Books by Chris Howard

An essential read for anyone interested in music and its making. Along with the inside stories, each chapter gives recording and producing information and tips with expert understanding of the equipment used in making the world''s most unforgettable records and explanations of the methods used to get the very best sound. Listen Up! is both production guide and exclusive backstage pass into the lives of some of the planet''s most iconic musicians. Writing with his brother Chris Howard, Mark Howard provides a rare glimpse into the normally invisible, almost secretive side of the music story: that of the producer and recording engineer.

The Internet, Facebook. Twitter, Face Time, Skype and many more social networks have opened the door to our children for access to more lessons about the birds and the bees than we baby boomers ever had during our growing up years!We have to do something about it and it starts at home.  How are parents today prepared to protect their children?  Can you send them to the mall without adult supervision?  NO!  Predators don''t have to go to the mall today, but they are there and they are watching your children!  They are watching in your own home (check out Skype and Face Time, if you haven''t already).  Not only is a mind a terrible thing to waste; virginity is a terrible thing to waste, especially at 10 and 11 years old!  Parents, wake up!  Educate yourselves and your children about what sex is and what its purpose is.Inside these pages there are statistics and facts and even testimonies that will make you think, stop, look and listen!  Listen to your children and guide them in the right direction of abstinence before marriage.  Enlightenment is precious and priceless!  Read on...Chris Howard grew up as a sheltered (loved) child in a suburb of Richmond, VA.  Living in Northern Virginia (outside Washington, DC) has fired up her love for learning and informing others.  Her nurturing spirit compels her to protect as many young people as she can from some of the misinformation she learned in her youth. She feels as a mother of 4 adults and 4 grandchildren, she is qualified to do just that.