The Art Of The Straight Line

Author : Lou Reed,Laurie Anderson
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780063093546

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The Art of the Straight Line by Lou Reed,Laurie Anderson Pdf

The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reed’s worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson, with Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie, and Scott Richman. Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and Metallica. Reed had a groundbreaking solo career that spanned five decades until his death in 2013. Reed was also an accomplished martial artist whose practice began in the 1980s. He studied with Chen Tai Chi pioneer Master Ren GuangYi. This book is a comprehensive collection of Reed’s writings on Tai Chi. It includes conversations with Reed’s fellow musicians, artists, friends, and Tai Chi practitioners, including Julian Schnabel, A. M. Homes, Hal Willner, Mingyur Rinpoche, Eddie Stern, Tony Visconti, and Iggy Pop. Including over 150 photos, ephemera, and a color photo insert, The Art of the Straight Line features Reed’s unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts, as well as essays, observations, and riffs on meditation and life.

Author : Jordan Belfort
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781501164293

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Way of the Wolf by Jordan Belfort Pdf

Jordan Belfort—immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in the hit movie The Wolf of Wall Street—reveals the step-by-step sales and persuasion system proven to turn anyone into a sales-closing, money-earning rock star. For the first time ever, Jordan Belfort opens his playbook and gives you access to his exclusive step-by-step system—the same system he used to create massive wealth for himself, his clients, and his sales teams. Until now this revolutionary program was only available through Jordan’s $1,997 online training. Now, in Way of the Wolf, Belfort is ready to unleash the power of persuasion to a whole new generation, revealing how anyone can bounce back from devastating setbacks, master the art of persuasion, and build wealth. Every technique, every strategy, and every tip has been tested and proven to work in real-life situations. Written in his own inimitable voice, Way of the Wolf cracks the code on how to persuade anyone to do anything, and coaches readers—regardless of age, education, or skill level—to be a master sales person, negotiator, closer, entrepreneur, or speaker.

Author : Madhur Anand
Publisher : Strange Light
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780771007774

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This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart by Madhur Anand Pdf

WINNER OF THE 2020 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NONFICTION “Wondrously and elegantly written in language that astonishes and moves the reader…This is an important book: an emotional and intellectual tour de force.” —Jane Urquhart An experimental memoir about Partition, immigration, and generational storytelling, This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart weaves together the poetry of memory with the science of embodied trauma, using the imagined voices of the past and the vital authority of the present. We begin with a man off balance: one in one thousand, the only child in town whose polio leads to partial paralysis. We meet his future wife, chanting Hai Rams for Gandhiji and choosing education over marriage. On one side of the line that divides this book, we follow them as their homeland splits in two and they are drawn together, moving to Canada and raising their children in mining towns and in crowded city apartments. And when we turn the book over, we find the daughter's tale—we see how the rupture of Partition, the asymmetry of a father's leg, the virus of a mother's rage, makes its way to the next generation. Told through the lenses of biology, physics, history and poetry, this is a memoir that defies form and convention to immerse the reader in the feeling of what remains when we've heard as much of the truth as our families will allow, and we're left to search for ourselves among the pieces they've carried with them.

Author : Shirley K. Hubalek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : PSU:000056312041

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I Can't Draw a Straight Line by Shirley K. Hubalek Pdf

From flags to flowers and still lifes to landscapes, the sets of activities in three complete art programs build on each other to introduce essential art principles, including how to use line, color, shape, and pattern; how to recognize and create perspective and space; how to use these principles to create complete still lifes and landscapes; how to work in watercolors, oil pastels, and mixed media; and how to enjoy making art regardless of the outcome!

Author : Lou Reed,Laurie Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3442762359

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THE ART OF THE STRAIGHT LINE by Lou Reed,Laurie Anderson Pdf

Author : Lou Reed
Publisher : Atria Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1501158449

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The Art of the Straight Line by Lou Reed Pdf

Discover legendary musician Lou Reed’s philosophies, photographs, and personal experiences inspired by his passion for Tai Chi, compiled and edited by his wife Laurie Anderson. Many of us will remember the late Lou Reed as an iconic rock musician and lead singer of the Velvet Underground, but few of us are aware of Lou’s other great passion, the one that he carried up to his final days of his life: the martial art of Tai Chi. During the last decades of his life, Reed studied directly under Master Ren Guang-Yi, a champion of Chen Tai Chi. He was so influenced by his practice that he released an album in 2008 that he wrote specifically to be listened to while training Tai Chi, entitled Hudson River Wind Meditations. Now, mindfulness meets martial arts in this beautifully designed book edited by his wife, acclaimed artist Laurie Anderson. Through both prose and photography, it offers us a glimpse into Reed’s physical, mental, and spiritual journey. Drawn from exclusive interviews and conversations with his fellow students, teachers, and friends including Julian Schnabel, Iggy Pop, Darren Aronofsky, and Lou’s celebrated teacher Master Ren Guangyi, this truly unique book is a keepsake for fans to treasure.

Author : Justin Hall
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-03
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781606997185

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No Straight Lines by Justin Hall Pdf

No Straight Lines showcases major names such as Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, and Ralf Koenig (one of Europe’s most popular cartoonists), as well as high-profile, crossover creators who have dabbled in LGBT cartooning, like legendary NYC artist David Wojnarowicz and media darling and advice columnist Dan Savage. No Straight Lines also spotlights many talented creators who never made it out of the queer comics ghetto, but produced amazing work that deserves wider attention. Queer cartooning encompasses some of the best and most interesting comics of the last four decades, with creators tackling complex issues of identity and a changing society with intelligence, humor, and imagination. This book celebrates this vibrant artistic underground by gathering together a collection of excellent stories that can be enjoyed by all. Until recently, queer cartooning existed in a parallel universe to the rest of comics, appearing only in gay newspapers and gay bookstores and not in comic book stores, mainstream bookstores or newspapers. The insular nature of the world of queer cartooning, however, created a fascinating artistic scene. LGBT comics have been an uncensored, internal conversation within the queer community, and thus provide a unique window into the hopes, fears, and fantasies of queer people for the last four decades. These comics have forged their aesthetics from the influences of underground comix, gay erotic art, punk zines, and the biting commentaries of drag queens, bull dykes, and other marginalized queers. They have analyzed their own communities, and their relationship with the broader society. They are smart, funny, and profound. No Straight Lines has been heralded by people interested in comics history, and people invested in LGBT culture will embrace it as a unique and invaluable collection.

Author : Jordan Belfort
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780553904246

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The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht and ran up a $700,000 hotel tab, to the wife and kids waiting at home and the fast-talking, hard-partying young stockbrokers who called him king, here, in Jordan Belfort’s own words, is the story of the ill-fated genius they called the Wolf of Wall Street. In the 1990s, Belfort became one of the most infamous kingpins in American finance: a brilliant, conniving stock-chopper who led his merry mob on a wild ride out of Wall Street and into a massive office on Long Island. It’s an extraordinary story of greed, power, and excess that no one could invent: the tale of an ordinary guy who went from hustling Italian ices to making hundreds of millions—until it all came crashing down. Praise for The Wolf of Wall Street “Raw and frequently hilarious.”—The New York Times “A rollicking tale of [Jordan Belfort’s] rise to riches as head of the infamous boiler room Stratton Oakmont . . . proof that there are indeed second acts in American lives.”—Forbes “A cross between Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorsese’s GoodFellas . . . Belfort has the Midas touch.”—The Sunday Times (London) “Entertaining as pulp fiction, real as a federal indictment . . . a hell of a read.”—Kirkus Reviews

Author : Arlene Wright-Correll
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780615151847

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How to Create Art Without Knowing How to Draw a Straight Line by Arlene Wright-Correll Pdf

This book will really teach you How to Paint without Knowing How to Draw a Straight Line How to Do Ukrainian Egg Painting How to Work with Pastels How to Get Started in Acrylics How to Get Started in Oil Painting How to do Scratch Bord Art How to Turn Your Travels into a Sketch Book How to Create Pen & Ink Art How to Use Finishing Sprays and Vanishes How to Use Your Arts and Crafts as Currency to Buy What You Need How to Expand Your Arts and Crafts Sales from Locally to Globally or How to Sell on the Internet How to Experiment with Encaustic Painting How to Try Your Hand at China Painting Why You Should Take Lessons from someone who knows more than you or the Art of fused and slumped glass, Egg Emulsion Painting and other good stuff How to Make Your own Christmas Cards

Author : Erin McManness
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781633224827

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Art Starts with a Line by Erin McManness Pdf

Everything you need to master the art of line drawing, whether the goal is to draw for fun or illustrate an original masterpiece! Line drawing involves using a combination of fine lines and bold strokes to create artwork of any kind—from basic folk art to more sophisticated illustrations. This form of art requires minimal tools, making it both affordable and portable. In Art Starts with a Line, artists of all skill levels are invited to learn how to draw almost anything starting with simple lines and basic shapes. Following a brief introduction to tools and materials, as well as some easy exercises and techniques for warming up to basic drawing tools, you will explore a variety of subjects. You’ll draw plants and flowers, architecture and cityscapes, animals, and everything in between. These projects aren’t restricted to black and white either! You’ll find techniques for adding color with colored pencil, marker, pen, even digitally. Art Starts with a Line presents everything you’ll need to know to learn how to successfully create line drawings of all types. Whether your goal is to create a custom logo for a client, or to simply decorate your planner—it’s all here. Packed with engaging instruction, tips, and beautiful step-by-step artwork, this approachable, inspiring guide to line drawing shows beginning artists how to create meaningful artwork using simple lines and mindful prompts.

Author : Tom Waidzunas
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452945521

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The Straight Line by Tom Waidzunas Pdf

To be taken seriously, therapies that claim to “cure” homosexuality wrap themselves in lab coats. Even though the fit is bad, and such therapies and their theorists now inhabit the scientific fringe, the science of sexuality has made some adjustments, too, Tom Waidzunas tells us in this provocative work. Intervening in the politics of sexuality and science, The Straight Line argues that scientific definitions of sexual orientation do not merely reflect the results of investigations into human nature, but rather emerge through a process of social negotiation between opposing groups. The demedicalization of homosexuality and the discrediting of reparative therapies, ex-gay ministries, and reorientation research have, Waidzunas contends, required scientists to enforce key boundaries around scientific expertise and research methods. Drawing on extensive participant observation at conferences for ex-gays, reorientation therapists, mainstream psychologists, and survivors of ex-gay therapy, as well as interviews with experts and activists, The Straight Line traces reorientation debates in the United States from the 1950s to the present, following homosexuality therapies from the mainstream to the margins. As the ex-gay movement has become increasingly transnational in recent years, Waidzunas turns to Uganda, where ideas about the scientific nature of homosexuality influenced the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014. While most studies treat the ex-gay movement as a religious phenomenon, this book looks at how the movement, in its attempts to establish legitimacy, has engaged with scientific institutions, shaping virulent anti-gay public policy.

Author : Jordan Belfort
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780553906011

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Catching the Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort Pdf

In this astounding account, Wall Street’s notorious bad boy—the original million-dollar-a-week stock chopper—leads us through a drama worthy of The Sopranos, from the FBI raid on his estate to the deal he cut to rat out his oldest friends and colleagues to the conscience he eventually found. With his kingdom in ruin, not to mention his marriage, the Wolf faced his greatest challenge yet: how to navigate a gauntlet of judges and lawyers, hold on to his kids and his enraged model wife, and possibly salvage his self-respect. It wasn’t going to be easy. In fact, for a man with an unprecedented appetite for excess, it was going to be hell. But the man at the center of one of the most shocking scandals in financial history soon sees the light of what matters most: his sobriety, and his future as a father and a man.

Author : Lou Reed,Laurie Anderson
Publisher : btb Verlag
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9783641296759

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THE ART OF THE STRAIGHT LINE by Lou Reed,Laurie Anderson Pdf

Lou Reed ist eine musikalische Legende, eine wahre Ikone des Rock 'n' Roll. Weniger bekannt ist, dass Reed neben der Musik noch eine zweite große Leidenschaft hatte: über 30 Jahre praktizierte er Tai Chi. Dieser Kampfsport war eine treibende Kraft in seinem Leben, gerne teilte er seine Erfahrungen mit Fans und Freunden. Tai Chi hat sein Leben verändert – und vermutlich gerettet. In diesem Buch, herausgegeben von seiner Ehefrau Laurie Anderson, selbst stilbildende Musikerin und Künstlerin, finden sich Originaltexte von Lou Reed sowie Stimmen seiner Freunde und Weggefährten, darunter Iggy Pop, Julian Schnabel, Tony Visconti, Black-Swan-Regisseur Darren Aronofsky, A.M. Homes, und Tai-Chi-Meister Ren Guangyi sowie bisher unveröffentlichtes Bildmaterial.

Author : Mem Fox
Publisher : Mondo Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Friendship
ISBN : 1572552050

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The Straight Line Wonder by Mem Fox Pdf

Despite the admonitions of his friends, a straight line enjoys expressing himself by twirling in whirls, pointing his joints, and creeping in heaps.

Author : Paula Bossio
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781894786843

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The Line by Paula Bossio Pdf

When a little girl discovers the end of a line, she follows it as it transforms into all sorts of unexpected things in order to discover who is at the other end.