Sin and redemption. The ridiculous and the sublime. The carnivalesque excess of the Strip and the barrenness of the desert surrounding the city. Visited by millions of fortune seekers – and starry-eyed lovers – each year, Las Vegas is a city with as many apparent contradictions as Elvis impersonators and this complexity is reflected in the diversity of films that have been shot on location there.A copiously illustrated retrospective of Vegas's appearances on the big screen, this ne...

«This erudite and informative book on French film directors is a comprehensive deep dive into the multi-faceted and interconnected landscape of Francophone cinema. From Akerman to Zidi, via Godard and Gondry, the volume marshals an impressive range of scholars who demonstrate how the French ‘art of directing’ – whether from established legends or emerging voices – is a blend of the perceptive, the provocative and the populist.»(Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, Uni...

'We’ll always have Paris,' Humphrey Bogart assures Ingrid Bergman in the oft-quoted farewell scene from Casablanca in which Bogart’s character, hard-hearted restaurateur Rick Blaine, bids former lover Ilsa Lund goodbye. The backdrop against which they first fell in love, Paris later serves as a reminder of their deep mutual longings. And with a host of different realisations by filmmakers from Philip Kaufman to Julien Leclercq to Woody Allen, there is no question that Paris has li...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First EAI International Conference on Safe, Secure, Ethical, Responsible Technologies and Emerging Applications, SAFER-TEA 2023, held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, during October 25-27, 2023.The 24 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Regulations and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, Resource-constrained Networks and Cybersecurity, Emerging Artificial ...

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Marilyn Monroe was an actress, singer and sex symbol whose influence far outlasted her short life. Contributors to Fan Phenomena: Marilyn Monroe situate the platinum blonde starlet’s omnipresent cultural relevance within the zeitgeist of current popular culture and explore the influence she has had on numerous elements of it. Her aesthetics and images have been re-appropriated, recreated, imitated and emulated by such celebrities as Lindsay Lohan, Jayne...

Advances in Small Animal Care reviews the year's most important questions in small animal veterinary medicine. A distinguished editorial board identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in small animal care bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care. - Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in small animal care, providing ...

Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement provides an up-to-date, comprehensive examination of joint replacement in veterinary surgery. Part of the Advances in Veterinary Surgery series copublished with the ACVS Foundation, the book presents an evidence-based, multi-system examination of the current state of hip, knee, and elbow replacement in dogs and cats, including information on biomechanics and biomaterials not found in other sources. Written by an internation...

When a corporate layoff becomes the best thing that ever happened to her, Emma Chen takes a leap of faith and opens a bakery in a tiny coastal Maine town. There's just one problem: the impossibly grumpy beekeeper who supplies the honey she desperately needs wants nothing to do with her.Emma never imagined she'd trade her Boston marketing career for 4 AM wake-up calls and flour-covered aprons. But after losing her job, she discovers her late grandmother's recipe box...

Even a century after its conclusion, the devastation of the Great War still echoes in the work of artists who try to make sense of the political, moral, ideological, and economic changes and challenges it spawned. France, the military major power of the Western Front, carries the legacy of battles on its own soil, and countless French lives lost defending the nation from the Central Powers. It is no surprise that the impact of the First World War can still be seen in French films into the ...

In "Venue Venture Mastery: Your Guide to Launching a Successful Event Venue," embark on a transformative journey into the dynamic world of event venue management. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or a budding enthusiast, this comprehensive guide offers a roadmap to navigate the complexities of the event industry with confidence and finesse.Discover the secrets to creating unforgettable experiences for clients, optimizing operational efficiency, and maximizing profitability in...

Comme l’a noté le philosophe Jacques Derrida, l’enregistrement des voix a été l’un des évènements marquants du siècle passé. Le sociolinguiste William Labov s’est intéressé aux motivations sociales des variations phonologiques, mais non pas à la voix en tant que telle. Les recherches effectuées sur la texture et la qualité de la voix ou la relation entre la voix et l’affect sont beaucoup plus rares. Le sujet est mentionné dans les discussions sur la musique, le doublage, le théâtre et la t...