Showstopper!

Author: G. Pascal Zachary
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480494844
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description
This “inside account captures the energy—and the madness—of the software giant’s race to develop a critical new program. . . . Gripping” (Fortune Magazine). Showstopper is the dramatic, inside story of the creation of Windows NT, told by Wall Street Journal reporter G. Pascal Zachary. Driven by the legendary David Cutler, a picked band of software engineers sacrifices almost everything in their lives to build a new, stable, operating system aimed at giving Microsoft a platform for growth through the next decade of development in the computing business. Comparable in many ways to the Pulitzer Prize–winning book The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder, Showstopper gets deep inside the process of software development, the lives and motivations of coders and the pressure to succeed coupled with the drive for originality and perfection that can pull a diverse team together to create a program consisting of many hundreds of thousands of lines of code.

Showstoppers!

Author: Gerald Nachman
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613731051
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 550

Book Description
When Robert Preston shouted "Ya got trouble!" in River City, when Carol Channing glided down a gilded staircase while waiters serenaded her with "Hello, Dolly!," when Barbra Streisand defied us to rain on her parade in Funny Girl, audiences were instantly enchanted. Showstoppers! is all about Broadway musicals' most memorable numbers—why they were so effective, how they were created, and why they still resonate. Much of it is told through the eyes of the performers, songwriters, directors, and choreographers who first built these explosive numbers and lit the fuse. Gerald Nachman interviewed dozens of iconic musical theater figures, including Patti LuPone, John Raitt, Jerry Herman, Edie Adams, Dick Van Dyke, Joel Grey, Marvin Hamlisch, John Kander, Tommy Tune, Sheldon Harnick, and Harold Prince, uncovering priceless untold anecdotes and details.

Dance Divas: Showstopper

Author: Sheryl Berk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1619635771
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
Anya is just getting used to being the newest member of the Dance Divas when her parents want her to move back home to L.A. to study dance "more seriously," which means she may have to say goodbye to Divas forever. The timing couldn't be worse. City Feet is back with a vengeance at the Smooth Moves Competition in Las Vegas. Without Anya, Miss Toni has to reshuffle the entire group number at the last minute (good thing it's called "Deck of Cards"!). Meanwhile, mean Justine has a few tricks up her sleeve: her group dance is a magic act that promises to make all the competition disappear! Who will win? And what will happen to Anya? The sixth book in this dance series has everyone on their feet!

Everyday Bakes to Showstopper Cakes

Author: Mich Turner
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 0711247072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
In Everyday Bakes to Showstopper Cakes, celebrity baker Mich Turner brings together a collection of recipes to take you all the way from the delicious everyday through to the spectacular. Starting out with simple cakes, biscuits and cupcakes, once you have mastered this first level, Mich provides you with a few extra steps to turn these into fabulous creations. If you’re looking for more of a challenge or to elevate a favourite, these bakes are easily adapted to create a true showstopper cake. Covering a full range of bakery goods as well as perfect flavours, whether you are a novice baker or already know your rum baba from your roulade, you can be easily guided through these delicious bakes and simple but spectacular decoration techniques that make the most of wonderful flavours and perfect crumb.

Show Stopper!

Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192753038
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
The Bright Lights Theatre Company and the Junker Boys arrive in Darksville on the same train. The Bright Lights came to entertain, whereas the Junkers came to rob the bank.

Really Easy Piano: Great Showstoppers

Author: Wise Publications
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 1783231459
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Really Easy Piano: Great Showtoppers contains easy arrangements for twenty fabulous stage songs. These simplified arrangements are accompanied by background notes on the songs as well as handy playing hints and tips. Suitable for beginners of all ages, including grades 1-3, this book will make learning the hits as stress-free as possible, ensuring that you master every song with ease. Song List: - A Whole New World (Aladdin) - Beauty And The Beast (Beauty And The Beast) - Cabaret (Cabaret) - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Show Boat) - Circle Of Life (The Lion King) - Close Every Door (Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) - Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Evita) - Happy Talk (South Pacific) - If I Were A Rich Man (Fiddler On The Roof) - Luck Be A Lady (Guys And Dolls) - Matchmaker (Fiddler On The Roof) - Memory (Cats) - My Favourite Things (The Sound Of Music) - On My Own (Les Misérables) - One (A Chorus Line) - Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar) - Tell Me It's Not True (Blood Brothers) - The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book) - The Candy Man (Willie Wonka And The Chocolate Factory) - The Last Night Of The World (Miss Saigon) - The Music Of The Night (The Phantom Of The Opera) - The Phantom Of The Opera (The Phantom Of The Opera) - The Time Warp (The Rocky Horror Show) - Who Will Buy (Oliver!)

Six-Minute Showstoppers

Author: Sarah Rainey
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241379229
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Treat the whole family with ridiculously quick, easy and awe-inspiring desserts that anyone can rustle up in just SIX MINUTES 'The queen of store cupboard baking' Huffington Post Creating mouth-watering sweets, treats and desserts has never been easier. With minimal ingredients and time-saving shortcuts, these easy and delicious recipes won't compromise on flavour or wow factor. The best part? They're guaranteed to be on your plate in just six minutes. This revolutionary new cookbook proves that baking doesn't have to be time-consuming, stressful or expensive. Perfect for home cooks and impatient foodies, these 100 recipes are easy, affordable and simple and ready to eat in 360 seconds - that's less time than it takes to drink a cup of coffee! Satisfy your sweet tooth with: - PIMM'S CUPCAKES - MICROWAVE BROWNIES - BUTTERSCOTCH BANOFFEE PIE - CINNAMON CRONUTS - NUTELLA GRIDDLE COOKIES - UNICORN BARK - HALLOUMI FRITTERS Put the fun and magic back into baking. It has to be tried to be believed . . .

The Great British Bake Off: How to turn everyday bakes into showstoppers

Author: Love Productions
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446417948
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
The Great British Bake Off is a glorious celebration of Britain's favourite pastime. As the series has shown us, baking is the perfect way to mark an occasion - to celebrate, to congratulate and reward, and to lift spirits. This new book is inspired by the wonderful creations from The Great British Bake Off 'Showstopper Challenge'. Covering a wide range of bakes from large and small cakes, biscuits and cookies, sweet and savoury pastry, puddings, breads and patisserie, this book will show you how to bake beautiful, enticing recipes to wow at every occasion. There are dainty cupcakes for afternoon tea, quick bakes perfect for bake sales, school fairs or coffee with friends, mouthwatering desserts, breads and pastry recipes for lunches and dinner parties, and some really special bakes for birthdays and festive celebrations throughout the year. This recipe book will show you how to make your bake extra special, from exciting finishes using chocolate curls and ribbons and spun sugar to simple ideas for icing, shaping and decorating, so you can bring a touch of magic to any bake. Great British Bake Off also includes the 'Best of the Bake-off' - the finest recipes from the new set of Great British Bake Off amateur bakers, and all of Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood's Technical Challenges from the series. If you learned How to Bake from last year's cook book, Showstoppers will take you to the next level of skill, and combined with a dazzling new design and superb photography, this will be an irresistible gift for yourself or someone else.

Duet Showstoppers

Author: Mary K. Sallee
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 1470624583
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
Famous tunes by Leroy Anderson, Felix Arndt, Zez Confrey, Paul Desmond, and Scott Joplin are featured in these charming piano duets. The accessible arrangements are perfect for intermediate to late intermediate pianists and can be used for recitals, ensemble practice, or just for fun. Titles: *Bugler’s Holiday *Dizzy Fingers *The Entertainer *Nola *The Syncopated Clock *Take Five *The Typewriter

Piano Playbook: Musical Showstoppers

Author: Wise Publications
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 1783235772
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
This Musical Showstoppers edition of the brilliant Piano Playbook series offers excellent new arrangements of 35 of the greatest, most enduring showstoppers from the biggest musicals of all time. All tunes are arranged for solo Piano, including vocal melody and chord symbols so you can stop your very own shows with these powerfully perennial numbers. Certain songs from certain musicals have that winning combination of emotion, melody and a cracking singer that elevates the tune into the upper echelons of the show itself. These songs are the ones that everyone remembers, the ones that effectively stop the show, and this Piano Playbook collects the best of these Musical Showstoppers so that you, too, can relive those moments that send shivers up your spine. Songs like I Dreamed A Dream from 'Les Misérables,' Can You Feel The Love Tonight from 'The Lion King' and Defying Gravity from 'Wicked.' Each of the tunes in this Musical Showstoppers songbook perfectly encapsulates what the show itself is about, this is why they are so well-loved. You'll be able to play Dancing Queen, Cabaret, A Whole New World and Singin' In The Rain on the Piano, among many others. You can take as your inspiration for learning from this show tunes sheet music the many incredible singers who originally performed such songs and the composers who wrote them. Each song has been beautifully arranged, allowing you to recapture the quintessence of the musicals that you love and the songs to which you keep coming back. This selection has been chosen to reflect a number of moods and has been produced to the highest standards. So if you love musicals, adore accomplished songwriting, or just want some classics to add to your repertoire, the Piano Playbook: Musical Showstoppers will satisfy your desire for musical sheet music mastery.