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    Rick Mercer Final Report , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 400min
    Number One National Best SellerLonglisted for the 2019 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour Canada's pre-eminent satirical commentator brings down the curtain on his hugely successful show in this instant number one national best seller.Rick Mercer can always be relied on to provoke a strong reaction - but what he said one fall day in 2017 truly shocked the nation. In a rant posted on social media, the great Canadian satirist announced loud and clear that the current, 15th season of the Rick Mercer Report - the nation's best-watched and best-loved comedy show - would be the last. After more than 250 episodes, 250 rants and countless miles spent travelling the length and breadth of Canada to do everything from bungee jumping with Rick Hansen to whale watching with Measha Brueggergosman, it was time to move on. What he will do next is still unknown, and Canada eagerly awaits future developments. But meanwhile, we have this book to keep us going. This volume brings together never-before-published rants from the last five seasons of the show, plus a selection of the very best rants from earlier years. And throughout the book, in a series of brilliant new essays, Rick shares his hilarious, moving and at times hair-raising memories from the past 15 years. Remember when he and Jann Arden traveled by helicopter to a terrifying bat cave in a mountain? No - because that trip went so horribly wrong it never made it to the screen. Pierre Berton - what was really in that joint he rolled? (It wasn't oregano.) What catastrophe took place in Norman Jewison's bathroom? And can the show still go on when your director in charge is delirious from an allergic reaction? (Yes.) All this and more is revealed by Rick in some of his sharpest and funniest writing yet. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rick Mercer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/prhc/000628/bk_prhc_000628_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design (eBook, ePUB)
    "If games were lands to be explored, they would be far too large for one explorer to master. Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design is a much-needed atlas for the explorer-giving a framework of what to look for in a game, and a focus for game play that will be useful for understanding the whole. The game scholar will find this invaluable." -Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering "People talk about the art of game design or the craft of game design. Engelstein and Shalev hone in on the science of game design with a razor-sharp scalpel. This book will be within arm's reach as I work on games and I expect it to be consulted often." -Rob Daviau, creator of Risk: Legacy and Chief Restoration Officer of Restoration Games "The most comprehensive and well-researched encyclopedia of game mechanisms that I've seen to date." -Matt Leacock, creator of Pandemic Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms, Second Edition compiles hundreds of game mechanisms, organized by category. The book can be read cover to cover and used as a reference to solve a specific design problem or for inspiration and research on new designs. This second edition collects even more mechanisms, expands on and updates existing entries, and includes color images. Building Blocks is a great starting point for new designers, a handy guidebook for the experienced, and an ideal classroom reference. Each Game Mechanisms Entry Contains: The definition of the mechanism An explanatory diagram of the mechanism Discussion of how the mechanism is used in successful games Considerations for implementing the mechanism in new designs Geoffrey Engelstein is a game designer and educator. His designs include the Space Cadets series, The Dragon & Flagon, The Expanse, and Super Skill Pinball. He has published several books on game design, including GameTek: The Math and Science of Gaming, Achievement Relocked, and Game Production. He is on the faculty of the NYU Game Center as an adjunct professor for Board Game Design and has been invited to speak about game design at PAX, GenCon, Metatopia, and the Game Developers Conference. Isaac Shalev is a game designer, author, and educational games consultant. He has designed tabletop titles including Seikatsu, Waddle, and Show & Tile. He runs Sage70, Inc., a data strategy and games-based learning consultancy that serves nonprofit organizations.
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    Delphi Complete Works of Stephen Leacock (Illustrated)
    Delphi Complete Works of Stephen Leacock (Illustrated): ab 2.9 €
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    On the Front Line of Life
    On the Front Line of Life - Stephen Leacock: Memories and Reflections 1935-1944: ab 9.99 €
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    What's So Funny?
    What's So Funny? - Lessons from Canada's Leacock Medal for Humour Writing: ab 9.99 €
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    Music for Piano
    "Music for Piano" Notes: Peter Jancewicz became a composer after an injury to his hands forced him to stop playing piano for several years. After composing some music for students and since his hands were recovering, he decided to write music for his own performances. "Music for Piano" is a collection of favourite pieces composed since 2005 Evening Rain (2005) was the first successful advanced piece I composed. It is inspired by a lovely poem by Carlo Toselli, from a collection called "What is Time?". I stumbled across this poem because my wife Susan, also a piano teacher, taught Mr. Toselli's grandchildren, Domenic, Chiara and Francis Toselli. The book was given as a gift to Susan by the family, and I immediately fell in love with the poetry. An unusual feature of his poetry is that he has written it all in three languages: Italian, French and English. Fantaisie (2012) was inspired by and dedicated to a former teacher of mine, Jean-Paul Sevilla. As head of Academy Piano at MRU, I had invited Jean-Paul to come and give some masterclasses for our advanced students. One evening, after a busy day of music making, we were at dinner and he told me that he had always wanted to write variations on Purcell's aria, "If Love's a sweet passion, why does it torment?" from the Fairy Queen. He then suggested that I try it. I listened to the theme, but decided that I didn't really want to write variations on it. While he was visiting, though, I started playing with some other ideas for a new piece, and somehow fragments of the Purcell kept sneaking their way in. So, surrendering to the inevitable, I decided to write a fantasy using elements of the Purcell aria as a base. One can hear a direct quote from the theme near the end, although re-harmonized in way that most likely would have startled and perhaps dismayed Purcell. Three Haiku (2007) A haiku is a traditional Japanese poem. It consists of three lines with a total of seventeen syllables. The first contains five syllables, the second has seven and the third five again. They usually have an allusion to nature and the seasons. Three Haiku was inspired by the poetry of Inge Israel and dedicated to my former teacher, Helmut Brauss and his wife Kuniko. Susan and I were invited to dinner at their home in Victoria where we met Inge and her husband Werner. She was kind enough to give me a book of her poetry, which I read with delight. I loved the concise precision of the haiku form, and I found Inge's images captivating. The titles for the three pieces are my own, taken from the poetry: Ice Crystals, The Heron and Spider's Web. She has also written several other books of poetry which I highly recommend. To Quiet Lands (2008) was written for my mother, Elise Marie Therese van der Leeuw. I put her maiden name in here because she was intensely proud of being both Dutch and a van der Leeuw. At the time I was composing the piece, she was in the later stages of Alzheimer's disease and fading fast. For inspiration, I visited a website posted by Walter Aue (see below) and came across his translation of Waldlied (Forest Song) by Nicolas Lenau. Walter was also kind enough to give me permission to use his lovely photograph, "Leaves and Waves" for the cover of this CD. The poem suited my mood exactly, and I was inspired to write the piece. I gave the premiere in a recital at Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University, Calgary four days before she died, February 13, 2008. I like to think that she was waiting for me to play it before she left. Beyond darkness, there lies light (2009) was written immediately following the death of my brother, Thom, on January 9, 2009. It was the day before his 50th birthday, and he inexplicably took his own life. As is often the case with suicide, nobody has any idea why he did it, although he struggled with bi-polar depression all his life. The title was paraphrased from a film, "Brick Lane". A young Bangladeshi woman is trapped in a loveless and apparently hopeless marriage in London, far away from home and her family. In a moment of desperation, she prays, "Beyond this darkness, let there be light." In Memoriam (2011) Dedicated to both my parents, Elise Marie and Wlodzimierz Karol Jancewicz. My father died in August 2011, the last of my immediate family. I had spoken with him the afternoon of his death from Johnson's Canyon, near Banff, where I was vacationing with Susan, my sister-in-law Gayle, and Grant and Ellaina, my brother Thom's children. He sounded fine on the phone. We returned that evening, and the phone rang during a big thunder and hail storm. It was the nursing home informing me that my father was on the way to the hospital. When we got to the hospital, we were informed that he had passed away. He was old and ill, and I believe more than ready to go, but it was still difficult for all of us. On the positive side, I think he generally had a good life, despite his continued struggles with bi-polar depression. Those with sharp ears will hear the "Dies irae" theme played in several guises. ...like the night of starry skies... (2012) After writing a series of pieces dealing with death and grief, my wife Susan thought it was time for me to write something in another vein. I agreed, and set out to write a beautiful piece. It was inspired by a lovely romantic poem by Lord Byron, and dedicated to Susan. Baetica Variations (2008) was written for and dedicated to my wife Susan. It is a set of variations written on the theme of the intermezzo from Manuel de Falla's Fantasia Baetica (1919). It was commissioned by and dedicated to Artur Rubinstein. I wrote the variations on a suggestion by Susan, and since her hands are small for a pianist, she requested that there be no large stretches in the piece. Susan asked me to write it without articulation markings to see if we felt the same way about the piece. We did. She also played some of the fast variations faster than I thought necessary. I came around to her way of thinking. "Provincia Baetica"is the old Roman name for the area along the Mediterranean in southern Spain known as Andalusia. Fans of Spanish music with sharp ears will notice a quote in one of the variations: the "Chanson du Feu Follet" from Falla's "El Amor Brujo".
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