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The first two films in the comedy franchise based on Jeff Kinney's
best-selling illustrated novel detailing the trials and
tribulations of a wise-cracking pre-teen. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'
(2010) follows 12-year-old Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon), who,
along with his best friend, Rowley (Robert Capron), spends his days
negotiating the minefield that is middle school. Whether dodging
bullies, learning complex and seemingly ever-changing social codes,
grappling with the onset of puberty or attempting to fathom the
mysteries of the opposite sex, Greg writes it all down in his
diary. In 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 - Rodrick Rules' (2011), just
when he thought life couldn't get any more complicated, Greg is
horrified to discover that his older brother, Rodrick (Devon
Bostick), has taken possession of his secret diary. Meanwhile, he
must navigate the hurdles posed by a summer swimming contest and
the school talent show.
The first two films in the comedy franchise based on Jeff Kinney's
best-selling illustrated novel detailing the trials and
tribulations of a wise-cracking pre-teen. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'
(2010) follows 12-year-old Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon), who,
along with his best friend, Rowley (Robert Capron), spends his days
negotiating the minefield that is middle school. Whether dodging
bullies, learning complex and seemingly ever-changing social codes,
grappling with the onset of puberty or attempting to fathom the
mysteries of the opposite sex, Greg writes it all down in his
diary. In 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 - Rodrick Rules' (2011), just
when he thought life couldn't get any more complicated, Greg is
horrified to discover that his older brother, Rodrick (Devon
Bostick), has taken possession of his secret diary. Meanwhile, he
must navigate the hurdles posed by a summer swimming contest and
the school talent show.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book is a multidisciplinary study of the Indian Ocean region,
bringing together perspectives from the disciplines of history,
defense and strategic studies, cultural and religious studies, and
environmental studies. From the earliest exchanges through Sumerian
and Harappan trade, to emerging geopolitical alliances in the
twenty-first century, this volume demonstrates both the continuity
and change of the region as well as its unity and diversity. The
expanse of this ocean and its littoral rim is connected through the
social imaginary, which enables these processes. It is with the
stories of the peoples inhabiting this rim that this book is
concerned-told both through micro studies of the everyday lives of
the region's people and through macro studies centered around
civilizations, empires, nation-states, and climate change.
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Along with his companions from nine nations, Heyerdahl set sail in
a boat made of reeds in search of the sea routes which he was sure
must have been used by the Sumerians in vessels like his own, 5000
years ago. Heyerdahl recounts the many discoveries and hazards that
occurred on his journey down the Tigris, through the Gulf and on to
the Indian Ocean - tales of modern shipping, bandits, reefs and the
political dispute which finally led to the ceremonial burning of
the boat.
Sonic Writing explores how contemporary music technologies trace
their ancestry to previous forms of instruments and media. Studying
the domains of instrument design, musical notation, and sound
recording under the rubrics of material, symbolic, and signal
inscriptions of sound, the book describes how these historical
techniques of sonic writing are implemented in new digital music
technologies. With a scope ranging from ancient Greek music theory,
medieval notation, early modern scientific instrumentation to
contemporary multimedia and artificial intelligence, it provides a
theoretical grounding for further study and development of
technologies of musical expression. The book draws a bespoke
affinity and similarity between current musical practices and those
from before the advent of notation and recording, stressing the
importance of instrument design in the study of new music and
projecting how new computational technologies, including machine
learning, will transform our musical practices. Sonic Writing
offers a richly illustrated study of contemporary musical media,
where interactivity, artificial intelligence, and networked devices
disclose new possibilities for musical expression. Thor Magnusson
provides a conceptual framework for the creation and analysis of
this new musical work, arguing that contemporary sonic writing
becomes a new form of material and symbolic design--one that is
bound to be ephemeral, a system of fluid objects where technologies
are continually redesigned in a fast cycle of innovation.
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