Essential Reader

Author : Moyra Davey
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781609801021

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Mother Reader by Moyra Davey Pdf

The intersection of motherhood and creative life is explored in these writings on mothering that turn the spotlight from the child to the mother herself. Here, in memoirs, testimonials, diaries, essays, and fiction, mothers describe first-hand the changes brought to their lives by pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering. Many of the writers articulate difficult and socially unsanctioned maternal anger and ambivalence. In Mother Reader, motherhood is scrutinized for all its painful and illuminating subtleties, and addressed with unconventional wisdom and candor. What emerges is a sense of a community of writers speaking to and about each other out of a common experience, and a compilation of extraordinary literature never before assembled in a single volume.

Author : Reader's Digest
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781621455493

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Reader's Digest Essential Book of Herbs by Reader's Digest Pdf

A full color illustrated guide to growing and using herbs to enhance your health and your cooking. This beautifully illustrated, complete guide to herbs unlocks the secrets of these wonder plants—from planting and harvesting to cooking and storing—including their health benefits. Now you can discover the joy and pleasure of growing your own herbs—for spicing up meals, creating crafts, treating ailments, and more. In this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated herbal guide you’ll find information on their history, cultivation, propagation, and harvesting, along with a wealth of great ideas for using herbs everyday in a variety of ways. This guide unravels the mysteries of these versatile plants, with savvy tips and simple formulas for maximizing their powers. Did you know? · Mint can repel ants, flies, mice, and moths · Garlic can seriously lower cholesterol · Chives, fennel, tarragon, thyme, oregano, and winter savory are perennials · Rosemary was used in the Middle Ages for its tranquilizing effects, and it is still a digestion aid

Author : David Lavery
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813130149

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The Essential Sopranos Reader by David Lavery Pdf

The Sopranos is recognized as the most successful cable series in the history of television. The Washington Post has called the popular series, winner of twenty-one Emmys and five Golden Globes, “the television landmark that leaves other landmarks in the dust.” In every aspect—narrative structure, visual artistry, writing, intertextuality, ensemble acting, controversial themes, dark humor, and unflinching examinations of American life—The Sopranos has had few equals. Offering a definitive final assessment of the series, The Essential Sopranos Reader aims to comprehensively examine the show’s themes and enduring cultural significance. Gender and ethnicity, the role of dreams, the rebirth of HBO, the series’ controversial finale, and other topics come under scrutiny in this highly accessible, engaging collection. The book concludes with an interview with Dominic Chianese, who played Uncle Junior in all six seasons of the show.

Author : Jaemin Roh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317283478

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Essential Korean Reader by Jaemin Roh Pdf

First Published in 2017. Essential Korean Reader offers supplementary reading material for students in the early stages of learning Korean. The readings included have been specially written for heritage students in their second and third semesters or non-heritage students in their third and fourth semesters of study. Students are exposed to interesting cultural topics while expanding their active vocabulary and developing reading and writing skills. The topics covered focus on aspects of modern and traditional Korean life and cultural differences between Korea and the rest of the world. Each reading is supported by pre- and post-reading questions, a glossary of new words and expressions, helpful grammar explanations and exercises.

Author : Gary R. Edgerton,Jeffrey P. Jones
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813143729

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The Essential HBO Reader by Gary R. Edgerton,Jeffrey P. Jones Pdf

Essays on the history of HBO, a company designed to please audiences instead of advertisers, and the impact of its distinctive programming: “Recommended.” —Choice The founding of Home Box Office in the early 1970s—when it debuted by telecasting a Paul Newman movie and an NHL game to 365 households in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania—was a harbinger of the innovations that would transform television as an industry and a technology in the decades that followed. HBO quickly became synonymous with subscription television—and the leading force in cable programming. Over decades, it’s grown from a domestic movie channel to an international powerhouse with a presence in over seventy countries. It is now a full-service content provider with a distinctive brand of original programming, famed for such landmark shows as The Sopranos and Sex and the City. It’s brought us Six Feet Under and The Wire, Band of Brothers and Angels in America, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Def Comedy Jam, Inside the NFL and Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Taxicab Confessions and Autopsy, and multiple Oscar-winning documentaries. The Essential HBO Reader brings together an accomplished group of scholars to explain how HBO’s programming transformed the world of television and popular culture, and provides a comprehensive and compelling examination of HBO’s development into the prototypical entertainment corporation of the twenty-first century. “An important assessment of the original programming HBO has created in the past few decades?how these programs are derived and what impact they have had.” —Choice “A thorough treatment of HBO’s programming . . . a useful addition to a growing number of books about American television in the ‘post-network’ era.” —American Studies

Author : David Lavery
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813181493

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The Essential Cult TV Reader by David Lavery Pdf

The Essential Cult TV Reader is a collection of insightful essays that examine television shows that amass engaged, active fan bases by employing an imaginative approach to programming. Once defined by limited viewership, cult TV has developed its own identity, with some shows gaining large, mainstream audiences. By exploring the defining characteristics of cult TV, The Essential Cult TV Reader traces the development of this once obscure form and explains how cult TV achieved its current status as legitimate television. The essays explore a wide range of cult programs, from early shows such as Star Trek, The Avengers, Dark Shadows, and The Twilight Zone to popular contemporary shows such as Lost, Dexter, and 24, addressing the cultural context that allowed the development of the phenomenon. The contributors investigate the obligations of cult series to their fans, the relationship of camp and cult, the effects of DVD releases and the Internet, and the globalization of cult TV. The Essential Cult TV Reader answers many of the questions surrounding the form while revealing emerging debates on its future.

Author : J.P. Telotte
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813138732

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The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader by J.P. Telotte Pdf

“A richly detailed and critically penetrating overview . . . from the plucky adventures of Captain Video to the postmodern paradoxes of The X-Files and Lost.” —Rob Latham, coeditor of Science Fiction Studies Exploring such hits as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and Lost, among others, The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader illuminates the history, narrative approaches, and themes of the genre. The book discusses science fiction television from its early years, when shows attempted to recreate the allure of science fiction cinema, to its current status as a sophisticated genre with a popularity all its own. J. P. Telotte has assembled a wide-ranging volume rich in theoretical scholarship yet fully accessible to science fiction fans. The book supplies readers with valuable historical context, analyses of essential science fiction series, and an understanding of the key issues in science fiction television.

Author : Gary R. Edgerton,Jeffrey P. Jones
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813143712

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The Essential HBO Reader by Gary R. Edgerton,Jeffrey P. Jones Pdf

The founding of Home Box Office in the early 1970s was a harbinger of the innovations that transformed television as an industry and a technology in the decades that followed. HBO quickly became synonymous with subscription television and became the leading force in cable programming. Having interests in television, motion picture, and home video industries was crucial to its success. HBO diversified into original television and movie production, home video sales, and international distribution as these once-separate entertainment sectors began converging into a global entertainment industry in the mid-1980s. HBO has grown from a domestic movie channel to an international cable-and-satellite network with a presence in over seventy countries. It is now a full-service content provider with a distinctive brand of original programming and landmark shows such as The Sopranos and Sex and the City. The network is widely recognized for its award-winning, innovative and provocative programming, including dramatic series such as Six Feet Under and The Wire, miniseries such as Band of Brothers and Angels in America, comedies such as Curb Your Enthusiasm and Def Comedy Jam, sports shows such as Inside the NFL and Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, documentary series such as Taxi Cab Confessions and Autopsy, and six Oscar-winning documentaries between 1999 and 2004. In The Essential HBO Reader, editors Gary R. Edgerton and Jeffrey P. Jones bring together an accomplished group of scholars to explain how HBO's programming transformed the world of cable television and how the network continues to shape popular culture and the television industry. Now, after more than three and a half decades, HBO has won acclaim in four distinct programming areas—drama, comedy, sports, and documentaries—emerging as TV's gold standard for its breakout series and specials. The Essential HBO Reader provides a comprehensive and compelling examination of HBO's development into the prototypical entertainment corporation of the twenty-first century.

Author : Estelle Freedman
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780812974607

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The Essential Feminist Reader by Estelle Freedman Pdf

Including: Susan B. Anthony Simone de Beauvoir W.E.B. Du Bois Hélène Cixous Betty Friedan Charlotte Perkins Gilman Emma Goldman Guerrilla Girls Ding Ling • Audre Lorde John Stuart Mill Christine de Pizan Adrienne Rich Margaret Sanger Huda Shaarawi • Sojourner Truth Mary Wollstonecraft Virginia Woolf The Essential Feminist Reader is the first anthology to present the full scope of feminist history. Prizewinning historian Estelle B. Freedman brings decades of teaching experience and scholarship to her selections, which span more than five centuries. Moving beyond standard texts by English and American thinkers, this collection features primary source material from around the globe, including short works of fiction and drama, political manifestos, and the work of less well-known writers. Freedman’s cogent Introduction assesses the challenges facing feminism, while her accessible, lively commentary contextualizes each piece. The Essential Feminist Reader is a vital addition to feminist scholarship, and an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of women.

Author : Teacher Created Resources, Inc
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12
Category : Activity programs in education
ISBN : 9781420662214

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Essential Skills - Reading and Writing, Grade 1 by Teacher Created Resources, Inc Pdf

Author : Max Weber
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415244269

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The Essential Weber by Max Weber Pdf

Weber is increasingly being recognised as the theorist of modernity. Avoiding the mistakes of other classical thinkers, his sociological analysis has an increasing validity and relevance. Selected by one of the world's leading Weber scholars, this book introduces the work of this key thinker to a new generation of readers. Central themes highlighted in the collection are: * the developmental logic of world religions * the rise of modern capitalism * the multi-dimensionality of power in societies * the dilemmas of modernity * the theory of social action * ideal types and the objectivity of knowledge. The majority of the readings have been specially translated for this collection both to improve accuracy and to make Weber speak anew in the idiom of the twenty-first century. Each part opens with a short introduction explaining the sequence of readings, the flow of ideas and their intellectual context, and concludes with a guide to further reading.

Author : David Lavery,Douglas L. Howard,Paul Levinson
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813140179

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The Essential Sopranos Reader by David Lavery,Douglas L. Howard,Paul Levinson Pdf

The Sopranos is recognized as the most successful cable series in the history of television. The Washington Post has called the popular series, winner of twenty-one Emmys and five Golden Globes, "the television landmark that leaves other landmarks in the dust." In every aspect -- narrative structure, visual artistry, writing, intertextuality, ensemble acting, controversial themes, dark humor, and unflinching examinations of American life -- The Sopranos has had few equals. Offering a definitive final assessment of the series, The Essential Sopranos Reader aims to comprehensively examine the show's themes and enduring cultural significance. Gender and ethnicity, the role of dreams, the rebirth of HBO, the series' controversial finale, and other topics come under scrutiny in this highly accessible, engaging collection. The book concludes with an interview with Dominic Chianese, who played Uncle Junior in all six seasons of the show.

Author : Stephen E. Little,Tim Ray
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412912415

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Managing Knowledge by Stephen E. Little,Tim Ray Pdf

Knowledge management is a topic of increasing popularity in management and organization studies, with new components being developed and taught at most universities today. This new Reader will provide the essential ingredients to students and academics for use on such courses, with a full introduction to the area and to the key readings included. Managing Knowledge: An Essential Reader combines key theoretical papers, critical case studies and newly written chapters to place knowledge management in the context of an emerging global economy. This essential course Reader offers a critical overview of underlying theory as well as a range of relevant examples from a global perspective. It will be essential reading on knowledge management courses.

Author : Amitai Etzioni
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0847688275

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The Essential Communitarian Reader by Amitai Etzioni Pdf

This book shows why communitarian thought has had such a profound influence on contemporary public policy - from strengthening neighbourhoods to fighting AIDS and educating children.

Author : Editor's at Reader's Digest
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781621454786

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Reader's Digest Kitchen Cures by Editor's at Reader's Digest Pdf

Practice natural health and healing the modern way with more than 740 of the world’s best home remedies—cures that work using ingredients located right in your kitchen cabinet. Did you know that chewing gum can prevent ear infections? That green tea can erase pimples? That olive oil can lower cholesterol levels? Research continues to reveal new and more effective ways to use hundreds of timeless kitchen staples for health and healing—in much the same way our grandparentsonce did. Kitchen Cures provides you with hundreds of these proven remedies of yesteryear, helping you to save money, save time, and heal faster and more safely.