The Film Art of Isaac Julien

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"Isaac Julien is Britain's preeminent black filmmaker, as well as an internationally recognized artist, writer, teacher, and scholar. His work employs a unique coupling of narrative and avant-garde strategies to explore issues of race, gender and sexuality. Isaac Julien documents his recent exhibition at the Art Pace Foundation for Contemporary Art in San AntonioUincluding a trilogy of film/video installations that examine both the complexities and possibilities of eroticism and desire, as well as his latest work, The Road to Mazatlan, which explores the figure of the cowboy in gay culture. This book also collects, for the first time, Julien's critical writings, which offer a challenging and exciting perspective on issues of cultural politics and aesthetics, particularly where questions of black and gay identity are concerned."

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Diary of a Young Soul Rebel
Isaac Julien , and Colin MacCabe
Manufacturer: British Film Inst
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0851703100

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Isaac Julien
Kobena Mercer , and Chris Darke
Manufacturer: Ellipsis Arts
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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The Film Art of Isaac Julien

ASIN: 1841660736

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Isaac Julien is Britain's pre-eminent black filmmaker. Dominating his work, which includes Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1995); Young Soul Rebels (1991); and Looking for Langston (1989), is the representation of race and masculinity. This book, published to coincide with this year's Turner Prize exhibition for which Julien has been nominated, concentrates on the artist's image-making, reproducing work spanning his whole output. 80 b/w photographs.

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What a life!.......2000-09-23

Charlotte Charke led an amazing life in eighteenth-century England. Often in debt, cast out by much of her comfortably-off family, partly for her habit of wearing men's clothes, she tried her hand at inn keeping, pie making, doctoring, waiting at table, gentleman's gentleman, and most successfully (tho that's not saying much) as a strolling player. Her words tumble out just like someone speaking, she doesn't always stick to the point but she brings her times and surroundings vividly to life as she junkets about the country with Mrs Brown, her Friend, living from hand to mouth.

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Introducing the Theatre
Ernest Short
Manufacturer: Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PCCLSM

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Introducing the Theatre

Manufacturer: Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GLZGPM

Introducing the theatre,: Together with a discussion on the factors which make for "good theatre."

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Introducing the theatre,: Together with a discussion on the factors which make for "good theatre."
Ernest Henry Short
Manufacturer: Eyre & Spottiswoode
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006D6GBI

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Introducing Theatre
Joy H. Reilly
Manufacturer: Thomson Learning
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0828113831

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Entering its sixth edition, Introducing Theatre remains an excellent and informative text, perfect for use in introductory theatre courses. The book covers the entire history of theatre and all its forms, including those of today. Written from years of experience by two of The Ohio State University's leading professors of theatre, Joy H. Reilly and M. Scott Phillips, Introducing Theatre, 6e is sure to inspire students to take an active and life-long interest in the theatre

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Introducing Theatre
M. Scott Phillips Joy H. Reilly
Manufacturer: Custom Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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Thomson Advantage Books: A Pocketful of Plays: Vintage Drama, Volume I, Revised Edition (The Pocketful Series)

ASIN: 0759310270

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Developed from the Introduction to Theatre course at The Ohio State University, Introducing Theatre 8e is written for the theatre or non-theatre major, providing a general overview of play structure, dramatic genres, basic theatre history, and the roles of various theatre practitioners in production. Fully indexed with two sections of color photos from professional and university theatre productions, with plentiful boxed insets on related topics throughout, Introducing Theatre is an accessibly written resource for any introductory course.

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Introducing Theatre
Joy H. Reilly , and M. Scott Phillips
Manufacturer: Pearson Custom Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0536972389

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Introducing Theatre, 7th Edition
Joy H. Reilly , and M. Scott Phillips
Manufacturer: Thomson Learning
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ASIN: 0759304009

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Developed from the Introduction to Theatre course at The Ohio State University, Introducing Theatre 7/e is written for the theatre or the non-theatre major, providing a general overview of play structure, dramatic genres, basic theatre history, and the roles of various theatre practitioners in production. Fully indexed with two sections of color photos from professional and university theatre productions, with plentiful boxed insets on related topics throughout, Introducing Theatre is an accessibly written resource for any introductory course.

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Out of date

A good oldie showing it's age

More useful than great

Disappointment but bright moments

Great companion to the Mage sourcebook.

The Book of Shadows: The Mage Players Guide : The Sourcebook for Players and Storytellers of Mage
Phil Brucato , Bill Bridges , Emrey Barnes , Jim Moore , Beth Fischi , and Harry Heckel
Manufacturer: White Wolf Games Studio
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade (Mage the Sorcerers Crusade)

World of Darkness: Sorcerer: The Hedge Wizard's Handbook

ASIN: 1565041194

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Out of date.......2001-07-19

I've played mage for a few years now, before third edition graced the shelves, and I found that this book was not terribly helpful. While it had several high points, the extra skills included on a whole could be gained by taking a specialty in an already listed skill. The merit and flaw section was interesting, with the publication of revised and third edition, it's no longer needed. The expanded tradition sections, were helpful, but sense the publication of third edition, they are no longer up to date and to be honest, if you want to know about traditions The Traditions Gathered set of books is a far better resource. While The Book of shadows is an interesting read, it's definitely not a required resource for mage.

A good oldie showing it's age.......2001-03-12

This is a good book which has a lot of information to make your character richer (merits and flaws, extra skills, more detailed information on each Tradition, the Technocracy and others, etc.). However, most of the sections in this book are beginning to show their age, as the information presented here has been revised and updated to much more practical information in several other Mage books. The section with the parables, though, is still one of my favorite Mage reads.

More useful than great.......2000-03-12

The book of shadows, which was written between the publishing of the 1st and second editions of Mage, is at this point slightly "behind the times," especially what with the release of Mage 3rd edition. Somewhere between irrelevant and necessary. Has some good basic material on the various Mage fringes, as well as a lot of expanded stuff for character creation.

Disappointment but bright moments.......1999-11-24

Though an interesting book I found that much of the facts and historical references were poorly researched if researched at all. It appears that this is a useful playing tool but the facts are all wrong.

Great companion to the Mage sourcebook........1998-07-20

This book is invaluable for the new lists of merits and flaws and the new abilities. Unlike some other White Wolf books, this book actually gives lists, not just a few new listings. I constantly refer to this book in character generation. Though some of the new abilities can really be covered by standard abilities, some of them are really helpful. Those and some of the merits and flaws even give me new ideas for characters. A great resource.

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A McGraw-Hill Advertising Classic

A Technique for Producing Ideas reveals a simple, sensible idea-generation methodology that has stood the test of time.

First presented to students in 1939, published in 1965, and now reissued for a new generation of advertising professionals and others looking to jump-start their creative juices, this powerful guide details a five-step process for gathering information, stimulating imagination, and recombining old elements into dramatic new ideas.

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Just FIVE simple steps............2007-10-04

......that's all it takes to learn how to come up with new & creative ideas, time after time. As Young says, the idea & the technique itself are so plain & logically simple that you may even miss it; despite the fact that the book is only some 48 pages long. It's easy to read & in your haste to learn "the secret" you may finish the book too quickly. Some thoughtful reading is required, so please don't dismiss the book because of its apparent brevity.

The fact that the book has survived successfully for over 40 years in print is testament to Young unique (but not new) teaching.

Although Young does not refer to it, I am reminded of many writers & books that go into great detail explaining the "science of the mind" & the wonderful way the brain [or mind] works & how it can be used to spawn new ideas & create solutions to problems. Sometimes referred to Mental Science, its philosophy & teachings go back thousands of years & weren't fully recognised until around the time of the 1900's.

If after reading this you wish to develop & research this technique further, I would highly recommend Emmet Fox's "Power Through Constructive Thinking".

Don't let this little book fool you!.......2007-10-02

Don't let this little book fool you. Although it has only 48 pages, the brisk contents are packed with powerful stuff.

According to the publisher, the ideas in the book were first presented to advertising students in 1939 & then published in 1965 - thus having stood the test of time. More importantly, the author, James Webb Young, was a driving force behind the creation of the modern advertising industry, and is one of advertising's most honored educators & practitioners.

As the title suggests, the author outlines a simple, easy-to-use five-step approach to idea generation. He also explores the importance of making idea generation a vital part of everything you do.

What I really like about this book is the author's principal premise: Ideas are just novel combinations of old elements, & we must keep thinking about them, which give order to new experiences!

I strongly recommend you to buy & read it. It will definitely, despite its brevity, coach you to become a better problem solver & a more creative thinker. Best of all, you will also gain a valuable perspective that will enable you to jump start your team's creative juices at work!

Good one........2006-11-21

I run an ad agency. This book was handed to me. I read it in an hour. I'm handing it to my creative director in the morning so he can spend an hour with it and hand it to every one in our creative department. It's that kind of book.

Practical, Insightful, and Worth Each of the Six-Hundred Ninety Five Pennies that it Costs.......2006-11-10

I am not an advertising professional but in the profession of scientific research. Yet this book (which was written in the 1940s for advertising people) is just as relevant to my work as it is to anyone else who is a knowledge worker. This little book is one of the simplest summaries of commonsense---and articulating common sense is this book's greatest virtue. The book lays out a five step process for generating novel and not-so-novel ideas, articulating them, and giving them a life of their own. There are no examples, no case studies, just crisply articulated common-sense that you can put to immediate use. Everything that he says is stuff that you likely already know, so this is not one of those books that talks the lofty talk about "retraining your mind" and such obscure, undoable things. The idea in this book that most resonated with me was his comment that novel ideas are simply unusual connections among things that already exist and you might already know. The book takes about an hour to read from cover to cover (and I'm not even a fast reader).

Although Mr. Bernbach probably never intended this book for consumers like me in the scientific research profession, I'd bet my money that this little gem might be just as "duh" or "aha"-evoking to people in any other knowledge-intensive line of white-collar work. The only note of caution: This book was originally written in the 1940s and the gender bias ("the creative man," "he") is pervasive throughout its 48 pages.

If you are in a profession where your "wealth" is measured in intellectual output, this is some of the best seven dollars you can invest in your education. Highly recommended for anyone whose profession requires novelty, new ideas, and creativity. Buy---don't borrow--read, reread, and dog ear this little gem!

Two good quick reads!.......2006-06-07

Young's idea producing technique is easy to learn and most importantly - effective. Creative ideas are key to winning new biz and retaining current accounts.

As a Senior Account Exec I live by creatively meeting my customer's needs and the technique in Young's book has added real value.

Another book I enjoyed is - The Sales Adventure Guide.

I picked up a copy at the San Jose, CA Airport and read it on my 1-hour flight. The Sales Adventure Guide is full or real world business experience that will guide the reader/professional through all types of business situations - and there's no rah-rah to it.

Read these two and thrive!

Instructional materials;: An illustrated handbook of ideas, skills, and techniques for producing and using audiovisual materials

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Instructional materials;: An illustrated handbook of ideas, skills, and techniques for producing and using audiovisual materials
Raymond V Wiman
Manufacturer: C. A. Jones Pub. Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Pedagogy | Education | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 083960002X

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Just FIVE simple steps.....

A Technique for Producing Ideas
James Webb Young
Manufacturer: Natl Textbook Co Trade
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000R30EKG

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Just FIVE simple steps............2007-10-04

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Just FIVE simple steps.....

A Technique for Producing Ideas
James Webb Young
Manufacturer: NTC Business Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Leather Bound
ASIN: B000LB9EDW

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Just FIVE simple steps............2007-10-04

A Technique for Producing Ideas (Advertising Age Classics Library)

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Just FIVE simple steps.....

A Technique for Producing Ideas (Advertising Age Classics Library)
James Young
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OGGROI

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Just FIVE simple steps............2007-10-04

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