Títulos em Artes e Entretenimento

This comprehensive and creepy guide explores the dark and eerie landscapes of horror down the centuries and across the world – from prehistoric death rituals and early monster myths to modern manifestations of the subject in art, literature, and film. Delve into the folklore that gave birth to iconic creatures of the night – from vampires and werewolves to the Japanese Kappa water demon and the cannibalistic Wendigo of Indigenous American lore.

Weihnachten. Das Fest des Friedens und der Besinnlichkeit. Aber tut es nicht gut, den Advent und die Weihnachtszeit in Vorfreude auch als Zeit des Lachens in heitere Geschichten zu verpacken? Und sind jene Geschichten, die Heinz Marecek uns hier erzählt, oft doch so viel näher an der gefühlten Realität? Verschmitzt, mit feiner Klinge, doch wenn nötig auch wortgewaltig, zieht Heinz Marecek alle schauspielerischen Register und erzählt uns die heiteren, beißend realistischen und genial-realen, vielfältigen Geschichten rund um die Adventzeit und das Weihnachtsfest.

Brought to you by Penguin. John Robins is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Taskmaster champion, and an award-winning broadcaster. He is also an alcoholic. But what does that mean? What is an alcoholic? In Thirst , John tells the story of his life through the lens of alcohol, the drinks that made him, and those that broke him.

U.S. Federal Agents along with Mexican Federales, are pulled into a search mission for a synthetic drug created in Mexico. They discover that the cartel is actually manufacturing lethal parasites, only to get caught up in a village where every living being is affected by the drug.

“Opera breeds fanatics. There are opera groupies. Opera diehards. Opera obsessives. I’m not one of them.” With these words, Caitlin Vincent—who admits to a lifelong love-hate relationship with opera—pulls us into a thrilling, high-stakes world that few ever see. It’s all here—both edge-of-the-seat drama and cultural clashes that often spill beyond the stage and get audiences and critics thoroughly riled up.

A deeply personal memoir from founding member and primary songwriter Roland Orzabal of iconic English band Tears for Fears, known for their smash hits “Shout,” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” “Sowing the Seeds of Love,” and “Break It Down Again.” Weaving themes of identity, love, and the complexities of fame, Welcome to Your Life explores the formative experiences and complex worldview of a creator, his creations, and his personal life.

In many ways, fashion has always been the constantly changing face of the times. However, never has it been subject to such a radical and permanent transformation as in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic, a global crisis without recent precedent, didn’t just upend everyday life; it also changed how we think about, think in terms of, and think about in terms of fashion. This book explores how the pandemic has transformed the fashion industry and the wider cultural norms around clothing, style and consumption.

The Wardrobe Project is your guide to gently shifting your spending habits and finding confidence within yourself instead of searching for it on a rack. It might even tempt you to take on the no-buy challenge as you discover your inner brilliance, without the need to add to cart.

The Nature of Fashion is an epic sweep through history, revealing how plants have been used to make and dye our clothes. Textiles have transformed the human world–and the natural world. Now we need to re-root clothes-making in plants, rather than plastic, to find a new material future. Fashion is at a turning point–to look forward, we need to look back.

The emotional, epic story of James “Cornbread” Harris—a self-proclaimed “blessed dude” and one of Minneapolis’s most influential musicians. Read by the author, Andrea Swensson, with interview excerpts and music by Cornbread Harris and an afterword read by his Grammy-winning son, James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III. “I am a blessed dude,” Cornbread says, taking us along on a musical journey that evolves into a heartfelt tale of reconciliation and forgiveness, all to the tune of his signature blues sound.

Making Mary Poppins reveals the extraordinary true story behind the creation of one of the most beloved films of all time―and the two little-known songwriters who helped make it possible.

Unlock the key to deeply authentic and emotionally charged performances with Emotional Preparation by Simon Blake. This essential guide explores the crucial components of emotion for emotional preparation, offering practical information to tap into raw, real emotions and bring acting to life with conviction. Drawing from proven acting methodologies, psychological insights, and industry expertise, Blake provides actors with step-by-step exercises to activate emotional truth on demand.

The Voices of Hockey boasts 65 NHL play-by-play broadcasters, past and present, sharing the most pinnacle moments of the league over the past 60 plus years. From the Broad Street Bullies to the Bruise Brothers; the great one to the great eight; from flying octopi, catfish, and plastic rats to National Anthem interrupting shouts, these 65 storytellers encapsulate the greatest moments the only sport deserving of the nickname the fastest game on earth has to offer.

Ideal for students of Shakespeare and Dance Studies, Choreographing Shakespeare explores how dance adaptations strive to design legible and intelligible stories, while ultimately celebrating the beauty of pure movement.

How the acting profession works and what to expect. The things you always do and the things you never do — and I mean ever.

Sein Großvater Opapa lehrt ihn, dass die Welt voller Risiken ist und sie besser unter sich bleiben sollten. Doch Tafiti kann dieser Weisheit nicht folgen und eilt zur Rettung von Pinsel, einem Pinselohrschwein. Gemeinsam brechen sie gemäß Opapas Rat in die unendliche Wüste auf, wo sie ums Überleben kämpfen und in ihrem größten Abenteuer zusammenwachsen.

For eight centuries, the Texas frontier has seen conquest, exploration, immigration, revolution, and innovation, leaving to history a cast of fascinating characters and captivating tales. Its historic period began in 1519 with Spanish exploration, but there was a prehistory long before, nearly fifteen thousand years earlier, with the arrival of people to Texas. Each story pulls a new perspective from this long history by examining nearly all angles—from archaeology to ethnography, astronomy, agriculture, and more.

For architects working on sites with fewer than 12 units, it’s all too easy to feel stuck. You juggle client pressure, planning constraints, and tight margins—while trying to decipher a habitat metric that reads like a spreadsheet from Mars. And yet, every decision—every hedge, every tree, every layout tweak—can make or break your project. This book shows you how to take back control

Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname "Father of Curses"—and in Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, he and Amelia are resigned to excavating mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere.

Столетняя Зоя Борисовна описывает лишь то, чему сама была свидетелем и в чем участвовала. Последнюю четверть века она ведет записи, хронику самых интересных событий и попутно вспоминает свою жизнь. Эти записи уникальны. То, о чем она рассказывает, нигде больше прочитать нельзя, и никто другой об этом не расскажет.