What does it mean to fail in performance or more accurately to stage failure in performance? What do performances that are founded upon the collapse of their own invention illuminate that other modes of theatre usually conceal? This book examines these questions through theoretical & archival modes of investigation. ...

The latest thinking on stylish performance presented in a clear helpful & practical way.

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* Seamless continuity from Level 1 in terms of quality design authoring & language style * Clear & logical layout with step-by-step illustrations of technical skills to enable learners to grasp difficult concepts & put theory into practice * Professional focus with case studies & activities assisting learners to progress onto further engineering study * Progress checks at the end of each section to help learners identify what content they feel confident with & which topics require further study * Industry focus case-studies are showcased at the end of each unit that describe real achievements in the world of engineering & contextualizes what has been learnt * Covers all mandatory units & optional units ...

Patrick Suskind's Perfume" is a classic novel of death & sensuality in Paris. ' In eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted & abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted & abominable personages. His name was Jean-Baptiste Grenouille & if his name has been forgotten today it is certainly not because Grenouille fell short of those more famous blackguards when it came to arrogance misanthropy immorality or more succinctly wickedness but because his gifts & his sole ambition were restricted to a domain that leaves no traces in history: to the fleeting realm of scent...' " An astonishing tour de force both in concept & execution". (" Guardian"). "A fantastic tale of murder & twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity... Clever stylish absorbing & well worth reading". (" Literary Review"). "A meditation on the nature of death desire & decay.. .a remarkable debut". (Peter Ackroyd " The New York Times Book Review"). " Unlike anything else one has read. A phenomenon... Everyone seems to want to get a whiff of this strange perfume which will remain unique in contemporary literature". (" Figaro"). " An ingenious & totally absorbing fantasy". (" Daily Telegraph"). " Witty stylish & ferociously absorbing". (" Observer"). Patrick Suskind was born near Munich in 1949. He studied medieval & modern history at the University of Munich. His first play " The Double Bass" was written in 1980 & became an international success. His first novel " Perfume" became an internationally acclaimed bestseller. He is also the author of " The Pigeon" & " Mr. Summer's Story" & a coauthor of the enormously successful German television series " Kir Royal". Patrick Suskind lives & writes in Munich." ...

A secret history of scent memory & desire from the Sunday Times bestselling author of ELEGANCE & THE DEBUTANTE. One letter will turn newly-married Grace Munroes life upside down: Our firm is handling the estate of the deceased Mrs Eva DOrsey & it is our duty to inform you that you are named as the chief beneficiary in her will. We request your presence at our offices at your earliest convenience so that we may go through the details of your inheritance. There is only one problem. Grace has never heard of Eva DOrsey. So begins a journey which leads Grace through the streets of Paris & into the seductive world of perfumers & their muses. An abandoned perfume shop on the Left Bank will lead her to unravel the heartbreaking story of her mysterious benefactor an extraordinary woman who bewitched high society in 1920s New York & Paris. ...

The 15th-century Arabian text The Perfumed Garden is one of the greatest of world classic erotic texts along with India's The Karma Sutra. It is primarily a manual for sexual activity of all kinds dealing in some considerable detail with physical attributes foreplay coital positions & advice for how to achieve greater satisfaction for both partners as well as sexual health. In addition it contains some enlivening stories of sexual encounters & sexual needs fulfilled. Richard Burton famously translated it in 1886. Jonathan Keeble reads with aplomb. ...

Agatha Christies ingenious murder mystery reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she had led an unusual life. First on a treacherous Cornish hillside the brakes on her car failed. Then on a coastal path a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later an oil painting fell & almost crushed her in bed. Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nicks sun hat Hercule Poirot decides the girl needs his protection. At the same time he begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasnt been committed. Yet. ...

A facsmile first edition hardback of the Poirot book published to celebrate 80 years as the nations favourite detective. Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she had led an unusual life. First on a treacherous Cornish hillside the brakes on her car failed. Then on a coastal path a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later an oil painting fell & almost crushed her in bed. Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nicks sun hat Hercule Poirot decides the girl needs his protection. At the same time he begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasnt been committed. Yet. To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirots first appearance & to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star this title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie. Reproducing the original typesetting & format of the first edition from the Christie familys own archive this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory. ...

Spring 1858. The route of the Caledonian Railway through the southern uplands of the Scottish countryside is disrupted by a fatal crash. Inspector Robert Colbeck & Sergeant Victor Leeming are called from the crime of London to investigate & must contend with old enemy Superintendent Rory Mc Turk to uncover the criminals behind the disaster. The motive for the crash is unclear with suspects including the North British Railway a group of sabbatarians & those with personal vendettas to enact. Colbeck & Leeming face further obstacles when the Railway announces a reward of GBP400 for information
- soon they are pitched against criminals the public & their own colleagues in their attempts to solve the case. Meanwhile with the investigation stalling the newly married Madeleine Colbeck & her father race to reach Inspector Colbeck with important information. Will they be in time to save the royal family before their train journey to Balmoral?
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Internationally bestselling historian Antonia Fraser's new book brilliantly evokes a key period of pre-Victorian political & social history
- the passing of the Great Reform Bill of 1832. For our inconclusive times there is an attractive resonance with 1832 with its 'rotten boroughs' of Old Sarum & the disappearing village of Dunwich & its lines of most resistance to reform. This book is character-driven
- on the one hand the reforming heroes are the Whig aristocrats Lord Grey Lord Althorp & Lord John Russell & the Irish orator Daniel O' Connell. They included members of the richest & most landed Cabinet in history yet they were determined to bring liberty which whittled away their own power to the country. The all-too-conservative opposition comprised Lord Londonderry the Duke of Wellington the intransigent Duchess of Kent & the consort of the Tory King William IV Queen Adelaide. Finally there were 'revolutionaries' & reformers like William Cobbett the author of RURAL RIDES. This is a book that features one eventful year much of it violent. There were riots in Bristol Manchester & Nottingham & wider themes of Irish & 'negro emancipation' underscore the narrative. The time-span of the book is from Wellington's intractable declaration in November 1830 that ' The beginning of reform is the beginning of revolution' to 7th June 1832 the date of the extremely reluctant royal assent by William IV to the Great Reform Bill under the double threat of the creation of 60 new peers in the House of Lords & the threat of revolution throughout the country. These events led to a total change in the way Britain was governed a two-year revolution that Antonia Fraser brings to vivid dramatic life.

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