(Applause Books). Thousands of young people set their sights on becoming professional actors each year, hoping to get a foot in the door with a solid resume built in high school, college, and local theatre company productions. But competition for parts is fierce, and no list of credits is complete without competency in the classical works of Shakespeare. Will Power guides both professional actors and aspirants through a lively 21-day rehearsal process leading up to the day of an actual audition or performance. Actors need never again be confused about where to begin or how to follow through...

Audacious (noun): 1. intrepidly daring, adventurous, bold, 2. marked by originality and verve. It's the way to be. Your success in life depends on how creative you are and on how willing you are to act boldly on your creative ideas. Meet 30 notable professionals (including bestselling authors, well-known speakers, career and life coaches, spiritual teachers, business leaders, healers, therapists, musicians, actors, and artists) whose audacious creativity has touched the lives of millions of people. From them, you'll learn how to make better decisions, design a vision for a fulfilling future,...

There is an old Persian proverb that says: "Only that which comes from a heart can touch a heart." In his new book, You Are a Spirit, clairvoyant spiritual teacher Kayhan Ghodsi suggests nine spiritual considerations that touch the heart and open the mind to that which exists beyond the five-sensory world. He invites you to recognize your transcendent, creative, supremely powerful metaphysical self, residing in your body, whose sole purpose is to serve as a conduit for you to experience life. His "nine steps to heaven" are designed to lead you to clear your space of the energy of expectation...

Dr. Jay Handt and Kathi Handt invite you to expand your field of possibilities in regard to your practice, your profession, and your personal life. Learn the secrets to achieving financial freedom, including how to manage staff and associates so that your business runs with or without you there, create multiple income streams within your field, make your money go farther and last longer, increase patient and customer retention, and become a client magnet, while getting the best vacation deals, flying for free, and more

Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had Parkinson's disease for many years, or you are younger or older, the lessons that Karl Robb offers in this book will apply to your situation. A culmination of over twenty years of personal experience, in A Soft Voice in a Noisy World Karl Robb provides an assortment of tips and suggestions that have made a difference in his life and benefitted him in his personal struggle with PD. This guide shows how one man successfully navigated the medical gauntlet with the support of his wife and care partner, and found his answers, often in the unlikeliest of...

Funny, perceptive, and practical-this compendium of memorable quotations from our favorite writers and great literary figures shows us that, as word smiths, we are not alone in how or why we choose to meet the challenge of the blank page. Despite the fact that writing is an often sloppy and sometimes frustrating process, it is also an exhilarating, joyful, entertaining, and even noble, endeavor, which, if done honestly and practiced faithfully, ultimately reveals every aspect of the human condition. Here you will find encouragement, advice, and motivation, along with belly laughs. A gift for...

Make your home an intimate retreat that will please your senses and nourish your soul. Here's how to make your home a sacred space... a sanctuary for mind, body, and soul. HOME SANCTUARIES gives you an easy-to-follow, seven-stage process for building personal retreats, altars, and shrines within your home. You will learn how to identify a location, cleanse and sanctify the area, evaluate the balance of energy, assemble materials, and energize your intentions. Specific chapters are devoted to communal rooms, intimate spaces, zones of creativity, and contemplative environments. Hundreds of...

Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had Parkinson's disease for many years, or you are younger or older, the lessons that Karl Robb offers in this book will apply to your situation. A culmination of over twenty years of personal experience, in A Soft Voice in a Noisy World Karl Robb provides an assortment of tips and suggestions that have made a difference in his life and benefited him in his personal struggle with PD. This guide shows how one man successfully navigated the medical gauntlet with the support of his wife and care partner, and found his answers, often in the unlikeliest of...

If you've survived a traumatic experience, then you may have built your entire life in such a way that you completely avoid being triggered by sensations that remind you of the event. This choice can be life-limiting. Fortunately, you can heal the negative impacts of trauma and reclaim your freedom. Empowerment is possible and within your reach. Do you want more happiness and freedom? Would you like encouragement, inspiration, tips and insights on how to create a new life that is built around the strengths that helped you survive your trauma? Then, this is your book. In it, you'll learn ways...