Thomas Foster: 25 books

The Muskogee Indians who lived along the lower Chattahoochee and Flint River watersheds had, and continue to have, a profound influence on the development of the southeastern United States, especially during the historic period (circa 1540–1836). Our knowledge of that culture is limited to what...

In my experience people are not awed by what they can understand, only by what they cannot. That is why books containing so much mystical mumbo jumbo nonsense attract readers. Sadly such nonsense will do you no good when it comes to actually learning the sword. That was my main reason for writing...

"A man’s power of increasing happiness depends both directly and indirectly on his fitness for the occupations of his life." The object of these papers is to show what sort of moral law is likely to arise, and what law appears to have arisen and to be in progress of formation, when the...

A thoroughly revised and updated edition of Thomas C. Foster's classic guide—a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes, and contexts—that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable. While...

From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes an indispensable analysis of our most celebrated medium, film. No art form is as instantly and continuously gratifying as film. When the house lights go down and the lion roars, we settle in to be shocked,...

The go-to bestselling guide to help young people navigate from a middle school book report to English Comp 101 In How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids, New York Times bestselling author and professor Thomas C. Foster gives tweens the tools they need to become thoughtful readers. With...

Thomas C. Foster, acclaimed author of the phenomenal bestseller How to Read Literature Like a Professor, returns with a hugely entertaining appreciation of twenty-five works of literature that have greatly influenced the American identity. In a delightfully informative, often wry manner, Twenty-Five...

Fifty-two readings on living in intentional Christian community to spark group discussion. Gold Medal Winner, 2017 Illumination Book Awards, Christian Living Silver Medal Winner, 2017 Benjamin Franklin Award in Religion, Independent Book Publishers Association Why, in an age of connectivity,...

As you reevaluate the books you use in your classroom to meet the Common Core Standards, this free collection—filled with selections from classics such as Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, contemporary novels like The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and the AP English favorite How to...

Of all the literary forms, the novel is arguably the most discussed . . . and fretted over. From Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote to the works of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and today's masters, the novel has grown with and adapted to changing societies and technologies, mixing...

你喜歡看電影嗎？ 你覺得某部片很好看嗎？ 除了「好看」，你還能從中看出什麼？   20****堂電影課，解構百餘部西洋電影， 從經典到類型，從藝術片到商業電影， 帶你看出更多有趣、以往從未發現的細節！   ◎《王者之聲》喬治六世廣播演說的場景震撼人心，關鍵竟在剪接師的鏡頭安排！ ◎你以為無聲電影的時代過去了嗎？看看《辛德勒的名單》如何利用無聲畫面製造戲劇張力！ ◎《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》以救生艇隱喻Pi的孤獨，希區考克作品裡的救生艇又代表什麼意思？   電影是動態的語言，有獨特的文法與規則，它在不同的時間、空間裡演示許多事件，並由許多不同的元素組合起來，諸如：視覺、音效、背景音樂、光線控制、時間掌握、空間安排、動作以及對白。只要了解「電影文法」，徹底解析這種語言，你就能在觀影中得到更多收穫，看到其他人沒有發現的趣味。   本書提供20堂有關於「看電影」的課程，列舉多達100部電影做為範例，不管是好片、爛片，如何從一部片，看出一些以往你從未發現過的趣味，讀懂一些從前你根本不在意的橋段，讓你驚覺「看電影」原來是一種獨特的動態語言的學習： ** ** ‧音效課─無聲勝有聲：獲獎無數的《大藝術家》，向開啟全球電影史序幕的黑白默片致敬！ ‧光影課─明暗對比：還記得《魔戒二部曲》，聖盔谷浴血之戰與白袍巫師甘道夫再現的場景嗎？ **‧**開場課─精采到讓人忘記爆米花：伴隨你我童年的《法櫃奇兵》，如何創造闖關無敵的冒險英雄人物？ ‧課堂小測驗：你能看出電影裡的多少細節？找一下《亞果出任務》，裡面有一切我們想要看的元素！   每個人都是分析電影的專家，一般觀影者欣賞的電影數量，到了二十五歲時就會比一生讀的書還要多！所以其實你也可以擁有自己對電影的解析、闡釋，而且沒有人可以擁有你的見解。一部電影包含了許多元素，但真正有趣的地方在於，我們可以分析、詮釋這些元素如何影響電影的意涵。你可以是觀影者，也可以是不再被動的原創作者。   ◎準備好從全新的角度欣賞電影了嗎？   【練習1】 想觀察演員如何發揮他們的演技嗎？選一個你喜歡的演員以及他所演出的不同類型電影，觀察他們在不同的環境下如何演出？例如，珍妮佛．勞倫斯在《瞞天大佈局》、《派特的幸福劇本》和《飢餓遊戲》中，如何運用眼睛、嘴巴、身體、聲音等技巧去演活不同角色？   【練習2】 想了解光線、取景等技術對電影的影響嗎？你可以在接下來觀看的五部電影中，特別專注於技術部分。你需要看兩次，第一次享受故事的基本架構，第二次則專注在那些技術元素上。照這個方法看過幾部電影後，你就能自然而然地察覺到那些技術元素在電影裡的運作功能。 ** ** ◎本書特色 ** ** 1.作者具備將近30年的教學經驗，教你看懂電影、解構電影。 **2.**內容淺顯易懂，文字幽默風趣，有別於一般枯燥生硬的教材。 **3.**收錄全球百部經典電影，旁徵博引，貫穿全書。 **4.**一書在手，聚會聊天找話題不怕沒人氣。 ** ** ◎好評推薦(依姓名筆劃排序) ** ** **左撇子/**影評人 藍祖蔚/電影書寫人   看電影有許多種方式，你可以輕輕鬆鬆地觀賞，也可以不斷的向下推敲，像是影像語言、演技展現、音樂鋪排甚至是特效應用等等，《教你看懂電影的20堂課：好電影如何好？》就是一本教你如何鑽研探究電影的參考書，可以讓讀者能夠進一步的挖掘看電影的樂趣。 **──半瓶醋/**影評人 電影是活動的藝術，而畫面如何活、鏡頭怎麼動，本書以富含層次的文字帶領你梳理，讓心底的「電影感」不再虛無飄渺！ ──張硯拓/影評人 從看完電影到看懂電影，有時存在著一段遙遠的距離。這二十堂課以最淺顯易懂的有趣文字，帶領你逐步接近電影的殿堂。 ──鄭秉泓/影評人 看電影當然可以被視為娛樂，但好的電影能沈澱在我們心房發酵，並且成為無與倫比的記憶。這本書可看為入門理解電影的專業角度，讓你看電影不只是看爽就好，還能看好看滿。 **──膝關節/**影評人 ** ** ** ** 作者/譯者簡介 作者簡介 湯瑪斯．佛斯特(Thomas...

Founded in the Mahoning Valley during 1837, a tiny settlement of secular German immigrants grew into one of the most influential centers of Jewish life in the Midwest. Home to nationally renowned rabbis and Zionist firebrands alike, the community produced an astonishing array of leaders in an impressive...

The United States has been epitomized as a land of opportunity, where hard work and skill can bring personal success and economic well-being. The American Dream has captured the imagination of people from all walks of life, and to many, it represents the heart and soul of the country. But there is...

They roll in from unknown places, mysterious and unexplained. They take root, take over, spread to all corners and refuse to be eradicated. No one can say why they came, but there's no arguing that they're up to no good. These plants are out for blood, and getting rid of them will take a certain kind...