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Cruising
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 224

Cruising

This comprehensive new guide, written in conjunction with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), explains cruising in detail, the fastest growing segment of the travel industry. Chapters cover everything from who cruises and why to how to successfully market and sell cruises to the public. Detailed information is provided on cruise history, ship types, the cruise experience, where to cruise, how the industry operates, and promotional materials. The variety of activities -- including Internet activities -- found throughout reinforces concepts through practical application of learned material. Information on how to obtain Cruise Lines International Association certification is included.

Conducting Tours
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 280

Conducting Tours

Widely recognized as the "bible" for veteran tour conductors, this information-packed resource offers insight into conducting successful and lucrative tours. Every important aspect of this exciting profession is covered. The perceptive handbook delves into client and escorting psychology, preparing prospective tour guides for the unexpected. 185 illus.

The Philosophy of Horror
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 270

The Philosophy of Horror

Sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting to see what will happen next, horror audiences crave the fear and exhilaration generated by a terrifying story; their anticipation is palpable. But they also breathe a sigh of relief when the action is over, when they are able to close their books or leave the movie theater. Whether serious, kitschy, frightening, or ridiculous, horror not only arouses the senses but also raises profound questions about fear, safety, justice, and suffering. From literature and urban legends to film and television, horror’s ability to thrill has made it an integral part of modern entertainment. Thomas Fahy and twelve other scholars reveal the underlying themes o...

Ten Men and a Road
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 223

Ten Men and a Road

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  • Published: 2008
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  • Publisher: AuthorHouse

The ass had been coming the other way too long. He had none left to spare a dime of and as they are, had come to the part he had wanted most. It was more tours. The canceled check was of him and he wrote it for all you had been worth, as men do there. He wanted war. I had wanted both women and money. It was motion she was of. The inert had died of sin. So many were it and all came to rescue the baggage claim of it coming to the Vatican. This is sainted material and we had not understood sexual issues were the matter in sin of folly. So much is effected as the science of new millennia speaks as God. The tale is of a man who had not known why he did as he did. It was of a nation that had been effected of that. It was a Church that sanctified what was said of men. Send mother this.

Time Management
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 178

Time Management

Effective time management is one of today's most overlooked--yet essential --keys to career growth in business and management. Time Management provides hands-on techniques and tools for making every minute count as it dispels myths that can actually cost instead of save valuable time. It helps managers match the right time-saving tool to each situation, reveals secrets for anticipating instead of reacting, and explains how any manager can eliminate procrastination.

The Australian Guide to Careers in Music
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 296

The Australian Guide to Careers in Music

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003
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  • Publisher: UNSW Press

Provides a comprehensive guide to careers in music, covering over 150 job classifications that contribute to the production or dissemination of music.

Lowering the Boom
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 358

Lowering the Boom

As the first collection of new work on sound and cinema in over a decade, Lowering the Boom addresses the expanding field of film sound theory and its significance in rethinking historical models of film analysis. The contributors consider the ways in which musical expression, scoring, voice-over narration, and ambient noise affect identity formation and subjectivity. Lowering the Boom also analyzes how shifting modulation of the spoken word in cinema results in variations in audience interpretation. Introducing new methods of thinking about the interaction of sound and music in films, this volume also details avant-garde film sound, which is characterized by a distinct break from the narrat...

Double Takes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 268

Double Takes

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  • Published: 1998
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  • Publisher: UPNE

Viewing cross-cultural differences through the lens of cinema.

The Art of Deliberate Success
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 338

The Art of Deliberate Success

An effective framework for professional and personal success Everyone wants to succeed in life, but not everyone knows how. Success isn't just a result of luck and hard work; you also need to know how to define success for yourself and put yourself in the right frame of mind to achieve it. Based on a powerful ten-part framework, The Art of Deliberate Success presents ten chapters that help you identify strengths and weaknesses so you can focus your attention and effort where it matters most. The book includes an online self-assessment tool that helps you pinpoint the areas you need to focus on, followed by chapters dedicated to helping you focus on what matters, using language more effective...

Profiles of Popular Culture
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 414

Profiles of Popular Culture

From Hank Williams to hip hop, Aunt Jemima to the Energizer Bunny, scrap-booking to NASCAR racing, this volume--edited by a pioneer in the field-invites readers to reflect on a sampling of modern myths, icons, archetypes, and rituals. Ray B. Browne has mined both scholarly and mainstream media to bring together penetrating essays on fads and fashions, sports fandom, the shaping of body image, the marketing of food, vacationing and sightseeing, toys and games, genre fiction, post-9/11 entertainment, and much more.