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Shakespeare for Screenwriters
Timeless Writing Tips from the Master of Drama
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Shakespeare for Screenwriters is the first book to use Shakespeare’s works to examine the fundamentals of screenwriting. The book offers insight into what makes Shakespeare’s creations so powerful by analyzing the timeless themes in his greatest works and translating them into practical writing advice....
24 Hours in Ancient Athens
A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2019
Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would end its golden age. Athens, 416 BC. A tenuous peace holds. The city-state’s political and military might are feared throughout the ancient world; it pushes the boundaries...
Getting the Money
A Step-By-Step Guide for Writing Business Plans for Film
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Filmmakers interested in financing their own films have to start with a business plan. Few know how to put one together. Getting the Money gives a relaxed, step-by-step approach on how to do so. Of particular use are the financial sections where, for the
Outwitting Housework
101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Your Housework to a Minimum
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
Entertaining and packed full of time-saving tips, Outwitting Housework is an essential guide to making your house gleam without breaking a sweat. Household expert Barty Phillips shares her clever tips for avoiding chores wherever possible, revealing her sanity-saving shortcuts and creative advice...
Vegetable Growing
A Money-saving Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
A brief, invaluable guide to the art of growing vegetables around the year and saving money in the process. Vegetable Growing is a practical guide to frugal allotmenteering, including planning your plot, looking after the plants and practical tips for keeping your costs down, such as clever ways of making...
The Ardlamont Mystery
The Real-Life Story Behind the Creation of Sherlock Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
The real-life mystery featuring the two men – Joseph Bell and Henry Littlejohn – who inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes. December 1893. Arthur Conan Doyle shocks his legions of fans by killing off the world’s favourite fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. Meanwhile, in Scotland, a sensational...
by A. B. Saddlewick
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
In the second book in the fantastic Monstrous Maud series, Rotwood's sports day may be ruined by a spell gone disastrously wrong
A miscast spell has created a jungle of man-eating plants across the entire sports pitch at Rotwood Academy, and the pupils are now forced to share a field...
by Christina Hamlett
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
This books gives teens--who go to the movies more than any age group in the world--the tools to do more than just watch those movies. It gives them the tools to write their own films.
by Chris Waring
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Let the real world show you how maths works. Maths is often cited as the ‘most difficult’ or ‘complex’ subject to study, many people admitting to a wariness that was probably ingrained into them in their schooldays. In Maths in Bite-sized Chunks, Chris Waring proves that it’s easy to break...
Myth & the Movies
Discovering the Myth Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 1999
Designed as a companion to The Writer's Journey, Myth & the Movies analyzes 50 U.S. and foreign films in every cinematic genre.
by A. B. Saddlewick
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Maud must act monstrously fast to save the school she has grown to love, in her fourth adventure
Maud's beloved school for monsters, Rotwood, is facing closure. The young monsters are determined to help, but they end up accidentally terrifying the inspector during a crucial inspection!...
by Sanger K
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2017
There are a million deaths in every moment of growth...
JP is the nobody upon whom everyone can project. He has to be found, at first by his ex-girlfriend who tries to co-opt her sister into initiating an ill-conceived assassination, and then by Tennessee, a pseudonymous ally who is likewise...
by Davina Charleston
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Long before the days of Christian Grey and Ana Steele, the Victorian era was a time of dangerous passions and insatiable desires. Fifty Shades of Victorian Desire reveals the secret world of Victorian erotica, in a tantalizing anthology of lust, pleasure and pain. This sensual collection leaves no fantasy...
French to go
A weekend's worth of essential words and phrases
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Getting to grips with a foreign language is never easy, and most phrase books are too convoluted to help you when you really need it. French to go is here to help. Using everyday French for everyday scenarios, this book is your passport to survival at the airport, in bars and restaurants, hotels or...