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Small Moments of Glory tells the insightful and illuminating tale of Jack Howard's lifelong musical journey - from his early classical music years through to the heady days of leading the horns section in iconic Australian rock bank band, Hunters & Collectors. He toured world-wide with Midnight Oil in 2017 on their Great Circle tour and his blog from that time formed the basis for this book. Jack Howard is the only trumpeter to be inducted into the ARIA Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. He writes with passion and eloquence about his successful solo career and his work with acts such as: Rodriguez, The Break, The Violent Femmes, The Living End, You Am I and many more. He has been described as "one of the great quiet achievers of Australian music". Authentic, self-deprecating and darkly humorous, Small Moments of Glory will take you inside the mind and the music of one of Australia's most distinctive voices.

The Earth has been poisoned by war and mankind is dying. Those left in this harsh world struggle in a failing attempt to survive, fighting off roving groups whose way of life is theft and butchery. Bill Stratton, a born survivor, has become an expert bandit killer. He is the perfect man for a perilous mission. Recruited by a mysterious leader with extraordinary abilities, he reluctantly agrees to go. Can he face near impossible odds, and his own demons, to travel across space and time to save the human race from certain extinction?

The abuse of power by politicians is always nauseating, particularly when it involves the glorification of war. Indeed, readers may find some of these poems shocking, addressing as they do the grim reality of politics and power in Britain today. Here, in one of the richest countries in the world, food banks and homelessness put our politicians to shame. The idea for this book of poems was conceived about five years ago by Jack Howard, and more recently Sally Alexandre's enthusiasm and abilities as a digital designer have helped to carry the idea through to fruition.

Making Prayer GREAT Again.....How the Book of Proverbs can Halt the Fall of America...Making Prayer, Great Again. Edited by Jack Howard. "What follows is a simple plan, that has the elegance of having worked through thousands of years. The more people that will participate in this effort, the more significant change will be gained, and the better the outcome For America, and for America's allies: facing, truly a sea change--an assault from secular media, leftists, anarchists, and mostly those who hate both the Jewish and Christian religions. "The plan is to each day of the month that corresponds to one of the chapters of Proverbs, 1-31, to get people of common faith and goodwill to focus in on reading and praying on the topic suggested.

Howard conducts an exploration into the exciting new frontier of High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI), a method to digitally capture, store, and edit the full luminosity range of a scene. The author explains this complex subject matter in a practical way with emphasis on the creative process.

A step-by-step introduction to one of the hottest new imaging trends. We'll walk you through making the best HDR images-from image capture to digital darkroom tips and tricks.

Howard Hughes, once the wealthiest man in the world. Handsome. Daring. Reclusive. Movie producer. Aviation pioneer. Then one fateful day his plane crashed and his world was one of pain. He found relief in drugs and came to rely on them more and more. He became reclusive and inaccessible. He surrounded himself with people to help him create an asylum against the outside world. But they turned it into an asylum of another kind. Hughes turned to the one man he knew he could trust to help him preserve his privacy and retain his freedom. That man became Howard's most trusted confidant and friend, Jack Real. Real tried valiantly to save Hughes from himself and his guards. It was an impossible job but one that Jack G. Real gave his all to accomplish. This is his Story.