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This book isn't about methods. It's not another how-to book. It's a revelation: a shared collection of actors' trade secrets ä tricks of the trade divulged by professionals in an experimental workshop that lasted nearly a year. You'll discover what actually sells you more than talent. You'll find out how powerful body language can be and even how influential color is in the audition room. You'll learn what keeps a photo on a casting director's desk and what keeps a casting director on your side. In short you'll have 101 innovative ways to get what you've always wanted: more of the parts you deserve.

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The editor of this new Routledge collection describes mindfulness as âthe process of bringing attention to the present moment and observing what one is experiencing in an open and non-judgemental fashionâ. Although a simple concept in principle, mindfulness is a process that does not come naturally to human beings, and often requires much practice and instruction to master. And while scientific research has now clearly documented the broad benefits of mindfulness, not least in relation to our physical health and psychological well-being, many complex questions are still being addressed. For instance:â How does our modern, scientific understanding of mindfulness relate to its various religious and cultural traditions?â What is the most accurate way operationally to define mindfulness as a psychological construct, and what assessment methods are best suited for studying this process inside and outside of the laboratory?â What are the true benefits of mindfulness-b

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When a pair of twins cannot agree on who is better in Maths, their father sets them a baffling problem. With just a few clues, who will find the answer first?The I'm a Maths Star! series comprises challenging Maths puzzles, presented in story form. Puzzles are described and then solved, step-by-step, through an engaging storyline, and using various Maths heuristic techniques that are also taught as part of the world-renowned Singapore Maths curriculum. Through illustrations and an engaging storyline, children will learn Maths heuristics, and be inspired to persevere in understanding, representing, and solving fun and intriguing Maths problems!Series features:

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The Cannibal’s Cookbook fiercely consumes the body of past cyclopean constructions. It assembles, re-packages, and offers this latent knowledge for your contemporary consumption. It is a manual for the hungry, for those who are not satiated by the careless building practices of the present. With one foot in the past and another in the present, the cookbook bridges the realities of our ancestors and ourselves. We propose a series of architectural “recipes” after dining on this body of past expertise. The recipes are deciphered from ancient cyclopean masonry systems, but with a contemporary twist. They cannibalise leftover debris - building rubble that typically stuffs our landfills - to construct new buildings.

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Dental care is excluded from Canada's universal healthcare system, with services provided based on the ability to pay. Our dental-care system is leading large segments of the population to neglect care, resulting in poor oral health and all of its consequences. This book examines the history of dentistry in Canada, demonstrating how private business interests have prevailed over public health. Current trends in the industry, such as corporate ownership and a focus on cosmetic dentistry, continue this history. But change is possible. By examining alternative approaches to the current dental-care system, this book is a call to action to make a healthier future possible.

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The game is on at the International TWIST competition! Finalists from around the world have gathered to match wits at the competition''s remote lake camp in Ontario, Canada. One night the lead player, Reza Amari, tells a spooky campfire story about a monster and a man who disappears, leaving behind only a set of shrinking footprints in the mud. All the campers love the creepy story and are still talking about it the next morning - until they find out that Reza has vanished! Now it''s up to Lola Evans and Mateo Rivera to investigate. What happened to Reza? And what was making that scary howling sound in the middle of the night? Follow along as Lola and Mateo work together to face their fears, track down the clues and find out the truth behind The Incredible Shrinking Horror!

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THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE **** The race to find the Shard artifacts is on...Return to a planet swept by apocalyptic storms, a world tipping into war as aristocratic families move to control the shard blades and shard plates, ancient artifacts from a past civilisation that can win wars.As the world tips into a war for control of the mythical artifacts of power made from Shard, characters are swept up into new dangers which will threaten their integrity and their lives.**** FANTASY COULDN''T BE MORE EPIC: ''I loved this book. What else is there to say?'' PATRICK ROTHFUSS Sanderson is a master... He doesn''t disappoint'' LIBRARY JOURNAL ''Sanderson is astonishingly wise'' ORSON SCOTT CARD ''Epic in every sense'' GUARDIAN

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