Performing arts Books

Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWhile the arguments put forward in Performing Trauma in Central Africa are impressive, the methodological and ethical commitments that buttress the text are even more so. Edmondson's research for the book spans well over adecade and encompasses a rich variety of ethnographic and archival investigations on three continents. * Modern Drama *Edmondson's publication provokes a crucial debate on the humanitarian efforts of performance, particularly in geographic regions of trauma. * TDR: The Drama Review *Edmondson's book is an outstanding addition to the literature on theatre and performance in situations of conflict and post-conflict. It will be an indispensable work for students, academics and activists concerned with the role of the arts in war-affected communities and within the humanitarian sector more broadly. * New Theatre Quarterly *Edmondson deploys her knowledge of the region and her capacity for critical participation to illuminate both the power and the limits of memory * Theatre Journal *[T]his important volume [is] particularly valuable as an honest and accurate critique of art for social change. . . . Essential. * Choice *The author's transparency calls attention to the burden of empire she both carries and casts off whenever possible . . . Edmondson's writing is both trauma-suspect and trauma-informed. * Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of AcronymsIntroduction1. Competitive Memory in the Great Lakes: Touring Genocide2. Marketing Trauma and the Theatre of War in Northern Uganda3. Trauma, Inc. in Postgenocide Rwanda4. Repetition, Rupture, and Ruined: Narratives from the Congo5. Gifted by Trauma: The Branding of Post-Conflict Northern Uganda6. Confessions of a Failed Theatre ActivistAfterword: Faustin Linyekula and the Labors of HopeBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWhile the arguments put forward in Performing Trauma in Central Africa are impressive, the methodological and ethical commitments that buttress the text are even more so. Edmondson's research for the book spans well over adecade and encompasses a rich variety of ethnographic and archival investigations on three continents. * Modern Drama *Edmondson's publication provokes a crucial debate on the humanitarian efforts of performance, particularly in geographic regions of trauma. * TDR: The Drama Review *Edmondson's book is an outstanding addition to the literature on theatre and performance in situations of conflict and post-conflict. It will be an indispensable work for students, academics and activists concerned with the role of the arts in war-affected communities and within the humanitarian sector more broadly. * New Theatre Quarterly *Edmondson deploys her knowledge of the region and her capacity for critical participation to illuminate both the power and the limits of memory * Theatre Journal *[T]his important volume [is] particularly valuable as an honest and accurate critique of art for social change. . . . Essential. * Choice *The author's transparency calls attention to the burden of empire she both carries and casts off whenever possible . . . Edmondson's writing is both trauma-suspect and trauma-informed. * Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of AcronymsIntroduction1. Competitive Memory in the Great Lakes: Touring Genocide2. Marketing Trauma and the Theatre of War in Northern Uganda3. Trauma, Inc. in Postgenocide Rwanda4. Repetition, Rupture, and Ruined: Narratives from the Congo5. Gifted by Trauma: The Branding of Post-Conflict Northern Uganda6. Confessions of a Failed Theatre ActivistAfterword: Faustin Linyekula and the Labors of HopeBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisPerformance as public enactment of justice and human rightsTrade Review"Cole retrieves the commission from any narrow legal or quantitative assessment to uncover a promising literariness at its core that should be read and interpreted." —Ed Charlton, University of Cambridge, Research in African Literatures, October 2011"Cole's study significantly enhances our understanding of the TRC.... [It] is to be welcomed as a true example of committed scholarship." —Journal of Theatre Research International"In this beautifully constructed and densely argued volume, Cole attends to actors, scripts, and audiences, and also to the literary and artistic renderings that carried the TRC hearings to a nation and to the world." —Interventions"Cole's description of both the achievements and failures of the South African TRC is a substantial contribution to the debate as to what is justice. This is a book not only for lawyers and those involved in the dramatic arts and philosophers. The depth of Cole's research and clarity of the arguments advanced is a very useful contribution as to what ought to be done in our troubled world." —George Bizos, Senior Counsel, Legal Resources Center, South Africa"The five well-crafted chapters present instances of how the public or the nation experienced or witnessed the public proceedings of the commission either directly or mediated through the news media or art. Cole manages—and this is no small feat—in the first two chapters to position the performance perspective. She also recasts the related fields of transitional justice and political trials to reveal new dimensions of the constitutive fields of specific trials in South Africa and transitional justice." —Political and Legal Anthropology Review"[T]his multifaceted work on the TRC as a performed enactment of transition from apartheid to democracy offers a stimulating interpretation of the process by a scholar with a convincing interest in and profound understanding of the complexities of the South African process of transformation." —L'Homme"There are many ways of telling the story about how people told their story. Catherine Cole looks at the functioning of the Truth Commission as a mode of story-telling in itself. Her empathetic and richly detailed recovery of information adds a new dimension: an objective and nuanced story of the passionate TRC story of the stories of pain." —Albie Sachs, Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa"An exceptionally cogent and substantial project by a leading scholar in theater and performance studies." —Joseph Roach, Yale University"Performing South Africa’s Truth Commission is a must-read for anyone interested in the work of the Truth Commission." —Safundi : S African & Amer Comp Stds"I would submit that no comparable media studies analysis approaches the level of complex layering with which Cole, sensitive to mediumspecificity but also to the vagaries of performance as such, thinks of television itself as a polyvalent, indeed over-determined, kind of performer, juggling the work of Brechtian narrator, Greek chorus member, vaudevillian magician, and melodramatic star actor.Contemporary Theatre Review" —Contemporary Theatre Review"In this important book, Catherine Cole wisely observes that commissions still 'grapple with the ultimate failure of traditional jurisprudence in the face of contending demands for justice, reparation, acknowledgement, mourning, healing, reconciliation, and the promulgation of public memory' (x). Truth commissions can only attempt to write the future of the past.[However, as the author], 'This book has made you a secondary witness'." —The Drama Review TDR"Cole takes us through new routes as she lays out a startlingly new mapping of the Truth Commission and its place in South African performative and cultural life. An original and meticulous study of one of the most important examples of transitional justice of our era. Compelling reading both for South Africans and international readers." —Liz Gunner, University of the Witwatersrand"Offers a powerful lens into the performance of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission." —Diana Taylor, New York University"The book stands apart from the mostly academic literature that uses the testimonies from the publichearings to analyze narratives, silences and agency or as a springboard for further analysis of patterns of violence, human rights violation, gender bias, prospects for reconciliation and so forth. It also stands apart from the broad spectrum of work informed by different scientific traditions and legal positivism that has characterized the search for the foundation of transitional justice, reconciliation, and rights-based approaches." —PoLARTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments1. Spectacles of Legality: Performance, Transitional Justice, and the Law2. Justice in Transition: Political Trials, 195619643. Witnessing and Interpreting Testimony: Live, Present, Public, and Speaking in Many Tongues4. Eyes and Ears of the Nation: Television and the Implicated Witness5. Dragons in the Living Room: Truth and Reconciliation in Repertoire, 2006ConclusionAfterword: What "Truth" Meant to the TRCNotesSelect BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisCelebrating one of the world's finest opera programsTrade ReviewAn analytical book it is not. A critical history it is not. Take it for what it is: a lavish, illustration-rich, coffee table-worthy, and fascinating-to-look-through panorama in print of the Indiana University Opera Theater's first 60 years. July 11, 2010 * The Herald Times *A treasure trove of pleasure for opera lovers, Opera for All Seasons also manifests the profundity and charm of this art form for those who may have little experience or knowledge of it. August/September 2010 * Bloom *Graduates of the Jacobs School of Music and the many thousands of opera lovers who have attended the theater over the decades will appreciate the book's evocative rendering of past productions. Vol. 107, No. 1, March 2011 * Indiana Magazine of History *The Indiana University Opera Theater . . . [has] celebrated its 60th anniversary. Throughout those 60 years, it has become one of the most respected opera companies in the United States. . . The most striking feature of this book is, without a doubt, its visual impact. It contains almost 500 pages of beautiful, striking, and detailed photographs, both in color and black and white, of various productions over the company's 60-year history. . . It gives a thorough pictorial history of a very impressive and renowned program.13. 3-4 2010 * Music Reference Services Quarterly *It's the best performance in my life and my most important work. -- Ned Rorem, on IU Opera Theater world premiere of Our TownTable of ContentsForeword by Gwyn RichardsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Premieres and Firsts2. The Core of the Matter3. Other Classics4. On the Road5. Musicals and the Light6. Off the Beaten Path7. Behind the ScenesAppendix 1. Operas Performed by SeasonAppendix 2. Operas Performed by TitleAppendix 3. Singers, Roles Performed, and Operas Appendix 4. Conductors, Stage Director, Choreographer, Set Designer

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Book SynopsisAn interdisciplinary study examining the diverse meanings of the Warsaw Ghetto in American culture. Looks at how the ghetto has been represented in fine art, book illustrations, film, television, radio, theater, fiction, poetry, and comics.Trade Review“This vivid approach to an important event will be appreciated by students and scholars of the Holocaust as well as general readers.”—Marcia G. Welsh Library Journal“As she painstakingly draws the map of American culture produced against the backdrop of the Warsaw Ghetto, Baskind analyzes the broader contours that all the individual projects in various media reveal in tandem about this corner of the American art scene. . . . . Baskind has produced a daring work of scholarship on American art.”—Maya Balakirsky Katz H-Judaic“A profound, broad-ranging, multimedia analysis of American responses to the armed Jewish uprising against the Nazis in Warsaw. . . . Baskind provides insightful interpretation grounded in meticulous research and supported by detailed, elegant, and illuminating visual analysis.”—Andrew Bush Studies in American Jewish Literature“Her open and nonjudgmental treatment of many different artists who have depicted the ghetto over the past seventy years is a welcome addition to the historical discussion of the Holocaust in American culture. Future scholars should build on this book’s success, adding to Baskind’s wide-ranging guide to American art and literature on the Warsaw Ghetto with more historical consideration and discussion.”—Kirsten Fermaglich American Historical Review“The Warsaw Ghetto uprising has long captured the imagination of novelists, poets, and artists. Samantha Baskind's wide-ranging and highly original study of the uprising's impact on American art and culture is a major contribution to our understanding of Holocaust memory.”—Samuel Kassow,author of Who Will Write Our History?“In her penetrating exploration of how the Warsaw Ghetto has been represented in American culture over a seventy-year arc, Samantha Baskind reveals the ever-evolving significance of the ghetto and its uprising in real political and aesthetic time. With grace, a keen eye, and deep insight, she traces how new and changing media shape and reshape these events for contemporary audiences. Brilliantly illustrated, this is an excellent contribution to discussions of ‘the Americanization of the Holocaust’ and the Holocaust in visual culture—highly and warmly recommended!”—James E. Young,author of The Stages of Memory: Reflections on Memorial Art, Loss, and the Spaces Between“[An] admirably readable account.”—Brad Prager Holocaust and Genocide Studies“The Warsaw Ghetto uprising has resonated for more than seven decades with American Jews, looming in their consciousness ever since those wrenching days of April 1943. In spoken words, graphic images, and dramatic presentations it has played a powerful role in how they communicate among themselves about the great catastrophe of the Nazi era and how they present that cataclysm to the larger American public. A singular contribution, Samantha Baskind's book deftly and richly links the uprising to the inner politics of American Jewry and to its complex engagements with U.S. politics more broadly.”—Hasia R. Diner,author of The Jews of the United States, 1654 to 2000“Baskind’s book is a tour de force: eloquent, wide-ranging, and engaging. This is important work, taking up a necessary challenge to document the cultural representations and refractions of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising over more than seventy years, showing it to be a rolling marker of postwar Jewish American identity.”—Oren B. Stier,author of Holocaust Icons: Symbolizing the Shoah in History and Memory“Baskind creates a midrashic exploration of the ongoing story of the uprising, its relevance to future generations, and the ways in which it has come to inform Jewish cultural identity.”—Victoria Aarons Journal of Modern Jewish StudiesTable of ContentsContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. “You Must Be Prepared to Resist, Not Give Yourselves Up like Sheep to Slaughter”: Heroism, the Muscular Jew, and the Warsaw Ghetto, 1943–19502. “I Was Responsible to the People Who Had Played Out That Terrible Hour in History”: Rod Serling, Millard Lampell, and Familial Conflict Behind the Walls3. “I Am a Jew and What Am I Going to Do About It”: Leon Uris, Mila 18, and Muscular Judaism4. “I Would Like to Paint One Million Jewish Icons”: Samuel Bak’s Painted Memorials and the Traumatic Loss of the Youngest Generation5. “Our Children, Our Children Must Live”: Joe Kubert, Comics, and the Saving RemnantEpilogue: “Will the World Know of Us? Will the World Know?”: The Warsaw Ghetto in the United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA collaboration between well-established and rising scholars, Futures of Dance Studies suggests multiple directions for new research in the field. Essays address dance in a wider range of contexts - onstage, on screen, in the studio, and on the street - and deploy methods from diverse disciplines.

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Book SynopsisExamining each of his full-length plays, this text explores the reasons behind the enduring power of Chekov's words. It shows how the plays relate to one another, Chekov's short stories and his life, and places them in the context of Russian and European drama and the larger culture of the period.

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Book SynopsisThis critical exploration of modern drama starts with Buchner and Ibsen and then discusses the major playwrights who have shaped modern theatre - Strindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht, Beckett and Handke. An introduction by the author assesses developments over the years.Trade Review"The best single study of the astonishing transformations dramatic art has undergone in the last century or so." Thomas R. Edwards, New York Times Book Review "In its field this is one of the choice books of the century. It moves toward the deepest sources of some great plays, so it deepens their effect on us." Stanley Kauffmann "The Making of Modern Drama has no rivals. Richard Gilman's account of his fascinating subject is written with love, measure, and authority." Susan Sontag "Gilman's book on the genesis and development of contemporary drama is acute, beautifully accomplished, and, I think, important." Donald Barthelme

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Book SynopsisBritish theatre of the second half of the 20th century encompassed new writing, theatrical performances, the formation of institutions and the export of West End musicals. Divided into sections, this account of post-war British theatre should be useful to students, teachers and enthusiasts.

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Book SynopsisAn analysis of the earliest extant documents of Christianity - the letters of Paul - to describe the tensions and texture of life of the first urban Christians. This edition features an introduction examining the evolution of New Testament scholarship over the last two decades of the 20th century.Trade Review"Those with any historical bent will be intrigued by the way a story usually overlaid with thick layers of theological speculation is unraveled. . . . And those who simply have an interest in how groups form in an era . . . will be fascinated by this case study of one particular community that has ramifications for understanding all other communities."—Robert McAfee Brown, New York Times Book Review"Meeks' book has much to recommend it and it certainly is a step towards a deeper appreciation of the early urban christians."—W.R. Domeris, University of Cape Town, Journal of Theology for Southern Africa"Highly informed and very readable."—E. Earle Ellis, Reformed Review"A milestone in the Pauline studies, [it] is an engrossing study—comprehensive in scope, meticulous in its detail and suave in its prose style. One of the best on the Pauline world."—Dharam Singh, Journal of Religious Studies"Convincing and illuminating."—D. Kyrtatis, Journal of Roman StudiesCo-winner of the 1986 Annual Award for Excellence given by the American Academy of ReligionCo-winner of the 1984 Best Book on the New Testament given by the Biblical Archaeology Review Publication Award

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Book SynopsisPresents an analysis of Jonathan Edwards' theological position. This book includes a study of his life and the intellectual issues in the America of his time, and examines the problem of free will in connection with Leibniz, Locke, and Hume.

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Book SynopsisContains Edwards' most mature and persistent attempt to judge the validity of the religious development in eighteenth-century America known as the Great Awakening.Trade Review"Any modern empirical philosopher should welcome this sane, balanced, and acute study of the signs of a truly converted life. It is valuable to be reminded that not all the varieties of religious experience are experiences of true religion."—Journal of Theological Studies"This volume, like its predecessor, is magnificently produced and carefully edited. The editor . . . provides over eighty pages of an Introduction which shows a profound and erudite analysis of Edwards’s treatment of the question, How shall the presence of the divine Spirit be discerned against the background of the Great Awakening in New England?, and contrives to give it a contemporary relevance."—Theology"A splendid piece of interpretation, exegetical and contemporary."—Church History

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Book SynopsisA riveting portrait of the great Sarah Bernhardt from acclaimed writer Robert GottliebTrade Review"[This] is that rarest of books, a serious biography that reads not only like a novel, but like a big, romantic, sprawling, over-the-top novel. . . . A wonderful book."—Michael Korda, Daily Beast -- Michael Korda * The Daily Beast *"A fascinating look at Bernhardt's mythology and the stagecraft behind it. . . . What Sarah understood--as Gottlieb, a storied editor and publisher, makes clear--was how the heightened drama of performance might be extended to her own life."--Vogue * Vogue *"Mr. Gottlieb's fluid style and lightly worn authority offer a lucid and essential modern guide to the making of celebrity, in an era before the noun existed."--Norman Lebrecht, Wall Street Journal -- Norman Lebrecht * Wall Street Journal *"Robert Gottlieb is true to the mystery of his subject's self-invented life. He also does what few biographers of famous women seem able or willing to do: He focuses on her work. . . . Vintage Gottleib, full of humor and refreshingly free of hagiography."--Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times -- Susan Salter Reynolds * Los Angeles Times *"Immensely entertaining."--Jeremy McCarter, Newsweek -- Jeremy McCarter * Newsweek *"A delectable, witty short biography of legendary French actress Sarah Bernhardt, and a decidedly unstuffy debut for Yale's Jewish Lives series."--Shelf Awareness * Shelf Awareness *"Gottlieb's Sarah is a fine introduction to a fascinating woman, giving the reader a lively sense of why, so many decades after her death, the name of Sarah Bernhardt, above all others, still stands for actress."--Julius Novick, The Forward -- Julius Novick * The Forward *"Avoiding pedantry on the one hand and prurience on the other, [Gottlieb] writes about Bernhardt with convincing respect and sympathy, tempered with quiet amusement at her oddities and excesses. . . . His conversational, urbane prose is accompanied by numerous illustrations, including a splendid gallery of full-page photos showing Bernhardt in 16 of her famous roles. Gottlieb's Sarah is a fine introduction to a fascinating woman, giving the reader a lively sense of why, so many decades after her death, the name of Sarah Bernhardt, above all others, still stands for actress."--Julius Novick, The Forward -- Julius Novick * The Forward *"There's an amazing amount of information here, about an amazing woman. . . . This is the first English-language biography of Sarah Bernhardt, and it is wonderfully informative as well as entertaining. I'm glad I've been given the opportunity to experience it, and will never again think of her as just that woman who was famous for playing Hamlet."--Shakespeare Geek * Shakespeare Geek *"An elegant and engaging portrait worthy of Bernhardt. . . a terrific book."--Glenn C. Altschuler, NPR Books We Like -- Glenn C. Altschuler * NPR Books We Like *"Comprehensive and illuminating about many things besides Bernhardt--French anti-Semitism, sexual mores amongst the intellectual aristocracy, etc.--without being exhausting. I can't imagine Bernhardt's story being told better."--Scott Eyman, Palm Beach Post -- Scott Eyman * Palm Beach Post *"Appropriately lively. . . Gottlieb's affable, anecdotal style suits the subject well."--Graham Robb, New York Review of Books -- Graham Robb * New York Review of Books *"Sarah Bernhardt is a gift to the raconteur. Mr. Gottlieb takes full advantage. Where he can, he stages her life as a performance, with knowing asides and a certain kind of old-fashioned fun." — Economist * Economist *"[A] sharp, efficient biography."--Emma Brockes, New York Times Book Review -- Emma Brockes * New York Times Book Review *"A fascinating look at Bernhardt's mythology and the stagecraft behind it. . . . What Sarah understood--as Gottlieb, a storied editor and publisher makes clear--was how the heightened drama of performance might be extended to her own life."--Vogue * Vogue *"Robert Gottlieb's book is appropriately small, beautiful and packed with drama. . . . Mr. Gottlieb is a meticulous reader, researcher and distiller of information. . . . Although he claims we can know little about her actual performances, he manages to make them come alive. I see her and hear her, declamatory to our modern sensibilities, alarmingly natural and passionate to audiences of the late 19th century."--Kathleen George, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- Kathleen George * Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *"One ends this breathlessly readable and deeply intelligent book in as much awe of Sarah as people and audiences were in her own lifetime; it is that rarest of books, a serious biography that reads not only like a novel, but like a big, romantic, sprawling, over-the-top novel. Gottlieb has made of her story a wonderful book--one, which, to pay it its highest due, any editor, including himself (and me), would give his or her eye-teeth to have published!"--Michael Korda, Daily Beast -- Michael Korda * Daily Beast *'A book that is wise, funny, affectionate and enjoyable as well as blessedly compact.' — John Carey, Sunday Times -- John Carey * Sunday Times *"In his timely new biography, Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt, Robert Gottlieb traces the meteoric, improbable, epic life of the illegitimate daughter of a high-flying Paris courtesan who became the most famous actress in theater history."--Joseph A. Harris, American Spectator -- Joseph A. Harris * American Spectator *"In 'Sarah: The Life of Sarah Berndhardt', Robert Gottlieb presents (his subject) appreciatively, in full color, in all her exuberance, extravagance, beauty, passion and talent. This is the first English-language biography in decades of the first internationally known stage star."--Sandee Brawarsky, New York Jewish Week -- Sandee Brawarsky * New York Jewish Week *"At only 220 pages, Sarah is necessarily a breathless account of a life that would happily occupy a book three times longer; yet it makes for an absorbing, at times fantastical read, and is leavened throughout by a dry wit and affectionate scepticism."—Michael Simkins, Mail on Sunday -- Michael Simkins * Mail on Sunday *"A fabulous story and Gottlieb has produced a brilliant short biography, telling you everything you want to know in 200 pages. He’s especially good at analysing what Sarah’s magic was but there was so much of it you’ll have to read the book to find out."—Duncan Fallowell, Daily Express -- Duncan Fallowell * Daily Express *"Robert Gottlieb is a firmly even-handed biographer and his engagingly zippy account focuses particularly on exposing the cracks in the contradictory stories that Bernhardt and her hagiographers assembled about her life…This is a sterling biography, equal to its subject."—Olivia Laing, The Observer -- Olivia Laing * The Observer *"Although Bernhardt's fame is universal and the literature about her immense, the major postwar English language biographies have long been out of print...Gottlieb's succinct survey is timely"—Rupert Christiansen, Literary Review -- Rupert Christiansen * Literary Review *"Suave, intelligent, always slyly entertaining."—Terry Castle, London Review Of Books -- Terry Castle * London Review Of Books *"A riveting account of a life lived in the spotlight"—Richard Edmonds, Birmingham Post -- Richard Edmonds * Birmingham Post *Honorable Mention in the Biography/Autobiography category of the 2010 Los Angeles Book Festival -- Biography/Autobiography Honorable Mention * Los Angeles Book Festival *"Short, witty and tender…This book is one that your friends and family will actually want to read: a better stocking-topper for the literary-minded is hard to imagine."—Miranda Seymour, The Lady -- Miranda Seymour * The Lady *"Gottlieb does an excellent job describing Bernhardt, making her come alive for the reader or, perhaps more accurately, making her larger-than-life personality seem real. With its general overview of her life, the book serves as a perfect introduction to her personal life and her career."—Rabbi Rachel Esserman, Voice of the Dutchess Jewish Community -- Rabbi Rachel Esserman * Voice of the Dutchess Jewish Community *"Gottlieb shows in this fine, sympathetic biography [that Sarah Bernhardt] put the world on a leash and added it to her own private menagerie."—Betty Smartt Carter, Books & Culture -- Betty Smartt Carter * Books & Culture *"Very readable. . . . Gottlieb holds the reader's interest throughout. . . . [An] excellent biography. . . . Recommended very highly for casual reader as well as for specialists."—Richard Weigel, Pages -- Richard Weigel * Pages *"Robert Gottlieb's biography of Bernhardt is very readable and covers the actress' fascinating life qutie well."—Richard Weigel, Bowling Green Daily News -- Richard Weigel * Bowling Green Daily News *"Gottlieb writes about Bernhardt with convincing respect and sympathy, tempered with quiet amusement at her oddities and excesses. His lucid, conversational, urbane prose is accompanied by numerous illustrations. . . . Gottlieb's Sarah is a fine introduction to a fascinating woman."—Julius Novick, Forward -- Julius Novick * Forward *Received Honorable Mention in the Biography/Autobiography category of the 2010 New England Book Festival -- Biography Honorable Mention * New England Book Festival *"it's an ambitious book, a real doorstopper. . . . You'll learn all manner of facts."—David Wood, Book Report -- David Wood * Book Report *"[Robert Gottlieb] does what few biographers of famous women do: He focuses on her work."—Susan Salter Reynolds, Newsday -- Susan Salter Reynolds * Newsday *"Robert Gottlieb presents her appreciatively, in full color, in all her exuberance, extravagance, beauty, passion and talent."—Sandee Brawarsky, -- Sandee Brawarsky * The Jewish Week *"Gottlieb's Life casts a reassuringly sceptical eye over a plethora of less-than-reliable writings about Berhardt, some of them the actress's own memoirs."—John Nathan, Jewish Chronicle -- John Nathan * Jewish Chronicle *“With panache worthy of his subject, Gottlieb lays out the players as if Bernhardt’s life were a stage drama. His charismatic prose captures the spell of the consummate mythmaker.”—Carol Ockman, coauthor of Sarah Bernhardt: The Art of High Drama -- Carol Ockman“Robert Gottlieb sifts through the fiction in this hugely entertaining biography of the theatrical legend, and often casts doubt on the competing accounts of her life with little more than a raised eyebrow.”—Victoria Segal, The Guardian -- Victoria Segal * The Guardian *

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Book SynopsisA renowned movie critic on film’s treatment of one of mankind’s darkest behaviors: murderTrade Review“[Thomson’s] analysis of death in Hitchcock movies is gorgeous. His restlessness is palpable. There is an anxiety in this brief, hurried book that suits these political and medical times.”—Lisa Schwarzbaum, New York Times Book Review“David Thomson looks at how audiences become complicit in a cinematic ‘warped triangle’ in his provocative Murder and the Movies.”—Choice Magazine“In dissecting homicide’s screen allure, Thomson’s erudite insight dazzles.”—Kevin Harley, Total Film“Thomson’s dive into dependency of movies on murder leads to a surprisingly quiet tone, a conversation of lowered voices: a sense of film enacting some fated, circular history.”—Greil Marcus“Thomson, one of the world’s leading film critics and historians, in his polished, recognizable style (dancing writing, provocative gestures, first person participation), has produced a slim, smart, readable volume on murder, movies, and society.”—Jonathan Kirshner, author of Hollywood’s Last Golden Age“Completely unpredictable, always surprising, always deeply engaging, and always very entertaining. You never know where Thomson may take you. You just know that wherever he does take you will be a wonderful place he will let you discover for yourself.”—Richard Burt, University of Florida

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Book SynopsisA fascinating survey of pioneering work in experimental cinema and art from 1905 to the present day, revealing the high stakes and transformative potential of these forms

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Book SynopsisA deep—and darkly comic—dive into the nature of disasters, and the ways they shape how we think about ourselves in the worldTrade Review“In this brilliant book, David Thomson tells the story of how we came to make disaster and catastrophe our best friends—how we let terror cocoon and take over our imaginations to avoid seeing the things that really frighten us. Riveting and totally original.”—Adam Curtis, BBC filmmaker and political journalist“David Thomson is, I think, the best writer on film in our time. He is our most argumentative and trustworthy historian of the screen.”—Michael Ondaatje, author of The Cat’s Table“With bracing prose and intensity of feeling, this book will rivet any serious reader concerned about the world—climate change, COVID, war, and other menaces. A grim but burnished book.”—Diane Johnson, author of Lorna Mott Comes Home“David Thomson’s Disaster Mon Amour is a piñata of literary pleasures: acid thoughts, film lore, historical meditations, and astute observation, especially about the culture’s gourmandizing of despair. His high-stepping book is informed, alert, full of fury and fun.”—John Lahr, author of Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh“Any book that takes Laurel and Hardy and Rachel Maddow as prophets of doom—and makes you want to see a Laurel and Hardy movie with Rachel Maddow as much as you want to see Laurel and Hardy as guests on her show—is going to be read at least twice.”—Greil Marcus, author of Mystery Train

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Packed with interesting details about the filmmaker’s life, interests, and inspirations.”—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post“The celebrated Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki came out of retirement last year, making this compact study of his life and work especially timely.”—John McMurtrie, San Francisco Chronicle (Holiday Gift Guide selection)“Susan Napier eloquently defines Miyazaki as an auteur who creates immersive animated realms that vary from film to film but are joined by a consistent (albeit evolving) worldview and tropes . . . An essential work in anime scholarship.”—Angelica Frey, Hyperallergic “Enjoyable and enlightening book.” — Claire Kohda Hazelton, Times Literary Supplement“A refreshing, intimate, highly original look at Miyazaki Hayao’s oeuvre, including early anime features, mainstream hits and the many-volumed manga, Nausicaa. Miyazaki is placed firmly on the world stage, including both local roots and global impact.”—Rachael Hutchinson, University of Delaware "An insightful, fascinating, and revealing study of Miyazaki and his worlds by one of the world’s foremost experts in Japanese animated films, Miyazakiworld is a true achievement."—Karen Thornber, Harvard University"Providing expert guidance to the radically inventive mysteries of Hayao Miyazaki’s films, Susan Napier shows exactly how Japan’s master of animation taps into the wonders of the natural world yet also faces down our demons, exploring trauma, crisis, and the willful destruction of our made world. Like his literary and cinematic forebears, Miyazaki creates a form of wonderlore that reveals the power of art to animate, not just his characters and landscapes, but also his audiences."—Maria Tatar, author of The Annotated Brothers Grimm"In Miyazakiworld, Susan Napier demonstrates her gift for narrative and passion for enchantment in exploring the spacetime between the fantasy worlds of Hayao Miyazaki’s creation and the grittier worlds that created him."—Jennifer Robertson, author of Robo Sapiens Japanicus“This wonderful, lively book introduces the whole life and career of Miyazaki via commentary on the narratives and themes within his films, and some manga, and his personal life.”—Sharon Kinsella, The University of Manchester

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive history of the creation and growth of Lincoln Center, exploring the interconnections between politicians, financiers, and performing artistsTrade Review“Masterful. . . . A powerful work of nonfiction with the drama of a novel.”—Jaap van Zweden, Wall Street Journal“Written by a scholar, musician and arts executive, Polisi’s superb work is an authoritative yet eminently readable account of the creation and growth of the world’s most important performing arts center.”—Nathan Leventhal, president emeritus, Lincoln Center“Joseph Polisi has written an indispensable and detailed account of Lincoln Center’s complex history, from its iconic Cold War founding to the cultural uncertainties of classical performance in America today.”—Robert Marx, president, Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation“A superb history about one of the world’s most important cultural centers. The narrative is compelling and besides providing a history of the Lincoln Center, is about leaders, leadership styles, and leadership effectiveness.”—Jamal J. Rossi, Eastman School of Music“The public deserves such an eyewitness account as this. Joseph Polisi welcomes readers to a historic glimpse of a noble venture that envisioned the arts as a pillar of democracy. In it we see the courage and frailty of humanity reflected by leaders whose tenacity established Lincoln Center as a ‘beacon to the world.’”—Robert Blocker, Yale University

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Book SynopsisTake On Hollywood and Make It as a Television Writer.From mediabistro.com, the media industry’s most well-respected source for jobs, professional development, and community, this inside-the-business guide gives you the knowledge and tools you need to infiltrate Hollywood and land a job as a TV writer. That’s right—Small Screen, Big Picture gives you a competitive edge over millions of other aspiring writers who share your talent, creativity, and determination . . . because after reading these pages, you’ll have the one thing they lack: an understanding of the business of television.This journey into Hollywood’s inner workings not only details how networks, studios, and production companies work together, it teaches you how the process affects the creation and writing of TV series, how shows make money, and—ultimately—how you can use this information to break into the industry. You’ll learn:• What r

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Book SynopsisJust as Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi completed the most successful cinematic trilogy of its generation, perhaps of all time, this splendid thirtieth-anniversary tribute completes New York Times bestselling author J. W. Rinzler’s trio of fascinating behind-the-scenes books celebrating George Lucas’s classic films.   Once again, the author’s unprecedented access to the formidable Lucasfilm Archives has yielded a mother lode of extremely informative, vastly entertaining, and often unexpected stories, anecdotes, recollections, and revelations straight from the closely guarded set of a big-screen blockbuster in the making. Brimming with previously unpublished photos, production artwork, script excerpts, exclusive intel, vintage on-set interviews, and present-day commentary, The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi chronicles “how George Lucas and his crew of extroverted artists, misfits, and expert craftspeople

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Book SynopsisCurrent through the most recent Supreme Court term, Belmas/Shepard's MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF MEDIA LAW, 2023, delivers a comprehensive summary of the latest additions, changes and developments in communication law. The text focuses on the issues most critical to media law. Helping you truly engage with the material, student-friendly features include essential questions that sharpen critical thinking skills and "Focus On" sidebars that explore key legal issues in depth. Giving you a personal connection to text concepts, end-of-chapter "What should I know about my state?" features highlight key issues from your home state, and in-margin definitions of glossary terms make even the most complex topics easy to understand.Table of Contents1. The American Legal System. 2. The Legacy of Freedom. 3. Modern Prior Restraints. 4. Libel and Slander. 5. The Right of Privacy. 6. Copyrights and Trademarks. 7. Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts. 8. Newsgatherer's Privilege. 9. Freedom of Information. 10. Obscenity and Pornography. 11. Regulation of Electronic Media. 12. Antitrust and Media Ownership Issues. 13. Advertising and the Law. 14. Freedom of the Student Press.

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Book SynopsisThe tie-in book to the latest Shakespearean film by Kenneth Branagh, whose Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing were huge critical and popular successes.

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Book SynopsisPeter Brook is the most consistently innovative director in Western theatre. In these three essays he returns to the concept of his first book The Empty Space and examines what that means for the life of a production.

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Book SynopsisBased on the EPA Office of Water's most recent epidemiological studies being conducted at the Great Lakes beaches, Statistical Framework for Recreational Water Quality Criteria and Monitoring provides a framework in the context of these studies, providing details on traditional and novel sampling designs.Trade Review"The book provides useful information on specific topics." (Journal of the American Statistical Association, June 2009) "The book is a good source for graduate students and researchers who want to get a broad overview of statistical problems and proposed solutions based on current research on recreational water quality." (Journal of Environmental Quality, August 2008)Table of ContentsContributors. Preface. 1: The Evolution of Water Quality Criteria in the United States - 1922-2003 (Alfred P. Dufour and Stephen Schaub). 2: A Management Context For The Statistical Design Of Recreational Contact Water Quality Monitoring Programs (Stephen B. Weisberg). 3: Conceptual Bases for Relating Illness Risk to Indicator Concentrations (David F. Parkhurst, Guntehr F. Craun, and Jeffrey A. Soller). 4: On Selecting the Statistical Rationale for Revised EPA Recreational Water Quality Criteria for Bacteria (Richard O. Gilbert). 5: Sampling Recreational Waters (Abdel H El-Shaarawi and Sylvia R Esterby). 6: The Lognormal Distribution and Use of the Geometric Mean and the Arithmetic Mean in Recreational Water Quality Measurement (Larry J. Wymer and Timothy J. Wade). 7: The EMPACT Beaches: A Case Study in Recreational Water Sampling (Larry J. Wymer). 8: Microbial Risk Assessment Modeling (Graham McBride). 9: A plausible model to explain concentration-response relationships in randomized controlled trials assessing infectious disease risks from exposure to recreational waters (Albrecht Wiedenmann). 10: Nowcasting recreational water quality (Alexandria B. Boehm, Richard L. Whitman, Meredith B. Nevers, Deyi Hou, and Stephen B. Weisberg). 11: Statistical sensitivity analysis and water quality (Alessandro Fasso). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Future of Petroleum Operations This state-of-the-art text analyzes some of the most contentious issues in the energy industry, covering new and greener processes for engineers and scientists and urging them to move petroleum operations closer to sustainability.Table of ContentsForeword. 1 Introduction. 1.1 The Science of Change: How Will Our Epoch Be Remembered? 1.2 Are Natural Resources Finite and Human Needs Infinite? 1.3 The Standard of Sustainable Engineering. 1.4 Can Nature Be Treated as If It Were Static? 1.5 Can Human Intervention Affect Long-term Sustainability of Nature? 1.6 Can an Energy Source Be Isolated from Matter? 1.7 Is It Possible That Air, Water, and Earth Became Our Enemy? 1.8 The Difference Between Sustainable and Unsustainable Products. 1.9 Can We Compare Diamonds with Enriched Uranium? 1.10 Is Zero-waste an Absurd Concept? 1.11 How Can We Determine Whether Natural Energy Sources Last Forever? 1.12 Can Doing Good Be Bad Business? 1.13 Greening of Petroleum Operations: A Fiction? 2 A Delinearized History of Civilization and the Science of Matter and Energy. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Fundamental Misconceptions of the Modern Age. 2.3 The Science of Intangibles. 2.4 The Science of Matter and Energy. 2.5 Paradigm Shift in Scientific and bEngineering Calculations. 2.6 Summary and Conclusions. 3 Fundamentals of Mass and Energy Balance. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 The Difference Between a Natural Process and an Engineered Process. 3.3 The Measurement Conundrum of the Phenomenon and its Observer. 3.4 Implications of Einstein's Theory of Relativity on Newtonian Mechanics. 3.5 Newton's First Assumption. 3.6 First Level of Rectification of Newton's First Assumption. 3.7 Second Level of Rectification of Newton's First Assumption. 3.8 Fundamental Assumptions of Electromagnetic Theory. 3.9 Aims of Modeling Natural Phenomena. 3.10 Challenges of Modeling Sustainable Petroleum Operations. 3.11 Implications of a Knowledge-based Sustainability Analysis. 3.12 Concluding remarks. 4 A True Sustainability Criterion and Its Implications. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Importance of the Sustainability Criterion. 4.3 The Criterion: The Switch that Determines the Direction at a Bifurcation Point. 4.4 Current Practices in Petroleum Engineering. 4.5 Development of a Sustainable Model. 4.6 Violation of Characteristic Time. 4.7 Observation of Nature: Importance of Intangibles. 4.8 Analogy of Physical Phenomena. 4.9 Intangible Cause to Tangible Consequence. 4.10 Removable Discontinuities: Phases and Renewability of Materials. 4.11 Rebalancing Mass and Energy. 4.12 Energy: The Current Model. 4.13 Tools Needed for Sustainable Petroleum Operations. 4.14 Conditions of Sustainability. 4.15 Sustainability Indicators. 4.16 Assessing the Overall Performance of a Process. 4.17 Inherent Features of a Comprehensive Criterion. 5 Scientific Characterization of Global Energy Sources. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Global Energy Scenario. 5.3 Solar Energy. 5.4 Hydropower. 5.5 Ocean Thermal, Wave, and Tidal Energy. 5.6 Wind Energy. 5.7 Bio-energy. 5.8 Fuelwood. 5.9 Bioethanol. 5.10 Biodiesel. 5.11 Nuclear Power. 5.12 Geothermal Energy. 5.13 Hydrogen Energy. 5.14 Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming. 5.15 Nuclear Energy and Global Warming. 5.16 Impact of Energy Technology and Policy. 5.17 Energy Demand in Emerging Economies. 5.18 Conventional Global Energy Model. 5.19 Renewable vs. Non-renewable: No Boundary as Such. 5.20 Knowledge-based Global Energy Model. 5.21 Concluding Remarks. 6 Scientific Characterization of Light and Light Sources. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Natural Light Source: The Sun. 6.3 Artificial Light Sources. 6.4 Pathways of Light. 6.5 Light Energy Model. 6.6 Spectral Analysis of Light. 6.7 Effect of Lamp Coating on Light Spectra. 6.8 Effect of Eyeglasses and Sunglasses on Light Spectra. 6.9 Concluding Remarks. 7 The Science of Global Warming. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Historical Development. 7.3 Current Status of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 7.4 Comments on Copenhagen Summit. 7.5 Classification of CO2. 7.6 The Role of Water in Global Warming. 7.7 Characterization of Energy Sources. 7.8 The Kyoto Protocol. 7.9 Sustainable Energy Development. 7.10 Zero Waste Energy Systems. 7.11 Reversing Global Warming: The Role of Technology Development. 7.12 Deconstructing the Myth of G loba 1 Warming and Cooling. 7.13 Concluding Remarks. 8 Diverging Fates of Sustainable and Unsustainable Products. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Chemical Composition of Polyurethane Fiber. 8.3 Biochemical Composition of Wool. 8.4 Pathways of Polyurethane. 8.5 Pathways of Wool. 8.6 Degradation of Polyurethane. 8.7 Degradation of Wools. 8.8 Recycling Polyurethane Waste. 8.9 Unsustainable Technologies. 8.10 Toxic Compounds from Plastic. 8.11 Environmental Impacts Issues. 8.12 How Much is Known? 8.13 Concluding Remarks. 9 Scientific Difference Between Sustainable and Unsustainable Processes. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Physical Properties of Beeswax and Paraffin Wax. 9.3 Microstructures of Beeswax and Paraffin wax. 9.4 Structural Analysis of Paraffin Wax and Beeswax. 9.5 Response to Uniaxial Compression. 9.6 Ultrasonic Tests on Beeswax and Paraffin Wax. 9.7 Natural Plastic and Synthetic Plastic. 9.8 Plastic Pathway from Crude Oil. 9.9 Theoretical Comparison Between Nylon and Silk. 9.10 Theoretical Comparison Between Synthetic Rubber and Latex (Natural Rubber). 9.11 Concluding Remarks. 10 Comparison of Various Energy Production Schemes. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Inherent Features of a Comprehensive Criterion. 10.3 The Need for a Multidimensional Study. 10.4 Assessing the Overall Performance of a Process. 10.5 Global Efficiency of Solar Energy to Electricity Conversion. 10.6 Global Efficiency of Biomass Energy. 10.7 Global efficiency of nuclear power. 10.8 Discussion. 10.9 Concluding remarks. 11 The Zero-Waste Concept and its Application to Petroleum Engineering. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Petroleum Refining. 11.3 Zero Waste in Product Life Cycle (Transportation, Use, and End-of-Life). 11.4 No-Flaring Technique. 12 Sustainable Refining and Gas Processing. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Pathways of Crude Oil Formation. 12.3 Pathways of Crude Oil Refining. 12.4 Additives in Oil Refining and Their Functions. 12.5 Emissions from Oil Refining Activities. 12.6 Degradation of Crude and Refined Oil. 12.7 Pathways of Natural Gas Processing. 12.8 Oil and Condensate Removal from Gas Streams. 12.9 Water Removal from Gas Streams. 12.10 Separation of Natural Gas Liquids. 12.11 Sulfur and Carbon Dioxide Removal. 12.12 Problems in Natural Gas Processing. 12.13 Innovative Solutions for Natural Gas Processing. 12.14 Concluding Remarks. 13 Flow Assurance in Petroleum Fluids. 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 The Prevention of Hydrate Formation. 13.3 Problems with the Gas-processing Chemicals. 13.4 Pathways of Chemical Additives. 13.5 Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional Techniques for Hydrate Prevention. 13.6 Mechanism of Microbially Induced Corrosion. 13.7 Sustainable Approach to Corrosion Prevention. 13.8 Asphaltene Problems and Sustainable Mitigation. 14 Sustainable Enhanced Oil Recovery. 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Chemical Flooding Agents. 14.3 Rendering CO2Injection Sustainable. 14.4 A Novel Microbial Technique. 14.5 Humanizing EOR Practices. 15 The Knowledge Economics. 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 The Economics of Sustainable Engineering. 15.3 The New Synthesis. 15.4 A Case of Zero-waste Engineering. 16 Deconstniction of Engineering Myths Prevalent in the Energy Sector. 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 The Sustainable Biofuel Fantasy. 16.3 "Clean" Nuclear Energy 720 17 Greening of Petroleum Operations. 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 Issues in Petroleum Operations. 17.3 Pathway Analysis of Crude and Refined Oil and Gas. 17.4 Critical Evaluation of Current Petroleum Practices. 17.5 Management. 17.6 Current Practices in Exploration, Drilling, and Production. 17.7 Challenges in Waste Management. 17.8 Problems in Transportation Operations. 17.9 Greening of Petroleum Operations. 17.10 Concluding Remarks. 18 Conclusion. 18.1 Introduction. 18.2 The HSSA (Honey > Sugar > Saccharin > Aspartame) Pathway. 18.3 HSSA Pathway in Energy Management. 18.4 The Conclusions. Appendix 1 Origin of Atomic Theory as Viewed by the European Scientists. Appendix 2 Nobel Prize in Physics (2008) given for discovering breakdown of symmetry. References and Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisA text to consider the concept of renewable materials from the socio economic aspects through to the chemical production and technical aspects of treating different raw products.Trade Review“…an extremely valuable source book for all those involved in bioresources” (Chemistry and Industry No. 18 20th September 2004)Table of ContentsList of Contributors. List of Abbreviations. Foreword. Preface. Chapter 1. Green Chemistry and Sustainability (Jeffrey Hardy). Chapter 2. Socio-Economical Aspects and Policy of Renewable Resources (Liisa Tahvanainen and Christian V. Stevens). Chapter 3. Integral Valorization (Werner Praznik and Christian V. Stevens). Chapter 4. Primary Production of Raw Materials (Waldemar Rymowicz). Chapter 5. Energy from Renewable Resources (Bio-Energy) (Mehrdad Rymowicz). Chapter 6. Identification and Quantification of Renewable Crop Materials (Anton Huber and Werner Praznik). Chapter 7. Industrial Products from Carbohydrates, Wood and Fibres (Christian V. Stevens). Chapter 8. Occurrence, Functions and Biosynthesis of Non-Carbohydrate Biopolymers (Christian O. Brämer and Alexander Steinbüchel). Chapter 9. Industrial Products from Lipids and Proteins (Roland Verhé). Chapter 10. High Value Added Industries (Jan Demyttenaere and Jozef Poppe). Chapter 11. Renewable Resources: Back to the Future (Christian V. Stevens. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions.Table of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xiii 1. The Emergency Manager: Leading in a Crisis 1 2. Crisis Decision Making 19 3. Disaster Operations: The Art of Operations 39 4. Decision Graphics: The Green Light System 67 5. The Emergency Operations Center 79 6. The Press, Friend and Foe 111 7. The National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System 127 8. Technology and Social Media 159 9. Building the Team: The Core Liaison Group 173 10. Training the Team 189 11. Resources: Decision Aids and Worksheets 277 FEMA Glossary 341 Suggested Readings 363 Index 367

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the use and misuse of the environment, this forwardlooking book provides insights into where we seem to be headed as a species on the planet. Emphasizes the geographic aspects of problems, such as air pollution, locational factors, scales considerations, distributions and spatial associations.Table of ContentsChapter 1: A World in Crisis: Environment and Humanity in the 21st Century Chapter 2: Preparing to Understand Environmental Geography Chapter 3: Environment, Land Use and Sustainable Development Chapter 4: The Spread and Development of Human Population Chapter 5: Global Cycles and Systems Chapter 6: Ecosystems and the Bioclimatic Environment Chapter 7: The Human Population: Trends and Patterns Chapter 8: Agriculture, Food Production and Hunger Chapter 9: Energy Generation, Use, and the Environment Chapter 10: Atmospheric Environment and Land Use Chapter 11: Air Population: Patterns, Trends and Impacts Chapter 12: Hydrologic Environment and Land Use Chapter 13: Water Pollution: Patterns, Trends and Impacts Chapter 14: Hazardous Waste Production and Disposal Chapter 15: Soil, Land and Land Use Chapter 16: Biological Diversity and Land Use Chapter 17: Open-Land Resources: Forests, Rangelands, Parks and Preserves Chapter 18: Managing the Global Environment Appendices Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisUnique focus on above-ground treatment technologies. Covers new chemical analysis methods and regulations covering arsenis, radon, 1,4 dioxane, MTBE, Perchlorae and NDMA amongst others. Includes a unique section on design philosophy giving the reader a clear understanding of the design process and the goals to be met.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. LIFE CYCLE DESIGN Defining the Treatment System. Life Cycle Flow Considerations. Influent Concentration. Life Cycle Concentration Considerations. Discharge Requirements. Capital Costs. Operator Expenses. Gathering a Complete Set of Data for the Treatment Design. References. 2. TREATMENT FOR ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL METHODS. Pure Compound Recovery. Air Stripping. Design of Packed Towers. Column Components. Operation and Maintenance. Alternative Air-Stripping Methods. Evaluation Procedures—Adsorption Isotherms. Evaluation Procedures—Dynamic Column Study. Granular Activated Carbon Replacement Considerations. Operating Results—Case Studies. Application With Other Technologies. References. 3. TREATMENT OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS: BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT. Microorganisms. Biological Reactors for Contaminated Water. Typical Ancillary Processes. Summary. References. 4. ABOVEGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR IN SITU TREATMENT DESIGNS. Demand for Effective Remediation Solutions. Biological Treatment. Chemical Oxidation. Physical Treatment. Summary. References 5. TREATMENT METHODS FOR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS. Chemical Addition. Removal of Suspended Solids. Membrane Processes. Distillation. References 6. AIR TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES. Design Criteria. Treatment Technologies. References7. OPERATIONS OF TREATMENT SYSTEMS. Principles of Operation. Principles of Maintenance. Record Keeping and Reporting. System Evaluation and Optimization. Treatment System Roles and Responsibilities. References. 8. EMERGING CONTAMINANTS. Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether and Other Fuel Oxygenates. 1,4-Dioxane. Perchlorate. n-Nitrosodimethylamine and Other Nintrosamines. Arsenic. Hexavalent Chromium. 1,2,3-Trichloropropane. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisExplains the Western's popularity. This study deals with the question of the Western as an American myth, will lead us into abstract structural theory as well as economic and political history. It takes you into the movies, and sagebrush of the cinema.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction: The Myth and the Method 2. The Structure of Myth 3. The Structure of the Western Film 4. Myth as a Narrative of Social Action 5. Individuals and Values: The Classical Plot 6. Individuals Against Values: The Vengeance Variation 7. Groups and Techniques: The Professional Plot 8. Myth and Meaning Methodological Epilogue Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTakes a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, the author explores the slapstick short's Depression-era development against a backdrop of changes in film industry practice, comedic tastes, and moviegoing culture.Trade Review"King thus explores a series of critical questions about how cultural forms dwindle and reemerge... his work points toward a new avenue of research worth looking into when considering alternative constructions of American film history; instead of breaking down the myths that haunt much of film scholarship, the development of these very myths may reveal more about cultural consciousness." * Film Quarterly *"King’s approach is thoroughly revisionist, a genre history as grounded in the archive and the trade press as it is in the screening room, one that seeks to dramatically expand which films matter. ... Hokum! is a triumph! King demonstrates what happens in an era of expanded access to archival texts that are now more widely available on DVD, the digitization of trade press reports, and the ongoing refinement of film historiography. At the risk of ending on an unapologetically bad pun, comedy has a new King. " * Journal for Cinema and Media Studies *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Audiovisual Media Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. CONTEXTS 1. “The Cuckoo School”: Humor and Metropolitan Culture in 1920s America 2. “The Stigma of Slapstick”: The Short-Subject Industry and Its Imagined Public PART II. CASE HISTORIES 3. “The Spice of the Program”: Educational Pictures and the Small-Town Audience 4. “I Want Music Everywhere”: Music, Operetta, and Cultural Hierarchy at the Hal Roach Studios 5. “From the Archives of Keystone Memory”: Slapstick and Re-membrance at Columbia Pictures’ Short-Subjects Department Coda: When Comedy Was King List of Abbreviations Notes Index

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