How to Swing in Musical Theatre shines a light on the most universal techniques used by cast members who, in response to absence, can perform multiple roles across an ensemble.This entertaining guide can be used not only to build a step-by-step understanding of what swinging is and how it can be approached, but also as a constant point of reference throughout a career in musical theatre. Providing

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The perfect book for beginners to learn all the basics of Vietnamese! Reading & Writing Vietnamese offers an easy way to learn how to speak, read and write in Vietnamese. Often a difficult language to learn, this book is specially designed for beginners with no previous experience in studying or speaking the language guides learners through all the sounds of Vietnamese, including consonants, vowels

When William Fox, a TV writer on location in Florida, is dragged by his show\'s toxic producers to a \"gentleman\'s club\" that\'s just appeared outside town, he meets Nicole, a mysterious dancer who claims to be an anthropologist searching for signs of rational life on Earth.Enchanted by her both playful and serious ideas exploring love, limerence, power, monkey behavior, paintball combat, creativity,

A four-level series designed especially for young learners to learn Chinese as a foreign language. Using a communicative approach based on engaging stories and activities, the Oxford Elementary Chinese (OEC) series enables learners to build strong listening and speaking skills. It also helps them develop an interest in reading, writing, and different cultures.

Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School integrates principles of learning and motivation with practical teaching ideas for implementing them. Paralleling what scientists do, project-based learning (PBL) represents the essence of inquiry and the nature of science, and engages children and teachers in investigating meaningful, real-world questions about the world around them. This text provides

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This book provides a concise set of thirteen essays looking at various aspects of the British left, movements of protest and the cumulative impact of the First World

The monk and the knight \'the two quintessentially medieval European heroes \'were combined in the Knights Templar, men who took the monastic vows and defended the holy places and pilgrims. With characteristic eloquence, Bernard of Clairvaux voices the cleric\'s view of the knights, warfare, and the conquest of the Holy Land in five chapters on the knight\'s vocation. Then, in another eight chapters

Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the colonists and colonized of 19th-century Java, he battles against the confines of colonial strictures. It is his love for Annelies that enables him to find the strength to embrace his

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An international bestseller and the basis for the hugely successful film, Ken Kesey\'s One Flew Over the Cuckoo\'s Nest is one of the defining works of the 1960s. In this classic novel, Ken Kesey\'s hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a boisterous, brawling, fun-loving rebel who swaggers into the world of a mental hospital and takes over. A lusty, life-affirming fighter, McMurphy rallies the other patients

One of the most notorious Victorian murders was committed by Dr George Henry Lamson, who stood trial in 1882 for poisoning his crippled brother-in-law Percy Malcolm John; he was found guilty, sentenced to death, and executed. This book is the first full-length account of the Lamson case since the relevant \'Notable British Trials\' volume appeared back in 1912. Using contemporary newspapers, the police

From his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemaking days in Hollywood and on to a career in politics that took him all the way to the Oval Office, Ronald Reagan kept an abiding faith in America and in what our country stood for. The oldest president ever, he survived a near-fatal assassination attempt and lived to be 93. Who Was Ronald Reagan? covers his life and times in a balanced, entertaining way

Shiro Kashiba stands atop any list defining Japanese food in Seattle. He\'s been called many things--culinary master, fisherman, mushroom forager and nature lover--but first and foremost he\'s the Sushi King. His eponymous debut cookbook is no chef-vanity affair, though, but a riveting and imaginative blending of East and West in the quest for high gastronomic art. --Shelf Awareness A fabulous read

Translating trailblazing research in creativity and motivation into easy-to-understand language, this book is for teachers, students, corporate trainers, and talent managers. Instructional modules incorporate relevant research and provide readers with opportunities to network, give feedback, suggest new research needs, and access free