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  I'll Be in My Trailer - The...

  John Badham, Craig Modderno

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  What do you do when actors won't do what you tell them to? Remembering his own awkwardness and terror as a beginning director working with actors who always had their own ideas, director John Badham has a bookload of knowledge to pass along in this inspired and insightful must-listen for cinema fans as well as actors and directors at all levels of their craft. You'll learn how to use proven techniques to get actors to give their best performances—including the ten best and ten worst things to say—and what you can do when an actor won't or can't do what the director wants. Also included are no-holds-barred out-of-school tales culled from celebrated top directors and actors, including Sydney Pollack, Michael Mann, John Frankenheimer, Mel Gibson, James Woods, Anne Bancroft, Jenna Elfman, and Roger Corman.

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  Extraordinary Pools

  Naina Gupta

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  A visual feast of 49 weird, wonderful and architecturally astounding swimming pools from around the world.
  This book is a sumptuous celebration of swimming pools as playgrounds of pioneering design and architectural excess. Banish memories of crowded leisure centres and sun lounger-clad lidos, these are pools designed for pleasure, not purpose. Swimming pools are no longer simply places to swim, they are versatile sites of activity and excess. They can be vital lifelines providing communities with safe access to water, domestic symbols of affluence, and the avant-garde spectacle of hotel developers.
  Naina Gupta uncovers some of the most spectacular swimming pools from around the world, including Berthold Lubetkin's modernist Penguin Pool at London Zoo, the world's largest infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands, Ricardo Bofill's blood-red garden pool in Spain, and London's unparalleled Sky Pool. Extraordinary Pools also includes 4 extended essays on various aspects of pool culture, such as the use of empty swimming pools in California by skateboarders. 
  Illustrated throughout with awe-inspiring colour photography, Extraordinary Pools is a mosaic of exceptional public and private pools, reasserting the protean quality of the swimming pool as a space of activity, pleasure and excess.

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  Radio Commercials for Classic...

  A Full Radio Cast

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  This fascinating audio program includes actual radio commercials from classic movies of the 1970s:  Love Story (1970), Straw Dogs (1971), The French Connection (1971), The Concert for Bangladesh (1972), Super Fly (1972), Sisters (1973), That Man Bolt (1973), Walking Tall (1973), The Exorcist (1973), Young Frankenstein (1974), Chinatown (1974), Mandingo (1975), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), Rocky (1976), Gator (1976), Lipstick (1976), Creature From Black Lake (1976), High Anxiety (1977).

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  Architecture - The Role of...

  Lyric Vale

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  Architecture serves as the backbone of urban development, influencing not only the physical layout of cities but also the cultural, economic, and social dimensions of urban life. From towering skyscrapers to public parks, architectural design is integral to shaping how people live, work, and interact in urban spaces. The built environment defines a city's identity and plays a crucial role in determining its functionality and sustainability. 
  Urban development encompasses the transformation of cities into thriving hubs of activity, and architecture provides the structural framework for this process. It facilitates the efficient use of land and resources while addressing the challenges of population growth, housing shortages, and environmental degradation. Through thoughtful planning and innovative design, architects have the power to create spaces that accommodate the needs of diverse populations, foster community interaction, and encourage economic growth. 
  Architecture also influences how people experience and perceive urban environments. The design of streetscapes, public squares, and transit systems can enhance connectivity and accessibility, making cities more livable and appealing. Iconic structures, such as bridges or cultural institutions, often become symbols of a city’s character and aspirations. For instance, the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Burj Khalifa in Dubai not only contribute to the urban landscape but also serve as global landmarks that attract tourism and investment.

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  Manifesto for the Revitalisation...

  Miguel Rebelo

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  The housing crisis in Portugal serves to illustrate a problem that has implications beyond the borders of the country, shedding light on challenges that are faced by major European and global cities. The rise in housing prices, driven by real estate speculation, the growth of tourism and the influx of foreign investment, has made it increasingly challenging for many in the population, especially the middle and lower classes, to access home ownership or renting. 
  The digitalisation of work has opened the possibility for highly qualified professionals to consider where they would like to live, regardless of the physical location of their job. Cities like Lisbon and Porto have become increasingly attractive destinations, offering a good quality of life combined with a range of professional opportunities. Nevertheless, this phenomenon has placed additional strain on the real estate market, leading to rising prices and the displacement of residents to the outskirts. 
  The housing policies that have been adopted thus far have not been as effective as might have been hoped, and in some cases may even have had the opposite effect. It seems that measures such as strict rent control, poorly targeted subsidies and the massive construction of new housing without proper urban and infrastructural planning have not solved the problem, and in some cases may have made it worse. Perhaps it would be beneficial to reconsider these approaches, acknowledging their shortcomings and adapting them to reflect the current situation. 
  It may be worth considering rehabilitating vacant buildings as a viable and sustainable solution. By restoring existing buildings, we can explore ways to increase the supply of affordable housing, revitalise run-down urban areas and preserve historical and cultural heritage to promote more inclusive and sustainable cities.

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  Domesticated - Vol 1

  James Domestic

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  In this often witty, sometimes furious, and sometimes downright surreal collection, James Domestic does - as per usual - whatever the hell he likes, with poetry, prose, and lyrics, all thrown into the mix with abandon. Punk, politics, habit, the nature of work, the environment, nostalgia, aging, and some quintessentially British whimsy, all crammed in together like a last minute bag hurriedly packed for tour. Somehow it works. A man in too many bands to count (The Domestics, PI$$ER, Da Groins, Tokyo Lungs... that's not even half of 'em), a solo artist, a vocalist, a songwriter, a DJ, a poet, a painter, someone who failed miserably at school, spent his early post-school life between the chemical factory and the dole, and somehow now has a PhD (yep, it's genuinely Dr Domestic!). A square peg in life's round hole. A face that never really fitted. He couldn't care less. Come along for the ride. Domesticated is an eighty page collection of James Domestics street-poetry and punk-prose.He's always on the road and at the gigs. His poetry has earned him comparisons to John Cooper Clarke, Ivor Cutler, Spike Milligan and Banjamin Zephaniah, amongst others.

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