Producers Choice: Six Plays for Young Performers showcases some of the best plays for young people produced by the UKs leading theatre companies. The plays are ideal for young performers aged 13-25 & offer a diverse range of challenges styles & subjects. The volume will prove essential for teachers & students of Drama & for youth drama groups. The plays include modern reworkings of classics such as Simon Reades witty & brilliantly inventive adaptation of Lewis Carrolls much-loved fantasy & DJ Brittons version of Sophocles Theban plays the tragic Oedipus/ Antigone. Contemporary teenage issues are dealt with in Megan Barkers beautiful & uplifting Promise & Sarah Mays The Butterfly Club. Simon Stephens hit-play Punk Rock set in a grammar school explores dislocation & aggression among sixth form pupils; James Grahams Tory Boyz is a fast-paced political comedy about prejudice & ambition in Westminster. Each play features production notes & the volume is introduced by Paul Roseby Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre. For schools youth theatre groups & drama colleges this anthology of thematically & stylistically diverse plays will prove an invaluable resource. ...

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Armed with this book chemical engineers will have a collection of modern strategies for the design of chemical products & processes. It emphasizes a systematic approach & integrates product design more thoroughly throughout the chapters. New case studies on process design are included to make the concepts more relevant. The social aspects & economics of product design are introduced & the Stage-Gate Product Development Process is explored in parallel tracks for several chemical products. The accompanying CD-ROM also provides chemical engineers with numerous examples of the simulator input & output with frame-by-frame instructions to discuss the nature of the models provided for the processing units. ...

Written for 2009 curriculum change Essentials provides concise coverage of all the externally assessed course content & skills for GCSE Product Design. The other five subjects are also available: Electronic Products Food Technology Resistant Materials Graphic Products & Textiles Technology. The student-friendly uncluttered approach guides students through the core content with succinct revision notes & practice questions that focus on the essential content needed for the exams. * Short sentences focused paragraphs & bullet points help to make the content accessible to students of all abilities * Key words & concepts are highlighted to aid memory & recall * Relevant diagrams & illustrations clarify key points & aid visual learning * Practice questions at the end of each section test & reinforce understanding * Quick Test & Key Word summary at the end of every spread. FREE 16-page pull-out guide to Controlled Assessment included! Written for 2009 curriculum change Essentials provides concise coverage of all the externally assessed course content & skills for GCSE Product Design. The other five subjects are also available: Electronic Products Food Technology Resistant Materials Graphic Products & Textiles Technology. The student-friendly uncluttered approach guides students through the core content with succinct revision notes & practice questions that focus on the essential content needed for the exams. * Short sentences focused paragraphs & bullet points help to make the content accessible to students of all abilities * Key words & concepts are highlighted to aid memory & recall * Relevant diagrams & illustrations clarify key points & aid visual learning * Practice questions at the end of each section test & reinforce understanding * Quick Test & Key Word summary at the end of every spread. FREE 16-page pull-out guide to Controlled Assessment included! ...

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Reggie & Ronald Kray ruled Londons gangland during the 1960s with a ruthlessness & viciousness that shocks even now. This book has been expanded to include further material on such matters as Lord Boothbys close relationship with the killer twins. ...

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Developers build mobile Android apps using Android 4 The fast-growing popularity of Android smartphones & tablets creates a huge opportunities for developers. If you're an experienced developer you can start creating robust mobile Android apps right away with this professional guide to Android 4 application development. Written by one of Google's lead Android developer advocates this practical book walks you through a series of hands-on projects that illustrate the features of the Android SDK. That

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A one-of-a-kind book on Android application development with Mono for Android The wait is over! For the millions of. NET/C developers who have been eagerly awaiting the book that will guide them through the white-hot field of Android application programming this is the book. As the first guide to focus on Mono for Android this must-have resource dives into writing applications against Mono with C & compiling executables that run on the Android family of devices. Putting the proven Wrox Professional format into practice the authors provide you with the knowledge you need to become a successful Android application developer without having to learn another programming language. You'll explore screen controls UI development tables & layouts & Mono Develop as you become adept at developing Android applications with Mono for Android. Answers the demand for a detailed book on the extraordinarily popular field of Android application development Strengthens your existing skills of writing applications & shows you how to transfer your talents to building Android apps with Mono for Android &. N ET/C Dives into working with data REST SOAP XML & JSON Discusses how to communicate with other applications deploy apps & even make money in the process Professional Android Programming with Mono for Android &. NET/C gets you up & running with Android app development today. ...

Learn to build human-interactive Android apps starting with device sensors This book shows Android developers how to exploit the rich set of device sensors--locational physical (temperature pressure light acceleration etc.) cameras microphones & speech recognition--in order to build fully human-interactive Android applications. Whether providing hands-free directions or checking your blood pressure Professional Android Sensor Programming shows how to turn possibility into reality. The authors provide techniques that bridge the gap between accessing sensors & putting them to meaningful use in real-world situations. They not only show you how to use the sensor related APIs effectively they also describe how to use supporting Android OS components to build complete systems. Along the way they provide solutions to problems that commonly occur when using Android's sensors with tested real-world examples. Ultimately this invaluable resource provides in-depth runnable code examples that you can then adapt for your own applications. Shows experienced Android developers how to exploit the rich set of Android smartphone sensors to build human-interactive Android apps Explores Android locational & physical sensors (including temperature pressure light acceleration etc.) as well as cameras microphones & speech recognition Helps programmers use the Android sensor APIs use Android OS components to build complete systems & solve common problems

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