A step-by-step guide to physical theatre in both theory & practice. The book is full of detailed exercises & inspiring ideas. There is also a bibliography & a contact list of training courses in the UK & abroad. Structured on a foundation learned from 12 years of teaching Dymphna Callery's book introduces the reader to the principles behind the work of certain key 20th-century theatre practitioners (Artuad Grotowski Meyerhold Brook & Lecoq among others) & offers exercises by which their theories can be turned into practice & their principles explored in action. The book takes the form of a series of workshops starting with the preparation of the body through awareness articulation energy & neutrality. A section on mask-work is followed by further work on the body investigating presence complicite play audience rhythm sound & e-motion. The book culminates in sections on devising & on the physical text. ...

Thomas can't work out what goes on in the tiny minds of his toddler twin sisters. They sing all the time but never get the words right. They think cats enjoy being dressed up as fairies. But who else can Thomas turn to when they all get locked out of the house? Besides it's a brilliant idea to pop them through the cat-flap & tell them to look for the keys. Isn't it.. .? ...

Aria has struggled to build a life for herself outside Reverie. It hasn't be easy adjusting to life in the wilderness but the struggle has been worth it with Perry by her side. But Perry has other challenges. His people are looking to him for answers. Answers about what happened to his nephew & what's happening to their world. & they don't trust the privileged Aria one of the enemy in their midst. Soon Perry'll be forced to chose between the tribe that looks to him for leadership & the girl that looks to him for love. ...

Through the French Canals has probably tempted more people to explore the beautiful waterways of France than any other book. A bestseller for many years & now in its 12th edition it is the essential planning guide for anyone wanting to cruise through the stunning scenery of the French waterways or take their boat from the English Channel through to the Mediterranean via the inland route. Over 50 routes described & illustrated with positions of locks towns & villages Through routes from the English Channel & Atlantic to the Mediterranean plus distances Suitable boats for the canals &

Dimensions of locks & operating times Bridge heights canal depths fuelling points waterway signals Cost of living shopping & stores Weather information haltes & portes de plaisance Packed with appealing photographs & updated information on local facilities distances heights & depths tunnel lengths costs of cruising & shopping it also discusses the local wines of the region. A must for yachtsmen wishing to use the French inland waterway system...a fascinating read. Yachting Monthly The bible for those wishing to head for the Med. Gaffers Log

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Welcome to the world of designer & decorator Carolyn Westbrook. Carolyn is known for her love of French design & here she shares her romance with beautiful & inspiring interiors. Carolyns mantra is simply to create a home that reflects your spirit & here she invites us into her own home a 1800s plantation house. The decor changes regularly
- walls are given a dramatic facelift with a new colour furniture bought for her business becomes too precious to be sold on newly discovered accessories are layered in with existing treasures. Nothing stays the same for long & Through The French Door reveals the latest incarnation of this wonderful family home. Carolyn invites you to share her everyday life here from collecting still-warm eggs from her brood of chickens to picking sun-ripened tomatoes & basil from her garden for supper. Carolyn is known for her parties & this book captures the seasonal celebrations at The Plantation from the splendour of Christmas to summer parties. Carolyn also takes us on a tour of other homes she finds are truly French inspired. Roam through the halls of a city mansion or take a look at the simple sleek interior of a town house. See what true French country style looks like by peeking through the door of a log cabin dressed in French ticking & gorgeous velvets. Wherever & however you live Carolyn once again shows that her signature French style can be applied to any interior. Her sure hand guides you through the process of creating a wonderful home that is a reflection of you & teaches you how to pull together interior decorating schemes. With glorious photography & a range of homes Through the French Door is a celebration of Carolyn Westbrooks signature style
- timeless sophisticated comfortable & inspiring.

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Harper Collins is proud to present its range of best-loved essential classics. ' It's a poor sort of memory that only works backward.' In Carroll's sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Alice once again finds herself in a bizarre & nonsensical place when she passes through a mirror & enters a looking-glass world where nothing is quite as it seems. From her guest appearance as a pawn in a chess match to her meeting with Humpty Dumpty Through the Looking Glass follows Alice on her curious adventure & shows Carroll's great skill at creating an imaginary world full of the fantastical & extraordinary. ...

Alice is back in her room stroking her cats
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This is a new edition of master illustrator Anthony Brownes first book full of visual surprises. Toby is fed up. Fed up with books fed up with toys fed up with everything. But when he walks through the magic mirror things are amazingly different. Toby can hardly believe his eyes! Anthony Brownes first book is full of the surreal details & visual humour that have made him one of the worlds most popular & acclaimed picture book artists. ...

Through the Narrow Gate is Karen Armstrongs memoir of life inside a Catholic convent in the 1960s. With gentleness & honesty Armstrong takes her readers on a revelatory journey that begins with her decision at the age of seventeen to devote her life to God as a nun. yet once she embarked upon her spiritual training she encountered a frightening & oppressive world fossilized by tradition which moulded isolated & pushed her to the limit of what she could endure. ...

Two years of war have taken a terrible toll on Pearl Street Liverpool. German bombs have reduced some houses to rubble & most of the inhabitants have lost friends & family. While sisters Eileen & Sheila share the anxious burden of absent husbands the conflict for others brings excitement & freedom. Kitty Quigley stuck at home for years with an invalid father is forced to register for war work & is delighted to become an auxiliary nurse. & Jessica Fleming struggling to earn a living finds herself & friend Rita increasingly drawn to the glamour & excitement of the Yanks. ...