Language Arts category: 28677 books
Story Climax
How to Avoid Disappointed Audiences and Craft a Screenplay or Novel Climax That Thrills & Delights
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2014
Would you like to leap to the top of a reader’s “auto-buy” list? Or be added to Hollywood’s speed dial?
These dreams don’t have to remain idle fantasies.
They can become reality.
You can be an auto-buy for thousands of readers.
You can be on Hollywood’s speed...
Sleight of Mouth
The Magic of Conversational Belief Change
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Sleight of Mouth is about the magic of words and language. Language is one of the key representational systems from which we build our mental models of the world, and has a tremendous influence upon how we perceive and respond to the world around us.
As Sigmund Freud pointed out, “Words and...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2004
Digital technology for the production, transmission, and reception of television is expected to replace analogue transmission throughout the world. The timetable for this transition is uncertain and different projections have been made for virtually every country in the world. This book gives the...
by Peter Garrett
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2010
Just about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence, intelligence, friendliness, trustworthiness, social status, group memberships, and so on, are often judged from the way we communicate. Even the speed at which...
by Mary Embree
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Every author yearns for wealth and fame. Aspiring authors, students, writing teachers, and even established authors will be able to get the job done with the Toolkit. Updated and expanded to cover the newest developments in electronic publishing, the growth of self-publishing and print-on-demand,...
The Author's Toolkit
A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing Your Book
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
All writers yearn for success and recognition. And now we are entering a golden era in which self-publishers are in the driver’s seat. In The Author’s Toolkit, aspiring authors, students, and even established writers will find the resources they need to achieve their goals and avoid common writer...
Successful Scriptwriting
How to write and pitch winning scripts for movies, sitcoms, soaps, serials and variety shows
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2011
SUCCESSFUL SCRIPTWRITING
Let's start with "The End." The credits roll - we see "Screenplay by …" and there's your name. The show's a hit! It's Emmy/Oscar night, and you're seated up front. The nominations are revealed; your name is called. Your acceptance speech is memorable,...
Reclaiming the Media
Communication Rights and Democratic Media Roles
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
At the beginning of the 21st century, it hardly goes uncontested anymore that media organisations play an important role in democracy. The main questions have now become whether the contemporary media conjuncture offers enough to our democracies, how their democratic investment can be deepened and...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
This book is a collection of papers written by researchers, lawyers, administrators, analysts and graduate students working and doing research in the field of law, communication and arts. The topics include women rights in Turkey, witness statement as evidence in Turkish law, legal regulations about...
Foreign News on Television
Where in the World Is the Global Village?
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2012
Spanning several years of research, this book compares and contrasts how public and commercial TV stations present foreign, domestic, and hybrid news from a number of different countries. It examines what viewers of television news think about foreign news, their interest in it, and what sense they...
by Kevin J. Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
International bestseller Anderson has created many extensive fictional universes, ranging from sweeping galactic empires to complex steampunk fantasies, to humorous monster-filled cities. He has become known for his skill in worldbuilding.
In Worldbuilding: From Small Towns to Entire Universes...
From Page to Stage
Inspiration, Tools, and Public Speaking Tips for Writers
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
• Bowker reports that over one million (1,052,803) books were published in the U.S. in 2009, which is more than triple the number of books published four years earlier (2005) in the U.S. This number has continued to climb over the past nine years. • An estimated 90 percent of people experience...
Basic Tagalog for Foreigners and Non-Tagalogs
(MP3 Downloadable Audio Included)
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Basic Tagalog takes a friendly and innovative approach, emphasizing the structure of the Tagalog language rather than just vocabulary.
This user–friendly beginner Tagalog book teaches more than 2,000 Tagalog words and expressions with over 500 being added for this new edition. These are spread...
by Haneef Khee Abdullah
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2017
This is more than just a handy Indonesian phrasebook, with additional information on the culture and also tips to be easily accepted by local Indonesians. Includes video links in the book for enhanced learning. Any seasonal traveler to Indonesia will tell you that having the ability to speak the Indonesian...