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  Circumstances Affecting the Heat...

  Amanda Quaid

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  You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her findings were published in a leading scientific journal – a rarity in the days of a male-dominated field – her work remained virtually unknown until recently. Now, thanks to playwright Amanda Quaid, we have a dramatized portrait of the scientist’s life at the time she published her pioneering study, which lends its name to the title of the play.
   
  
   
  This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
   
  
   
  Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in November 2024.
   
  
   
  Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson
   
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
   
  
   
  An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:
   
  
   
  Geoffrey Arend as Elisha Foote
   
  Tara Lynne Barr as Augusta Foote
   
  Scott Brick as the Narrator and Joseph Henry
   
  Jake Green as the Glazier
   
  Monica McSwain as Mary Foote
   
  Emily Swallow as Eunice Newton Foote
   
  
   
  Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
   
  Prepared for audio by Mark Holden
   
  Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogenson
   
  Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll
   
  Designed by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
   
  Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
   
  Foley Artist: Stacey Martinez

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  Mozart - Symphony No34 C major -...

  Various Various

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  Discover the Genius of Mozart: 
   
  Unlock the World of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with our exclusive digital audiobook, "Mozart - Symphony No.34, C major - Music Album and Biography." Immerse yourself in the brilliance of one of classical music's most celebrated composers through an exceptional blend of his iconic works and an engaging, in-depth biography. 
   
  What's Inside: 
  Symphony No.34 in C major: 
   
  I. Allegro vivace 
  II. Andante di molto 
  III. Finale (Allegro vivace) 
   
  Bonus Track: 
  Mozart Violin Sonata no. 18, K. 301 
   
  Comprehensive Biography: 
   
  Preface & Early Life: 
  Discover Mozart's beginnings in Salzburg, his initial visit to Vienna, and his early successes in Paris and London. 
  Vienna & Italy: 
  Explore his experiences in Vienna, his first operatic endeavors in Italy, and notable works like "Il Re Pastore" and "Idomeneo." 
  Personal Struggles and Triumphs: 
  Learn about Mozart's break from Salzburg, his marriage, and the creation of "Die Entführung aus dem Serail." Get insights into his friendships, including his bond with Haydn, and his notable compositions during this period. 
  Later Years and Major Works: 
  Follow the journey through the creation of "Don Giovanni," the remarkable symphonies in E-flat and G minor, and "Cosi Fan Tutte." 
  Final Chapter: 
  Delve into the dramatic final years of Mozart's life, his creation of "The Magic Flute" and the hauntingly beautiful "Requiem," culminating in his untimely death.

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  John Macfarlane Theatre Design...

  John Macfarlane

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  As one of the leading influencers in theatric art, John Macfarlane is widely regarded as one of Wales’s finest theatre designers and painters. John’s work has appeared in major collections, galleries and exhibitions in Cardiff, London, Chicago, Vienna, Glasgow, Paris and New York. 
  This is the first book about John Macfarlane and his works, both within and outside of the theatre world. The artwork covers his full range including still life, costume design drawings from the various operas and ballets he’s worked in, drawings and paintings.

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  Printing with Natural Dyes

  Nicola Cliffe

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  This practical guide explains the techniques and provides ideas and inspiration to get you printing with natural dyes at home. It shows you how even with basic materials (such as the potato) you can make stunning patterns and get hooked on printmaking. It goes on to introduce more advanced processes, and suggests new ways to experiment with the age-old craft of relief printing.

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  Building the Metropolis -...

  Alexander Wood

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  A sweeping history of New York that chronicles the construction of one of the world’s great cities. Between the 1880s and the 1930s, New York City experienced explosive growth as nearly a million buildings, dozens of bridges and tunnels, hundreds of miles of subway lines, and thousands of miles of streets were erected to meet the needs of an ever-swelling population. This landscape—jagged with skyscrapers, rattling with the sound of mass transit, alive with people—made the city world-famous. Building the Metropolis offers a revelatory look at this era of urban development by asking, “Who built New York, and how?” Focusing on the work of architects, builders, and construction workers, Alexander Wood chronicles the physical process of the city’s rapid expansion. New York’s towering buildings and busy thoroughfares aren’t just stylish or structural marvels, Wood shows, but the direct result of the many colorful personalities who worked in one of the city’s largest industries. This development boom drew on the resources of the whole community and required money, political will, creative vision, entrepreneurial drive, skilled workmanship, and hard physical labor. Wood shows this to be an even larger story as well. As cities became nodes in a regional, national, and global economy, the business of construction became an important motor of economic, political, and social development. While they held drastically different views on the course of urban growth, machine politicians, reformers, and radicals alike were all committed to city building on an epic scale. Drawing on resources that include city archives and the records of architecture firms, construction companies, and labor unions, Building the Metropolis tells the story of New York in a way that’s epic, lively, and utterly original.

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  Experimental Nature in Acrylics

  Paula Bailey

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  New and experimental ways to capture landscape in acrylics.
  Landscape artist Paul Bailey's fascination with the natural world is sensationally conveyed in his colourful and semi-abstract paintings. In Experimental Nature in Acrylics, he reveals his techniques for the first time – making it simple for readers to produce their own work that is abstract, evocative and full of vivid colour.
  Through easy-to-follow explanations and step-by-step demonstrations, Paul describes how to manipulate the medium in surprising – yet often simple – ways. Readers will learn how distil craggy cliffs, rolling farmland hills, tidal rivers or flat, open-skied wilderness in striking and unusual colour palettes. There are tips on how to paint organic shapes and using abstract elements in the natural landscape as the basis for a painting, and how to create a compositional sense of rhythm.
  Paul's beautiful and contemporary work appears throughout the book and acts as a masterclass in scraping, pulling, weathering and splattering the paint. As well as showing how to build layer upon layer, the process of construction and how to tease a sense of movement from a static image.
  This essential guide is a must for anyone wishing to augment their understanding of the acrylic medium and appreciation of composition and colour, and to liberate their own beautiful paintings.

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