Tag: Pioneering

Clown Through Mask The Pioneering Work of Richard Pochinko as Practised by Sue Morrison


Free Download Clown Through Mask: The Pioneering Work of Richard Pochinko as Practised by Sue Morrison By Veronica Coburn; Sue Morrison
2013 | 492 Pages | ISBN: 1841505749 | EPUB | 10 MB
Richard Pochinko (1946-89) played a pioneering role in North American clown theater through the creation of an original pedagogy synthesizing modern European and indigenous Native American techniques. In Clown Through Mask, Veronica Coburn and onetime Pochinko apprentice Sue Morrison lay out the methodology of the Pochinko style of clowning and offer a bold philosophical framework for its interpretation. Morrison is today a leading teacher of Pochinko’s Clown through Mask technique and this book extends significantly the literature on this underdocumented form of theater.

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Cougars on the Cliff One Man’s Pioneering Quest to Understand the Mythical Mountain Lion, A Memoir


Free Download Cougars on the Cliff: One Man’s Pioneering Quest to Understand the Mythical Mountain Lion, A Memoir by Maurice Hornocker, David Johnson
English | July 1st, 2023 | ISBN: 149307329X | 328 pages | True EPUB | 21.48 MB
Maurice Hornocker is recognized worldwide as the first scientist to unravel the secrets of America’s most enigmatic predator-the mountain lion. A story of redemption, this book is a memoir about the never-before-told adventures, challenges, and controversies surrounding Hornocker’s groundbreaking study of cougars in the remote reaches of the Idaho Primitive Area. North America’s biggest cat was once killed for bounty dollars, slaughtered with impunity and driven toward extinction.

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Cougars on the Cliff One Man’s Pioneering Quest to Understand the Mythical Mountain Lion A Memoir [Audiobook]


Free Download Cougars on the Cliff: One Man’s Pioneering Quest to Understand the Mythical Mountain Lion: A Memoir (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C8X8DSNC | 2023 | 9 hours and 35 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 245 MB
Author: Maurice Hornocker, David Johnson
Narrator: Joel Richards

Maurice Hornocker is recognized worldwide as the first scientist to unravel the secrets of America’s most enigmatic predator-the mountain lion. A story of redemption, this book is a memoir about the never-before-told adventures, challenges, and controversies surrounding Hornocker’s groundbreaking study of cougars in the remote reaches of the Idaho Primitive Area. North America’s biggest cat was once killed for bounty dollars, slaughtered with impunity and driven toward extinction. But today’s cat of intrigue, despite our lingering fears and misconceptions, has returned to much of its native range in the western United States and gained respect as a predator integral and necessary to wild ecosystems.

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Brenda Laurel Pioneering Games for Girls


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English | ISBN: 1501319787 | 2017 | 184 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Brenda Laurel is best known for her work with Purple Moon, the pioneering game company she cofounded in the 1990s. Purple Moon’s games were based on years of research Laurel completed in an effort to understand why computer games seemed to be of so little interest to girls. Using diverse archival sources such as trade journals, newspapers, and recorded interviews, alongside Laurel’s completed games and own writings and an original interview with Laurel herself, this volume offers insight into both the early development of the games for girls movement of the 1990s and the lasting impact of Laurel’s game design breakthroughs.

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