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  • No Applause—Just Throw Money

    The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous

    by S. D. Trav ...
    This chronicle of vaudeville is "an essential (and very funny) history of American popular entertainment" (Greg Kotis, creator of Urinetown ).When Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin were born, variety entertainment had been going on for decades in America, and like Harry Houdini, Milton Berle, Mae West, and countless others, these performers got their start on the vaudeville stage. From 1881 to ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

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    Chain of Fools

    Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to YouTube

    by Trav S.D. ...
    Narrated by Trav S.D. ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 32 min

    Chain of Fools traces the art of slapstick comedy from its pre-cinema origins in the ancient pantomime through its silent movie heyday in the teens and twenties, then on to talkies, television, and the internet. Author Trav S.D. mixes a wicked wit, a scholar’s curiosity, and a keen critical appreciation for laugh-makers through the ages, from classical clowns like Joseph Grimaldi to comedy kings ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Higher Education Assessments

    Leadership Matters

    by Raymond Barclay, Bryan D. Bradley, Peter J. Gray, Coral Hanson, Trav D. Johnson, Jillian Kinzie, Thomas E. Miller, John Muffo, Danny Olsen, Russell T. Osguthorpe, John H. Schuh, Kay H. Smith, Trudy Bers, Vasti Torres ...
    Series series The ACE Series on Higher Education
    Higher Education Assessments: Leadership Matters reflects the work of a select group of researchers, scholars, and practitioners in higher education assessment with the goal of identifying strategies that assist senior campus leaders as they respond to the challenges of a changing economic landscape and political climate. The contributors, experts in the field, bring to the forefront key issues ... Read more

    $95.99 CAD

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  • The School Principals' Guide to Successful Daily Practices

    Practical Ideas and Strategies for Beginning and Seasoned Educators

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    Brimming with advice and techniques, this essential reference for book- and songwriters clearly explains the fundamentals of the three crafts of a musical-book, music, and lyrics. Using copious examples from classic shows, Frankel has created the quintessential musical writers' how-to. Among the topics:definitions of musical theater; differences between musical books and straight plays and between ... Read more

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  • Academic Freedom in Conflict

    The Struggle Over Free Speech Rights in the University

    by James L. Turk ...
    Series series Canadian Association of University Teachers
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  • Not Since Carrie

    40 Years of Broadway Musical Flops

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    What Educators and Parents Can Do about It

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  • Learning to Lead

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