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Read about the natural qualities that describe the pure lifeblood of something, that spark called life that determines an object's character. It's life, but not how we usually would see it. A true eye-opener to the natural things in the world. It gives excellent...

Discover Nebraska craft beer through the eyes of the passionate storyteller, Joe Java-Stout. Over the past five years, Joe has visited many Nebraska breweries to get to know the brewers and their beers. This book describes some of the gems Joe has found and...

BEST TRIVIA QUIZ BOOK!!! Are you bored of all trivia books and are you looking for something new and different? Try this BEST TRIVIA BOOK and you will see the difference. End your day with a boost of fun, learn and discover new things...

Want a journal to make you laugh? Want a journal to challenge you? This is the one! This will test your dedication, your mettle. Have you got what it takes?Author: Damon ColeISBN-10: 8210296507ISBN-13: 9798210296504Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2022Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

Three dramas concentrating on the relationships between individuals.Author: Graham SessionsISBN-10: 8210287508ISBN-13: 9798210287502Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/07/2022Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d

Another uplifting story in Kerry's memoir series which unveils the mystery and marvellous side of her married life before it was all taken away from her as a result of medical mishaps. In combining fact and fiction in a most unique way, this is...

Unraveling the stereotype that men's friendships are unemotional and shallow, this book provides the first detailed account of the bromance that exists among young men. Drawing on one year of ethnography and 20 in-depth interviews among a university sport team, the authors show that...

This project addresses the contexts of Practice as Research and how to undertake it. This second iteration updates thinking and practices but sustains a direct and clear approach on how to become a practitioner-researcher. New features include an extension of range "beyond" the arts...

This book presents three interrelated essays about cinematography which offer a theoretical understanding of the ways that film practitioners orchestrate light in today's post-digital context. Cinematography is a practice at the heart of film production which traditionally involves the control of light and camera...

Let's cheer! Through large, full-color photographs and carefully leveled text, Cheerleading introduces beginning readers to the basics of the sport and encourages them to try cheerleading themselves. A labeled diagram helps readers identify a cheerleading stunt, and a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Cheerleading...

When you hear that someone's been in the music business more than thirty years, you might think they'd be a household name.Most music memoirs and autobiographies are about the artist paying their dues and then reaching the big time. In Rock N Roll Will...

Cheryl Forrest was just four years old when she was photographed sitting on the Plymouth Belvedere, the soon-to-be-buried time capsule, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1957. This memoir is a coming of age story, late in life, when she found the courage to travel abroad...

ALICE COOPER CONFIDENTIAL is the profusely illustrated ultimate Alice Cooper book, written by Alice's authorized biographer. In 1992, veteran CREEM Magazine rock critic Jeffrey Morgan was chosen to write the authorized biography of Alice Cooper, which appeared in the Warner Bros. box set The...

A mythogeographic guide to sacred space, place and time, non-systems magic, psychic war, conspiracies, somatics, ghosts, paganism, conjuring Planet B, the third hauntology, jellyfish, apocalypse, what the horses mean, and the transformation of certain readers moving from fiction to fictioning.Author: Phil SmithISBN-10: 1913743578ISBN-13: 9781913743574Publisher:...

From humble beginnings in Star, Mississippi, Faith Hill soared to the top of the country and pop charts, becoming one of the most successful female recording artists in country music history. Her albums have sold millions. Up until the end of 2000, everything she...

Porsche 912 KULT A MUST-HAVE for every lover of the Porsche 912 and those who want to become one. Let yourself be infected by the enthusiasm of 29 proud 912 owners from all over the world. Some of the most beautiful Pre-Impact Bumper Early...

After the wild success of Halloween in 1978 and then 1980s ultra-gory Friday the 13th, there was no denying the box office potential of the low-budget slasher movies. Parents hated them, critics despised them, and teens flocked to them, making the biggest hits from...

In The Affirmative Discomforts of Black Female Authorship, the author examines how three popular black female authors (Roxane Gay, Beyoncé and Issa Rae) simultaneously complement and complicate hegemonic notions of race, identity and gender in contemporary American culture.Author: Nahum N. WelangISBN-10: 1666907146ISBN-13: 9781666907148Publisher: Lexington...

"Carrots chronicles Dan Harary's simple but lifelong challenge: How to navigate his desire and pursuit of alluring women while attempting to overcome crippling shyness and self-doubt. Weave into that mix: a series of childhood traumas; a long battle with depression; a troubled marriage; a...

Buster Keaton "can impress a weary world with the vitally important fact that life, after all, is a foolishly inconsequential affair," wrote critic Robert Sherwood in 1918. A century later Keaton, with his darkly comic "theater of the absurd," speaks to audiences like no...

As Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin traveled around the world, it was molded by the imaginations and needs of international audiences. For over 150 years it has been coopted for a dazzling array of causes far from what its author envisioned. This...

Danger Man, Secret Agent, and The Prisoner are examined as a saga. An allegory about the struggles of humanity, in the metaphorical form of John Drake/Number 6, to survive as cultured beings and navigate through a growing Orwellian World Order. Foreword by Wayne A....

This book examines sexual fantasies and their influence on everyday life through the stories of twenty-two men who introduce themselves as bugchasers, i.e. gay men who eroticize HIV. The author defines bugchasing, charts its history and contexts, and considers how it has changed in...

A fully illustrated examination of the relationship between money, power, resistance, and dissent. Money's ubiquity makes it a powerful vehicle for disseminating the messages of the state to the public, but the symbolic and nationalistic iconography of currency can also be subverted in powerful...

Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most revered filmmakers of the 20th century. Now to mark the 100th anniversary of his directorial debut in 1922, this updated edition of "The Young Alfred Hitchcock's Movie Making Masterclass" shows the influences upon the young Alfred Hitchcock...

MOUTHING OFF is a collection of performance poetry conceived and developed during the ultimate and primary decades of the 20th and 21st Centuries. It is a celebration, a call to arms, a diatribe and a lament from a black, working class bohemian, mother living...

Should some secrets never be kept no matter what the cost? Five women come together to help clear out a run-down cottage a week before the wedding of its new owner, Una. Joining her on this hen night of sorts are her two best...

Eccentric and hillarious, Georges Feydeau's much loved comedy mixes madness, mayhem, fun and frivolity. When the beautiful wife of Victor Chandebise suspects of having an affair, she enlists the help of her dearest friend to entrap him. Their plan to entice him to a...

FIT is a bold and groundbreaking new play for young people written and directed by acclaimed writer/director Rikki Beadle-Blair. The play was developed to address the growing problem of homophobic bullying in Britain's schools and was especially created for Key Stage 3 (KS3) students...

When it may be hard to remember what you had for breakfast, we can easily call up the soundtrack for our lives. Words and music bring back memories of a time gone by. Topics include music of the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's and a...

First published in 1992 Counter Culture was conceived as part of a 'War of Position' against capitalism. It represents a vibrant alternative view of popular culture through reviews, debate and commentary. This anthology is an introduction to a radical new way of looking at...

For years John Dark was one of Britain's leading film producers. His films include the first 'Casino Royale'. 'There's a Girl in my Soup', 'The Land That Time Forgot' and 'Shirley Valentine'. 'Dark at the Top of the Stairs' is his no-holds-barred, no-feelings-spared autobiography....

Includes the plays Piaf, Camille and Queen Christina Three plays focusing on the lives of incredible women. Characterised by vivid stagecraft and life-affirming humour, they offer unflinching views of social and sexual relations. Piaf documents the triumphs and disasters of the great French singer....

Beside the Thin Red Line of the fire service and the Thin Blue Line of law enforcement lies the Thin White Line. The Thin White Line represents the unsung heroes of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) profession. These highly trained EMTs and paramedics put...

The song book for Off-Broadway's hit musical comedy "Good Morning New York" is composed by Jackson Bell, Emmy(R) award winnerJacklyn Thrapp and Dylan Adler. "Amazing Musical" - CBS New York "This is a must see production" - Fox 31 Denver "Entertaining and heartfelt" -...

Dance is more than an aesthetic of life - dance embodies life. This is evident from the social history of jive, the marketing of trans-national ballet, ritual healing dances in Italy or folk dances performed for tourists in Mexico, Panama and Canada. Dance often...

Films have a lot of layers. When you dig deeper, you can understand more of what the people who create the film intend to convey. With this book, Anita is giving people a crash course. The movie is not finished just because you leave...

Since 1895, Swarovski has been identified as producing some of the world's finest crystals. Through high-quality craftsmanship and mastery in cutting, Swarovski produces light-filled crystals of breathtaking design. Nearly 60 different crystal inventions are in this collection. With this book you can study the...

My son is dead and sitting on the throne. 1605. Orthodox Russia stands alone, defiant against the Roman Catholic and Protestant West. The Kremlin has suppressed all opposition and keeps a ruthless grip on power with the support of the church and an appeal...

Would you like to learn how to play diabolo?With this book, you can't fail. The only diabolo book complete in colour! The professional juggler Kaspar Tribelhorn has written a book that makes it as easy as possible for you to learn how to play...

Novel Approaches to Lesbian History tells a tale about history and community in our allegedly post-identity era, examining contemporary novels that depict lesbian characters in recognizable historical situations. These imaginative stories provide a politically vital, speculative past in the face of a sketchy, problematic...

This book argues that the performance-based work in the featured case studies contributes to the construction of food democracy where the public takes back decision-making in shaping the food system. It explores how contemporary artists translate scientific research about local and global agricultural issues...

If I owned Durham, and I owned hell, I'd rent out Durham and I'd live in hell. Born in Denton Burn, Ric Renton had a troubled upbringing that led to him spending his young adulthood in prison. During a stint in solitary confinement, he...

Author: Julie GibbISBN-10: 1304124029ISBN-13: 9781304124029Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/08/2013Pages: 66Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.14d

What is an immersive soundscape? It can be as simple as a recording made in a forest: leaves crunching underfoot, birds chirping, a squirrel chattering. Or it can be as complex as a movie soundtrack, which involves music but also uses many other sounds--to...

Part handbook, part classroom this book has everything you need to make your story a reality. Nowadays, telling a story through video is a necessity. Video has become the new printed word. Creators must be able to craft video narratives using one of the...

THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF LAUGH-OUT-LOUD JOKES IN THE UNIVERSE!! JOCULAR! WAGGISH!! FACETIOUS!!! BECAUSE THE FUNNIEST THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU LOOK FOR LAUGHS The mentally irregular material manifested in this manuscript was assembled by Dan Clark during a time when he obviously had a lapse...

Quest for the Dragon Star: An Oral History of WMAC Masters is the behind-the-scenes story of the legendary 90's martial arts television phenomenon, told by the athletes who lived it! For the first time ever find out what was supposed to happen before its...

By her 30s, Natalie Portman had starred in more than three dozen films, including the Academy Award-winning Black Swan, Cold Mountain, V for Vendetta, Star Wars: Episodes I, II and III, and her first major film, The Professional. A consummate actress, she has been...

Read about the natural qualities that describe the pure lifeblood of something, that spark called life that determines an object's character. It's life, but not how we usually would see it. A true eye-opener to the natural things in the world. It gives excellent...