Download or read book Tips eBook Biblioboard written by Jon Jory and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until very recently, directing wisdom was passed on in the form of "tips". Continuing this tradition, you will find them ranging from the way set a scene to directing the actor on the way to laugh. The tips are clear, concise, evocative, and constructed to give you a better day in rehearsal and performance. A buffet of ways to improve immediately that you'll refer to over and over again!
Download or read book My First Scene Book eBook Biblioboard written by Kristen Dabrowski and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In new and strange situations, it can be hard to know what to do and how to act. My First Scene Book can help! And each of the 51 one-minute scenes -- from the real to the downright silly -- is just right for five- to nine-year-olds. Like all books in My First Acting Series, My First Scene Book is interactive, featuring pictures and discussion questions. It is easy to get your family and friends involved--what do they think? Do they agree or disagree? Jump into other lives and let your imagination soar! Parents and teachers, this is an excellent way to facilitate critical thinking and character building. Though the approach is sometimes zany and unconventional (shh--no one will know they're learning!), these scenes show real issues students may encounter, provoking lively, meaningful participation. Use it for story-time and drama, reading, writing, ethics, and art classes. Be creative and have fun!
Download or read book Blame It On Your Past Lives eBook Biblioboard written by Tara Sutphen and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Past Lives Are Often Responsible For Your Present Problems. Tara Sutphen has developed automatic writing into an art. With the assistance of her spirit guide Abenda, she answers questions of troubled seekers who write to her for help. After many years of spirit contact, she can point to an astounding track record of proven accuracy. In Blame It On Your Past Lives, she shares real letters from troubled people and the spirit-world responses relating present-day suffering to a past-life cause. To obtain the information, Abenda calls in other spirit guides or the deceased loved ones or friends of the person seeking awareness. Among the replies, you will find inspiration and wisdom that can be applied to your own situation. Some will make you smile, many will bring tears to your eyes. The communications will help you better understand the long-term karmic effects of your own words and deeds, while providing hope for resolving your own problems through expanded and spiritual awareness. Tara also provides advice and detailed instructions on how to do automatic writing using her powerful techniques.
Download or read book Crash Course eBook Biblioboard written by Janet B. Milstein and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you new to the acting industry and unsure where to start? Are you graduating from a high school or college acting program and seeking guidance as you enter the professional industry? Are you looking to learn the business essentials for yourself or your child without getting overwhelmed? Then "Crash Course: Preparing for the Business of Professional Acting" is the source for you. The information in this volume covers everything you will need to know in a condensed, easy-to-navigate fashion. The book covers such topics as: Acting Training, Areas of Work for Actors, Unions, Advice for Parents of Child Actors, Things to Beware of, Resumes (step-by-step guide & samples0, Headshots & Comp Cards (with samples), Reels & Voice-over demos, Websites & Business Cards, Talent Agents & Managers, Casting Directors, Finding the Work & Submitting, Recommended Casting Sites & Books for Actors. And more.
Download or read book Gun in Cheek eBook Biblioboard written by Bill Pronzini and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love mystery? Then you'll love this book. Hate mystery? Then YOU'LL love this book. Pronzini is a fount of information about the "best" (read: hilariously inept) in mystery fiction. He's read every book ever written in the genre, it seems, and shows genuine affection for the form. The fun he pokes at the authors and their works is gentle and doesn't distract at all from your wonderment at the fact that these books ever even existed. It might, however, make you want to seek them out and try for yourself. Or maybe it'll help prevent a misstep in purchasing a book you wouldn't end up enjoying. Either way, this book is worth a read (or three). These mystery authors have gone unsung for too long.
Download or read book Utopia PR written by Adam Bender and published by Adam Bender. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humor Book Winner in the 2021 IndieReader Discovery Awards A sci-fi satire about seeking work-life balance while doing public relations for an authoritarian president. PR extraordinaire Blake Hamner (the "n" is silent) put off his honeymoon for his big break: joining a major political campaign for president. Now, the "Hammer" struggles to make time for his marriage as Crisis Communications Manager for Our Leader, who since taking power has become increasingly mad and totalitarian. The Hammer starts to reconsider his career choices when one of Our Leader’s savage steel hounds attacks the Comms team at a press conference. He’d love to talk about his erratic job with his wife, Triple-N news anchor Maria Worthington, but they have a rule: the broadcast journalist doesn’t ask Blake for inside information about his work, and the spin doctor doesn’t use their relationship as leverage on what Maria reports. They say you shouldn’t keep things from each other in a marriage, but it’s OK—the only secrets between Blake and Maria are professional. When a revolutionary levels grave allegations against Our Leader—and accuses Blake of distributing disinformation and propaganda to cover it up—the PR rep who thought he could talk his way out of any crisis finds himself utterly trapped in a dystopian job. Praise for Utopia PR "In a tale that’s reminiscent of political farces such as the HBO TV series Veep, Bender employs a smooth, amusing, and straightforward prose style that’s briskly paced ... Its tone is irreverent, and readers looking for a quick chuckle will likely enjoy Bender’s winking comedy, which is punctuated with genuinely sweet, sincere moments." -- Kirkus Reviews "Sharp and witty, the novel Utopia PR is a free range political send-up set in a chaotic, perplexing, and familiar future world." -- Foreword Reviews "It is a fun and efficient book, but also scary: like all good fiction, it uses sarcasm to make readers think about the world outside." -- IndieReader "A lighthearted, uplifting vision into the dark times we’re facing." -- IndieMuse “Philadelphia writer Adam Bender’s new novel Utopia PR, a political satire set in a dystopian Washington, DC, offers a brisk and entertaining sendup of politics and the media, two machines driven by capitalism and ambition.” -- Broad Street Review "A dystopian novel laced with intrigue, science fiction, romance and humor ... I recommend this book to fans of dystopia who would appreciate a comedic writing style and the underlying themes of marital challenges, finding your purpose, diversity and manipulation through social media." -- Reedsy Discovery For fans of humorous science fiction, political satire, speculative fiction and dystopia; authors like John Scalzi, Christopher Moore, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, and Christopher Buckley; and books like: Catch-22, Thank You for Smoking, Slaughterhouse-Five, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Adam Bender is an award-winning journalist and author of speculative fiction that explores modern-day societal fears with a mix of action, romance and humor. He is the author of The Wanderer and the New West, Divided We Fall and We, The Watched.
Download or read book Palaces for the People written by Eric Klinenberg and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A comprehensive, entertaining, and compelling argument for how rebuilding social infrastructure can help heal divisions in our society and move us forward.”—Jon Stewart NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • “Engaging.”—Mayor Pete Buttigieg, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) We are living in a time of deep divisions. Americans are sorting themselves along racial, religious, and cultural lines, leading to a level of polarization that the country hasn’t seen since the Civil War. Pundits and politicians are calling for us to come together and find common purpose. But how, exactly, can this be done? In Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg suggests a way forward. He believes that the future of democratic societies rests not simply on shared values but on shared spaces: the libraries, childcare centers, churches, and parks where crucial connections are formed. Interweaving his own research with examples from around the globe, Klinenberg shows how “social infrastructure” is helping to solve some of our most pressing societal challenges. Richly reported and ultimately uplifting, Palaces for the People offers a blueprint for bridging our seemingly unbridgeable divides. LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION “Just brilliant!”—Roman Mars, 99% Invisible “The aim of this sweeping work is to popularize the notion of ‘social infrastructure'—the ‘physical places and organizations that shape the way people interact'. . . . Here, drawing on research in urban planning, behavioral economics, and environmental psychology, as well as on his own fieldwork from around the world, [Eric Klinenberg] posits that a community’s resilience correlates strongly with the robustness of its social infrastructure. The numerous case studies add up to a plea for more investment in the spaces and institutions (parks, libraries, childcare centers) that foster mutual support in civic life.”—The New Yorker “Palaces for the People—the title is taken from the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie’s description of the hundreds of libraries he funded—is essentially a calm, lucid exposition of a centuries-old idea, which is really a furious call to action.”—New Statesman “Clear-eyed . . . fascinating.”—Psychology Today
Download or read book 111 Tips on How to Market Your Book for Free written by Doris-Maria Heilmann and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second - totally revised, expanded and updated - edition of the popular book marketing guide showswriters and publishers how to market books for free. Confused about how to build an author platform? Frustrated with slow marketing progress? Discover how to create a viable online author presence in this valuable and informative book, "e;111 Tips on How to Market Your Book for Free"e; - Detailed Plans and Smart Strategies for Your Book's Success..Creating an online presence can be a daunting task for the author. Promoting yourself and a book can quickly lead to becoming overwhelmed. Strategize your writing career by planning how to publish, publicize, and launch your book. Learn how to get your books in bookstores and libraries, and successfully contact television and radio stations, and bloggers. Develop a solid plan to market your book and watch your sales grow. Are you ready to elevate your book promotion?For newcomers and seasoned authors, "e;111 Tips on How to Market Your Book for Free "e;delves deeply into the mechanics of taking your writing career to the next level. With more links and resources, this book can easily become invaluable to the writer. Although it may be dense with information, the content is much more detailed.Reviewer: "e;I liked the author's tips on how to build online relationships. As someone who avoids social media, (it has been the bane of my author's existence). I really appreciated how the author breaks down how to work on social media. Short, to the point, succinct. Finally, I get it! I am so excited to implement so many of these ideas. I was also thrilled to read the section on how to pitch to television and radio. Another superb writer's resource book from an excellent author."e;
Download or read book The Great Escape written by Paul Brickhill and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1950 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Records the efforts of six hundred British and American officers to escape from a Nazi prison camp.
Download or read book Creed s Gold eBook Biblioboard written by Michael Newton and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A PLEA FOR HELP Martha Reed begged Lawman Joshua Creed to help her recover a fortune in gold left hidden by her dead outlaw husband. He readily agreed to help, since the gold had been stolen from the railroad. She told him that she wanted to return the gold to its rightful owner, but was she telling the truth? To find the answer to that question, Creed would first have to brave dangerous Apache Territory, closely followed by an enraged band of marauding Indians!
Download or read book Oer written by Andrew Wesolek and published by Pacific University Press. This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many of us, the drive to affect positive change--however vague or idiosyncratic our sense of this might be--has guided our work in higher education. We champion the pursuit of a college degree because few endeavors can match it in terms of advancing a person's economic mobility (Chetty, Friedman, Saez, Turner, and Yagan; 2017). Despite recent debates about the value of a college degree (Pew Research Center, 2017), the opportunities and financial stability awarded to those with college degrees remain apparent when they are compared to peers who have only graduated high school (Pew Research Center, 2014). And while more Americans have a college degree than ever before (Ryan and Bauman, 2016), access to a formal, post-secondary education continues to be elusive for some. Indeed, over the last ten years, analysts have projected that the cost of attending college would keep 2.4 million low-to-moderate income, college-qualified high school graduates from completing a college degree (Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 2006). During that same period, college students in the United States saw expenses related to tuition and fees increase by 63 percent, school housing costs (excluding board) increase by 51 percent, textbook prices increase by 88 percent (Bureau of Labor, 2016). Because few students can afford a college education by salary alone, 44.2 million Americans have sought financial aid via student loans. As a result, total student loan debt is now topping $1.45 trillion in the United States (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2017), and student loan delinquency rates are averaging 11.2 percent (Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2017). The burden of a student's financial decisions extends beyond the mere individual: society will inevitably carry the weight of this debt for years to come.
Download or read book Past Pretense written by Sharon Short and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remembrance of Flings Past ... At first P.I. Patricia Delaney is tempted to turn down Gigi Lafferty's odd request to investigate her own past. She doesn't recognize the expensive Cincinnati matron as her old pal Loretta King, once a stripper at Poppy's Parrot, a club on the wrong side of the Ohio River. And by the time she makes the connection, Gigi has vanished, and the police are questioning Patricia about a body she found floating in the Lafferty swimming pool -- the body of yet another Poppy's Parrot alumna. It's a deeply disturbing assignment for Patricia, but she sticks with it because Gigi/Loretta once did her the greatest of favors. With luck -- and the help of her wonderful computer -- she may be able to reciprocate. Only an amoral killer and her own painful past stand in the way.
Download or read book Effective Discipline Policies written by Sascha Longstreth and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research has shown that preschool expulsion is not only harmful to young children, but young boys of color are more likely to be suspended or expelled than other children. Challenging behaviors can derail an early childhood classroom, and punishment and exclusion aren't the answer. Young children need support and instruction to help them learn how to cooperate, listen, share, interact positively with their peers and with adults. Where to start? Effective Discipline Policies will be your go-to resource.
Download or read book Even the Butler Was Poor eBook Biblioboard written by Ron Goulart and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H. J. Mavity, painter of paperback romance covers, has a perplexing riddle to solve when her ex-boyfriend, Rick Dell, collapses at her feet after telling her that the words "ninety-nine clop clop" hold the clue to a lot of money. Although Dell has clearly been murdered, H. J.'s avarice gets the better of her and she determines to risk the ire of whoever has killed Dell to go after the money. First, however, she must understand the riddle and who better to help her than her ex-husband, Ben Spanner, a gifted mimic whose voice is known to millions through TV and radio commercials. Ben knows just about every show business joke around and will surely be familiar with the routine of a hack stand-up comic like Dell. Ben is somewhat aggrieved to see H. J. again for he knows better than anyone else that she spells trouble. He comes through with the riddle to which "ninety-nine clop clop" is the solution but H. J.'s lingering attraction for him overcomes his common sense and he, too, is soon in pursuit of the stash Dell's clue points to—though more to protect H. J. than to feather his own nest. Little does Ben suspect that H. J. has plans that don't include him. When a new job takes him to New York City to play the voice of an English muffin, H. J. takes the opportunity to slip away from his Connecticut home with the contents of Dell's hideaway. Ben, who thought he had convinced H. J. that their and should be turned over to the police, must now use all his ingenuity to save her from a desperate killer.
Download or read book Pretzel Logic written by John Paul Allen and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pretzel Logic is a collection of nine short stories from John Paul Allen. Stories found in this collection: Weeping Mary - When Marissa Ruiz entered foster care she was warned, "Don't let them get too close to you, don't let them get you alone and don't let them tuck you in at night." She was prepared for anything until the white van pulled up and she met Shepherd, who taught her of The Church of the Weeping Mary. Hello Neighbor - Bill Metter is landscaping his yard. A neighbor doesn't like it. Yaz the cat is missing. House Guest - Terribly injured in a car crash, Chastity Bream lives on life support in the guest room of her parents' home. Her boyfriend lives in her closet. A story of love winning against all odds. Pit Stop at Hoo Hoo Hollow - While on the run from the law, Kerry and Robin learn the meaning of that special room in hell waiting for those deserving. Prader-Willi - Mike Pratt's cousin is kind of entertaining. That's what he tells his friends. It appears she'll eat anything. Little Miss - An imprisoned mother explains to a tv reporter that it isn't important how one wins as long as one wins. Runs Like Rabbit - Family drama over major life changes and an answering machine with interesting voices. Marquee - Scott Dryden just can't get rid of Duffy, the maintenance guy. Even getting killed doesn't do the trick. What invisible thread holds these two together? Monkey Love - When Professor Sandra Rixx lost her husband in a terrorist bombing, she turned toward her work for salvation. When Richard kept his vow and returned three years later, she learned to mix business with pleasure. Sometimes we can't help who we love. Sometimes we can't help what we love.
Download or read book Winner s Competition Series eBook Biblioboard written by Janet B. Milstein and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanna make them laugh? From her best-selling Ultimate Audition Book for Teens: 111 One-Minute Monologues to this masterful new collection, writer/actor/coach Janet B. Milstein has a proven track record for success. This new series adds a cool twist to the monologue process every piece was written for a specific student in a specifically sticky situation. In a specialized 30-day workshop, Janet dared the students to laugh at themselves by turning their anxiety into hilarity. What it meant for them was personalized monologues that resulted in callbacks and awards. What it means for you is award winning material you can relate to and perform with confidence. So, when it comes to choosing your audition pieces, why settle for less than Winners! FEATURES OF THIS BOOK INCLUDE: All one-minute monologues and under to fit auditions and competitions All comic material Specifically for ages 4 to 12 No foul language or subject matter A female-to-male monologue ratio that more accurately reflects the classroom A special section on how to use the book & tips on selecting monologues Authentic material you can relate to because it was written for real students Award-winning monologues that are new to the public, but have been put to the test Written by best-selling monologue book author, Janet B. Milstein Great for auditions, competitions, showcases, and acting classes.
Download or read book The Ultimate Scene Study Series for Teens 2 eBook Biblioboard written by Debbie Lamedman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can't beat a Shakespearean scene for an acting tune-up. The sixty scenes in The Ultimate Scene Study Series for Teens Volume 1 provide a key with which young actors can unlock a storehouse of emotional, technical, and interpretive skills. Material from twenty-seven plays are organized as scenes for two characters, three characters, four characters, and five or more characters. The introduction discusses rhetorical elements, imagery, themes, verse, and prose styles, subplots, and tips on playing Shakespearean characters.
