Résultats pour "Perfect" dans Arts et divertissement

Victorian women ate arsenic to achieve an ideal, pale complexion, while in the 1790s balloon corsets were all the rage, designed to make the wearer appear pregnant. Women of the eighteenth century applied blood from a black cat's tail to problem skin, while doctors in the 1880s promoted woolen underwear to keep colds at bay. Beautification and the pursuit of health may seem all-consuming today, but their history is long and fantastically varied. Ranging across the last four hundred years, Margarette Lincoln examines women's health and beauty in fascinating detail.

The Biggest Edition – Revised and Expanded with All New Chapters A captivating and inspiring guide to building an untouchable empire from mud to marble, no matter what obstacles stand in the way Rick Ross is a hip-hop icon and a towering figure in the business world, but his path to success...

The brand new memoir from James Acaster: cult comedian, bestselling author of Classic Scrapes, undercover cop, receiver of cabbages. PERFECT SOUND WHATEVER is a love letter to the healing power of music, and how one man's obsessive quest saw him defeat the bullshit of one year with the beauty of...

In one of the only books of its kind, a veteran design consultant offers the tools for success gained from nearly 30 years of developing corporate and brand identity programs. Readers will discover the most effective formats for design briefs, how to structure the best possible team, what distinguishes a great design brief from an adequate one, how to use the brief in project tracking, as a measuring tool, and as a means of getting approval for a design solution; and much, much more.

In this piano by ear lesson, you will learn The Piano Guys arrangement of the Ed Sheeran hit “Perfect” completely “by ear”. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “note-by-note” description of each measure of the arrangement, including the fingering. Learning by ear is fast and easy, and it develops your ability to pick out other songs “by ear.”

Bloomsbury present The Perfect Moment, written and read by Isaac Butler. The prize-winning author of The Method reveals the forgotten origins of America’s culture wars—a story of late 20th century art vs. censorship, brimming with intense drama and fierce moral urgency. It’s 1988, the...

From National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Sam Quinones, the story of a demanding instrument, the determined people who play it, and the hope they offer a fractured nation.

Discover how a cold sleep pad king can improve your sleep by providing personalized bed temperature control for king-size beds. In this episode, we explore the benefits of water-based cooling technology, reduced night sweats, better sleep quality, energy efficiency, and why a cold sleep pad is a smart investment for year-round comfort. Perfect for hot sleepers and anyone looking to wake up refreshed.

Stand-up star, quizzer and Rose d'Or winner Paul Sinha is banned from taking part in pub quizzes—so he's decided to create his own. In his bid to put together the ultimate syllabus for this great social tradition, he offers up a wealth of surprising and original questions—as well as the fascinating stories behind the answers. He then goes on to open it up to the audience, who attempt to stump him with their own favourite puzzlers.

Author and music industry insider Ben Wardle has interviewed scores of Mark Hollis’ friends, musicians, collaborators and record company executives to complete this important and substantial biography.

There aren’t many computer games that can justify an entire book, but for superfans, Alien: Isolation is truly extraordinary and Perfect Organism reveals all there is to know about every aspect of this masterful game. Discover the rationale and authenticity of the set design and art direction, learn about the alien’s unnerving abilities to second-guess the players and the importance of its unique height, find out more about the importance of the dynamic audio and the use of seventies archive soundbites, as well as the darkly beautiful music.

A poet’s audio obsession, from collecting his earliest vinyl to his quest for the ideal vacuum tubes. A captivating book that “ingeniously mixes personal memoir with cultural history and offers us an indispensable guide for the search of acoustic truth” (Yunte Huang, author of Charlie...

In 'The Perfect Frame,' detective Dane is drawn into a web of intrigue and danger when a mysterious woman, Lorena Dahl, crosses his path. With the heat of a recent murder hanging in the air, Dane knows he must uncover the truth behind a set of revealing photographs that hold the key to a man's death. Lorena, with her alluring charm, offers tantalizing hints about the case, but she also has her own agenda. As their conversation escalates, the stakes rise and the atmosphere thickens with tension. Will Dane get the answers he seeks, or will Lorena lead him deeper into a trap? This gripping ...

Folk musician, Broadway composer, and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea's warm, funny, poignant memoir is a love letter to every kind of body, to music, and to making it work––inviting us to embrace all of life's experiences with heart and determination. Read by the author and featuring...

JD Perrin and Audrey LadyTabletop interview the creatives of and around the Moonshot Podcast Network about the projects we put on, from start to finish. What goes into an actual play podcast, or a livestreamed theater production? And, most importantly, how does anything get done without being perfect? A Petreon-first show by the Moonshot Podcast Network: https://www.patreon.com/c/moonshotnetwork

A Perfect Red recounts the colorful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519. Shipped to Europe, the dye created a sensation, producing the brightest, strongest red the world had ever seen. Soon Spain's cochineal monopoly was worth a fortune. Desperate to find their own sources of the elusive dye, the English, French, Dutch, and other Europeans tried to crack the enigma of cochineal.

T.N.T. packed in satin! Lorena Dahl had her fingers on the straps of the halter and Dane knew she was going to rip them away. "Cut it out," he warned her. "It's strictly business between you and me!" "I know a hotel," the girl breathed. "Just around the corner. We can talk business there." "I want to know about the pictures," the detective insisted. "The pictures of you and the man who got himself killed this afternoon!" "Not here," she said toying dangerously with the front of her dress. Every eye in the night club was on their table. Dane knew he was being framed. A perfect frame. "Let's go,...

When Dave Hickey was 12, he rode the surfer's dream: the perfect wave. And, like so many things in life we long for, it didn't quite turn out - he shot the pier and dashed himself against the rocks of Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach, which just about killed him. Fortunately, for Hickey and for us, he survived, and continues to battle, decades into a career as one of America's foremost critical iconoclasts, a trusted, even cherished no-nonsense voice commenting on the all-too-often nonsensical worlds of art and culture.

Autistic people and musical individuals often have perfect pitch, a gift they were born with. The musical gift may be accompanied with learning differences such as reading comprehension problems, trouble with mathematics, and significant difficulties in learning how to read music. This book was written by a music therapist and an autistic researcher, and is endorsed by leading experts in the field of autism and special-needs education.

Read by the author. "Come for the engrossing content, and stay for the lessons that might just change how you talk, write, and lead.” —Adam Grant Learn how to take any story and make it perfect—from storytelling expert Karen Eber, whose popular TED Talk on the subject continues to be a...