“…Covering a variety of film and television genres--from soaps to half-hour sitcoms, to cable and network productions and low- and big-budget features--each interview explores the tools cinematographers use to capture their shots, from traditional equipment to innovative camera and lighting "toys," as well as the integration of mechanical and computer graphic effects…”

“…Carr have organized the volume in four sections—Contemporary Change, Historical Change, Linguists on Language Change, and Strata and Language Change—with almost half the chapters offering contemporary data.The distinguished contributors are Barbara Greim, Wayne Harbert, Henry and Renee KahaneI, Ilse Lehist, Winfred P. …”

“…Mazanec describes how Buddhist poet-monks, who first appeared in the latter half of Tang-dynasty China, asserted a bold new vision of poetry that proclaimed the union of classical verse with Buddhist practices of repetition, incantation, and meditation.Mazanec traces the historical development of the poet-monk as a distinct actor in the Chinese literary world, arguing for the importance of religious practice in medieval literature. …”

“…They instituted efforts to promote racial unity in the deep South decades before the modern civil rights movement, and despite lip service to fostering multi racial congregations among Christian churches, over half of American Bahá’í congregations today are multiracial, in comparison to just 5 to 7 percent of U.S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- The Costume Supervisor as Facilitator -- Structure of the Book -- Chapter 1: What Does a Costume Supervisor Do? …”

“…Like many other primary commodity exporting developing economies, Papua New Guinea experienced several short-lived export booms over the past two and a half decades, providing a fascinating case study of potential gains from resources booms and the accompanying complex problems of policy management. …”

“…Policy reforms were initially half-hearted, and businesses were slow to restructure as the global economy changed. …”

“…Drawing on interviews with high-level leaders, Rezvani offers readers in the first half of their career the unedited truth about how women have asked their way to the top and triumphed--and how you can too. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Half Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Endorsements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1-Introduction: Keeping Rape on the Public Agenda -- Anti-Rape Activism in the Age of Digital Media -- Contemporary Social Movements -- Networked Digital Counter-publics -- Digital Protests, Discursive Activism and Online Anti-Rape Activism -- Methodological Approach -- Structure of This Book -- Chapter 2-The Contours and Critiques of Anti-Rape Activism: A Brief History -- Introduction -- The 'Discovery' of Rape in the 1970s -- Getting Publicly Active -- Establishing Formal Crisis Services -- Backlash in the 1990s -- Feminism, Rape and Neoliberalism -- Interrogating the Neoliberal Politics of the Personal -- Chapter 3-Consciousness-raising and Networked Anti-Rape Counter-publics -- Introduction -- Cyberfeminism -- Consciousness-raising and Anti-Rape Networks -- Dismantling Rape Culture and Rape Myths? …”

“…Branding baristas Mark Schumann and Libby Sartain welcome you with a steaming mug of half philo…”

“…Learn the basics of App Inventor with step-by-step instructions for more than a dozen fun projects, such as creating location-aware apps, data storage, and apps that include decision-making logic. The second half of the book features an Inventor's manual to help you understand the fundamentals of app building and computer science. …”

“…40% of all privately held businesses are owned by women? More than half of all professional and managerial positions are held by women? …”

“…With the tutorials in this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to use the essential R tools you need to know to analyze data, including data types and programming concepts. The second half of Learning R shows you real data analysis in action by covering everything from importing data to publishing your results. …”

“…ALL IN, ALL THE TIME For Gary Burnison, CEO of the world’s largest executive search firm, these five simple words perfectly capture the essence of great leadership. There can be no half measures. Complete commitment, total engagement, and a powerful sense of personal responsibility are the criteria for true leadership excellence. …”

“…Within the second half of the last century, quantum cosmology concretely became one of the main research lines within gravitational theory and cosmology. …”

“…By highlighting that these branches are saliently different from each other, yet at the same time display striking similarities, the book demonstrates the early diversification of the Indo-European language family, spoken today by half the world's population. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core…”

“…In a population of women over 50 years of age, approximately half of them will have a thyroid focal lesion. However, only 18% of thyroid nodules are diagnosed as malignant. …”

“…While “respectability” played a significant role in these circles the gradually growing distinction between homo- and heterosexual relationships – popularized by sexology since the second half of the 19th century – placed the intimate relationships within the women’s movement into new normative contexts. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Praise for The Strategy Book -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the author -- First words -- Introduction -- What is strategy? …”

“…Half a century after the Holocaust, on European soil, Bosnian Serbs orchestrated a system of concentration camps where they subjected their Bosniak Muslim and Bosnian Croat neighbors to torture, abuse, and killing. …”