John Schneider

If one of the aims of poetry is to condense our vast, contradictory, beautiful world into the briefest of songs, Swallowing the Light stands as a testament to its possibility. In these vibrant poems of landscape, family, societal violence, and both personal and cultural identity, Schneider exhibits a true talent for imbuing natural, experiential detail with authenticity, layered meanings, and lyricism. But Swallowing the Light is so much more than that; it's also brimming with potent meditations grounded in the familiar that eventually open us up to something far greater. It takes risks by exploring sincere, often harsh realities through rich, accessible language. These poems are intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging, written by someone with clear eyes and an open, curious heart that shies neither from the darkness nor the light that, together, define the human condition.John Sibley Williams, Author of Scale Model of a Country at DawnSwallowing the Light opens its aperture to the harsh and the lovely in many corners of the world and close to home. These poems are threaded through with alert detail - sun reflects off flat-screen TVs tied to mule backs in a city medina. Fresh blood coats a cheetah's whiskers and a temple's pink limestone floor. Nothing is too large nor small for this poet's wide-ranging attention. John Schneider witnesses his world, our world, with compassion and precision.Molly Fisk, Author of The More Difficult Beauty, and Academy of American Poets Laureate FellowJohn Schneider's Swallowing the Light is a singular collection of poems that have all of the immediacy of a photograph and all of the texture and depth of beautifully played music. Detail is carefully selected, and images delicately etched. Some of the poems are about the ordinary, others about the extraordinary, but they all carry the force of reality carefully observed and exquisitely rendered. These are poems I return to, and each time I pay them a visit, I find something new and remarkable.Thomas H. Ogden, Author of This Will Do...

Sandy Hook, New Jersey, as well as its historical significance to world events, oddly remains a mystery to many of the tourists who come to its beaches and explore its ruins. The oldest structure, the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, was erected in 1764. Today, thousands of people climb the steps of this national historic landmark to reach the highest point on the peninsula. Many others roam through some of the open buildings and ruins of Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground where soldiers were once ready to defend New York City from enemy attack and tested weapons of war.

For most of my life I understood my journey was unique and my progression through life had teachable moments. This book is a culmination of the experiences I have had through my progression from a younger brother, to a peer, to an older brother all within the first decade of my life. Mindset is key to everything we do. This book takes lessons from my special needs brother and transforms them into a real-world workshop book. What this book is: -An easy to read book to help you focus on key areas in your life: 1)Goal setting 2)Vision setting 3)Pitfalls of success 4)Brain chemistry to help you stay motivated 5) 1-2 hour read (if not completing the exercises.) What this book isn't: -A scholarly book -A long-winded self-help book. The book's aim is to give you one or two pearls you can use everyday to make you a little bit better and help you become a better version of yourself.

John Schneider, is called now days as a TRIPLE THREAT, an actor, singer, & dancer, let alone writer & director and lets not forget to add magician, philantripist, who co founded the largest children's charity in the world CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS.Starting from his day of jumping the fence onto the set of Smokey & the Bandit, to landing the most iconic tv series THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, as Bo Duke in 1979. John Schneider has been an American heartthrob and one of the most recognizable men throughtout the world.The first "Hollywood" memior from Schneider is filled with humiliaty, fame, mistakes, hardships, hope, and the greatest ride of your life.

The Contemporary Guitar traces the extraordinary rise of the instrument in concert music over the past century. Though recognized worldwide as a popular music icon, the all-to-recent time when the guitar was looked down upon as a second-class citizen in the world of “serious” music is finally past, and it can now be found in the scores of the most important composers. The guitar’s rightful place in chamber music, orchestral music, or as a solo instrument is now without question, whether in the classic acoustic form or the more recent electric version. While the guitar has stood in the vanguard of musical experimentation, its many new techniques and notations remain a mystery for many composers and players. In The Contemporary Guitar, musician and scholar, John Schneider explains each class of technique and illustrates them with examples. Moreover, because the guitar is easily refretted, it has also become a leading instrument in the exploration of the relatively new musical language of microtonality. In this revised and enlarged edition from the original work of three decades ago, Schneider adds a broad-ranging, entirely new chapter on the instruments, notation and repertoire with insights into the interpretation of historical works through the application of accurate contemporary tunings and temperaments. The guitar’s unique timbre—its tone color—is one of the most versatile among modern instruments, both acoustic and electric. Most players who intuitively explore the subtleties of tone color will find outlined in The Contemporary Guitar the specific principles of physics that determine these subtleties which, once mastered, permit guitarists to control more completely the expressive palette of their instrument. Designated the Rational Method of Tone Production by its author, Schneider defines in great detail the timbral characteristics of acoustic and electric instruments from theoretical, physical, and musical viewpoints. Players in search of new repertoire will find an historical survey of the literature, an exhaustive list of new music, and a multitude of techniques for bringing such music to life. The Contemporary Guitar provides audio examples online for those seeking to discover new sounds and includes the notation to perform them.