DISCLAIMER This book does not in any capacity mean to replace the original book but to serve as a vast summary of the original book. Summary of What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald and Paul Reiser IN THIS SUMMARIZED BOOK, YOU WILL GET: Chapter provides an astute outline of the main contents. Fast & simple understanding of the content analysis. Exceptionally summarized content that you may skip in the original book Michael McDonald's memoir, What a Fool Believes, is a candid and evocative account of his life and music. Written with Emmy Award-nominated actor and comedian Paul Reiser, the memoir tells the story of his journey from high school dropout to rock stardom, including joining Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers. It also explores his insecurities, drug and alcohol addictions, and the highs and lows of fame. The memoir features a cast of music greats including James Taylor, Ray Charles, Carly Simon, and Quincy Jones. It is sure to be a classic.

Forgive And Forget. . . Pretty TV weatherperson Tia Amberson has gone from being as sweet as a summer's day to a category five hurricane. Her longtime boyfriend dumped her on Valentine's Day, and to add insult to injury, she's been placed under arrest by the cutest African-American cop she's ever seen. Her crime? Slashing the tires she gave her ex-almost-fiancé for Christmas. Her punishment? Mandatory attendance at an anger management class. . . .Or Fall In Love? Police officer Byron Rivers can't forget the spitfire he caught cutting a tire in a condo parking lot. Then his own hot temper lands him in the same class as Tia, where a magnetic force pulls these two together. When they touch he's nitro; she's glycerin. He's gasoline; she's the match. But when Tia joins the other women in the class to plan some down-and-dirty revenge on their exes, Byron finds out. Now he has to choose between upholding the law. . .or holding on to the woman he loves. Carmen Green has enjoyed being a writer for many years and has written more than twenty novels and novellas. Her 1998 novel Commitments was made into a BET TV movie, and she's hit bestseller lists and won industry awards for Keeping Secrets and Doctor, Doctor.

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This volumes celebrates 'Mark as Story' and offers critique, engagement, and exploration of the new hermeneutical vistas that emerged in the wake of this pioneering study.

Daniel knows that something needs to change. As he reconciles a dark past that continues to haunt him, he knows he has to do all he can to avoid returning to it. With this in mind, he finds himself in Northern Thailand. However, as someone brought to their spiritual knees, the esoteric starts to find him. Each character that unveils themselves to him seems more mysterious than the last. Are they all just a reflection of his inner demons? The story follows Daniel’s journey, which takes him deep into the realm of the mystical and mysterious. This is the gripping first book in the ‘Bike Ride to Ban Talat’ Trilogy. Told in an intriguing setting, the door is flung open for the reader to enter into the most intimate moments of a divinely human man. Every reader can connect with someone like Daniel, as he depicts all that is fragile and vulnerable in the human spirit. The beauty in his story lies in how close the reader is brought to him by gaining privileged access to his conflicted heart and struggling mind. What others are saying ‘Perceptive, raw and poetic, Pilgrim follows a man full of questions as he seeks to answer them. A love letter to Chaing Mai, we are led through stunning terrain, as the complicated, deeply flawed yet ultimately redeemable Daniel finds himself. Hopeful and pensive, Pilgrim is an insight into the male psyche.’—Jessie Stephens, author of Heartsick. ‘What a FABULOUS book!!’—Rick Grossman of the Hoodoo Gurus ‘David is a poet. A recovery Kerouac.’—Adam Sinclair ‘David’s lived experience provides enormous empathy and understanding to create a hard-to-put-down book!’—Kathryn Greiner AO ‘What an incredible spiritual journey Pilgrim takes you on, it really gives you a new perspective on the now… Allow yourself to get lost in the story and reflect on your own life.’—Matt Moran

Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits become something more - iconic recordings that not only inspire a generation but also alter the direction of music. In this follow-up to his classic Anatomy of a Song, writer and music historian Marc Myers tells the stories behind fifty-five more rock, pop, R&B, country and reggae hits through intimate interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded them. Part oral history, part musical analysis, Anatomy of 55 More Songs ranges from Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon Rising' to Dionne Warwick's 'Walk On By', The Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' and Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid'. Bernie Taupin recalls how he wrote the lyrics to Elton John's 'Rocket Man'; Joan Jett remembers channeling her rage against how she had been unfairly labeled and treated into 'Bad Reputation' and Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello, Bob Weir, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper, Roberta Flack, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards, Carly Simon and many others reveal the emotions and technique behind their major works.

Pete Battistini released "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1970's)" in 2005. Now comes the follow-up, "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1980's)." Battistini painstakingly documented approximately 425 weekly, Casey Kasem-hosted countdown programs from the 80s, and compiled individual program summaries for each week exclusively for this book. In addition, the text includes a complete list of all radio stations, in the U.S. and around the world, that carried the program. Coupled with numerous testimonials of both AT40 insiders and listeners, and more than a hundred illustrations from the 80s, this book is brimming with highlights of the greatest radio program ever!

Based on the "go to" book in the field of ecological risk assessment, this shorter, principles-based, updated textbook is essential for students and new practitioners who want to understand the purposes of environmental assessments and how to achieve them. It includes environmental risks to humans as well as nonhuman populations and ecosystems, and most types of environmental assessments. Drawing upon the author’s extensive experience in the field, first as a senior research staff member in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge Laboratory and then as science advisor in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Assessment, the book explains fundamental principles and basic techniques and illustrates them with example applications which carry through multiple chapters and make this book a practical and hands-on guide. Both the content and the style are inviting and approachable to different levels of students. Features Integrates human health and ecological assessments. Includes epidemiological, risk, causal, impact, and outcome assessments. Focuses on fundamental principles that are applicable in all nations and legal contexts. Employs an engaging style and draws on the author’s practical experience. Explains fundamental concepts in short chapters, making it perfect for beginners in the field. Explains the challenges and rewards of a career in environmental assessment. This book is a practical guide for senior and graduate students in environmental sciences and management, as well as new practitioners of assessment who want to understand the purposes of environmental assessments and how to achieve them.

For the first time, the incredible true story of the legendary band, the Doobie Brothers, written by founding members Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston. Only a very few rock bands have had the longevity, success, and drama of the Doobie Brothers. Born out of late 1960s NorCal, and led by Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston, they stood alongside their contemporaries the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers, and many others as an iconic American rock band. The train was rolling along, hits were flowing like wine, and arenas were packed with fans who wanted to see them live...then Tom Johnston, the band’s front man and lead guitarist, became ill and had to leave. The Doobies' train came to a screeching halt. All of a sudden the band started contemplating the end of the road only seven years into their career, just as things were taking off. But Pat Simmons made sure they were far from the end and began the process of keeping the band together through most of the next decade. A soul-steeped backup singer for Steely Dan named Michael McDonald took a shot at singing some of the Doobies' songs on tour, and just like that a new chapter in the Doobie Brothers' story began. The band expanded their sound and had even more hits with their new front addition. Tom recovered from his health issues, but the band had moved on. When it came time for a reunion concert in the ’80s, Tom got the call and was back in the mix. Led once again by Pat and Tom, the Doobie Brothers have been touring ever since and maintain a massive fan base the world over. Never before have Pat and Tom shared their story, in their own words. In Long Train Runnin’ they’ll change that.

In this concise and engaging analysis of rock music, music theorist Ken Stephenson explores the features that make this internationally popular music distinct from earlier music styles. The author offers a guided tour of rock music from the 1950s to the present, emphasizing the theoretical underpinnings of the style and, for the first time, systematically focusing not on rock music's history or sociology, but on the structural aspects of the music itself. What structures normally happen in rock music? What theoretical systems or models might best explain them? The book addresses these questions and more in chapters devoted to phrase rhythm, scales, key determination, cadences, harmonic palette and succession, and form. Each chapter provides richly detailed analyses of individual rock pieces from groups including Chicago; the Beatles; Emerson, Lake, and Palmer; Kansas; and others. Stephenson shows how rock music is stylistically unique, and he demonstrates how the features that make it distinct have tended to remain constant throughout the past half-century and within most substyles. For music students at the college level and for practicing rock musicians who desire a deeper understanding of their music, this book is an essential resource.