Unleashed

Author: Joel McIver
Publisher: Omnibus Press& Schirmer Trade Books
ISBN: 1847727093
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
The very first book about the Anglo-American metal band Tool explores not only their uncompromising music but also their unsettling, self-made image based on mythological symbols and arcane theories. The quartet of master musicians - Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor and Adam Jones - emerged from the club scene in Los Angeles in 1990 alongside their friends Rage Against the Machine, grabbing the concept of heavy music and then completely redefining it. With a 60s-style commitment to art and agit-prop, they have now attained a level of artistic complexity and depth which makes their enduring success a miracle in today's culture of bland, corporate entertainment. Author Joel McIver leaves no detail omitted as he delves into the mystery behind Tool's music.

A Perfect Union of Contrary Things

Author: Maynard James Keenan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1495082903
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 331

Book Description
A Perfect Union of Contrary Things is the authorized biography of musician and vintner Maynard James Keenan. Co-author Sarah Jensen's 30-year friendship with Keenan gives her unique insight into his history and career trajectory. The book traces Keenan's journey from his Midwest childhood to his years in the Army to his time in art school, from his stint at a Boston pet shop to his place in the international spotlight and his influence on contemporary music and regional winemaking. A comprehensive portrayal of a versatile and dedicated artist, A Perfect Union of Contrary Things pays homage to the people and places that shaped the man and his art. Until now, Maynard's fans have had access to only an abridged version of his story. A Perfect Union of Contrary Things presents the outtakes, the scenes of disappointment and triumph, and the events that led him to take one step after the next, to change direction, to explore sometimes surprising opportunities. Included are sidebars in his own words, often humorous anecdotes that illuminate the narrative, as well as commentary by his family members, friends, instructors, and industry colleagues. The book also features a foreword by Alex Grey, an American visionary artist and longtime friend of Keenan. Accompanying the text are photos of Keenan from childhood to the present. Maynard's story is a metaphor for the reader's own evolution and an encouragement to follow one's dreams, hold fast to individual integrity, and work ceaselessly to fulfill our creative potential.

Tool

Author: Joel McIver
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782357791312
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 355

Book Description
Ceci est le tout premier livre écrit sur Tool, lequel est bien plus qu'un simple groupe de metal ; il explore non seulement leur musique sans concession, mais également l'image trouble que le quatuor s'est fabriquée en se basant sur divers symboles mythologiques et d'obscures théories. Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Danny Carey et Justin Chancellor, issus de la scène locale de Los Angeles au début des années quatre-vingt-dix en même temps que leurs amis de Rage Against the Machine, se sont en effet emparés du concept de musique heavy pour entièrement le redéfinir. Et malgré un goût très prononcé pour l'art et l'agitation dans le style de ce qui avait cours dans les années soixante ou soixante-dix, ils ont néanmoins rencontré un succès qui dure dans le temps, un vrai petit miracle face à l'insipide industrie du divertissement qui a toujours sévi depuis leurs débuts. Couronnée de maintes récompenses, la carrière de Tool jusqu'au sommet de la gloire est donc l'un des récits les plus étranges dans l'histoire du rock. C'est sur ce mystère qu'a enquêté Joel Mclver, auteur d'une dizaine de livres sur le rock et le metal, sans omettre aucun détail.

Unleashed

Author: Frances Frei
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
ISBN: 1633697053
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
"Unleashed is worth an afternoon of your time, whether or not you are already a leader. It is sparkily written and personal, drawing on the experiences of co-authors (and spouses) Frei and Morriss."— Financial Times Leadership isn't easy. It takes grit, courage, and vision, among other things, that can be hard to come by on your toughest days. When leaders and aspiring leaders seek out advice, they're often told to try harder. Dig deeper. Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies. Frances Frei and Anne Morriss offer a different worldview. They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up. Leadership isn't about you. It's about how effective you are at empowering other people—and making sure this impact endures even in your absence. As Frei and Morriss show through inspiring stories from ancient Rome to present-day Silicon Valley, the origins of great leadership are found, paradoxically, not in worrying about your own status and advancement, but in the unrelenting focus on other people's potential. Unleashed provides radical advice for the practice of leadership today. Showing how the boldest, most effective leaders use a special combination of trust, love, and belonging to create an environment in which other people can excel, Frei and Morriss offer practical, battle-tested tools—based on their work with companies such as Uber, Riot Games, WeWork, and others—along with interviews and stories from their own personal experience, to make these ideas come alive. This book is your indispensable guide for unleashing greatness in other people . . . and, ultimately, in yourself. To learn more, please visit theleadersguide.com.

Unleash!

Author: Perry Noble
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414377975
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Why is it that we trust Jesus with our salvation but never fully trust him with our lives? God longs to unleash his full measure of power in our lives to fill us with passion and purpose. But too often the things of our past—fear, anger, bitterness, worry and doubt—hold us back. Rather than focusing on the reality of who Christ is and what he has done for us, we allow ourselves to be identified by all the things we aren’t. But we are not who our past says we are, and we are not who the enemy says we are. We are who God and his Word say that we are. Pastor Perry Noble challenges all followers of Christ to make a bold move by fully embracing the exciting adventure God has called us to. Are you ready to unleash all the life he has created you to live? Join Perry on this journey as he digs into the major barriers holding people back and shows how Jesus calls and equips his followers to experience a life most of us never dreamed possible.

Answers Unleashed

Author: Olympia LePoint
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988537620
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
Do you use your brain's full powers? Need to overcome a challenging situation and regain success? Want to develop your intuition? Open this book. Countless books have been written about the process of healing the brain from traumatic situations. But Answers Unleashed: The Science of Unleashing Your Brain's Power by Olympia LePoint is the first self-help brainpower book written by an award-winning rocket scientist who overcame her own life challenges to launch 28 NASA Space Shuttle missions into Space. With the science that she used to map space vehicles to Mars and distant planets, Olympia LePoint now applies the same science to the human brain, so people can remap their brain's interior by using thoughts. Olympia LePoint defines a new structure of the brain, called the Triabrain and the Triabrain Theory of Relativity, which profoundly describes how anyone can use science and faith to reshape their brain and ultimately transform his life. Readers unleash their intuitive abilities, birth great ideas into scientific innovation, and change the course of their lives by attracting lucrative success. Simply take this neuroscience textbook home for a university education in the privacy of your own home. You can become a genius at any age!

WPF 4.5 Unleashed

Author: Adam Nathan
Publisher: Sams Publishing
ISBN: 0133496856
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 865

Book Description
The #1 WPF Book--Now Updated for WPF 4.5! Thorough, authoritative coverage, practical examples, clear writing, and full-color presentation make this one of the most widely acclaimed programming books of the last decade. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is the recommended technology for creating modern Windows desktop apps. Whether you want to develop traditional user interfaces or integrate 3D graphics, audio/video, animation, dynamic skinning, touch, rich document support, speech recognition, or more, WPF enables you to do so in a seamless, resolution-independent manner that scales from small tablets to large TVs. WPF 4.5 Unleashed is the authoritative book that covers it all, in a practical and approachable fashion, authored by WPF guru and Microsoft architect Adam Nathan. Covers everything you need to know about Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) Examines the WPF feature areas in incredible depth: controls, layout, resources, data binding, styling, graphics, animation, and more Delves into topics that aren’t covered by most books: 3D, speech, audio/video, documents, effects Shows how to create popular UI elements and leverage built-in controls such as the new Office-style Ribbon Demonstrates how to create sophisticated UI mechanisms, such as Visual Studio-like collapsible/dockable panes Explains how to create first-class custom controls for WPF Demonstrates how to create hybrid WPF software that leverages Windows Forms, DirectX, ActiveX, or other non-WPF technologies Explains how to exploit desktop features, such as Jump Lists and taskbar customizations, and the same toast notifications used by Windows Store apps

Choose to Matter

Author: Julie Foudy
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368009948
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
In Choose to Matter, Julie Foudy, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and former captain of the US National team, takes you on a journey to discover your authentic self. This book is a roadmap to unleash that courageous YOU and have you singing your dreams out loud. Along with sharing stories from her playing days and personal experiences, Julie taps into the wisdom of other incredible female leaders including "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts, soccer stars Mia Hamm and Alex Morgan, and Facebook superwoman and Lean In founder Sheryl Sandberg. In her Leadership Academy, Julie encourages young women to find the leader that exists in all of them, whatever their personality or vocal chord strength might be. Complete with fun exercises and activities, Choose to Matter guides readers in all aspects of their lives. Julie believes every young woman has the power to be a leader who makes a positive impact. And it all starts by choosing to matter. So go ahead, start now. Because you can.

Tools and Weapons

Author: Brad Smith
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984877712
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
The instant New York Times bestseller. From Microsoft's president and one of the tech industry's broadest thinkers, a frank and thoughtful reckoning with how to balance enormous promise and existential risk as the digitization of everything accelerates. “A colorful and insightful insiders’ view of how technology is both empowering and threatening us. From privacy to cyberattacks, this timely book is a useful guide for how to navigate the digital future.” —Walter Isaacson Microsoft President Brad Smith operates by a simple core belief: When your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world you have helped create. This might seem uncontroversial, but it flies in the face of a tech sector long obsessed with rapid growth and sometimes on disruption as an end in itself. While sweeping digital transformation holds great promise, we have reached an inflection point. The world has turned information technology into both a powerful tool and a formidable weapon, and new approaches are needed to manage an era defined by even more powerful inventions like artificial intelligence. Companies that create technology must accept greater responsibility for the future, and governments will need to regulate technology by moving faster and catching up with the pace of innovation. In Tools and Weapons, Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne bring us a captivating narrative from the cockpit of one of the world's largest and most powerful tech companies as it finds itself in the middle of some of the thorniest emerging issues of our time. These are challenges that come with no preexisting playbook, including privacy, cybercrime and cyberwar, social media, the moral conundrums of artificial intelligence, big tech's relationship to inequality, and the challenges for democracy, far and near. While in no way a self-glorifying "Microsoft memoir," the book pulls back the curtain remarkably wide onto some of the company's most crucial recent decision points as it strives to protect the hopes technology offers against the very real threats it also presents. There are huge ramifications for communities and countries, and Brad Smith provides a thoughtful and urgent contribution to that effort.

Unleashed Potential

Author: Jeff Forrester
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578703374
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Have you ever wanted more out of your career or life, but just weren't sure where to start? Through constant learning and self-evaluation over the last 30 years Jeff shares simple steps he took to start to unleash his potential. Inside, you will discover powerful, yet simple steps to becoming the best version of you, like: Understand Yourself - identifying strengths and weaknesses Importance of Communication - internal and external communication Developing Yourself - importance of coaches, mentors, tribes, and a confidante Setting the Proper Course - setting BIG life goals, strategies, and tactics Jeff shares real-life stories to assist in making a connection with you and how you can find your way to unleashing your potential. It all begins with self-awareness, being vulnerable, and being confident in who you are. It is scary but incredibly powerful. The next step to unleashing your potential revolves around how you speak to yourself and others. How you communicate with yourself is often overlooked and changing how you speak to yourself internally and externally will impact your life. Third step is the importance of not delegating your professional and personal development to other people but being the driving force behind it. Self-learning is not the only critical aspect in development but also taking advantage of coaches, mentors, tribes, and a confidante. The fourth and final step is setting the proper course. You will hear specifics on setting BIG goals and the importance of setting proper strategies, and tactics to accomplish more than you have in the past. There is never a finish line to unleashing your potential because every day we should be striving to learn and grow, and these 4 areas can become a way of life for you just like they have for Jeff.