Larry Polansky's Books

"The Music of American Folk Song" and Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music

By: Ruth Crawford Seeger,Larry Polansky

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"The Music of American Folk Song" and Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music

By: Ruth Crawford Seeger,Larry Polansky

This is the first publication of an annotated monograph by the noted composer and folksong scholar Ruth Crawford Seeger. Originally written as a foreword for the 1940 book Our Singing Country, it was considered too long and was replaced by a much shorter version. According to her stepson, Pete Seeger, when the original was not included "Ruth suffered one of the biggest disappointments of the last ten years of her life. It just killed her . . . She was trying to analyze the whole style and problem of performing this music." Along with her children Mike and Peggy Seeger, he has long desired to see this work in print as it was meant to be read. The manuscript has been edited from several varying sources by Larry Polansky, with the assistance of Seeger's biographer Judith Tick. It is divided into two sections: I. "A Note on Transcription" and II. "Notes on the Songs and on Manners of Singing." Seeger examines all aspects of the relationship between singer, song, notation, the eventual performer, and the transcriber. In Section I, Seeger develops a complex and well-organized system of notation for these songs which is meant to be both descritive (transcription as cultural preservation) and prescriptive (she intended that others would be able to perform these songs). In Section II, she provides an interpretive theory for performance of this music, and suggests how performers might make the songs "their own" through a deep knowledge of the original styles. Ruth Crawford Seeger considered this work to be both a major accomplishment and a central statement of her own ideas on the topic. Larry Polansky is Associate Professor of Music at Dartmouth College, and a well-known composer and theorist on American music. Judith Tick is Professor of Music at Northeastern University and author of the first major biography of Ruth Crawford Seeger.

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University Rochester Press

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158046095X

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9781580460958

Focused Genograms

Intergenerational Assessment of Individuals, Couples, and Families

By: Rita DeMaria,Gerald R. Weeks,Larry Hof

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Focused Genograms

Intergenerational Assessment of Individuals, Couples, and Families

By: Rita DeMaria,Gerald R. Weeks,Larry Hof

The interpersonal relationships that make up family life are a complex web between many individuals spanning several generations at one time. This web is further complicated by the influence of other factors such as culture and gender. It can be a daunting task for a therapist to unravel this tangle and understand the specific dynamics and individual development within the family. The Multifocused Family Genogram (MFG) is a powerful tool that allows the therapist to record and structure these different elements that make up the family system. By combining the Basic Genogram, the Family Map, and several Focused Genograms, the MFG provides a clear picture of dynamic family history that aids in individual and family assessment. Focused Genograms provides a thorough account of the use of MFGs in family therapy and practice. The authors present a clinically useful method for collecting the information in key areas of individual and family functioning needed to create Focused Genograms. In addition, the authors carefully explain the diagnostic use and therapeutic applications of this tool. The book is supplemented by extensive examples of Focused Genograms, Family Maps, and Time Lines used in MFG construction. Suggested readings listed at the close of each chapter provide links between techniques fully described in the book and other therapeutic techniques beyond the scope of this work. A thorough presentation of innovative methods for using Focused Genograms makes this an important text for students of marriage and family therapy, as well as an indispensible resource for professionals.

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Routledge

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1135062323

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Ecosystem Management

Adaptive, Community-Based Conservation

By: Gary Meffe,Larry Nielsen,Richard L. Knight,Dennis Schenborn

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Ecosystem Management

Adaptive, Community-Based Conservation

By: Gary Meffe,Larry Nielsen,Richard L. Knight,Dennis Schenborn

Today's natural resource managers must be able to navigate among the complicated interactions and conflicting interests of diverse stakeholders and decisionmakers. Technical and scientific knowledge, though necessary, are not sufficient. Science is merely one component in a multifaceted world of decision making. And while the demands of resource management have changed greatly, natural resource education and textbooks have not. Until now. Ecosystem Management represents a different kind of textbook for a different kind of course. It offers a new and exciting approach that engages students in active problem solving by using detailed landscape scenarios that reflect the complex issues and conflicting interests that face today's resource managers and scientists. Focusing on the application of the sciences of ecology and conservation biology to real-world concerns, it emphasizes the intricate ecological, socioeconomic, and institutional matrix in which natural resource management functions, and illustrates how to be more effective in that challenging arena. Each chapter is rich with exercises to help facilitate problem-based learning. The main text is supplemented by boxes and figures that provide examples, perspectives, definitions, summaries, and learning tools, along with a variety of essays written by practitioners with on-the-ground experience in applying the principles of ecosystem management. Accompanying the textbook is an instructor's manual that provides a detailed overview of the book and specific guidance on designing a course around it. Download the manual here. Ecosystem Management grew out of a training course developed and presented by the authors for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at its National Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. In 20 offerings to more than 600 natural resource professionals, the authors learned a great deal about what is needed to function successfully as a professional resource manager. The book offers important insights and a unique perspective dervied from that invaluable experience.

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Island Press

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1597267899

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9781597267892

The 50 Best Cheesecakes in the World

The Winning Recipes from the Nationwide "Love that Cheesecake" Contest

By: Larry Zisman,Honey Zisman

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The 50 Best Cheesecakes in the World

The Winning Recipes from the Nationwide "Love that Cheesecake" Contest

By: Larry Zisman,Honey Zisman

Offers advice on preparing cheesecakes, and gathers recipes that feature chocolate, raspberries, hazelnuts, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and a variety of other flavorings.

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Macmillan

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0312092393

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9780312092399

Statistical Case Studies

A Collaboration Between Academe and Industry, Instructor Edition

By: Roxy Peck,Larry D. Haugh,Arnold Goodman

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Statistical Case Studies

A Collaboration Between Academe and Industry, Instructor Edition

By: Roxy Peck,Larry D. Haugh,Arnold Goodman

Statisticians know that the clean data sets that appear in textbook problems have little to do with real-life industry data. To better prepare their students for all types of statistical careers, academic statisticians now strive to use data sets from real-life statistical problems. This book contains 20 case studies that use actual data sets that have not been simplified for classroom use. Each case study is a collaboration between statisticians from academe and from business, industry, or government. This book is the result of a collaborative workshop of statisticians focusing on academic-industrial partnerships. The cases come from a wide variety of application areas, including biology/environment, medical and health care, pharmaceutical, marketing and survey research, and manufacturing.

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308

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SIAM

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1611973414

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9781611973419

Nineteenth-Century Piano Music

By: R. Larry Todd

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Nineteenth-Century Piano Music

By: R. Larry Todd

First Published in 2004. 19th-Century Piano Music focuses on the core composers of the 19th-century repertoire, beginning with 2 chapters giving a general overview of the repertoire and keyboard technique of the era, and then individual chapters on Beethoven, Schubert, Weber, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, and the women composers of the era, particularly focusing on Fanny Hensel and Clara Schumann.

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1136731210

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9781136731211

Live Hard Die Young

By: Larry L. Oexner D.C.

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Live Hard Die Young

By: Larry L. Oexner D.C.

The healthtrarian is a cousin to the greener. Both are creations that follow the basis of the trinity of life diet and health plan. Unconditional faith in the three divisions of ultimate health is the backbone of this book that is presented to the reader. The message rings loud and clear: "Live hard. Die Young". When you are hardly living due to afflictions of poor eating habits, loss of body fitness, and negative attitude, remember, miracles do lie within us. With easyaEUR"toaEUR"follow advice, you now have the information that guides you on your journey to significantly reduce illnesses, disease and lose weight. Live hard, not hardly...Continue a younger life with dignity! Grasp the concept of what it means to achieve and become a Healthtrarian. The Trinity of Life awaits you".

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Page Publishing Inc

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1642980986

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9781642980981

The Distracted Mind

Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World

By: Adam Gazzaley,Larry D. Rosen

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The Distracted Mind

Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World

By: Adam Gazzaley,Larry D. Rosen

A “brilliant and practical” study of why our brains aren’t built for media multitasking—and how we can learn to live with technology in a more balanced way (Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart) Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with our devices. We pride ourselves on our ability to multitask—read work email, reply to a text, check Facebook, watch a video clip. Talk on the phone, send a text, drive a car. Enjoy family dinner with a glowing smartphone next to our plates. We can do it all, 24/7! Never mind the errors in the email, the near-miss on the road, and the unheard conversation at the table. In The Distracted Mind, Adam Gazzaley and Larry Rosen—a neuroscientist and a psychologist—explain why our brains aren't built for multitasking, and suggest better ways to live in a high-tech world without giving up our modern technology. The authors explain that our brains are limited in their ability to pay attention. We don't really multitask but rather switch rapidly between tasks. Distractions and interruptions, often technology-related—referred to by the authors as “interference”—collide with our goal-setting abilities. We want to finish this paper/spreadsheet/sentence, but our phone signals an incoming message and we drop everything. Even without an alert, we decide that we “must” check in on social media immediately. Gazzaley and Rosen offer practical strategies, backed by science, to fight distraction. We can change our brains with meditation, video games, and physical exercise; we can change our behavior by planning our accessibility and recognizing our anxiety about being out of touch even briefly. They don't suggest that we give up our devices, but that we use them in a more balanced way.

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MIT Press

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0262534436

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9780262534437

The Ballot Boy

By: Larry Mellman

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The Ballot Boy

By: Larry Mellman

Venice, 1368. War hovers in the wings with the fate of the Republic at stake when the old doge dies. Fourteen-year-old Nico, a street urchin from the poorest Venetian parish, is chosen at random to tally votes in the upcoming election for a new leader. Uprooted from his old life and transplanted to the doge’s palace, Nico becomes an alienated outsider at the mercy of scheming nobles. Andrea Contarini, sixtieth doge of Venice, wants the ducal throne less than Nico wants to be ballot boy. Both walk a golden tightrope over treachery and deceit. When he witnesses a court clerk burned at the stake for being gay, Nico despairs. His romantic attraction to men is as powerful as his fear of fiery death and an eternity in Hell. Taking advantage of the fraught transition in the Doge’s Palace, the hostile duke of Austria pushes Trieste to rebel against Venetian domination, jeopardizing her mastery of the Adriatic Sea. The Venetian nobles split, trapping the doge between hawks rabid for war, and rich merchants desperate for peace. With his own life on the line, Andrea Contarini opts to attack decisively and end the crisis swiftly, but his gambit is sabotaged. Trusting only the boy at his side, Contarini sends Nico to Trieste to be his eyes and ears. As the Venetian commanders wrangle over tactics, Nico falls for Astolfo, the young, charismatic lord of Castle Moccò, an indispensable but unreliable ally. Will Nico return to Venice a celebrated hero? Or will he be forever haunted, guilt-ridden, and still concealing his deepest secret?

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NineStar Press

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164890467X

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9781648904677

Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery

By: Larry Kaiser,Irving L. Kron,Thomas L. Spray

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Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery

By: Larry Kaiser,Irving L. Kron,Thomas L. Spray

This volume in the acclaimed Mastery Series delivers clear, how-to guidance on the most commonly performed procedures in adult and pediatric thoracic surgery. As with other volumes in the series, Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery delivers expert commentary from master surgeons following each chapter. Invaluable for cardiothoracic fellows, as well as thoracic and cardiac surgeons.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469831155

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9781469831152

Introduction to Social Work

By: O. William Farley,Larry Lorenzo Smith,Scott W. Boyle

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Introduction to Social Work

By: O. William Farley,Larry Lorenzo Smith,Scott W. Boyle

This classic introductory social work text provides a comprehensive and historical view of social work to help students better understand the profession. In its Ninth Edition, this classic text continues to blend historical and contemporary perspectives on social work, offering historical context for the development of social work while utilizing the latest theoretical constructs. Special consideration is given to AIDS, welfare reform, school violence, alcohol and drug dependence, case management, mental illness, and other challenging social problems. The text is appropriate for undergraduate students who want to increase their general understanding of social work, as well as those who have a professional interest in social work.

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Allyn & Bacon

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0205360092

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9780205360093

"The Music of American Folk Song" and Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music

By: Ruth Crawford Seeger,Larry Polansky

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"The Music of American Folk Song" and Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music

By: Ruth Crawford Seeger,Larry Polansky

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Book's by Larry Polansky

"The Music of American Folk Song" and Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music

"The Music of American Folk Song" and Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music

Focused Genograms

Focused Genograms

Ecosystem Management

Ecosystem Management

The 50 Best Cheesecakes in the World

The 50 Best Cheesecakes in the World

Statistical Case Studies

Statistical Case Studies

Nineteenth-Century Piano Music

Nineteenth-Century Piano Music

Live Hard Die Young

Live Hard Die Young

The Distracted Mind

The Distracted Mind

The Ballot Boy

The Ballot Boy

Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Introduction to Social Work

Introduction to Social Work

"The Music of American Folk Song" and Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music

"The Music of American Folk Song" and Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music

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