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Gabacho: Drugs Landed Me In Mexican Prison, Theater Saved Me
by Brian Whitney Richard JewkesA young man&’s rebellion lands him in a Mexican prison, where theater becomes a lifeline in this memoir of angst, crime, friendship and redemption. Richard Jewkes was in his senior year as a University of Utah theater student when he became disenchanted with his strict Mormon upbringing. Over Christmas break, he and a college friend took off for Mexico seeking adventure. If the adventure hadn&’t included smuggling drugs, it might have just been another college road trip. But after a disastrous encounter with a drug cartel, the two young men ended up arrested by Mexican Federales while trying to make it to the US border. When Jewkes and his friend are tossed into a Mexican prison, they anticipate torture, assault, and even death. After a fight with a notorious killer and struggles with tormenting guards, they make a disastrous escape attempt. But ultimately, Jewkes finds his path to survival when he starts a theatre group with a rag-tag bunch of fellow convicts.
Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing: An Historical and Ethnographic Perspective (McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History)
by John G. GibsonThe step-dancing of the Scotch Gaels in Nova Scotia is the last living example of a form of dance that waned following the great emigrations to Canada that ended in 1845. The Scotch Gael has been reported as loving dance, but step-dancing in Scotland had all but disappeared by 1945. One must look to Gaelic Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, and Antigonish County, to find this tradition. Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing, the first study of its kind, gives this art form and the people and culture associated with it the prominence they have long deserved. Gaelic Scotland’s cultural record is by and large pre-literate, and references to dance have had to be sought in Gaelic songs, many of which were transcribed on paper by those who knew their culture might be lost with the decline of their language. The improved Scottish culture depended proudly on the teaching of dancing and the literate learning and transmission of music in accompaniment. Relying on fieldwork in Nova Scotia, and on mentions of dance in Gaelic song and verse in Scotland and Nova Scotia, John Gibson traces the historical roots of step-dancing, particularly the older forms of dancing originating in the Gaelic–speaking Scottish Highlands. He also places the current tradition as a development and part of the much larger British and European percussive dance tradition. With insight collected through written sources, tales, songs, manuscripts, book references, interviews, and conversations, Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing brings an important aspect of Gaelic history to the forefront of cultural debate.
Gaia-Ästhetiken im zeitgenössischen Spielfilm: Das Wahrnehmbar-Werden der Erde in der filmischen Post/Apokalypse (Environmental Humanities #4)
by Friederike AhrensGaia-Ästhetiken entwerfen Figurationen der Erde und ihrer Lebensformen, welche die Menschen dezentrieren und den Fokus auf die Verbindungen zwischen Lebewesen untereinander und dem Unbelebten richten. Diese Ästhetiken sind der Gaia-Theorie entlehnt. In den 1970er Jahren bei der NASA entwickelt, wird sie von Bruno Latour und Isabelle Stengers in den Kontext des Anthropozäns gesetzt. Die Erde als Gaia ist eine mehr-als-menschliche Assemblage, in der die Menschen Knotenpunkte der Verantwortlichkeit darstellen. Filmische Ästhetiken können diese Knotenpunkte wahrnehmbar werden lassen, wie die Spielfilme I Am Legend (2007) und Planet of the Apes (2011-2017) zeigen. Die Filme präsentieren ihren Zuschauer_innen eine Welt in der Post/Apokalypse, in der die Filmfiguren mit dem Eindringen Gaias konfrontiert sind. Sie werden in der Post/Apokalypse kompostiert: Viren dringen in ihre Körper ein, zersetzen ihre Menschlichkeit und lassen sie zum Teil des mehr-als-menschlichen Gaia-Komposts werden.
Gainesville Punk: A History of Bands & Music
by Matt WalkerKnown for The Fest, Less Than Jake and Hot Water Music, Gainesville became a creative hub in the 1980s and '90s for many of punk rock's greats. Whether playing at the Hardback or wild house parties, earnest acts like Against Me!, Spoke and Roach Motel all emerged and thrived in the small northern Florida city. Radon burst onto the scene with chaotic energy while Mutley Chix helped inspire local torchbearers No Idea Records. Through this succinct history, author Matt Walker traces each successive generation's contributions and amplifies the fidelity of the Gainesville scene.
Gallo de día murciélago de noche: Momentos únicos, anécdotas y experiencias en carretera
by Toni Aguilar Dani Moreno Xavi RodríguezEl mágico mundo de la radio ¿Quién no se sentiría orgulloso de levantarse un lunes sabiendo que lo que hace puede cambiar la vida de alguien para mejor? Dani Moreno, radioDJ de Máxima FM, pagaría por ir a trabajar cada día a la radio porque no puede vivir sin ella. En Gallo de día# murciélago de noche encontraremos sus veinte años de carrera como locutor y como DJ. Lo que le ha sucedido delante y detrás de un micrófono, en el escenario, en el estudio, durante las entrevistas a personajes famosos, en el backstage, en la producción, en la publicidad, en las cabinas, en los hoteles, durante los viajes, en los programas en directo, de clubbing. Anécdotas y experiencias diurnas y nocturnas, los oyentes, los mejores DJ del mundo y el reconocimiento: el premio Ondas. Un libro divertido repleto de momentos radiofónicos estelares y sesiones de infarto que surge de la pasión por la música, lleno de positivismo y energía, en el que el Gallo Máximo te cuenta cómo se hizo realidadsu sueño. Una experiencia de lectura interactiva en la que los lectores más marchosos pueden disfrutar -a través de códigos QR- de vídeos en exclusiva, videoclips y de los momentos memorables de Dani Moreno.
Game On! 2017: All The Best Games: Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets
by Scholastic Imagine Publishing StaffGame On! 2017 is the second edition of this hot new annual! Features information and statistics about all of the most popular games, tips and tricks for gamers, and interviews from gaming's biggest personalities--including game developers and pro gamers! With the help of Imagine Publishing, learn how to dominate the biggest online multiplayer games and unlock the rarest trophies and achievements in different game worlds.
Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More
by Dustin HansenFind out about the fast and furious growth and evolution of video games (including how they are quickly taking over the world!) by looking at some of the most popular, innovative, and influential games ever, from Pong, the very first arcade game ever, to modern hits like Uncharted. <P><P>Learn about the creators and inspiration (Mario was named after Nintendo's landlord after he barged into a staff meeting demanding rent), discover historical trivia and Easter eggs (The developers of Halo 2 drank over 24,000 gallons of soda while making the game), and explore the innovations that make each game special (The ghosts in Pac-Man are the first example of AI in a video game). <P><P>Whether you consider yourself a hard-core gamer or are just curious to see what everyone is talking about, Game On! is the book for you!
Game Time: Understanding Temporality in Video Games (Digital Game Studies)
by Christopher HansonPreserving, pausing, slowing, rewinding, replaying, reactivating, reanimating. . . . Has the ability to manipulate video game timelines altered our cultural conceptions of time? Video game scholar Christopher Hanson argues that the mechanics of time in digital games have presented a new model for understanding time in contemporary culture, a concept he calls game time. Multivalent in nature, game time is characterized by apparent malleability, navigability, and possibility while simultaneously being highly restrictive and requiring replay and repetition. Hanson demonstrates that compared to analog tabletop games, sports, film, television, and other forms of media, the temporal structures of digital games provide unique opportunities to engage players with liveness, causality, potentiality, and lived experience that create new ways of experiencing time. Hanson's argument features comparative analysis of key video games titles including Braid, Quantum Break, Battle of the Bulge, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Passage, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, Lifeline, and A Dark Room.
Game of Thrones (Fan Phenomena Ser.)
by Kavita FinnWinter is coming. Every Sunday night, millions of fans gather around their televisions to take in the spectacle that is a new episode of Game of Thrones. Much is made of who will be gruesomely murdered each week on the hit show, though sometimes the question really is who won’t die a fiery death. The show, based on the Song of Ice and Fire series written by George R. R. Martin, is a truly global phenomenon. <P><P> With the seventh season of the HBO series in production, Game of Thrones has been nominated for multiple awards, its cast has been catapulted to celebrity, and references to it proliferate throughout popular culture. Often positioned as the grittier antithesis to J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, Martin’s narrative focuses on the darker side of chivalry and heroism, stripping away these higher ideals to reveal the greed, amorality, and lust for power underpinning them. <P><P> Fan Phenomena: Game of Thrones is an exciting new addition to the Intellect series, bringing together academics and fans of Martin’s universe to consider not just the content of the books and HBO series, but fan responses to both. From trivia nights dedicated to minutiae to forums speculating on plot twists to academics trying to make sense of the bizarre climate of Westeros, everyone is talking about Game of Thrones. Edited by Kavita Mudan Finn, the book focuses on the communities created by the books and television series and how these communities envision themselves as consumers, critics, and even creators of fanworks in a wide variety of media, including fiction, art, fancasting, and cosplay.
Game of Thrones - A View from the Humanities Vol. 1: Time, Space and Culture
by Cristina Rosillo-López Alfonso Álvarez-Ossorio Fernando Lozano Rosario Moreno SoldevilaThis book reflects on time, space and culture in the Game of Thrones universe. It analyses both the novels and the TV series from a multidisciplinary perspective ultimately aimed at highlighting the complexity, eclecticism and diversity that characterises Martin’s world. The book is divided into three thematic sections. The first section focuses on space—both the urban and natural environment—and the interaction between human beings and their surroundings. The second section follows different yet complementary approaches to Game of Thrones from an aesthetic and cultural perspective. The final section addresses the linguistic and translation implications of the Game of Thrones universe, as well as its didactic uses. This book is paired with a second volume that focuses on the characters that populate Martin’s universe, as well as on one of the ways in which they often interact—violence and warfare—from the same multidisciplinary perspective.
Game of Thrones: In Memoriam
by Running PressGame of Thrones: In Memoriam is a tribute to some of the most memorable characters that have died during the course of the first four seasons. The book includes quotes, brief character profiles, and is fully illustrated with series photography throughout.
Game of Thrones: Inside the Creation of a Targaryen Dynasty
by Insight EditionsDiscover the filmmaking secrets behind HBO&’s House of the Dragon! With fire and blood, House Targaryen ruled Westeros for over 200 years—a legendary reign depicted in HBO&’s House of the Dragon. Now, fans can embark on an epic behind the scenes journey, with this deluxe coffee table book chronicling the production of the landmark television series. An official collection of concept art, interviews with cast and crew, and stunning unit photography, The Making of HBO&’s House of the Dragon will be the ultimate account of this hugely anticipated television event.
Game of Thrones: Inside the Dawn of the Targaryen Civil War
by Gina McIntyreReturn to Westeros with this deluxe book that explores the creation of season two of HBO&’s hit series House of the Dragon.Following the huge international success of House of the Dragon season one, HBO&’s acclaimed series returns for a second season. Author Gina McIntyre, who wrote Insight&’s best-selling book on season one, Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon: Inside the Creation of a Targaryen Dynasty, has returned to the set at Leavesden Studios near London to chronicle the making of season two, receiving unprecedented access to the production. Season two promises even more intrigue and action, with remarkable performances and unforgettable set pieces, all explored in-depth within this must-have volume that makes the perfect companion to McIntyre&’s original book. Filled with concept art, on-set photography, and other dazzling visuals, this will be the ultimate exploration of a highly anticipated TV event. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS: Go behind the scenes of season two of House of the Dragon and discover exclusive insights and secrets from the show&’s set. REVEALING INTERVIEWS: Go behind the scenes of House of the Dragon through in-depth interviews with showrunner Ryan Condal and the incredible cast and crew. STUNNING IMAGERY: Explore a treasure trove of never-before-seen images, including concept designs for the show&’s dragons, locations, and costumes, plus candid on-set photos. OFFICIALLY LICENSED: The only officially licensed making-of book for season two of HBO&‘s House of the Dragon. COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION: Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon: Inside the Dawn of the Targaryen Civil War is the perfect companion to Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon: Inside the Creation of a Targaryen Dynasty, The Art of Game of Thrones, and Game of Thrones: The Costumes, also published by Insight Editions
Game of Thrones: Seasons 1-5
by Running PressAn essential guide to Games of Thrones seasons 1-5, profiling the noble houses of Westeros through their history, family tree, character profiles, photos, and much more.Game of Thrones: The Noble Houses of Westeros Seasons 1-5 serves as a guide to the key houses as their constant struggle for power persists and as the hierarchical structure of the kingdom evolves. The book is filled with essential information including each house's sigil, history, home, family tree, character profiles, and is fully illustrated with series photography throughout.
Game of Thrones: The Complete Series (Game Of Thrones X Chronicle Bks.)
by Myles McNuttBound in gorgeous gold and silver foil, this remarkable volume celebrates and explores the complex stories, relationships, and world building in HBO's Emmy-award winning Game of Thrones series, from Season 1 through Season 8. The book follows the story of Essos and southern Westeros, with firebreathing dragons and clashing noble houses, and the story of northern Westeros, where the Night King leads his army of the dead across the icy landscape. Mapping bloodlines and battle lines, the approximately 300 pages are filled with stunning photographs, original art, timelines, and charts newly created for this book. This definitive visual guide commemorates this momentous series and offers a must-have companion for every Game of Thrones fan.©2019 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. Game of Thrones and related trademarks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.
Gamer Nation: The Rise of Modern Gaming and the Compulsion to Play Again
by Eric GeissingerA tech-industry insider takes a critical look at the effect games are having on our short- and long-term happiness and assesses the cultural prospects of a society increasingly obsessed with gaming.The American "game economy" has become an enormous enterprise, devouring roughly one-ninth of America's entire economic output. This overview of arguably the most influential segment of the entertainment industry examines the perspectives of gaming enthusiasts, addicts, designers, arcade owners, psychologists, philosophers, and more. Weighing the positive and negative aspects of games, the author considers their effect not only upon the players but upon culture and society. What trade-offs are being made when people play games for twenty-plus hours a week? The author puts particular emphasis on Candy Crush, whose enormous popularity has left all other games far behind. Since 2013 it has been installed over a billion times and its simplicity has disrupted previous game-design assumptions, proving new games don't have to be sophisticated and graphically immersive. He also offers insights from interviews with experts on the mechanics of manipulation. Sophisticated psychological tools are used to design games that are compelling, irresistible, and possibly addicting. In a few case, obsessive game-playing has been the cause of death. Whether you enjoy games as a harmless pastime or are suspicious of their effects on the quality of your family's life, you'll want to read this wide-ranching exploration of the growing game phenomenon.
Games Rednecks Play
by Jeff Foxworthy Vic HenleyA humorous book by comedian Jeff Foxworthy about what Rednecks consider to be a sport.
Games for Actors and Non-Actors
by Augusto BoalGames for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary Method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone – actors and non-actors alike! This thoroughly updated and substantially revised second edition includes: two new essays by Boal on major recent projects in Brazil Boal's description of his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company a revised introduction and translator's preface a collection of photographs taken during Boal's workshops, commissioned for this edition new reflections on Forum Theatre.
Games for Actors and Non-Actors (Augusto Boal)
by Augusto BoalGames for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and bestselling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal’s revolutionary method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone – actors and non-actors alike! This new third English edition includes recently uncovered interviews and essays from the 1970s, some of which featured in the earliest Portuguese edition of this book, and a new essay by the theatre director Sergio de Carvalho, which looks at Boal’s work in the context of Brazilian theatre and politics over the past fifty years. This is a vital handbook for theatre makers and activists of all kinds who want to deepen their understanding of the theory and practice of Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. It is also an excellent introduction for those new to the system.
Gaming Film: How Games Are Reshaping Contemporary Cinema
by Jasmina KallayGaming Film explores the growing influence of computer games on contemporary cinema. From the type of stories told to their complex structural patterns, from the changing modes of reception to innovative visual aesthetics, computer games are re-shaping the cinematic landscape in exciting directions.
Gaming Safely
by Frank W. Baker Allyson Valentine SchrierIf a strange character offers you a gift in an online game, do you know what to do? Don't worry if you don't. This book is here to help! Learn tech-savvy ways to keep your game sites safe sites without taking away all the fun!
Gaming the Stage: Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater (Theater: Theory/Text/Performance)
by Gina BloomRich connections between gaming and theater stretch back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when England's first commercial theaters appeared right next door to gaming houses and blood-sport arenas. In the first book-length exploration of gaming in the early modern period, Gina Bloom shows that theaters succeeded in London's new entertainment marketplace largely because watching a play and playing a game were similar experiences. Audiences did not just see a play; they were encouraged to play the play, and knowledge of gaming helped them become better theatergoers. Examining dramas written for these theaters alongside evidence of analog games popular then and today, Bloom argues for games as theatrical media and theater as an interactive gaming technology. Gaming the Stage also introduces a new archive for game studies: scenes of onstage gaming, which appear at climactic moments in dramatic literature. Bloom reveals plays to be systems of information for theater spectators: games of withholding, divulging, speculating, and wagering on knowledge. Her book breaks new ground through examinations of plays such as The Tempest, Arden of Faversham, A Woman Killed with Kindness, and A Game at Chess; the histories of familiar games such as cards, backgammon, and chess; less familiar ones, like Game of the Goose; and even a mixed-reality theater videogame.
Gang Busters: The Crime Fighters of American Broadcasting
by Martin GramsFrom 1935 to 1958, GANG BUSTERS established a reputation for presenting authentic case histories from the files of law enforcement, re-enactments of the criminal underworld including "Baby-Face" Nelson, Ma Barker and her boys, John Dillinger, and Willie "The Actor" Sutton. Thrilling escapades such as the Alcatraz Prison Riot and million dollar bank robberies were the subject of GANG BUSTERS broadcasts. Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf (father of the same Gulf-War Schwarzkopf) and New York's Lewis J. Valentine were two of the many weekly hosts who introduced each broadcast. GANG BUSTERS was the first radio program to feature weekly "clues" describing convicts at large, assailants wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and listeners paid close attention to the details, which gave local law enforcement an edge in the apprehension of more than 300 criminals during the program's 20-year run. GANG BUSTERS also expanded into a television series, two big- screen movies, a matinee serial and a lengthy series of comic books. This book features a documentary about the GANG BUSTERS program, covering every aspect of the series including background production, lawsuits from listeners, a biography about Phillips H. Lord, the creator of the series, and a complete episode guide for each and every radio and television broadcast.
Gangsta Rap
by Benjamin ZephaniahSchool, what school? My name is X-Ray-X So be careful how you flex I used to freestyle in me bedroom. But me daddy got me vex. The teacher kicked me out of the classroom. Now I'm rapping in The Rex. Ray has trouble at home and trouble at school. It's the last straw for everyone when Ray and his friends Prem and Tyrone are permanently suspended. But they know what they want, more than most, perhaps. Their headmaster decides to give them a second chance, a chance to live their dream of forming a rap group. Through a specialized social program, the boys are taught the business of the music industry, what it takes to record an album, and how to lay down a track. Within weeks they have become the Positive Negatives, and within a few months they have signed a record deal and are on their way to the top. But their dream soon becomes a nightmare as violence escalates around them. Suddenly, not only their careers but their very lives are at stake. The Positive Negatives are determined to prove that you don't need to be a gangster to be a great rapper.
Gangster Doodles
by Marlon SassyA collectible, four-color illustrated A–Z treasury of gangster rappers, the hip-hop high-life, and notorious pop culture history, told through a series of graphic doodles on 3” x 3” sticky notes.Four years ago, a Post-it® note changed Marlon Sassy’s life. Using office supplies “borrowed” from his admin job, Sassy began creating colorful sketches of rappers in highlighter, Sharpie, and pen. He made his debut posting his rendition of Snoop on Tumblr under the pseudonym “Gangster Doodles.” Next was Bart Simpson and Biggie, then Yams and Yeezy. Soon, he had amassed a cult following of fans who clamored for his next artistic interpretation.Gangster Doodles brings together more than 400 of his most popular illustrations with thirty never-before-seen pieces. An impressive and comprehensive A–Z compendium, it features everyone from Black Jesus to Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar to LeBron James, Jean-Michel Basquiat to Young Thug, and Kermit the Frog to Action Bronson. This is the ultimate gift for rap fanatics and pop culture addicts alike.