Gene: 1036 books
Melody, Harmony, Tonality
A Book for Connoisseurs and Amateurs
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Where did the major scale come from? Why does most traditional non-Western music not share Western principles of harmony? What does the inner structure of a canon have to do with religious belief? Why, in historical terms, is J.S. Bach’s music regarded as a perfect combination of melody and harmony?...
by Gene Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2006
Life is a wonderful journey and especially if you are fortunate enough to spend it with someone whose company you cherish dearly. In another life I would have been a cowboy but in this one I will have to settle for being a cowboy poet. I hope you enjoy the read as much as I have the writing.
Classic Movie Fight Scenes
75 Years of Bare Knuckle Brawls, 1914-1989
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Both brawls and elaborate martial arts have kept movie audiences on the edges of their seats since cinema began. But the filming of fight scenes has changed significantly through the years—mainly for the safety of the combatants—from improvised scuffles in the Silent Era to exquisitely choreographed...
Troubled Times
Book I of the Adventures of William Howard and Hugh Fitzalan in 15Th Century England
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
This is a tale of fifteenth-century Englandtroubled timestimes of medieval knights, mayhem, war, and of friendship, honor, and determination. England has a weak king who has ruled too long. Powerful magnates seek to rob the king of his wealth, of his authority, and of his majesty. It is a time of...
Royal Interlude
Book Ii of the Adventures of William Howard and Hugh Fitzalan in Fifteenth Century England
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Second in the series, Royal Interlude is the sequel to Troubled Times. Will Howard and Hugh Fitzalan, although yearning to return to their beloved Arundel Castle in Southern England, still find themselves embroiled in the trouble and chaos of war-torn France during the waning years of the Hundred...
Sun Warm You
The Ancient Chronicles of the Red Dawn Tribe
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2007
STORYLINE: The story is about a clan of The People, or hornbrows, as they refer to themselves. The clan is making its annual trek, along with the rest of a great herd, to the ancient nesting grounds. Along the way, two of the main characters get split off from the herd during an attack by a tyrannosaur-like...
by Gene R. Cogorno
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2011
AN UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING
Written in accordance with the latest revision of the geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) stanedard, ASME Y14.5-2009, this book teaches the principles and practical applications of GD&T in an easy-to-understand manner....
The Formula
A Personalized 40-30-30 Fat-Burning Nutrition Program
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Are you frustrated by low-fat/high-carbohydrate or all-protein diets that don't work? Tired of white-knuckle restrictions or doing math at every meal? Fed up with a constant craving for sugars and carbohydrates? Do you wish you had a magic formula for losing weight and keeping it off? Well, now you...
The American Way
A Politically Incorrect Satire
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2007
Not handsome enough to succeed in politics, the Coach vows to produce three sons, the first of whom is slated to become President of the United States; the second, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; and the third, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. But even the best-laid plans...
Mounted Warriors
From Alexander the Great and Cromwell to Stuart, Sheridan, and Custer
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Men, Horses, and All Kinds of Weapons
It may startle some people to remember that, little more than a century ago, the horse was not only humanity's primary means of swift transportation, it was also a major participant in warfare. For more than four thousand years, men mounted horses and galloped...
Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun
U.S. and Japanese Paratroopers at War in the Pacific in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theater. Firsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopers. Detailed maps illustrate battles.
by Gene Child
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
Do you enjoy playing with language? Wordplay is an art-form savored by many. If you are in that rather select group, then this is the book for you! Each of these stories has a surprise ending, a modified clich or adage, a perverted pun or some other amusing twist. ENJOY!
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Top Dog
To Be Big, Think Big
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2017
The book features such people as Frank Lloyd Wright, of Guggenheim fame, Madam Curie with two Nobel Prizes, Bog Dylan a musical philosopher and ends with Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook fame.
by Gene F. Ostrom
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
"Why Smart People Do Stupid Things: Revised and Updated" follows the original publication by more than seven years. We worried and fretted then particularly about the stupidity exhibited by two of our recent presidents. Of course, we worried about ourselves and the host of other intelligent...