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Twenty-six unique stories that stretch the meaning of 'eclectic',
bound together in one forbidden tome for the first time. Covering
most genres, and moving from grim, cruel, and tragic: broken women
living on shelves in a library, a Greek goddess and the monster she
created meeting in a final showdown, an alien trapped in Patagonia
nurturing itself on sickness and religious gullibility to survive
and an exiled Martian fixated on Dana Scully. All this, with a few
devils, saints, cloned messiahs, witches, and well-educated zombies
thrown in for good measure. 'Bubbles of darkness trapped in fluid
humour, like hashish suspended in golden wine, a heady and often
disturbing brew.' -Rhys Hughes
Eugenio Barba is one of Europe's leading theatre directors, at the
forefront of experimental and group theatre for more than twenty
years. Ian Watson provides the most comprehensive and systematic
study of Barba's work, including his training methods, dramaturgy,
productions and theories, as well as his work at the International
School of Theatre Anthropology.
Hike vast glaciers, marvel at steaming volcanic lakes, and explore
the land of the midnight sun: with Rick Steves, Iceland is yours to
explore! Inside Rick Steves Iceland you'll find:Comprehensive
itineraries that can be adapted for 24-hour layovers, 5-day visits,
2-week trips, and more, including the best road trips in Iceland
from the Ring Road to the Golden CircleRick's strategic advice on
how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of
his must-see favoritesTop sights and hidden gems, from the stunning
northern lights to hidden hikes and cozy bookstoresHow to connect
with local culture: Soak in hidden hot springs, sample smoked fish,
and chat with locals in moody and welcoming rural townsBeat the
crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid,
humorous insightThe best places to eat, sleep, and relax
Self-guided walking tours of lively Reykjav?k and art and history
museums and mile-by-mile scenic driving toursDetailed maps for
exploring on the goUseful resources including a packing list, an
Icelandic phrase book, a historical overview, and recommended
readingOver 500 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing
without weighing you downComplete, up-to-date information on
Reykjav?k, the Reykjanes Peninsula, the Golden Circle, the South
Coast, the Westman Islands, West Iceland, The Ring Road, the East
Fjords, and moreMake the most of every day and every dollar with
Rick Steves Iceland.Expanding your trip? Try Rick Steves
Scandinavia or Rick Steves Northern European Cruise Ports.
Originally published in 1983. Song has always been a natural way to
record everyday experiences - an expression of celebration,
commiseration, complaint and protest. This innovative book is a
study of popular and working-class song combining several
approaches to the subject. It is a history of working-class song in
Britain which concentrates not simply on the songs and the singers
but attempts to locate such song in its cultural context and apply
principles of literary criticism to this essentially oral medium.
It triggered controversy: some critics castigated its Marxist
approach, others enthused that 'such unabashed partisanship amply
reveals the outstanding characteristic of Watson's book'. The
author discusses the way in which the popular song, from Victorian
times onwards, has been forced by the entertainment industry out of
its roots in popular culture, to become a blander form of art with
minimal critical potential. The book ends by considering the
possibilities for a continued flourishing of a genuine popular song
culture in an electronic age. It has become a standard title in
bibliographies and curricula. Much has changed since 1983, not
least in music; but this then innovative book still has a lot to
say about popular song in its social and historical context.
Eugenio Barba is one of Europe's leading theatre directors who has
been at the forefront of experimental and group theatre for more
than twenty years. In "Towards a Third Theatre, " Ian Watson
examines the historical development of Barba's unique training and
dramaturgical methods and describes most of his major productions.
He discusses Barba's sociological ideas on group theatre, as well
as his theories on acting technique, dramaturgy and training and
looks in detailat his intercultural research at the International
School of Theatre Anthropology.
Available now in paper, "Towards a Third Theatre" is an invaluable
introduction to Barba and an essential companion to Barba's own
"Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology." This is an important book for
anyone interested in the future of performance.
Originally published in 1983. Song has always been a natural way to
record everyday experiences - an expression of celebration,
commiseration, complaint and protest. This innovative book is a
study of popular and working-class song combining several
approaches to the subject. It is a history of working-class song in
Britain which concentrates not simply on the songs and the singers
but attempts to locate such song in its cultural context and apply
principles of literary criticism to this essentially oral medium.
It triggered controversy: some critics castigated its Marxist
approach, others enthused that 'such unabashed partisanship amply
reveals the outstanding characteristic of Watson's book'. The
author discusses the way in which the popular song, from Victorian
times onwards, has been forced by the entertainment industry out of
its roots in popular culture, to become a blander form of art with
minimal critical potential. The book ends by considering the
possibilities for a continued flourishing of a genuine popular song
culture in an electronic age. It has become a standard title in
bibliographies and curricula. Much has changed since 1983, not
least in music; but this then innovative book still has a lot to
say about popular song in its social and historical context.
This is a modern review of the homeopathic theory of miasms, taking
Hahnemann's groundbreaking hypothesis as the starting point, and
extending it to include positive as well as negative traits,
exploring how miasms can and do contribute to a growth in human
consciousness. Considering the miasms as challenges to humanity,
the author describes each major miasm in terms of its life issues
and affinities, with the disease aspects being incorporated into a
much larger picture. It includes the five chronic miasms of psora,
sycosis, syphilis, tuberculosis and cancer, plus the more recent
miasms of radiation and AIDS. It also includes the organ and tissue
affinities, associated homeopathic remedies and flower essences.
Performer Training is an examination of how actors are trained in
different cultures. Beginning with studies of mainstream training
in countries such as Poland, Australia, Germany, and the United
States, subsequent studies survey:
? Some of Asia's traditional training methods and recent
experiments in performer training
? Eugenio Barba's training methods
? Jerzy Grotowski's most recent investigations
? The Japanese American NOHO companies attempts at integrating
Kyogen into the works of Samuel Beckett
? Descriptions of the training methods developed by Tadashi Suzuki
and Anne Bogart at their Saratoga International Theatre Institute
? Recent efforts to re-examine the role and scope of training,
like Britain's International Workshop Festival and the European
League of Institutes of Arts masterclasses
? The reformulation of the use of emotions in performer training
known as Alba Emoting.
This is a comprehensive photographic journey through the rich and
vibrant history of Glasgow. It is fully-illustrated throughout with
almost 400 photographs. The POS is available, reviews in local
press and history magazines.Glasgow is a city that has seen great
change. Once the second city of the Empire, it was in 1999 chosen
as the UK City of Architecture and Design. Beneath the veil of
industrial grime, it would seem, was a place of incredible beauty.
In this stunning guide to the city, re-released in paperback due to
popular demand, authors Robert Jeffrey and Ian Johnson illustrate
the history of this transformation. This is a nostalgic look at
Glasgow as it used to be, the Dear Green Place that still sits so
fondly in the hearts of so many.
Hydrology covers the fundamentals of hydrology and hydrogeology,
taking an environmental slant dictated by the emphasis in recent
times for the remediation of contaminated aquifers and
surface-water bodies as well as a demand for new designs that
impose the least negative impact on the natural environment. Major
topics covered include hydrological principles, groundwater flow,
groundwater contamination and clean-up, groundwater applications to
civil engineering, well hydraulics, and surface water. Additional
topics addressed include flood analysis, flood control, and both
ground-water and surface-water applications to civil engineering
design.
Every short story in this wonderfully varied collection has one
thing in common: each features some alteration in history, some
divergence from historical reality, which results in a world very
different from the one we know today. As well as original stories
specially commissioned from bestselling writers such as James
Morrow, Stephen Baxter and Ken MacLeod, there are genre classics
such as Kim Stanley Robinson's story of how World War II atomic
bomber the Enola Gay, having crashed on a training flight, is
replaced by the Lucky Strike with profoundly different
consequences. Praise for the editors: 'Mr Watson wreaks havoc with
what is accepted - and acceptable.' The Times 'One of Britain's
consistently finest science fiction writers.' New Scientist
With Rick Steves, Reykjav?k is yours to discover! This slim guide
excerpted from Rick Steves Iceland includes:Rick's firsthand,
up-to-date advice on Reykjav?k's best sights, restaurants, hotels,
and more, plus tips for how to beat the crowds, skip the lines, and
avoid tourist trapsTop sights and local experiences: Sample
deliciously fresh seafood, visit the Icelandic Symphony, and pick
up a cozy Nordic sweater as a souvenir. Journey through Viking
history at the Saga Museum, soak in the famous Blue Lagoon Hot
Springs, and admire Iceland's unique architectureHelpful maps and
self-guided walking tours to keep you on trackDay trips to nearby
spots like the Golden Circle and the Reykjanes PeninsulaWith
focused coverage and Rick's trusted insight into the best things to
do and see, Rick Steves Snapshot Reykjav?k is truly a tour guide in
your pocket.Exploring beyond Reykjav?k? Pick up Rick Steves Iceland
for comprehensive coverage, detailed itineraries, and essential
information for planning a countrywide trip.
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Barcelona Tales (Paperback)
Aliette de Bodard, Lisa Tuttle, Elia Barcelo, Ian Watson, Rodolfo Martinez, …
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Born in St Albans in 1943 and raised on Tyneside, Ian Watson
escaped to Oxford as a student in 1960 for 5 years, including a
dissertation on 19th Century French literature. Next he taught
literature in Tanzania, then Tokyo, and finally (along with Futures
Studies) at Birmingham School of History of Art, becoming a
full-time author, mainly of SF, in 1976. By now he has published
about 30 novels and 11 story collections, and lives in the north of
Spain where he recently married the lovely Cristina. His daughter
Jessica is a textile designer. Many months eyeball to eyeball with
Stanley Kubrick in 1990 resulted in screen credit for A.I.
Artificial Intelligence (2001), directed by Steven Spielberg after
Kubrick's death. With Cristina he has also published a cookbook in
Spanish about meals named after famous people, and with Italian
surrealist Roberto Quaglia he authored a book of transgressive
stories, The Beloved of My Beloved, possibly the only full-length
genre book by two authors with different mother tongues. His
photo-strewn website is www.ianwatson.info, and as regards his most
recent major novel (with Andy West), a medieval and modern medical
Islamic technothriller, see www.watersofdestiny.com. His favourite
beers and wines are many (excluding Shiraz and Syrah), and he fries
ray wings in butter.
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference
proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Case-Based
Reasoning Research and Development (ICCBR 2012) held in Lyon,
France, September 3-6, 2012. The 34 revised full papers presented
were carefully selected from 51 submissions. The presentations and
posters covered a wide range of CBR topics of interest to both
practitioners and researchers, including foundational issues
covering case representation, similarity, retrieval, and
adaptation; conversational CBR recommender systems; multi-agent
collaborative systems; data mining; time series analysis; Web
applications; knowledge management; legal reasoning; healthcare
systems and planning and scheduling systems.
The computer unlike other inventions is universal; you can use a
computer for many tasks: writing, composing music, designing
buildings, creating movies, inhabiting virtual worlds,
communicating... This popular science history isn't just about
technology but introduces the pioneers: Babbage, Turing, Apple's
Wozniak and Jobs, Bill Gates, Tim Berners-Lee, Mark Zuckerberg.
This story is about people and the changes computers have caused.
In the future ubiquitous computing, AI, quantum and molecular
computing could even make us immortal. The computer has been a
radical invention. In less than a single human life computers are
transforming economies and societies like no human invention
before.
Apartheid triggered more than just a bitter struggle between Blacks
and Whites; it pitted Afrikaner against 'Englishman', Afrikaner
against Jew, and even, in odd cases, Afrikaners against each other.
This is a true story of an English-speaking white boy - half-Jewish
- reared with liberal views in the dark shadows of racial and
ethnic turmoil. But although rage-filled and tragic, it is not all
sad. It is not, as the author says, 'without humor, or inimitable
characters, or leaps of grand adventure.' He survives and even
prospers in strange Africa, but elects to join an old wooden
sailboat in a daring bid for the American dream. The USA deports
him, but he relentlessly persists.
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