Images of beautiful Spanish horses performing high school movements & airs above the ground carrying costumed Spaniards at the Feria or evading the horns of black fighting bulls with courage & agility have entranced horse lovers for centuries. Increasingly riders are buying or importing Spanish horses & the authors have prepared this book for those who aspire to share their lives with the horse of Spain. The book looks at the history of the Spanish horse his breeding conformation & temperament & his traditional training for the bull ring la doma vaquera la garrocha & la doma classica: the true art of classical dressage. The authors cover the Spanish method of training of the horse in-hand & under saddle as well as the training of the rider & there are chapters on the Spanish horse in the show ring saddlery costume & traditional turn-out & presentation. Advice is given on buying Spanish horses their care & management & whether or not to breed. Both practical & poetic this celebration of the Spanish horse is distinguished by a wonderful selection of photographs. ...

Over the past twenty years an abundance of art forms have emerged that use aesthetics to affect social dynamics. These works are often produced by collectives or come out of a community context; they emphasize participation dialogue & action & appear in situations ranging from theater to activism to urban planning to visual art to health care. Engaged with the texture of living these art works often blur the line between art & life. This book offers the first global portrait of a complex & exciting mode of cultural production--one that has virtually redefined contemporary art practice. Living as Form grew out of a major exhibition at Creative Time in New York City. Like the exhibition the book is a landmark survey of more than 100 projects selected by a thirty-person curatorial advisory team; each project is documented by a selection of color images. The artists include the Danish collective Superflex who empower communities to challenge corporate interest; Turner Prize nominee Jeremy Deller creator of socially & politically charged performance works; Women on Waves who provide abortion services & information to women in regions where the procedure is illegal; & Santiago Cirugeda an architect who builds temporary structures to solve housing problems. Living as Form contains commissioned essays from noted critics & theorists who look at this phenomenon from a global perspective & broaden the range of what constitutes this form. Contributing authors Claire Bishop Carol Becker Teddy Cruz Brian Holmes Shannon Jackson Maria Lind Anne Pasternak Nato Thompson ...

Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is having a streak of bad luck. First her co-worker is killed & no one seems to care. Then she comes face-to-face with a beastly creature which gives her a painful & poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires who graciously suck the poison from her veins (like they didn't enjoy it). The point is: they saved her life. So when one of the bloodsuckers asks for a favour she obliges
- & soon Sookie's in Dallas using her telepathic skills to search for a missing vampire. She's supposed to interview certain humans involved but she makes one condition: the vampires must promise to behave & let the humans go unharmed. But that's easier said than done & all it takes is one delicious blonde & one small mistake for things to turn deadly.. . The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries starring Sookie the telepathic cocktail waitress & a cast of increasingly colourful characters including vampires werewolves & things that really do go bump in the night.
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I once believed that we only had to put in place the conditions for equality for the remnants of old-fashioned sexism in our culture to wither away. I am ready to admit that I was wrong. Empowerment liberation choice. Once the watchwords of feminism these terms have now been co-opted by a society that sells women an airbrushed highly sexualised & increasingly narrow vision of femininity. Drawing on a wealth of research & personal interviews LIVING DOLLS is a straight-talking passionate & important book that makes us look afresh at women & girls at sexism & femininity
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Key to its appreciation is an understanding of its richness inch by inch. Wenlock Edge is but a scrap of the British landscape but an utterly unique part of it. It is also one of its most diverse & one where the story of continuity & change is at its most fascinating. This book affords us an opportunity to unmask its true meaning. As such it helps us to examine our role in the past our present experience & the potential for our relationship with it in the future. The authors are local experts enthusiasts & conservationists with over 100 years collective experience of Wenlock Edge. Some are academics some are writers but all have shared knowledge in this book that is either new or has been brought together for the first time in relation to Shropshires Wenlock Edge. Each chapter is a wander across the Edge individually delivered & full of delightful stories & gems. ...

Do you want to learn French or brush up what you know already? Are you planning a holiday in France or preparing for an exam? Are you looking for a course with a traditional approach to language learning based on solid grammatical foundations translation skills & practical vocabulary? If so this is the course for you. The material covers a variety of everyday topics in a simple concise manner. There are plenty of examples & explanations to illustrate how the language works & to build confidence. Each unit designed to build systematically on what you have already learned contains: clear grammar explanations vocabulary lists reading material consisting of a story dialogue or letter questions for speaking practice exercises There are also revision units to help you practise what you are learning. At the back of the book an exercise key enables you to check your answers while grammar & vocabulary sections provide a useful reference. This new 7th edition comes with a brand new 32pp test-yourself section giving you extra practice & allowing you to monitor your progress as you go through the course helping you keep on top of tricky grammar points & regularly testing the vocabulary you're learning. The accompanying CD will help you with listening & speaking. In addition to a full pronunciation section it contains reading passages & dialogues from the coursebook followed by comprehension questions in French together with model answers. ...

Do you want to learn German or brush up what you know already? Are you planning a holiday in Germany or preparing for an exam? Are you looking for a course with a traditional approach to language learning based on solid grammatical foundations translation skills & practical vocabulary? If so this is the course for you. The material covers a variety of everyday topics in a simple concise manner. There are plenty of examples & explanations to illustrate how the language works & to build confidence. Each unit designed to build systematically on what you have already learned contains: reading material consisting of passages or dialogues vocabulary lists clear grammar explanations exercises At the back of the book an exercise key enables you to check your answers while grammar & vocabulary sections provide a useful reference. The accompanying CD will help you with listening & speaking. In addition to a full pronunciation section it contains reading passages or dialogues from the course book followed by comprehension questions in German together with model answers. This new 7th edition comes with a brand new 32pp test-yourself section giving you extra practice & allowing you to monitor your progress as you go through the course helping you keep on top of tricky grammar points & regularly testing the vocabulary you're learning. ...

If you have a wheat allergy gluten intolerance coeliac disease or just want to enjoy the benefits of a diet free from wheat barley & rye then this book is for you. Our expert author team of registered dieticians explain the basics of gluten intolerance & the medical problems associated with it plus give you practical guidance on how to make the transition to a gluten-free lifestyle. Including over 60 delicious gluten-free recipes & tips on eating out you can learn to control your food intake wherever you are. Living Gluten-Free For Dummies covers:* Knowing what you can & cant eat* Shopping & deciphering food labels* Coping with a gluten-free lifestyle on a day to day basis* Cooking crowd-pleasing gluten-free meals* Raising healthy gluten-free kids ...

Whether you have a wheat allergy gluten intolerance coeliac disease or simply want to enjoy the benefits of a diet free from wheat barley & rye then this book is for you. It explains the basics of gluten intolerance & the medical problems associated with it plus practical guidance on how to make the transition to a gluten-free lifestyle. Packed with delicious recipes tips on eating out & updated information on new food labelling legislation testing methods & product availability Living Gluten-Free For Dummies is your essential guide to making gluten-free living easy.

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