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...

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...

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 ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Some secrets were never meant to be found. Others were never meant to be forgotten.When archivist Clare Bennett discovers, buried deep within restricted historical records, a centuries-old reference to her own family, she is drawn into a mystery that stretches across continents and back through time itself.Her search leads her to the remote shores of Nova Scotia, where whispers of the Knights Templar, hi...

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.Negative thinking can quietly shape the way we see ourselves, other people, and the world around us. A single doubtful thought can quickly grow into a pattern of worry, self-criticism, or imagining the worst possible outcome. Over time these habits of thinking can affect confidence, mood, and overall wellbeing.In A Coffee-Time Guide to Overcoming Negative Thinking, clinical hypnotherapist Peter Wall explores why the hum...

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.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.In a world that rarely slows down, clarity can feel difficult to access. Thoughts overlap, responsibilities compete for attention and the mind seldom rests. Coffee-Time Guide to Meditation Practices: For Mental Clarity and Relaxation offers a calm and practical introduction to meditation designed for everyday life.This audio guide removes the mystery from meditation and replaces it with simplicity. You will learn what m...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Fear of snakes is one of the most instinctive and deeply rooted fears many people experience. It can arise suddenly, feel overwhelming, and seem impossible to control even when there is no real danger present.Coffee-Time Guide to Overcoming Fear of Snakes offers a gentle, supportive approach to understanding and easing this fear without pressure, confrontation, or forced exposure. Designed as a calm listening experience, this au...