Operative Words
Operative Words

Author: Paul Bodine

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2002-08-22

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0595243045

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In this erudite and engaging collection, Paul Bodine gathers together two decades of his provocative forays into books and culture, from the popular fiction of Stephen King and Richard North Patterson to the ageless classics of D. H. Lawrence and T. S. Eliot. Bristling with wit, frank analysis, and versatile intelligence, Operative Words features reviews of more than thirty books by such authors as Jay McInerney, Daniel Boorstin, John Keegan, and Doris Lessing as well as detailed profiles of twenty-five major American writers (from Cleveland Amory to Tom Wolfe), all originally appearing in major American newspapers and reference books. Bonus features include in-depth analyses of short stories by Vladimir Nabokov and F. Scott Fitzgerald, the critical reception of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets , and cutting-edge French and American literary theory. No less spirited and eclectic are Bodine's takes on music, which range from an interview with an up-and-coming violinist and reviews of Mahler and Stravinsky biographies to the sounds and images of Roxy Music and John Lennon. A rich feast of opinion and reflection.

Speak with Distinction
Speak with Distinction

Author: Edith Skinner

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9781557830470

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A 90-minute audio cassette and booklet that is a companion to 314102 - Speak with Distinction (Cloth Book).

Panama Canal Treaties
Panama Canal Treaties

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Separation of Powers

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 1916

ISBN-13:

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Action
Action

Author: Sabin Epstein

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2023-03-16

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1476688966

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This work is a straightforward approach to the creative process of actor training. Combining principles of verbal and nonverbal communication with the basic tenets of Stanislavski's approach, it includes a step-by-step guide for reading, analyzing, and preparing a text for performance. The book also provides a template for rehearsing a sonnet, a soliloquy, and scenes from plays of heightened language ranging from Shakespeare, Moliere, and Congreve, to Ibsen, Shaw, and Lynn Nottage. Using improvisation, games and exercises with a series of tools designed to enhance the creative process, the book outlines the specific steps necessary to engage in the basic tenets of acting: overcoming obstacles and playing action-based objectives. Enlarging the field of study to include status, opposition, and releasing, as well as scansion and an emphasis on operative words and images, the actor emerges from this training process prepared to play any text, in any style, under any circumstance, with confidence, ease and a sense of joy.

I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better
I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better

Author: Gary Lundberg

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2000-05-01

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1101199571

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In their weekly radio show and in their popular workshops, Gary and Joy Lundberg have already helped thousands of people and their families to communicate more effectively. Now, the Lundbergs address an all too common dilemma that arises when others expect you to solve their problems for them, showing readers how they can shed the no-win role of "fixer" and empower people to solve their own problems through validation--a simple yet profound communication tool that is essential to any healthy relationship. Refreshingly straightforward, this inspiring and entertaining work is poised to become a classic guide for anyone who wishes to improve relationships with their partner, children, colleagues and friends.