The Art of Watching Films with Tutorial CD-ROM

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This was an amazing book, esp. because I was taking a film and literature class. It's readable; there aren't any big words that you can't understand just to make the text seem scholarly. The quality of the shipping was good. I got it the second week of class which was a good thing because usually when I order a book off of here I get it two weeks later and by that time I'd be three weeks behind in an 8 week course. All in all, it was a good experience.

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KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biogrphy

KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biogrphy Review

This is an excellent biography book of KISS, an American Iconic Rock Band. It is very well illustrated, very comprehensive, very complete, and very well presented. It contains over 400 pages, including 17 chapters. Chapter 17 contains an "Album by Album - Song by Song" discosgopy, thru about 2003, that's when the book is copyrighted. It contains many, many quotes & commentaries by the band members of KISS, and by other Rock musicians. There are many, many quotes and commentaries by other Rock stars. Some inlcude: Peter Framton, Hall & Oates, Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, Nancy Wilson of Heart, Rick Nelson of Cheap Trick, Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad, Julian Lennon, Ray Davies of the Kinks, Ray Manzarek of the Doors, The Ramones (from Queens New York, also),Ted Nugent and on on on. All these qoutes and commentaries are very enjoyable to read. This book is packed with information about KISS, and is the utimate reference guide for a KISS fan, or a Rock fan in general. KISS was/is a lengenary GREAT AMERICAN BAND!!!!

Overall, this is a great book about the great American (New York) Band KISS. If you like KISS or just plain ole Rock, then I highly recommend this book. It would be a great addition to any Rock Library. Thanks!!!!

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With unprecedented access to all four members of KISS-including their private archive of 30 years of photographs-here is the complete story of one of the most influential hard rock bands of all time. Dressed like leather-clad rock 'n' roll warriors from another planet and adorned in colorful greasepaint, KISS has sold more than 80 million albums and transfixed audiences around the world. In this shockingly revealing and comprehensive biography, the group unveils all the previously untold details of their struggling birth in New York City, to the breakthrough success of their seminal 1975 album, Alive!, to the triumphant reunion that propelled them right back to the highest ranks of music superstardom.

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Another Opening, Another Show: An Introduction to the Theatre

Another Opening, Another Show: An Introduction to the Theatre Review

As an intro book, this has all the right ingredients to capture the imagination of those who are new to the mechanics of theater. With illustrations, photographs, and easy-to-understand text, this book has it all. It explains everything from 'flying fish and dying villains' to Aristotle's three unities to where to get your broadway tickets... For the greenhorns to theater, this book will definitely kick-start your imagination. A great book.
There are some sections (such as that of the Guthrie Theater) which need to be updated, but they will definitely cover that in the next edition.
Who doesn't love illustration and photographs!? This book has a lot!

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Designed for non-majors, this introductory text is a practical guide to theatre--what it is and how to enjoy it. Its survey of the theatre landscape is enlivened by behind-the-scenes stories from the two authors--one an actor/director and the other a costume designer. Exercises at the ends of chapters (unique to this text) prompt students to reflect on their own experiences with theatre.

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Anatomy of Film

Anatomy of Film Review

The strength of this book is that it covers all main bases of film criticism except for film history, which does, however, enjoy a few passing references. Besides the usual chapters on the basic elements of film--the shot, scene, mise-en-scene, lighting, sound, and etc.--there are also chapters on film genres, film subtext, directors, film and literature, film theory, and a chapter of sample analyses of important films. There is an appendix with a couple of sample student essays, but there isn't really any writing instruction. That's left up to your class instructor. About half the size (same thickness, however) of most film introductions, with some but not a lot of black and white photos, this is convenient to read in bed or wherever. The organization seems rather weak in some respects: after a rather scattered introductory chapter, there is a chapter on graphics (credits and subtitles) and sound, which doesn't seem like a very logical start for a film textbook. After that, things fall into place. The field of film textbooks is quite crowded, and there are many other books that give more in-depth coverage of various aspects, but if you want a book that covers all the basics, this does the job.

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Combining a student-friendly approach with in-depth coverage, this book gives an enthusiastic and thoroughly contemporary examination of all the key elements of film studies. It: offers practical guidance on essay-writing, including analysis of sample essays; covers hot topics and new trends, from digital film to YouTube; and, is packed with new examples in visual and text format. This brief, jargon-free introduction to film appreciation and analysis helps students develop a critical awareness of cinema without overwhelming them. Including new features, updated examples and greater attention to growing trends, the new edition provides deeper coverage of key theory, concepts and terminology for all film students.

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Thinking Like a Director: A Practical Handbook

Thinking Like a Director: A Practical Handbook Review

I was required to read this book for a directing class on the Masters level. I read the back, there was a nice quote from Donald Margulies: "It is smart and lucidly written and should prove to be an invaluable guidebook for students and emerging directors." I thought that it would be a good idea to read the book with that in mind, as a potential textbook.

As a student of the graduate level, even one who has never directed, this was pretty easy reading. There is something to be said for going back to the basics. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the theoretical that we forget the fundamentals, and it's good to go back and review and recall things we had forgotten. With that in mind, the book did open my thoughts to different ways of thinking about a scene or a play. As primarily an actor and playwright, I found that the book illuminated examples of how my own work can be improved by thinking about things in a new way. I have to feel that the book would have the same effect for a director. Yes, it covers basic things that have already been covered in various classes, but it offers a different side to thinking. If I were to start on a directing career, I would take away two very important lessons from the book. First, I would concentrate on creating an "approach" to a play, rather than a "concept." "Approach" offers a path that can potentially change and accommodate the needs of the production, whereas "concept" locks the ideas in a narrow vision and forces the play to accommodate the concept. Secondly, I would attempt to see the production from two different viewpoints: the internal view and the external view. Bloom believes that maintaining this balance is the key to successful directing.

As a teacher I would recommend this to an undergraduate. I find that the book takes complex concepts and manages to define them in clear, concise terms, something that I have come to appreciate this semester. Bloom takes the time to specify his terms and define them in non-confusing ways. A lot of the time the lessons serve as reminders. "Don't forget to do this..." These terms reinforce ideas that may have been taught to them and may enable students to have a basic understanding in which to facilitate a classroom discussion to further illuminate the point

Once again, I liked Bloom's substitution of the work "approach" for "concept." Essentially the idea is the same but the phrase "concept" gives a feeling on some esoteric idea that every aspect of the production must accommodate. "Approach" suggests a method of dealing with the production, but doesn't force conformity. It denotes a direction and has a connotation of flexibility. Also as I mentioned before Bloom suggests a duel-perspective approach: external and internal. What Bloom gives the reader is a basic process of creating a production while at the same time allowing a flexible approach to the production itself, for no two plays require the same approach. Bloom gives suggestions to deal with different situations or problems that may crop up, but not a rigid methodology. He also suggests ways to prevent problems from arising by dealing with them in pre-production before they explode into a crisis.

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Bloom draws on nearly twenty years of directing and teaching experience to convey the full experience of directing for the stage, as well as the mindset that all successful directors possess. More than a mere set of guidelines, Thinking Like a Director details a technique that covers every facet of theatrical production, from first reading through final rehearsals. The key to directorial thinking, Bloom asserts, is a dual perspective--an ability to focus on both the internal lives of the play’s characters and the external elements of the play’s structure. In this illuminating, engaging, and accessible handbook, the art of dramatic interpretation and the craft of working with actors are integrated into a single, unified method.

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Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs Book/CD (Softcover)

Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs Book/CD (Softcover) Review

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, however much it may be at variance with reality. Rooksby's entire series of books reminds me of nothing so much as my time studying composition at the Juilliard School. Their undergraduate theory course (Literature and Materials of Music) mirrors Rooksby's game plan and "secret wish" for us as evolving musicians. As opposed to those who somehow miss the point and say his method is just a bunch of chords or progressions, Rooksby's entire thesis is that music is NOT these surface features that he goes to great lengths to describe. To my mind, Rooksby's wish for us as his students is for us to "get to work" and to use these stock features (chords, progressions) as launching pads for our own analysis of music's mysterious and personal qualities. At Juilliard, we were not taught theory per se, but rather, we were given pieces of music to analyze (polyphonic and homophonic) to come into class to discuss. Nobody told us what the piece "meant" and nobody told us "how the story ends". We were trained to become independent thinkers, and make up our own minds. Again, whatever the naysayers may believe in their musical heart of hearts to the contrary, Rikky Rooksby is a master teacher who states very clearly that music is either all surface and recycled parts and pieces, OR, it is an endless mystery, literally having no end (as there are infinite harmonics in nature). He also states clearly that the game of music is not in the obviously repeated surface structures, but in the way that each individual musician can IMPRINT on music structures their own spirit and personality. John Lennon's barre chords were his and nobody elses, just as Beethoven's middle c was unlike any other musician's middle c (even though it was). With his encyclopedic foundation of structures leading to a workable process of personal analysis of the songs we love (Rikky's plan for us as his students), Rooksby's intent is not to dwell smugly on music's obvious lacks (7-12 notes in Western music, the limited range of human hearing, etc), but to ponder and muse upon the mystery of how those lacks can turn into so much genuine gold. "Just think", Rikky seems to be saying..."there are endless new songs waiting for us to write". Just think...endless new songs.

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Using visual examples of songwriting techniques, this book teaches guitarists to write better songs. The CD demonstrates how the examples sound, and it includes dozens of chord progressions, evolving melodies and structures, and harmony effects, making the book especially useful to those who don't read music. The book starts with basic chords, describes how to write a song with simple elements, then gradually develops more complex structures. By seeing and hearing step-by-step examples of the song craft, the reader can easily learn the secrets of songwriting.

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Theatre Management

Theatre Management Review

If you are a serious theatre management student or professional, this is the first book you need to have on your shelf. It is the definitive "Go To" book for all things related to managing theaters and shows, at all levels of the industry.

For example, box office operations and advertising are just as important to Broadway theaters as they are to school and community theaters. The dimensions are different of course - a million dollars a week for the pros, or a thousand dollars a week for schools and communities. But those dollars are equally critical for the economic health of each venue and producing organization. As a result, the book's discussion of box office operations is very relevant to all venues and organizations.

However, just because various performing arts have many things in common, does not mean that solutions to their various concerns are freely interchangeable. Thus, Conte has chapters that focus on the various performance levels - commercial, non-profit theaters, and so on. Within special chapters, the problems and challenges of each type of operation are reviewed in detail.

Conte has a down-to-earth approach to arts production, borne from years of hands-on management experience. Conte says that, in spite of the numerous examples he provides, this is not a "how-to" book. I respectfully disagree. There is so much information contained in this book that any theater manager or producer can learn and use methods and means to accomplish almost any managerial objective. To get a start at achieving anything, the resource to begin with is Theatre Management. As an academic resource, Theatre Management is a veritable encyclopedia of all theatre management.

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A comprehensive text and indispensable reference for all arts managers.

David M. Conte's vast expansion of the Langley classic delivers a broad, comprehensive view of theatre and performing arts management based on the premise that all the performing arts share the same core issues. Mr. Conte addresses the needs and concerns confronting 21st Century managers.

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The Theater Experience Tenth Edition

The Theater Experience Tenth Edition Review

I bought this book for an intro to Theater class that requires the 11th edition. I figured I'd give saving some money a shot, then went through the chapters and compared the chapter titles with the chapter titles in the syllabus after classes started. Wouldn't you know it, they ended up being the same chapters with occasional renaming, but back one. For example, chapter four in the eleventh edition is the same as chapter three in this one. (Chapter 5, aka chapter 4 in the 10th edition, has a different title: "Stage Spaces" became "Theater Spaces.") Otherwise, from what I can tell, they're practically similar.

How did this happen, you ask? The introductory chapter in the tenth edition doesn't have a chapter number, and in the eleventh edition, it got one.

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The ideal theater appreciation text for courses focusing on theater elements, The Theater Experience encourages students to be active theater-goers as they learn about the fundamentals of a production. By addressing the importance of the audience, Wilson brings the art of performance to life for students who may have little experience with the medium. .

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The Days of our Lives: The True Story of One Family's Dream and the Untold History of Days of our Lives

The Days of our Lives: The True Story of One Family's Dream and the Untold History of Days of our Lives Review

If you are looking for a book that exposes the behind the scenes high jinks of the cast and crew, stop reading this review and DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
This book is really less an expose related to the long running soap opera and more a personal memoir of a family who had a dream and a go-for-broke spirit that took them from a stable life in the NYC area to Los Angeles and the world of daytime drama.
Ken Corday does an interesting job of telling how his jewish dad(Ted Corday) fell in love with a spirited irish catholic gal and married, pursued a successful career in radio and tv, moved west with the intention of launching a new daytime program (with his wife and two sons in tow), died before the program's inception, and to this day is known (with his wife) as being the creators of one of television's longest airing franchises. In the process, Corday gives his reader access to his family and the difficulties they encountered along the way. After Ted Corday's death, his wife assumes the reins of the family 'business' and struggles with bouts of depression and alcoholism while soldiering on with her late husband's (and her) dream. The family copes with an unstable oldest son/brother who after many unfortunate years commits suicide. Ken, who is poised for a career in music, is pulled into the family business by his mother and pure necessity and eventually becomes not only the head of the family, jack of all trades in regard to DAYS OF OUR LIVES, and the program's executive producer. Wearing many hats, Ken keeps the family dream alive and thriving while dealing with the economic realities of current times.
While at times this story might become a soap opera, Corday does a good job telling his tale with as little glitz as possible. While there is some drama here, in the end it still comes down to family and the ties that bind people to one another.
This was an interesting story and definitely worth a look/see.

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On a November day almost forty-five years ago, the first episode of Days of our Lives appeared on the NBC Network, NBC's first color soap opera broadcast. Eleven thousand episodes later, millions excitedly tune in every weekday to watch one of the 260 original one-hour episodes produced each year. What few know though is that the show started as the dream of one family, the Corday family, who still owns and runs the show to this day. These are the days of their lives.

The Days of our Lives is the first insider account of the history behind one of our most beloved soap operas. It is about the family who believed in it, conceived it, and sometimes seemed to live it along with millions of viewers, as they struggled to emerge from nowhere to create and produce one of the most successful and enduring television shows in history.

Ken Corday reveals the triumphs and tragedies behind the scenes over the years, a moving personal story of a family facing everything from death to mental illness, the ever-looming threat of cancellation, and the struggle to keep their dream alive. It is also the story of an extended family-actors, producers, and crew-who formed a bond of love that went beyond just creating a show to establishing a legacy.

You will discover for the first time the true  stories behind the show, a story of living a dream and raising a family while things all around you, even fate, seem to conspire against you-and succeeding against all odds.

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Chord Tone Soloing: A Guitarist's Guide to Melodic Improvising in Any Style (Musicians Institute: Private Lessons)

Chord Tone Soloing: A Guitarist's Guide to Melodic Improvising in Any Style (Musicians Institute: Private Lessons) Review

This book is very useful. It is for the intermediate player. You know licks and songs, you sound good with the stuff you know, but looking at changes and using them for impromptu solos is beyond you (except for simplest roots rock, country, and blues). This book will take you to the next level, for all styles, but you will have to work at it. If you already are familiar with basic music theory (diatonic harmony, chord theory, modes), you will get some review. All in all, the book is organized well, encouraging to the student, and a true method as opposed to just a lot of scales/chords/etc. Chord-tone soloing is the basic skill for those who want to play what they hear in their heads as opposed to learning riffs and note-by-note solos. That is what this book is about. I am about 1/3 through and am already improving.

This book is not for the beginner or advanced player (you can already solo against some sophisticated changes.)

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Learn how the professionals create monster solos with this easy-to-use book/CD pack! The accompanying CD includes 68 tracks of exercises, licks, solo examples, and play-alongs. Includes all necessary foundation materials; detailed instructions on how and what to practice; essential concepts for players at every level; developing your real-time melodic reflexes; soloing over any progression in any style of music; using chords as an endless source of ideas; and more.

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The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard Review

This, Chekov's last play, is the story of Madame Ranyevskaya's family, which lost its wealth, and an estate that included a cherry orchard. The subtext carries the story and is about how not to deal with existentialist stasis -- a state of being immobilized by the fear of change, and the complexity of the denial that under lay this fear. It is this fear and the symbolism it invokes that makes the play universal in its depiction of human fear, suffering, and inability to address change; for at one time or another, these too have engulfed us all. It is against this backdrop that Chekov's real talent, comes to the fore: his incredible ability to graphically develop characters and analyze them psychologically with a fine-tooth comb.

Chekov demonstrates an uncanny ability to draw out the deepest images of personal psychological angst, and is almost comical in his analysis which is always exquisitely sensitive -even of the most serious of issues such as those that beset this wealthy Russian family. The underlying message is that "life must go on" whether or not we address reality squarely in the face, or allow it to hit us in the "behind" as we are on the way out the door, as it did Madame Ranyevskaya and her family, as her creditors came to take away all of her possessions, including her cherry orchard from under her.

This is quintessentially Chekov; but it needs to be read several times to weave together the text with the subtext.

Five stars.

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A new translation of Chekhov's masterpiece.

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Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade

Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade Review

"Which Lie Did I Tell?" is a follow-up to William Goldman's 1983 book "Adventures in the Screen Trade" in which the screenwriter gives us the inside scoop on Hollywood moviemaking from a unique point of view -that of the writer- and provides some lessons in screenwriting through examples from his own and others' attempts to create movies from the raw materials of experience and imagination. This book has 4 parts, but if you're only interested in the stories Goldman has to tell about his Hollywood experiences, those are found in Part 1. Parts 2-4 address the craft of screenwriting: what works, what doesn't, why, and how to pitch it. Goldman is opinionated, blunt, and he refers to his Oscar-winning "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" screenplay far too often. It's obviously his pride and joy. "Which Lie Did I Tell?" is briskly paced, personal, and it gives us the lowdown on what it takes -not just the writing talent, but the mettle- to write movies in Hollywood.

Goldman starts with the 9 years he didn't work, 1978-1986, after having written 7 movies in the prior 8 years. Not exactly encouraging to aspiring screenwriters. Then Goldman takes us through his experiences writing -and in some cases filming- seven screenplays he wrote 1986-1997: "Memoirs of an Invisible Man", "The Princess Bride", "Misery", "The Year of the Comet", "Maverick", "The Ghost and the Darkness", and "Absolute Power". These screenplays provide insight into a variety of writing challenges, as some are original, some adapted, one adapted from Goldman's own book, some from novels, some entirely fictional, and one is based on a true story. And, of course, some were hits, some flops, and one didn't make it. Goldman relates the ideas behind these movies, his intentions and struggles in writing them, with plenty of commentary on studio executives, stars, directors, and test audiences. Goldman's goal is to tell it like it is in the screen trade.

In Part 2, Goldman examines the screenplays for some famous -and famously successful- movie scenes from "There's Something About Mary", "When Harry Met Sally", "North by Northwest", "The Seventh Seal", "Chinatown", "Fargo", and his own "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". He presents analysis and opinion on why these scenes work so well and shares his technique for finding the heart of the material when adapting work for the screen. In Part 3, Goldman looks at some real-life dramas that might make interesting movies, but notes the difficulties in adapting them and discusses the problems inherent in writing about real people. Part 4 is a screenplay that Goldman wrote in order that others might criticize it for this book, followed by critiques from 6 successful screenwriters. This is a worthwhile exercise that really illuminates the pitfalls of creating characters for the screen.

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From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Princess Bride (he also wrote the novel), and the bestselling author of Adventures in the Screen Trade comes a garrulous new book that is as much a screenwriting how-to (and how-not-to) manual as it is a feast of insider information.

If you want to know why a no-name like Kathy Bates was cast in Misery-it's in here. Or why Linda Hunt's brilliant work in Maverick didn't make the final cut-William Goldman gives you the straight truth. Why Clint Eastwood loves working with Gene Hackman and how MTV has changed movies for the worse-William Goldman, one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood today, tells all he knows. Devastatingly eye-opening and endlessly entertaining, Which Lie Did I Tell? is indispensable reading for anyone even slightly intrigued by the process of how a movie gets made.

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Something odd, if predictable, became of screenwriter William Goldman after he wrote the touchstone tell-all book on filmmaking, Adventures in the Screen Trade (1983), he became a Hollywood leper. Goldman opens his long-awaited sequel by writing about his years of exile before he found himself--again--as a valuable writer in Hollywood.

Fans of the two-time Oscar-winning writer (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men) have anxiously waited for this follow-up since his career serpentined into a variety of big hits and critical bombs in the '80s and '90s. Here Goldman scoops on The Princess Bride (his own favorite), Misery, Maverick, Absolute Power, and others. Goldman's conversational style makes him easy to read for the film novice but meaty enough for the detail-oriented pro. His tendency to ramble into other subjects may be maddening (he suddenly switches from being on set with Eastwood to anecdotes about Newman and Garbo), but we can excuse him because of one fact alone: he is so darn entertaining.

Like most sequels, Which Lie follows the structure of the original. Both Goldman books have three parts: stories about his movies, a deconstruction of Hollywood (here the focus is on great movie scenes), and a workshop for screenwriters. (The paperback version of the first book also comes with his full-length screenplay of Butch; his collected works are also worth checking out). This final segment is another gift--a toolbox--for the aspiring screenwriter. Goldman takes newspaper clippings and other ideas and asks the reader to diagnose their cinematic possibilities. Goldman also gives us a new screenplay he's written (The Big A), which is analyzed--with brutal honesty--by other top writers. With its juicy facts and valuable sidebars on what makes good screenwriting, this is another entertaining must-read from the man who coined what has to be the most-quoted adage about movie-business success: "Nobody knows anything." --Doug Thomas

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My Shit Life So Far

My Shit Life So Far Review

The best book i have read for a long time. It will have you laughing through most pages!! :) :L

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Frankie's outrageous, laugh-out loud, cynical rant on life as he knows it is presented here in all its outrageous glory. From growing up in Pollockshaws, Glasgow—“it was an aching cement void, a slap in the face to childhood, and for the family it was a step up”—to his rampant teenage sex drive—“in those days if you glimpsed a nipple on T.V. it was like porn Christmas”—and first job working in a mental hospital, nothing is out of bounds. Outspoken, cynical, and always outrageous, Frankie Boyle, the dark heart of Mock the Week, says the unsayable as only he can. From the TV programs he would like to see made (“Celebrities On Acid On Ice—just like Celebrities Dancing On Ice, but with an opening sequence where Graham Norton hoses the celebrities down with liquid LSD”), to his native Scotland and the Mayor of London, nothing and no one is safe from Frankie's fearless, sharp-tongued assault. Sharply observed and full of taboo-busting, we-really-shouldn't-be-laughing-at-this humor, My Shit Life So Far shows why Frankie Boyle really is the blackest man in show business.

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Propaganda

Propaganda Review

Some reviewers have commented that Bernays deliberately confuses the reader by mixing definitions of propaganda, public relations, education and news reporting, so that the reader will be drawn in, but not suspect the bigger plan as it were - to manipulate the very readers of this book into accepting propaganda as a kinder, gentler way to manage large societies.

My opinion differs. Bernays lays it all out with no undue embellishment. He describes the techniques in much better detail than, say, Sun Tzu describes the techniques of war in his Art Of War book. Bernays puts this subject into the light of day the way that a good engineer would illustrate the compromises in creating a successful consumer product such as a digital camera. You know the story there - increase the battery size and you get more pictures before the power runs out, but then the total size and weight increase as well. Increase the size of the sensor and you get lower noise, but again, an overall (and undesirable) increase in product size and weight.

In the case of propaganda, if you exaggerate too much or outright lie, you risk losing credibility in a world where competitors for your product, competing politicians, or even news agencies can rat you out and damage your reputation. Bernays makes it clear that societies are governed, for better or worse, by the consent of the governed. The differences in dictatorships and democracies as to this point is not in the manner of election of officials, but in the political structures that begin at the local level and go all the way to the top through intermediate hierarchies.

Bernays discusses the negative connotations that propaganda ("that which is propagated") acquired in the early 1900's, mainly due to government-promoted "patriotism", or jingoism as the case may be. But the American masses had every reasonable opportunity to learn from those events, and failed to do so, mainly as Bernays argues because the public makes those kinds of decisions emotionally rather than logically, and are predictably swayed by the mass consciousness that finds war to be an acceptable solution to a problem created by the same industrialists who now offer the solution.

Unlike the Art Of War, where I believe Sun Tzu is hiding certain facts (possibly to protect himself), Propaganda reveals all of the techniques of the game without prejudice, acknowledging that societies and their leaders are engaged in a constant dialectic about what the issues are and how to proceed on them, and those who acquiesce rather than participate do so by their own choice. And in that milieu, propaganda is simply a tool for maintaining public order.

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Propaganda Overview

“Bernays’ honest and practical manual provides much insight into some of the most powerful and influential institutions of contemporary industrial state capitalist democracies.”—Noam Chomsky

“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.”—Edward Bernays, Propaganda

A seminal and controversial figure in the history of political thought and public relations, Edward Bernays (1891–1995), pioneered the scientific technique of shaping and manipulating public opinion, which he famously dubbed “engineering of consent.” During World War I, he was an integral part of the U.S. Committee on Public Information (CPI), a powerful propaganda apparatus that was mobilized to package, advertise and sell the war to the American people as one that would “Make the World Safe for Democracy.” The CPI would become the blueprint in which marketing strategies for future wars would be based upon.

Bernays applied the techniques he had learned in the CPI and, incorporating some of the ideas of Walter Lipmann, became an outspoken proponent of propaganda as a tool for democratic and corporate manipulation of the population. His 1928 bombshell Propaganda lays out his eerily prescient vision for using propaganda to regiment the collective mind in a variety of areas, including government, politics, art, science and education. To read this book today is to frightfully comprehend what our contemporary institutions of government and business have become in regards to organized manipulation of the masses.

This is the first reprint of Propaganda in over 30 years and features an introduction by Mark Crispin Miller, author of The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder.

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The Plain and Simple Guide to Music Publishing, 2nd Edition

The Plain and Simple Guide to Music Publishing, 2nd Edition Review

This book is a just the facts approach to music publishing. The writing is at about a sixth grade level (which is the same reading level of Billboard and the Hollywood Reporter) to allow for easy comprehension by anyone. If you already know about publishing, this book won't have anything new. It's an ideal resource for a teen band that's getting buzz and needs to know about all those contracts and deals that are starting to come their way. Just like the title says, the book is a plain and simple guide. It's not designed to entertain, but inform. It's a slender book that isn't going to deluge you with a lot of unnecessary detail and jargon. Given its low price, I'd recommend this book to any songwriter or composer just starting out as a professional.

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The Plain and Simple Guide to Music Publishing, 2nd Edition Overview

Publishing is one of the most complex and lucrative parts of the music business. Industry expert Randall Wixen covers everything from mechanical, performing and synch rights to sub-publishing, foreign rights, copyright basics, types of publishing deals, advice on representation and more. Get a view from the top, in plain English. This updated and revised edition has been prepared in light of the ever-changing landscape of music publishing, taking into account factors like illegal downloading and recent announcements from the Copyright Royalty Board. With an added "DIY" chapter, the author demonstrates why the playing field has changed for the traditional copyright adminstrators, and how musicians just starting out can protect their own work until they hit the big time.

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A SERIES OF LESSONS IN RAJA YOGA

A SERIES OF LESSONS IN RAJA YOGA Review

I found this book years ago by an accident, in an antiquity store in Zagreb. More than just worthy of the five stars- I found the lessons extremely useful. However, I would advise any beginner to be careful with the "trap door" and similar techniques, since they can easily lead one to putting too many things into the subconscious realm, instead of the opposite. Things like noticing the details on things, instead of the whole - for instance, counting each scale on a fish - are extremely precious and can help you build concentration and focus. Even the apparently simple things, like focusing your eyes and mind on a dot on the wall, or visualizing your pen, or matching footsteps with imagined music, will strengthen the mind enormously, even with very little practice. Seeing it as a manual for strengthening the mind, it is an excellent book and I recommend it to everybody. However, I would advise a beginner to start with something more general, such as Yogananda's 'Autobiography' or my 'Approach' - even if it means advertising myself :), before getting into specific exercises, because it's important to have a wide spiritual perspective before starting to bother with details.

A SERIES OF LESSONS IN RAJA YOGA Overview

The lessons which compose this volume, originally appeared in the shape of monthly lessons, the first of which was issued in October, 1905, and the twelfth in September, 1906. These lessons met with a hearty and generous response from the public, and the present volume is issued in response to the demand for the lessons in a permanent and durable form. There have been no changes made in the text.

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Piano Adventures Theory Book, Level 2A (Faber Piano Adventures®)

Piano Adventures Theory Book, Level 2A (Faber Piano Adventures®) Review

Piano Adventures Theory Book, Level 2A (Faber Piano Adventures®) Overview

This book provides instruction, reinforcement and creative application of theory concepts through writing, sightreading, and eartraining activities - all within a fun-filled context.

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This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection

This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection Review

Carol Burnett has written a beautiful memoir of her rise in show business and the people she's met along the way. With her wonderful sense of humour she tells us of her most hilarious moments to her most heartbreaking moments.

Carol was fortunate enough to work with the best of the best from the comedy world such as: Lucille Ball, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, and Carol Channing. She worked with the best of actors like: Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and Marlon Brando. Carol even worked with the hugely popular Beverly Sills, the great soprano opera singer who had a lot of tragedy in her personal life.

Sharing her feelings about her daughter Carrie's death at a very young age from lung cancer is heartbreaking. We aren't supposed to bury our children but Carol was forced to do just that.

This was a truly insightful and inspiring memoir that I will read again and again.

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THIS TIME TOGETHER is 100 percent Carol Burnett – funny, irreverent, and irresistible.
 
Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett Show was seen each week by millions of adoring fans and won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run. Now, in This Time Together, Carol really lets her hair down and tells one funny or touching or memorable story after another – reading it feels like sitting down with an old friend who has wonderful tales to tell.
 
In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; the background behind famous scenes, like the moment she swept down the stairs in her curtain-rod dress in the legendary “Went With the Wind” skit; and things that would happen only to Carol – the prank with Julie Andrews that went wrong in front of the First Lady; the famous Tarzan Yell that saved her during a mugging; and the time she faked a wooden leg to get served in a famous ice cream emporium. This poignant look back allows us to cry with the actress during her sorrows, rejoice in her successes, and finally, always, to laugh.

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Ran - Original Screenplay & Storyboards of the Academy Award-Winning Film

Ran - Original Screenplay & Storyboards of the Academy Award-Winning Film Review

If there is one word I would use to describe "Ran", it would be 'UNFORGETTABLE'. I shall do my best to describe what a powerful impact this film had on me, but as with some of the true classics in cinema, such efforts can be futile.

"Ran", directed by Akira Kurosawa, is a faithful but reimagined telling of Shakespeare's 'King Lear', using feudal Japan as the backdrop. Before I begin, I will give you a brief character list, since I personally have a tendency to confuse foreign-language names when I read reviews:

Lord Hidetora Ichiimonji --- The warlord who intends to give up his power

The Three Sons:
Taro --- oldest, married to Lady Kaede
Jiro --- the middle
Saburo --- the youngest, most loyal and loving of his father

Lady Kaede --- married to Taro, her family & lands were conquered by Hidetora


The opening shots of the beautiful mountains leave the viewer uneasy as the brooding music plays over the credits. Our tension is justified, because we suddenly see Lord Hidetora aim his bow at a hunted boar. His fierce gaze is as intimidating as his precise aim.

The story begins with Lord Hidetora (played by Kurosawa regular Tatsuya Nakadai) announcing to his family & court that he will divide his kingdom among his three sons. Saburo (the youngest) objects, because he believes that the division will lead to jealously and corruption, possibly war. But Hidetora knows no compromise, and bans his youngest from his lands.

It turns out that Saburo was right, as older sons Taro & Jiro begin to plot against each other for the lands. Meanwhile, Hidetora begins to go mad. He has turned away his most loving son. The sons he chose to reward have abandoned him. He is too proud to acknowledge his errors. His jester fails to amuse him during his sorrows. And when the ensuing battles leave Hidetora's castles in ruins, he descends into madness while wandering the lands he conquered. The destruction only deepens his descent.

Sadly, only through more bloodshed and chaos do the lessons and appreciation of life come to the men who survive the story. Only when that which matters most is lost, does life seem precious.

I can't really say if "Ran" is well-cast, because I don't speak Japanese, and I also understand that Kurosawa's dramatic style tends to overexaggerate the dialogue and emotions. In other words, Kurosawa's dramas love to have the characters use grand gestures when a simple facial expression would suffice. However, I think anyone will agree that Tatsuya Nakadai deserves high compliments for his lead role. His body language does the story a great service as he aimlessly wanders his ruined country. His face is weary from battle, and is in a constant trance for most of the picture.

Mieko Harada gives a fascinating performance as Lady Kaede, the woman who has been wronged by the Ichiimonji clan, and yet is bound to them through marriage. In Kurosawa's interpretation of 'King Lear', Kaede is closer to Lady Macbeth. Her role is to be loyal to Taro, but yet she possesses the power, confidence, and manipulative presence he lacks. Kurosawa's films don't often have strong female roles, but Lady Kaede is easily one of the best.

As powerful as "Ran" was for me, I can't say it's perfect. I've long admired Kurosawa's work, but "Ran" has scenes that go on for way too long. There are many scenes where characters just sit and talk, with very little movement. This wouldn't be a problem if the camera had more closeups or cuts, but instead some viewers may become restless during some conversations. The opening banishment of Saburo is one of the toughest to sit through.

In fairness, the unmoving distanced camera fits the story of "Ran". As I learned from Stephen Prince's DVD commentary track, the distanced camera is to imply how the gods of the earth have abandoned the corrupt creatures who inhabit it. I guess the best way to sum this complaint of mine is that Kurosawa's direction fits thematically, but occasionally falters theatrically.

Sometimes Kurosawa demands that we go to his pictures, rather than have them come to us. But when the dark, deceptive web of "Ran" gets spun, it tangles you up and rarely lets go. As these characters plot to control the lands, it becomes a gripping story of despair. There isn't a ton of violence in "Ran", but when it's there, it hits you hard. There is an unforgettable sequence where Hidetora's Castle is raided and burned. It concludes with a mournful music score and no sound effects, and I promise if for nothing else you won't forget it.

My appreciation for "Ran" has been cemented by its unforgettable ending. Simply put, in the hundreds of movies I've watched in lifetime, I don't think one has haunted me and impacted me as much as "Ran" has. I refuse to give it away. If you are patient and willing to descend into this desparate tale, then you will have earned the privilege to see the tragic ending under the blood-red skies.

"Ran" is not a perfect film, but it is exactly the way Akira Kurosawa intended it to be. Every single camera shot & scene --- for better or worse --- fits the dramatic flow of the story. I warn you that this film requires YOU to enter IT, and not the other way around. It will not be fed to you the way you expect. But then again, great art requires our horizons to be challenged. Once you break the boundaries that American movies have cemented in our minds, you experience a sensation that no other film can provide.

"Ran" is a one-of-a-kind experience. Go to it. It will not come to you.

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---I've read countless reviews that this 2-disc set is the only way to experience "Ran". I haven't seen the other releases, such as the Masterworks disc or the Blu-Ray set. However, I can vouch for this Criterion set's superb quality. The video colorfully & richly maintains the cinematographers' work. I'm no sound expert, but I could hear everything from the most intimate conversations to the most hushed sounds of nature.

The great rewards are in the bonus features. Stephen Prince's commentary was probably my favorite of his tracks for Kurosawa DVDs. Sidney Lumet gives a great introduction on Disc 1, pretty much summarizing how Kurosawa impacted him, and what "Ran" is probably about at its core. Finally, Disc 2 has a 75-minute documentary detailing how "Ran" came into production. Like the other Kurosawa featurettes in the Criterion Collection, this one is a great watch.

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Casino

Casino Review

The book has some writing problems like you can't tell who's speaking to you at the time. The book is written by a variety of different voices. I loved the movie, Casino. The book fills in a lot of background details of the real-life characters and the movie starring Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone. DeNiro plays the lead character, Frank Lefty Rosenthal. In the movie, he's Ace Rothstein. Pesci plays Tony Spilotero as Nick who will remind you of Goodfellas role. Stone plays Ginger rather than Geri.
I still find the book interesting especially about how thorough it is in regards to understanding the backgrounds of the mob, Las Vegas, Chicago, and the neighborhoods of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal and Tony Spilotero's character. I always watching the movie but I like watching it from the beginning. I can't stand watching it in the middle but Scorsese did an excellent job in maintaining the voices that inspired the movie.

Casino Overview

With the intensity of a Jacobean tragedy, Casino unfolds its tale of a love triangle between a gambler, his wife, and his henchman amid the glittering, festering Babylon of Las Vegas. The film makes daring use of voice-over and rapidly shifting points of view and time frame, leaving conventional film language far behind.

Casino Specifications

The author of the best-selling Wiseguy gives us this true and brilliantly-told story of love, marriage, adultery, murder, revenge, and how it led to the Mafia's finally losing its stranglehold on the Las Vegas casinos.

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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale Of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, And A Very Interesting Boy (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale Of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, And A Very Interesting Boy (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Review

The four Penderwick sisters (Rosalind, Skye, Jane, and Batty) are excited to be staying at an estate called Arundel for their summer vacation. Arundel is like nothing they've ever seen before - it is large and beautiful. They quickly make friends with Jeffrey, the son of the owner of Arundel, but his mother is less enchanted with the girls and how Jeffrey reacts to their friendship. The Penderwick girls will forever change Jeffrey's relationship with his mother - but for the good or the bad?

"The Penderwicks" is a delightful book aimed at children ages 9 to 12. Author Jeanne Birdsall has created a book that manages to combine modern elements to capture children's attention (their father has a computer) yet old-fashioned elements that will remind adults of beloved books they read as children (Rosalind writes letters to her best friend rather than e-mails). The book is told alternately from each child's point of view and each is a memorable character: Rosalind, trying to be a mother to each child and suffering her first crush; tomboy Skye; dreamer Jane who is always writing a novel; and young Batty, a nervous, shy child who loves wearing her beloved butterfly wings. The story is a simple one - children being children - that vaguely reminded me of "Little Women" (without the tragedy). There is a wonderful sense of humor throughout the book that children will love and adults will enjoy looking back to the innocent days of childhood. If there is a flaw in this book, it is the portrayal of the adults. Mr. Penderwick is a typical absent-minded professor, who unknowingly neglects his children and relies far too much on Rosalind. Jeffrey's mother is a stereotypical villain, whose character could use some fleshing out. Still, the book is really about the Penderwick sisters and Jeffrey and their story is a delight to read.

Readers of all ages will enjoy "The Penderwicks".

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The four sisters of this nostalgic novel delight in a summer of adventure and discovery at a beautiful Massachusetts estate named Arundel. Jeffrey, the son of Arundel's owner, becomes the perfect companion to their exploits.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan : Caught in the Crossfire

Stevie Ray Vaughan : Caught in the Crossfire Review

This book covers Stevie Ray from childhood, all the way up through his death in 1990, and even after his death, up through about 1992. Stevie Ray was killed in a helecopter crash. Stevie Ray was born & raised in Dallas, Texas. He first started playing his older brother's guitar at their home. His older brother is Jimmy Vaughan, founding member of the "Fabulus Thunderbirds" band. Stevie grew up in the same neighborhood with another Texas Guitar Great, Doyle Bramhall (who is the father of current Texas Guitar Great Doyle Bramhall II). Also Stevie had some interaction with Texas Guitar Great Charlie Sexton,who was younger than Steive. Doyle II & Charlie along with Double Trouble currently have a band called "ArcAngels". They have a great new concert dvd and live cds of this concert available from their website, and they are highly SRV influenced.

This book covers the Texas Music scene, and especially the Austin, Texas Music scene also, because this environment influenced Stevie's life. It covers that Willie Nelson was instrumental in getting the Austin, Texas Music scene going, back in the early 1970's. It covers some other Texas musicians that somehow had interacted with Stevie, such as ZZ Top, Johnny Winter, Doug Sham, & especially Albert Collins, and others. It covers a little of the "Cosmic American Music" explosion of Gram Parsons, even though he was not a native Texan.

On page 163 it covers the "Southern Rock Music Scene", including the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Wet Willie, and others.

This book covers how Stevie Ray gained fame by playing in huge, Texas Honky Tonks, how he met Chris Layton & Tommy Shannon (Double Trouble) and the formation of their band. During this time they started working on their first album "Texas Flood". They were interrupted, by getting an opportunity to play in the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switerland. So they went & performed. This was during 1982, and they were booed off the stage. However, David Bowie was in the audience & he was very impressed with Stevie's guitar playing, and invited him & Double Trouble over for a talk. The result, Stevie Ray played the lead guitar on David Bowie's famous studio album of 1982/83, "Let's Dance". So, when you listen to the music on that album to songs like "Let's Dance" & "Little China Girl", the fantastic guitar playing you are hearing is that of Stevie Ray's. Bowie wanted Stevie to go on a World Tour with Bowie, but after agonizing over it, Stevie declined the offer to tour with Bowie. He instead wanted to finish his 1st ablum "Texas Flood", with Double Trouble, and they did in 1983. It won a Grammy for best Blues Album or something like that.

Stevie Ray & Double Trouble returned to the Montreaux Jazz Festival again, during 1985, and this time they received standing ovations, plus there were people in the audience waving Rebel flags, this was sometime around the performance of "Look at Little Sister". Anyway, there is a DVD of both Montreaux performances, in one package, available from Amazon. I have one, and it is fantastic, especially the 1985 performance, because it includes Reese Wymans on keyboards, and Texan, Johnny Copeland on electric guitar for a couple of songs. This book mentions that Stevie had Texas black bluesman Johnny Copeland to join him on stage for a few songs in the 1985 concert. The crowd loved them, this time around. They actually did 2 encores!!!

Stevie Ray won 2 awards at the 5th annual W.C.Handy National Blues Awards Convention in Memphis. Stevie was named "Entertainer of the Year & Blues Instrumentalist of the Year." It was the 1st time in the history of the event that a white person had won either category. (P.180). Stevie Ray was heavily influenced by black bluesmen, especially Albert Collins & Jimi Hendrix.

This book covers Stevie's drug & alcohol addiction & how he totally recovered from it.

It covers the addition of Reese Wymans to Double Trouble. Stevie spotted him playing keyboards in a Texas Honky Tonk.

Anyway, this book covers Stevie's marriage & divorce to Lenny, and his new girlfriend who he was living with, when he was killed. Her name was Janna Lapidua, and she was from New Zealand. It covers Stevie's & Double Trouble's career up through Stevie's death in a helecopter crash, 20 years ago, in 1990.

This book covers Stevie's funeral, and it is very touching, you had all these great blues musicians there, paying respect & tribute to Stevie.

Then the book covers the next few years after Stevie's death, up until about 1992.
It has a discogrophy from "Texas Flood" in 1983, & releases on up through about 1992. This book has an index, making it easy to locate specific things in the book.

This book has been praised by "Entertainment Weekly" and The "Austin Chronicle".

The book was published/copyrighted in 1993, the author is Joe Nick Patoski, who at the time was a senior editor at "Texas Monthly", & columist for the "Austin American-Statesman". He also had contributed articles to "Rolling Stone" and other music magazines.

This is a great book about a great man, and I highly recommend it. Thanks!!!

Stevie Ray Vaughan : Caught in the Crossfire Overview

Now available in paperback, here is the bestselling biography of America's last guitar legend, Texas firebrand Stevie Ray Vaughan. Hailed the greatest guitarist since Hendrix, Vaughan emerged from the hotbed of Texas blues to develop a blistering, unforgettable style all his own. "A rich, complete, and loving portrait."--Detroit Free Press.

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