Beneath the entertaining and instructive war stories lies the truth: how directors elicit the best performances from difficult and terrified actors. You\'ll learn how to use proven techniques to get actors to give their best performances - including the ten best and ten worst things to say - and what you can do when an actor won\'t or can\'t do what the director wants. Includes never before published

This is the ultimate guide to the classic automobile, in the defining years from 1945 to 1985 - the period that for many marks the pinnacle of automative engineering and design style. The history of the development of the car is covered in detail - the milestone models, leading designers, engineers and manufacturers that came together to create so many classic cars. The directory that follows is a

Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England\'s rulers in a collectible

This book showcases the different ways in which contemporary forms of data analysis are being used in urban planning and management. It highlights the emerging possibilities that city-regional governance, technology and data have for better planning and urban management - and discusses how you can apply them to your research. Including perspectives from across the globe, it\'s packed with examples

An introductory guide to the roots and contemporary context of, and resistance to carceral politics in Britain George Floyd\'s murder in Minneapolis triggered abolitionist shockwaves. Calls to defund the police found receptive ears around the world. But to abolish the interlocking systems of police, prison, and border power in Britain, we must confront the legacy of Empire. Abolition Revolution is

The ancients knew the power of sound. They knew that sound spans octaves of Spirit and Matter. Fragments of that science have come down to us through the mystical paths of East and West. Rishis of the Himalayas, Hebrew rabbis, Christian mystics have all have recognized the Word--spoken, sung, chanted, or offered in prayer--as the key to healing and spiritual awakening. Elizabeth Clare Prophet leads

U-505 was the first enemy warship the US Navy captured at sea since 1812. This is a new account of how Captain Gallery planned and executed the raid on his own initiative, and how his success almost endangered the war against the U-boats. On June 4, 1944 a US Navy antisubmarine task group in the Atlantic captured an enemy U-boat on the high seas. It was not the first time the Allies had taken a German

Early learning for toddlers From the time they wake to the time they snuggle up to read bedtime stories, toddlers make many amazing discoveries. Packed with cute illustrations that depict places, objects, and activities children encounter every day, this book will help little ones expand their blossoming vocabulary with age-appropriate words and learn more about their surroundings. A sturdy board

There is a town that brews a strange intoxicant from a rare fruit called the deathberry--and once a year a handful of citizens are selected to drink it. . . . There is a life lived beneath the water--among rotted buildings and bloated corpses--by those so overburdened by the world\'s demands that they simply give up and go under. . . . In this mesmerizing blend of the familiar and the fantastic, multiple

This Traditional British Cozy Mystery Gets a Regency TwistDrew and Madeline Farthering celebrate their six-month anniversary by attending a fancy Regency era costume party. Drew is glad to see Talbot Cummins, an Oxford classmate, and his fianc e, Alice Henley, though many present seem worried about the couple. Everyone\'s concerns are realized when, at the concluding grand ball, Alice dies of an overdose

Der Bankprokurist Josef K., der Protagonist des Romans, wird am Morgen seines 30. Geburtstages verhaftet, ohne sich einer Schuld bewusst zu sein. Trotz seiner Festnahme darf sich K. noch frei bewegen und weiter seiner Arbeit nachgehen. Vergeblich versucht er herauszufinden, weshalb er angeklagt wurde und wie er sich rechtfertigen k nnte. Dabei st t er auf ein f r ihn nicht greifbares Gericht, dessen

A hilarious biker bunny tale by former Children\'s Laureate Michael Rosen, author of We\'re Going on a Bear

Drawing on a range of approaches developed by paediatric chaplaincy teams worldwide, this edited collection provides best principles, practices and skills of chaplaincy work with neonates, infants, children, young people and their families. By engaging with paediatric chaplaincy from an international, multifaith perspective, contributors from around the world and different faith traditions show what

A brand-new edition of the second novel in fantasy legend David Gemmell\'s classic Jon Shannow

Classic stories retold in exciting graphic novel format. Each title includes high-quality artwork, simple text, discussion questions and writing

A 1970s childhood was a decade of happy-go-lucky freedom set against a soundtrack of pop music played on a transistor radio dangling from the handlebars of a Raleigh Chopper. It was a playground battlefield of Sindy versus Action Man or a dexterous display of how to handle Clackers without painfully rapping them across the knuckles. After-school television meant a choice of \'Blue Peter\' or \'Magpie\',

Within these pages you ll find stories of pirates holding ships to ransom and the gruesome fates of some of the shipmates who dared cross them. The sailors forever lost in the Bermuda triangle, the poor family who were encircled by a school of sharks to the spooky tales of the lighthouse haunted by drunkard lightship keeper John Herman. The tales within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious

Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia The fourth of sparkly new series for all young girls who dream of being a ballerina, or simply love to dance King Rat is causing havoc in Enchantia again, by playing around with the Big Clock and making time whizz by. Cinderella finds herself always going to the

This book argues that Shakespeare turned staging problems into opportunities for complex characterization by mobilizing the semiotic potential of playhouse architecture, stage space, gestures, stage properties, performance style and audience participation. These features of production result in allegorical projections of the characters\' thoughts, in a way that reflects early modern fascination with