As darkness falls in the forest, animals hoot, chirp, whirr, and bark, lulling drowsy children to sleep.

The world of international politics has recently been rocked by a seemingly endless series of scandals involving auditory surveillance: the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping is merely the most sensational example of what appears to be a universal practice today. What is the source of this generalized principle of eavesdropping? All Ears: The Aesthetics of Espionage traces the long history of moles from the Bible, through Jeremy Bentham’s “panacoustic” project, all the way to the intelligence-gathering network called “Echelon.” Together with this archeology of auditory surveillance, Szendy offers an engaging account of spycraft’s representations in literature (Sophocles, Shakespeare, Joyce, Kafka, Borges), opera (Monteverdi, Mozart, Berg), and film (Lang, Hitchcock, Coppola, De Palma). Following in the footsteps of Orpheus, the book proposes a new concept of “overhearing” that connects the act of spying to an excessive intensification of listening. At the heart of listening Szendy locates the ear of the Other that manifests itself as the originary division of a “split-hearing” that turns the drive for mastery and surveillance into the death drive.

First Look and Find: Disney Bunnies, published specifically for preschoolers, follows Disney's fluffy and adorable Thumper and friends as they frolic through the seasons in seven vividly drawn scenes from the classic Disney movie Bambi. Each scene suggests six or seven "find 'em" items For The child to seek out. Items are carefully positioned in each picture to prevent frustration and encourage a sense of accomplishment For The child. Thumper and friends peek out in every scene, delighting readers at every turn of the page.

Dennis Cooper is the author of six novels and a contributing editor to Spin. His novels are fantastic, brooding and violent. All Ears for the first time collects this major 20c novelist lesser known work. His straightforward interviews with Leonardo DiCaprio, Courtney Love, Keanu Reeves, his obituaries for Kurt Cobain, River Phoenix, and William S Burroughs as well as feature articles on AIDS, youth culture and contemporary art. A necessary critical insight into the time's leasing cultural luminaries.

The room darkens and grows hushed, all eyes to the front as the screen comes to life. Eagerly the audience starts to thumb the pages of their handouts, following along breathlessly as the slides go by one after the other...We're not sure what the expected outcome was when PowerPoint first emerged as the industry standard model of presentation, but reality has shown few positive results. Research reveals that there is much about this format that audiences positively dislike, and that the old school rules of classical rhetoric are still as effective as they ever were for maximizing impact. Renowned communications researcher, consultant, and speech coach Max Atkinson presents these findings and more in a groundbreaking and refreshing approach that highlights the secrets of successful communication, and shows how anyone can put these into practice and become an effective speaker or presenter.

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