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Peter Brook's "The Mahabharata" attracted massive public interest during its short touring life, and a subsequent six hour film version was televised worldwide. A number of critics hailed it as "the theatrical event of the decade". Yet most of the critical material has failed to address a number of central issues: the production's relationship with Brook's other work and the politics of theatre interculturalism, for example. This book seeks not only to engage such issues, but also to describe the nature of the working process and to detail the technical problems engendered by touring a production of such size and complexity. ... Read more

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Available in paperback for the first time, The English Seaside captures every vestige of English holidays by the sea. Gaudy beach huts, model villages, amusement arcades, fun fairs, fish and chips - all are represented in this evocative collection of seaside photographs from up and down the English coast line.The book features every type of seaside, from fishing villages with quaint harbours packed with boats, lobster pots and seagulls, to resort towns with piers, grand hotels and pavilions.For too long the English seaside has suffered from bad press, accused of being tatty, cold, grey and windswept, but Peter Williams finds the seaside to be warm-hearted and welcoming, about having fun, riding the rides and seeing the shows. Experience the warmth and colour of the seaside past and present. ... Read more

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This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingos and ice wedges. The thermodynamic conditions accompanying the freezing of water in porous materials are examined and their fundamental role in the ice segregation and frost heave processes is demonstrated in a clear and simple manner. This book concentrates on the analysis of the causes and effects of frozen ground phenomena, rather than on the description of the natural features characteristic of freezing or thawing ground. Its scientific approach provides a basis for geotechnical analyses such as those essential to resource development. ... Read more

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Obentoo is a new course for students who are learning Japanese which provides an enjoyable and challenging experience.Obentoo brings together Japanese culture and language learning in a lively and authentic setting. ... Read more

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The European Organ, 1450-1850
This is an excellent source of information in preparing for masters or doctoral oral exams in organ.Peter Williams discusses the nationalistic differences in organ design and construction as the pipe organ came to bewhat it is today.Many examples of stop lists, features, and specificbuilders are discussed.This book needs to be in print again!It isabsolutely necessary. ... Read more

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This book addresses the need for a firm scientific basis for decision-making in the cold-region pipeline construction industry.In clear language it describes the behavior of permafrost and its effects on structures and terrain, and gives revealing accounts of the political and international aspects of related issues.The enlarged second edition maintains the easy-to-read, well-illustrated format of the original, but is brought up to date with new information and a new emphasis.The author has served as a consultant to the Canadian government on the effects of cold climates on several large northern projects. ... Read more

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Existing sterilization processes have proven to be inadequate in many instances. Microbial and viral contamination of tissues leads to major safety concerns involving surgical allografts. Sterilization of Biological Tissues with Ionizing Radiation provides information on the issues presented at an international meeting in Wales, supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency. It includes a Code of Practice for the Radiation Sterilization of Tissues with an evaluation of the code and its outcome. This book presents all of the methodologies used in the field and outlines new methods of protecting tissues that allow the use of high doses of ionizing radiations to inactivate invading organisms. ... Read more

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In the third of a three-volume reference work the author gives salient background information to the organ pieces - notes on the church services of the area in question (Thuringia-Saxony), the tradition of recitals, the duties of organists, details of instruments, and contemporary styles in music. ... Read more

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Although Jonah was a prophet, the book named after him is not a prophecy, but a biographical narrative involving his prophetic mission to the Ninevites. Author Peter Williams began writing this book with less than a high opinion of Jonah, but his view changed as the writing process continued. Starting from the basis that this was an historicalnot fictionalaccount, the author discovered Jonah to be an honest person, prepared to put down in writing his own faults and prejudices so that we might learn from them. The real importance of this little biblical book is its place in Gods plan to embrace both Jew and Gentile in his saving purpose, culminating in the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. ... Read more

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Conflict, natural disasters and other difficult circumstances present major obstacles to achieving the Millennium Development Goal of providing universal primary education by 2015. Commonwealth ministers of education are committed to developing strategies to strengthen education programmes for preventing conflict and mitigating the impact of conflict and natural disasters on education in disrupted societies.

This study focuses on sixteen Commonwealth countries in Africa, where the incidence of conflict is most easily seen, though many of the other problems discussed here have their parallels in other parts of the world, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

The publication reviews selected African experiences of education in

* conflict situations
* natural disasters
* other difficult circumstances

And elaborates on the role education plays

* before emergencies occur, including its presence as a factor of exclusion
* during crisis situations and the ensuing responses
* afterwards in recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation.

This practical guide will assist policy makers and others worldwide, to better understand the complex issues and options that exist in decision-making; to share best practice in addressing situations arising from conflict, emergencies, and difficult circumstances; and to mitigate the effects on schooling while fostering a climate of tolerance, gender equality and diversity. ... Read more

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This is a collection of over 200 traditional family recipes from around the British Isles, relying on the best of seasonal produce and local ingredients. It includes a wide variety of dishes and accompaniments, from roast beef and Yorkshire pudding to puddings, cakes and biscuits. ... Read more

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title describes book: a manual for singers of some of themore popular hymns sung at Welsh American (and Welsh) hymn singing festivals. with notes, translations, phonetic transcriptions, vocabulary etc. ... Read more

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Contemporary urban studies engages a wide range of approaches in the analysis of the processes at work in urban areas. These approaches derive from anthropology, economics, geography, history, politics and sociology as well as from the professional experience of town planning and architecture.

Social process and the city reflects this growing cross-disciplinary engagement. This shows the important, problematic, role which cities in particular, and urban change in general have played in the growth of Australia. The overriding concern of each essay in this collection is to develop an understanding of the ways urban areas function and an awareness of how differing interpretations of 'urban phenomena' might be applied. This attention to the nature of the forces at work, and the processes these forces manifest themselves in, is extended both empirically and conceptually. 

This book was first published in 1983.