"You showed me love through your hand that never lets go of mine and taught me how to endure painful goodbyes through the smiles you give me before leaving" The Art of Falling is a queer poetry collection that deals with falling in love and the challenges and questions that arise therefrom. Exploring the different aspects of love, hurt and joy, this collection of selected poems illustrates the intricate ways in which past experiences can influence one's emotions and attempts to put into words the most complicated, contradictory feelings. No one chooses who they fall for, and with themes of yearning, trauma and the pain of a broken heart, The Art of Falling is a profound exploration of the wonder of getting to know a person in the most fascinating way: falling in love.

Describes the lovepath, the author's process for finding and maintaining true love.

Martin R. is a renowned painter whose constantly evolving art style has captivated audiences and critics alike for more than forty years. Despite being diagnosed with dementia, he continues to contribute to the art scene. We follow Martin and his family as they grapple with his increasingly deteriorating state after the death of his wife. Amidst this turmoil, Martin cannot recall the location of an unfinished portrait, intended to be his final masterpiece. Whether he will find it before time runs out remains an unanswered question. 'The Incomplete Portrait' is a work of literary fiction that explores the enduring power of love, art, and family as Martin slips in and out of his fading memories.

SHE IS THE REASON WHY HIS SIMPLE LIFE WAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED INTO SOMETHING DIFFICULT. SHE IS ALSO THE REASON HIS HEART KEEPS BEATING EVERY SINGLE DAY. Grace has only once been in love with one person in her eighteen years of life. That person was Blake Torres. A guy she had met many years ago on a vacation in San Marino. A guy from whom she suddenly became separated due to a strange and tragic accident. Eight years later, her family is on the way to this beautiful spot in Italy again to spend another vacation with his family. Same place, same time, same people. But are they really still the same people they used to be eight years ago? And why does it feel like a lot of things are being kept secret from her now?

She walked into the room, unphased by the world. Through her eyes shines a kaleidoscopic mind of fire and ice. With her magnetic beauty, she drapes herself effortlessly over the scenery. At her feet fall a myriad of lovers. In her nature wakes an ever-hungering beast, impatient and indecisive. She has this enchanting wit about her, full of surprises. And they all fall for the carousel of laughter - that pull of a siren's song - as she recalls all the ships that have crashed on her shores. And it was this raw, animalistic darkness that made her truly dangerous. About the crazy life of Alma Arabella, a true rebel girl ready to rule the world. Follow her on her way, cutting down old demons, and watch her grow into the woman of her dreams.

"Falling in love with your life" reminds us about the one power no one can ever take away from us: the power we have to interpret things positively, in ways that don't hurt us, in ways that can propel us forward into a better life. Dr. Robert Epstein. contributing editor for Scientific American Mind and the former Editor-in-Chief of Psychology Today.

"A sweetly engaging love triangle tale." — Kirkus Reviews Perfect for fans of One True Loves, Crazy Rich Asians, P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before), this sweet contemporary romance novel follows a love triangle between a girl who hides her past with bright smiles and two swoonworthy boys who deeply love her, but only one who loves her right. Lydia Zhang finally achieved all she ever wanted. She has her very own art studio and holds an art class there three times a week. With her best friend Isabel Wong, and her boyfriend of three years, Reed Wang, by her side, nothing can be more perfect in Lia’s life. But when Reed is a candidate for the new editorial director position at his publishing company, he ends up spending less and less time with her. Lia finds herself building a newfound friendship and confiding in the boy-next-door (more like boy-next-door-building), Connor Li, a chef teaching cooking classes at the SW Youth Center. Soon Lia’s heart is torn between the love of her life and whatever is going on between her new neighbor friend that is just a friend, right?

This collection of essays and interviews addresses important theoretical, philosophical and creative issues in Western art music at the end of the twentieth- and the beginning of the twenty-first centuries. The book offers a wide range of international perspectives from prominent musicologists, philosophers and composers. Part I is mainly theoretical in emphasis. Issues addressed include the historical rationalization of music and technology, new approaches to the theorization of atonal harmony in the wake of Spectralism, debates on the 'new complexity', the heterogeneity, pluralism and stylistic omnivorousness that characterizes music in our time, and the characterization of twentieth-century and contemporary music as a 'search for lost harmony'. The orientation of Part II is mainly philosophical, examining concepts of totality and inclusivity in new music. Part III offers creative perspectives, with new essays and interviews from important contemporary composers. A concluding essay by Alastair Williams provides a postlude to the book, while the whole collection is prefaced by an extended introductory chapter by Max Paddison which provides a context of ideas, and traces many of the issues discussed back to Adorno's seminal notion of une musique informelle.