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 Martin Revermann, "Brecht and Tragedy: Radicalism, Traditionalism, Eristics" English | ISBN: 1108489680 | 2021 | 492 pages | PDF | 13 MB This wide-ranging, detailed and engaging study of Brecht's complex relationship with Greek tragedy and tragic tradition argues that this is fundamental for understanding his radicalism. Featuring an extensive discussion of The Antigone of Sophocles (1948) and further related works (the Antigone model book and the Small Organon for the Theatre), this monograph includes the first-ever publication of the complete set of colour photographs taken by Ruth Berlau. This is complemented by comparatist explorations of many of Brecht's own plays as his experiments with tragedy conceptualized as the 'big form'. The significance for Brecht of the Greek tragic tradition is positioned in relation to other formative influences on his work (Asian theatre, Naturalism, comedy, Schiller and Shakespeare). Brecht emerges as a theatre artist of enormous range and creativity, who has succeeded in re-shaping and re-energizing tragedy and has carved paths for its continued artistic and political relevance.  E. Patrick Johnson, "Black. Queer. Southern. Women.: An Oral History" English | 2018 | ISBN: 1469641100, 1469641097 | PDF | pages: 590 | 3.1 mb Drawn from the life narratives of more than seventy African American queer women who were born, raised, and continue to reside in the American South, this book powerfully reveals the way these women experience and express racial, sexual, gender, and class identities-all linked by a place where such identities have generally placed them on the margins of society. Using methods of oral history and performance ethnography, E. Patrick Johnson's work vividly enriches the historical record of racialized sexual minorities in the South and brings to light the realities of the region's thriving black lesbian communities.  Black Pepper: 30 tasty and delicious dishes by Brendan Rivera English | August 17, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08FSCNN5G | 173 pages | PDF | 2.67 Mb Black Pepper  Bird Migration: A New Understanding by John H. Rappole English | February 22, 2022 | ASIN: B099NWZB7V, ISBN: 1421442388 | True AZW3 | 341 pages | 3.9 MB A fascinating and nuanced exploration of why, how, and which birds migrate.  Mary Ann Doane, "Bigger Than Life: The Close-Up and Scale in the Cinema" English | ISBN: 1478013567 | 2022 | 376 pages | PDF | 6 MB In Bigger Than Life Mary Ann Doane examines how the scalar operations of cinema, especially those of the close-up, disturb and reconfigure the spectator's sense of place, space, and orientation. Doane traces the history of scalar transformations from early cinema to the contemporary use of digital technology. In the early years of cinema, audiences regarded the monumental close-up, particularly of the face, as grotesque and often horrifying, even as it sought to expose a character's interiority through its magnification of detail and expression. Today, large-scale technologies such as IMAX and surround sound strive to dissolve the cinematic frame and invade the spectator's space, "immersing" them in image and sound. The notion of immersion, Doane contends, is symptomatic of a crisis of location in technologically mediated space and a reconceptualization of position, scale, and distance. In this way, cinematic scale and its modes of spatialization and despatialization have shaped the modern subject, interpolating them into the incessant expansion of commodification.
 Yasir Suleiman, "Being Palestinian: Personal Reflections on Palestinian Identity in the Diaspora" English | ISBN: 0748634029 | 2016 | 384 pages | PDF | 6 MB What does it means to be Palestinian in the diaspora?This collection of 100 personal reflections on being Palestinian is the first book of its kind. Reflecting on Palestinian identity as it is experienced at the individual level, issues of identity, exile, refugee status, nostalgia, belonging and alienation are at the heart of the book. The contributors speak in many voices, exploring the richness and diversity of identity construction among Palestinians in the diaspora.Included are contributions from Palestinians living in the Anglo-Saxon diaspora, mainly the UK and North America. They come from a variety of professional backgrounds: business people, lawyers, judges, fiction writers, poets, journalists (press, TV and radio), film-makers, diplomats and academics. Men and women, young and old, Christians and Muslims offer essays, as do Palestinians from different generations (first, second and third generations). This mix of professional, gender, faith and generational categories ensures that a variety of voices are heard.The editor sets the scene with an Introduction, and his Epilogue deals with issues of identity, exile and diaspora as concepts that give sense to the personal reflections.Key FeaturesThe first book to gather personal reflections on what it means to be PalestinianContributes to the debate on what it means to be PalestinianAsks what the diaspora is for PalestiniansLooks at how being Palestinian varies across gender, generation, religious affiliation and professional interest.
 Michael Lanza, "Before They're Gone: A Family's Year-Long Quest to Explore America's Most Endangered National Parks" English | 2012 | ISBN: 0807001198 | EPUB | pages: 224 | 0.6 mb A longtime backpacker, climber, and skier, Michael Lanza knows our national parks like the back of his hand. As a father, he hopes to share these special places with his two young children. But he has seen firsthand the changes wrought by the warming climate and understands what lies ahead: Alaska's tidewater glaciers are rapidly retreating, and the abundant sea life in their shadow departs with them. Encroaching tides threaten beloved wilderness coasts like Washington's Olympic and Florida's Everglades. Less snowfall and hotter summers will diminish Yosemite's world-famous waterfalls. And it is predicted that Glacier National Park's 7,000-year-old glaciers will be gone in a decade.
 Be More Taylor Swift: Fearless Advice on Following Your Dreams and Finding Your Voice by DK English | March 3rd, 2022 | ISBN: 0241558255 | 74 pages | True EPUB | 3.87 MB What would Taylor do?
 Basic Knowledge About Home Electricity System: Wring And Repair home Electricity System for Beginners by MCARTHUR KATIE English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09SCPY18V | 65 pages | EPUB | 5.36 Mb Electrical wiring keeps the power flowing through your home. It is run to power lighting, outlets, and devices throughout your home including appliances. Some wiring is low-voltage for things such as doorbells, while other wiring is much larger for large loads to power things such as ovens, ranges, welders, sub-panels, wells, and air conditioners.
 Rick Broadbent, "Barry Sheene: The Official Photographic Celebration of the Legendary Motorcycle Champion" English | 2017 | ISBN: 1472944585 | 224 pages | EPUB | 153.4 MB Barry Sheene is arguably the greatest British motorcycle racing rider of all time. A chancer, lovable rogue and the leading sports star of his era, adored by the public and press alike, he won two world motorcycle championships in 1976 and 1977. He achieved iconic status by being involved in some horrific crashes and was dubbed 'the bionic man' on account of the amount of metal used to reconstruct his legs after a particularly bad accident. He later emigrated to Australia and became a leading commentator. He died of cancer in 2003. |
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