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The Everything Travel Mazes Book
by Charles TimmermanPuzzle fans with a love of travel and geography will enjoy every twist and turn of these addicting puzzles. The entertaining, challenging mazes in this collection will keep readers busy for hours. Readers will find their way through uniquely shaped puzzles with themes like: cars and trucks, vacation destinations; the United States and foreign countries; ocean and river cruises; planes, trains, and ships; space travel and more! Packed with 150 convoluted mazes, this book provides entertainment for beginners and experienced puzzlers alike.
The Everything Word Search for the Beach Book
by Charles TimmermanCatch the puzzle wave with the newest book from puzzle master Charles Timmerman! Beachgoers of all skill levels can relax on the shore with all-new mind teasers that help improve vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills with themes like: Lazy Hammock Beach Fire A Portable Feast Island Hopping Swimming with 150 brand-new word searches, this book is the perfect companion for a day by the ocean or just lounging in the backyard. It's the ultimate book if you want to search for more than just seashells!
The Everything® 15-minute Sudoku Book
by Charles TimmermanAre you ready for the next Sudoku challenge? "The 'Everything' 15-Minute Sudoku Book" takes these incredibly addictive number puzzles to the next level! Look inside to the get the skinny on rules, strategy, and helpful advice that is sure to make you a master solver - then set your stopwatch and start puzzling! But, don't worry if you can't solve each puzzle in fifteen minutes or less; by the time you finish this book, you'll be the speedy, speedier, speediest Sudoku solver around!
The Everything® Bass Guitar Book
by Eric Starr Nelson StarrFrom lines and licks to chords and charts--all you need to find your groove
The Everything® Brain Strain Book
by Jake OlefskyIf you're looking for fun ways to challenge yourself for hours, The Everything Brain Strain Book is for you! Over 400 puzzles, riddles, brain teasers, and more test your IQ and improve your thinking and problem-solving skills. Organized by difficulty and type, this all-inclusive game book keeps you guessing.
The Everything® Easy Kakuro Book
by Charles TimmermanJapans's best kept puzzle secret comes to America! Kakuro puzzles, also known as cross sums, are logic puzzles that use a grid and number system much like in sudoku. The Everything Easy Kakuro Book and The Everything Kakuro Challenge Book each present over 200 puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty. Perfect for the number puzzle guru, kakuro uses solving strategies and techniques similar to those used for sudoku. The idea is to fill in blank spaces in the grid with the numbers one through nine, so that they add up to the given clues. Each book includes an explanation of the rules, along with tips and tricks for simpler solving.
The Everything® Easy Large-Print Crosswords Book (Volume II)
by Charles TimmermanThis collection features 150 brand-new crosswords in an easy-to-read format. Everything is bigger--the clues, the numbers, the grids--even the answers! Tease your brain with hundreds of fun clues, such as: TV's Perry Mason (BURR) Coins in Madrid (EUROS) "20,000 Leagues . . . " captain (NEMO) Mountaineer's spike (PITON) Football's Papa Bear (HALAS) With clues ranging from favorite TV shows and movies to clever puns and word play, these light and easy puzzles are perfect for taking a break without having to strain your brain--or your eyes! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced puzzler, you'll enjoy the satisfaction of quickly solving these entertaining crosswords.
The Everything® Giant Book Of Brain-Boosting Puzzles
by Charles TimmermanSolving puzzles is an easy way to keep mentally fit. And with more than 750 puzzles-from cryptograms and word ladders to brain teasers and sudoku-you are sure to find the perfect mental exercise in this new book! Each puzzle is designed to increase brainpower, improve concentration, and reduce memory loss. This stimulating and entertaining collection includes: Forget-Me-Nots Word searches Dropouts Crosswords Brain teasers Cryptograms And many more! You'll get a mental workout with 18 different types of challenging puzzles. They'll give your brain a boost-and have fun at the same time!
The Everything® Giant Book Of Sports Word Searches
by Charles TimmermanLove the fast-paced thrill of a high-energy basketball game? Addicted to the quiet intensity of a championship golf tournament? Dig the reckless speed of auto racing? No matter your favorite, this book will satisfy your every sports-related passion. Puzzlemaster Charles Timmerman's latest collection combines the fun of word searches with the exhilaration of popular sports for the ultimate puzzling experience! This gigantic collection features hundreds of entertaining puzzles based on the world of sports, including: Basketball Football Baseball Motor sports Hockey Golf Relive your favorite sports moments while working on these popular and addictive puzzles. With more than 300 major-league word searches, it's the next best thing to the Superbowl!
The Everything® Giant Book Of Word Searches Volume 3
by Charles TimmermanEverything® puzzlemaster Charles Timmerman has put together an inspired new collection! This book is packed with more than 300 word searches. Our most popular puzzle, word searches help improve vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills. But most of all--they're just tons of fun! There's something to satisfy every interest with hundreds of puzzles and diverse themes, including: •Literature (Shakespeare, Alice in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh) •Geography (Mount Everest, Boston, the Amazon River) •Movies (Charlie Chaplin, Slumdog Millionaire, Universal Studios) •History (Thomas Jefferson, the Renaissance, the Oregon Trail) •Popular culture (Wii, Sailor Moon, reality TV) •Nature (birdwatching, environmentalism, butterflies) •Music (Kiss, Jay-Z, Beethoven) If you can't get enough of these fun and engaging puzzles, this enormous collection is the perfect companion for you!
The Everything® Large- Print Travel Crosswords Book
by Douglas R. FinkThis collection of crosswords is ideal for those who prefer a larger puzzle. Easy on the eyes and stimulating for the mind, these travel-themed crosswords are perfect for a long plane ride, a morning commute, or even a wait in the dentist's office. Complete with 150 puzzles in a large-print, easy-to-see format, this entertaining collection is packed with puzzles in themes like sland Vacations, The Wild West, People, Places, and Quotes, Movie and TV Locations, and more! Whether they're globetrotting jetsetters or relaxed armchair travelers, crossword-lovers will love these extra-large, extra-fun puzzles!
The Everything® Pool & Billiards Book
by Amy Wall Francine CrimiThe Everything Pool & Billiards Book features practical information on breaking, positioning, developing technique, sinking difficult shots, playing the table, pool etiquette and sportsmanship and everything else you'll need to play (and enjoy!) pool and billiards.
The Evil Dead
by Kate EganSam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981) has been celebrated as a rollercoaster ride of terror and a classic horror hit, a defining example of the tongue-in-cheek, excessively gory horror films of the 1980s. It is also the film that introduced the now-iconic character of Ash (played by Bruce Campbell). This study considers the factors that have contributed to the film's evolving cult reputation. It recounts its grueling production, its journey from Cannes to video and DVD, its playful recasting of the genre, and its status, for fans and critics alike, as one of the grungiest, gutsiest, and most inventive horror films in movie history.
The Evil Dead (Cultographies)
by Kate EganSam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981) has been celebrated as a rollercoaster ride of terror and a classic horror hit, a defining example of the tongue-in-cheek, excessively gory horror films of the 1980s. It is also the film that introduced the now-iconic character of Ash (played by Bruce Campbell). This study considers the factors that have contributed to the film's evolving cult reputation. It recounts its grueling production, its journey from Cannes to video and DVD, its playful recasting of the genre, and its status, for fans and critics alike, as one of the grungiest, gutsiest, and most inventive horror films in movie history.
The Evolution of Black Women in Television: Mammies, Matriarchs and Mistresses (Routledge Focus on Television Studies)
by Imani M. CheersThis book seeks to interrogate the representation of Black women in television. Cheers explores how the increase of Black women in media ownership and creative executive roles (producers, showrunners, directors and writers) in the last 30 years affected the fundamental cultural shift in Black women’s representation on television, which in turn parallels the political, social, economic and cultural advancements of Black women in America from 1950 to 2016. She also examines Black women as a diverse television audience, discussing how they interact and respond to the constantly evolving television representation of their image and likeness, looking specifically at how social media is used as a tool of audience engagement.
The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them
by Amy Goodman David GoodmanHer comments turned Charlie Rose red in the face. Bill Clinton called her 'hostile, combative, and even disrespectful.' Newt Gingrich said to her, 'You're the kind of reporter I warned my mother about.' Meet Amy Goodman, award-winning journalist and host of the daily hour-long talk show that is a beacon for passionate, critical, and hard-hitting news. On subjects ranging from the deceptions of the George H. W. Bush administration to the corruption of media monopolies and corporate influence over the government, Amy Goodman attacks and exposes the lies and hypocrisy that put democracy at risk. Goodman has traveled the world reporting and speaking out in defense of human rights and offers no apologies for her advocacy. At lectures, rallies, and other public appearances, thousands turn out to hear her speak the truth. Now, in her first book, she offers her no-holds-barred perspective on world events.
The Executive Chair: A Writer's Guide to TV Series Development
by Kelly Edwards“To make compelling television, our industry depends on enthusiastic new voices with fresh ideas. While there are plenty of books about the mechanics of writing, this is the first time an insider has detailed the invaluable TV executive perspective. As key pieces of the entertainment puzzle, executives hold institutional wisdom that seldom gets disseminated outside network walls. The Executive Chair breaks down the business from the gatekeeper’s point of view, illuminating the creative process used by those who ultimately make the decisions. Whether developing a project for the entertainment marketplace or merely probing the executive mindset, The Executive Chair dispels myths about the creative process and takes the reader through the development of a pilot script.” Provided by publisher.
The Exhibitor as Producer: Stage Prologues in American Movie Theatres, 1917-1926
by Richard AbelThis open access book seeks answers to a series of questions about the little studied subject of prologues or theatrical presentations in American movie theaters from the late 1910s to the mid-1920s. How did prologues emerge out of prior practices? Who were the exhibitors most involved? What characteristics would come to define prologues? How widespread did they become not only in metropolitan palace cinemas but also in movie theaters in mid-sized cities and even small towns? If they generally created an atmosphere that complimented or harmonized with the feature films, could they also be what at the time was called “contrastive“? Who were the performers in these theatrical presentations? Were prologues ever described, in ads and audience responses, as a program’s main attraction and to what effect? The book comprises five chapters and up to a hundred photographs of prologue stage settings. Moreover, supplementing each chapter is one or more relevant trade press documents. Overall, the chapters construct a set of practices and typologies that came to define the theatrical presentations that typically preceded the feature films. They also advance this argument: the variety format of combined stage and screen performance in movie theaters has a longer and unexpectedly revealing history than usually assumed. In short, an exhibitor would have a certain degree of creativity in his/her programming, which in turn could strongly impact an audience’s movie-going experience.
The Exile's Song: Edmond Dédé and the Unfinished Revolutions of the Atlantic World
by Sally MckeeThe extraordinary story of African American composer Edmond Dédé, raised in antebellum New Orleans, and his remarkable career in France In 1855, Edmond Dédé, a free black composer from New Orleans, emigrated to Paris. There he trained with France’s best classical musicians and went on to spend thirty-six years in Bordeaux leading the city’s most popular orchestras. How did this African American, raised in the biggest slave market in the United States, come to compose ballets for one of the best theaters outside of Paris and gain recognition as one of Bordeaux’s most popular orchestra leaders? Beginning with his birth in antebellum New Orleans in 1827 and ending with his death in Paris in 1901, Sally McKee vividly recounts the life of this extraordinary man. From the Crescent City to the City of Light and on to the raucous music halls of Bordeaux, this intimate narrative history brings to life the lost world of exiles and travelers in a rapidly modernizing world that threatened to leave the most vulnerable behind.
The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear
by Nat SegaloffThe definitive, fascinating story of the scariest film ever made and its enduring impact in Hollywood and beyond—from the director&’s biographer comes a must-read for horror fans and cinema buffs, just in time for the movie&’s 50th anniversary and the release of the first movie in a new Exorcist trilogy. Includes a foreword by John Russo, author and cowriter of the seminal horror film Night of the Living Dead. On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist was released. Within days it had become legend. Moviegoers braved hours-long lines in winter weather to see it. Some audience members famously fainted or vomited. Half a century later, the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern horror genre has lost none of its power to terrify and unsettle. The Exorcist Legacy reveals the complete story of this cultural phenomenon, from the real-life exorcism in 1949 Maryland that inspired William Peter Blatty&’s bestselling novel on which the movie is based, to its many sequels, prequels, TV series, and homages. Nat Segaloff, biographer of the film&’s director, William Friedkin, draws on original interviews with cast, crew, and participants as well as revelations from personal papers to present an intriguing and surprising new view of the making of the movie, and its aftermath. Segaloff also examines as never before the keys to the movie&’s enduring appeal. Friedkin and Blatty&’s goal was far more ambitious than making a scary movie; they aimed to make people &“think about the concept of good and evil.&” The Exorcist succeeds, and then some, not just by creating on-screen scares, but by challenging viewers&’ deepest personal beliefs—and fears.
The Explicit Body in Performance
by Rebecca SchneiderThe Explicit Body in Performance interrogates the avant-garde precedents and theoretical terrain that combined to produce feminist performance art. Among the many artists discussed are: * Carolle Schneemann * Annie Sprinkle * Karen Finley * Robbie McCauley * Ana Mendieta * Ann Magnuson * Sandra Bernhard * Spiderwoman Rebecca Schneider tackles topics ranging across the 'post-porn modernist movement', New Right censorship, commodity fetishism, perspectival vision, and primitivism. Employing diverse critical theories from Benjamin to Lacan to postcolonial and queer theory, Schneider analyses artistic and pop cultural depictions of the explicit body in late commodity capitalism. The Explicit Body in Performance is complemented by extensive photographic illustrations and artistic productions of postmodern feminist practitioners. The book is a fascinating exploration of how these artists have wrestled with the representational structures of desire.
The Expressive Actor: Integrated Voice, Movement and Acting Training
by Michael Lugering"The study of acting should not begin with an exploration of feeling, perception, imagination, memories, intention, personalization, self-identification... or even performance—but physical action." Michael Lugering's The Expressive Actor presents a foundational, preparatory training method, using movement to unlock the entire acting process. Its action-based perspective integrates voice, movement and basic acting training into a unified approach. A wealth of exercises and diagrams guide the reader through this internationally taught program, making it an ideal step-by-step course for both solo and classroom use. Through this course, voice and body training becomes more than a simple skill-building activity – it is the central prerequisite to any actor training. This new Routledge edition has been fully updated, to include: A revised prologue, further discussing the historical and philosophical grounding of The Lugering Method A new introduction, with particular focus on the integrative nature of the method and how the book should be used. New developments, clarifications, and 12 new exercises. 6 new illustrative diagrams.
The Extraordinaries (The Extraordinaries)
by T J KluneIn Nova City, there are extraordinary people, capable of feats that defy the imagination. Shadow Star protects the city and manipulates darkness, and Pyro Storm is determined to bring the city to its knees using his power over fire. And then there's Nick who . . . well, being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right? Instead of fighting crime, Nick contends with a new year at school, a father who doesn't trust him, and a best friend named Seth, who may or may not be the love of Nick's short, uneventful life. It should be enough. But after a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City's mightiest hero (and Nick's biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he'll do it with or without Seth's reluctant help . . . Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart in TJ Klune's YA debut: a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.(P) 2020 Macmillan Audio
The Extraordinary Image: Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and the Reimagining of Cinema
by Robert P. KolkerWelles. Hitchcock. Kubrick. These names appear on nearly every list of the all-time greatest filmmakers. But what makes these directors so great? Despite their very different themes and sensibilities, is there a common genius that unites them and elevates their work into the realm of the sublime? The Extraordinary Image takes readers on a fascinating journey through the lives and films of these three directors, identifying the qualities that made them cinematic visionaries. Reflecting on a lifetime of teaching and writing on these filmmakers, acclaimed film scholar Robert P. Kolker offers a deeply personal set of insights on three artists who have changed the way he understands movies. Spotlighting the many astonishing images and stories in films by Welles, Hitchcock, Kubrick, he also considers how they induce a state of amazement that transports and transforms the viewer. Kolker's accessible prose invites readers to share in his own continued fascination and delight at these directors' visual inventiveness, even as he lends his expertise to help us appreciate the key distinctions between the unique cinematic universes they each created. More than just a celebration of three cinematic geniuses, The Extraordinary Image is an exploration of how movies work, what they mean, and why they bring us so much pleasure.
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
by Paul NewmanNEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throughout from Joanne Woodward, George Roy Hill, Tom Cruise, Elia Kazan and many others.A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME and Vanity Fair"Newman at his best…with his self-aware persona, storied marriage and generous charitable activities…this rich book somehow imbues his characters&’ pain and joy with fresh technicolor." —The Wall Street JournalIn 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman&’s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor&’s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman&’s voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices—from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston—that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling. Newman&’s often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Marlon Brando and James Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward—their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound.