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A Companion to the Prologue to Apuleius' Metamorphoses

A Companion to the Prologue to Apuleius' Metamorphoses


Ahuvia Kahane, Andrew Laird



Review "This book of 325 pages...is given over to only the first 119 words of Apuleius' Metamorphoses in twenty-four essa...
Worlding Dance (Studies in International Performance)

Worlding Dance (Studies in International Performance)


Susan Leigh Foster



Review "With this book, Foster continues her leadership in dance scholarship... The variety of approaches and subject mat...
Thatcher and After: Margaret Thatcher and Her Afterlife in Contemporary Culture

Thatcher and After: Margaret Thatcher and Her Afterlife in Contemporary Culture


Elizabeth Ho, Louisa Hadley



About the Author LOUISA HADLEY is Tutor in English Literature at Concordia University, Canada. She is the author of The F...
Mapping Landscapes for Performance as Research: Scholarly Acts and Creative Cartographies

Mapping Landscapes for Performance as Research: Scholarly Acts and Creative Cartographies


Lynette Hunter, Shannon Rose Riley



About the Author SHANNON ROSE RILEY has a PhD in Performance Studies and Critical Theory and an MFA in Studio Art an...
Elements of scientific computing

Elements of scientific computing


Tveito A.



Review From the reviews: “This gentle introduction to scientific computing aims to convey the basic ideas, princip...
Modeling Phase Transitions in the Brain

Modeling Phase Transitions in the Brain




From the Back Cover Foreword by Walter J. Freeman. The induction of unconsciousness using anesthetic drugs demonst...
Fundamentals of scientific computing

Fundamentals of scientific computing


Gustafsson B.



From the Back Cover The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics  -- Galileo Galilei   How is...
American Women Theatre Critics: Biographies and Selected Writings of Twelve Reviewers, 1753-1919

American Women Theatre Critics: Biographies and Selected Writings of Twelve Reviewers, 1753-1919


Alma J. Bennett



About the Author Alma J. Bennett is retired from the theatre department at Alderson-Broaddus College, where she taught al...
The Dramatic Imagination: Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre (Theatre Arts Book)

The Dramatic Imagination: Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre (Theatre Arts Book)


Robert Ed Jones



Review It's easily my favorite book.–Robert Cacioppo, Fort Myers (FL) News-Press About the Author The Americ...
The Music of Joni Mitchell

The Music of Joni Mitchell


Lloyd Whitesell



Review "Whitesell gives the critical analysis that removes the unwieldy emotion and leaves the intellectual manifestation...
Naming Theatre: Demonstrative Diagnosis in Performance (Performance Interventions)

Naming Theatre: Demonstrative Diagnosis in Performance (Performance Interventions)


James Frieze



About the Author JAMES FRIEZE is Senior Lecturer in Drama at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He devises and directs n...
The Melodramatic Thread: Spectacle and Political Culture in Modern France (Interdisciplinary Studies in History)

The Melodramatic Thread: Spectacle and Political Culture in Modern France (Interdisciplinary Studies in History)


James R. Lehning



Review "In this thoroughly researched and persuasive book, Lehning (history, Univ. of Utah) provides a fascinating reading ...
Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre

Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre


Peter D. Arnott



Review Arnott answers many of the kinds of questions that novices ask on a first reading of Greek plays, and his answers ...
AC DC: Two Sides to Every Glory: The Complete Biography

AC DC: Two Sides to Every Glory: The Complete Biography


Paul Stenning



About the Author Paul Stenning is the author of The Band That Time Forgot and a regular contributor to Powerplay, Record ...
Refactoring des applications Java J2EE

Refactoring des applications Java J2EE




Refactoring des applications Java J2EE...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Etiquette, Second Edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Etiquette, Second Edition


Mary Mitchell



From the Back Cover Mary Mitchell, Ms. Demeanor herself, takes you through Y2K and beyond with The Complete Idiot's Guid...
L'Etat Quebecois Et Les Universities: Acteurs Et Enjeux (French Edition)

L'Etat Quebecois Et Les Universities: Acteurs Et Enjeux (French Edition)


Denis Bertrand, Paul Beaulieu



L'Etat Quebecois Et Les Universities: Acteurs Et Enjeux (French Edition)...
Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story

Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story


Kendall Haven



Review "We have been hearing recently about the trend away from narrative fiction as the choice of a new generation…...
Performance: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. IV

Performance: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. IV


Philip Auslander



Performance: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. IV...
Re-Vision Essays in Feminist Film Criticism (American Film Institute Monograph Series)

Re-Vision Essays in Feminist Film Criticism (American Film Institute Monograph Series)


Mary Ann Doane



Re-Vision Essays in Feminist Film Criticism (American Film Institute Monograph Series)...
Getting StartED with Windows Live Movie Maker

Getting StartED with Windows Live Movie Maker


James Floyd Kelly



About the Author James Floyd Kelly is a professional writer from Atlanta, Georgia. He has written numerous books on multi...
Amy Beach, Passionate Victorian: The Life and Work of an American Composer, 1867-1944

Amy Beach, Passionate Victorian: The Life and Work of an American Composer, 1867-1944


Adrienne Fried Block



Amazon.com Review The question one inevitably asks when considering the life of composer Amy Beach is this: How much grea...
Should Trees Have Standing?: Law, Morality, and the Environment

Should Trees Have Standing?: Law, Morality, and the Environment


Christopher D. Stone



Review "Christopher Stone's book reflects a truly original contribution to the environmental law movement. Stone's unique...
Performance:Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. II

Performance:Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. II


Philip Auslander



Performance:Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. II...
Musicians & Composers of the 20th Century

Musicians & Composers of the 20th Century


Alfred W. Cramer



From School Library Journal Grade 6 Up—Composers, instrumental and vocal performers, and teachers who "made an end...
Transforming Tales: How Stories Can Change People

Transforming Tales: How Stories Can Change People


Rob Parkinson



Review "'A very interesting and unusual book...The central theme of stories for change is challenging and exciting and it...
Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage: Boy Heroines and Female Pages

Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage: Boy Heroines and Female Pages


Michael Shapiro



Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage: Boy Heroines and Female Pages...
John Bell: The Time of My Life

John Bell: The Time of My Life


John Bell



About the Author John Bell has done work for the Old Tote Theatre Company, spent five years with the Royal Shakespeare Co...
Art of Digital Audio, Third Edition

Art of Digital Audio, Third Edition


John Watkinson



Review 'It's hugely informative, well illustrated and an essential source of reference.'Malcolm Nelson in Line Up magazin...
He Is . . . I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond

He Is . . . I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond


David Wild



From Publishers Weekly Wild, who's written companion books to the sitcoms Friends and Seinfeld, doesn't pretend to any ob...