Sports Studies is a fast-growing academic discipline, with programs across the country. The brand new Dictionary of Sports Studies contains over 1,100 clear, concise, and authoritative entries compiled by Alan Tomlinson, a leading expert in the field. Wide-ranging coverage includes the social,politi..
Review This wide-ranging and thought-provoking book provides an alternative approach to personal and professional leadership development. Although directed at headteachers, it has much to say to all staff irrespective of whether they are in formal positions of leadership.Given the increased attentio..
Francisco Goya (1746-1828) has been called the last of the Old Masters and the first of the Moderns. For most of his career he was court painter to the Spanish kings, yet he also produced some of the most compelling images of social unrest and personal anguish ever painted. Among his works are forma..
Product DescriptionThis well-illustrated book examines international painting in Spain - in historical context from the reign of the Habsburg King Philip II to the death of Goya. It goes beyond the existing studies of Golden Age painting to cover political, social, and religious contexts and art by ..
Globalization is now widely discussed, but the debates often focus on economic issues. A lucid and engaging writer, John Tomlinson goes far beyond traditional discussions to analyze the wide-ranging cultural, social, and moral aspects of globalization.Tomlinson begins this ambitious project by study..
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) created magnificent paintings, tapestry designs, prints, and drawings over the course of his long and productive career. Women frequently appeared as the subjects of Goya’s works, from his brilliantly painted cartoons for the Royal Tapestry Factory to his stunn..
A one-of-a-kind, art-filled how-to guide geared to wildlife students and naturalists, based on the author's college course Pages from actual field notebooks clearly illustrate what works and why Hints and advice for outdoorspeople with even limited artistic skillsFor nature-lovers, birders, and stud..
Today, most indigenous Fijians are Christians, and the Methodist Church is the foundation of their social and political lives. Yet, as this thought-provoking study of life on rural Kadavu Island finds, Fijians also believe that their ancestors possessed an inherent strength that is lacking in the pr..
Consistently praised as the best book of its kind, Listen uses readable, enjoyable prose and the highest quality recordings to introduce students to the art of focused listening. Captivating discussions and concise "Listening Charts" guide students through important musical works and cultivate liste..
Accompanies the Listen music textbook, sold separatley. Author: Tomlinson, Gary Publisher: Bedford/st Martins Binding: audioCD Language: English ISBN-10: 0312663102 ISBN-13: 9780312663100..
Consistently praised as the best book of its kind, Listen uses readable, enjoyable prose and the highest quality recordings to introduce students to the art of focused listening. Captivating discussions and concise "Listening Charts" guide students through important musical works and cultivate liste..
This is a study of the secular music of Claudio Monteverdi, the foremost Italian composer of the late Renaissance. Gary Tomlinson bases his narrative on the works themselves - nine books of madrigals, three complete operas and a fragment of a fourth, and numerous canzonette, scherzi, and arie, all w..
xi 97p hardback, olive cloth with illustrated black jacket, very good condition, light wear to jacket edges, light marks to edges, pages clean and bright like new, very good little-used copy of uncommon title Author: Tomlinson, Charles Publisher: Cambridge University Press Binding: Hardcover Languag..
The School Administrator's Complete Letter Book with CD-ROM, Second Edition, offers a comprehensive selection of model letters and memos for a wide variety of educational purposes and situations. This book and its accompanying CD contain a gold mine of tested, usable letters and other communiques, s..
The sociology of leisure is an important part of most leisure and recreation management degree and leisure studies BTEC courses. This book is designed to provide essential material in an accessible form for students. It draws together 24 classic readings which provide comprehensive coverage of key c..
Sound for Film and Television, Third Edition provides a thorough introduction to the fascinating field of recording, editing, mixing, and exhibiting film and television sound. It strikes a fine balance between aesthetic and technical content, combining theory and practice to approach sound as both a..
Despite widespread biblical illiteracy, many people--Christians and the non-religious alike--can still recite Psalm 23. Frequently heard at funerals and in movies, it is a source of comfort in times of grief or fear. But there is more to it than that, asserts author Dave Tomlinson. In Still Waters a..
For education courses in Educational Psychology, Advanced Educational Psychology, Differentiated Instruction, Inclusion/Mainstreaming, Mild/Moderate Disabilities Methods, or General Methods (K-12). In this brief Merrill/ASCD text, the leading authority on differentiation explains the most effective ..
Mary, 15 years old and an orphan, must flee into Sherwood Forest to avoid an arranged marriage. There her life truly begins, for she finds a community of heroic outlaws that includes a woman with seemingly magical healing powers and a young man who is bravely leading the fight against tyranny. This ..
Product Description Sylvia Tomlinson shares her family's adventures along the learning curve in THE MEAT GOATS OF CASTON CREEK. This anthology of stories, essays and tips on raising meat goats is written from a practical and proactive point of view. With an emphasis on low input sustainability and g..
Owls are supposed to be night birds, but Plop, a young barn owl, is afraid of the dark, despite how much other people and animals tell him they enjoy it, in a title first published with black-and-white illustrations in 1968. Author: Tomlinson, Jill Publisher: Candlewick Binding: Hardcover Language: ..
Paintings and personal commentary provide a revealing glimpse into the life of the nineteenth-century New England artist famous for his portraits and folk art Author: Tomlinson, Juliette Publisher: Wesleyan Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0819540986 ISBN-13: 9780819540980..
"This anthology provides breadth, depth, and continuity in a thoughtfully presented selection of classic, current, and provocative readings. For instructors it is the "course pack" they’ve always wanted to prepare, and for students it is the readings they’ve spent untold hours seeking in libraries…T..