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The official playscript of the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places. The playscript for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was originally released as a 'special rehearsal edition' alongside the opening of Jack Thorne's play in London's West End in summer 2016. Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the play opened to rapturous reviews from theatregoers and critics alike, while the official playscript became an immediate global bestseller. This definitive and final playscript updates the 'special rehearsal edition' with the conclusive and final dialogue from the play, which has subtly changed since its rehearsals, as well as a conversation piece between director John Tiffany and writer Jack Thorne, who share stories and insights about reading playscripts. This edition also includes useful background information including the Potter family tree and a timeline of events from the Wizarding World prior to the beginning of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. |
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This innovative method presents a practical approach to playing the drum set. Students start their first lesson by actually playing a beat! The book covers two styles, rock and jazz. Students will learn how the hi-hat, ride cymbal, snare, and bass drum are used in each style. |
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41 of the very best from this blue-collar rocker. Includes lyrics, chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams for: Against the Wind * Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight * The Fire Inside * Hollywood Nights * Katmandu * Like a Rock * Lock and Load * Mainstreet * Night Moves * Old Time Rock and Roll * Rock and Roll Never Forgets * Still the Same * We've Got Tonight * You'll Accomp'ny Me * and more] |
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Perfect for beginning to advanced players, this book with audio by world-renowned bassist and educator Jon Liebman provides a 52-week, one-exercise-per-week workout program for developing, improving and maintaining bass guitar technique. Liebman teaches: chromatics; scales and arpeggios; string-crossing and advanced patterns; slapping and popping; and more -- all in styles ranging from rock, funk and RandB to jazz, disco, reggae and more. Bassists using Bass Aerobics will benefit from increased speed, improved dexterity, better accuracy and heightened coordination - not to mention an awesome new groove vocabulary] The accompanying audio contains all 52 workout grooves for both demonstration and play-along. |
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Build your photography skills step-by-step with an independent photography course that guides you through every aspect of digital photography. Includes advice and stunning images, this e-guide will help you master your photography and image-editing skills, and maximize your artistic talent in as little as 20 weeks. Digital Photography Complete Course uses a combination of tutorials, step-by-step demonstrations, practical assignments, and Q&As to help you understand and use your camera to its full capacity. Choose your own pace to work through the modules-the program is completely customizable to your schedule. As you work through the lessons, test your new knowledge and troubleshoot common issues. With the aid of helpful text and innovative graphics in Digital Photography Complete Course , you'll explore a wide range of genres: Find out how to create landscapes, portraits, still life, and action shots as you discover the full range of your camera and learn how to take professional-looking pictures you'll be proud to display. |
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When the 2016 Oscar acting nominations all went to whites for the second consecutive year, #OscarsSoWhite became a trending topic. Yet these enduring racial biases afflict not only the Academy Awards, but also Hollywood as a whole. Why do actors of color, despite exhibiting talent and bankability, continue to lag behind white actors in presence and prominence?   Reel Inequality  examines the structural barriers minority actors face in Hollywood, while shedding light on how they survive in a racist industry. The book charts how white male gatekeepers dominate Hollywood, breeding a culture of ethnocentric storytelling and casting. Nancy Wang Yuen interviewed nearly a hundred working actors and drew on published interviews with celebrities, such as Viola Davis, Chris Rock, Gina Rodriguez, Oscar Isaac, Lucy Liu, and Ken Jeong, to explore how racial stereotypes categorize and constrain actors. Their stories reveal the day-to-day racism actors of color experience in talent agents’ offices, at auditions, and on sets. Yuen also exposes sexist hiring and programming practices, highlighting the structural inequalities that actors of color, particularly women, continue to face in Hollywood.   This book not only conveys the harsh realities of racial inequality in Hollywood, but also provides vital insights from actors who have succeeded on their own terms, whether by sidestepping the system or subverting it from within. Considering how their struggles impact real-world attitudes about race and diversity,  Reel Inequality  follows actors of color as they suffer, strive, and thrive in Hollywood.  |
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This Lesson book covers: Major and minor pentascales; intervals through the 6th; C. G, and F major scales. Contents include: Almost Like a Dream * America * American Fiddle Tune * Beach Party * Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Theme * Blues Train * The Boogie Machine * Brahms' Lullaby * Can-Can * Cathedral Chimes * Chord Jumps * Classical Dance * Cross-Hand Arpeggios * El Matado. |
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From the former editor of Guitar One magazine, here is a daily dose of vitamins to keep your chops fine tuned] Musical styles include rock, blues, jazz, metal, country, and funk. Techniques taught include alternate picking, arpeggios, sweep picking, string skipping, legato, string bending, and rhythm guitar. These exercises will increase speed, and improve dexterity and pick- and fret-hand accuracy. The interactive audio includes all 365 workout licks, plus play-along grooves in every style at eight different metronome settings. A helpful interactive glossary is also included for related terms. |
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Lay down some tracks—no garage required! GarageBand has become the default musical sketchpad for both well-known artists and hobbyists musicians who want a simple way to record, edit, and share their own tunes. GarageBand For Dummies is your go-to guide to navigating the interface and making the tweaks to create your own songs.  Look inside to discover how to lay down a beat with the virtual drum kits, layer on sweet sounds with built-in virtual instruments, and attach simple hardware to record vocals or live instruments on a Mac, iPad, or even an iPhone.  Use built-in instruments to create a song Attach your guitar or mic to record live sounds Export your final product or individual tracks Add effects and edit your song GarageBand is the simplest way to create basic tracks without investing in costly hardware and learning a complex digital audio workstation software package—and this book shows you how. |
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All you need is a digital camera and this bestselling book to unlock your full potential as a photographer! This handbook will help you improve your skills, give you a fresh perspective on how to approach a shoot, and which equipment will work best. If you have a burst of inspiration and ideas for new projects, this must-have will guide you through every step. Achieve stunning results with this expert advice on everything from how to choose the right equipment and aperture exposure, to image enhancement and flash. This comprehensive guide is a trusted resource and an ideal starting point. Written for beginners, this photography book is easy to read and understand, even if you have never worked with a camera before. It has step-by-step tutorials covering the whole range of camera functions and photographic techniques. Each chapter of the book is full of practical hands-on projects and tutorials that will help you get the best from your camera. At-a-glance comparison images show how camera settings can produce remarkably different pictures. The results are shown side-by-side with each technique, along with the setting used to create a particular look or effect. You'll also learn how to enhance your images using a range of innovative ideas adopted by professionals. Go from Novice to Pro Photographer in a Flash It has been fully updated to reflect all the latest developments in technology and creative trends in digital image-making. This manual will teach you all the tips and techniques you need to ensure that your memorable moments are captured perfectly every time! The Beginner's Photography Guide will help you find your inner photographer: - Takes you through every technique you need to create stunning images. - Easy-to-follow layout and step-by-step and tutorials. - Handy checklists with a quick rundown of the equipment and camera settings. - Hundreds of inspirational images to motivate you to reach your goal. |
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A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community   The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft—and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village. First produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theater ever can. "A drama of emotional power and impact" — New York Post |
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James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales's definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live , hailed as "incredible" ( Vulture ) and "required reading" ( People ). When first published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, Live from New York was immediately proclaimed the best book ever produced on the landmark and legendary late-night show. In their own words, unfiltered and uncensored, a dazzling galaxy of trail-blazing talents recalled three turbulent decades of on-camera antics and off-camera escapades. Now decades have passed, and bestselling authors James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales have returned to Studio 8H. Over more than 100 pages of new material, they raucously and revealingly take the SNL story up to the present, adding a constellation of iconic new stars, surprises, and controversies. |
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This ebook is an authorised digitisation of its printed counterpart from the Royal Academy of Dance. It is one of a series of products related to the Grade 6 Examination and Presentation Class offered by the Royal Academy of Dance. It is primarily intended for use by teachers and students, and contains detailed descriptions in words and Benesh Movement Notation of the set exercises, studies and dances required for the Examination. Features include annotation, highlighting, image zoom, bookmarking and easy-to-use navigation. |
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America, 1899. The end of the Wild West era has begun. Take control of Arthur Morgan, second in command of the Van der Linde gang as you explore a captivating world with colourful characters. The most complete guide for Red Dead Redemption 2 features all there is to see and do including a walkthrough featuring every Gold Medal objective along with every Stranger Mission illustrated with gorgeous screenshots. Inside the guide (Updated 22nd Nov 2019): - Full Walkthrough of the main storyline - Coverage of every Side Mission - Extensive knowledge on all Challenges - Stranger Missions - A Full compendium for 100% completion and in-depth Hunting guide |
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Want to play chess like a champ? Dummies can help. From Netflix's “The Queen’s Gambit” to podcasts, virtual and mobile gaming, and beyond, chess is back in a big way. But, with all those kings, queens, and knights, chess can be a royal pain to grasp. Chess For Dummies is here to help beginners wrap their minds around the rules of the game, make sense of those puzzling pieces, and sharpen their chess strategy such that even Paul Morphy would be impressed. You’ll learn the laws of chess, its lingo, and engage in the art of the attack with the easy-to-follow, step-by-step explanations found in the latest edition of Chess For Dummies . Whether you’re playing chess online, in a tournament, or across the dining room table with a family member or friend, this hands-on guide is sure to capture your interest (and your opponent's queen), getting you up to speed on the game and its components and giving you the know-how you need to put the principles of play into action from the opening to the endgame. Grasp the rules of play and the nuances of each phase of the game Familiarize yourself with the pieces and the board Pick the perfect chess set and chessboard for you Get to know each of the pieces and their powers If you feel like you’re in a stalemate before you even begin a game, Chess For Dummies is your guide to forcing moves, raking bishops, and skewering your opponents like a true champion. |
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How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. "Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak." "But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but word can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled." John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the (London) Sunday Times critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures." By now he has. |
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This lovingly-produced 352-page extension of the Deadly Premonition universe is packed with engaging features and interactive multimedia that fans and newcomers are sure to love! Warning: this book contains spoilers! • Over 100 interactive elements and loads of hidden secrets • Read Swery 65’s notebook and learn how the game was made • Three interactive maps showing everything in the game • Never-before-seen concept sketches and high-resolution art • Play with the soundboard or listen to the soundtrack |
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I’ve often maintained that 1976 Priest masterpiece Sad Wings Of Destiny represents the first great heavy metal moment since the genre’s inception back in 1970 with Sabbath, Purple and Uriah Heep. This is the extensive story of that groundbreaking record’s birthing, from the inside out, including discussion of its production, its context, its album cover, all of its tracks. Note: this short eBook is a substantially expanded and overhauled version of a chapter from Popoff’s Judas Priest: Heavy Metal Painkillers. It is being offered due to the fact that the full-length biog is long out-of-print and also not available in eBook format. |
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Buildings have often been studies whole in space, but never before have they been studied whole in time. How Buildings Learn is a masterful new synthesis that proposes that buildings adapt best when constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and that architects can mature from being artists of space to becoming artists of time. From the connected farmhouses of New England to I.M. Pei's Media Lab, from "satisficing" to "form follows funding," from the evolution of bungalows to the invention of Santa Fe Style, from Low Road military surplus buildings to a High Road English classic like Chatsworth—this is a far-ranging survey of unexplored essential territory. More than any other human artifacts, buildings improve with time—if they're allowed to. How Buildings Learn shows how to work with time rather than against it. |
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Liven up your night with murder! In this murder mystery game, guests take the roles of various cast and crew members celebrating the completion of filming of their movie when the Director suddenly dies at the party. However, the paranoid Director hid magical clues revealing hints as to who committed the crime. The scavenger hunt, the use of improv instead of scripts, couples' rules, and the randomization for the murderer bring unique features to the classic murder mystery game. There are even notes on how to play the game virtually. Also included are the instructions for Assassin Agency Commander. Each player is in charge of an elite assassin to prove their managerial skills as each agency works to collect the most funds - while avoid being killed themselves - and score a big government contract. Use luck, memory, backstabbing, and clever deductions to win all The Contract. But, wait! There's more! Lastly, there are rules for an indoor capture the flag style game with murder! Enjoy three different party games in one book by Dennis Spielman. |
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An insightful and helpful book written by Di Meola on his own personal technique of guitar playing. Includes exercises and excerpts from his music, which act as a step-by-step guide to help the guitar student play better. |
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Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Primte-Time Soap chronicles the "Dallas" saga from its debut as a five-episode pilot in April 1978 through its 13-year run as a regular series and three TV movies: "The Early Years" (1986), "J. R. Returns" (1996), and "War of the Ewings" (1998). Relying on more than 320 primary soruces, including interviews with more than 45 cast members, Barbara A. Curran takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of "Dallas'" creation, the "Who shot J.R.?" phenomenon, Jim Davis's valiant fight against cancer, Donna Reed's firing upon Barbara Bel Geddes's reutnr to the show, and how Bobby Ewing came to appear in Pam's shower the year after his tragic death. |
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Le Mariage de Figaro Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, écrivain, musicien, homme d'affaires et poète français (1732-1799) 1784 Ce livre numérique présente "Le Mariage de Figaro", de Beaumarchais, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux différentes sections. Comédie en cinq actes écrite en 1778 mais parue en 1784 après des années de censure, "La Folle Journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro" est un chef-d'oeuvre du théâtre français. Beaumarchais met en scène les principaux personnages du "Barbier de Séville" dans cette pièce qui dénonce les privilèges de la noblesse. Liste des sections: - 1. Présentation - 2. Personnages - 3. Acte I - 4. Acte II - 5. Acte III - 6. Acte IV - 7. Acte V |
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Nothing brings anime artists more satisfaction than creating original characters to use in a comic strip or graphic novel. Bestselling how-to-draw author Christopher Hart helps them reach this goal by providing insight into the six most popular anime types: schoolgirls, schoolboys, preteens, vengeful bad guys, humorous personalities, and fantasy figures. He supplies templates for each; an extensive array of “menus” of head and body types, outfits, and accessories; and detailed, accessible, step-by-step demonstrations and drawing exercises. Plus, Hart showcases some of the best anime artists in the world for this title—including Inma R., Tabby Kink, Ayame Shiroi, Euro Pinku, and Tina Francisco. It's the guide every would-be anime artist has been looking for! Please note that this e-book is optimized for viewing on a color tablet. |
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One of the great chess masters shares his secrets in this guide for intermediate and advanced players. Lasker analyzes basic methods of gaining advantages, exchange value of pieces, openings, combinations, position play, aesthetics, and other important maneuvers. Examples from games by other modern masters illuminate the discussions. More than 300 diagrams. |
