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  My First Hundred Years in Show...

  Mary Louise Wilson

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  This Tony winner’s memoir is “a riot of characters met and characters played . . . a funny, frank, and savvy chronicle of a wonderful life.” —David Hyde Pierce   Mary Louise Wilson became a star at age sixty with her smash one-woman play Full Gallop, portraying legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. But before and since, her life and career—including the Tony Award for her portrayal of Big Edie in Grey Gardens—have been celebrated and varied.    Raised in New Orleans with a social climbing, alcoholic mother, Mary Louise moved to New York City in the late 1950s; lived with her gay brother in the Village; entered the nightclub scene in a legendary revue; and rubbed shoulders with every famous person of that era and since. My First Hundred Years in Show Business gets it all down. Yet as delicious as the anecdotes are, the heart of this book is in its unblinkingly honest depiction of the life of a working actor. In her inimitable voice—wry, admirably unsentimental, mordantly funny—Mary Louise Wilson has crafted a work that is at once a teeming social history of the New York theatre scene and a thoroughly revealing, superbly entertaining memoir of the life of an extraordinary woman and actor.   “Brims with anecdotes . . . plenty of laughs [and] plenty of candor, too.” —Nola.com

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  How Audio Works

  Vincent Musolino

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  Whether a musician who wants to understand the engineering behind the music, a hobbyist who wants to start recording their songs, a music lover who wants to understand why certain records sound the way they do, an audio engineer who wants to make sure they can nail the basic technicalities of their craft, or simply someone eager to learn the basics of audio engineering, this book is for you.The book is organized in the most intuitive way possible: you will follow the sound from its creation to its rendering, from the vibrating string to the sound in their ears. Chapter 1 deals with physical sound and its description in terms of waves. Chapter 2 explains how the sound is transformed and transported by a series of devices (microphones, cables, amplifiers, etc.) from the analog physical domain to the digital virtual domain. Chapter 3 describes the basic transformative operations available in the digital domain. Chapter 4 explains how the sound is transformed back into the analog domain and how we detect it.With 13 tables, 16 original figures, 13 equations, a 4 page glossary and a complete list of sources, "How Audio Works" gives you all the tools to understand the basics of audio engineering, and come out more informed and better prepared.How Audio Works, everything you need to know about audio basics.

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  Recruiting Officer

  George Farquhar

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  The author was himself a recruiting officer, and possibly gathered all the materials for this play on the very spot where he has placed his scene—Shrewsbury. He has dedicated the piece "to all friends round the Wrekin," and has thanked the inhabitants of the town for that cheerful hospitality, which made, he adds, "the recruiting service, to some men the greatest fatigue on earth, to me the greatest pleasure in the world."The life of Farquhar was full of adventures.—As a student, he was expelled from the college of Dublin, for adventuring profane wit upon a sacred theme, given to him by his tutor for his exercise. As an actor, he forsook the stage in grief and horror, on having unknowingly made use of a real sword, instead of a counterfeit one, by which he wounded a brother performer, with whom he had to fence in a tragedy, nearly to the loss of his life.As a dramatic writer, Farquhar was eminently successful; and in his military capacity, he was ever honoured and beloved—whether fighting with a great army in Flanders, or recruiting with a small party in Shropshire.(Mrs Inchbald (In preface to the publication)) Cast list:Captain Plume, Recruiting Officer: Peter TuckerCaptain Brazen, Recruiting Officer: NegatronMr Worthy, a gentleman of Shropshire: TriciaGSerjeant Kite: ToddHWThomas Appletree, recruit: SteveTonerCostar Pearmain, recruit: Zames CurranJustice Balance: Kristin GjerløwJustice Scale: Zames CurranJustice Scruple: catharmaidenBullock, a Country Clown: alanmapstoneConstable: Anna SimonServant: John N. DailySteward: SteveTonerWelsh Collier: NewgatenovelistSylvia, daughter to Justice Balance: Beth ThomasRose, a Country Wench: Elizabeth KlettMelinda, a Lady of Fortune: AvailleLucy, Melinda's Maid: Mary KayWife: AvailleWoman: Rapunzelina Stage Directions: MaryAnnEditor and Coordinator: ToddHW

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  The Artful Wooden Spoon - How to...

  Joshua Vogel

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  The acclaimed sculptor and furniture designer teaches readers how to make their own hand-carved wooden spoons in this beautifully illustrated volume. 
   
  Marvels of craftsmanship, beauty, and function, Joshua Vogel’s sculptural kitchen tools are coveted far and wide. In The Artful Wooden Spoon, Vogel shares more than one hundred gorgeous pieces from his workshop gallery, providing rich visual inspiration as he explains the principles behind handcrafting spoons. 
   
  Vogel offers simple instructions and step-by-step photographs that allow readers to make their own kitchen keepsakes. No expertise is necessary, and very few tools are required. With more than 225 photographs of Vogel’s stunning specimens, The Artful Wooden Spoon is a compelling invitation to explore an age-old art.

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  Christmas Carol Collection 2015

  Various Various

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  This year's selection includes traditional favourites and lesser-known Christmas carols in English and French. (Summary by Ruth Golding)Bergers, qui êtes ici bas, author unknown; music by Ezwa.A Christmas Lullaby, words by John Addington Symonds  (1840 - 1893); music by BookAngel7.Go Tell it on the Mountain, words by John Wesley Work, Jr.(1873-1925); music African-American spiritual.Notre divin Maître, author unknown, music by Ezwa.Saw You Never, In the Twilight? words by Cecil F. Alexander (1818 - 1895); music Chartres, 15th century French melody.This Endris Night, 15th century English carol; author and composer unknown; music from the 1905 English Hymnal.Quittez, pasteurs, author unknown; music by Ezwa.Yule Returns, words by Rev. R. Watham; music by Vernon Bryan Crowther-Beynon (1866 - 1941).Christmas Carol No. 3, words by Christina Rossetti; music by Susan Hawthorne.Cradle Hymn: Hush, My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber, words by Isaac Watts (1674-1748); music traditional Welsh, arranged by Robert Bryan (1858-1920).Bergers, allons voir dans l'étable, author unknown, music by Ezwa.What Child is This?, words by William Chatterton Dix (1837 - 1898); Music: Greensleeves 16th century English traditional, setting from The Sunday School Hymnal and Service Book, 1871.O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, words translated from the Latin by John Mason Neale (1818 - 1866); music 15th century French.A Christmas Carol: Dry Your Tears, Ye Silent Mourners, words by Lady Catherine Petre (1831 - 1882); music by Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795 - 1856).The Twelve Days of Christmas, words and music traditional altered and arranged by Frederic Austin (1872 - 1952).Noël sur la circoncision, author unknown, music by Ezwa.Unto Us Is Born a Son, author unknown, from the 15th century Latin; music arranged by Geoffrey Shaw (1879-1943).In Dulci Jubilo, words 14th century German, translated by Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795 - 1856).I Sing the Birth Was Born Tonight, words by Ben Jonson (1573-1637); music by Dmitri S. Bortniansky (1751-1825).Deck the Hall, words traditional, possibly alt. Mrs. L. A. Bradbury; music Nos Galan, traditional Welsh melody, arranged by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 – 1924).Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, words from a traditional Polish carol translated by Edith M. Reed (1885-1933); music Polish carol W Zlobie Lezy, arranged by Edith M. Reed.Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, words and music traditional English, author and composer unknown.I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, words: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882); music Waltham by John Baptiste Calkin (1827 – 1905).Silence Ciel, silence Terre, author unknown, music by Ezwa.Once in Royal David's City, words by Cecil F. Alexander (1818-1895) from Hymns for Little Children 1848; music Irby by Henry John Gauntlett (1805-1875).Christmas Carol (Nowell, Nowell), traditional carol from about 1460, author and composer unknown. Words of a traditional wassail song added by William Chappell (1809 - 1888).Coventry Carol, words by Robert Croo from the 15th Century Pageant of the

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  First Nations Comedy Experience:...

  Graham Elwood, Cat Alvarado,...

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  "First Nations Comedy Experience" is the first ever Native American and World Indigenous standup comedy series. Each volume gives a voice to top Native Standups from across the country, up and coming Native Standups breaking new ground, and features some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy outside of the Native world; like Nikki Glaser, Craig Shoemaker, Chris Fairbanks, Jimmy Dore, and more. This show aims to shine a light on Native comedy, bringing these amazing comics into the mainstream!

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