An extraordinary first book celebrating contemporary floral designer Emily Thompson, known for her unique and dramatic artistry

For the first time, innovative floral designer Emily Thompson showcases her 15-year body of work, which reveres the raw and wondrous beauty of flowers, plants, and trees. With an inspirational and transportive journey, this new book demonstrates Thompson's signature style of infusing a sense of the exotic and mysterious into her stunning compositions by using wild, unruly materials from the forest, field, and beyond.

Featuring nearly 200 vivid images of her spectacular floral design work, the book includes projects ranging from indoor studio and outdoor in situ photography, to high-profile public and private commissions for restaurants including The Grill and The Modern in New York, fashion designers Jason Wu and Ulla Johnson, cultural institutions like the MAD Museum, New York, and Sotheby's, and editorial work for T Magazine and AD China.

Organized by theme, the book features chapters evocatively named and inspired by the life forces and organisms that influence and make up her work. In her own words, she walks the reader through her creative process, explaining the visceral and intellectual approach for generating and germinating the seeds of her ideas for her lush and kaleidoscopic floral arrangements. In addition to her own text, the book includes a foreword by esteemed floral designer and florist to the British Royal Family, Shane Connolly, and an introduction by lauded design writer Nancy Hass.

In The Wounds of Love, a tapestry of emotion unfolds, weaving together the complexity of love in its most vulnerable forms. This poignant collection offers a journey through the highs and lows of romantic entanglements, illuminated by the delicate interplay of joy and sorrow. Each poem acts as a mirror, reflecting the scars and healing that accompany passion and heartache. From the exhilaration of new love to the haunting echoes of loss, the verses capture the raw intensity of human connection. With lyrical grace, the poet navigates themes of longing, betrayal, forgiveness, and reconciliation, inviting readers to explore their own experiences and emotions. The Wounds of Love resonates with authenticity, as it delves deep into the essence of what it means to love and be loved, reminding us that even the most painful moments can lead to profound growth and understanding.

In The Alarm Clock's Rebellion, time becomes a thrilling antagonist in a collection of poems that explore the delicate interplay between urgency and serenity. Each verse vibrates with the tension of everyday moments, as the clock-once a symbol of order-turns into a rebellious spirit, challenging the constraints of our routines. Through vivid imagery and poignant reflections, the poet delves into themes of awakening, resistance, and the quest for authenticity in a world that often demands conformity. From the chaotic clamor of mornings to the quiet introspection of twilight, these poems invite readers to contemplate their own battles with time, urging them to reclaim the hours that slip away unnoticed. Join the journey where simplicity meets complexity, and find solace in the rebellion against the relentless tick-tock of life. This collection is not just a call to rise, but an anthem for those yearning to break free and embrace the beauty of each fleeting moment.

A vibrant history of acoustical technology and aural culture in early-twentieth-century America.

In this history of aural culture in early-twentieth-century America, Emily Thompson charts dramatic transformations in what people heard and how they listened. What they heard was a new kind of sound that was the product of modern technology. They listened as newly critical consumers of aural commodities. By examining the technologies that produced this sound, as well as the culture that enthusiastically consumed it, Thompson recovers a lost dimension of the Machine Age and deepens our understanding of the experience of change that characterized the era.

Reverberation equations, sound meters, microphones, and acoustical tiles were deployed in places as varied as Boston's Symphony Hall, New York's office skyscrapers, and the soundstages of Hollywood. The control provided by these technologies, however, was applied in ways that denied the particularity of place, and the diverse spaces of modern America began to sound alike as a universal new sound predominated. Although this sound--clear, direct, efficient, and nonreverberant--had little to say about the physical spaces in which it was produced, it speaks volumes about the culture that created it. By listening to it, Thompson constructs a compelling new account of the experience of modernity in America.

This is the eleventh book of 12, in a long series of steampunk adventure books. Set in a magical fantasy version of the Victorian era, the Clockwork Twist series follows an unassuming and introverted clockmaker from London, named Twist. When a clockwork princess needs his help, Twist find himself on an adventures around the world surrounded by airship pirates, secret societies, treasure hunters, vampires, dragons, magical kitsune, and even a genie or two. Are you all caught up?

The Cyphers have joined the fae in their war on the Rooks, and now they've captured Aden, leaving the Rooks scattered. With dangers on all side and no one left to fight for humanity, Kima suddenly finds herself, and her son, in the center of everything.

The Rooks have been at war with the fae for a while now, doing their best to defend themselves and all of the Sighted from the murderous fairies. Now that the Cyphers have joined the fae, the evil Lord Loki has taken Kima's home village, and turned it into a flying, invisible fortress. A magical blood-lock now stands as an impenetrable barrier around the village, that only a native of the village can cross. Aden, and everyone of Kima's family, are now trapped inside with the Cyphers and the fae. Kima and her son, Pahmut, are the only ones who might still be able to get inside.

When Twist's old friends, Tasha and Niko appear in the middle of the night to plead for Kima's help to rescue Aden, everyone must put their own personal dissatisfaction with the man aside for the good of mankind. Kima agrees to help, and only reluctantly allows her son to come with her to the battle. He is, after all, more familiar with fairy magic than anyone else on Earth, and he may be the only one who can break the spell.

With tensions building between friends, and dangers on all sides, Twist and his companions set out for war, to save an enemy and rest of the world along with him.

This is the final book of 12, in a long series of steampunk adventure books. Set in a magical fantasy version of the Victorian era, the Clockwork Twist series follows an unassuming and introverted clockmaker from London, named Twist. When a clockwork princess needs his help, Twist find himself on an adventures around the world surrounded by airship pirates, secret societies, treasure hunters, vampires, dragons, magical kitsune, and even a genie or two. Are you all caught up?

The world is hanging by a thread. Aden has ordered Twist's and Jonas's execution, and fae are on their heals. Now Twist might be the only one who can save his friends and the rest of the world.

It's been a long road. Twist has gone from an unassuming clockmaker to a heroic adventurer and dragon slayer. He's gone from being a lonely orphan to a man with a large and loving family, a dotting fiancee, a friend as dear as a brother. Gone are the days of silence and soot under the London rain, now that Twist spends his days crossing the world with magical beings, off on grand adventures.

Along the way, things have also changed from calm, to dire. Evil fairies want Twist's death, and they will stop at nothing to have it. They have conscripted the Rooks into service, and they are now threatening every single person that Twist holds dear. His friends and family tell him that they will brave the dangers and live the rest of their lives in hiding for his sake, but Twist can't bear to let them all be exiled from their own happiness and freedom.

The only people who still might be able to stop the fae once and for all, freeing Twist and his friends forever, are the mysterious race of clockwork Atlanteans who have been in hiding for a thousand years. Twist, however, happens to have found their hiding place, by accident. They made him promise to keep them secret and to never return, but now has no choice but to break his word and go to ask for their help.

Are you a parent of a child with ADHD, and are you looking for advice to help them in their everyday life and prepare them for the future?

You are often frustrated and worried because you can't handle his behaviors, such as:

- Inattention

- Hyperactivity

- Impulsivity

- Boredom

- Procrastination

If yes, this is the right book for you!

Although these symptoms occur in most children, especially when they are excited, in the ADHD child they occur more often and for a prolonged time and cause a state of distress and incapacity greater than that typical of children of the same age and developmental level.

ADHD is a disorder of the neuro-psychic development of children and adolescents, characterized by hyperactivity, impulsiveness, inability to concentrate which generally occurs before the age of 7.

Children with ADHD:

- Have difficulty completing any task that requires concentration

- Appear not to listen to anything they are told

- Are overly lively, running or climbing, jumping on chairs

- Are very easily distracted

- Talk continuously, responding impetuously before listening to the whole question

- Cannot wait their turn in a queue or in a workgroup

- May exhibit serious learning difficulties that risk causing them to fall behind their classmates, with emotional damage.

Are you afraid that these behavioral disturbances will forever affect your child's life?

Don't you worry.

ADHD Children have great potential. They can be talented students and become successful researchers, and, as their parents, you can help them sustain what is good about them. You just need to find the right key and channel their attention and energies in the right direction.

This book covers:

- Parent training - psychological and behavioral interventions

- Tools for teaching social skills and improving organizational skills

- Mindfulness skills for children and teens with ADHD

- Strategies for the home environment

- Meditation and breathing exercise for ADHD

- Life at home and beyond

- ...And much more!

Thanks to the tips suggested in this book, you can help your child improve their ability to concentrate, to achieve learning, to interact with other children and teachers, to control their impulsive behaviors for success at school and in life.

Unlock the secrets to building a thriving online retail business with Mastering Drop Shipping Business: Building a Successful Online Retail Empire. This comprehensive guide takes you through the entire process of creating and scaling a drop shipping business, offering invaluable insights and practical advice every step of the way.

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In The Wounds of Love, a tapestry of emotion unfolds, weaving together the complexity of love in its most vulnerable forms. This poignant collection offers a journey through the highs and lows of romantic entanglements, illuminated by the delicate interplay of joy and sorrow. Each poem acts as a mirror, reflecting the scars and healing that accompany passion and heartache. From the exhilaration of new love to the haunting echoes of loss, the verses capture the raw intensity of human connection. With lyrical grace, the poet navigates themes of longing, betrayal, forgiveness, and reconciliation, inviting readers to explore their own experiences and emotions. The Wounds of Love resonates with authenticity, as it delves deep into the essence of what it means to love and be loved, reminding us that even the most painful moments can lead to profound growth and understanding.

This is the first book of 12, in a long series of steampunk adventure books. Set in a magical fantasy version of the Victorian era, the Clockwork Twist series follows an unassuming and introverted clockmaker from London, named Twist. When a clockwork princess needs his help, Twist find himself on an adventures around the world surrounded by airship pirates, secret societies, treasure hunters, vampires, magical kitsune, a genie or two, and even a ninja. How does this all get started?

Find out in Book One: Waking

Twist has never left London, until today. Now he's traveling on an airship-with a crew that insists they're not pirates-on his way to find the clockwork princess because he's the only one who can fix her.

In the style of adventurous gaslamp fantasy, Clockwork Twist is set in a lush and vibrant world where thing are as you might expect in 1878. That is, of course, if fantastic creatures like djinn, faeries, kitsunes and vampires were commonplace. An increasing number of people are being born with supernatural senses, called Sights. While airship tourism is sweeping the globe, air-piracy is also on the rise.

Twist is among the Sighted, but his Sight is unusual. While others might be able to see and hear over great distances, find anything they can imagine anywhere in the world, or even recognize every type of flower by scent alone, Twist's Sight shows him only damage. Whenever he touches a broken clock or machine, he can instantly understand the damage and can fix it easily. If he touches a person, even for a moment, his mind fills with a terrible vision of whatever trauma or pain once broke them. Naturally, he's chosen a solitary existence and shuns all human contact.

Unfortunately, thanks to his seclusion, Twist is also unfamiliar with everything beyond his own clock shop, hidden away on a quiet and ever-drizzly London street. When a treasure hunter arrives at his door with proof that they have found the fabled clockwork princess-Twist's favorite old fairy tale-it's up to Twist alone to bring her back to life.

The continuing series of Clockwork Twist begins with book one: Waking. Join Twist as he embarks on his first adventure, and find out first hand if he can actually survive it.

After an airship crash, Twist and his friends are rescued by a cloud-borne tribe of Native-Americans only to find themselves quickly caught up in an evil Cypher plot. While fighting for freedom, unsettling questions arise about Twist and Jonas.In this exciting third installment of the Clockwork Twist series, Twist and his companions continue to travel the globe, from San Francisco to Cuba, and to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. Along the way they reunite with old friends and enemies, while also making intriguing new allies. One of these is a strange young boy who shares other people's dreams whenever he falls asleep.While Myra and Natasha Samara entertain adoring crowds on their world-wide theater tour, Twist and Jonas discover ominous new mysteries surrounding the odd connection between their Sights. Twist also comes to realize that his and Jonas's Sights are uniquely powerful and dangerous when compared to those of all other Sighted people.When Twist and his companions find themselves unexpectedly faced with a fierce and inescapable Cypher lord, it's up to Twist alone to save them all. Will Twist be able to best such a formidable foe? Will he and his friends be doomed to flee from the evil Cyphers for the rest of time? Find out, in this action-packed adventure

Jonas has vanished into thin air and only Twist can even remember him at all. To make matters worse, Twist fears that Jonas has been taken by sinister monsters that plan to steal him away to Jupiter. Now it's up to Twist alone to save his friend.Twist and Jonas have grown close over the last few weeks, and learned to depend on each other. But when Jonas disappears suddenly, everyone but Twist forgets that he ever existed. Even Arabel believes herself an only child. Trying to prove to Jonas's family that the man does exist, and is in dire need of rescue, only succeeds in making Twist question his own sanity.After losing his friend, Twist has a dream that it was a dragon that stole Jonas away, and that the beast now plans to take Jonas all the way to Jupiter in a spacecraft. Terrified that he is losing his mind, Twist has no choice but to find out the truth. Is Jonas really in danger of being stolen away to Jupiter by dragons, or has he never been anything more than a figment of Twist's imagination?Follow Twist as he travels from London, over the North Pole, and through Japan to Australia, enlisting the help of old friends and new, and even one old enemy. Find out if dragons are real, or if Twist is finally cracking up, as he searches the world for any salvation from this maddening turn of events

Twist didn't believe in dragons until he was almost eaten by one. Slaying the fire-breathing beast seemed like a good idea at the time, but now the dragon's brothers want revengeand they've charged Twist with murder.When Twist is arrested, he and his friends are taken into a world of magical creatures, normally never seen by human beings. They cross the world by submersible with a dragon captor and a djinn, ride on a flying island, visit a hidden magical city at the South Pole, and plunge into an active volcano, all while Twist struggles to prove his innocence and survive his sentence. The irreverent kitsune, Vane, also accompanies Twist, stumbling across his own mysterious people along the way. Meanwhile, the Rooks and Cyphers battle for the last remnants of dragon technology on Earth.After generations of avoiding humanity, the dragons built a ship to take themselves away from Earth and into the stars. But navigating isn't easy. Jonas's Sight allows him to see over vast distances, and sometimes even through time itself, glimpsing the future. The dragons thought they could use him to guide their ship through the cosmos, but Twist and his friends put a stop to that plan, slaying a few unlucky dragons along the way. Now the dragons want justice for their fallen brothers.He saved his clockwork princess from evil secret societies, he rescued his sky pirate from outer space, but now Twist has to get himself out of peril. Delve into magic and intrigue once again with Clockwork Twist

Jonas always says that he hates his family. But when they are attacked by vampires, his lies fall away. He'll drop everything and race across the world to save them, taking Twist and Myra right along into certain danger.Twist has gotten accustomed to life out in the world. He's grown confident with experience and no longer feels quite so nervous when a long journey into peril lays before him. After their various adventures, Twist, Jonas, and Myra have each grown stronger in each other. They've fought evil men, and dragons too. They have crossed the world, and now even Twist has stopped feeling lost.When people they care about a fall into danger, Twist and his friends find a brand new reason to worry. Philippe Rod

Are you intrigued by the mysteries of human behavior and the complexities of understanding people's intentions? Dive into Inside the Mind: Deciphering Human Intentions, a captivating guide that unveils the secrets behind why people think, feel, and act the way they do. Prepare to embark on an enlightening journey that will challenge your perceptions and broaden your understanding of the human psyche.

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Echoes from the Void is a captivating collection that delves into the depths of existential introspection, exploring the silent whispers that resonate from the emptiness of our lives. Each poem serves as a haunting reflection, inviting readers to confront the shadows of uncertainty and the beauty found within solitude. Through vivid imagery and poignant language, the poet weaves together themes of loss, longing, and the search for meaning, crafting verses that linger long after the final lines. This collection is not just a journey into the void, but a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, revealing how, even in silence, the echoes of our experiences shape our understanding of love, fear, and the passage of time. Immerse yourself in a world where silence speaks volumes, and find solace in the understanding that, amidst the chaos, we are never truly alone. Echoes from the Void invites you to embrace the profound beauty of existence, one poem at a time.

Echoes from the Void is a captivating collection that delves into the depths of existential introspection, exploring the silent whispers that resonate from the emptiness of our lives. Each poem serves as a haunting reflection, inviting readers to confront the shadows of uncertainty and the beauty found within solitude. Through vivid imagery and poignant language, the poet weaves together themes of loss, longing, and the search for meaning, crafting verses that linger long after the final lines. This collection is not just a journey into the void, but a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, revealing how, even in silence, the echoes of our experiences shape our understanding of love, fear, and the passage of time. Immerse yourself in a world where silence speaks volumes, and find solace in the understanding that, amidst the chaos, we are never truly alone. Echoes from the Void invites you to embrace the profound beauty of existence, one poem at a time.

In The Alarm Clock's Rebellion, time becomes a thrilling antagonist in a collection of poems that explore the delicate interplay between urgency and serenity. Each verse vibrates with the tension of everyday moments, as the clock-once a symbol of order-turns into a rebellious spirit, challenging the constraints of our routines. Through vivid imagery and poignant reflections, the poet delves into themes of awakening, resistance, and the quest for authenticity in a world that often demands conformity. From the chaotic clamor of mornings to the quiet introspection of twilight, these poems invite readers to contemplate their own battles with time, urging them to reclaim the hours that slip away unnoticed. Join the journey where simplicity meets complexity, and find solace in the rebellion against the relentless tick-tock of life. This collection is not just a call to rise, but an anthem for those yearning to break free and embrace the beauty of each fleeting moment.

In Our Souls Were Meant to Meet, the reader embarks on a transformative journey through the depths of love, connection, and the intricate dance of fate. Each poem serves as a vessel, carrying emotions that resonate deeply within the heart, inviting reflection on the bonds that shape our lives. The verses weave together personal narrative and universal truths, exploring themes of longing, intimacy, and the serendipity of finding one's kindred spirit. With lyrical beauty and insightful clarity, this collection celebrates the moments when paths converge and souls connect, illuminating the transformative power of human relationships. A blend of tender vulnerability and profound wisdom, Our Souls Were Meant to Meet is a poetic exploration that will touch the hearts of those who believe in the magic of love destined to be.