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The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities
"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides — Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are." — Nature "If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them The Mathematical Universe." .
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An Alphabetical Life: Living It Up in the World of Books
Little did Wendy Werris imagine that when she began a temp job at a Hollywood bookstore in 1970 at age nineteen, she had embarked on a thirty-five year career that would stretch into a journey of self-discovery and literary enlightenment. In An Alphabetical Life, Werris reflects upon how she came to embrace the book culture as her singular way of being in the world. Her career began when the book business was conducted amid an atmosphere of civility and wry humor, and her memoir captures the essence of this time and the people she met along the way. The challenges she faced, in what was then a male-dominated industry, are also discussed — particularly in 1976 when she was one of only two women repping books in the entire country. In describing the hilarious, eccentric characters that were her colleagues, lovers, and partners in crime, the essence of retail bookselling comes alive. Among the figures she profiles are Henry Robbins, editor of The World According to Garp; Alan Kahn, then of Pickwick Bookshop in Los Angeles, now President of Barnes and Noble Publishing; and many great and memorable retail bookbuyers and authors. .
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An Actor's Handbook: An Alphabetical Arrangement of Concise Statements on Aspects of Acting
This is the classic lexicon of Stanislavski's most important concepts, all in the master's own words. Upon its publication in 1963, An Actor's Handbook quickly established itself as an essential guide for actors and directors. Culling key passages from Stanislavski's vast output, this book covers more than one hundred and fifty key concepts, among them "Improvisation," "External Technique," "Magic If," "Imaginary Objects," "Discipline," "What Is My System?" and "Stage Fright." This new, attractively packaged edition will be an essential book for any performer..
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The Greek Qabalah: Alphabetical Mysticism and Numerology in the Ancient World
The Greek Qabalah is a landmark new work in its field, with extensive academic research and a conclusion that is bound to be controversial in some quarters -- namely the Greek origins of the literal Hebrew Qabalah. Drawing from a vast array of ancient authorities and archaeological evidence from Aristotle to Zosimus, from Pythagoras to St. Paul, from Egyptian papyri to graffiti at Pompeii, Kieren Barry carefully documents the use of the alphabet in philosophy, religion, oracles, and magic in the ancient world. Barry takes you on a journey through history, from the dawn of the alphabet over a millennium before Christ to the late Byzantine Era, following the continuous evolution of alphabetic symbolism from the number-mysticism of Pythagoras, through to the Greek philosophers, the Egyptian magicians of Alexandria, the Romans, the Gnostics, the early Church Fathers, the Neoplatonists and the Jews. Special attention is also, given to the topical use of the Qabalah in the Bible, Gnosticism, and in the recently discovered Nag Hammadi Codices. The Greek Qabalah is a book that will be of interest to a wide range of readers, from students of Ancient History and early Christianity, to Qabalists and modern magicians. Extensive notes and citations from original sources will make this revolutionary and authoritative work an essential reference for researchers and practitioners for many years to come. Also included are appendices for tables of alphabetic symbolism, a list of authors, and a numeric dictionary of several thousand Greek words, which represents the largest collection of gematria or isopsephy yet available in print..
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Frayn Plays: 1: Alphabetical Order, Donkeys' Years, Clouds, Make and Break, and Noises Off (World Dramatists) (Vol 1)
Alphabetical Order: "The best of Frayn's plays. He has found a way of writing broad comedy about ordinary and sympathetic people without resorting to artificial conflict or character distortion."-The Times Donkeys' Years: "Gorgeous farce, all the funnier for emerging from credible aspirations and natural anxieties."-New Statesman Clouds: "Manages to work so well on so many different levels ... Biliously accurate ... poignantly and unerringly funny."-Guardian Make and Break: "Full of pain, ruthless observation, and a sense of humor which is sardonic, lunatic, and warm."-Sunday Times Noises Off: "As sidesplitting a farce as I have seen. Ever? Ever."-New York Magazine "Michael Frayn has the rare ability to construct farcical comedy around philosophical principles and the laughs and the ideas effortlessly intermesh."-Guardian .
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Alphabetical Africa (New Directions Book)
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