Dennis Carr

When fate draws two musicians from opposite ends of the music spectrum together in West Virginia and both look to own the same stunning piece of real estate, sparks inevitably fly. Courtney Meadows, lead violinist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, inherits her ancient family homestead called The Meadows in Sayre Valley, West Virginia, and decides to flee her boring life and move to the property abandoned for decades. At the same time, Rob Wilson, frontman for the underground grunge band Treetop Rant settles on West Virginia as his escape destination from an anything-but-boring life in the rock music world and becomes obsessed

When fate draws two musicians from opposite ends of the music spectrum together in West Virginia and both look to own the same stunning piece of real estate, sparks inevitably fly. Courtney Meadows, lead violinist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, inherits her ancient family homestead called The Meadows in Sayre Valley, West Virginia, and decides to flee her boring life and move to the property abandoned for decades. At the same time, Rob Wilson, frontman for the underground grunge band Treetop Rant settles on West Virginia as his escape destination from an anything-but-boring life in the rock music world and becomes obsessed

An introduction to the refined, spiritually significant, and often dazzling arts produced by the varied cultures of a cradle of world civilization The ancient cultures of the Americas comprise a vast array of societies, whose peoples spoke thousands of languages and dialects, developed distinctive political and economic systems, and followed myriad spiritual practices. The territory stretching from northern Mexico to Chile is one of six world regions where ancient civilizations arose – joining Egypt, the Near East and Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, North China and Southeast Asia. The intellectual, architectural and artistic accomplishments of the ancient American peoples rival those of the others, including fully developed writing systems, the tallest structures in the western hemisphere until the 20th century, and textiles and painted ceramics of unsurpassed complexity and refinement. The collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is particularly strong in Maya ceramics, early Andean textiles, and gold objects from Panama and Colombia, and throughout its history the Museum has been at the forefront in presenting pre- Columbian artifacts as part of art history rather than in the context of natural history or archaeology. The artworks featured in this volume exemplify the aesthetics and supreme craftsmanship of the peoples of the ancient Americas in pictorial pottery, sumptuous gold body adornments and luxury textiles. Together they introduce the sophistication, creativity and variety of the cultures of the Western Hemisphere’s cradle of civilization.

In the 18th century, Newport, Rhode Island, was home to some of the most skillful craftsmen in colonial North America. Among them were the clockmakers William Claggett (1694–1748), James Wady (d. 1759), and Thomas Claggett (1730–1797)—individuals whose surviving works became the best-known records of their lives. Although they flourished in an era widely considered as a golden age of prosperity in Newport, their stories remained elusive, with a few magnificent clocks the only testament to their place in pre-Revolutionary New England. Through a broad search of archival records and a hunt to locate and document not only the work of these artisans—featured here in stunning new photography—but also their interconnected lives, the authors offer a more accurate picture of these three men, their trade, and aspects of life in contemporary Newport. The resulting volume reveals their stories and extraordinary works: an important contribution to the history of masterful craftsmanship in Rhode Island.Distributed for Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and the Newport Historical SocietyExhibition Schedule:Newport Historical Society (12/08/18–04/21/19)Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport (12/08/18–04/21/19)

Pharmaceutical consultant Trevor Wentworth and his wife, Tracie, were wiped out by the economic tsunami of 2008. Up until then life had been good, but that was the year they lost it all: cushy job, home, country club membership, and a boat . . . a really big boat. When Tracie decides to take matters into her own hands and does the unthinkable, Trevor finds himself alone and penniless, living in Parkway Community-a venue that is not exactly his cup of tea. His fall from grace proves to be more than he can handle and Trevor has to change his way of thinking, a move that proves to be critical in unlocking his ultimate destiny. Sometimes life has to make mice out of men before they discover what truly matters, especially when there's that special someone who believes in you.

If you feel like politics and politicians have sunk into a hopeless pit of divisiveness and insincerity, you need this book. Amy Uelmen identifies some of the burning questions of our times: Does voting the wrong way constitute a sin? Are my misguided friends being inadvertently duped by political machines to make sinful choices? Are my misguided friends being inadvertently duped by political rhetoric that sounds good, but produces no social change in practice? The 5 steps she proposes will help you ask the right questions and establish parameters that can produce actual dialogue rather than simultaneous monologues in your family, church, community, or town hall meeting. The insights are: (1) Believe it is possible to have a positive vision of politics; (2) Practice and refine communication skills based on love; (3) Understand where there is and is not room for compromise; (4) Recognize suffering as a springboard for love; and (5) Build the polis with constructive action.

Corporate CEO Cal Hunter has been recruited by biotech startup Zuritech to launch what is to be the next breakthrough in cardiovascular care, a blockbuster drug that will lower medical costs and save millions of lives. New to the US market, Zuritech hits upon a formula that will generate billions in profits and destroy the competition in the process. When Cal uncovers irregularities in the clinical trials being conducted for FDA approval, he finds himself in a game of cat and mouse where winner takes all . . . dead or alive. CORPORATE RULES is a biotech thriller that follows a trail of money, power and corruption in the age of miracle drugs.

Investment banker Jonathon Browning is working on the deal of his career, a merger destined to cinch his partnership at Savannah boutique investment firm Stone & Associates. When he takes a last minute detour en route to the Governor's reception, he finds himself in possession of a mysterious tape recording, but only after his wife (Beth) has made a startling confession. As negotiations stall between Chatham Medical Devices and west coast startup Johnson-MediSys, the merger turns hostile in more ways than one. But then Beth's confession goes public and Jon realizes he must change the rules of the game by exposing an unfolding scandal behind the tape. Set in the charm and mystique of historic Savannah, Coastal Confessions takes you for a ride through the city where good and evil never sleeps.