Managing Life and Work in the Performing Arts.This book is an essential tool and source of inspiration for all independent artists--choreographers, performance artists, dancers, producers, and managers. This handbook has come to serve as one of of the most crucial references for the arts community.
Crossword lovers will welcome this second volume of clever, challenging puzzles by David Levinson Wilk. He has devised 72 crosswords that will test solvers' knowledge of a range of topics, covering a variety of tricky and entertaining themes. For one puzzle, you'll have to know how much every letter of the alphabet scores in Scrabble. In another, ...
Arriving just in time to pave the way for exploring the brand-new Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) technology, this book will help project heads and developers work more efficiently when creating enterprise-level applications. Levinson and Nelson have a proven track record and share their expertise to help readers grasp complexities of this new ...
It is clear that Visual Studio Team System is the future of development from Microsoft s perspective. Development is no longer a personal pursuit by one developer in a darkened room; it is a collective effort by a team of peers. VSTS supports this broader vision by providing a complete collaboration platform for the entire project team. VSTS takes ...
'This is an immensely helpful book, with the ancient wisdom of recruiters, 'and the up-to-date' insights of two skilled Internet surfers. If you're job-hunting, you'll be grateful to learn the tips and tricks of these two seasoned veterans. I learned a lot myself' - Richard N. Bolles, author, "What Color Is Your Parachute?" 'I have been an ...
In this conversation with David Thompson, Barry Levinson traces his career from its beginnings in Baltimore, through writing television comedy, up to the pre-eminent position he occupies in the world of film. His films include "Rain Man", "Good Morning Vietnam", "Bugsy", "Tin Men" and "Toys".
Norman Levinson (1912-1975) was a mathematician of international repute. This collection of his selected papers bears witness to the profound influence Levinson had on research in mathematical analysis with applications to problems in science and technology. Levinson's originality is reflected in his fundamental contributions to complex, harmonic ...
With over 100 food safety tips to keep families healthy, this thorough guide provides readers with clinical advice on how to avoid getting sick from the food they eat, and what steps to take if they do get poisoned by food.
In his groundbreaking book, certified guerrilla marketing coach Hancock teaches readers how to crush competitors and discover exactly why business slows down in tough economic times--and exactly what they can do about it.
Lush tropical rainforest, harsh arctic tundra, and hot, dry desert. While worlds apart in geography and topography, each environment has one common denominator: people. For millions of years humans have adapted to, been influenced by, and influenced their surroundings. This comprehensive volume examines the interesting and varied environments in ...
While much of the transportation systems in Europe and the United States are mature (if not senescent), the rest of the world is still planning, developing, and deploying new systems. The accomplishments and mistakes of places like the United Kingdom and the United States, then, can teach us lessons that may be applied to places where ...
Representing peoples from Africa, Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East--more than 100 traditional cultures--this fascinating book discusses over 150 crafts and techniques of the art of living in harmony with nature. Includes basketmaking, atlatl, knife making, sandpainting, boomerangs, board games, sign language, food ...
The study of human emotions has become fundamental to the social and behavioral sciences in recent decades. The "Encyclopedia" brings together information from these disciplines as well as biological, medical, and physical sciences to provide a comprehensive look at what is known today about the nature, causes, and societal roles of emotion ...
Spatial language - that is, the way languages structure the spatial domain - is an important area of research, offering insights into one of the most central areas of human cognition. In this collection, a team of leading scholars review the spatial domain across a wide variety of languages. Contrary to existing assumptions, they show that there ...
Levinson's study of family violence breaks new ground by taking a global perspective of this social ill. He uses ethnographic work on 90 societies to analyse the incidence, causes and correlates of family violence. Through the use of both quantitative analysis and ethnographic description, he tests the efficacy of various current theories against ...
Offers information on a variety of health-related topics, from acupuncture and faith healing to reflexology and yoga, emphasizing traditional and alternative approaches.
Match wits with one of the country's most popular crossword creators. Since his first puzzle was published in the New York Times when he was nineteen years old, the author has been challenging newspaper readers from New York to San Diego and Miami to Spokane. Offering the elegance and sophistication of the toughest daily crosswords yet remaining ...
Featuring numerous examples from cultures around the world, this reference documents, describes, and explains both the commonalities and differences in how people experience and express their religious beliefs and spirituality. Illustrations.
Focusing on the ethnic composition of each nation of the world and organized by country, this book lists the population, location and origins of each ethnic group, as well as its relations with other ethnic groups within that nation. It also covers major subgroups within each ethnic group, including their characteristics, occupation, social status ...
The perfect accompaniment to a good cup of coffee or tea is sure to become a smash hit with puzzle lovers. It's a great way to relax, with this handy little puzzle book that slips easily into a handbag or pocket - it is packed full great puzzles that will flex those intellectual muscles over well deserved coffee breaks. What a great way to take a ...
The 17 chapters in this book, which evolved from a conference on measuring the contributions of ITS sponsored by the California Department of Transportation in February 2002, examine the costs and benefits of ITS in an economic and business policy context. Section 1 examines the broad theme of how and what ITS contributes to the economy and how ...
Homelessness is one of the major social problems and personal and family tragedies of the contemporary world. No community, city, or nation is immune and the lack of affordable housing and a decline in secure, well-paying jobs means that the problem will only get worse. "The Encyclopedia of Homelessness" is the first systematic effort to organize ...
'With every passing minute, it becomes more and more apparent that our world is one community. "The Encyclopedia of Community" serves as recognition of this trend and as a needed resource. The four-volume set not only explains the emerging buzz words of community such as 'social capital' or 'civic engagement' but also tells many stories of ...
From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Camden Public Library in Maine to Z.J. Loussac Public Library in Alaska, libraries are the heart of our communities. This wondrous collection of stories and photographs includes eighty libraries chosen from hundreds of nominations from across the United States and Canada.
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