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The Artisan Soul

Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art

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A national bestselling self-help guide to the creative process from the founder of MOSAIC, an LA-based spiritual community "well-known for its creativity" ( Publishers Weekly).In The Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus, author, thought leader, and founder of MOSAIC in Los Angeles, pens a manifesto for human creativity and the beginning of a new renaissance. McManus not only calls us to reclaim our ... Read more

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A national bestselling self-help guide to the creative process from the founder of MOSAIC, an LA-based spiritual community "well-known for its creativity" ( Publishers Weekly).In The Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus, author, thought leader, and founder of MOSAIC in Los Angeles, pens a manifesto for human creativity and the beginning of a new renaissance. McManus not only calls us to reclaim our
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Theatre Artisans and Their Craft

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Theatre Artisans and Their Craft: The Allied Arts Fields profiles fourteen remarkable artists and technicians who elevate theatre production to new dimensions, explore new materials and technologies, and introduce new safety standards and solutions.Readers will learn how the featured artists delved into entrepreneurial ventures and created their own work for themselves; researching, studying, and ... Read more

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Theatre Artisans and Their Craft: The Allied Arts Fields profiles fourteen remarkable artists and technicians who elevate theatre production to new dimensions, explore new materials and technologies, and introduce new safety standards and solutions.Readers will learn how the featured artists delved into entrepreneurial ventures and created their own work for themselves; researching, studying, and
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The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals

How Practical Arithmetic Shaped Commerce and Mathematics in Western Europe, 1200–1600

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In the thirteenth-century Mediterranean, commerce transformed as merchants shifted from Roman to Indo-Arabic numerals—an alternative that better facilitated complex calculations. It has long been known that this transition stemmed from Europe’s increasing exchanges with India, Persia, and the Arabic world. Yet much remains to be understood about how Indo-Arabic numerals—and the practical ... Read more

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In the thirteenth-century Mediterranean, commerce transformed as merchants shifted from Roman to Indo-Arabic numerals—an alternative that better facilitated complex calculations. It has long been known that this transition stemmed from Europe’s increasing exchanges with India, Persia, and the Arabic world. Yet much remains to be understood about how Indo-Arabic numerals—and the practical
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Renovation Stories That Hold Up

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A house under renovation can put time, money, relationships, and old secrets under the same roof. Renovation Stories That Hold Up helps writers turn that pressure into fiction. Rafael Mensah treats construction as a sequence of choices and consequences, showing how the work can shape a plot instead of serving as background for a final reveal.The guide follows a project from hopes and property ... Read more

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A house under renovation can put time, money, relationships, and old secrets under the same roof. Renovation Stories That Hold Up helps writers turn that pressure into fiction. Rafael Mensah treats construction as a sequence of choices and consequences, showing how the work can shape a plot instead of serving as background for a final reveal.The guide follows a project from hopes and property
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Story Element Synthesis

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Strong story ingredients can still pull in different directions. Story Element Synthesis helps fiction writers examine how character, plot, setting, theme, voice, and subplots cooperate within a manuscript. Rafael Mensah treats unity as a network of connections: a choice changes the plot, a setting creates pressure, and a recurring detail reinforces what the story asks.The guide builds from an ... Read more

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Strong story ingredients can still pull in different directions. Story Element Synthesis helps fiction writers examine how character, plot, setting, theme, voice, and subplots cooperate within a manuscript. Rafael Mensah treats unity as a network of connections: a choice changes the plot, a setting creates pressure, and a recurring detail reinforces what the story asks.The guide builds from an
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Scenes Under Pressure

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A scene can be polished and still leave the story exactly where it began. Scenes Under Pressure focuses on the decisions that give a fictional moment direction: a specific goal, resistance, a cost, and a change. Rafael Mensah examines how point of view, setting, dialogue, movement, and thought contribute to that pressure, giving writers ways to diagnose scenes before polishing their sentences.The ... Read more

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A scene can be polished and still leave the story exactly where it began. Scenes Under Pressure focuses on the decisions that give a fictional moment direction: a specific goal, resistance, a cost, and a change. Rafael Mensah examines how point of view, setting, dialogue, movement, and thought contribute to that pressure, giving writers ways to diagnose scenes before polishing their sentences.The
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A Practical Guide to Plot Logic, Character Continuity, Theme, Tone, Revision, and Narrative Unity

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A story can lose coherence through a small contradiction or through many pieces that no longer work together. The Story Coherence System helps fiction writers examine the connections among plot, character, setting, theme, and tone. Rafael Mensah approaches narrative unity as a set of craft questions that can guide a manuscript review.The book develops cause-and-effect checks, character compasses, ... Read more

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A story can lose coherence through a small contradiction or through many pieces that no longer work together. The Story Coherence System helps fiction writers examine the connections among plot, character, setting, theme, and tone. Rafael Mensah approaches narrative unity as a set of craft questions that can guide a manuscript review.The book develops cause-and-effect checks, character compasses,
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The Artisan Soul

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In The Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus, author, thought leader, and founder of MOSAIC in Los Angeles, pens a manifesto for human creativity and the beginning of a new renaissance. McManus not only calls us to reclaim our creative essence but reveals how we can craft our lives into a work of art. There are no shortcuts to quality, and McManus celebrates the spiritual process that can help us ... Read more

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In The Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus, author, thought leader, and founder of MOSAIC in Los Angeles, pens a manifesto for human creativity and the beginning of a new renaissance. McManus not only calls us to reclaim our creative essence but reveals how we can craft our lives into a work of art. There are no shortcuts to quality, and McManus celebrates the spiritual process that can help us
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Some of My Best Friends

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A fearless, “funny, poignant, and super-smart” (Ms. magazine) essay collection about race, justice, and the limits of good intentions.In this “inspiring, determined work of personal narrative and cultural criticism” (Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight for Our Lives), essayist and award-winning voice actor Tajja Isen explores the absurdity of living in a world that has grown fluent in the language ... Read more

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A fearless, “funny, poignant, and super-smart” (Ms. magazine) essay collection about race, justice, and the limits of good intentions.In this “inspiring, determined work of personal narrative and cultural criticism” (Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight for Our Lives), essayist and award-winning voice actor Tajja Isen explores the absurdity of living in a world that has grown fluent in the language
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Let the People Pick the President

The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College

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"People have been arguing against the Electoral College from the beginning. But no one, at least in recent years, has laid out the case as comprehensively and as readably as Jesse Wegman does in 'Let the People Pick the President.'" -- The New York Times Book ReviewThis program is read by the authorThe framers of the Constitution battled over it. Lawmakers have tried to amend or abolish it more ... Read more

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"People have been arguing against the Electoral College from the beginning. But no one, at least in recent years, has laid out the case as comprehensively and as readably as Jesse Wegman does in 'Let the People Pick the President.'" -- The New York Times Book ReviewThis program is read by the authorThe framers of the Constitution battled over it. Lawmakers have tried to amend or abolish it more
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How Music Works

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An Enthralling Investigation Into The Mysteries Of MusicHave you ever wondered how off-key you are while singing in the shower? Or if your Bob Dylan albums really sound better on vinyl? Or why certain songs make you cry?Now, scientist and musician John Powell invites you on an entertaining journey through the world of music. Discover what distinguishes music from plain old noise, how scales help ... Read more

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An Enthralling Investigation Into The Mysteries Of MusicHave you ever wondered how off-key you are while singing in the shower? Or if your Bob Dylan albums really sound better on vinyl? Or why certain songs make you cry?Now, scientist and musician John Powell invites you on an entertaining journey through the world of music. Discover what distinguishes music from plain old noise, how scales help
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A Brilliant Solution

Inventing the American Constitution

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We know—and love—the story of the American Revolution, from the Declaration of Independence to Cornwallis's defeat. But our first government was a disaster and the country was in a terrible crisis. So when a group of men traveled to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to save a nation in danger of collapse, they had no great expectations for the meeting that would make history. But all the ideas, ... Read more

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We know—and love—the story of the American Revolution, from the Declaration of Independence to Cornwallis's defeat. But our first government was a disaster and the country was in a terrible crisis. So when a group of men traveled to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to save a nation in danger of collapse, they had no great expectations for the meeting that would make history. But all the ideas,
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