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Abrázame, ranita!Sus brazos son blanditos, perfectos para los abrazos y los mimos. Un libro marioneta para leer y jugar con los más pequeños.

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Abrázame, pequeño pingüino!Sus brazos son blanditos, perfectos para los abrazos y los mimos. Un libro marioneta para leer y jugar con los más pequeños.

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Guaranteed to spark children's imagination, this book shows how easy it is to make a wide range of whimsical cloth objects using commonly available fabrics such as wool, felt, burlap, and cleaning cloths. In five easy steps, kids will have fun crafting everything from a three-dimensional dog, to a marionette, pompom keychain, and textile collage. These experiments in color, texture, and shape will provide hours of hands-on entertainment.

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The year is 1959, one of the darkest periods of Romania’s communist regime. Political prisoner Bruno Matei, a puppeteer of Italian ancestry, has been released from jail a broken man, suffering from amnesia. An uneasy relationship forms between `Matei Brunul’ and Bojin, the secret policeman who keeps him under constant surveillance. Gradually, the secret police will try to remould Matei’s mind by rewriting his past, turning the puppeteer into a puppet of the new totalitarian order. In parallel, a harrowing second narrative reveals Matei’s prison experiences: the story of an innocent man physically and mentally crushed by the totalitarian system, which explodes the manipulative fictions of the secret police one by one. Matei Brunul was the first Romanian novel to explore the carceral world of the former regime, but it is also a subtle meditation on Heinrich von Kleist’s On the Marionette Theatre and the ways in which a totalitarian state and ultimately fiction itself create and manipulate puppets.

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10 purple berries in a marionberry pie . . .5 gray sea lions in their cozy coastal cave . . .3 orange wheels of tasty Tillamook cheese . . . Numbers and colors are more fun in Oregon! In this dynamic, colorful primer, young readers count from 1 to 10—learning colors along the way—as they discover the places, animals, and other wonderful things that make Oregon so unique.

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Harry Potter: Paper Crafts is a unique collection of more than 20 magical paper crafts inspired by the Harry Potter films. From DIY pop-up creations to paper-cut decorations, each craft includes clear instructions, a skill-level rating for makers of all ages, and tons of behind-the-scenes secrets from the films, from concept art to fun facts. Harry Potter: Paper Crafts features a wide range of paper-based projects that can be made from everyday materials in your home. Projects include: Howler replica, a paper wand that casts a Patronus, 3D Knight Bus that actually moves, a fluffy marionette-style puppet and the Marauder's Map.

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With more than a dash of glamour and serious helpings of style, the witty and courageous Phryne Fisher returns.In 1928 St Kilda's streets hang with fairy lights. Magic shows, marionettes, tea dances, tango competitions, lifesaving demonstrations, lantern shows, and picnics on the beach are all part of the Flower Parade. And who else should be chosen to be Queen of the Flowers but the gorgeous, charming and terribly fashionable Hon Phryne Fisher? Phryne needs a new dress and a swimming costume but she also needs a lot of courage to confront her problems: a missing daughter, the return of an old lover, and a young woman found drowned at the beach at Elwood.

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One hundred years worth of quality Mexican popular art, including pottery, clay figures, marionettes, straw mosaics, Talavera, clay banks, coconut banks, laquerware, wood panels and rugs, from 1850-1950, is covered here, with over 370 color photographs illustrating over 675 objects. Collecting hints are included in every chapter. The book concludes with room shots, illustrating many beautiful options for displaying collections. A values reference guide is up-to-date.

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Sakura y Chiyo corren un gran peligro ante Sasori, del que han descubierto que transformó su propio cuerpo en marioneta. Cómo terminará esta impresionante batalla...? Por su parte, el combate de Naruto y Kakashi, en plena persecución de Deidara, dará un giro gracias a un nuevo sharingan.Título original: Naruto 31

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Meet Selma of the Rin-Run Royals, a clever little girl who is spoiled to the core. One day Selma stumbles upon a band of colourful marionettes, and gets more than she bargained for. The remarkable Squickerwonkers of the fabulous Squickershow are about to teach Selma that she'll not always get her way. Evangeline Lilly is best known for her work as an actress, but her foremost passion has always been writing. This book is her first published work. Beautifully illustrated by Johnny Fraser-Allen, this eccentric and visually stunning cautionary tale will appeal to adults and children alike.

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These projects join two age-old skills: gourding and sewing. With simple techniques, you can combine gourds with a cloth body to make dolls or puppets to enjoy or give as gifts. In this Do-It-Yourself guide, you'll learn how to make: - a gourd ragdoll - reversible dolls - marionettes - even bobble gourdheads! - And much, much more,

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A brand new enhanced-audio reading of original Captain Scarlet novels! The disappearance of the Oceanus X stealth submarine coincides with the Mysterons announcing their intention to devastate the world’s greatest nation, and Spectrum are mobilised to locate the rogue vessel. Captains Scarlet and Blue join forces with a scientist who claims to be able to track the Oceanus - but even as they do so, power stations around the world come under devastating attack from the Mysteron-controlled submarine.As the hours count down to the destruction of North America, Scarlet and Blue race against time to locate and destroy the Oceanus X - but even if they succeed, will this thwart the Mysteron plan? Based on the 1967 novel `Captain Scarlet and the Silent Saboteur’ by John Theydon. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of one of Gerry Anderson's most popular TV shows, being marked with a number of releases by Big Finish Productions. This four-hour audiobook reading, enhanced with music and FX, has been overseen by Jamie Anderson, Gerry's son, who is keeping up family traditions with Firestorm, a brand new marionette action series. Big Finish are also celebrating the 50th anniversary with a seven-disc boxed set of original 1960s Captain Scarlet recordings. CAST: David Graham (Narrator), Liz Morgan (The Angels), Wayne Forester (Captain Scarlet).

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A brand new enhanced-audio reading of original Captain Scarlet novels! A chance encounter with Captain Black leads Melody Angel to uncover a plot by the Mysterons to devastate the world’s food supplies by contaminating them with a deadly new bacteria. While Destiny Symphony and Harmony pursue Black, Rhapsody is on the trail of the only man who may be able to destroy this new culture – but the Mysterons are one step ahead of her, and soon a new and even greater danger looms. As a wave of death and destruction begins sweeping across Canada all five Angels are deployed to combat the threat – but will their attempts to stop it only make things worse? Based on the 1967 novel `The Angels and the Creeping Enemy’ by John Theydon. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of one of Gerry Anderson's most popular TV shows, being marked with a number of releases by Big Finish Productions. This four-hour audiobook reading, enhanced with music and FX, has been overseen by Jamie Anderson, Gerry's son, who is keeping up family traditions with Firestorm, a brand new marionette action series. Big Finish are also celebrating the 50th anniversary with a seven-disc boxed set of original 1960s Captain Scarlet recordings. CAST: David Graham (Narrator), Liz Morgan (The Angels), Wayne Forester (Captain Scarlet).

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Jugar con títeres y marionetas es divertido, pero hacerlos todavía puede serlo mucho más!Animales alocados, piratas temerarios, delicadas bailarinas, sombras monstruosas son algunos de los proyectos que nos propone este libro a partir de instrucciones sencillas, materiales accesibles y la imaginación desbordante de niños y niñas entre 6 y 12 años.Utilizando técnicas muy variadas -títeres de dedo, de calcetín, de palo, manoplas de papel, etc.-, los resultados sorprenderán a los pequeños artistas y estimularán su creatividad. Después del éxito de los títulos anteriores, la autora de Crea tus juguetes y Juega con las estaciones nos vuelve a cautivar con nuevas ideas que nos harán pasar grandes momentos.

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Impressed by the work of the puppetmaster and his apprentice, Tavia’s ruler, The Margrave, has ordered dozens of life-size marionette soldiers to be sent to Wolfspire Hall. When the orders for more soldiers come in with increasingly urgent deadlines, the puppetmaster’s health suffers and Pirouette, his daughter and protégé, is left to build in his stead. But there is something far more twisted brewing at Wolfspire - the Margrave’s son wants Pirouette to create an assassin. And he wants her to give it life. With Tavia teetering on the brink of war and her father dying in the dungeons, Pirouette has no choice but to accept. Racing against the rise of the next blue moon - the magic that will bring her creations to life - she can't help but wonder, is she making a masterpiece... or a monster?

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Meet Penelope O'Shaughnessy, Harvard freshman.Armed with her Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights poster and party conversation modelled on the repartee of Noel Coward, Penelope is ready to take her place on campus. But where are the kindred spirits who will share her passion for Morse code and Tetris? Penelope's roommates, over-achieving Emma and the sullen Lan, seem to have already got to grips with university life, and she is finding it hard to work out if the dashing but elusive Gustav matches up to her hero, Hercule Poirot.Penelope follows our heroine's progress through her first year among America's elite, as she navigates the mysteries of life, love, inappropriate tutors, marionette operation and how to kiss on both cheeks and avoid disaster.

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This wonderful book is packed with a range of quick, inexpensive ways to make the main types of puppet using objects that are spare, scrap, recycled or easily accessible. With imagination and creative flair, it explains the principles and techniques that can transform a plastic bottle into a hippopotamus hand puppet or a few cardboard rolls into a dancing marionette. Alongside the practical information, it also gives staging advice so that your puppets can perform as living and believable characters. This is truly a book that will bring the magical world of puppet theatre within reach of everyone, whatever their time or resource limits.

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One of the most widely read books of all time, Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio is a riotous, tragicomic tale that will charm young and old with its endearing blend of mischief and magic.Now a criticially acclaimed film, awarded the Golden Globe for Best Animated Film, directed by Guillermo del Toro.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of Pinocchio features the charming illustrations of the classic British illustrator Charles Folkard and an afterword by Anna South.Geppetto, a poor woodcarver, crafts a marionette from a strange piece of talking wood and inadvertently brings the mischievous Pinocchio – a walking, talking, wooden boy – into the world. The naughty, selfish puppet heads off into the world and encounters all manner of unusual and dangerous characters on his adventures, undergoing a series of fiendishly imaginative trials – among them being swallowed by a giant dogfish and turned into a donkey – that will lead him to self-knowledge. Along the way he will be helped by a beautiful fairy, a talking cricket and his loving father as he learns how to become what he most longs to be – a real boy.

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Según Luz Pichel, una de las cosas más bonitas que le regaló la poesía fue traducir a Lupe Gómez. Y para Lupe Gómez en castellano Pornografía resuena como la sombra de un tambor.Este libro se publicó en gallego por primera vez en 1995, cuando la autora tenía 23 años, en una autoedición considerada mítica que excitó la sensibilidad y el imaginario de toda una generación. Ahora, traducido por primera vez al castellano, continúa siendo una poesía plena de energía y de mordiente acrobacia, dueña de una sonoridad impúdica. Poemas frágiles y punzantes que, conforme se leen, van generando sutiles cortocircuitos.La poesía surge en mí como una urgencia natural. Sale libre, como un chaparrón, como una fiesta. La poesía está debajo de los mineros y los borrachos, donde las niñas suspiran. Allí tengo un cajón donde meterme y destrozar el camino. Romper la creación, imaginarnos dioses en vez de aspirar a ser marionetas que circulan correctamente por las calles. Lupe Gómez

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250 glorious, colorful images reflect Santa Fe's year-round appeal in a fresh look at this historic and modern destination. See the city streets where monuments and architecture recall the past. Outside of town, mountains, trails, chapels, and fields of flowers beckon your exploration. Visit many summer festivals that celebrate the cultures that mix in the region and rodeos that continue the activities of cowboys and Old West life here. Many artists now call Santa Fe their hometown, because the stimulating region and active markets invigorate their work. Meet Zozobra, a jovial 50-foot-tall marionette, at Las Fiestas de Santa Fe in early September. The useful Resources section includes contact information for many of the museums, festivals, activities, and recreation areas of Santa Fe. This book is a wonderful introduction as well as a souvenir to Santa Fe's many charms, and will be a guide and a keepsake to visitors and locals alike.

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This book brings together Wael Shawky's most accomplished and mature series, Cabaret Crusades and Al Araba Al Madfuna, for the first time. Today, the relationship between art and politics is more crucial than ever, and the volume Crusades and Other Stories is significant for its production of knowledge, new perspectives, and reflection through shared sensibilities about our contemporary time of unrest and uncertainty. Wael Shawky works with an original visual language in video, drawing, and performance that draws on histories of oral storytelling and recreation. In so doing, Shawky opens a foundational debate that explores the construction of history universally to look at how narratives of the past are controlled and rewritten in order to define present and future understandings of the world. Adopting a vocabulary of theatre and cinema, and mixing forms of aesthetics and production, Wael Shawky's films are performances of the reconstruction of well-known and sometimes disputed tales, myths, and legends that interrogate human histories as creative spectacle. Child actors in the series Al Araba Al Madfuna and hand-crafted marionettes in the Cabaret Crusades trilogy intentionally exaggerate the meaning of the roles they play in a statement on the theatricality of existence. Text in English and Arabic.

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Los más poderosos clanes de samuráis, los Heike y los Genji, mantienen una encarnizada lucha por el poder en el turbulento Japón del siglo XII.La muerte del emperador Toba ha sumido a la capital en una absoluta oscuridad. Ocultos en las sombras de la corte, dos grupos enfrentados de nobles sin escrúpulos han ido tejiendo una sutil red de intrigas, traiciones y mentiras para hacerse con el poder, manejando a los hijos de Toba como meras marionetas.Pero el precio a pagar por las maquinaciones palaciegas será alto y desembocará en la más cruenta guerra civil que el país haya contemplado. Padres enfrentados a sus propios hijos y hermanos combatiendo contra hermanos. Los samuráis de los clanes Heike y Genji habrán de decidir entre la lealtad militar o los vínculos de sangre y esta difícil decisión no afectará solo al futuro de sus familias sino al destino de la nación al completo.

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A special re-mastered release of 1960s Captain Scarlet audio productions: Mini albums - Introducing Captain Scarlet by Angus P Allan, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons by Angus P Allan, Captain Scarlet is Indestructible by Richard O'Neill, Captain Scarlet of Spectrum by Angus P Allan, Captain Scarlet versus Captain Black by Richard O'Neill. Adapted TV stories - Big Ben Strikes Again by Tony Barwick, Manhunt by Tony Barwick, The Trap by Alan Patillo, Special Assignment by Tony Barwick, Heart of New York by Tony Barwick, Model Spy by Bill Hedley, Flight 104 by Tony Barwick, The Launching by Peter Curran and David Williams. Also includes a brand new sixty minute Captain Scarlet anniversary documentary. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of one of Gerry Anderson's most popular TV shows, being marked with this painstaking restoration of rare, original 1960s assets. The project has been overseen by Jamie Anderson, Gerry's son, who is keeping up family traditions with Firestorm, a brand new marionette action series. This set comprises seven discs and a booklet in a deluxe book set. Big Finish are also celebrating the 50th anniversary with the brand new production of some audiobook readings based on original Captain Scarlet novels. CAST: Frances Matthews (Captain Scarlet), Ed Bishop (Captain Blue), Donald Gray (Colonel White, Captain Black, The Mysterons), Cy Grant (Lieutenant Green), Liz Morgan (Destiny, Rhapsody, Harmony Angel), Sylvia Anderson (Melody Angel), Jeremy Wilkin (Captain Ochre), Janna Hill (Symphony Angel).

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘But I am not like other boys! I always tell the truth.’ The story of Pinocchio has remained one of the best-loved children’s tales for over a century. However, the original 1883 novel about the adventures of the mischievous marionette on his quest to become a real boy began as a sophisticated story for both adults and children, and includes political satire, slapstick humour and questions about the role of tradition and society. From the moment Geppetto decides to carve himself a son from a magical piece of wood, the tale lurches from one fantastical episode to another, in one of the most enchanting fables of all time.

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Erich Kästner fue uno de los pocos autores literarios alemanes que vivieron el exilio interior por voluntad propia. Durante doce años se le prohibió escribir y publicar, no solo en Alemania, sino que los tentáculos del régimen nazi extendieron su prohibición a otros países.En " La Escuela de los Dictadores " , un pequeño equipo de personas, comandadas por un ingenioso catedrático con ínfulas, se hace con el poder omnímodo, pretendiendo supervisar y dirigir toda la actividad del pueblo, pero también la de los políticos, de manera que el presidente de esa dictadura imaginaria sea la perfecta marioneta que obedezca a todos los movimientos previstos por los " manejantes " profesionales. Una advertencia para el futuro, ante ese teatro que siempre puede volver a convertirse en un cruel teatro del mundo.

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A brand new Barefoot Singalong about the earth's orbit!The earth circles round the sun each year. Past days, weeks, and months, our birthdays we cheer, growing taller, faster, smarter, wiser. The earth circles round the sun each year. What creates the seasons? How does day turn to night? Learn how the sun and moon create earth's seasonal and daily cycles in this uplifting, musical exploration of the beautiful planet we call home. Written and sung by Susan Reed (Over in the Meadow and Up, Up, Up) and illustrated by Mariona Cabassa (Whatever Comes Tomorrow, Barefoot Books Water, and A Gift for Amma), the calming music and vibrant illustrations help children understand our place in the universe. Includes a QR code to original audio and animation Endnotes dive more into STEAM topics such as seasons, stars, the moon and more Teaches kids about earth's orbit in a fun, accessible way

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A sweeping retrospective of Alma W. Thomas’s wide-reaching artistic practice that sheds new light on her singular search for beauty Achieving fame in 1972 as the first Black woman to mount a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Alma W. Thomas (1891–1978) is known for her large abstract paintings filled with irregular patterns of bright colors. This insightful reassessment of Thomas’s life and work reveals her complex and deliberate artistic existence before, during, and after the years of commercial and critical success, and describes how her innovative palette and loose application of paint grew out of a long study of color theory. Essays trace Thomas’s journey from semirural Georgia to international recognition and situate her work within the context of the Washington Color School and creative communities connected to Howard University. Featuring rarely seen theatrical designs, sculpture, family photographs, watercolors, and marionettes, this volume demonstrates how Thomas’s pursuit of beauty extended to every facet of her life—from her exuberant abstractions to the conscientious construction of her own persona through community service, teaching, and gardening. Published in association with The Columbus Museum and the Chrysler Museum of ArtExhibition Schedule:Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA (July 9–October 3, 2021) The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (October 30, 2021–January 23, 2022) Frist Art Museum, Nashville (February 25–June 5, 2022) The Columbus Museum, GA (July 1–September 25, 2022)

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Durante el reinado de Juan II, Ramiro de Linares, hijo único del conde de Pimentel y vasallo del rey de Aragón, se enfrenta en untorneo a don Pelayo de Luna, hijo de Álvaro de Luna, condestable de Castilla, por los amores de Blanca de Castromerín. Estetriángulo amoroso sitúa el inicio de una novela en la que la rivalidad, la lucha, el enfrentamiento y el odio serán los ejesfundamentales del relato. Dos hombres que aman a una misma mujer, pero cuyo comportamiento es desde el principio hasta elfin antagónico. Y, al cabo de la historia, el caballero de Olmedo, el rey Juan II que se convierte en una marioneta en manos de don Álvaro de Luna, quien por sus villanías morirá ejecutado en 1453, y un largo etcétera de personajes y acontecimientos.Publicada por primera vez en Valencia en 1830, ya declaraba en el prólogo Ramón López Soler su gran admiración por Walter Scott y Lord Byron, a través de cuyas lecturas consigue tramar la que es la primera gran novela histórica en le

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Ruben Reyes Jr. is a wonder. — Héctor TobarThese are stories to treasure and ponder, long after the last page has been turned. —Xochitl GonzalezAn electrifying debut story collection about Central American identity that spans past, present, and future worlds to reveal what happens when your life is no longer your own.An ordinary man wakes one morning to discover he’s a famous reggaetón star. An aging abuela slowly morphs into a marionette puppet. A struggling academic discovers the horrifying cost of becoming a Self-Made Man.In There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven, Ruben Reyes Jr. conjures strange dreamlike worlds to explore what we would do if we woke up one morning and our lives were unrecognizable. Boundaries between the past, present, and future are blurred. Menacing technology and unchecked bureaucracy cut through everyday life with unca

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Las aptitudes intelectuales -como ha demostrado Torrance- tienen poco que ver con las creativas. Sobre este presupuesto se apoya un libro que demuestra con la experiencia que se puede confiar en las posibilidades de expresión y comunicación de las personas mayores discapacitadas.Para ello ofrece una estrategia de trabajo basada en intervenciones "a la medida" adaptadas a las diversas necesidades, huyendo de las generalizaciones e imprecisiones en que tantas veces ha caído la enseñanza.Ofrece un planteamiento muy bien articulado donde la actividad plástica y figurativa, las estrategias de lenguaje, el trabajo en grupos, la expresión con títeres y marionetas (construidos por los propios alumnos), el dibujo y la pintura, el modelado, el grabado, la decoración y la imagen animada por la palabra se entrelazan para salir al paso de las distintas situaciones que van planteando el hecho de la diversidad y la integración.Es un excelente apoyo para el profesorado, ya que cada modelo

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Lo que no es tuyo no es tuyo es una colección de relatos que comparten entre sí algo más que la colorida prosa de su autora: las llaves, lite- rales y metafóricas, que desvelan secretos y abren por igual puertas y corazones. En un cuento dan acceso a una biblioteca perdida y a un jar- dín oculto en Barcelona, dos lugares que serán la clave del destino de las protagonistas; en otro, abren el corazón de una alumna en una escuela de marionetas; hay llaves que protegen de los sgones un místico diario íntimo, y otras que cierran las puertas de una inquietante casa de las cerraduras. Tomando los cuentos de ha- das como punto de partida, Helen Oyeyemi revisita la tradición desde perspectivas insó- litas y, gracias a su poderosa y brillante ima- ginación, nos transporta a lugares que, como en los sueños, nos resultan tan sorprendentes como reveladores.

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XING is about fraught crossings: East versus West, doubt versus belief, conformity versus individuality, the external world versus the internal one. These haunting, startling poems re-cast the world as we think we know it into playfully offbeat and idiosyncratic new molds. Using an array of idiosyncratic voices-an answering machine, a Sixties sanitation worker, a post-war refugee, a marionette, and the head and body of a mannequin, to name just a few-Kuan reinvents the speaker's voice as an entity that is unfixed, fragmented, peripatetic, and endlessly pleasurable to hear.

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Discover the secrets of Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion masterpiece Pinocchio through stunning unseen art and incisive commentary from the filmmaker and his collaborators.Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi's classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world. Illustrated with stunning visuals, this deluxe volume follows the remarkable creative journey that brought Pinocchio to the screen, from del Toro’s early ideas for the adaptation, through to character design, puppet building, and the meticulous animation process. Featuring interviews with del Toro and a wide range of the film’s key creatives, this is the definitive story behind the birth of a brand-new Pinocchio. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: Includes exclusive interviews with Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro and his cast and crew. ORIGINAL CONCEPT ART: Features a wealth of electrifying character and location art, storyboards, and other visuals used to conceptualize the film. GO BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Filled with behind-the-scenes images and information about the entire filmmaking process, including the creation of the remarkable puppets and sets that were hand-crafted for the film. PERFECT GIFT: The perfect gift for fans of Guillermo del Toro, animation, and film.

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Los perceptores corrientes tienen uno de los cinco sentidos desarrollados al máximo, pero los Alfas disfrutan de un control total sobre sus percepciones. Excelentes guerreros, con una visión que les permite atravesar paredes, un olfato y un oído que los hace percibir a sus enemigos a kilómetros de distancia, y un gusto que los convierte en excelentes envenenadores, los Alfas son lo perceptores mas poderosos y, por eso, reclaman a los más débiles para formar sus familias y mover los hilos del mundo de los humanos como si fuesen simples marionetas. Nos situamos en Málaga, después de años huyendo con su tío, Kate, una alfa libre que no forma parte de ninguna familia, será reclamada por Óliver y se convertirá en una Galán contra su voluntad. Deseando encontrar la manera de volver junto a su tío, Kate fingirá adaptarse a la familia mientras los Alfas de Málaga sufren los ataques de un poderoso perceptor que los está aniquilando.

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Ahorcado, un thriller vertiginoso donde el asesinato es una obra de arte.Dieciocho meses después del caso Ragdoll un asesino siembra el terror a ambos lados del Atlántico.En el puente de Brooklyn, Nueva York, aparece un cadáver colgando con la palabra ANZUELO grabada en el pecho.Poco después, como si un asesino imitador anduviera suelto, se descubre en Londres un cuerpo con la palabra MARIONETA marcada en el torso.Han pasado dieciocho meses desde los crímenes de Ragdoll, y la detective Emily Baxter de la policía británica viaja a los Estados Unidos para colaborar con los agentes especiales de la CIA y el FBI encargados del caso.Mientras aparecen nuevas víctimas en escenarios cada vez más teatrales y macabros, los agentes deben identificar quién está moviendo los hilos y atrapar a un asesino que no tiene nada que perder.Los lectores y la crítica opinan:Súper emocionante, como una buena película de suspense!Lovely Books<

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Arthur Machin es hijo de un simple minero y no espera salir de la ciudad industrial del norte de Inglaterra en la que nació, un agujero de frustración y aburrimiento, pero su vida cambia cuando el equipo local de rugby lo ficha para la Liga Nacional inglesa. De la noche a la mañana, todo el mundo conoce su nombre, se codea con los hombres más poderosos de la zona y puede comprar todo lo que se le antoje. Sin embargo, Arthur no tarda en darse cuenta de que la popularidad no implica necesariamente la felicidad. Mientras va incomodando cada vez más a las clases altas, que no suelen admitir a nadie de origen humilde en sus selectos círculos, Machin trata infructuosamente de hallar cariño en la señora Hammond, su casera, y demostrarse a sí mismo que es algo más que una torpe marioneta de la sociedad, incapaz de hacer nada salvo regodearse en su propia fama.Una triunfal oda a la Inglaterra rugbística de los sesenta que habría firmado el mismísimo Alan Sillitoe: un mundo metálico de mugre

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This book offers an excellent and comprehensive overview on the clinical use of fillers in aesthetic medicine that will assist both novice and advanced practitioners. Based on an evidence-based perspective, the book opens by describing the most common fillers, with information on their characteristics, efficacy and safety. The main part of the book then explains how to use fillers for the most frequent facial indications, such as the glabella, nasolabial folds, infraorbital hollow, nose, cheeks, lips and marionette lines. This new edition also includes chapters on extrafacial indications and treatment planning. All specific aesthetic procedures for the facial and extrafacial areas are described step by step, with the emphasis on a hands-on approach that highlights important do’s and don’ts. The book concludes with chapters on how to deal with adverse reactions and how to combine fillers with other aesthetic procedures, ranging from botulinum toxin A to plastic surgery.

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This zany travel guide presents a more peculiar state than the Iowa Tourism Office might like out-of-towners to imagine. Leaving out the traditional scenic trips to the Mississippi River bluffs and the Amana Colonies, this guide will take the adventurous traveler to the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk, the home of the "Lonely Goat Herder" marionettes from The Sound of Music, and the world's largest Cheeto. To enhance the experience of this unusual side of Iowa, the guide includes facts about numerous events in Iowa's history, such as Ozzy Osbourne's infamous bat-biting incident and Jesse James's first moving-train robbery. Iowa is depicted as the birthplace of the Roto-Rooter, the Delicious apple, the electronic computer, the reinforced concrete bridge, and the Eskimo pie. The accompanying photographs and maps will direct travelers to other fun vacation spots and attractions, including the butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair, the annual National Skillet Throw, the Hobo Convention and Museum, the Ice Cream Capital of the World, and the National Balloon Museum.

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Tony Sarg (1880–1942), an American artist born in Guatemala to a diplomatic family, first achieved professional success as an illustrator in London and New York. But in the 1920s, he gained even greater renown for his touring puppet shows based on classic tales like Alice in Wonderland and Robinson Crusoe. Fusing the time-honoured craft of traditional marionette shows with a playful modern sensibility, Sarg’s productions were foundational to American puppetry: Jim Henson can be considered a direct artistic descendant. Yet this was only one facet of Sarg’s varied accomplishments: he was also a pioneer in animated films and children’s books, and, as a longtime designer for Macy’s, he invented the gigantic balloons used in the firm’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. (He also employed one of his parade balloons in the famous Nantucket Sea Serpent hoax of 1937.) This abundantly illustrated volume, published to coincide with a major exhibition organised by the Norman Rockwell Museum, is the first to survey Tony Sarg’s protean career. It brings together imagery and artifacts from numerous public and private collections, and includes special sections on Sarg’s long association with the island of Nantucket and his influence on American puppetry. Tony Sarg: Genius at Play will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the history of popular culture.

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Experience Wisconsin in all its glory—beautiful lakes, gorgeous parks, delicious cheese, and happy people This updated edition of Backroads & Byways of Wisconsin is the ultimate guide to exploring the beauty of the Badger State on the most scenic alternative routes Wisconsin has to offer. Kevin Revolinski is your native expert, leading you to the best homegrown products and charming locales available. Accompanied by handy maps and detailed travel instructions, readers will find thoughtful, reliable recommendations for what to do, where to stay, and where to eat. Drives include: Cheese Country The Great River Road The Lake Michigan Shoreline Hayward and the Land of the Lumberjacks The Waterfalls of Marionette County

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La venganza de los 47 " ronin " (samuráis huérfanos de su señor y, por tanto, desplazados del orden social) es sin duda una de las historias más famosas y populares de la cultura japonesa. Recrea un acontecimiento histórico: la sangrienta venganza consumada en 1702 por 47 de estos samuráis para reivindicar el honor de su señor, caído en desgracia y forzado al " seppuku " o suicidio ritual por la avaricia de un poderoso funcionario del gobierno. Este inesperado suceso conmovió al pueblo llano del Japón del período Edo, que no tardó en convertirlo en motivo de novelas y piezas teatrales con las que expresar de forma simbólica su oposición al régimen militar de los Tokugawa. Obra concebida para el " joruri " o teatro de marionetas, representada y celebrada hasta el día de hoy, " El tesoro de los leales vasallos " encarna la culminación de todo cuanto se escribió en esos años en torno al caso. En su acción, que avanza inexorable, brilla la obsesión por el honor y la venganza que alimentaba

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Complementary Contrasts: The Glass and Steel Sculptures of Albert Paley highlights the significance of glass in the work of the celebrated sculptor Albert Paley. Though best known for his large-scale metal sculptures, Paley has incorporated glass in many works for over a decade. After beginning his career as a jewelry maker, Paley soon transitioned to furniture and freestanding sculpture. In the 1970s, Paley delved into large, site-specific works that blurred the line between sculpture and architecture. Despite disparity in size, Paley’s collective artworks display a synergy of forms and philosophy, favoring natural curves and lines that defy their rigid materials. In 1999 Paley was invited to Pilchuck Glass School to collaborate with artist Dante Marioni. His experience utilizing fire to manipulate metal translated naturally into his glass design and allowed him to embrace the new material with ease. Since this initial introduction, Paley has collaborated with a number of glass artists and created over a hundred sculptures incorporating glass. The first book to focus on Paley’s glass and steel sculpture, Complementary Contrasts includes approximately forty new sculptures created at the Museum of Glass in collaboration with Seattle-based glass sculptor Martin Blank. These sculptures will be supported by earlier works from Paley’s personal collection. Thirty works on paper that illuminate Paley’s process of incorporating glass in his sculpture are also illustrated. Collectively, the objects in this publication demonstrate a culmination of Paley’s talents as a sculptor.

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The Ultimate Collection of Punny WordplayMake every day funny punny with this massive book of over 1,400 puns. Perfect for word nerds, class clowns, and dads everywhere, never miss an opportunity to deliver a groan-inducing, yet hilarious one-liner. - The pliers said to the wrench, ''Get a grip. You''re losing it! ''- The marionette''s cardiologist warned him to change his lifestyle because he was too high-strung. - When the President''s family picnic was hit by a cold hard rain, the band struck up ''Hail to The Chief''. - Q: How do vampires like their stakes? A: Rare. - Do dealers in Las Vegas casinos walk with a shuffle? - The young ear of corn was considered a rising star in the Marine Corps; he quickly rose to the rank of kernel.

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Doll artist, Helen Cohen, has created a cat fancy in Whimsical Elegance like no other! A self-taught doll maker and passionate costume and fashion aficionada for over forty years, she has made and sold numerous dolls, many of them during her twenty-two years as owner of The Doll Lady, a shop in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Bringing fresh approaches to the creation of each figure, 20 of her miniature dolls were displayed in a custom-made dollhouse at the White House in 1981. Sophisticated and adult dolls in human proportions are shown in this collection, but with a twist – CAT faces grace the pages along with a primary emphasis on historical fashion, representative of the 1500s through 1920. Each figure is unique, reflecting 31 variations on a theme. She focuses on her skill and experience in working with a wide variety of fabrics and generously imparts and shares helpful tips. The artistic color photographs by David Gehosky bring to life and into sharp focus her dazzling details, exuberant adornments, and embellishments, in concert with amazing fabrics on beautiful cat dolls. This exciting Cohen collection displays theatrical qualities, designed to offer a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration for anyone who enjoys costuming for dolls, puppets, marionettes, stuffed animals, or people.

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As the Doomsday Clock ticks toward midnight, the DC Universe will encounter its greatest threat: Dr. Manhattan. But nothing is hidden from Manhattan, and the secrets of the past, present, and future will leave ramifications on our heroes' lives forever. NOTHING EVER REALLY ENDS The world of Watchmen collides with the DC Universe in Doomsday Clock, from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, the critically acclaimed team behind Shazam!: Origins and Batman: Earth One. Seven years after the events of? Watchmen, Adrian?Veidt?has been exposed as the murderer of millions. Now a fugitive, he has come up with a new plan to?redeem himself in the eyes of?the world. The first step?? Finding ?Dr. Manhattan. Alongside a new Rorschach and the? never-before-seen ?Mime and Marionette, he? follows Manhattan s trail to? the DC Universe, which is? on the brink of collapse? as? international tensions push the Doomsday Clock? ever closer to midnight. Is this all Dr. Manhattan s? doing?? Spinning out of Watchmen, DC Universe: Rebirth, ?and ?Batman/The Flash: The Button, Doomsday Clock rewrites the ?past, present,?and future of the DC Universe and it? all ?starts here!? Collects Doomsday Clock?#1-12.?

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