Download or read book No Holiday for the Rainmaker written by Scott Gertner and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his dream of eventually becoming a television star, Josh embarks on a journey that takes him from New York to California. Along the way he peels away the trappings of who he was and transitions into whom he thought he wanted to become. But he succeeds too well. And when his television character never rises above the same sparse hackneyed dialogue and stock dramatic gestures, he struggles to free himself from the stagnation of that role and implements a bold and daring strategy that strives to bring more meaning to his career and, consequently, to his life. But he learns that in having denied who he was, the repercussions are far greater than he ever imagined.
Download or read book No Holiday for the Rainmaker written by Scott Gertner and published by Xlibris Us. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his dream of eventually becoming a television star, Josh embarks on a journey that takes him from New York to California. Along the way he peels away the trappings of who he was and transitions into whom he thought he wanted to become. But he succeeds too well. And when his television character never rises above the same sparse hackneyed dialogue and stock dramatic gestures, he struggles to free himself from the stagnation of that role and implements a bold and daring strategy that strives to bring more meaning to his career and, consequently, to his life.
Download or read book House of Lies written by Martin Kihn and published by Business Plus. This book was released on 2009-06-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of "Liar's Poker" comes a devastatingly accurate and darkly hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the wonderful world of management consulting.
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Download or read book The Rainmaker written by John Grisham and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Grisham returns to the courtroom and weaves a riveting tale of legal intrigue and corporate greed. It's summer in Memphis. The sweat is sticking to Rudy Baylor's shirt and creditors are nipping at his heels. Once he had aspirations of breezing through law school and punching his ticket to the good life. Now he doesn't have a job or a prayer ... except for one: an insurance dispute that leaves a family devastated and opens the door for a lawsuit, if Rudy can find a way to file it. By the time Rudy gets to court, a heavyweight corporate defense team is there to meet him. And suddenly he's in over his head, plunged into a nightmare of lies and legal maneuverings. A case that started small is exploding into a thunderous million-dollar war of nerves, skill and outright violence--a fight that could cost one young lawyer his life, or turn him into the biggest rainmaker in the land.... Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
Download or read book No Legs No Jokes No Chance written by Sheldon Patinkin and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2008-05-20 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the American musical from its rich beginnings in European opera. This book talks about the infancy of the musical - the revues, operettas, and early musical comedies, as well as the groundbreaking shows like "Oklahoma!" and "Show Boat", with references to how history, literature, fashion, popular music and movies influenced musical theater.
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Download or read book Riders on the Storm written by Alastair McIntosh and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey into science and spirituality to help us reconnect with soil, soul, and society from “one of the world’s leading environmental campaigners” (BBC TV). Climate change is the greatest challenge to humankind today. While the coronavirus sheds a light on the vulnerability of our interconnected world, the effects of global warming will be permanent, indeed catastrophic, without a massive shift in human behavior. Writer, scholar and broadcaster Alastair McIntosh sums up the present knowledge and shows that conventional solutions are not enough. In rejecting the blind alleys of climate change denial, exaggeration and false optimism, he offers a scintillating discussion of ways forward. Weaving together science, politics, psychology and spirituality, this guide examines what it takes to make us riders on the storm. “A climate primer for our times.” —Michael E. Mann, author of The New Climate War “A profusion of ideas, insight, honesty and wit.” —The Herald “Imbued with the deepest hope for a better world.” —Sir Jonathon Porritt, author of Hope in Hell “Solid on the science yet dedicated to the human spirit.” —Professor Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
Download or read book The Essential Works of Owen Wister written by Owen Wister and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-06 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Owen Wister (1860-1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction. When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Wister's most famous work remains the novel The Virginian, set in the Wild West. It describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. It is also widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel. Table of Contents: The Dragon of Wantley Lin McLean The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University Lady Baltimore Padre Ignacio: or, the Song of Temptation Red Man and White Little Big Horn Medicine Specimen Jones The Serenade At Siskiyuo The General's Bluff Salvation Gap The Second Missouri Compromise La Tinaja Bonita A Pilgrim on the Gila The Jimmyjohn Boss A Kinsman of Red Cloud Sharon's Choice Napoleon Shave-Tail Twenty Minutes for Refreshments The Promised Land Hank's Woman Mother How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee Non-Fiction: Musk-Ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat The Pentecost of Calamity A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge
Download or read book OWEN WISTER Ultimate Collection Historical Novels Western Classics Adventure Romance Stories Including Non Fiction Historical Works written by Owen Wister and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-13 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "OWEN WISTER Ultimate Collection: Historical Novels, Western Classics, Adventure & Romance Stories (Including Non-Fiction Historical Works)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Owen Wister (1860-1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction. When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Wister's most famous work remains the novel The Virginian, set in the Wild West. It describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. It is also widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel. Table of Contents: The Dragon of Wantley Lin McLean The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University Lady Baltimore Padre Ignacio: or, the Song of Temptation Red Man and White Little Big Horn Medicine Specimen Jones The Serenade At Siskiyuo The General's Bluff Salvation Gap The Second Missouri Compromise La Tinaja Bonita A Pilgrim on the Gila The Jimmyjohn Boss A Kinsman of Red Cloud Sharon's Choice Napoleon Shave-Tail Twenty Minutes for Refreshments The Promised Land Hank's Woman Mother How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee Non-Fiction: Musk-Ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat The Pentecost of Calamity A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge
Download or read book OWEN WISTER Ultimate Collection written by Owen Wister and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-09 with total page 1011 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "OWEN WISTER Ultimate Collection: Historical Novels, Western Classics, Adventure & Romance Stories (Including Non-Fiction Historical Works)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Owen Wister (1860-1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction. When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Wister's most famous work remains the novel The Virginian, set in the Wild West. It describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. It is also widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel. Table of Contents: The Dragon of Wantley Lin McLean The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University Lady Baltimore Padre Ignacio: or, the Song of Temptation Red Man and White Little Big Horn Medicine Specimen Jones The Serenade At Siskiyuo The General's Bluff Salvation Gap The Second Missouri Compromise La Tinaja Bonita A Pilgrim on the Gila The Jimmyjohn Boss A Kinsman of Red Cloud Sharon's Choice Napoleon Shave-Tail Twenty Minutes for Refreshments The Promised Land Hank's Woman Mother How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee Non-Fiction: Musk-Ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat The Pentecost of Calamity A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge
Download or read book The Collected Works of Owen Wister written by Owen Wister and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 1011 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owen Wister (1860-1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction. When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Wister's most famous work remains the novel The Virginian, set in the Wild West. It describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. It is also widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel. Table of Contents: The Dragon of Wantley Lin McLean The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University Lady Baltimore Padre Ignacio: or, the Song of Temptation Red Man and White Little Big Horn Medicine Specimen Jones The Serenade At Siskiyuo The General's Bluff Salvation Gap The Second Missouri Compromise La Tinaja Bonita A Pilgrim on the Gila The Jimmyjohn Boss A Kinsman of Red Cloud Sharon's Choice Napoleon Shave-Tail Twenty Minutes for Refreshments The Promised Land Hank's Woman Mother How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee Non-Fiction: Musk-Ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat The Pentecost of Calamity A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge
Download or read book Teaching Sound Film written by R. J. Cardullo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Sound Film: A Reader is a film analysis-and-criticism textbook that contains 35 essays on 35 geographically diverse, historically significant sound films. The countries represented here are France, Italy, England, Belgium, Russia, India, China, Cuba, Germany, Japan, Russia, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Brazil, Taiwan, Austria, Afghanistan, South Korea, Finland, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Iran, Israel, Colombia, and the United States. The directors represented include Jean Renoir, Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, Federico Fellini, Woody Allen, Aki Kaurismäki, Ken Loach, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Abbas Kiarostami, Michael Haneke, and Hong Sang-soo. Written with university students (and possibly also advanced high school students) in mind, the essays in Teaching Sound Film: A Reader cover some of the central films treated—and central issues raised—in today’s cinema courses and provide students with practical models to help them improve their own writing and analytical skills. These essays are clear and readable—that is, sophisticated and meaty yet not overly technical or jargon-heavy. This makes them perfect introductions to their respective films as well as important contributions to the field of film studies in general. Moreover, this book’s scholarly apparatus features credits, images, bibliographies for all films discussed, filmographies for all the directors, a list of topics for writing and discussion, a glossary of film terms, and an appendix containing three essays, respectively, on film acting, avant-garde cinema, and theater vs. film.
Download or read book 150 Western Classics written by Mark Twain and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 12830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of world's greatest western novels and stories include rip roarin' cowboy adventures, tales of the famous outcasts, the heroes of the Wild West, conniving villains and intriguing sagas:_x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ Story of the Cowboy_x000D_ Story of the Outlaw_x000D_ Novels & Stories_x000D_ Riders of the Purple Sage Saga (Zane Grey)_x000D_ Ohio River Trilogy_x000D_ Dan Barry Series (Max Brand)_x000D_ The Virginian (Owen Wister)_x000D_ Lin McLean_x000D_ Leatherstocking Series (James F. Cooper)_x000D_ Flying U Series (B. M. Bower)_x000D_ Cabin Fever_x000D_ Rimrock Trail (J. Allan Dunn)_x000D_ Breckinridge Elkins Series (Robert E. Howard)_x000D_ In a Hollow of the Hills (Bret Harte)_x000D_ Roughing It (Mark Twain)_x000D_ Outcasts of Poker Flat_x000D_ Call of the Wild (Jack London)_x000D_ Heart of the West (O. Henry)_x000D_ White Fang_x000D_ Wolf Hunters (James Oliver Curwood)_x000D_ Gold Hunters_x000D_ Last of the Plainsmen_x000D_ Border Legion_x000D_ Smoke Bellew_x000D_ Country Beyond_x000D_ Lone Star Ranger_x000D_ Ronicky Doone Trilogy_x000D_ Riders of the Silences_x000D_ Three Partners_x000D_ Man of the Forest_x000D_ Lure of the Dim Trails_x000D_ Tennessee's Partner_x000D_ Covered Wagon (Emerson Hough)_x000D_ Luck of Roaring Camp_x000D_ Rustlers of Pecos County_x000D_ Pike Bearfield Series_x000D_ O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)_x000D_ My Ántonia_x000D_ Log of a Cowboy (Andy Adams)_x000D_ Two-Gun Man (Charles Alden Seltzer)_x000D_ Short Cut (Jackson Gregory)_x000D_ Astoria (Washington Irving)_x000D_ Ungava (R.M. Ballantyne)_x000D_ Valley of Silent Men_x000D_ Black Jack_x000D_ Whispering Smith (Frank H. Spearman)_x000D_ A Texas Cow Boy (Charles Siringo)_x000D_ Trail Horde_x000D_ Golden Dream (Ballantyne)_x000D_ Blue Hotel (Stephen Crane)_x000D_ Long Shadow_x000D_ Girl from Montana (Grace Livingston Hill)_x000D_ Hidden Children (Robert W. Chambers)_x000D_ Where the Trail Divides_x000D_ Desert Trail (Dane Coolidge)_x000D_ Bride Comes to Yellow Sky_x000D_ Hidden Water...
