New Releases by Jane Drake

"How do we move actors into the less accessible regions of themselves and release hotter, more dangerous, and less literal means of approaching a role?" Superscenes are a revolutionary new mode of teaching and rehearsal, allowing the actor to discover and utilize the primal energies underlying dramatic texts. In Acting, Archetype, and Neuroscience Jane Drake Brody draws upon a lifetime’s experience in the theatre, alongside the best insights into pedagogical practice in the field, the work of philosophers and writers who have focused on myth and archetype, and the latest insights of neuroscience. The resulting interdisciplinary, exciting volume works to: Mine the essentials of accepted acting theory while finding ways to access more primally-based human behavior in actors Restore a focus on storytelling that has been lost in the rush to create complex characters with arresting physical and vocal lives Uncover the mythical bones buried within every piece of dramatic writing; the skeletal framework upon which hangs the language and drama of the play itself Focus on the actor’s body as the only place where the conflict inherent in drama can be animated. Acting, Archetype, and Neuroscience weaves together a wealth of seemingly disparate performance methods, exciting actors to imaginatively and playfully take risks they might otherwise avoid. A radical new mixture of theory and practice by a highly respected teacher of acting, this volume is a must-read for students and performance practitioners alike.

The Actor''s Business Plan is a self-directed practical guide for actors graduating from formal training programs, as well as for those already in the business whose careers need to move ahead more successfully. Using the familiar language of acting training, the book offers a method for the achievement of dreams through a five-year life and career plan giving positive steps to develop a happy life as an actor and as a person. It assists performers to flourish using the same kind of business/career planning that is a necessary part of life for entrepreneurs and business people. This introduction to the acting industry provides essential knowledge not only for how the business actually works, but also describes what casting directors, agents, and managers do, demystifies the role of unions, discusses how much things cost, and offers advice on branding and marketing strategies. It differs from other such handbooks in that it addresses the everyday issues of life, money, and jobs that so frequently destroy an actor''s career before it is even begun. While addressing NYC and LA, the guide also gives a regional breakdown for those actors who may wish to begin careers or to settle in other cities. It is loaded with personal stories, and interviews with actors, casting directors, and agents from throughout the US. The Actor''s Business Plan is the answer to the common complaint by students that they were not taught how to negotiate the show business world while at school. It is the perfect antidote for this problem and can easily fit into a ten or a thirteen-week class syllabus. Offering support as a personal career coach, empowering the actor to take concrete steps towards their life and career dreams, The Actor''s Business Plan: A Career Guide for the Acting Life is a must-have book for actors who are determined to be a part of the professional world .

The Black Death. Yellow Fever. Smallpox. History is full of gruesome pandemics, and surviving those pandemics has shaped our society and way of life. Every person today is alive because of an ancestor who survived--and surviving our current and future pandemics, like SARS, AIDS, bird flu or a new and unknown disease, will determine our future. Pandemic Survival presents in-depth information about past and current illnesses; the evolution of medicine and its pioneers; cures and treatments; strange rituals and superstitions; and what we''re doing to prevent future pandemics. Full of delightfully gross details about symptoms and fascinating facts about bizarre superstitious behaviors, Pandemic Survival is sure to interest even the most squeamish of readers.

From killer toads, feral felines, and brown tree snakes to multiple invaders in the Great Lakes and Lake Victoria, Alien Invaders explores the impact on our ecosystems of the wave after wave of invaders and why they have become a worldwide concern. Environmentalists Jane Drake and Ann Love take us on a journey from the days of sailing ships and shipboard rats to the fungus that sparked the Irish potato famine to the beautiful but deadly purple loosestrife strangling native wetlands, while presenting the concepts of biodiversity and endangered species. Learn where the invaders originate, how they travel, what they displace, why the invaded natural system is vulnerable, and what can be done. Discover if you are an invader or a saver and how you can help.

Health curriculum traditionally (re)produces obesity discourse, a fusion of biomedical and moral perspectives of weight and fat. This weight-centered approach to bodies may perpetuate weight stigmatization, indirectly supports a culture of thinness, and contradicts other health messages concerning bodies. A Health At Every Size ® (HAES® ) approach is an alternative, multidimensional health-centered approach that can reconcile the incongruent messages in obesity and eating disorder discourses and may reduce weight stigmatization. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a college personal health curriculum module to promote healthy bodies of all sizes. Discourse positions of teaching assistants were explored through interviews and provided an understanding of their values and teaching methods regarding weight and health. A HAES ® -based curriculum module was developed for college personal health classes at a Midwestern university. Quasi-experimental design was used to compare attitudes toward HAES ® principles among students who received the alternative, HAES ® -based curriculum module versus those receiving a traditional weight management curriculum. Pre- and posttest attitudes of students and teaching assistants were assessed using the Health and Weight Attitudes Scale developed for this study. Teaching assistants provided evaluation of the HAES ® module in a focus group. While teaching assistants'' discourse positions varied, most used obesity discourse to talk and teach about bodies and weight. Alternative discourses were most common when teaching assistants discussed eating disorders or body image. Students'' attitudes at pre-test were slightly positive and did not differ significantly between comparison and intervention groups. Intervention group students'' attitudes were significantly more positive than comparison group students'' attitudes at posttest. Intervention group teaching assistants reported primarily positive experiences with the module. Teaching assistants rely primarily on obesity discourse to teach about weight and bodies but are receptive and positive when offered an alternative method. A HAES ® curriculum module can increase positive attitudes of students and teaching assistants toward promotion of size acceptance and multidimensional health for people of all sizes.

First Published in 2004. This book presents practitioners with exciting ways in which to deliver the foundation stage curriculum to young children through play in well-planned areas of provision. The author promotes good early years practice in accordance with ''Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage'', drawing on her own experience as a nursery teacher. Ideas are workable and material is organised in an accessible way making the book an easy-to-use book for all busy practitioners and students.

Pets and their owners appear together in a book as heartwarming as it is informative. From our earliest beginnings, we have shared our lives with animals. Jane Drake and Ann Love explore the ties that humans and their pets have formed. With fun and fascinating facts, they address Dog People and Cat People. (Why does a cat wind around her owner''s legs? She''s rubbing her owner with glands on her face to say "you''re mine.") They also introduce us to more unusual pets. There''s Polly the parrot, who lived through the Klondike Gold Rush to be 126 years old by belting back whiskey, swearing, and biting gold miners. And, of course, there are fish and reptiles, rodents and horses, all of whom can be beloved pets. As useful as it is fun, Talking Tails is a must for children who have or want a pet.

This outdoor-activity book is packed with simple and entertaining ways for kids to interact year-round with the fun and wondrous world outside. Illustrations.

Through time and across continents, stories of sweets and their inventors intrigue and entertain us. Learn about primal sweets — from honey, sweet milk, and nuts to sugar candy, chocolate, and “sweet” stories of success. Sweet! The Delicious Story of Candy takes us through history from 4,000 B.C., when islanders in Papua New Guinea cut sugarcane for its sap, and 2,600 B.C., when the first-known beekeepers produced honey to embalm the dead, to 500 A.D., when the Chinese made pear and plum syrups from unripe fruit, and all the way through to the world’s first chocoholics and modern-day candy factories. From cravings to the scoop on ice cream, Ann Love and Jane Drake present a comprehensive and irresistible story of candy through the ages, complemented by a detailed timeline and playful illustrations from artist Claudia Dávila.

Every time our society takes steps forward, segregation becomes illegal, child labor is exposed, and companies that poison our air are called to account. Behind those steps are people who identified problems, worked together, and created change. Lifelong environmental activists, Jane Drake and Ann Love present the nine steps to social change and much more. From fascinating accounts about the founding of organizations such as Amnesty International, Pollution Probe, and Greenpeace to the nuts and bolts of how to run an effective meeting or write a petition, to words of inspiration, Yes You Can! Your Guide to Changing the World is great reading and encouragement for every person who wants to make the world a better place.

La nuit, par quoi est attiré ton regard ? Cherches-tu la Grande Ourse ou l''étoile Polaire ? Essaies-tu d''apercevoir une étoile filante ? Avec Mon Grand livre du ciel, découvre tous les secrets que recèle la nuit, invente des devinettes nocturnes, inscris tes expériences sur tin carnet d''astronomie, lis les mythes et les légendes su ciel que l''on raconte à travers le monde, et découvre le zodiaque, les aurores boréales, les éclipses et beaucoup d''autres choses. Et lorsque le ciel s''obscurcira, tu seras prêt pour le spectacle des étoiles !

In this book in the Family Fun series, kids can learn all about the night sky with fun games, stories, information and more...

Winner of the Skipping Stones Honor Award in the Ecology and Nature Books category The boreal forest is the last great forest wilderness on earth. It drapes across the subarctic right around the world. It pervades our myths and folklore. It provides us with wood and water. It freshens the very air we breathe. Jane Drake and Ann Love take the reader on an unforgettable journey around the world to view the boreal forest. They show the reader the seasons in the bush, the science and myth of wolves, the life cycle of the woods. From the Siberian Taiga, where tigers and sika deer live, to the Old World forests of Norway, from the Boreal Shield of North America to the birch forest of Northwest Russia, we are introduced to a region of incredible importance. Despite our reliance on it, we have placed the “lungs of the earth” under siege with clear-cutting, acid rain, and even radioactivity. Cool Woods is not only informative and beautiful, but it is a call to action to anyone who cares about our planet.

Many of the Cornish recipes in this book would have been cooked originally in the old-fashioned way. Included are soup, fish, meat, pies and pasties, cream dishes, puddings, cakes and biscuits, bread and scones and beverages.

Discusses various kinds of farming, including livestock farming.

This book in the America at Work series introduces the people, machines and environmental concerns involved in fishing.

"There has been a proliferation of proposals for bilateral free trade areas in East Asia in recent times. These initiatives fly in the face of the long-standing support of key players in the region such as Japan for the MFN-based non-discriminatory trading system and the commitment to non-discriminatory trade liberalisation and reform within APEC. As China establishes its role in the WTO, its interests are very much in an open global trading system. The paper argues that the core interests of East Asian economies remain in non-discriminatory global trading arrangements and prosecuting those interests within the Doha Round of trade negotiations. It suggests that a way forward in sorting out the trade-distorting and protectionist effects of free trade agreements would be for East Asian economies to take a lead in negotiations on strengthening WTO rules on preferential trade arrangements. In terms of global economic welfare, the only good preferential arrangement is one that disappears in time. The paper makes specific recommendations for re-vamping the rule on preferential trade arrangements with that objective in mind"--P. 1.

Winter is a special time. As the snow begins to fall, it sets the stage for a whole array of wintry activities, like searching for special effects in the winter night sky. Or sewing up a pair of cozy fleece mitts. Or enjoying an outdoor picnic on a blanket of snow. This book in the Family Fun series is packed with over 120 pages of unique ideas for celebrating winter. In fact, there are so many wonderful ways to enjoy this frosty season --- winter just isn''t long enough! Kids can ? learn to identify animal tracks ? tell silly fireside stories ? make marshmallow s''mores ? build sparkling sun catchers ? set up their own goofy winter Olympics.

Fully reflecting the content of the Foundation Stage''s Early Learning Goals (DfEE 1999), this text is written for all practitioners working in Early Years settings, as well as those pursuing Qualified Teacher Status for the 3-5 year age group.

This book in the America at Work series introduces the people, machines and environmental concerns involved in fishing.

Kids and grandfathers can collect and record their memories while getting to know each other. This book features playful illustrations and space to paste photos, write and draw. There''s even a pocket at the back to keep letters, secrets and souvenirs plus a punch-out space on the front cover for a special photo of a grandparent and child. Full-color illustrations.

Une centaine de propositions d''activités dans la nature : de la construction d''un radeau à celle d''un hamac, de la préparation d''une randonnée à l''observation des étoiles.

Idé- og hobbybok. Tiår kommer hvert 10. år og århundrer hvert 100. år, men et tusenårskifte inntreffer bare en gang hver 1000. år. Denne boka er en guide til årtusener i fortid, nåtid og fremtid og inneholder en rekke tips til oppgaver og aktiviteter du kan gjøre for å feire det nye tusenåret. Her er forslag til å lage f.eks. en tidskapsel, spise mat slik aztekerne i Mellom-Amerika gjorde for tusen år siden, lage t-skjorte, plante et tre med mye mer. I tillegg til oppgaver og aktiviteter har alle høyre sidene en tidslinje med opplysninger fra år 1 e. Kr. og frem til år 2000. Det har hendt en hel del på 2000 år! Ib.,

Denne aktivitetsboka inneholder kjente, men også mange nye aktiviteter som kan gjennomføres hele sommeren. Boka er inndelt i avsnitt: Innendørsspill og leker, leker og spill for bare en eller to, spill en kan lage selv og til slutt: Olympiske leker i sommervær. Hvert kapittel har et vell av brukbare og morsomme ideer. Hva med støvelhockey eller hindergolf, korttricks eller kortkunster og artige svømme- eller dykkeleker? Aktivitetene er beskrevet trinn for trinn, og nødvendige materialer og utstyr står uthevet i ramme. I ramme står også historikk rundt aktiviteter. Det er lagt vekt på å bruke ting som finnes på hytta, er med på stranda eller i feriebilen. Voksne kan nok inspireres til innsats, men boka er laget slik at barn kan gjennomføre aktivitetene alene. Boka er illustrert med tegninger med tusj og blyant. Den har en morsom og oversiktlig layout. Kolibri, 1999.

Packed with ideas that range from creating a countdown calendar and a time capsule to setting a millennium record, "The Kids Guide to the Millennium" encourages kids to celebrate the coming of the third century. As a special feature, the book includes a time line that highlights the most important inventions, events and people of Earth''s first 2,000 years.

This book in the America at Work series introduces the people, machines and environmental concerns involved in forestry.