Added by: elcortez | Karma: 407.08 | Periodicals, Other | 2 July 2008
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A contemporary thriller / horror comic book series.
Suggested for mature readers only (over 13).
First issued in 1988, this is your chance to enjoy a more thoughtful story telling than the traditional superhero.
Hellblazer's main character is portrayed as a reluctant non-hero, just trying to survive.
Though naturally talented in magic he possesses no powers of his own and is often a pawn in the game between heaven and hell.
Issue 16 to 20
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Other | 30 June 2008
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The image of the great artist as a suffering visionary is a recent
invention, observes sociologist Nathalie Heinich - an invention rooted
in the "canonization" of Vincent van Gogh as a cultural hero for the
twentieth century. Heinich explores how and why the impoverished and
mentally tormented van Gogh came to be glorified shortly after his
suicide at the age of 37. Did the secular art world need a rebel-saint
of its own? In considering this possibility, the author explores the
history of efforts to celebrate van Gogh, whether in biographies or on
T-shirts, showing how the details of his life have been constructed
according to the pattern of a Christian saint's rise to recognition.
These biographical details circulated first as anecdotes, then as
historical truths, and finally became legendary motifs defining
individual greatness.
Heinich organizes her book around the stages that characterize the life
of a saint-deviation, renewal, reconciliation, and pilgrimage, the
latter culminating in visits to van Gogh's burial site and the
competition to buy his paintings or "relics." Heinich explores the
economics of the art market and the themes that make up the van Gogh
myth, such as the personalization of artistic grandeur, the celebration
of the interiority of the creator, and the glorification of
abnormality. By examining the mythology that helps drive artistic
investment, she forces us to reconsider the nature of admiration and
particularly the notion that obscurity during an artist's lifetime is a
guarantee of true genius.
101 More Games for Trainers: Another Collection of the Best Activities from Creative Training Techniques Newsletter
Added by: kidlovegirls | Karma: 46.92 | Other | 26 June 2008
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Robert W. Pike, Christopher Busse “101 More
Games for Trainers: Another Collection of the Best Activities from
Creative Training Techniques Newsletter"
This is your
sourcebook for engaging participants while they are in your classroom.
You'll find dozens of games, exercises and activities specifically
designed to: bring a weary group back to life; lead an audience through
a spirited, comprehensive review session; break the ice and grab
participants' attention, and more.