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The Powers

A Novel

By: Valerie Sayers

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1941 is a year of drama and spectacle for Americans. Joe DiMaggio’s record-breaking hitting streak enlivens the summer, and winter begins with the shock and horror of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The news from Europe is bleak, especially for the Jewish population. Joltin’ Joe, possessing a sweet swing and range in center, also has another gift: he can see the future. And he sees dark times ahead. In her inventive novel The Powers, Valerie Sayers, in both realistic and fantastic chapters, transports the reader to an age filled with giants: Dorothy Day and Walker Evans appear beside DiMaggio. The problems they face, from Catholic antisemitism to the challenge of pacifism in the face of overwhelming evil, play out in very public media, among them the photography of Evans and the baseball of DiMaggio. At once magical and familiar, The Powers is a story of witness and moral responsibility that will, like Joe DiMaggio, find some unlikely fans.

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Northwestern University Press

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0810133245

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9780810133242

Due East

By: Valerie Sayers

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Due East

By: Valerie Sayers

Mary Faith Rapple is smart, pretty and very pregnant. Certainly not unusual, even in the sleepy town of Due East, South Carolina. But when Mary Faith announces that it will be a virgin birth, and her father, owner of a local filling station, vows to uncover the truth, sparks begin to fly!

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0810127245

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Called To Defend

An Apologetics Handbook for the Middle School Student

By: Valerie Thur (Locklair)

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Called To Defend

An Apologetics Handbook for the Middle School Student

By: Valerie Thur (Locklair)

Why do you believe what you believe? Aren't you arrogant for thinking that you're right and everyone else is wrong? Isn't Christianity just a bunch of mythology? These questions won't wait until high school. They won't wait until college, and they definitely won't wait until you decide you're ready to answer them. The world into which you were born is a world at war. The Enemy won't wait until you're ready before he attacks, but thankfully, neither did your Savior. The battle for your soul is complete, and now the Spirit calls you to be a vessel through which He touches a bleeding world. Called to Defend provides middle school students with an interdisciplinary introduction to defending the faith. Using subjects of mathematics, computer science, history, and creative writing, students will be taught to defend the faith courageously, humbly, and respectfull. Is it possible to be unapologetically Lutheran and a staunch apologist, even at a young age? In Christ, the answer is a resounding yes, as the Holy Spirit calls, sanctifies, and enlightens us to believe, confess, and defend the faith to a world at war.

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New Reformation Publications

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194597866X

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9781945978661

Conversations about Calling

Advancing Management Perspectives

By: Valerie Myers

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Conversations about Calling

Advancing Management Perspectives

By: Valerie Myers

Conversations about Calling explores management perspectives of the calling construct. Using Max Weber’s seminal work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, as a starting point, Myers seeks to enrich management perspectives of calling by integrating the contributions of other disciplines to the literature on calling. While the word 'calling' is casually used as shorthand for 'my ideal job', the calling concept has provoked deeper and varied interest among the secular and spiritual circles of both scholars and practitioners. Structured around the idea of four conversations, the book aims to promote a holistic examination of calling. Each conversation has a different focus, elucidating important dimensions of calling, and together they provide a truly comprehensive view. Part I of the book examines existing conversations in management, while part II explores calling across disciplines and eras, from the 1500s to the present. Finally, part III unifies all conversations in a comprehensive theory, then discusses its application and implications for practitioners and organizations. With a strong theoretical grounding, the book also incorporates practical applications supported by case studies. Anyone interested in ethics or management and spirituality will benefit from reading this book. Please visit www.conversationsaboutcalling.com to rate the book and write a review.

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Routledge

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The Powers

A Novel

By: Valerie Sayers

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The Powers

A Novel

By: Valerie Sayers

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Feminist Political Theory

By: Valerie Bryson

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Feminist Political Theory

By: Valerie Bryson

Feminist theory is a challenging and often deeply divided body of thought that raises issues which affect us all. In this, her third edition of the highly successful Feminist Political Theory, Valerie Bryson provides both a wide-ranging history of Western feminist thought, from medieval times to the present day, and a lucid analysis of contemporary feminist politics and debates. Fully updated to cover the latest feminist scholarship throughout, this timely new edition provides an accessible and thought-provoking exploration of complex theories related to 'real-life' issues such as sexual violence, political representation, transgender rights, cyberfeminism and globalisation. With unrivalled scope, depth and accessibility, this new edition of Valerie Bryson's Feminist Political Theory is set to be the go-to text on feminism for students and researchers – or indeed anyone interested in gender justice.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350313815

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Phiz

The Man Who Drew Dickens

By: Valerie Lester

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Phiz

The Man Who Drew Dickens

By: Valerie Lester

Phiz' - Hablot Knight Browne - was the great illustrator of Dickens' fiction. For over twenty-three years they worked together, and Phiz's drawings brought to life a galaxy of much-loved characters, from Mr Pickwick, Nicholas Nickleby and Mr Micawber, to Little Nell and David Copperfield. But, from the mystery of his birth onwards, Phiz himself led a life as rich as any novel. In this vivid, lively memoir - the first full biography, long-awaited by Victorian scholars - his great-great-granddaughter Valerie Browne Lester tracks the struggles of the abandoned Browne family and follows Phiz's path to marriage and fame, his travels around England and Ireland and work with Dickens, Lever, Trollope and others, and his colourful private life. Based on a mass of unpublished material, this enchanting book, packed with surprising and delicious illustrations, is a perfect present for all who love Dickens and enjoy the hidden byways of Victorian life.

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Random House

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1446483932

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Constructing the Self

By: Valerie Gray Hardcastle

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Constructing the Self

By: Valerie Gray Hardcastle

Constructing the Self analyzes the narrative conception of self, filling a serious gap in philosophy and grounding discussion in other disciplines. It answers the questions: • What are the connections between our interpretations, selfhood, and conscious phenomenal experience? • Why do we believe that our interpretations of our life-defining events are narrative in nature? • From the myriad of thoughts, actions, and emotions which constitute our experiences, how do we choose what is interpretively important, the tiny subset that composes the self? By synthesizing the different approaches to understanding the self from philosophy of mind, developmental psychology, psychopathology, and cognitive science, this monograph gives us deeper insight into what being minded, being a person, and having a self are, as well as clarifies the difference and relation between conscious and unconscious mental states and normal and abnormal minds. The explication also affords new perspectives on human development and human emotion. (Series A)

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027291144

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Northern Roots

African Descended Pioneers in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

By: Valerie Bradley-Holliday

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Northern Roots

African Descended Pioneers in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

By: Valerie Bradley-Holliday

What does Sampson Noll, a desperate run-away slave who hit his master over the head with a wagon stave have in common with Charlotte Preston, a young woman, who was in the first graduating class at Northern State Normal School? The first part of the answer is that both of these individuals lived in a region known as the U.P., the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The second part is that both these individuals were Americans of African descent. What would bring Mr. Noll, Ms. Preston, and other individuals of African descent to an isolated area of the United States where winter snowfalls can reach 200 inches and temperatures can be so cold that they can cause fog to freeze? Can you imagine entering an unfamiliar isolated region during a May passage riding in a steamboat across the choppy waters of the Straits of Mackinac to get to the land mass known as the Upper Peninsula? And once you managed to cross into this region of the United States, enduring early spring to falls end, you now have to deal with mosquitoes, no-see-ums,deer flies, stable flies, black flies, wood ticks, and deer ticks. As the months progress, you have to face bitter cold winters with no kinship support(unless your family came with you) to comfort you, and with only your hopes, dreams, and self reliance to sustain you. A variety of individuals of African descent did just that and settled in the Upper Peninsula. Coming from a perspective of the main opportunities that drew most people to the area, this book discusses people from their areas of interest and employment: lumber, mining, hunting, fishing, education, and sports. In the end, the book reveals what these individuals have inspired by their incredible tenacity.

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1453515909

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Each and Her

By: Valerie Martínez

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Each and Her

By: Valerie Martínez

In 2004 twenty-eight women and young girls were murdered in Ciudad Juárez and the surrounding areas. The tragedy escalated to fifty-eight murders in 2006, then again to eighty-six in 2008, and current estimates top four hundred deaths. Now poet Valerie Martínez offers a poetic exploration of these events, pushing boundaries—stylistically and artistically—with vivid poems that contextualize femicide. Martínez departs from traditional narrative to reveal the hidden effects and outcomes of the horrific and heart-wrenching cases of femicide. These poems—lyric fragments and prose passages that form a collage—have an intricate relation to one another, creating a complex literary quilt that feels like it can be read from the beginning, the end, or anywhere in between. Martínez is personally invested in the topic, evoking the loss of her sister, and Each and Her emerges as a biography of sorts and a compelling homage to all those who have suffered. Other authors may elaborate on or investigate this topic, but Martínez humanizes it by including names, quotations, realistic details, and stark imagery. The women of Juárez, like other women around the world, are ravaged by inequality, discontinuity, politics, and economic plagues that contribute to gender violence. Martínez offers us a poignant and alarming glance into another world with these never-before-told stories. Her refreshing and explosive voice will keep readers transfixed and intrigued about these events and emotions—removed from us and yet so close to the heart.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816549001

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Lacrima Mortis

By: Valerie Stephens

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Lacrima Mortis

By: Valerie Stephens

This work is an eclectic compilation of various metaphysical musings which I have composed over the years. It searches the depths & heights of the human condition & experience in that both Author & Reader alike may find solace, edification & inspiration.

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1329727789

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Counting Girls Out

By: Valerie Walkerdine

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Counting Girls Out

By: Valerie Walkerdine

The question about girls' attainment in mathematics is met with every kind of myth, false 'evidence', and theorizing about the gendered body and the gendered mind. The 'Girls and Mathematics Unit' led by Valerie Walkerdine has, over a period of ten years, carried out a detailed theoretical and empirical investigation in this area. The book tackles issues and prejudice and examines and puts into perspective many claims that have been made about women's minds. It also probes the relationship between evidence and explanation: why are girls still taken to be lacking when they perform well, but boys are credited even when they do not?

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Routledge

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1135709394

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Locating Consciousness

By: Valerie Gray Hardcastle

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Locating Consciousness

By: Valerie Gray Hardcastle

Locating Consciousness argues that our qualitative experiences should be aligned with the activity of a single and distinct memory system in our mind/brain. Spelling out in detail what we do and do not know about phenomenological experience, this book denies the common view of consciousness as a central decision-making system. Instead, consciousness is viewed as a lower level dynamical structure underpinning our information processing. This new perspective affords novel solutions to a wide range of problems: the absent qualia, the binding problem, the inverted spectra, the specter of epiphenomenalism, the explanatory gap, the distinction between objective and subjective, and the general skeptical doubts about the viability of the naturalist project itself. Drawing on recent data in psychology and neuroscience, Locating Consciousness also discusses when we become conscious and when we should think other animals are conscious. (Series A)

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9027284911

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9789027284914

Unjustified

By: Valerie Kossew Dunn

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Unjustified

By: Valerie Kossew Dunn

There is no question about it: Professor Godfrey Mitchell is dead. His body is slumped behind his desk. His upholstered chair is splattered with blood and bits of brain. Immediately below the lifeless fingers of his right hand, a gun lies on the Oriental carpet. No one knows who murdered the professor and why. Detectives Jackson Blaustein and Dina Barrett of the Connecticut Major Crime Squad have their work cut out for them as clues seem to lead nowhere. Far from beloved, the best-selling author was estranged from his wife and son, resented for his publishing successes by his fellow faculty members at Whitney University, reputed to be a philanderer, and known to be an exploiter of his graduate teaching assistants. Despite investigating alibis and probing clues from the campus to a casino finally to a ski lodge, the detectives come up emptyuntil a second professor is found murdered. As the victims telephone record leads Detective Barrett out on her own without backup, the plot unravels in a dark, empty house where a killer lurks in the shadows. In this gripping tale, a mystery unfolds after a despised professor is murdered, leaving two detectives to piece together a complex puzzle where no one is safe from a killers vengeance.

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iUniverse

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1491795050

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9781491795057

The Life of the Body

Physical Well-Being and Spiritual Formation

By: Valerie E. Hess,Lane M. Arnold

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The Life of the Body

Physical Well-Being and Spiritual Formation

By: Valerie E. Hess,Lane M. Arnold

Jesus had a body." Beginning with this simple reminder, spritual formation experts Valerie Hess and Lane Arnold look at how we relate as physical beings in a material world and how that forms our inner life. Filled with creative exercises, this book brings you into a new relationship with food, worship, the seasons, the planet and more.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830866388

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9780830866380

THE MAJOR WORKS OF VALERIE LYNN STEPHENS

By: Valerie Stephens

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THE MAJOR WORKS OF VALERIE LYNN STEPHENS

By: Valerie Stephens

Contained herein is Volume One of an anthology of the complete, major works of Valerie Lynn Stephens. Within its covers, the reader will find an eclectic collection ranging in literary genres from a novel of experimental literary fiction to poetry to essays of philosophical & theological import.

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1304869717

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9781304869715

What Return Shall I Make

A Family Mystery

By: Valerie C. Scanlon

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What Return Shall I Make

A Family Mystery

By: Valerie C. Scanlon

After seven years of travel, in October 1995, Jeanne Landry returns to the Barrett Hills estate where she grew up; her brother Owen is now caretaker. Jeanne is resigned to servant life for a while, in part beguiled by Charles Barrett suggesting that she may be like her late mother. A servant may overhear (though a good servant never lurks), and Jeanne is aware of the discord and conflict among Charles and Cecilia and their four grown children. Come January, during the Blizzard of ´96, there is murder on the estate, which has been isolated by the storm and a blackout. Jeanne and Owen quickly realize that the Barretts plan to have the Landrys take the blame and to be unable to deny it. Two families, each with its faults and misunderstandings, each with love and loyalty; for all their differences much the same. And a puzzle Jeanne has little time to solve.

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0738840998

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9780738840994

Changing the Subject

Psychology, Social Regulation and Subjectivity

By: Julian Henriques,Wendy Hollway,Cathy Urwin,Couze Venn,Valerie Walkerdine

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Changing the Subject

Psychology, Social Regulation and Subjectivity

By: Julian Henriques,Wendy Hollway,Cathy Urwin,Couze Venn,Valerie Walkerdine

Changing the Subject is a classic critique of traditional psychology in which the foundations of critical and feminist psychology are laid down. Pioneering and foundational, it is still the groundbreaking text crucial to furthering the new psychology in both teaching and research. Now reissued with a new foreword describing the changes which have taken place over the last few years, Changing the Subject will continue to have a significant impact on thinking about psychology and social theory.

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Routledge

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113474644X

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9781134746446

Jurisprudence as Ideology

By: Valerie Kerruish

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Jurisprudence as Ideology

By: Valerie Kerruish

In Jurisprudence as Ideology, Valerie Kerruish asks how it is that people who are put down, let down and kept down by law can be thought to have a general political obligation to obey it. She engages with contemporary issues in socialist, feminist and critical legal theory, and links these issues to debates in jurisprudence and the philosophy and sociology of law.

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1134879865

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9781134879861

Sociophonetics

By: Tyler Kendall,Valerie Fridland

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Sociophonetics

By: Tyler Kendall,Valerie Fridland

A concise introduction to sociophonetics, this book links research in sociolinguistics, phonetics, speech sciences, and psycholinguistics.

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Cambridge University Press

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110717595X

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9781107175952

Mary Poppins, She Wrote

The Life of P. L. Travers

By: Valerie Lawson

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Mary Poppins, She Wrote

The Life of P. L. Travers

By: Valerie Lawson

The story of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical children's nanny, is remarkable enough. She flew into the lives of the unsuspecting Banks family in a children's book that was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a household name when Julie Andrews stepped into the starring role in Walt Disney's hugely successful and equally classic film. Now she is a sensation all over again-both on Broadway and in Disney's upcoming film Saving Mr. Banks. Saving Mr. Banksretells many of the stories in Valerie Lawson's biography Mary Poppins, She Wrote, including P. L. Travers's move from London to Hollywood and her struggles with Walt Disney as he adapted her novel for the big screen. Travers, whom Disney accused of vanity for "thinking she knows more about Mary Poppins than I do," was a poet and world-renowned author as tart and opinionated as Andrews's big-screen Mary Poppins was cheery and porcelain-beautiful. Yet it was a love of mysticism and magic that shaped Travers's life as well as the very character of Mary Poppins. The clipped, strict, and ultimately mysterious nanny who emerged from her pen was the creation of someone who remained inscrutable and enigmatic to the end of her ninety-six years. Valerie Lawson's illuminating biography provides the first full look at the life of the woman and writer whose personal journey is as intriguing as her beloved characters.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476762929

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9781476762920

Stillborn To Life

By: Valerie Stephens

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Stillborn To Life

By: Valerie Stephens

This is an unorthodox novel of literary fiction which chronicles the life of its main character from one of existential dissonance & depravity to one of ultimate metamorphosis & redemption. It seeks to slowly illumine upon the readers themselves, as they share in the journey, both inward & outward, of its main character.

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1304715272

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Innovation & Digital Theatremaking

Rethinking Theatre with “The Show Must Go Online”

By: Robert Myles,Valerie Clayman Pye

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Innovation & Digital Theatremaking

Rethinking Theatre with “The Show Must Go Online”

By: Robert Myles,Valerie Clayman Pye

Innovation & Digital Theatremaking introduces a blueprint for how to think differently about Theatre, how to respond creatively in uncertainty, and how to wield whatever resources are available to create new work in new ways. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a colossal impact on theatre across the world. At a time when even the wealthiest and best-supported theatre companies in the world ceased all operations and shuttered their stages, the theatre company The Show Must Go Online (TSMGO) forged its way into a new frontier: the highly accessible digital landscape of online performance. In this book, TSMGO creator Robert Myles and Valerie Clayman Pye explore the success of TSMGO from a practical standpoint, offering insights and strategies that can help theatremakers at every level respond proactively to the future of Theatre in the digital era. Each chapter addresses a different aspect of the creative process and concludes with take-homes so readers can learn how to innovate rapidly, undertake research and development in order to create their own models, and cultivate their own theatrical communities. Written for theatremakers, directors, producers, and creatives of all levels of experience, this book will help readers to think critically and creatively about theatre and theatre pedagogues to understand how to train their students for the theatre of the future.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003809715

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So Much To Tell

By: Valerie Grove

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So Much To Tell

By: Valerie Grove

Kaye Webb, a journalist with no publishing experience, burst into the world of children's books in 1961 and changed the face of children's publishing forever. Her child-like enthusiasm and shrewd business mind led her to become Puffin's most successful editor and the genius behind the Puffin Club, which opened up the exciting world of authors and books to children across Britain. But whilst Kaye's professional life had worked out beautifully, her private life had been the reverse. Kaye had two husbands before her marriage to the artist Ronald Searle, and the torment of his sudden and shocking departure never left her. Yet to the outside world Kaye Webb remained passionate and unstoppable. This is the unknown story of the woman who brought the joy of books to children everywhere whilst battling the emotional pain that plagued her private life.

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Penguin UK

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0670918857

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9780670918850

Goodbye Gutenberg

Hello to a New Generation of Readers and Writers

By: Valerie Kirschenbaum

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Goodbye Gutenberg

Hello to a New Generation of Readers and Writers

By: Valerie Kirschenbaum

This book takes you on a journey where no writer has ever taken you before. Author Valerie Kirschenbaum not only dreams of a Renaissance "the likes of which the world has never seen", she gives you the actual blueprint. In warm and intimate prose, she shows you how and why we will experience this Renaissance in our lifetime. Responding to the recent National Endowment for the Arts survey, which documented a precipitous, 20-year decline in America's reading habits, she presents an electrifying new solution for captivating a generation of readers reared on television, movies and music videos. With 860 gorgeous, full colour images from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Maya, India, China, Japan, Tibet, and medieval Europe (many never seen by an American audience), Kirschenbaum provides what world renowned graphic designer Milton Glaser described as "the visual history of the universe and its relationship to writing." She combines the breathtaking beauty of illuminated manuscripts with today's latest technologies to create a scintillating multisensory experience.

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The Global Renaissance Society, LLC

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0974575038

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9780974575032

Power Communications

Positioning Yourself for High Visibility

By: Valerie Wiener

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Power Communications

Positioning Yourself for High Visibility

By: Valerie Wiener

Weiner, president of Wiener Communications Group and a former media advisor for Al Gore, teaches anyone from corporate executives to civic leaders how to enhance their positioning and maximize their success. She outlines strategies for mastering public visibility in the workplace, the professional arena, and the community. Wiener details each element of the total power communications process, including effective presentation of message, constructive listening, gaining access to the media, and action. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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NYU Press

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0814792731

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9780814792735

The Distance Between Us

By: Valerie Sayers

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The Distance Between Us

By: Valerie Sayers

Franny smokes grass and falls in love as often as possible while Steward is an obedient trust-fund kid doted upon by Old South grandparents, and one of their connections is their inescapable longing for the lowlands of Due East, South Carolina.

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Doubleday Books

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0385424256

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9780385424257

Dreaming of Animals

Dialogue Between Self and World

By: Valerie Harms

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Dreaming of Animals

Dialogue Between Self and World

By: Valerie Harms

What are the links between the "inner" world of our imagination, emotions, and thoughts and the "outer" world where we encounter animals? Can it be that the psychological and ecological are one and the same? This book shows how their convergence might alter our perception of "community." Currently the connection between people and animals appears dysfunctional because of the accelerated loss of species. Since we will not save what we do not love, this book seeks to restore the honor and importance of animals. Dreams, including daydreams (thoughts, ideas, cultural myths) and sleep dreams, have positive and negative consequences in the world. In order to help heal ourselves and the Earth, this book dives deeply into the lives of many animals, documents our relationship to them over time, and shows how to work with dreams and dialogues. A great emotion, transforming in effect, is released when we take the beauty and power of dream animals to heart.

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0595343112

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9780595343119

How I Got Him Back

Or, Under the Cold Moon's Shine

By: Valerie Sayers

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How I Got Him Back

Or, Under the Cold Moon's Shine

By: Valerie Sayers

Valerie Sayers weaves a tale of a small Southern town where the mysteries of love and fidelity are the talk of the town. A town where everyone's got someone they want, someone they can't have, and someone they want to forget. "Memorable and believable!"--New York Times Book Review.

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0425121658

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9780425121658

The Book of James

The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron

By: Valerie Babb

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The Book of James

The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron

By: Valerie Babb

The unique social, cultural, and political life of the incomparable LeBron James LeBron James is the hero in two very American tales: one, a success story the nation loves; the other, the latest installment in an ongoing chronicle of American antiblackness. He’s the poor boy from a “broken” home who makes good. He’s also the poor Black boy from a “broken” home who makes good, then at the apex of his career finds “n*****” spray-painted across the gate to his home. James has lived in the public eye ever since high school when his extraordinary athletic skills subjected his every action, every statement, every fashion choice to intense public scrutiny that tells us less about James himself and more about a nation still wrestling with many social inequities. He uses his celebrity not to transcend Blackness, but to give it a place of cultural prominence, and the backlash he receives exposes the frictions between Blackness and a country not fully comfortable with its presence. As a result, James’s story is a revelatory narrative of how much Blackness is loved, hated, misunderstood, and just plain cool in an America that has changed and yet not changed at all.

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1541702069

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9781541702066

The Age of Infidelity and Other Stories

By: Valerie Sayers

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The Age of Infidelity and Other Stories

By: Valerie Sayers

In the spirit of Muriel Spark and Walker Percy, The Age of Infidelity's eleven stories embrace the comic, the absurd, and the dead serious. Faithless parents betray their children, the young betray the old, and lovers betray each other--but somehow these characters cling to hope. Aging white cheerleaders shout through an online megaphone, remembering a time when racial equality seemed almost possible; a teenager endures her father's abandonment as her mother's psychotic episodes pick up pace; an old couple on the lam from the Constitutional Guard of the future hides out in a garage reminiscent of our consumerist past. In an age many call post-religious, these characters want to believe in something, but they're not always sure what that something is. Set in landscapes from the small-town South to New York City, from a parched Midwest to a deserted Dublin, these stories time-travel from our Jim Crow past to an imagined future of warehouses for the aged where robots do the nursing. With what the Washington Post describes as her ""distinctive brutal elegance,"" Valerie Sayers writes playfully, powerfully, and musically. These stories form an album riffing on our age, the Age of Infidelity.

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Slant

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1725253739

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Brenner and Rector's The Kidney E-Book

By: Alan S. L. Yu,Glenn M. Chertow,Valerie Luyckx,Philip A. Marsden,Karl Skorecki,Maarten W. Taal

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Brenner and Rector's The Kidney E-Book

By: Alan S. L. Yu,Glenn M. Chertow,Valerie Luyckx,Philip A. Marsden,Karl Skorecki,Maarten W. Taal

Put the world's most well-known kidney reference to work in your practice with the 11th Edition of Brenner & Rector's The Kidney. This two-volume masterwork provides expert, well-illustrated information on everything from basic science and pathophysiology to clinical best practices. Addressing current issues such as new therapies for cardiorenal syndrome, the increased importance of supportive or palliative care in advanced chronic kidney disease, increasing live kidney donation in transplants, and emerging discoveries in stem cell and kidney regeneration, this revised edition prepares you for any clinical challenge you may encounter. - Extensively updated chapters throughout, providing the latest scientific and clinical information from authorities in their respective fields. - Lifespan coverage of kidney health and disease from pre-conception through fetal and infant health, childhood, adulthood, and old age. - Discussions of today's hot topics, including the global increase in acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology, cardiovascular disease and renal disease, and global initiatives for alternatives in areas with limited facilities for dialysis or transplant. - New Key Points that represent either new findings or "pearls" of information that are not widely known or understood. - New Clinical Relevance boxes that highlight the information you must know during a patient visit, such as pertinent physiology or pathophysiology. - Hundreds of full-color, high-quality photographs as well as carefully chosen figures, algorithms, and tables that illustrate essential concepts, nuances of clinical presentation and technique, and clinical decision making. - A new editor who is a world-renowned expert in global health and nephrology care in underserved populations, Dr. Valerie A. Luyckx from University of Zürich. - Board review-style questions to help you prepare for certification or recertification. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

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0323550851

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9780323550857

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