Theatrical scene design is one of the most beautiful, varied, and lively art forms. Yet there are relatively few books on the subject, and almost none for a general audience that combine expansive scholarship with lavish design. Making the Scene offers an unprecedented survey of the evolving context, theory, and practice of scene design from ancient Greek times to the present, coauthored by the world's best-known authority on the subject and enhanced by three hundred full-color illustrations.

Individual chapters of the book focus on Greece, Rome, Medieval Europe (including liturgical drama, street pageants, festival outdoor drama, Spanish religious drama, and royal entries), the Italian Renaissance, eighteenth-century Europe, Classicism to Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism, Modernism, and contemporary scene design. Making the Scene's authors review everything from the effects of social status on theatre design to the sea changes between Classicism, Romanticism, and Naturalism and the influence of perspective-based thought. Particularly intriguing is their rediscovery of lost tricks and techniques, from the classical deus ex machina and special effects in coliseums to medieval roving stage wagons and the floating ships of the Renaissance to the computerized practices of today's theatres. Such ingenious techniques, interwoven with the sweeping beauty of scene design through the ages, combine with the keen scholarship of Oscar Brockett and Margaret Mitchell to create a book as involving as the art it showcases.

Eighteen American academics and researchers contribute ten chapters examining language diversity, immigration, and educational policy in the US in the past and present, and offering interdisciplinary perspectives on the education of language minority immigrants in the US. The chapters are organized into three sections presenting large-scale data analyses of language minority populations; discussion of language, culture, and identity of language minority students; and examinations of educational and language assessment policies of language minority students. The underlying theme of the collection is the ways in which institutional policies and individual, family, and school practices can improve the educational outcomes and quality of lives of language minority immigrant children. For students and researchers interested in promoting educational equity and achievement for immigrant language minority students. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Before his death in 2000, noted jazz bassist Milt Hinton was able to compile more than 260 of his photographs and produce Playing the Changes, a memoir and follow-up to his 1988 book Bass Line; the work was accomplished with the help of two long-time friends (who also produced a documentary about Hinton): David C. Berger (sociology, Temple U.), and Holly Maxson. Written in Hinton's colorful yet straightforward style, this large volume documents life on the road with such jazz legends as Cab Calloway and Billie Holliday, and even his experiences with R&B and pop-oriented artists as Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand. The black-and-white photographs often capture candid moments among these musical giants, whether they're laying down music history in the studio or merely hanging out in local bars and restaurants. A CD containing some of Hinton's musical performances and spoken-word recordings and stories is included in this oversize (11.25x9.75') volume. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Psychotherapy, like most other areas of health care, is a synthesis of scientific technique and artistic expression. The practice, like any other, is grounded in a series of standardized principles, theories, and techniques. Individual practitioners define themselves within the field by using these basic tools to achieve their therapeutic goals in novel ways, applying these rudimentary skills and guiding principles to each situation. However, a toolbox full of treatment approaches, no matter how comprehensive, is not enough to effectively reach your patients. Effective work can only be accomplished through a synthesis of the fundamental scientific methods and the creative application of these techniques, approaches, and strategies.

The Art and Science of Psychotherapy offers invaluable insight into the creative side of psychotherapy. The book addresses the fundamental split between researchers and scholars who use scientific methods to develop disorder-specific treatment techniques and those more clinically inclined therapists who emphasize the individual, interpersonal aspects of the therapeutic process. With contributions from leading therapists, the editors have compiled a practical handbook for clinical psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals.

Un libro monografico che racconta la storia di una delle più importati case di produzione di orologi svizzeri, Longines. Una raccolta fotografica dei modelli della casa svizzera, scelti tra i più raffinati e preziosi. 120 orologi fotografati a piena pagina con le casse, i quadranti, i movimenti e relativi calibri riprodotti nei minimi dettagli. Un libro unico nel suo genere, una raccolta completa, dedicata a collezionisti, addetti ai lavori o semplici appassionati.

The eight books of The Letters of George Santayana bring together over 3,000 letters, many of which have been discovered in the fifty years since Santayana's death. This sixth book covers four years of Santayana's life in Rome, his permanent residence since the late 1920s. During these years, Santayana, in his seventies, saw the publication of the remaining nine volumes of the Triton Edition of his work as well as the last two books of his Realms of Being: The Realm of Truth and The Realm of Spirit. In 1938 the first book-length biography of Santayana was published, and in 1940 The Philosophy of George Santayana--a collection of critical essays that included Santayana's rejoinder, 'Apologia pro Mente Sua'--was published as volume two of Northwestern University Press?s Library of Living Philosophers. In 1939, when war broke out in Europe and Swiss authorities denied him a long-term visa, Santayana decided to stay in Italy, where he was to remain for the rest of his life.The letters in this book are written to such correspondents as Van Meter Ames, Curt John Ducasse, Max Forrester Eastman, Max Fisch, Sidney Hook, Horace Meyer Kallen, Christopher Janus, Milton Munitz, William Lyon Phelps, and Ezra Pound, and include discussions of the work of Henri Bergson, T. S. Eliot, William Faulkner, and Ezra Pound, among others.

Since its first appearance as a series of cartoon vignettes in 1987 and its debut as a weekly program in 1990, The Simpsons has had multiple, even contradictory, media identities. Although the show has featured biting political and social satire, which often proves fatal to mass public acceptance, The Simpsons entered fully into the mainstream, consistently earning high ratings from audiences and critics alike.

Leaving Springfield addresses the success of The Simpsons as a corporate-manufactured show that openly and self-reflexively parodies the very consumer capitalism it simultaneously promotes. By exploring such topics as the impact of the show’s satire on its diverse viewing public and the position of The Simpsons in sitcom and television animation history, the commentators develop insights into the ways parody intermixes with mass media to critique post modern society.

In spite of the longevity and high cultural profile of the show, The Simpsons has so far attracted only scattered academic attention. Leaving Springfield will be of importance to both scholars of media and fans of the show interested in the function of satire in popular culture in general and television in particular.

Kwanzaa is Kayla’s favorite time of year. But this year, it looks as if a heavy snowstorm will keep her big brother, Khari, from getting home in time for the festivities! Will Khari miss the celebration completely? Or will Kayla and her brother somehow find a way to be together for Kwanzaa? A perfect introduction to Kwanzaa, this book will teach children all about the traditions and practices that make it a special winter holiday.

Oltre un secolo dopo il viaggio in Egitto di Gustave Flaubert e Maxime du Camp, due amici, l'uno scrittore e l'altro fotografo, risalgono il Nilo da Il Cairo ad Assuan, con il progetto di scrivere un libro che unisca testi e immagini in un unico racconto. Il risultato del lavoro congiunto è un dialogo tra le composizioni del fotografo e le lettere che il giornalista scrive lungo la strada agli amici rimasti in Francia, senza spedirle. Le corrispondenze testimoniano le vicissitudini di un viaggio che ignora i circuiti obbligati e attraversa i momenti di disperazione e quelli di felicità con lo spirito delle spedizioni di altri tempi.

Engineers must make decisions regarding the distribution of expensive resources in a manner that will be economically beneficial. This problem can be realistically formulated and logically analyzed with optimization theory. This book shows engineers how to use optimization theory to solve complex problems. Unifies the large field of optimization with a few geometric principles. Covers functional analysis with a minimum of mathematics. Contains problems that relate to the applications in the book.