Marilyn Monroe, Vincent van Gogh or the victims of rendition flights -- the number and variety of historical and contemporary figures represented on British stages is amazing. This book develops a new theoretical framework for the representation of real life figures on stage and…
Zurückblicken und nach vorne schauen: Wir alle haben das Bedürfnis, unserem Leben Sinn und Bedeutung zu geben. Auch in Umwegen oder Abwegen, und auch in Entscheidungen, die Probleme brachten und schmerzvoll waren. Wir können erkennen: Eigentlich sind wir doch ganz gut damit umge…
Leading minds: an anatomy of leadership
by Gardner, Howard, Laskin, Emma
fromBasic books
Jakata stories (stories about the previous births of the Buddha) are very popular in Theravada Buddhist countries. This book explores the shifting role of the stories in Buddhist doctrine, practice and creative expression, finally placing this integral Buddhist genre back in the…
Biography is the oldest way of writing about historical events, and the most popular. Looking at the complex relationship between the discipline of history and the writing of lives, Biography and History provides an original and insightful introduction to a growing and increasin…