Shakespeare's Advice to the Players (Absolute Classic)

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Shakespeare's Advice to the Players (Absolute Classic)
Peter Hall
Manufacturer: Oberon Books
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Binding: Paperback

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Shakespeare's text is packed with clues that help the reader to hear and the performer to act any speech. He also tells the actor when to go fast and when to go slow and when to accent a particular word.

This book sets out to make going to Shakespeare performances or acting in them a richer experience, and it should have a wide appeal to both actors and audiences.

It also celebrates Sir Peter Hall's fifty years as a director of Shakespeare; from his early days at Cambridge, through founding the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford on Avon in the early '60s, and later to his fifteen years as the director of the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. Throughout these years, Peter Hall worked with the greatest Shakespearean actors of our generation including Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Edith Evans, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Charles Laughton and in later years Judi Dench, Anthony Hopkins, Ian Holm, David Warner, and many others. Through this great line flows a tradition of speaking and understanding Shakespeare that remains as relevant and important today. And it is Hall's experience of working and learning with these and many other actors over the years that underpins the core of this book.

Sir Peter Hall is one of the major figures in theatre today. To date he has directed over two hundred productions, including the world premiere in English of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, and the premieres of most of Harold Pinter's plays. His diary and autobiography are published by Oberon Books.

Advice to a Player: A Collection of Monologues from Shakespeare with Explanatory Notes

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Absorbing and Illuminating (and Fun, Too)
ENJOYABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE SHAKESPEARE AT LAST!
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Advice to a Player: A Collection of Monologues from Shakespeare with Explanatory Notes
Donald MacKechnie
Manufacturer: Limelight Editions
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While some of the thirty-two speeches included here - those from Hamlet, Henry V and As You Like It, for example - are well known and favorites for audition purposes, most are less familiar and so provide challenging new opportunities for an actor to grow. The author, a producer, director and teacher for more than 40 years, carefully analyzes the meaning of each monologue as a whole and various sentences and phrases within it. He goes on to explain point by point everything the actor needs to know about that moment in the play when the monologue is delivered. In her foreword, Joan Plowright extols, "...he's done an excellent job of de-mystifying Shakespeare in his book...No actor attempting his first Shakespearean role (or even his second) should be without it."

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Absorbing and Illuminating (and Fun, Too).......2002-06-26

It keeps getting better with each page. If you're like me, and you're not all that familiar with the real Shakespeare, you'll find this a truly illuminating read. It's accessible, it's fun, and it sure is a better beach read then anything else you're likely to find this summer. What a terrific surprise!

ENJOYABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE SHAKESPEARE AT LAST!.......2002-06-09

Great reading in any type of weather. Witty, intellingently presented. Great choice of words. Makes William Shakespeare really a "Bill" who did write ABOUT the masses FOR the masses. Sharp focus on many of the plays that used to give me problems in analyses. Explanation flows effortlessly and make a great deal of sense, when presented with actual monologues! So few bucks for such insights. When Mr. MacKechnie urges his readers "onward" I was ready! JGRAINGER, PHD.

Superb "Advice".......2002-06-04

What a find! I bought this book on the recommendation of Joan Plowright's foreward and am so pleased I did. Mackechnie's book not only gathers an amazing amount of Shakespearean monologues, but he dissects them with considerable insight and wit. He guides you through each speech with so much info: why, where, who, that it all makes perfect sense. Any acting student would benefit not only from the technical wisdom but from the anecdotal wisdom as well. Apparently Mackechnie has worked with Laurence Olivier, Anthony Hopkins, Plowright, Ian Mckellen, among others. Highly recommended.

Jung's Advice to the Players: A Jungian Reading of Shakespeare's Problem Plays (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies)

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Jung's Advice to the Players: A Jungian Reading of Shakespeare's Problem Plays (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies)
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Shakespeare's problem plays present an unusually fertile field for Jungian tillage. Like a face glimpsed in a crowd and then lost, these works seem to hint at truths just beyond our grasp. Viewed through the lens of Jung's theory of archetypes, pieces fall into place with remarkable clarity, each revolving around a specific critical axis that allows us to see the form and structure that elude us in other readings. The author argues that Jung's theories offer the best key to date for these most intriguing of literary and dramatic puzzles.

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Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume.......2007-09-15

This book is very informative, with detailed text describing Native American costume, but more illustrations would be helpful. The few illustrations that are included are not always reproduced well, possibly an artifact of working with more-than-a-century-old photographs. A few of the descriptions of the photographs are not completely accurate, as in the case of a dentalium shell choker described as a hair pipe choker. Otherwise I believe it will be very useful in my quest to reproduce traditional Native American women's clothing.

A picture's worth a thousand words.......2003-03-18

The author does a good job addressing the many different native peoples of North America in this book, but I was disappointed by the lack of pictures. You'd think she could have at least put a sketch in with each tribal description. No one who goes into this book without already knowing what these clothing articles look like is going to come out of this book with a mental impression of what an outfit from any given tribe might have looked like. It's still an interesting reference and I'm glad to have it, but I can't recommend it for schools.

This reference book is loaded!.......2002-11-07

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Excellent general reference on American Indian costume........1998-12-11

This book is the best general guide I've ever seen to the different costume practices of each major North American Indian tribal group. The book has only two significant drawbacks for the general reader: not enough illustrations (though many are rare photographs almost 100 years old) and unclear chronology. All tribes' costume changed after European contact and such contact occurred at different times for different areas; these factors can make it challenging to pick the relevant information from the text. However, I still learned a lot from this book.

Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume (ISBN: 0393313824)

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Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume (ISBN: 0393313824)
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Manufacturer: W.W. Norton & Co.
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Binding: Paperback
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Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume
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With 20 successful collections and more than 1.75 million FoxTrot books already in circulation, creator Bill Amend shows no sign of slowing down. Amend proves again and again he's a master at playing up the Fox family's eccentricities in that quirky, casual-yet-believable way his fans have come to adore. FoxTrot has built its considerable appeal with its sincere depiction of the hilarious clashes seen in everyday family life without getting too sticky sweet. Fans of all ages can find something in Amend's work with which they're familiar, from the outrageous sibling rivalries between ten-year-old Jason and his teenage siblings, Peter and Paige, to marital squabbles over golf between parents Roger and Andy. Those fans-covering a broad audience including readers of over 1,000 newspapers and Internet surfers who hit the FoxTrot Web site more than one million times each month-will delight in owning this treasury. Sincerely FoxTrot is composed of material previously published in I'm Flying, Jack . . . I Mean, Roger and Think iFruity. FoxTrot's appeal, in large part, comes from Amend's talent for finding humor in contemporary topics and issues. Readers enjoy a delightful ride as the Fox family members give their takes on the latest in pop culture, whether it's movies such as Titanic and The Phantom Menace, Tomb Raider video games, X-files television, or the Beanie Baby collecting craze. It's sometimes surprising and always entertaining to see just how different members of the same gene pool can be.The humorous conglomeration of viewpoints, ages, outlooks, and characters that is FoxTrot never fails to reel in and amuse those who regularly read this remarkable comic strip. Amend's appeal has transcended traditional newspapers and has flowed onto the Internet through www.foxtrot.com. But no matter what the medium, FoxTrot's popularity grows stronger every day.

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Can You Spell L-A-U-G-H-T-E-R.......2007-02-17

I have been a faithful FoxTrot reader for years. Roger, Andy and their kids Peter, Paige and Jason are always good for a reality check with a large dose of laughter. I've got two girls and let me tell you, I see a lot of my kids in Paige with, I believe, even a healthy dose of Jason thrown in. And they have Peter's bottomless stomach. Of course, they're faithful FoxTrot readers too. I used to read the strip to them, explain what was going on, but now they get it just fine and we three all laugh together. Then my girls try and explain the strip to their dad, who pretends he doesn't get it.

The FoxTrot folks are a great family, one we sort of got used to checking up on every day, so we took the news that Mr. Amend was going to cease daily distribution of his wonderfully funny people and turn his strip to Sunday only, with a bit of sadness. Still, we have these terrific FoxTrot books to keep us going with our FoxTrot fix. Mr. Amend is to be commended for his great gift to our culture and his great gift to so many lives. I truly believe a laugh a day, helps keep the blues away and the FoxTrot gang are always good for a laugh. Heck there are a lot of laughs in the FoxTrot books. I know, I have them all and I am, along with my girls and my hubby dear, eagerly awaiting the next one.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention, we don't have an iguana, but my girls do have a pet gecko and, you guessed it, his name is Quincy.

Assorted Foxtrot. Foxtrot, All Great!.......2007-01-20

I've been a Foxtrot reader for a long time and personally I think there is something suspiciously wrong with people who don't find Bill Amend's characters funny as all get out. If you want a good laugh, check out Bill in your local newspaper, or better yet, get one of the Foxtrot books. They are all great, really, they are.

Like many of Mr. Amend's fans I'm a bit disappointed he's switching his strip to Sunday-only, but fortunately I can still read him daily in the Foxtrot books. Get them one and all and you can keep right on a laughing.

FoxTrot is wonderful!!! .......2004-10-03

I just love this comic about a out-of-control family whose couldn't really get anything perfect. For example, like their youngest son, Jason, whom would annoy his 14 years old sister, Paige, with his iguana, Quincy. Jason is the family's geek, he plays D&D (I love playing D&D) and often fighting with the sarcastic computer that sometimes insults Jason. Peter, the oldest son, he is a huge horomone, he has a girlfriend whom they would make out with their parents unsupecting. Paige is a girl who "have too much problems and no cute boy" that make her behave really, really weird. Andy, the mother and husband of Roger, is one of the world's strangest mother. Andy ALWAYS freaks out if the family was in chaos and that happens ALL THE TIME. Roger is a golf nerd and possibly one of the world's lamest and stupidest dad. Roger always get confused and getting beaten by his former classmate, Thomason. The family brings me a lot of laughs and enjoying the knee-slapping humors.

FoxTrot is wonderful!!! .......2004-10-03

The Fox is on Fire!.......2004-04-07

Anytime you add, Andy seeing Titanic, Jason's Star Wars Episode 1 anticipation, A hilarious Christmas Carol, and the first buying of an IFruity computer you will end up with a great, great book!

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Assorted Foxtrot. Foxtrot, All Great!

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Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0740740741

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Foxtrot comics, Jason, Paige, Peter, Roger, Andy, Quincy, Marcus, Nicole, Eileen, Steve and Denise. Comic strips, some in color, some not

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Assorted Foxtrot. Foxtrot, All Great!.......2007-01-19

I've been a Foxtrot reader for a long time and personally I think there is something suspicoulsly wrong with people who don't find Bill Amend's characters funny as all get out. If you want a good laugh, check out Bill in your local newpaper, or better yet, get one of the Foxtrot books. They are all great, really, they are.

Like many of Mr. Amend's fans I'm a bit disappointed that he's switching his strip to Sunday-only, but fortuantly I can still read him daily in the Foxtrot books. Get them one and all and you can keep right on a laughing.

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Kooky festivals of all shapes and sizes exist around the world, as illustrated by this humorous travelogue that recounts the dozen most outrageous celebrations the author discovered on his six-month, six-country adventure. In search of the most unusual and wildest festivities, the author was pelted with beans, amazed by giant snow cows, stampeded in a temple full of men wearing nothing but "nappies," befriended by alien abductees, and much more while attending a Hogmanay in Scotland, a Tomato Festival in Ripley, Tennesee, a Bean Throwing Festival in Tokyo, and a Vodou Festival in Haiti. The side-splitting stories will inspire readers to attend—or create—peculiar festivals of their own, and on a more serious note, explore and appreciate other cultures.

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HOTTEST BOOK TO HIT IN A DECADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-01-30

I highly recommend this book. This was a great read, very informative and lots of fun. I especially loved the Hollywood insiders input of Jennifer Young the daughter of an Oscar winning actor. The first kiss and tell with a life's lesson to be learned. This book is definitely not shy, it names names but hey if you're left out how hot is your career?? How much closer can you get into Hollywood. I know buy this book.. you will NOT be disappointed. Worth every penny and then some!!! Could not put it down!! Great plane read or even cancel a date read...

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The Best Read!.......2007-01-11

This book is a third in a series of women hooking up with Hollywood Entertainment and sharing their stories. Gave me a clearer insight into how decadent Hollywood really is.

Is that it?.......2006-12-25

I was very disappointed in this book. Yes its a fast read, yes it is trashy, but truly a disappointment. I read the first book, "You'll Never Make Love in This Town Again" and really enjoyed it, loved the name dropping of male celebs that use call girls. I was expecting the same type of book when I saw this one, but NOT. Chapter 2 in the book is written by a publicist of a porn company, a totally wasted chapter, since I had no idea who she was talking about and no pictures to identify people. The last chapter is written by Jennifer, daughter of a hollywood actor and real estate agent. It basically dealt totaly with Heidi Fleiss. The only big names were Brad Pitt and Matt Leblanc, both before they were famous.

If you want to read a fast trashy read, then buy it, if you want substance, dont.

Don't pay full price.......2006-12-12

Quick, trashy read, but holy cow was it poorly written. The second chapter (the publicist for the porn company) was a total waste of time. It was fun finding out about some of the Hollywood hot shots who hire hookers (Dan Ackroyd?? Matt LaBlanc? GEORGE LUCAS????!) but mostly it makes me glad I'm not part of that world.

Total waste of money.......2006-12-08

I read (skimmed) this book in 2 days- if you like reading about self-absorbed,spoiled shallow people,go for it. Wish I had waited and read the reviews before spending money on this.

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There's No Compelling Reason to Buy this Book.......2002-04-10

I decided I wanted to study John Bonham's drumming, so I bought a number of books, including this one and "The Best of Led Zeppelin Drums." When my order arrived, I was disappointed in this book. It turns out that both of these books are from the same publisher, Warner Bros. Publications Inc. This book, however, turns out to be only a sub-set of the other book.

At this time, there's a lack of information on the product page about the contents of this book, so let me describe its contents. It contains drum transcripts to: "Black Dog," "Dazed and Confused," "D'yer Mak'er," "Good Times, Bad Times," "Heartbreaker," "Immigrant Song," "The Ocean," "Stairway to Heaven," "What Is and What Should Never Be," and "Whole Lotta Love." The other book is only slightly more expensive, yet it contains eight (8) more transcripts, plus all of these ones.

There's no compelling reason to buy this book. I returned mine and kept the other.

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You're no idiot, of course, but when it comes to betting on the ponies, every-thing seems to be in the hands of Lady Luck. Not so! The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Betting on Horses takes the mystery out of going to the track. You'll build the skills you need to feel confident about examining the horses, studying their past performance and placing your bets. Inside you'll find:

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The Information Junkie's Guide to Horseracing.......2000-07-17

I always wondered if these idiot books are really intended for idiots or for someone else. Now I know that, if the series can be judged from this one small part, the title is meant ironically and facetiously. But an even better title would be Information Junkie's Introduction to Horseracing, which, incidentally, describes this little tome exactly. Packed with facts and authoritative guidance to betting on the nags, this work summarizes in a compressed modern pellet that large gaseous cloud of legend and fokelore that surrounds the sport of kings. So if you don't know the difference between a thoroughbred and a quarter horse, if you can't tell exactly how an exacta differs from a quinella, if you think eight furlongs is longer than a mile, then this is the book for you. Betting systems are adequately described and the novice should come away with an idea or two on how to work their own box or wheel, or progress the bets, or even go dutch. The only section I had trouble with was about reading the racing form. Whole books could be done on that subject, but even the small amount presented here was unclear and occasionally misleading. Some benign editor who didn't know much probably corrected some of the author's post positions to past positions especially when we are told past position is important and usually coming out close to the rail is an advantage. Also not quite up to the high quality of the rest of the book is the section on drugs. The author might profit by reading about the pharmacology of Lasix. And cocaine is not found in horse urine. If it is found in a post race urine, it simply means that the groom or the stableboy assigned to get the sample became impatient and peed in the cup himself. Such samples usually also have lots of nicotine and caffeine and always have a sky high chloride content that identifies with silver nitrate testing that the urine in question is of human and not horse origin. In the world of horses the big worry about what's stuffed up the nose is not cocaine: It's a sponge to block the favorite's breathing.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Betting on Horses.......2000-06-06

You will no longer fall under the "idiot" category once you read this book. It is for those who do not know much about betting on horses or horse racing. It is handy, simple, and informative, as well as fun to read.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Betting on Horses.......2000-06-06

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If there are "power-crazed, difficult people" in your life, this well-researched and insightful guide will give you the necessary tools to deal with them. Do you have a boss who appears to find pleasure in browbeating and humiliating you? A co-worker who tries to sabotage you? Maybe even a family member who makes you feel worthless?

They're all here, and best-selling psychology author David L. Weiner explains why they act the way they do and what you can do to prevent them from making your life a living hell!

In a competitive world increasingly dominated by intense corporate cultures, this brilliant study in organizational psychology will help you swim safely through shark-infested waters.

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Power Freaks is a real page turner!.......2006-11-04

If you have ever wondered what was wrong with you and why people treated you the way they did, then read this book. It makes you realize that the problem isn't you... Power Freaks explains why people behave the way they do, and why and how they manipulate you. It makes you realize that you aren't the crazy one...they are. A true help for building your self esteem. It not only answers all the why questions, but it tells you exactly how to deal with these type people.

Sucking Up 101.......2004-02-24

This book was very disappointing. David Weiner devotes most of his book, "Power Freaks: Dealing with them in the workplace or anyplace" to defining the power freak rather than dealing with the power freak. In addition to his lengthy descriptions of each type of power freak, Weiner's book is filled with pointless second hand stories and a large number of quotes from other books on the same subject. Could it be Mr. Weiner didn't have enough of an opinion of his own to fill up an entire book? When he finaly does get down to the nuts and bolts of how to deal with power freaks, his advice is basicaly suck up or shut up.
I'm glad I checked this book out from the library and didn't spend any money on it. I hope you'll do the same.

Once Upon a Time.......2003-09-13

They are everywhere. We would be living in a fairytale world if we didn't have to deal with the dragons...those "Power Freaks." But since this is the real world we need the dragon fighting sword that our "Knight in Shining Armor" Weiner has supplied us with. He has described almost every possible power freak you might encounter in life and has supplied us with ways to deal with them. "Power "Freaks" is an easy reading book and takes no time at all to get through. The dragons aren't as frightening after all...you just need to know how to deal with them. I recemmend it highly.

Apparently there's nothing you can do.......2003-08-13

This book was a disappointment. After reading the ten chapters that define power freaks, I found out in the last three chapters that the author doesn't seem to think that there's anything you can do if you work for a power freak except to either kiss up or wait until the power freak leaves the company. Isn't that what you're trying to avoid by reading this book?

It's disappointing to invest the time reading the first two thirds of a book, only to find out that there is no practical advice. You know what a power freak is, so do you really need nine chapters of definitions? What you want is some practical adivie on how to deal with these irrational people. But this book's "solution" tells you to suppress your own emotions and allow the power freak to go on behaving badly and not to get in his or her way. Weiner includes suggestions such as letting the power freak think your ideas are his or her ideas and complimenting the power feak. Isn't that the situation you're in now? Isn't your hope when you pick up a book like this to avoid the stress that a power freaks create in your life rather than relish in it? Aren't you hoping that this book will tell you how to stop cowtowing to people who are irrational? It doesn't. The only person who will benefit from this book is the power freak him or herself.

I suggest you try either Tongue Fu by Sam Horn or the Gentle Art of Verbal self Defense by Suzette Haden Elgin. Be heard. Don't give in.

You Know One.......2003-01-16

I just happened to come across "Power Freaks" in the bookstore and thought it looked interesting and thought I needed to buy it. I began to read it and couldn't put it down. Most of the people I know were described in the book. Now becasue of David Weiner I can deal with these people and not get upset all the time. I recommend it to everyone. It might save you from having "those special moments" with the power freak you have to deal with.

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