Written by the ultimate Disney insiders, this "bible" of animation has become a legend in itself. With the full cooperation of Walt Disney Productions and free access to the studio's priceless archives, the authors took unparalleled advantage of their intimate long-term experience with animated films to choose the precise drawings to illustrate their points from among hundreds of thousands of pieces of artwork carefully stored away. The most complete book ever written on the subject, this is the fascinating inside story by two long-term Disney animators of the gradual perfection of a relatively young and particularly American art form-which no other movie studio has been able to equal.Īlong with relating the painstaking trial-and-error development of Disney's character animation technology, the book irresistibly charms us with almost an overabundance of the original historic drawings used in creating some of the best-loved characters in American culture: Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, Snow White and Bambi (among many, many others)-as well as early sketches used in developing memorable sequences from classic features such as Fantasia and Pinocchio.
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She alleged that the slow pace of a major child sex abuse investigation under her predecessor gave a child predator time to find new victims. Once elected, Kane made major misstatements that forced her office to backpedal. Regardless of her innocence or guilt, Kane's tenure has been dotted with red flags: public missteps about cases, turmoil within her office, and a habit of keeping the media, and the public, at arm's length. Kane says she's innocent and will fight the charges without resigning, though top Democrats are calling for her to step down. The legal battle she faces now is wildly different than the political future envisioned for her when she took office, scoring more Pennsylvania votes than President Obama as she became the first woman and first Democrat elected to the seat. Kathleen Kane was arraigned Saturday on charges including perjury and criminal conspiracy. The state attorney general is fighting for her political life. But as much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that the reader needs to experience the protagonist's everyday life before you turn that world upside down. If I could get away with killing someone on the first page of every book, I would. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I naturally start at Chapter 3. Kami: The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. Was any part of it difficult to write? Or was there a particular scene or character that took extra to write? The challenge was defining their differences without being able to rely upon their physical appearance. Lukas is open and funny, which makes him seem more transparent, but he also has more than his share of secrets. Initially, Jared comes across as a tough loner, but he is fighting some serious personal demons. It's the definition of the expression: You can't judge a book by its cover. Kami: I love writing about the twins because even though they look alike, their personalities are completely different. Jessie: So twins, huh? What was that like to write? Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension. Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science. Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton an Autobiography. Using my own artworks as examples, as well as work made by fellow Australian artists Roy Ananda, Jon Cattapan and Janet Tavener, I will demonstrate that art and Ballard’s literature continue to make a great synergistic team: together they produce more than the sum of their parts.īallard, J.G. In this essay I will focus specifically on recent contemporary Australian artworks which were made in direct response to Ballard’s 1962 novel, The Drowned World, for a 2015 exhibition I initiated and coordinated titled Mapping The Drowned World. However, most works inspired by Ballard’s writing respond to vague notions of things Ballardian rather than to a particular novel or short story. Perhaps the most well known of these is Robert Smithson’s masterpiece, Spiral Jetty, 1970. Considering the richness of his imagery and the complexity of his ideas, it is not surprising that Ballard’s works have gone on to inspire artistic responses. Ballard found that art and literature were a fecund combination. Ballard used a London gallery as a laboratory in which to test ideas he was toying with, ideas that eventually found their way into his 1973 novel, Crash. While adept at building credible science fiction universes-she has published a number of series and single titles set on other planets in addition to Pern-McCaffrey tends to emphasize the personal over the technical in her stories. The first woman to win the Hugo Award for fiction, McCaffrey is regarded as a pioneering and popular fantasy author, drawing frequent comparisons to such contemporaries as Andre Norton, Ursula K. The celebrated author of the “Dragonriders of Pern” series, McCaffrey is renowned for her enduring works of young adult fantasy and science fiction which combine the spirit of adventure with an advocacy of female empowerment. For further information on her life and career, see CLR, Volume 49. The following entry presents an overview of McCaffrey's career through 2006. (Full name Anne Inez McCaffrey) American editor and author of juvenile fiction, juvenile novels, young adult novels, and young adult short stories. A short-lived follow-up series appeared in 2005, along with a seven-volume “Ready-to-Read” series.ġ. Revised editions from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s of Volumes 1–12 were reissued as “classic editions” in 2004.įollowing the move of Stratemeyer Syndicate titles from Grosset and Dunlap to Simon and Schuster in 1979, the series was rebooted in 1980, with a new series consisting of 14 titles this series was followed by The New Bobbsey Twins (1987–1992). Revised and abridged versions of Volumes 1–13 appeared from 1989 to 1991, with new illustrations by Pepe Gonzalez (Volumes 1–8) and Laurie Harden (10–13). Volumes 1–2 were initially published by the Mershon Company (New York) and Volume by Chatterton-Peck (New York), but the remaining titles (and reprints of the first three volumes) were published in hardcover by Grosset and Dunlap. The Bobbsey Twins was a series of books attributed to Laura Lee Hope, with 72 titles (22 of which were eventually revised) published between 19. Trapped for months in the splendid cage of the king’s palace, she must avoid the ire of the king’s concubines and eunuchs all while preparing for her one night with the king. Young virgins from all across his many lands.Ī Jewish girl is ripped from her hut by the king’s brutish warriors and forced to march across blistering, scorched earth to the capital city. He possesses power beyond any other mortal man and rules his kingdom as a god. He is bathed in riches and commands a frightening military force. From the award-winning author of Sinners and the Sea comes a breathtaking new look into the timeless tale of Queen Esther, “a riveting tale of courage” ( New York Times bestselling author Tosca Lee).Ī glittering Persian king has a vast empire that reaches farther than where the sun meets the horizon. It highlights some of the more problematic effects of LGBTQ mental health research which frame LGBTQ experience primarily in terms of vulnerability and victimhood and makes the case for a more expansive engagement with LGBTQ identities. It also challenges the corresponding preoccupation with homophobic bullying as the primary lens through which queer experience is understood and addressed in schools, arguing that more space needs to be devoted to other, less harrowing narratives of LGBTQ experience and identity. Operating from the perspective that discourses constitute rather than merely reflect material reality, thereby shaping or ‘structuring’ how we think about, and act, in relation to queer experience, the paper critically engages with discourses which position LGBTQ youth as universally at risk of mental health difficulties, including self-harm and suicidality. This paper considers the educational implications of the recent emphasis on the mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer (LGBTQ) people in Ireland. He stresses the force of religion in the growth of Muslim political separatism, showing how the 'modernists' kept the conversation among Muslims within Islamic postulates and underlining the role of the traditional scholars in heightening popular religious feeling. His book Muslims of British India is a key work on the colonial period, often re. Dr Hardy argues (contrary to the usual view) that Muslims were able to take political initiatives because, in the region of modern Uttar Pradesh, British rule before 1857 and even the events of the Mutiny and Rebellion of 1857–8 had not been economically disastrous for most of them. Among his many publications, Historians of Medieval India is highly regarded. He shows how the interplay of memories of past Muslim supremacy, Islamic religious aspirations and modern Muslim social and economic anxieties with the political needs of the alien ruling power gradually fostered a separate Muslim politics. Resumen: Dr Hardy has attempted a general history of British India's Muslims with a deeper perspective. Until she remembers the gem of an idea she’s had… Instead, she clutches a large glass of wine, muttering ‘FML’ over and over again. She is staring down the barrel of a future of people asking if she wants to come to their advanced yoga classes, and polite book clubs where everyone claims to be tiddly after a glass of Pinot Grigio and says things like ‘Oooh gosh, are you having another glass?’īut Mummy does not want to go quietly into that good night of women with sensible haircuts who ‘live for their children’ and stand in the playground trying to trump each other with their offspring’s extracurricular activities and achievements, and boasting about their latest holidays. Unfortunately I have not yet actually managed to buy the bento boxes for their lunches or book jiu jitsu lessons, and I will have to learn to like green tea, as it is foul, and I have not yet mastered French plaits, but I am quietly confident that these are mere details in my grand master plan… And I most certainly will not slump on the sofa at the end of the day, glugging wine and muttering ‘FML’ repeatedly. Yes, this year is definitely going to be much better – I am absolutely not going to shout at the children, let them stuff their faces with crisps or goggle away on the iPad. I am going to 100% nail being a school mummy this year. |