Pirandellos classic play updated for the twenty-first century. Blurring the border between fiction and life; between the stage and the world outside; Six Characters in Search of an Author exploded onto the stage in 1921 as one of the unique achievements of twentieth-century drama. Updated and recontextualised in this vertiginous new version; it becomes a dark parable for a media-obsessed age and an exhilarating exploration of how we define art; ourselves and reality in the twenty-first century. exhilarating... stunning - The Times madly ingenious... gives a remarkable new lease of life to Pirandellos seminal play - Independent brilliantly inventive... gets to the heart of Pirandellos meaning while making the old play seem fresh to a modern audience - Daily Telegraph
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not worth the money;By betulaI had to buy this book for class and found it to be complete drivel. I felt that the writer tries too hard to make his case for building green but overall does a disservice because his arguments are weak. One of the claims he made was (paraphrasing here; since I threw the book away after the course ended) that developers can save 45% (or some ridiculously large percentage) by doing x instead of y. I read it and was thought; wow thats a lot of money! So I look up the citation and dig a little further; and the reference was based on ONE building site in remote lake-side Minnesota. Seriously? Building in Minnesota is the standard? I wouldnt recommend this book for several reasons: (1) if you know "a lot" about green already you would find this to be a lousy reference; (2) if you know "some" and want to know more; this may just give you the wrong numbers to work with if you want to talk intelligently with others who actually know more; (3) if you know "nothing" and want a broad overview; youll be better served by reading wikipedia.I gave it 2 stars because there *were* some valid points in the book; but you can find similar numbers/stats for free on the internet from the Department of Energy websites and subsites; from your utility; etc.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Data driven EVIDENCE to make a strong caseBy Jonathan Flaks"Ive already recommended this book to a client of mine; a builder / developer who frequently must convince owners; investors; communities and other stakeholders of the benefits of building green. This is his new bible! Thank you; Mr. Kats; for taking what clearly must have been painstaking; comprehensive and exhaustive efforts to gather and organize SO much hard data in such a readable and presentable form. We love all the charts and graphs (some of us prefer data presented visually). This will be the go-to resource whenever anyone nees to "make the case" for sustainable building decisions. Even at a premium price; this book is already worth 100 times that amount in research time and money saved." Jonathan Flaks; M.C.C. - Green Executive Coach0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Practical; thorough; thoughtful--By DC Book AngelGreg Kats has written a useful book-- providing planners; architects; and laypersons with the means to analyze and frame their investment in greener building technologies. With so much to be gained from good and thoughtful retrofitting; Greening our Built World; is both timely and important.
