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Sound Studies is the primary theoretical and empirical alternative to our understanding of media and culture by visual means. The field is now well established as a serious area of research and study. Concentrating on the history of audio media, Sound Studies explores the nature of sound and listening, and its role in modern experience and perception. Furthermore, the subdiscipline questions the adequacy of previous--visually based--epistemologies of media and culture to offer a comprehensive understanding and interpretation of central facets of everyday life, historically, comparatively...

Well, this book not only promises to give you that big handle-it will deliver on the promise. You should be asking, how is this possible?

The Bible is one story told over and over again, with many variations on the same theme. This structure is the Bible's DNA. This basic seven-point pattern is the heartbeat of the Creation. It is the cycle of a human day and a human life. It is the pattern of the Tabernacle. It is the process of agriculture. It undergirds the speeches and Laws of God. It orders...

Much has been written about the paintings and sculptures of Michelangelo, arguably the greatest artist of the Renaissance. But what about the man? In this revealing look at the Florentine genius, acclaimed author George Bull traces the life and spiritual quest of Michelangelo, drawing a fuller portrait of the man himself. In all his work, Michelangelo impressed his contemporaries as a forceful personality, a divine genius endowed with terrabilita, or intense emotional power. Often portrayed as a solitary and austere figure, he in fact enjoyed a wide range of friendships. And it is...

A story of risk, adventure, and daring as four American bobsledders race for the gold in the most dangerous competition in Olympic history.

In the 1930s, as the world hurtled toward war, speed was all the rage. Bobsledding, the fastest and most thrilling way to travel on land, had become a sensation. Exotic, exciting, and brutally dangerous, it was the must-see event of the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, the first Winter Games on American soil. Bobsledding required exceptional skill and extraordinary courage qualities the American team had in abundance....

Unheimlich gute Halloween-Ideen!
Dieses Kinderbastel- und Beschäftigungsbuch ab 6 Jahren bietet über 40 ausgefallene und witzige Ideen für Halloween, den Motto-Kindergeburtstag oder das Faschingsfest im Kindergarten oder Hort. Ob gespenstische Leuchtkürbisse, Geister-Girlanden, Furcht einflößende Kostüme und Schminkgesichter, Monster-Brotchen oder giftgrüne Cocktails: Dank der ausführlichen Anleitungen, kreativen Halloween Bastelideen, Rezepte und schaurig-schöner Spiele kann die nächste Gruselparty...

With Love from the Streets is a confessional about the process of repentance from a model of church that has been learned all over America. Challenging and sometimes disturbing, this love letter to believers comes from Nate Bull's years as a domestic street missionary and asks many questions about what the church in the west has come to believe and why.