pioneering days of hydro-electricity in Scotl&. It shows how each hydro project brought its own set of technical challenges underlining the remarkable engineering achievements involved in bringing hydro-electric power to the wild glens of the Scottish Highlands. It concludes by looking at the future of hydro-electric power worldwide. Is hydro-electric power the sustainable technology of choice in a new century already riven with ecological angst. ...

The Scavenger species are circling. It is truly the End Days for the Gzilt civilization. An ancient people organized on military principles & yet almost perversely peaceful the Gzilt helped set up the Culture ten thousand years earlier & were very nearly one of its founding societies deciding not to join only at the last moment. Now theyve made the collective decision to follow the well-trodden path of millions of other civilizations; they are going to Sublime elevating themselves to a new & almost infinitely more rich & complex existence. Amid preparations though the Regimental High Command is destroyed. Lieutenant Commander (reserve) Vyr Cossont appears to have been involved & she is now wanted
- dead not alive. Aided only by an ancient reconditioned android & a suspicious Culture avatar Cossont must complete her last mission given to her by the High Comm&. She must find the oldest person in the Culture a man over nine thousand years old who might have some idea what really happened all that time ago. It seems that the final days of the Gzilt civilization are likely to prove its most perilous.
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Plants need nutrients air water & light with a little warmth to survive. Traditionally these have been provided by soil but hydroponic techniques allow plants not only to survive but also to thrive by gaining the perfect balance of nutrients from a regulated solution. Offering step-by-step instruction on how to build you own hydroponic systems this straightforward guide demonstrates how to arrange & automate a greenhouse & advice on how to grow a variety of plants & control pests. It covers the flood & drain method drip feed nutrient film technique aeroponics & aquaponics. It also contains a detailed examination of nutrient content & the strength of solutions. Without the need for stooping or weeding hydroponics is ideal for anyone with back problems or mobility impairment & superb for children who can follow & monitor the plants' growth. ...

Gathered from 7 of the more than 40 ethnic groups of Kenya these stores are brought to you both as original translations & as lively ready-to-use retellings. Ethnic groups respresented are the Kikuyu Turkana Akamba Kipsigis Taita Luhya & Samburu. Cultural & historical background information on the groups notes on the stories lists of further resources & tips for retelling make this collection useful to librarians storytellers public speakers teachers & parents. The fascinating account of Mc Neilss own experiences & observations in collecting the tales is woven throughout the book. Beautiful color photos of Kenyan storytellers & the animals portrayed in the stories illustrate her journey & the tales. ...

Its a dwindling band; old-fashioned & of a certain age you can pick us out at funerals & memorial services because we can sing the hymns without the book. Alan Bennett writes: In 2001 the Medici Quartet commissioned the composer George Fenton to write them a piece commemorating their thirtieth anniversary. George Fenton appeared in my play Forty Years On" & has written music for many of my plays since & he asked me to collaborate on the commission. Hymn was the result. First performed at the Harrogate Festival in August 2001 its a series of memoirs with music. Besides purely instrumental passages for the quartet many of the speeches are under-scored incorporating some of the hymns & music I remember from my childhood & youth. The text

Includes:: both words & music. Hymn is coupled with Cocktail Sticks an oratorio without music that revisits some of the themes & conversations of Alan Bennetts memoir "A Life Like Other Peoples". A son talks to his dead father as his mother yearns for a different life. Its funny tender & sad. The pinnacle of my social life is a scrutty bit of lettuce & tomato & some tinned salmon. Mind you I read in Ideal Home that if you mix tinned salmon with this soft cheese you can make it into one of those moussy things. Shove a bit of lemon on it & it looks really classy."

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A single volume of the most beautiful texts by Hermann Hesse including intimate memories of his final years. Hesse collected life sketches poems aphorisms & short essays dedicated to the ultimate challenge of a writer who had already accomplished a celebrated body of work
- that of accepting his final years & the approach of death with grace.
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In the 23 years since this book was first published numerous books on the same lines have appeared. Techniques vary minimally & very few discoveries or developments have been made in the field of using hypnosis in therapy. Such research as has appeared largely confirms what has been known for a very long time such as its efficacy as an adjunct to chemical analgesia & anaesthesia for intrusive & painful surgical procedures. However during that period a tremendous & astonishing amount of research has appeared in the fields of neurology especially brain function endocrinology & immunology & their interaction or more accurately their total integration with psychological processes. While hypnotic techniques are much as they have been for so long the underlying & mediating roles of these physical mechanisms in hypnosis are now substantially revealed. Understanding how hypnotic suggestions produce physical effects & how these physical processes affect what is to be done in hypnosis will illuminate & guide what is attempted in hypnotherapy. The more the therapist bears these mechanisms in mind the more effective & focused his work will be. This new edition therefore

Includes:: a summary account of the most cogent discoveries of the last two decades & references to some of the most important knowledge acquired in this period in psycho-neuro-endocrino-immunology.

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It is the 29th century & the universe of the Human Hegemony is under threat. Invasion by the warlike Ousters looms & the mysterious schemes of the secessionist AI Techno Core bring chaos ever closer. On the eve of disaster with the entire galaxy at war seven pilgrims set fourth on a final voyage to the legendary Time Tombs on Hyperion home to the Shrike a lethal creature part god & part killing machine whose powers transcend the limits of time & space. The pilgrims have resolved to die before discovering anything less than the secrets of the universe itself. ...