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All That Glisters ...
And Other Quotations You Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2018
Quotations – or snippets from them – are commonly used in everyday speech, most often without the speaker knowing where they came from. From words of comfort to advice for the lovelorn, you can bet that someone, somewhere has come up with phraseology that perfectly sums up whatever situation you...
New Words for Old
Recycling Our Language for the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
The English language is a versatile and agile thing, and as our world changes, so too does the way we use it. Sometimes we coin new words for new creations, but very often we adopt and adapt existing words to suit new purposes, or simply put two together to form a third. New Words for Old looks at the...
39 Steps to Better Screenwriting
A Practical Guide to Improving Your Screenplay
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
This is not a beginner’s book on screenplay writing, though a beginner could read it and learn. This is a writer’s consigliere. It’s a book of advice and reflection that will kick ass against just about any screenwriting problem. It’s a series of essays on film and television writing, a deep...
Digital Video Secrets
What the Pros Know and the Manuals Don't Tell You
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
This essential resource reveals the 100 simple secrets of shooting digital video. The work is filled with practical how-to information, and shows the first-time filmmaker how to get the most out of digital cameras.
Future of Television
Your Guide to Creating TV in the New World
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
The book’s journey into the future of television begins with “You Are Here,” delving into “The Great Convergence” of television and Internet and the vortex of change we all inhabit now. Then, glancing back, we explore “The Old World” of broadcast television to understand how we got to...
Why We Think the Things We Think
Philosophy in a Nutshell
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Have you ever found yourself alone with your thoughts? Have you ever been asked if the glass is half full or half empty? Do you wonder what true happiness is or how to attain it? Or maybe nothing really matters if everything is just an illusion or a dream? These ideas are some of the central questions...
Fairies
Real Encounters with Little People
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Tales of fairies at the bottom of the garden are usually dismissed as fantasy, but many ordinary people claim to have encountered them. Fairy lore has a long history, deeply ingrained in the folk memory of many different peoples and cultures. Janet Bord's fascinating investigation of this unexplored...
Horror Screenwriting
The Nature of Fear
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
The horror genre has one of the longest, most distinguished, and often misunderstood bloodlines in history. It is often overlooked by critics, Watson argues, who miss the hard-hitting commentary on society and life contained in these works.
How to Be a Dog
Maxwell Woofington's Guide to Living with Humans and Getting the Upper Paw
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Written by a dog, and with helpful additions by other dogs, How to Be a Dog is essential reading not only for all canines but also for their owners and dog lovers, providing an insight into their pet's sometimes curious behaviour. As you'd expect from a book written by a dog about humans, it's irreverent,...
Mistresses
True Stories of Seduction, Power and Ambition
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2013
Mistresses is a collection of highly entertaining mini-biographies of eight women from the last 300 years who have used their sexuality to procure power and, in some cases, great wealth. From Charles II's favourite mistress, Barbara Villiers, to the fabulous La Belle Otero, and including, amongst others,...
by Geoff Tibballs
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
The Wicked Wit of England is celebration of British humour, featuring a collection of stories, anecdotes, quips and quotes that capture the various idiosyncrasies of the English character. If there is one thing that first-time visitors to England find mystifying – along with our fondness for eating...
No-Balls and Googlies
A Cricket Companion
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
Cricket is undoubtedly the elegant game, occupying a long-established and distinguished position in the annals of sporting history. Played by gentlemen the world over, the word cricket may derive from the Anglo-Saxon word cricc, meaning a staff or crutch - giving us a game played with a long wooden implement...
Jessi-cat
The cat that unlocked a boy's heart
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
Lorcan Dillon was seven years old when his mother, Jayne, first heard him say 'I love you.' The words were not directed at her, but at Jessi-cat, the family pet. Lorcan suffers from autism and selective mutism, a condition that renders him unable to speak in certain situations, unable to express emotions...
A Real Boy
How Autism Shattered Our Lives - and Made a Family from the Pieces
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
With raw honesty, Christopher and Nicola Stevens lay bare their experiences, which are by turns harrowing, hilarious, and inspirational.Autism is often depicted as a lonely affliction but, as David's story unfolds, his parents reveal how the condition has given them an unbreakable togetherness; an...