Bøker av George Marsh

This landmark text analyzes the impact of human action on nature by linking the environmental degradation of ancient Mediterranean civilization to the United States of the 1800s. As profoundly topical today as it was in 1864.

All drummers need to practice their rudiments and the various styles of music in which they are involved. But there is another crucial aspect of music not covered by those efforts. George MarshΓÇÖs landmark book, Inner Drumming gives you the missing ingredient: internal awareness of your body as you are playing. Develop a greater sense of mastery of body and drumset by learning to feel the energy flowing through all four of your limbs as you play. Beautifully-produced DVD inside the book shows how to practice each set of exercises; Increase relaxation and remove energy blockages to personal musical expression by learning the process of ΓÇ£scanningΓÇ¥ all limbs as you play. Inspired by Tai Chi, yoga, and meditation, Inner Drumming guides you in the process of listening with your arms and legs. This allows both body and mind to be involved in the act of making music.

George Perkins Marsh's Man and Nature was the first book to attack the American myth of the superabundance and the inexhaustibility of the earth. It was, as Lewis Mumford said, "the fountainhead of the conservation movement," and few books since have had such an influence on the way men view and use land.