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Heggie had no one to play with, until........ He tumbled into an old tree and discovered some new friends. Friends he could play with whenever he wanted. For all of us who had or have imaginary friends.
"Book describes the world premiere of the American opera based on Melville's novel Moby-Dick, with the same name. Wallace describes the creative process of writing the music and libretto, the rehearsals and stage design, and the opening night in Dallas in May 2010."--ECIP Data View, Summary.
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A book-length poem evokes the horror, anguish, and brutality of 20th century history.
"Heggie's cut-across dialogue crackles with life; fast, funny foulmouthed" (Times Educational Supplement) Set in the back garden of a block of flats on two Sunday mornings, An Experienced Woman Gives Advice is a sharply observed comic tale of experience and innocence, insecurities and prejudices, all explored in Heggie's trademark raw and eloquent style.
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During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from the Himalaya to Antarctica and beyond, Higher and Colder presents the first history of extreme physiology, the study of the human body at its physical limits. Each chapter explores a seminal question in the history of science, while also showing how the apparently exotic locations and experiments contributed to broader political and social shifts in twentieth-century scientific thinking. Unlike most books on modern biomedicine, Higher and Colder focuses on fieldwork, expeditions, and exploration, and in doing so provides a welcome alternative to ...
In "A Wholly Health Glasgow" Charley and Donald's scams at the Sparton Health Club are jeopardised by the arrival of a new instructor. In "American Bagpipes", Sandra returns to Glasgow from New Jersey to take her mother away. "The Sex Comedies" offer six sleazy sketches about sexual anticipation.