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Messiah

Love, Music and Malice at a Time of Handel

By: Sheena Vernon

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Messiah

Love, Music and Malice at a Time of Handel

By: Sheena Vernon

Harry Walsh is a young man on the make. He intends to become a famous singer, little knowing what dramas this will lead him through. He attaches himself to the celebrity composer, George Frederick Handel, maestro of the Italian opera, a favourite of royalty. But the aristocratic fashion for Handel is cooling. Opposing opera factions, one led by the scheming castrato, Senesino, knock the great man from his pinnacle. Meanwhile, rival impresarios are capturing new audiences with vulgar burlesques and extravagant pleasure gardens. As Harry negotiates his way through these shifts in popular entertainment his love-life proves equally complicated. He develops a passion for Handel’s shy young assistant and finds himself tied into a triangle of love that slowly and painfully falls apart. Documenting the launch of the great oratorio, the Messiah, in Dublin, and capturing the self-absorbed world of the singer, this is a light-hearted account of the rise and fall of the Italian opera in Hanoverian London. It is also a well-observed story of confused sexuality and an adolescent yearning for self-esteem and love.

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John Hunt Publishing

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1782797610

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9781782797616

Encyclopedia of Black Comics

By: Sheena Howard,Christopher Priest

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Encyclopedia of Black Comics

By: Sheena Howard,Christopher Priest

The Encyclopedia of Black Comics, focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academics—as well as individuals who may not fit into any category but have made notable achievements within and/or across Black comic culture.

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275

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Fulcrum Publishing

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1682751686

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9781682751688

Heritage Gardens

Care, Conservation, Management

By: Sheena MacKellar Goulty

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Heritage Gardens

Care, Conservation, Management

By: Sheena MacKellar Goulty

Heritage gardens create huge management headaches. How does one preserve a garden designed for the enjoyment of the few when the advent of the many grinds it away to nothing? The answer, as presented in Heritage Gardens is a subterfuge: preserve the illusion of the created environment as originally conceived, but adjust it using more durable materials: plants and designs which require less cultivation. Of all the problems facing the heritage industry today, the managment of gardens and landscape environment create some of the greatest difficulties. This book seeks to provide some of the answers.

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177

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Routledge

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1134904797

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9781134904792

Policing Pregnancy

The Law and Ethics of Obstetric Conflict

By: Sheena Meredith

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Policing Pregnancy

The Law and Ethics of Obstetric Conflict

By: Sheena Meredith

Are pregnant women entitled to the same rights of self-determination and bodily integrity as other adults? This is the fundamental question underlying recent high-profile legal interventions in situations when pregnant women and healthcare staff do not agree on management options or appropriate behaviour. Courts on both sides of the Atlantic have sometimes answered that they are not, and the law has at times been manipulated to enforce compliance with medical recommendations. This is the first book of its kind to offer a comprehensive assessment of healthcare law as applied to the unique situation of pregnancy. Drawing on case material from both the UK and the USA, it describes the trend towards 'policing pregnancy' and explores the emergence of the concept of 'maternal-foetal conflict' - and why, in the author's view, this would be more appropriately labelled 'obstetric conflict'. Suggestions are made for alternative approaches that better safeguard the overall well-being of pregnant women and their future children.

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412

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Routledge

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135191054X

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9781351910545

Organisational Behaviour For Dummies

By: Cary Cooper,Sheena Johnson,Lynn Holdsworth

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Organisational Behaviour For Dummies

By: Cary Cooper,Sheena Johnson,Lynn Holdsworth

Your plain-English introduction to organisational behaviour Organisational Behaviour (OB) is the study of how people, individuals, and groups act in organisations. Whether you're studying OB, or you just want a better understanding of people at work, Organisational Behaviour For Dummies gives you all the essentials for understanding this fascinating subject. Inside you'll find out about personality and individual differences, teams and groups, personnel selection and assessment, and health and well-being at work. You'll also find out how leaders lead, how motivators motivate, and how the modern workplace is changing and evolving. An easy-to-read introduction to organisational behaviour for business, management, and organisational psychology students A useful reference for managers A fascinating look at behaviour in the modern workplace Whether you're a student of organisational behaviour, a manager, or a lifelong learner with an interest in human behaviour and psychology in the workplace, Organisational Behaviour For Dummies has you covered.

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392

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119951240

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9781119951247

Literature Across Cultures

By: Sheena Gillespie,Terezinha Fonseca

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Literature Across Cultures

By: Sheena Gillespie,Terezinha Fonseca

With classic and contemporary selections by authors from a wide range of racial and ethnic groups, "Literature Across Cultures, 5/e" introduces the reader to important literary works and helps readers explore critical themes of our times, such as gender and identity, the effects of war and violence, and many more. The 5th edition focuses on the political, social, and multicultural aspects of literary debates related to the dialectics of roots and rebellions, self and society, gender and identity, the causes and effects of war and violence as well as issues of class, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. These features have brilliantly distinguished this volume from other thematic volumes. "Literature Across Cultures, 5/e "Includes both classical and contemporary writers from diverse ethnicities and cultural backgrounds.

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0205326986

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9780205326983

Messiah

Love, Music and Malice at a Time of Handel

By: Sheena Vernon

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Love, Music and Malice at a Time of Handel

By: Sheena Vernon

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Messiah

Messiah

Encyclopedia of Black Comics

Encyclopedia of Black Comics

Heritage Gardens

Heritage Gardens

Policing Pregnancy

Policing Pregnancy

Organisational Behaviour For Dummies

Organisational Behaviour For Dummies

Literature Across Cultures

Literature Across Cultures

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