Originally published in 1899, this is a comprehensive study of the art of Dancing throughout history. It goes into great detail about dancing through the ages, including musical notation, right up to the start of the 1900s. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwo...

This book explores how public opinion is used to design, monitor and evaluate government programmes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Using information collected from the media and from international practitioners in the public opinion field, as well as interviews in each of the 4 countries, the author describes how views of public opinion and governance differ significantly between elites and the general public. Bennett argues that elites generally risk more by al...

The Author WordsThis book is the personificationof a soul seaching.It is what I call the living,loving, and learning that we allobtain through the seasoning ofthe years.Where the postive is separatedfrom the negative, through trialand error.The motivation is the commonknowledge of true being, andacknowledging the spirituality offaith through ones own tripartitesoul, that which concern...

Howies Dad laments giving his son everything he wanted, and he regrets not teaching him the responsibility of earning money for himself. He hopes the summer job at the Water Company is just the thing Howie will need to make him realize what hard work is all about and how necessary it is to learn responsibility.Howie is challenged by Joe, a fiery, impish, and likable young boy. Joe becomes Howies arch enemy and nemesis when he knocks Howie off his intellectual high horse. He is also...

Edward Scott is a man who live for the truth, and a man who grew up on a small farm in West Oakland, California. Unlike other farms where they raise pigs, chickens and cattle, on this farm they raise people for jails, institutions, and death. So he strives and survives to write these truths into metaphor. During his elementary school years, Scott attended Cole Elementary School in Oakland where he won his first poetry contest called My Dream for My Country. That poetry was base on Scotts a...

Edward Scott Ibur uses brazen and cutting satire to relay the story of a middle school teacher clinging to his career and dignity during a yaer spent in professional purgatory. 7th grade English teacher, Scott Eisenberg, bears the brunt of his principal's wrath through lousy evaluations and personal humiliation after a handful of his students fail the critical year-end state assessment. Given the option of termination or probation, the teacher agrees to work with three interventionists (sh...

There is a widening divide between the data, tools, and knowledge that international relations scholars produce and what policy practitioners find relevant for their work. In this first-of-its-kind conversation, leading academics and practitioners reflect on the nature and size of the theory-practice divide. They find the gap varies by issue area and over time.The essays in this volume use data gathered by the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project over a fifte...

In the 80's, many young comics went on to become huge celebrities of the industry. Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Garry Shandling, Bob Saget, Dana Carvey, Paula Poundstone, and many more. We worked with all of them during their developmental years, and through this book we can share some of the lessons they, and hundreds of other professional entertainers, learned. One of the greatest book of shared knowledge is available on this art form. Written by the producers of comedy shows, and influence...

This is the ultimate "how to" guide for anyone interested trying standup comedy, or those who are already doing standup comedy and are looking to improve their craft and earn more money. It was written for beginners and working amateurs – explaining some of the basics of performing while also diving into the nitty gritty details to develop thrive as an entertainer and performer. Get ready to learn everything from stage presence and mic use to marketing and development. The only thing this ...

Because false assurance is widespread, discipleship is often shallow. As a result, many believers are confident without ever examining whether new life is truly present. Do we truly know Jesus Christ, and does our life reflect that relationship? In a call to return to the true, biblical understanding of salvation, Scott Edwards leans on his experience as a pastor, teacher, and shepherd while drawing directly from scripture to challenge the modern tendency toward false assurance and call be...

Pathophysiological Consequences of Alcohol examines the impact of alcohol on physiological processes within various organ systems. The book starts with an introduction to relevant organ system physiology, then presents current, evidence-based findings on how alcohol use, whether acute or chronic, affects these processes. Each chapter, aside from the Introduction and Cellular and Molecular Physiology, begins with a system overview, explores alcohol's effects, and concludes with integrated c...