What goes on in some of the sharpest minds on earth? Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam has collected a new series of intimate portraits of the top grandmasters of chess, winning the confidence of Garry Kasparov, Miguel Najdorf, Vishy Anand, Judit Polgar, David Bronstein, Hikaru Nakamura and many others. Anyone attracted by the mystique of the royal game will love the behind-the-scenes stories about the masters struggle to win, their fear of losing, and the striking difference between the European and the American chess scene.
Course No. 756 (8 lectures, 45 minutes/lecture) Taught by Robert Greenberg San Francisco Performances Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley 1. Introduction and Childhood 2. Mahler the Conductor 3. Early Songs and Symphony No. 1 4. The Wunderhorn Symphonies 5. Alma and Vienna 6. Family Life and Symphony No. 5 7. Symphony No. 6, and Das Lied von der Erde 8. Das Lied, Final Symphonies, and the End
Special Forces soldiers are daring, seasoned troops from America's heartland, selected in a tough competition and trained in an extraordinary range of skills. They know foreign languages and cultures and unconventional warfare better than any US fighters, and while they prefer to stay out of the limelight, veteran war correspondent Linda Robinson gained access to their closed world. She traveled with them on the frontlines, interviewed them at length on their home bases, and studied their doctrine, methods, and history.
"I-Spy" is an imaginative four-part course for children starting English at primary school. The course develops communication skills and learning strategies, and offers a rich resource of stories, posters, flashcards, games, cut-outs, and optional activities, to cater for a range of abilities and learning styles.
My dad, Larry Hagman, portrayed the storied, ruthless oilman J.R. on the TV series Dallas. He was the man everyone loved to hate, but he had a personal reputation for being a nice guy who fully subscribed to his motto: DON’T WORRY! BE HAPPY! FEEL GOOD! Dad had a famous parent, too—Mary Martin, known from many roles on Broadway, most memorably as Peter Pan. Off-stage she was a kind, elegant woman who maintained the down home charm of her Texas roots. Both were performers to the core of their beings, masters at crafting their public images. They were beloved. And their relationship was complex and often fraught.
