Line-Up for Tuesday March 8, 2016

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Author Interviews, New Releases, Book Signing, Publishing and we take live e-mail at waynewnri@yahoo.com

Tentatively Scheduled at 9:10 am Author Steven R. Porter will discuss his latest book,

Scared to Death, Do It Anyway !

  Tentatively Scheduled for 9:35am will be Author Ruth Shilling who will discuss

 

Success ! with the Violin and Life

Success with the Violin and Life by Ruth Schilling

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Strategies, Techniques & Tips
for Learning Quickly and Doing Well

Author: Ruth Shilling, M.M.

See the Chapters
List of StoriesFront & Back Covers
Book SAMPLE
Purchase on Amazon.com
Bookshops: see Books in Print
Published: 2016, 272 pages.
Paperback. Not available as an ebook.

 Ruth will be a guest Tuesday March 8, 2016 at 9:35 am on the Authors Hour on WNRI.COM ,1380 am or Tune In radio, a free App to discuss her fine work.

Most people are spending more time and effort than is needed when practicing the violin. Learning violin skills and techniques can be easier than you might think! Whether it is playing faster, shifting confidently, developing a fine vibrato, or perfecting your spiccato, seasoned violin/viola teacher, Ruth Shilling, shares with you concepts, strategies and tips that will put you on the shortest, easiest route to your goals. And an added benefit is that these same success principles and skills can be applied to the rest of your life, too!
There are step-by-step strategies for solving difficulties as well as exercises to improve your overall technique. Lots of memorable mini-stories from the author’s own experiences help you remember key concepts and principles. It is all in an easy to read format, including an index, so that you can either browse quickly through or read what you want to know in depth.
This book is for you if you are a:
• Music student playing violin, viola, cello or bass
• Parent helping your child succeed – instilling capability and confidence
• Adult string player upgrading your skills and technique
• Music teacher looking for some fresh ideas

The new book from Donna Rustigian Mac

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Guide to a Richer Life: Know Your Worth, Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind.
Donna is one of America's first female broadcasters. She spent 25+ years in the business as an anchor, personality, voice artist and mistress of ceremonies. She's been the the President of DMacVoice Communications since 2003, speaker, consultant and spokesperson. She's trained hundreds how to build trust and loyalty through her system, The Six Pillars of Effective Communication. It starts with Knowing Your Worth, then Finding Your Voice & Speaking Your Mind.

Pat Conroy, author of 'The Great Santini,' dies at 70

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Pat Conroy, author of 'The Great Santini,' dies at 70

Conroy died at his home Friday in Beaufort, South Carolina, surrounded by his loved ones, his publisher said. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer.
"The water is wide and he has now passed over," said his wife, novelist Cassandra King Conroy
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley shared her condolences.
"South Carolina lost a beloved son tonight. Pat Conroy will be missed," she said. "We can find comfort knowing his words and love for SC will live on."
One of Conroy's most notable works was his 1986 book, "The Prince of Tides." Five years later, it was adapted into a popular movie featuring Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte, turning the author into a household name.
"The Great Santini,"
With "The Great Santini," Conroy used his tortured childhood to provide material for the book, just as he did in "The Prince of Tides."
"The Great Santini," one of 11 books he wrote, was also adapted into a film featuring Robert Duvall.
It details his disdain for his father, a decorated Marine fighter pilot nicknamed "The Great Santini." He accuses him of terrorizing his children for years with his volatile temper.

Booklovers Gourmet 21st Anniversary Event Saturday, March 5th

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Booklovers Gourmet Book Store 55 Main. Street Webster, Massachusetts

Join us on Saturday, March 5th from 10AM-5PM for our
21st ANNIVERSARY SALE EVENT!!Raffles, Discounts & Cake!
Live music with the Grey Whisker Pickers from 12-2 PM

Meet Sharon Yang, author of Bait and Switch, a noir-style mystery/romance on Saturday, March 19th from 2-4 PM

About the author: Sharon Yang, a huge fan of films and books created during the 1930s-50s, with their blend of sharp wit, humor, and dark suspense, also has a day job as teacher in the English Department at Worcester State University.  Her favorite courses, some of which she developed, are:  Romantic and Victorian Gothic; Shakespeare; Witchcraft in Medieval and Renaissance Literature; Screen and Page: Film and Literature; Shakespeare and Film; and Pastoral Literature of the 16th and 17th Century.

Book Signing with a Local Author

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Join us as we welcome back ProJo Sports Writer and best selling author, Bill Reynolds, for a book signing of his latest book, Hope, A School, A Team, A Dream. Bill we be at our Barrington location Saturday, March 5th, 1 - 2:30 pm, and at our Garden City location, Barrington Books Retold on Sunday, March 6th, at 1 - 2:30pm.

About the book:
Hope High School in Providence, Rhode Island was once a model city school, graduating a wide range of students from different backgrounds. But the tumult of the 1960s and the drug wars of the 70s changed both Providence and Hope. Today, the aging school is primarily Hispanic and African-American, with kids traveling for miles by bus and foot each day. 

Hope was known for its state championship basketball teams in the 1960s, but its 2012 team is much different. Disobedient, distracted, and overwhelmed by family troubles, with mismatched sneakers and a penchant for profanity and anger, these boys represent Coach Dave Nyblom's dream of a championship, however unlikely that might seem. Nyblom's mostly black players, including several who emigrated to Providence from war-torn Liberia, face gang violence, domestic uncertainty, drug problems, and a host of other issues. But with the unfailing support and guidance of Nyblom and other Hope coaches, their ragtag team gradually pulls together, overcoming every obstacle to find the faith and trust in themselves that Nyblom never stops teaching.

A look at a hidden world that just a few hundred yards from Brown University, Bill Reynolds' Hope is the inspiring true story of young men and their mentors pursuing one goal—a championship—but achieving so much more.

Event date: 

Saturday, March 5, 2016 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Event address: 

Barrington Books

184 Country Rd

Barrington, RI 02806

New Release: Scared to Death: Do it Anyway

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Now available on Amazon from Stillwater River Publications! My third book, co-authored with Motivate For Success's Brian Beneduce, tells the incredible story of how Brian overcame a lifetime of debilitating fear, anxiety and panic to reach an extraordinary level of happiness and success.
Unlike my last two books, this is NOT a novel; but I think everyone will still enjoy this fascinating story. And if you suffer from anxiety and panic attacks yourself, it's a must read -- a rare first-person account of a misunderstood affliction from inside the mind of a person who has lived it, and beat it.

Brian Beneduce has always known there was something wrong with him -- very wrong. Even at a young age when his friends were enjoying activities as harmless as sleepovers, he would hyperventilate, sweat and tremble at the mere thought. He never told a soul. As he got older his condition worsened. Open spaces, crowds, bridges, tunnels, elevators, planes and traffic all sent him into spells of debilitating fear and panic, but never more than when he would be trapped somewhere alone with his own thoughts, and would be convinced that "The Thing," as he named it, would someday kill him. Yet somehow, perhaps for the sake of his wife, children, or his business he vowed that he would find the willpower he needed to beat it -- or would die trying. Scared to Death.... Do It Anyway is one man's inspirational and tumultuous journey told through the thoughts, feelings and secrets of an acute agoraphobic. It not only chronicles three decades of severe panic and anxiety attacks, but it also reveals the healing thought process of self-realization that helped him defeat "The Thing," build a multi-million dollar business, and discover a life of true happiness.