Shakey: Neil Young's Biography

Author: Jimmy McDonough
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400075440
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1001

Book Description
Neil Young is one of rock and roll’s most important and enigmatic figures, a legend from the sixties who is still hugely influential today. He has never granted a writer access to his inner life – until now. Based on six years of interviews with more than three hundred of Young’s associates, and on more than fifty hours of interviews with Young himself, Shakey is a fascinating, prodigious account of the singer’s life and career. Jimmy McDonough follows Young from his childhood in Canada to his cofounding of Buffalo Springfield to the huge success of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to his comeback in the nineties. Filled with never-before-published words directly from the artist himself, Shakey is an essential addition to the top shelf of rock biographies.

Shakey's Loose

Author: Renay Jackson
Publisher: Frog Books
ISBN: 9781583941072
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
In this blistering follow-up to "Oak Town Devil," ambitious new players vie to control the complex and deadly Oakland drug scene. Here the men are vicious, the women avaricious, and everyone steps on--or tries to kill--everyone else in the hopeless quest for power, prestige, money, and ultimately, love.

Snowball and Other Plays

Author: Paul Sedgwick
Publisher: Baker's Plays
ISBN: 9780874400274
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description

Cognitive Science

Author: José Luis Bermúdez
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139789031
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 517

Book Description
This exciting textbook introduces students to the dynamic vibrant area of cognitive science - the scientific study of the mind and cognition. Cognitive science draws upon many academic disciplines, including psychology, computer science, philosophy, linguistics and neuroscience. This is the first textbook to present a unified view of cognitive science as a discipline in its own right, with a distinctive approach to studying the mind. Students are introduced to the cognitive scientist's 'toolkit' - the vast range of techniques and tools that cognitive scientists can use to study the mind. The book presents the main theoretical models that cognitive scientists are currently using, and shows how those models are being applied to unlock the mysteries of the human mind. Cognitive Science is replete with examples, illustrations, and applications, and draws on cutting-edge research and new developments to explore both the achievements that cognitive scientists have made, and the challenges that lie ahead.

Fusion

Author: Rochan Morgan
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781933967288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
Three very different people--Shakey, a hustler trapped between a dirty cop and a blackmailer; Jessica, who is tormented by past demons; and Christopher, a young runaway who has escaped an abusive homelife--find comfort in each other as they fight to stay alive. Original.

Neil Young

Author: Daniel Durchholz
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 1610604539
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Neil Young has been described as brilliant, cantankerous, enigmatic, and vexing. Regardless, his generation-spanning fan base and his profound musical influence cannot be denied. While a number of narrative titles have chronicled Neil Young in one manner or another, this is the first illustrated history to span his 41 studio albums, 6 live releases, and 40-plus years as a recording and touring musician. From Young's earliest days in the Canadian rock scene through his tenures with Buffalo Springfield and CSNY and on to his varied solo career, each aspect of the musician's career is covered. Photography from rock photographers of the 1960s to the present, as well as concert posters and memorabilia from around the world, are complemented by commentary from notable musicians around the world and a discography.

A Blues Bibliography

Author: Robert Ford
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135865086
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1401

Book Description
This revised and updated definitive blues bibliography now includes 6,000-7,000 entries to cover the last decade’s writings and new figures to have emerged on the Country and modern blues to the R&B scene.

Deployment

Author: Karen Petty
Publisher: Redleaf Press
ISBN: 1605540579
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 197

Book Description
Children with parents in the military face unfamiliar and complicated emotions. This comprehensive handbook is for civilians and military personnel who work with or care for children who experience separation through deployment, death, or divorce. Written by an internationally known, hands-on trainer and presenter in the field, this book contains theory-based, practice-driven strategies for handling separation and helping young through elementary-age children move forward and live full lives.

The Quest for Artificial Intelligence

Author: Nils J. Nilsson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139642820
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 644

Book Description
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field within computer science that is attempting to build enhanced intelligence into computer systems. This book traces the history of the subject, from the early dreams of eighteenth-century (and earlier) pioneers to the more successful work of today's AI engineers. AI is becoming more and more a part of everyone's life. The technology is already embedded in face-recognizing cameras, speech-recognition software, Internet search engines, and health-care robots, among other applications. The book's many diagrams and easy-to-understand descriptions of AI programs will help the casual reader gain an understanding of how these and other AI systems actually work. Its thorough (but unobtrusive) end-of-chapter notes containing citations to important source materials will be of great use to AI scholars and researchers. This book promises to be the definitive history of a field that has captivated the imaginations of scientists, philosophers, and writers for centuries.

Embodied Cognition

Author: Lawrence Shapiro
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136963936
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
Embodied cognition often challenges standard cognitive science. In this outstanding introduction, Lawrence Shapiro sets out the central themes and debates surrounding embodied cognition, explaining and assessing the work of many of the key figures in the field, including George Lakoff, Alva Noë, Andy Clark, and Arthur Glenberg. Beginning with an outline of the theoretical and methodological commitments of standard cognitive science, Shapiro then examines philosophical and empirical arguments surrounding the traditional perspective. He introduces topics such as dynamic systems theory, ecological psychology, robotics, and connectionism, before addressing core issues in philosophy of mind such as mental representation and extended cognition. Including helpful chapter summaries and annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, Embodied Cognition is essential reading for all students of philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive science.