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A gripping behind-the-scenes account of one of the most influential news programs in American history, featuring a foreword by veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, whose recent dismissal from CBS News has renewed national attention on the fight for journalistic integrity and preserving...

Como ver um filme é o livro certo para quem gosta ou quer conhecer mais sobre cinema. Repleto de exemplos e de histórias interessantes, o livro percorre com leveza o grande mosaico da sétima arte e dá ao leitor as primeiras referências para ver um filme com olhos mais treinados...

'Farming really is the most rewarding job in the world. That's what I want to show you: the heart and soul that makes up the life of a farmer.' Harriet Cowan is one of the most recognisable farmers in the country. At only twenty-five, she more than held her own on Clarkson's Farm, delighting...

'I loved it, and I'm sure you will too' - Joe Lycett 'A captivating memoir: illuminating, witty, and tremendously moving' - Nigella Lawson 'A tender portrait of the importance of TV' - Jack Thorne Two very gay things happened in the space of 24 hours in October 2003. Coronation Street aired its...

A narrative history of the popular television show Batman: The Animated Series, including exclusive interviews and never-before-shared stories from the making of the series. At a time when televised cartoons―especially within the superhero genre―were often over-looked, Batman: The Animated...

A moving biography of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American Hollywood star, and her hardships, triumphs, successes, and scandals, by the leading Anna May Wong expert Shirley Jennifer Lim brings us a story of tenacity and determination in this lush biography, sure to become the essential...

America’s most trusted and best-known film critic Roger Ebert presents two hundred brilliant essays on some of the best movies ever made in this two-book collection containing THE GREAT MOVIES and THE GREAT MOVIES II. Roger Ebert, the famed film writer and critic, wrote biweekly essays for a...

Named One of The Hollywood Reporter’s “100 Greatest Film Books of All Time” Famed independent screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spy Kids, Machete) discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable...

A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby. Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong...

As part of the legendary comedy team known as Nichols and May, May revolutionized sketch comedy before striking out on her own to make history as the third woman to be admitted into the Directors Guild of America when she wrote, directed, and starred in 1971s A New Leaf. Throughout the 1970s and...

Theyre not going to catch us, Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. Were on a mission from God. So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers, which hit theaters on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage. But...

From the creator and star of the “deeply funny, unexpectedly informative” (The Daily Beast) Netflix mockumentary Cunk on Earth, a helpful guide covering every single topic in the known universe, from Adam and Eve to Top Gun. Once in a blue moon, a book comes along that changes the world. The...

A perfect gift for Downton Abbey fans, a lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the spellbinding Emmy Award-winning Masterpiece TV series that's now a feature film. April 1912. The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house...

"With a lilt in her charming British accent, Jessica Ball introduces listeners to the companion audiobook to the PBS series VICTORIA...Ball is aided by narrator Dugald Bruce Lockhart, who ably adds newspaper commentaries and other observations from Victorian writings. Together, they create a...

Dercy Gonçalves foi taxada de pornográfica, imoral e imprópria para menores. Mas quem foi, de fato, a mulher que tanto trabalhou para conquistar fama, dinheiro e audiência? Mais do que uma biografia, este livro resgata a trajetória dessa artista inigualável sob uma nova perspectiva. Ao...

Секрет зрительского успеха кинокартины кроется в трех словах: противоречие, перевертыш, парадокс. В аудиокниге он приводит наглядные примеры, как реализуются эти приемы в кино, и помогает авторам в работе над сценарием — от идеи до первого драфта. Через разбор культового фильма «Матрица» Олег Сироткин дает понятную и простую схему сценарной структуры фильма.

Trace the energetic sports history of a quiet British pub game that transformed into a global pop culture spectacle. Perfect for your morning commute, this engaging narrative transports you from the smoky taverns of twentieth-century Britain to the roaring, brightly lit arenas of modern...

Trace the fascinating technological history of how a crude laboratory experiment completely rewired global pop culture. Whether you are seeking a thought-provoking commute or unwinding with a deeply nostalgic look at the past, this narrative captures the relentless evolution of our living rooms...

Trace the evolution of animation from simple optical toys to the modern CGI revolution in this energetic film history. Perfect for an inspiring commute or a nostalgic escape, this journey reveals how visionary artists taught still drawings to breathe, think, and feel. Step inside the bustling...

Track the chilling history of the undead as they evolve from the dark folklore of enslavement to apocalyptic horror. Perfect for an educational morning commute or a haunting late-night listen, this captivating cultural study exposes the brutal realities of plantation life and spiritual...