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Book Shall We Join the Ladies   by J M  Barrie   Directed by Christopher Newton  1996   Performance Files

Download or read book Shall We Join the Ladies by J M Barrie Directed by Christopher Newton 1996 Performance Files written by Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph) and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Shall We Join the Ladies

Download or read book Shall We Join the Ladies written by James Matthew Barrie and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Plays of J M  Barrie

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  • Author : James Matthew Barrie
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1929
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book The Plays of J M Barrie written by James Matthew Barrie and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Passion for Performance

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  • Author : Shelley Bennett
  • Publisher : Getty Publications
  • Release : 1999-09-02
  • ISBN : 0892365579
  • Pages : 162 pages

Download or read book A Passion for Performance written by Shelley Bennett and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1999-09-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Passion for Performance: Sarah Siddons and Her Portraitists brings together three engaging essays – by Robyn Asleson, Shelley Bennett and Mark Leonard, and Shearer West – that recreate the eventful life, both on and off the stage, of the great eighteenth-century actress Sarah Siddons. Siddons was renowned for her bravura performances in tragic roles, and her fame was enhanced by the many portraits of her painted by the leading artists of the day. The greatest of these was Sir Joshua Reynolds’s Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, a painting now in the Huntington Art Collections and recently studied at the Getty Center. A Passion for Performance places this magnificent portrait within the context of Siddons’s career as an actress and cultural icon. Includes a chronology of Siddons’s life by volume editor Robyn Asleson.

Book Golden Gulag

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  • Author : Ruth Wilson Gilmore
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2007-01-08
  • ISBN : 0520938038
  • Pages : 413 pages

Download or read book Golden Gulag written by Ruth Wilson Gilmore and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-01-08 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1980, the number of people in U.S. prisons has increased more than 450%. Despite a crime rate that has been falling steadily for decades, California has led the way in this explosion, with what a state analyst called "the biggest prison building project in the history of the world." Golden Gulag provides the first detailed explanation for that buildup by looking at how political and economic forces, ranging from global to local, conjoined to produce the prison boom. In an informed and impassioned account, Ruth Wilson Gilmore examines this issue through statewide, rural, and urban perspectives to explain how the expansion developed from surpluses of finance capital, labor, land, and state capacity. Detailing crises that hit California’s economy with particular ferocity, she argues that defeats of radical struggles, weakening of labor, and shifting patterns of capital investment have been key conditions for prison growth. The results—a vast and expensive prison system, a huge number of incarcerated young people of color, and the increase in punitive justice such as the "three strikes" law—pose profound and troubling questions for the future of California, the United States, and the world. Golden Gulag provides a rich context for this complex dilemma, and at the same time challenges many cherished assumptions about who benefits and who suffers from the state’s commitment to prison expansion.

Book Trust in Numbers

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  • Author : Theodore M. Porter
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2020-08-18
  • ISBN : 0691210543
  • Pages : 336 pages

Download or read book Trust in Numbers written by Theodore M. Porter and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A foundational work on historical and social studies of quantification What accounts for the prestige of quantitative methods? The usual answer is that quantification is desirable in social investigation as a result of its successes in science. Trust in Numbers questions whether such success in the study of stars, molecules, or cells should be an attractive model for research on human societies, and examines why the natural sciences are highly quantitative in the first place. Theodore Porter argues that a better understanding of the attractions of quantification in business, government, and social research brings a fresh perspective to its role in psychology, physics, and medicine. Quantitative rigor is not inherent in science but arises from political and social pressures, and objectivity derives its impetus from cultural contexts. In a new preface, the author sheds light on the current infatuation with quantitative methods, particularly at the intersection of science and bureaucracy.

Book Performance

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  • Author : RoseLee Goldberg
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9780500282199
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book Performance written by RoseLee Goldberg and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of visual culture and live performance art by the organizer of the "Six Evenings of Performance" exhibit considers the work of such contributors as Yves Klein, Gilbert & George, and others, in a study that also considers the form's pervasiveness in popular culture and politics. Reprint.

Book Toward a Theory of Spacepower  Selected Essays

Download or read book Toward a Theory of Spacepower Selected Essays written by and published by Smashbooks. This book was released on 2011 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude

Download or read book The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude written by Sarah Ban Breathnach and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly revised with a fresh introduction, updated quotes, and a charming, contemporary aesthetic. "Gratitude is the most passionate, transformative force in the Cosmos." This beautiful companion journal to the national bestseller Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy, the mega-bestselling guide that has led so many women to live fulfilling, harmonious, and joyful lives, has been refreshed for fans of the original Simple Abundance Gratitude Journal -- and a whole new generation of journalers. The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude offers insight via uplifting, inspirational quotes and gives women a place to record their daily moments of gratitude. Through daily practice, this journal can help you embrace everyday epiphanies: profound moments of awe that forever alter your experience of the world.

Book The role of federal military forces in domestic disorders  1877 1945

Download or read book The role of federal military forces in domestic disorders 1877 1945 written by Clayton D. Laurie and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1997-07-15 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMH 30-15. Army Historical Series. 2nd of three planned volumes on the history of Army domestic support operations. This volume encompasses the period of the rise of industrial America with attendant social dislocation and strife. Major themes are: the evolution of the Army's role in domestic support operations; its strict adherence to law; and the disciplined manner in which it conducted these difficult and often unpopular operations.

Book Structures

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  • Author : J E Gordon
  • Publisher : Penguin UK
  • Release : 1991-09-26
  • ISBN : 0140136282
  • Pages : 411 pages

Download or read book Structures written by J E Gordon and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1991-09-26 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "The New Science of Strong Materials" the author made plain the secrets of materials science. In this volume he explains the importance and properties of different structures.

Book The Production of Space

Download or read book The Production of Space written by Henri Lefebvre and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1992-04-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism to architecture, urbanism and the experience of everyday life. The Production of Space is his major philosophical work and its translation has been long awaited by scholars in many different fields. The book is a search for a reconciliation between mental space (the space of the philosophers) and real space (the physical and social spheres in which we all live). In the course of his exploration, Henri Lefebvre moves from metaphysical and ideological considerations of the meaning of space to its experience in the everyday life of home and city. He seeks, in other words, to bridge the gap between the realms of theory and practice, between the mental and the social, and between philosophy and reality. In doing so, he ranges through art, literature, architecture and economics, and further provides a powerful antidote to the sterile and obfuscatory methods and theories characteristic of much recent continental philosophy. This is a work of great vision and incisiveness. It is also characterized by its author's wit and by anecdote, as well as by a deftness of style which Donald Nicholson-Smith's sensitive translation precisely captures.

Book Simple Abundance

Download or read book Simple Abundance written by Sarah Ban Breathnach and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic, mega-bestselling guide that has led so many women to lead more fulfilling, harmonious, joyful lives-fully updated for a new generation who needs it more than ever. In SIMPLE ABUNDANCE, Sarah Ban Breathnach helps us discover our true self and spirit to reclaim our authentic life, and to rediscover what it is that makes us truly happy. This powerful guidebook is needed now more than ever as we are assaulted by discord and stress due to constant tragic breaking news, as well as our 24-7 social media culture. Here are some examples of Sarah's wisdom: January 14: Start a Gratitude Journal, a blank book, and write down five things before you go to bed that you can be grateful for about that day. March 21: Observe the Vernal Equinox with a springtime dinner of Salmon cakes, fresh asparagus and new potatoes. September 1: On Labor Day Weekend, make a list of all the things you wanted to do this summer, but did not get a chance to do. Save this list, and clip it to next June in your calendar. When June comes around, schedule those postponed desires! By providing a meditation for each day of the year, Sarah illuminates our journey of self-discovery and shows us that simplicity does not imply doing without-true simplicity illuminates our lives from within. She teaches us how to re-order our priorities, carve out time for the personal pursuits that bring contentment, savor the joy of simple pleasures, and delight in the everyday rituals of home and garden. Not only does each day have a meditation updated for these times, but in this new edition, Sarah will add: - "A Caution Closet," which will encourage readers to gather everything they would need to evacuate in case of an emergency, transforming an intimidating task to a source of comfort and calm. - "Shepheard's Hotel," a creative exercise to nudge readers into dreaming new dreams and encourage them to re-imagine their lives through what they love.

Book Charles Frohman

    Book Details:
  • Author : Isaac Frederick Marcosson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1916
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 530 pages

Download or read book Charles Frohman written by Isaac Frederick Marcosson and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nature and Society

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  • Author : European Association of Social Anthropologists. Conference
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN : 9780415132169
  • Pages : 328 pages

Download or read book Nature and Society written by European Association of Social Anthropologists. Conference and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1996 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Book Quiet

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  • Author : Susan Cain
  • Publisher : Crown
  • Release : 2013-01-29
  • ISBN : 0307352153
  • Pages : 370 pages

Download or read book Quiet written by Susan Cain and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Experience the book that started the Quiet Movement and revolutionized how the world sees introverts—and how introverts see themselves—by offering validation, inclusion, and inspiration “Superbly researched, deeply insightful, and a fascinating read, Quiet is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to understand the gifts of the introverted half of the population.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People • O: The Oprah Magazine • Christian Science Monitor • Inc. • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society. In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, impeccably researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content

Book Can t Slow Down

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  • Author : Michaelangelo Matos
  • Publisher : Hachette Books
  • Release : 2020-12-08
  • ISBN : 0306903350
  • Pages : 480 pages

Download or read book Can t Slow Down written by Michaelangelo Matos and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020 The definitive account of pop music in the mid-eighties, from Prince and Madonna to the underground hip-hop, indie rock, and club scenes Everybody knows the hits of 1984 - pop music's greatest year. From "Thriller" to "Purple Rain," "Hello" to "Against All Odds," "What's Love Got to Do with It" to "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," these iconic songs continue to dominate advertising, karaoke nights, and the soundtracks for film classics (Boogie Nights) and TV hits (Stranger Things). But the story of that thrilling, turbulent time, an era when Top 40 radio was both the leading edge of popular culture and a moral battleground, has never been told with the full detail it deserves - until now. Can't Slow Down is the definitive portrait of the exploding world of mid-eighties pop and the time it defined, from Cold War anxiety to the home-computer revolution. Big acts like Michael Jackson (Thriller), Prince (Purple Rain), Madonna (Like a Virgin), Bruce Springsteen (Born in the U.S.A.), and George Michael (Wham!'s Make It Big) rubbed shoulders with the stars of the fermenting scenes of hip-hop, indie rock, and club music. Rigorously researched, mapping the entire terrain of American pop, with crucial side trips to the UK and Jamaica, from the biz to the stars to the upstarts and beyond, Can't Slow Down is a vivid journey to the very moment when pop was remaking itself, and the culture at large - one hit at a time.