“Millennium: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” directed by David Fincher “The down-and-out journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) accepts the invitation of Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) to secretly investigate the murder of his niece, It happened forty years ago. Meanwhile, tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), hired
“Arthur Miller: his life and work” by Martin Gottfried “Arthur Miller has been delivering powerful drama to the stage for decades with such masterpieces as Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, and A View from the Bridge. But, remarkably, no one has yet told the full story of Miller's own extraordinary life-a rich life, much
“Maruja Mallo” by Shirley Mangini “Biography of one of the most original and important women in the history of Spanish art Endowed with a talent that allowed her to combine multiple facets (among others, those of painter, art teacher, ceramist, illustrator, essayist, set designer or jewelry designer), Maruja Mallo (1902-1995) is one of the women
“Absolution” by Luis Landero “After an erratic and unsatisfied life, Lino has finally managed to be a happy man. It is a Thursday in May, and a splendid future opens before him. On Sunday he will marry Clara, and today, in anticipation of that happy day, there will be a family meal. Everything therefore invites
“The sense of an ending” by Julian Barnes “Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumor and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to
“On stage: theater games and activities for kids” by Lisa Bany-Winters “Kids learn about theater with games and activities that cover basic theater vocabulary, puppetry and pantomime, sound effects, costumes, props, makeup, and more.” Extracted from Amazon. See also: http://www.stageplays.com/products/on_stage_-_theater_games_and_activities_for_kids/Lisa%20Bany-Winters http://education.byu.edu/arts/documents/Drama%20Teaching%20Resources%20and%20Strategies.pdf http ://www.secondcity.com/training/chicago/faculty/detail/210/ http://www.pioneerdrama.com/AuthorDetail.asp?ac=banywinter Recommended titles are in the International Institute Library. If you
“Shalimar the Clown” by Salman Rushdie “Rushdie's unquestioned mastery shines with renewed intensity in his new novel, an epic, funny and passionate story of love and revenge. It all begins with the murder of Max Ophuls, a politician committed to the fight against international terrorism. However, the mobile is not
“Years of vertigo: culture and change in the West 1900-1914” by Philipp Blom “1900-1914: fifteen dizzying years that led to what was probably the bloodiest war in history. A decade and a half in which science, art, literature, music, architecture gave some of the best fruits of the century
"The art of fiction; followed by The Vice of Reading: A Classic Guide to the Art of the Story and the Novel” by Edith Wharton “Who better than a great writer to explain what writing is? Edith Wharton discusses in this exciting book on the principles and constituent elements of the story
“Life without money: building fair and sustainable economies” edited by Anitra Nelson and Frans Timmerman “The money-based global economy is failing. The credit crunch undermined capitalism's ability to ensure rising incomes and prosperity while market-led attempts to combat climate change are fought tooth and nail by business as environmental crises continue. We urgently need to