France's master comic playwright has a field day with the subjects of hypochondria and our blind obedience to doctors. Molière’s witty attack on the medical profession has more than a little resonance today. Translated by John Wood, adapted by Beth Milles.Recorded before a live audience at the Doubletree Guest Suites, Santa Monica in December 1997.Directed by Beth MillesProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, sta...

Split into four parts, this book seeks to inform the reader, teachers, directors and students about American Musical Theatre. Part I is a brief history of the American Musical Theatre, for it is only in the context of history that the material on which you work can be fully judged and mastered. Part II is a brief discussion of the elements of production. Knowing what ought to take place in a well-planned show can go a long way toward counteracting what does not take place in a poorly plann...

Featuring insights from influential figures like Pope Francis and Albert Gore alongside contributions from over thirty esteemed authors, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places and the Planet charts a transformative path from despair to optimism. Grounded in rigorous scientific research, the book unflinchingly exposes the links between industries such as coal, fossil fuels, chemical factories, liquor, tobacco, and others, and their role in accelerating global warming and mass displa...

Winning Over Customers Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Pillars of Customer Success and The Thank You EconomyCustomers are the lifeblood of your business, no one can deny that. But do you focus all your attention on attracting new customers all the time? Or do you remember to pay special attention to your regular and loyal customers. This is actually an issue that many business owners have today. They focus all their energy on continually trying to attract new customers. So what is wrong wit...

The Thank You Economy: The Ultimate Guide on Customer Retention. Discover How to Provide Excellent Customer Service and Let Your Customers Do Your Selling For YouYou know about testimonials – those little blurbs from customers that tell prospects how great a product or service is. But did you also know that over 70% of customers look at product reviews before buying? And 90% of participants in a Zendesk survey say they were influenced in their buying decisions by positive reviews. ...

A modern approach to grilling from America’s “master griller", using favorite ingredients and adding a dash of daring in flavors, technique, and presentation (Esquire).Cutting edge techniques meet time-honed traditions in 100 recipes that will help you turbocharge your game at the grill.Reinvent steak with reverse-seared beef tomahawks, dry-brined filets mignons, ember-charred porterhouses, and T-bones tattooed with grill marks and enriched, the wa...

Foundationalism, as a theory of justification and knowledge, is often associated with Enlightenment rationality, the Cartesian thirst for certainty, and the modern assumption of the objectivity and universality of reason. Because of these associations, scholars in various fields have disdained foundationalism in favor of some sort of non-foundationalist/post-modern approach to knowledge and justification. This present book is one piece of a much wider conversation that hopes to motivate a ...

Build cost-effective and robust cloud solutions with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using these simple and practical recipesKey FeaturesExplore the various service offerings of the GCPHost a Python application on Google Compute EngineSecurely maintain application states with Cloud Storage, Datastore, and BigtableBook DescriptionGCP is a cloud computing platform with a wide range of products and services that...

Gorgeous young women in revealing poses; extravagant mansion parties packed with celebrities; a hot-tub grotto, elegant smoking jackets, and round rotating beds; the hedonistic pursuit of uninhibited sex—put these images together and a single name springs to mind: Hugh Hefner. From his spectacular launch of Playboy magazine and the dizzying expansion of his leisure empire to his recent television hit The Girls Next Door, the publisher has attracted public attention and co...

Attracted by the heavenly vistas, cool summer breezes, and affable residents, professional spiritual channelers Clement and Jessica Bradford relocate their family to the coastal island of Manisses to raise their two eccentric daughters in a storybook New England atmosphere -- and talk to the dead. But a foolish mistake from their past haunts them, and when a local girl goes missing, it takes the whole family, including a peculiar doll named Otto, to stop history from repeating itsel...

Develop, deploy, and scale your applications with Google Cloud PlatformKey FeaturesCreate and deploy your applications on Google Cloud PlatformStore and manage source code and debug Cloud-hosted apps with plugins and IDEsStreamline developer workflows with tools for alerting and managing deploymentsBook DescriptionGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP) provides autoscaling compute power and distributed in-memory cache, task queues, and ...

Can we truly address poverty without centring the voices of those who live it? Bringing together voices from academia, grassroots activism, NGOs and the UK voluntary sector, this timely and accessible book explores how participatory approaches to activism can drive genuine, inclusive change.Through short, focused chapters, the authors critically unpack the contested definitions of ‘co-production’, ‘participation’ and ‘lived experience’ while showcasing practice models from across t...