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...

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 ...

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...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Calm racing thoughts, reduce mental clutter, and discover practical ways to create a quieter, more settled mind.In this accessible Coffee-Time Guide, Peter Wall explores simple techniques for stepping away from overthinking, managing persistent thoughts, and bringing greater calm and focus into everyday life.With practical exercises and relaxation techniques, this short audiobook offers straightforward tools to help you ...

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.Has vaping quietly become part of almost every day?In this calm and supportive Coffee-Time Guide, Clinical Hypnotherapist Peter Wall explores why vaping habits can become emotionally attached to stress, routines, and everyday life and how small gentle changes can help you gradually regain control.Written in an easy-to-read conversational style, this book offers practical support, calming insights, and encouragement for a...

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.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.Do you feel tired of constantly reaching for your vape throughout the day?Have you started wondering whether vaping has quietly become more than just a habit?In this calm and supportive Coffee-Time Guide, Clinical Hypnotherapist Peter Wall explores why vaping can become emotionally and psychologically attached to everyday life — and how gentle awareness, healthier routines, and small repeated changes can help you gradual...

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.Stress has become part of modern life constant notifications, responsibilities, expectations and the quiet pressure to keep going even when tired.A Coffee-Time Guide to Overcoming Stress offers a calm, practical and reassuring approach to managing pressure in a busy world.In this gentle audio guide, clinical hypnotherapist Peter Wall explains what stress really is, how it affects the nervous system and why recovery not p...