Bøker av Michael Kennedy

In this book you will learn how to choose a safe and highly effective handgun. Specifically, you will learn: All the advantages of owning a high-safety handgun for personal protection.Why high-safety handguns are more effective than the popular handguns sold today, and why they are such good guns.What specific models are available and their features.How to pick the right high-safety model for you and your family. How specific safety features work and how to choose them.Why DA/SA handguns are so good, and how their decockers work.Why revolvers may be your best choice for a defensive weapon.How to store a gun so that it is ready to use but safe from abuse.How to practice shooting with such a gun.All about concealed carry of handguns, which guns are best for it, and practical ways to do it.By the end of the book you will be an expert at handguns in general and high-safety models in particular. You will know exactly which gun you should buy for yourself, and how to use it

Mind Over Matter: A Journey to Overcoming Binge Eating and Building a Stronger Mindset is a comprehensive guide for those struggling with binge eating disorder.-This book provides an in-depth understanding of binge eating and its causes, as well as practical tips and strategies for overcoming this condition. Through a combination of self-reflection, mindfulness, and self-compassion, readers will learn how to challenge negative thoughts, improve eating habits, and build a support system that fosters long-term recovery and well-being.-With a focus on both the emotional and physical aspects of binge eating, this book offers a holistic approach to overcoming this condition and living a healthier, happier life. Whether you are looking to break the cycle of binge eating or support a loved one who is struggling, "Mind Over Binge" is the essential guide for anyone seeking a path to recovery and empowerment.

Written by Michael Kennedy, music critic for the Sunday Telegraph, this first detailed biography of Richard Strauss for many years reassesses the man and the musician, drawing on much hitherto ignored material. In particular it considers Strauss's position during the period of the Third Reich.

This important biography of Elgar draws on letters and documents which became available in the preceding twenty-five years. Michael Kennedy, a distinguished musical biographer, uses this material, which includes Elgar's own vast correspondence, in an attempt to get to the centre of the composer's complex personality.

Providing over 10,000 entries, the sixth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Music is the most up-to-date dictionary of musical terms available. Covering a wide range of musical categories across periods, it is an essential reference work for music students, teachers, lecturers, professional musicians, and music enthusiasts.

This is a study of William Walton's life and works. In this biography Walton's personality emerges as a creative artist committed to his art yet plagued by misgiving and doubts and prey to insecurity and frustration. Kennedy was appointed biographer by the composer himself.

Mahler's music is an intimate reflection of his life and thought, and his continual self-questioning on matters of belief and the role of mankind. This volume draws on documentary evidence, and gives an account of his childhood and youth, and of his years as an opera conductor in Cassel, Prague, Leipzig, Budapest, Hamburg, and Vienna.

This is a biographical account of Vaughan Williams' musical life - the story of a great composer's career, and at the same time the story of music in England over half a century and more. This reissue contains a new preface by the author.

Originally published in 1964 as part of Michael Kennedy's The Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, this catalogue is now published in a completely revised edition. The opportunity has been taken to include a mass of corrections and new material that have come to light since the book was last printed in 1982. The text has been reset for this edition.