A step-by-step guide to directing for the stage. It provides assistance with various aspects of the varied challenges facing all theatre directors. It addresses topics such as: the ideas that underpin a play's text; preparing improvisations; twelve G ..

Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta „a possession for all time,“ and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesm

Finally, the guide that fans of Hasbro's My Little Pony have waited for is here! With large, full color photos of every pony, playset and accessory released in the US in the 1980s and 1990s, this unofficial guide to the first generation of My Little ..

It's 1901 and a guy named Harley has an idea. Put an engine on a bicycle. What? Outside his door, carts are still pulled by horses and autos are a rare sight, for goodness' sake. It's 1908 and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle sets a record by getting 188 ..

Nietzsche continues to occupy a special place – not only for a broad range of academics but also for members of a wider public, who find some of their most pressing existential concerns addressed in his works. Central among these concerns is the ques ..

What is a self? Does it exist in reality or is it a mere social construct–or is it perhaps a neurologically induced illusion? The legitimacy of the concept of the self has been questioned by both neuroscientists and philosophers in recent years. Cou ..

In „Jiu-Jitsu University“, six-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and two-time ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion Saulo Ribeiro shows you why he is the teacher of champions. Even the more basic techniques come alive as Ribeiro sheds new li ..

Mary Carruthers's classic study of the training and uses of memory for a variety of purposes in European cultures during the Middle Ages has fundamentally changed the way scholars understand medieval culture. This fully revised and updated second edi ..

High Strangeness is an enlightening attempt to weave together the contradictory threads of religion, science, history, alien abduction, and the true nature of political conspiracies. With thorough research and a drive for the truth, Laura Knight-Jadczyk st

Explore the world of modular origami with this beautifully illustrated collection of over 40 modular origami models. With easy-to-follow diagrams and step-by-step instructions, learn how to fold individual pieces and then use them as building blocks ..

The Animal That Therefore I Am is the long-awaited translation of the complete text of Jacques Derrida's ten-hour address to the 1997 Crisy conference entitled The Autobiographical Animal, the third of four such colloquia on his work. The book was as ..

The famed World War II vehicle – the German equivalent of the American Jeep is presented here in a superb collection of vintage photographs, and detailed text included testing, production, guidebooks, and technical manuals. Included are the many vari ..