Author: John Hanners
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879725877
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Unearths the personalities and experiences of touring and itinerant popular entertainers in 19th-century America. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, describes life and work on the showboats, among the small towns, and in the big cities; and the financial difficulties, the physical dangers, the social prejudices, and cultural barriers. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Matthew Thomas Payne
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 147980214X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Forty original contributions on games and gaming culture What does Pokémon Go tell us about globalization? What does Tetris teach us about rules? Is feminism boosted or bashed by Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? How does BioShock Infinite help us navigate world-building? From arcades to Atari, and phone apps to virtual reality headsets, video games have been at the epicenter of our ever-evolving technological reality. Unlike other media technologies, video games demand engagement like no other, which begs the question—what is the role that video games play in our lives, from our homes, to our phones, and on global culture writ large? How to Play Video Games brings together forty original essays from today’s leading scholars on video game culture, writing about the games they know best and what they mean in broader social and cultural contexts. Read about avatars in Grand Theft Auto V, or music in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. See how Age of Empires taught a generation about postcolonialism, and how Borderlands exposes the seedy underbelly of capitalism. These essays suggest that understanding video games in a critical context provides a new way to engage in contemporary culture. They are a must read for fans and students of the medium.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 772
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Author: William Shakespeare
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Category : Stratford-upon-Avon (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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Author: Carol O'Connell
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101623187
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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The reviews called it “A Play to Die For” after a woman was found dead in the front row. It didn’t seem so funny the next night when another body was found—this time the playwright himself, his throat slashed. Detective Kathy Mallory of the NYPD Special Crimes Unit takes over, but isn’t getting a straight answer from anyone. Not the lead actor, a movie star fallen on hard luck; not the lead actress, a nervous sort with a dependence on pharmaceuticals; not even the wardrobe mistress, working under an alias; and certainly not the twin actors so unnervingly convincing playing psychos. Now, backstage, someone has left Mallory a message on the blackboard: Tonight’s the night. Nothing personal. It appears that she is being written into the play itself, a play about a long-ago massacre that may not be fictional after all. If Mallory can find out who’s responsible, heads will roll. Unfortunately, one of them might be her own.
Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 916
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Author: Samuel French Ltd
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Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 914
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Author: William Shakespeare
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Languages : en
Pages : 456
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