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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2013

        Culture in Manchester

        Institutions and urban change since 1850

        by Janet Wolff

        This book brings together studies of cultural institutions in Manchester from 1850 to the present day, giving an unprecedented account of the city's cultural evolution. These bring to light the remarkable range of Manchester's contribution to modern cultural life, including the role of art education, popular theatre, religion, pleasure gardens, clubs and societies. The chapters show the resilience and creativity of Manchester's cultural institutions since 1850, challenging any simple narrative of urban decline following the erosion of Lancashire's industrial base, at the same time illustrating the range of activities across the social classes. This book will appeal to everyone interested in the cultural life of the city of Manchester, including cultural historians, sociologists and urban geographers, as well as general readers with interests in the city. It is written by leading international authorities, including Viv Gardner, Stephen Milner, Mike Savage, Bill Williams and Janet Wolff. ;

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        Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        August 2016

        Culture in Manchester

        Institutions and urban change since 1850

        by Janet Wolff, Mike Savage

        This book brings together studies of cultural institutions in Manchester from 1850 to the present day, giving an unprecedented account of the city's cultural evolution. These bring to light the remarkable range of Manchester's contribution to modern cultural life, including the role of art education, popular theatre, religion, pleasure gardens, clubs and societies. The chapters show the resilience and creativity of Manchester's cultural institutions since 1850, challenging any simple narrative of urban decline following the erosion of Lancashire's industrial base, at the same time illustrating the range of activities across the social classes. This book will appeal to everyone interested in the cultural life of the city of Manchester, including cultural historians, sociologists and urban geographers, as well as general readers with interests in the city. It is written by leading international authorities, including Viv Gardner, Stephen Milner, Mike Savage, Bill Williams and Janet Wolff.

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        January 1995

        Tango Miau

        Eine schnurrige Tanzschule für Katzen und Kater

        by Quillin, Viv / Übersetzt von Büchel, Anne

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        The Arts
        May 2009

        Auto/biography and identity

        by Kate Dorney, Maggie B. Gale, Viv Gardner, Maggie B. Gale

        This groundbreaking book shows how female performers - one of the first groups of professional women - used and still use autobiography and performance as both a means of expression and control of their private and public selves, the 'face and the mask'. It looks at how a range of women in the theatre - actors, managers, writers and live artists - have done this on the page and on the stage from the late eighteenth-century to the present day, testing the boundaries between gender, theatre and autobiographical form. This paperback edition facilitates connections - between texts and performances, past and present practitioners, professional and private selves, individuals and communities, all of which have in some way renegotiated identity through autobiography and the creative act. 'Auto/biography and identity' is a landmark in theatre history and performance analysis, in gender and cultural theory, and autobiographical studies. ;

      • A FIELD GUIDE TO SAINTS

        Celestial Saints Take on Your Daily Dilemmas

        by Viv Croot

        This is the ultimate self-help guide, featuring a saint for every occasion or problem. Choose from our celestial selection of saints who can help with 21st-century life’s dilemmas: from dental pain to career path gain. A potted history of each saint accompanies explanations of their significance, martyrdom and associated symbolism. Find the right saintly solution in this saints-on-the-go guide.

      • March 2021

        Elbenohr

        Das Tor der Welten

        by Petra P. Hasler

        Auf den ersten Blick ist die einundzwanzigjährige Viv eine ganz normale, naturverbundene Studentin aus Graz. Doch normal ist bei Viv genau genommen nichts. Ihre überirdisch schöne Mutter hat die Geheimnisse ihrer Herkunft mit ins Grab genommen und seither hat Vivs eigenbrötlerischer Vater stets versucht, seine Tochter von allem Mystischen und Unerklärlichen fernzuhalten. Ihr Leben ändert sich drastisch, als sie entdeckt, dass sie in eine magische Welt namens Anwynn reisen kann. Während sie beginnt, alles, was sie zu wissen glaubt, in Frage zu stellen, ahnt sie nichts von der Gefahr, die im Verborgenen auf sie lauert: Es gibt jemanden, der sich ihre Fähigkeit zunutze machen will und nur darauf wartet, endlich zuzuschlagen …

      • Cricket
        March 2015

        Sundial in the Shade

        The Story of Barry Richards: the Genius Lost to Test Cricket

        by Andrew Murtagh

        As a former county player, Andrew Murtagh is often asked, 'who is the best batsman he has ever played with or against?' His answer is always unequivocal - 'Richards.' And then comes the inevitable rider - 'Barry, that is, not Viv.' It is a travesty that the cricket world has largely forgotten Barry Richards - a cricketing genius. Debuting for South Africa in 1970, his run-scoring, technique and audacious, extravagant strokeplay took the breath away. A glittering international career beckoned. However, the apartheid storm burst, and Richards had played his first and last Test series. Consigned to plying his trade for Hampshire, Natal and South Australia, Richards became increasingly frustrated and disenchanted with the game he had loved. Following retirement, personal tragedy and professional controversy continued to stalk him, though he has now come to an uneasy acceptance that he will be forever known as the genius lost to Test cricket.

      • Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
        April 2008

        Twenty Thousand Saints

        by Dafydd, Fflur

        Archaeologist Deian returns to the island of his childhood, where his mother disappeared without a trace. Sister Viv, closet heretic and host of the annual conference of hermits, has erected a gold plaque in her memory, declaring her official sainthood. M

      • January 2018

        Você repórter da periferia

        Visões e vivências do jornalismo periférico

        by Cruz, Julia; Lopes, Flávia; Matos, Ronaldo; Siqueira, Thais; Vilhena, Evelyn

        Você Repórter da Periferia: Visões e Vivências do Jornalismo nas Periferias Visões e Vivências do Jornalismo nas Periferias apresenta as experiências vividas pelos quatro integrantes e também de uma ex- integrante do coletivo de comunicação Desenrola e Não Me Enrola, sobre as transformações sociais, políticas e profissionais causadas pela realização do Você Repórter da Periferia, programa dedicado a formação de jovens oriundos de diferentes territórios das periferias e também da religião metropolitana de São Paulo/Brasil.   Você Repórter da Periferia: Visions and Experiences of Journalism in the Peripheries Visions and Experiences of Journalism in the Peripheries presents as experiences lived by the four members and also of a former member of the communication collective Desenrola e Não Me Enrola, on the social, political and professional transformations caused by the Você Repórter da Periferia, a program dedicated to training of young people from different peripheral territories and also of the metropolitan religion of São Paulo/Brazil.

      • Cricket
        May 2012

        Grovel!

        The Story and Legacy of the Summer of 1976

        by David Tossell

        When England cricket captain Tony Greig announced that he intended to make the West Indies ‘grovel’, he lit a fire that burned as intensely as the sunshine that made 1976 one of the most memorable summers in British history. Spurred on by what they saw as a deeply offensive remark, especially from a white South African, Clive Lloyd’s touring team vowed to make Greig pay. In Viv Richards, emerging as the world’s most exciting batsman, and fast bowlers Michael Holding and Andy Roberts they had the players to do it. Featuring interviews with key figures from English and West Indian cricket, Grovel!: The Story and Legacy of the Summer of 1976 provides a fascinating study of the events and social issues surrounding one of the sport’s most controversial and colourful tours – as well as addressing the decline of West Indies cricket and its loss of support in the new century.

      • March 2019

        The Age of Discretion

        Love is not only for the young

        by Virginia Duigian

        When the sex in Vivien Quarry’s thirty-two-year marriage dwindles to nothing, her husband Geoff finally gives her a reason: ‘Men are hardwired to not find older women attractive’. This unforgivable statement, uttered by a man long past his Adonis years, prompts Vivien to take drastic action.   At sixty-seven, she most definitely doesn’t feel ‘past it’, and so enlists the services of the enigmatic Martin Glover from The Discretion Agency. Under the sardonic eye of her oldest friend Jules, a world-famous operatic soprano facing the closing years of a brilliant career, Viv embarks on a series of wildly unpredictable, and sometimes hilariously cringeworthy dates – with wholly unexpected consequences.   Told with great humour and heart, the accomplished Virginia Duigan delivers a provocative and profoundly relatable story that proves living is not reserved for the young.

      • April 1998

        The Technopriests

        by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Zoran Janjetov

        The cosmic adventures of a young boy on his path to ridding the galaxy of an insidious technological plague. After the Greek tragedy of "The Metabarons," Alejandro Jodorowsky returns to his biblical roots with this quest reminiscent of Moses and set on a galactic scale. To top it off, the characters and the theme of virtual reality are tailor-made for artist Zoran Janjetov ("Before The Incal"), who finds in Jodorowsky his perfect match. Albino, hero of this space odyssey, remembers here his childhood, his apprenticeship, and the big and small battles he had to fight to fulfill his ambitions in a universe where technological advances are paradoxically matched only by the cruelty and the barbarism of the forces controlling it.

      • Health & Personal Development

        Ventura Press

        by Books From Australia

        Ventura Press is one of Sydney’s leading independent publishers and has become synonymous with high quality titles and internationally respected authors. Our list covers a unique and specific market – books to enhance life. The Ventura mission is to provide boutique, innovative and exciting publishing in Australia and world wide – with particular focus on bringing strong, female Australian voices to the global stage.

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