[audiobook] The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistry by Barry Green at Arts-Photography

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The story of the West is in many ways the story of the quest for water. Faced with widespread droughts in the late nineteenth century; serious minded men became convinced that artificial rain would be the next great scientific breakthrough. Professional rainmaking companies sprang up; and cities and towns began hiring rainmakers to ldquo;milk the skies.rdquo; Most were glorified confidence men; but onemdash;Charles Hatfieldmdash; appeared to be the real thing. He erected enormous towers and burned a secret mixture of chemicals atop them; and more often than not; the skies obeyed. Before long his work was celebratedmdash;and his secret soughtmdash;on four continents.