This book brings together a huge range of material including academic articles, film scripts and interplanetary messages adrift on space probes with supporting commentary to clarify their imporatance to the field. Communication Studies: The Essential Resource is a collection of essays and texts for all those studying communication at university and pre-university level.Individual sections address:* texts and meanings in communication* themes in personal comm...

With a colorful history that spans 450 years, the violin has proven to be one of the world's most important and versatile instruments. Addressed to performing musicians, serious concertgoers, and collectors of recordings, The Violin offers insightful, up-to-date essays on a wide range of topics. Essays discuss beloved masterpieces from the violin's solo repertoire, with individual chapters on the Italian Baroque, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and the violin concerto in the nineteenth a...

Research in the 20th and 21st centuries into historical performance practice has changed not just the way performers approach music of the 17th and 18th centuries but, eventually, the way audiences listen to it. This volume, beginning with a 1915 Saint-Sa lecture on the performance of old music, sets out to capture musicological discussion that has actually changed the way Baroque music can sound. The articles deal with historical instruments, pitch, tuning, temperament, the nexus between ...

Bringing together key writings with original textbook material, the second edition of Media Studies: The Essential Resource explains central perspectives and concepts within Media Studies. Readers are introduced to a range of writing on media topics promoting an understanding of the subject from both contemporary and historical perspectives.The text is split into three parts covering Analysis and Perspectives, Media Audiences and Ecologies and Creativities*.* The key areas...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Smoking often becomes more than a habit.Over time, cigarettes can become linked to stress, routine, emotion, comfort and daily rituals, making it difficult to imagine life without them. Even when the desire to stop is strong, old patterns and automatic behaviours can continue pulling a person back toward smoking.A Coffee-Time Guide to Stop Smoking offers a calm, supportive approach to understanding those patterns and gen...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This Coffee-Time Guide to Accepting Yourself is a calm, supportive audio designed to help you step away from self-criticism and develop a kinder, more understanding relationship with yourself.Rather than focusing on fixing or changing who you are, this guide gently explores self-acceptance as a foundation for emotional ease, inner steadiness and personal growth. Through clear, reassuring language and a relaxed listening style, y...

A Coffee Time Guide to Overcoming FibromyalgiaLiving with fibromyalgia can feel overwhelming, confusing, and exhausting. The pain, the fatigue, the brain fog and the unpredictability of symptoms can make even simple daily tasks feel like a challenge. But you are not alone and you are not without support.A Coffee Time Guide to Overcoming Fibromyalgia offers a calm, compassionate and practical approach to understanding this often misunderstood condition. Wr...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Do you sometimes find yourself speaking too quickly, talking more than you intended, or interrupting without meaning to?You are not alone.A Coffee-Time Guide to Mindful Conversations is a calm, practical audio guide designed to help you slow your speech, strengthen your listening skills and feel more confident in everyday conversations.Over-talking and interrupting are rarely about ego. More often, they are linke...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Panic attacks can feel sudden, frightening, and overwhelming, often leaving people feeling out of control or fearful of their own body. This Coffee-Time Guide has been created to offer gentle understanding, reassurance, and practical support for anyone who experiences panic attacks or ongoing anxiety.In this calm and accessible audiobook, clinical hypnotherapist Peter Wall explains what panic attacks really are, why they happen,...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Coffee-Time Guide for Motivation to Exercise offers a gentle and supportive approach to building motivation for movement without pressure, guilt, or unrealistic expectations.This audiobook is designed for anyone who knows that movement can be helpful but struggles to begin or to stay consistent. Rather than focusing on fitness targets or intense routines, this guide encourages a kinder relationship with exercise, help...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Coffee-Time Guide to Overcoming Fear of Spiders offers a gentle, reassuring approach for anyone who experiences anxiety or discomfort around spiders.Designed to be listened to in a relaxed, coffee-break style, this audio guide helps listeners understand why fear responses occur and how they can gradually soften without pressure or confrontation. Rather than forcing change, the guide focuses on calming the nervous syst...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Coffee-Time Guide to Brewing a Better Life by Creating Life-Changing Habits is a calm, supportive audiobook designed to help listeners create meaningful change without pressure or overwhelm.Rather than relying on motivation or drastic routines, this guide focuses on small, achievable habits that fit naturally into everyday life. Through gentle reflection and practical insight, listeners are encouraged to build consist...