Tag: Blues

“Deserves to stand alongside a Stephen King or a Dean Koontz–at their best . . . A mature horror yarn” from the award-winning author of Bone White (New York Journal of Books).

Horror writer Travis Glasgow and his wife, Jodie, have bought their first house in Westlake, Maryland, just steps from Travis’s older brother’s home. Travis is buoyed by the thought of renewing his relationship with his estranged sibling and overcoming the darkness from his past. But the house has other plans for him. Travis is soon awakened by noises in the night and finds watery footprints in the basement that lead him to the nearby lake, which has a strange staircase emerging from its depths.

When Travis discovers that a former occupant of his house–a ten-year-old boy–drowned in the lake, he draws connections to his own childhood tragedy. As his brother and wife warn him to leave well enough alone, Travis is pulled into a dark obsession, following the house’s secrets to the floating staircase–and into the depths of madness . . .

“It would not be an overstatement to say that Floating Staircase is a modern classic ranking among some of the best supernatural affairs ever committed to print. . . . The story and setting sizzle to life through Malfi’s unparalleled literary talent.” —Dreadful Tales

“Malfi gives a few deft twists to the traditional haunted house theme with eerie, unpredictable, and exciting results.” —Publishers Weekly

“Profoundly moving, terrifying and life-affirming, this is a glorious example of what the genre of horror fiction can accomplish in the right hands.” —Horror Novel Reviews

Cookmate

Cookmate (formerly My CookBook) lets you create your own digital cookbook. This is the only recipe app that allows you to build your own recipe database. You build this database gathering recipes on the web and using the import features.
It is you and your own cookery!

You are looking for a new recipe ? Use our searching engine to find a new recipe on the web. When you have found one you like, import it into Cookmate. Then you will be able to view it everywhere on your phone or your tablet. You can add your own photo, change ingredients or directions, or add you own comments.

You already have a cookbook ? Add a new recipe into Cookmate manually, or import your digital cookbook using one of the file formats we support like Meal Master (.mmf), MasterCook (.mxp), LivingCookBook (.fdx) , ReKconv (.rk)…

You want to share some recipes with your friends ? Invite your friends to join Cookmate, share your recipes with them and view their recipes. Or share your recipes on Facebook or by email, sms, and others. You can also send them a “Cookmate” file they will be able to load into their app

Cookmate also includes these features :
• Create shopping lists using your recipe ingredients
• Synchronize your recipes on different devices using dropbox
• Scale the ingredients to serve more or less people
• Use the speech feature to read recipes
• Customize various parts of the app such as theme, font size, categories.

The Alabama Sessionsby Gina Sicilia

Original Release Date: June 25, 2014
Label: VizzTone
Genres: Blues

Matt Haig’s accessible and life-affirming memoir of his struggle with depression, and how his triumph over the illness taught him to live.

From the internationally bestselling author of How To Stop Time and Notes on a Nervous Planet.

"Destined to become a modern classic." —Entertainment Weekly

Like nearly one in five people, Matt Haig suffers from depression. Reasons to Stay Alive is Matt’s inspiring account of how, minute by minute and day by day, he overcame the disease with the help of reading, writing, and the love of his parents and his girlfriend (and now-wife), Andrea. And eventually, he learned to appreciate life all the more for it.

Everyone’s lives are touched by mental illness: if we do not suffer from it ourselves, then we have a friend or loved one who does. Matt’s frankness about his experiences is both inspiring to those who feel daunted by depression and illuminating to those who are mystified by it. Above all, his humor and encouragement never let us lose sight of hope. Speaking as his present self to his former self in the depths of depression, He is adamant that the oldest cliché is the truest–there is light at the end of the tunnel. He teaches us to celebrate the small joys and moments of peace that life brings, and reminds us that there are always reasons to stay alive.

Sketchbook

Upload pictures of your sketches and ideas
Pick one of seven categories – architecture, background and textures, human, non-human, object design, photo and digital, weird stuff

— Notifications about newly added images
— Pinch to zoom
— Offline viewing
— Share image
— Save image onto your device

Smitty and the JumpStartersby Smitty and the JumpStarters

Original Release Date: April 19, 2016
Label: Smitty and the JumpStarters
Genres: Blues

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' PICK

“Thrilling . . . [told] with gonzo élan . . . When the sommelier and blogger Madeline Puckette writes that this book is the Kitchen Confidential of the wine world, she’s not wrong, though Bill Buford’s Heat is probably a shade closer.” —Jennifer Senior, The New York Times

Professional journalist and amateur drinker Bianca Bosker didn’t know much about wine–until she discovered an alternate universe where taste reigns supreme, a world of elite sommeliers who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of flavor. Astounded by their fervor and seemingly superhuman sensory powers, she set out to uncover what drove their obsession, and whether she, too, could become a “cork dork.”

With boundless curiosity, humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism, Bosker takes the reader inside underground tasting groups, exclusive New York City restaurants, California mass-market wine factories, and even a neuroscientist’s fMRI machine as she attempts to answer the most nagging question of all: what’s the big deal about wine? What she learns will change the way you drink wine–and, perhaps, the way you live–forever.

“Think: Eat, Pray, Love meets Somm.” –theSkimm

“As informative as it is, well, intoxicating.” —Fortune

Wordful – Word Puzzle Mind Games

Sharpen mind, kill boredom! Peak puzzle game to keep your brain smart and fit!

If you’re looking for new games for mind sharpening and brain training, then Wordful is the one for you! There are 580 well-chosen levels to test your vocabulary and spelling. Be prepared to face the challenges in numerous blocks of letters. The game starts easy, but soon you’ll find the real brain trainers waiting ahead.

You need to swipe the letters to make valid words. The game is not only a spelling test but also a challenge to think outside the box and find the seemingly “impossible” words. Start now to train your brain and hunt the words in our fun, addictive word puzzles, and play with friends to see who’s the real word genius!

To play Wordful:
1. Swipe the letters to build words.
2. You don’t need WiFi to access the game.
3. Progress through levels and become the word master!

Southerly Changeby Mitch King

Original Release Date: December 22, 2016
Label: Mitch King
Genres: Blues