Bøger af Michael Dyer

Four songs of love with lyrics by renowned comic poet, Max Scratchmann, and music by increasingly popular composer, Michael Dyer.

Chad Evans just wants to live a quiet life. He finds this increasingly difficult when the public finds out he has the super power of healing! Some want to protect him but most want to use him, deify him, or destroy him. Justice Force and Saturn Squad, the two premier superhero teams, will need him to join the fight if they are to save the world from a threat from the stars. Will a boy who doesn't want to fight, refuses to hurt anyone, and hates the superhero lifestyle, be able to rise to the occasion when the world needs him most? Can he find a way past the multitudes of people crying out for healing to embrace his destiny as the superhero known as TRIAGE?

Lord Darksphere knew of The Prophecy, where a "Promised One" would defeat him. Instead of moping about like other overlords, he decided to take an interest in the one known as Tern, encouraging and developing him from afar. Not only did he calculate he would have an advantage in knowing Tern's abilities, but it allowed for a confrontation worthy of a bardic saga. Sometimes though, even the best plans have unforeseen circumstances.

A thought-provoking guided journal to inspire you to new discoveriesThe Season For Me Journal Fall Edition takes you on a journey in this fall season with weekly writing prompts to encourage you to reflect on your vision, goals, and discovering your best self.Even if you are new to journaling, this journal will inspire you to think positively through weekly prompts helping you to achieve the life you love.Season For Me Journal Fall Edition features: Weekly question - to inspire your inner selfMy Thoughts and Stream of Consciousness - Write about your day, your worries, your celebrations, and your joys'Wrap Up My Week' - Write about what was good, what didn't go as planned, and what you learnedColor Me A cute woodland animal or fall scene to color, relax, and destress bringing a smile to your facePlans for next season - At season end write down your goals and what you want to accomplish in the next seasonGet all four seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall editions of the Season For Me Journal featuring cute woodland animals.

Have you ever wondered why by some contemporary paintings, that look like they were produced by toddlers, sell for enormous sums? Ever wondered why so many art installations appear ridiculous? This book addresses these issues, along with many others. Dyer does so by examining a fundamental distinction between image (what the eye perceives) and artifact (the physical canvas and brushstrokes used to create that image). He argues that this distinction influences how (and why) works of Art are treated (in the contemporary market) so differently from those of Music. Throughout this book Dyer generates insights in contemporary Art by comparing and contrasting it with contemporary Music. Dyer approaches art images in a novel way, by viewing all images as pre-existing within an abstract image space. He explores the size and structure of this space and makes a number of observations about how to judge Art (and why such judgments are difficult). Most descriptions of Art by art connoisseurs are subjective. In contrast, Dyer concentrates on how Art can be described objectively. He defines objective descriptions as those that are able to accurately reconstruct the images they describe. He discusses the nature of description languages, along with the interpreters needed to decode descriptions made in those languages. This approach enables Dyer to define the complexity of an image in an objective manner, consisting of the minimal description length of an image, combined with its associated computations and description language interpreter. Dyer covers a variety of approaches concerning Art appreciation and aesthetics, from psycho-social and historical to neural. He examines the role of genre in Art, along with the different dimensions of judgment that arise within image vs. artifact domains. Finally, he considers the future of digital Art, through the application of technologies of artificial intelligence (AI), artificial neural networks (ANNs), algorithmic art (AA) and artificial evolution (AE).

The Power of Positive ThinkingA Self-Help Guide on How to Overcome Negativity, Adversity, Depression, and Change Your LifeEach one of us has a story we tell ourselves. For decades, we have pondered how anxiety, depression and negativity impact our lives, sometimes with debilitating manifestations. In The Power of Positive Thinking the author slices through to the very root of our issues. When our brains are hijacked, our minds commandeered by our own internal demons and negative self-talk. The book takes us through a journey of the self, examining the artificial constructs we

Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land is a wonderfully surreal and Carrollesque opera for young people, brought to you by the wacky partnership of mad lyricist, Max Scratchmann, and round-the-bend composer, Michael Dyer. Dealing with the joint themes of alienation and acceptance in a darkly comic manner, this easy-to-stage one-act opera is the perfect vehicle for schools and/or youth theatre companies seeking to help children confront serious issues in a fun way. Jasper Jedd is an ordinary boy except for one little thing - he is born with a shoe for a head! And in this feast of devilish wit and roguish musical creativity he sets off on a journey through the dark forest of the fearsome Ginkle Snicks to find the mythical Pumpkin Land, where he hopes he'll finally fit in... (Duration: 35 minutes) The cover price of this libretto includes photocopying rights for one production.