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African inspirations : sculpted headwear by Sonya Clark / by Clark, Sonya.(CARDINAL)222984; Rovine, Victoria.(CARDINAL)227601; University of Iowa.Museum of Art.(CARDINAL)160111; Indianapolis Museum of Art.(CARDINAL)142595;
Includes bibliographical references (page 26).
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Clark, Sonya; Headgear; Hairstyles; African American sculpture; Headgear in art; Hairstyles in art;

Composing a further life [sound recording] : the age of active wisdom by Bateson, Mary Catherine.; Kassarjian, Sevanne.; Tantor Media.(CARDINAL)341284;
Read by Sevanne Kassarjian.Mary Catherine Bateson sees aging today as an "improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn," and in this ardent, affirming study, she relates the experiences of men and women---herself included---who, upon entering this second adulthood, have found new meaning and new ways to contribute, composing their lives in new patterns.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Older people; Women intellectuals; Women's studies;

Combat in Russian forests and swamps. by Center of Military History.(CARDINAL)162684;
Military aspects of Russian forests and swamps -- General tactical principles -- Combat intelligence, reconnaissance, and observation -- Troop movements -- Development and deployment -- Attack -- Defense -- Retrograde movements -- Combat under special conditions.The numerous dense woodlands and swamps that covered the western portions of European Russia presented severe problems for the German invaders and occupation forces. In conformance with the assignment, this study had to be confined to a discussion of tactical principles when operating in those areas. Apart from tactical principles, however, another problem calls for serious consideration -- the problem of education and training, of teaching self-confidence to young men of military age and of training them in the art of improvisation. The need for this training is pointed out in the final section of this study.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Military geography;

What is this thing called jazz? : African American musicians as artists, critics, and activists / by Porter, Eric(Eric C.);
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-382) and index.A marvel of paradox : jazz and African American modernity -- Dizzy atmosphere : the challenge of bebop -- Passions of a man : the poetics and politics of Charles Mingus -- Straight ahead : Abbey Lincoln and the challenge of jazz singing -- Practicing "creative music" : the black arts imperative in the jazz community -- Writing "creative music" : theorizing the art and politics of improvisation -- The majesty of the blues : Wynton Marsalis's jazz canon.Despite the plethora of writing about jazz, little attention has been paid to what musicians themselves wrote and said about their practice. An implicit division of labor has emerged where, for the most part, black artists invent and play music while white writers provide the commentary. Eric Porter overturns this tendency in his creative intellectual history of African American musicians. He foregrounds the often-ignored ideas of these artists, analyzing them in the context of meanings circulating around jazz, as well as in relationship to broader currents in African American thought. Porter examines several crucial moments in the history of jazz: the formative years of the 1920s and 1930s the emergence of bebop the political and experimental projects of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and the debates surrounding Jazz at Lincoln Center under the direction of Wynton Marsalis. Louis Armstrong, Anthony Braxton, Marion Brown, Duke Ellington, W.C. Handy, Yusef Lateef, Abbey Lincoln, Charles Mingus, Archie Shepp, Wadada Leo Smith, Mary Lou Williams, and Reggie Workman also feature prominently in this book. The wealth of information Porter uncovers shows how these musicians have expressed themselves in print actively shaped the institutional structures through which the music is created, distributed, and consumed, and how they aligned themselves with other artists and activists, and how they were influenced by forces of class and gender. What Is This Thing Called Jazz? challenges interpretive orthodoxies by showing how much black jazz musicians have struggled against both the racism of the dominant culture and the prescriptive definitions of racial authenticity propagated by the music's supporters, both white and black.
Subjects: Jazz; African American jazz musicians.; African Americans;

If I understood you, would I have this look on my face? : my adventures in the art and science of relating and communicating / by Alda, Alan,1936-author.(CARDINAL)273282;
Relating: it's the cake -- Theater games with engineers -- The heart and head of communication -- The mirror exercise -- Observation games -- Making it clear and vivid -- Reading minds: Helen Riess and Matt Lerner -- Teams -- Total listening starts with where they are -- Listening, from the boardroom to the bedroom -- Training doctors to have more empathy -- My life as a lab rat -- Working alone on building empathy -- Dark empathy -- Reading the mind of the reader -- Teaching and the flame challenge -- Emotion makes it memorable -- Story and the brain -- Commonality -- Jargon and the curse of knowledge -- The improvisation of daily life.
Subjects: Interpersonal communication.; Interpersonal relations.;

Moonshine nation : the art of creating cornbread in a bottle / by Spivak, Mark(Mark Allen),author.(CARDINAL)788447;
"Moonshine is corn whiskey, traditionally made in improvised stills throughout the Appalachian South. While quality varied from one producer to another, the whiskey had one thing in common: It was illegal because the distiller refused to pay taxes to the US government. Many moonshiners were descendants of Scots-Irish immigrants who had fought in the original Whiskey Rebellion in the early 1790s. They brought their knowledge of distilling with them to America along with a profound sense of independence and a refusal to submit to government authority. Today many Southern states have relaxed their laws and now allow the legal production of moonshine--provided that taxes are paid. Yet many modern moonshiners retain deep links to their bootlegging heritage. Moonshine Nation is the story of moonshine's history and origins alongside profiles of modern moonshiners--and a collection of drink recipes from each"--
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Distilleries; Distilling industries; Distilling, Illicit;

The improv handbook : the ultimate guide to improvising in comedy, theatre, and beyond / by Salinsky, Tom,author.; Frances-White, Deborah,author.(CARDINAL)822620; McShane, Michael,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)873210;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 488-489) and index.Foreword -- Introduction to the second edition -- Introduction -- What is improvisation? What was improvisation? ; Improvisation in performance ; Intermission: "What should improvisation be?" ; "From innovation to art form" ; "Two stories" -- How to improvise. How to use this section ; Teaching and learning ; Spontaneity ; Saying yes ; What comes next ; Status ; Go through an unusual door ; Working together ; Being changed ; More on masters and servants ; Twitching, topping and paperflicking ; Playing characters ; You can't learn mime from a book ; Control freak ; Finding the game in the scene ; Continue or thank you ; Agree, agree, agree ; Playing games ; Final thoughts ; Intermission: The rules and why there aren't any... -- How to improvise in public. Feel the fear and do it anyway ; Starting a company ; Nuts and bolts -- Making improvisation pay. Performing? ; Teaching workshops ; Corporate entertainment ; Corporate training ; Corporate events ; How to get corporate work ; Intermission: Women in improv -- Talking to improvisers. Keith Johnstone---The innovator ; Neil Mullarkey---The Comedy Store player ; Randy Dixon---The synthesizer ; Jonathan Pitts---The impresario ; Charna Halpern---The keeper of the Harold ; Mick Napier---Power improviser ; Dan O'Connor---West Coast legend ; Patti Stiles---Our teacher ; David Fenton---Theatresports MC down under ; Tobias Menzies---The actor ; Jeffrey Sweet---Illegitimate grandfather of American improv ; Dylan Emery---Starter of Showstopper ; Paul Rogan---An English actor and improviser in LA ; Mike McShane---Transatlantic improviser and actor ; Tom Salinsky discusses the improv show Voices in your head and its spin-offs with Deborah Frances-White -- Afterword -- Appendix one: Games -- Appendix two: Syllabus.Exploring the history of the genre, alongside modern theories and practice, The Improv Handbook explores Theatresports, Micetro and Gorilla Theatre, as well as the innovations of Keith Johnstone, Del Close and Whose Line Is It Anyway? Spontaneity, storytelling, collaboration and character are examined in detail, before concluding with practical advice on improvising for audiences, asking the crucial question: How do you attract an audience in the first place? First published in 2008, this new edition features a foreword by comedian Mike McShane, as well as fresh exercises on endings, managing blind offers and master/servant games, along with new and expanded interviews with Keith Johnstone, Neil Mullarkey, Jeffrey Sweet and Paul Rogan--back cover.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Improvisation (Acting);

If I understood you, would I have this look on my face? [sound recording] : my adventures in the art and science of relating and communicating / by Alda, Alan,1936-author,narrator.(CARDINAL)273282;
Read by the author.The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.Relating : it's the cake -- Theater games with engineers -- The heart and head of communication -- The mirror exercise -- Observation games -- Making it clear and vivid -- Reading minds : Helen Riess and Matt Lerner -- Teams -- Total listening starts with where they are -- Listening, from the boardroom to the bedroom -- Training doctors to have more empathy -- My life as a lab rat -- Working alone on building empathy -- Dark empathy -- Reading the mind of the reader -- Teaching and the flame challenge -- Emotion makes it memorable -- Story and the brain -- Commonality -- Jargon and the curse of knowledge -- The improvisation of daily life.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Interpersonal communication.; Interpersonal relations.;

Getting to "yes and" : the art of business improv / by Kulhan, Bob,author.(CARDINAL)626829; Crisafulli, Chuck,author.(CARDINAL)531234;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : more than one way to hit a piñata -- Thinking outside of thinking outside of the box -- Just say "yes, and?" -- I'm with the brand -- Energy independence -- Teaming up -- Must be something ideate -- Busted -- Take me to your leadership -- How to eat an elephant -- And wait... there's more!"Amidst the deluge of advice for businesspeople, there lies an overlooked tool, a key to thriving in today's fast-paced, unpredictable environment: improvisation. In Getting to "Yes And" veteran improv performer, university professor, CEO, and consultant Bob Kulhan unpacks a form of mental agility with powers far beyond the entertainment value of comedy troupes. Drawing on principles from cognitive and social psychology, behavioral economics, and communication, Kulhan teaches readers to think on their feet and approach the most typical business challenges with fresh eyes and openness. He shows how improv techniques such as the "Yes, and" approach, divergent and convergent thinking, and focusing on being present can translate into more productive meetings, swifter decisions, stronger collaboration, positive conflict resolution, mindfulness, and more. Moving from the individual to the organizational level, Kulhan compiles time-tested teaching methods and training exercises into an instrumental guide that readers can readily implement as a party of one or a company of thousands." -- Publisher's website.
Subjects: Creative ability in business.; Improvisation (Acting); Communication in management.; Psychology, Industrial.;

God's leading lady : out of the shadows and into the light / by Jakes, T. D.(CARDINAL)349847;
Citing the high expectations placed on many women, a guide on finding God's purpose draws on the stories of women in the Bible to explain how to move beyond personal weaknesses and low self-esteem in order to fully realize personal power.
Subjects: Christian women;

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