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The life and work of motion picture director Robert Altman (1925-2006) is interpreted from a variety of perspectives in this collection of essays. Included are insights on Mr. Altman and his five-decade career from actors, historians, film scholars, and cultural theorists from Brazil, Spain and the United States, reflecting on the significance of music, history and genre in Altman's films.

• The first edition of The Everything® Bridesmaid Book has sold more than 60, 500 copies • Includes a new chapter on de-stressing the bride (and bridesmaids!), as well as updated information on nontraditional weddings, cost information, budget-minded ideas for hosting parties, and more • Everything® wedding titles have sold more than 1.5 million copies! Who plans the bridal shower? Does the dress have to be ugly? How much will all of this cost...

Orlando: A Biography is an influential novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. A semi-biographical novel based in part on the life of Woolf's lover Vita Sackville-West, it is generally considered one of Woolf's most accessible novels. The novel has been influential stylistically, and is considered important in literature generally, and particularly in the history of women's writing and gender studies. A film adaptation was...

Take a walk in the garden of unearthly delights with KAGEMONO: FLOWERS AND SKULLS. 22 hideous new horror stories from Australia and around the world. Contents: Absolution (w) David Scherwood, (a) Jan Scherpenhuizen. 8pp. Bittersweet Dreams (w) Gerard Dwyer, (a) Brendan Halyday 6pp. Daddy's Girl (w) Russell Lissau, (a) mpMann. 6pp. Defense Mechanism (w) Steve Horton, (a) Sam Romero. 6pp. Desert Leviathan (w) Jason Franks, (a) Leigh ...

This guide showcases the world of extreme surfing, describing the unique culture associated with this daredevil's sport, providing insights into what makes the top riders tick, explaining the science of big waves, and more. "The Pipeline" in O'ahu, Hawaii. "Maverick's Point" in northern California. "Ours" near Sydney, Australia. All over the world, extreme surfers risk severe injury or even death from riptides, shark attacks, and collisions w...

Inspirationally orchestrated to encourage fruitful minds the rules of perseverance, dedication, and the power of reading, See, I Can Read Too ignites the fundamental relationship between parent and child. This story promotes literacy, self-motivation, confidence in reading, while encapsulating the positive power of parental influence and interest in their child's academic success.

This book offers a detailed road map for overcoming sexual and relationship impasses originating from painful childhood experiences. Large numbers of adults with histories of childhood trauma and neglect suffer persistent relationship and sexual difficulties. Unfortunately, most have failed to receive adequate help with emerging from these deep and complex problems. Coming Home to Passion: Restoring Loving Sexuality in Couples with Histories ...

We've all read about the high rollers who go boom and bust, but this book is different. With straightforward prose, practical knowledge and honest counsel, Peter Brandt methodically explains what no one has before: how a dedicated individual can trade for a living. If that is your destination, this is your ticket."-Robert Prechter, Elliott Wave International "This book is insanely great. The refreshing clarity this book brings to the table is...

Este libro recoge aquellas contribuciones al Congreso internacional Las relaciones entre las literaturas ibéricas (Universitat Pompeu Fabra en colaboración con la Universitat de Barcelona, 18-20 de junio de 2009) que se ocupan de analizar la traducción y la autotraducción en las literaturas ibéricas. Este volumen tiene su complemento en otros dos, también publicados en esta colección: Interacciones entre las literaturas ibéricas y Relaciones e...

Five short stories for children aged between 6 and 12 Hero: A school fire. Pupils trapped. One boy rises to the occasion. Jimmy: Jimmy is a dreamer. His dream takes him to Mars. Where a hidden truth is revealed. Fear: Billy wandered from camp. Now he's lost in a forest. With the darkness of night quickly closing in. What Arm-bands: A lesson in swimming. With or without arm-bands. Star Cleaner: By wishing on a shooting star. Ben finds out how t...

This book examines aspects of women¿s sports history between the late-nineteenth century and the mid-twentieth century. It was published as a special issue of Sport in History.

A discussion of fundamental concepts, basic techniques, and the state-of-the-art applications, this booka (TM)s coverage builds from basic underlying theory to more complex ideas related to attosecond optics. It shows how the generation of attosecond optical pulses requires knowledge of femtosecond laser technologies but is also quite distinct from femtosecond laser technologies. The authors elaborate on this point using semi-classical models ...

The world of Asian* brands is best characterized by complementary portions of confusion, delusion and outright ignorance by senior managers and brand owners. The net result is that the development of Asian brands has been arrested and significantly lags behind those in the West. Repeated surveys of Asians across the region confirm over and over again their overwhelming preference to drink Coke, wear Nike shoes and drive BMWs. Rare is the Apple...

How does the Iraq War affect the future world order? What kinds of problems has this war brought about, and what is needed to remedy these problems, so as to reconstruct an order in Iraq and beyond? The present volume is a collection of essays exploring these issues, written by leading scholars in their respective fields. Importantly, the Iraq War has caused numerous long-term security and economic problems in Iraq (Chapter 1) and in the Middl...

This unique book intends to provide a focused analysis of the main Chinese industrial sectors through case studies, data analysis and review of new state-initiated policies. In response to the global economic crisis in the short run and to cope with the existing structural problems of production in the long run, the Chinese central government has successively released new development outlines for 10 key industries since 2008. In this book, the...

Shows how socially responsible design can contribute to make sport practice widespread in the general population including disadvantaged and hard-to-reach groups, and those that have been traditionally excluded such as the elderly, disabled people, those living in deprived areas and from lower socioeconomic strata.

It's true! You can do work that you love to do and still receive great financial compensation. The Vocational Vision program will show you how to have a personally satisfying career. It will change the way you look at opportunities and tasks that come your way. You will learn what elements need to be in place for you to experience satisfaction and the inner knowledge that comes from doing the work you were meant to do. And you will have a cust...

The Bar and Beverage Book explains how to manage the beverage option of a restaurant, bar, hotel, country club--any place that serves beverages to customers. It provides readers with the history of the beverage industry and appreciation of wine, beer, and spirits, information on equipping, staffing, managing, and marketing a bar, and the purchase and mixology of beverages. New topics in this edition include changes to regulations regarding the...

Comparative Blended Learning Practices and Environments offers in-depth analysis of new technologies in blended learning that promote creativity, critical thinking, and meaningful learning.

Ramana Maharshi war erst 21 Jahre alt, als er die Grundlage für das Büchlein >Wer bin ich?< schuf, ohne dass er je die Absicht hatte, ein Buch über seine Lehre zu schreiben. Er wohnte in der Virupaksha-Höhle auf dem Arunachala. Obwohl er in jener Zeit nicht sprach, fühlten die Menschen instinktiv, dass er ein Weiser war und kamen mit ihren spirituellen Fragen und Problemen zu ihm. Einer von ihnen war Sivaprakasam Pillai, ein Philosoph, der be...