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Revised and updated edition: Coming November 2014How to Produce A West End Show demystifies the working world of live theatre. This is an insider account that maps an entry route into the industry and examines the challenges faced by West End producers. How to budget and finance a show How to assemble a cast and creative team How to work with writers, directors and designers How to book a West End theatre and a pre-West End tour How to advertise and market your showJulius Green shares the experience he's gained as one of the UK's most prolific theatre producers to illuminate the glamorous, gritty process of putting on a West End show.A compelling read for anyone who works in or is interested in the theatre.

In Renaissance Italy, Bianca, a young lady from a good family, is of marriage age. Her parents find her a fianc?to their liking: Giovanni, a rich merchant, young and pleasant. The wedding looks set to go smoothly even though Bianca can't hide her disappointment at having to marry a man she knows nothing about. But before the marriage, she learns the secret held and bequeathed by the women of her family for generations: a "man's skin"! By donning it, Bianca becomes "Lorenzo" and enjoys all the attributes of a young man of stunning beauty. She can now visit the world of men incognito and get to know her fianc?in his natural environment. In her male skin, Bianca frees herself from the limits imposed on women and discovers love and sexuality. The moral of the Renaissance then acts as a mirror to that of our century and poses several questions: why should women have a different sexuality from that of men? Why should their pleasure and freedom be the object of contempt and coercion? Finally,

Katya Balen's October, October is a very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status - Times Children's Book of the WeekA classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the woods. They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends.They live in the woods and they are wild. And that's the way it is. Until the year October turns eleven.That's the year October rescues a baby owl. It's the year Dad falls out of the biggest tree in their woods. The year the woman who calls herself October's mother comes back.The year everything changes. Written in Katya Balen's heart-stoppingly beautiful style, this book is a feast for the senses, filled with the woodsmoke smell of crisp autumn mornings and the sound of wellies squelching in river mud. And, as October fights to find the space to be wild in the whirling chaos of the world beyond the woods, it is also a feast for the soul.

Preserving Chaucer's rhyme and metre, Sheila Fisher's vivid, lively and readable translation makes the poetic artistry of The Canterbury Tales accessible to a contemporary ear and invites readers, even those who have read the work before in Middle English, to a new appreciation of its delightful stories and unforgettable, surprisingly modern characters.

Pierre and Paul are back for another imaginative bilingual adventurePierre and Paul are back for another imaginative bilingual adventurePierre and Paul are back for another adventure! Pierre speaks Fr

Barthélémy Toguo is a multiple disciplinary artist whose work addresses migration, colonialism, race, exile and displacement.Born in 1967 in Cameroon, he lives and works between Bandjoun and Paris. Af

The second and expanded edition of a comprehensive introduction to machine learning that uses probabilistic models and inference as a unifying approach.This textbook offers a comprehensive and self-co

Discover the lives and achievements of more than 90 of the world's most inspirational and influential entrepreneurs and business leaders with this book of graphic-led biographies.Boldly illustrated an

For centuries the great religious buildings of Great Britain have inspired and fascinated pilgrims and visitors from around the world. The beauty and diversity of British ecclesiastical architecture i

This second edition will build upon the success of the first, and reflect recent rapid advances in pollution sciences and sampling technologies, especially in automatic online sampling and monitoring.

Hunted meets The Wrath and the Dawn in this bold fairytale retelling--where court intrigue, false identities, and dark secrets will thrill fans of classic and contemporary fantasy alike.Princess Alyrr

Women in Medieval Europe 500–1100 covers all aspects of life including family, marriage, religion, work and society and extends across Europe, including Slavic lands, and the Mediterranean basin exten

Women in Medieval Europe 500–1100 covers all aspects of life including family, marriage, religion, work and society and extends across Europe, including Slavic lands, and the Mediterranean basin exten

Literature has never looked weirder--full of images, colors, gadgets, and footnotes, and violating established norms of character, plot, and narrative structure. Yet over the last 30 years, critics ha

Introducing a new series of unauthorized biographies on the world’s biggest names and rising stars in entertainment, sports, and pop culture! Complete with quizzes, listicles, trivia, and a full-color

Build confidence and creativity with this press out and play book title, perfect for supporting role play in young children.With easily recognisable objects such as a thermometer, stethoscope, and syr

From Triceratops and Iguanodon to Tyrannosaurus Rex and Diplodocus, little children can colour all their favourite dinosaurs in this activity book. With simple bold outlines and large areas to colour

A masterpiece of immortal action, cosmic scope and boundless drama, Stan and Jack's THOR collaborations mark a cornerstone of the Marvel Universe - and that's no small accomplishment coming from the i

for cambiata (opt. div.), baritone, and piano Brooke's arrangement of this traditional sea shanty is invigorating and atmospheric. Changing voices will enjoy the theme of trains and ships in the text

'Quick's ambitious novel, set during the golden age of Hollywood, sparkles with wit and clever plotting' Publishers Weekly Beauty and glamour meet deception and revenge in this electrifying novel by?N

Here, Andrew Glassner opens his notebook and invites readers into a wide range of stimulating explorations of art, nature and computer graphics. The text is accessible and informal, alongside images i

A collection of twelve stories featuring all your favorite Disney Junior characters! Complete missions with Bingo and Rolly, fly along with Vampirina, tag along on deliveries with Pip and Freddie and

Conceived and edited by film director Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark’s husband and collaborator for 30 years, the Book of Everything celebrates in over 600 images and diverse texts Mark’s extraordinary

A fun and educational indoor activity book full of awesome adventure and adorable animals from Magic Tree House—the #1 bestselling chapter book series, trusted by teachers and parents alike!Challenge

An urgent new collection from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and “one of the undisputed master poets of our time” (Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR)Words, voices reek of the worlds from which theyemerge: different worlds, each with its all but palpablearoma, its parameters, limitations, promise.Words—there is a gap, nonetheless alwaysand forever, between words and the world—slip, slide, are imprecise, BLIND, perish.•Set up a situation,—. . . then reveal an abyss.For more than fifty years, Frank Bidart has given voice to the inner self, to the depths of his own psyche and the unforgettable characters that populate his poems. In Against Silence, the Pulitzer Prize winner’s eleventh collection of poetry, Bidart writes of the cycles we cannot escape and the feelings we cannot forget. Our history is not a tabula rasa but a repeating, refining story of love and hate, of words spoken and old cruelties enacted. Moving among the dead and the living, the figures of his lif

An in-depth look at the struggle between the charismatic rebel commander: Ahmad Shah Masud, The Lion of Panjshir and the Soviet forces who fought to take the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan. When the Soviets rolled into Afghanistan in 1979, they believed if they took the cities, the country would follow. They were wrong. The Red Army found itself in a bloody stalemate in the Afghan mountains, in the strategically vital Panjshir Valley, where they faced the most able and charismatic of the rebel commanders: Ahmad Shah Masud, the Lion of Panjshir. Time and again the Soviets and their Afghan counterparts sought to take control of the Panjshir, and time and again the rebels either rebuffed their clumsy attempts or ambushed and evaded them, only to retake the valley as soon as Moscow's attention was elsewhere. Over time, the rebels acquired new weapons and developed their own tactics - as did the Soviets. The Panjshir was not just a pivotal battlefield, it also shaped subsequent Afghan civil

Why and how America's defense strategy must change in light of China's power and ambition"This is a realist's book, laser-focused on China's bid for mastery in Asia as the 21st century's most important threat."--Ross Douthat, New York Times"Rigorously argued and compelling. . . . The task of deterring Chinese aggression is urgent, and Mr. Colby's book presents a needed path forward."--Dan Blumenthal, Wall Street Journal"Elbridge Colby has written an outstanding book. For anyone interested in understanding what a possible war between China and the United States might look like, The Strategy of Denial is the place to start. It is analytically rigorous, well-informed, and filled with interesting and smart insights."--John Mearsheimer, author of The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International RealitiesElbridge A. Colby was the lead architect of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the most significant revision of U.S. defense strategy in a generation. Here he lays out how America's def

From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling with stunning illustrations by award-winning author and illustrator Jon Klassen.It's been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives. Pax must protect his litter of kits in a dangerous world.Meanwhile Peter, orphaned after the war, has left his adopted home and joined the Water Warriors, a group determined to heal the land from the scars of the war.When one of Pax's kits falls desperately ill, he turns to the one human he knows he can trust. And no matter how hard Peter tries to harden his broken heart, love keeps finding a way in. Now both boy and fox find themselves on journeys toward home, healing - and each other.A breathtaking novel about chosen families and the healing power of love.

The tiny Tindims are like the Borrowers-on-Sea, who turn our everyday rubbish into treasure. Mother-and-daughter duo, prizewinning Sally Gardner and Lydia Corry, create a fun new world of characters and adventures in their empowering new series for 5-8 year olds inspiring conservation and inventive ways to recycle. ''What is rubbish today is treasure tomorrow.'' Discover Rubbish Island which the Tindims have built entirely from things we have thrown away. Captain Spoons, Mug, Jug, Brew, Skittle and friends are busy recycling when Ethel B Dina is blown out to sea and the Tindims must launch a rescue operation with the help of some friendly fish and surprises along the way.Printed in dyslexia-friendly font with pictures on every page and perfect for the reluctant reader, the Tindims show keen young ecologists how to help protect our planet for the future.''An idiosyncratic genius'' THE TIMES''Sally Gardner''s tale unfolds with all the beautiful illogicality of a dream'' FINANCIAL TIMES

A lyrical and inspirational picture book about protecting nature from plastic pollution. When a young child forges a special connection with a seal on a trip to the seaside, their imagination takes them on an unforgettable journey. Through their eyes, we have a chance to explore everything the amazing beach and wide, wide sea has to offer .. . until suddenly a violent storm blows in.The next morning the beach is ugly . . .and covered in litter. Whose fault is it? And who can fix it? Together, the child, their grandmother, and the rest of the community clean the beach, and the child makes a promise to the seal that things will change for the better. Written by author and wild-swimmer Anna Wilson and illustrated by Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Jenny Lovlie, this is the perfect story to share with children from 3+ who love the seaside.Published in collaboration with the National Trust, who protect over 700 miles of wild coastline in the UK.

Maggie Nelson is one of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation - Olivia Laing Bluets winds its way through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way with famous blue figures, including Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Yves Klein, Leonard Cohen and Andy Warhol. While its narrator sets out to construct a sort of `pillow book' about her lifelong obsession with the colour blue, she ends up facing down both the painful end of an affair and the grievous injury of a dear friend. The combination produces a raw, cerebral work devoted to the inextricability of pleasure and pain, and to the question of what role, if any, aesthetic beauty can play in times of great heartache or grief.Much like Roland Barthes's A Lover's Discourse, Bluets has passed between lovers in the ecstasy of new love, and been pressed into the hands of the heartbroken. Visceral, learned, and acutely lucid, Bluets is a slim fe

Practical Urological Ultrasound has become a primary reference for urologists and sonographers performing urologic ultrasound examinations. This third edition is comprised of twenty-two chapters including newly added chapters on technical advancements in ultrasound, male reproduction ultrasound, point-of-care ultrasound, quality assessment and implementation for urologic practices, and sonographers in the urologic practice. All chapters are fully updated and expanded, covering additional literature on further elucidation of Doppler ultrasound principles, sonoelastography, quantitative evaluation of the clinical causes of ED, evaluations of the pelvic mesh implant and its complications, developments in multiparametic ultrasound of the prostate, and updated protocols in POCUS. Written by experts in the field of urology, Practical Urological Ultrasound, Third Edition continues to serve as an important resource for the novice and a comprehensive reference for the advanced sonographer

Aslan, Indus, and Poem are three women living uniquely different lives. The way they are within the walls of their home is very different from how they are to the rest of the world, but the reasons for their complicated existence remains the same: they're all a victim to misogyny and the expectations that patriarchy sets for women.Aslan, Indus and Poem take us through the intricacies and complexities of every woman's life.We learn that our society is riddled with misogyny and sexual harassment, and a small fighting force like feminism is what helps women pave a path to a life they can be proud to call theirs.

Poodles Eating Noodles is a counting book for toddlers and for anyone who enjoys marveling over unexpected rhymes and illustrations like no other. The book engages and encourages young readers to learn to count from one to ten and as a reward at the end of the book, they meet all the characters again in an amazing parade!

Discover the tranquility of Japanese landscape and design with this wonderful coloring book.55 illustrations show Zen gardens, temples, geishas, bonsai trees, paper fans, statues of dragons, and other detailed images promoting the peace, harmony, and balance associated with the Japanese concept of "Wa."Wrapped in an elegant cover complete with gold foil and fold-out flaps.

The truth about Peter Parker's parents revealed Mary and Richard, long presumed dead, returned home months ago alive and well -- but Aunt May still has suspicions, and this family reunion is destined

In a world devoid of superheroes and ravaged by extinction, the stakes are high, dire consequences are imminent, and several questions remain unanswered.Billy Batson made a deal with the devil and has

From Edmund White, a bold and sweeping new novel that traces the extraordinary fates of twin sisters, one destined for Parisian nobility and the other for Catholic sainthood. Yvette and Yvonne Crawf

A stunning collection of short stories from some of the UK's most talented established and emerging writers, celebrating love and desire in all its guises, written by and reflecting the experiences of

From bestselling author Bev Aisbett comes a proven, practical and simple workbook to help people manage their depression, with a month's worth of daily strategies and exercises for work and for home.