Download or read book A CARD FROM THE JAWS OBSESSION written by HAYDN WHEELER and published by Haydn Wheeler. This book was released on 2024-06-28 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jaws, movie, or book. However, one came to the story. It shaped a generation of readers and moviegoers in the year of releases and after. Coming to the book first or the book via the movie. Steven Spielberg and Peter Benchley created a phenomenon that broke records. Bums on seats, book sales, the story of a shark, a big one, and the people on the island of Amity swept the world. In 1975, I was a small boy coming to this movie from growing up in a small market town called Wimborne. Wednesday afternoon, half day opening for the shops, everything shut on Sunday, apart from lunchtime pubs and petrol stations open. Back then, petrol stations just sold fuel and cigarettes.
Download or read book Obsessed With Hollywood written by Andrew J. Rausch and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes multiple choice questions about the world of film. Embedded in the book is a special computerized quiz module that lets you compete against yourself or a friend.
Download or read book Dr O Banye s Clinical Therapy Cards Substance Abuse written by Chris O'Banye, Ph.D., M.A., N.H. and published by Stoelting. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical work with difficult populations requires the sharpest, most effective set of clinical tools a clinician can acquire. Most importantly, it requires clinical tools that are direct, speaks a therapeutic language, but also includes no nonsense talk that the population can relate to, and understand. These attributes are exactly what Dr. O’Banye’s Group, Individual and Family Clinical Therapy Cards offers both the client and the clinician. Dr. O’Banye’s Group, Individual and Family Clinical Therapy Cards contains 37 cards and a companion manual. The clinical cards direct and assist the client to open up about many difficult topics. The cards contain questions clinicians have difficulty formulating. These questions explore the roots of the clients’ issues, as well as their impact, in the deeper levels of the individual's mind, body and spirit. Cards are typically used by having clients read and address the DIRECTIVE group or individual sessions. This then leads to clinical discussion about the issue prompted by the card. Each issue is related to a particular facet of treatment, and expected to provide the client with insight or coping skills to achieve therapeutic progress, in their area of treatment. After processing the therapeutic prompt, clients can read the TASK, which explains how their DIRECTIVE connected to treatment. A Manual is included with each set. The manual explains the theory and etiology of each Therapy Card topic from a client-centered systems approach. This information is very approachable and can be used to psychoeducate clients about the issues they are experiencing. The manuals also give step-by-step instruction in how to use the Therapy Cards during session, ways to present the cards, and how to integrate the cards into treatment. The manual provides content for each card that can be used by the therapist as follow-up information for clients, making Therapy Cards a truly out-of-the-box product that can be used by an clinician. Clinicians appreciate Therapy Cards because they help establish therapeutic rapport, create positive associations with processing therapeutic issues, and help clients make progress in treatment. At the end, clinicians can list the goal given on each card in the therapy notes for each client, to document the clinical intervention used. Therapy Cards can be used in individual, group, or family settings. Clinical Therapy Cards: Substance Abuse • Addiction Psychoeducation • Biological Mechanisms of Addiction • Stress • Emotions and Addiction • Triggers • Alternatives to Using • Relationships and Addiction • Values
Download or read book Lady of the Cards written by Rosita G. Fanto and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady of the Cards documents the relationship of publisher and artist Rosita Fanto and Richard Ellmann, famed biographer of W. B.Yeats, James Joyce, and Oscar Wilde. Fanto describes their meetings in Monaco, London, Oxford, and New York, the growth of their friendship, its flirtations with romance, and the developing tensions with Ellmann’s family, who imagined that the artist and the writer had become lovers. It chronicles the Ellmann-Fanto publication of the Oscar Wilde Playing Cards, the course of Ellmann’s debilitating illness—Lou Gehrig’s Disease—his death and its legal and emotional consequences, focusing on his close relationship with “Rosita”(Fanto) at the end of his life. The memoir written in the form of a novel explores private archives and summons true identities. Intellectually and emotionally stimulating, Lady of the Cards is a sensitive and rich description of that delicious frisson of excitement which occurs between two people walking along the edge of an emotional cliff. Merlin Holland, author of The Wilde Album and Oscar Wilde, a Life in Letters Book Review. A platonic midlife romance strikes creative sparks in this winsome roman á clef. Fanto, a publisher and artist, knew Richard Ellmann, acclaimed biographer of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde, for several years before his death in 1987; the two had collaborated on the creation of a line of arty Wilde-themed playing cards. In Fanto’s fictionalized version of their relationship, they are also soul mates. Nearing 70, Dick Ellmann is a rumpled, warmhearted American scholar, devoted to caring for his invalid wife Mary. Rosita, radiating in all directions from her home in Monte Carlo, is a middle-aged jet-setter who can’t eat dinner in Manhattan without Andy Warhol dropping by her table. But she’s also smart, spontaneous, and a devotee of the l’acte gratuit, the hidden gesture of uncompensated kindness. (She meets Dick while helping a friend auction off some Joyce letters.) A professional connoisseur of fascinating lives, Dick savors Rosita’s colorful stories of growing up in a wealthy Rumanian family, wartime exile in Brazil, a brother’s assassination, and her adventurous encounters with the rich and famous—from Salvador Dali to Orson Welles. In turn, Dick shares his subtle insights into the psyches and geniuses of writers and poets. Their affection grows but is stymied by Dick’s dutifulness toward Mary. It sustains itself on sporadic intercontinental visits, longing letters and hesitant glances full of unspoken desire. A consummation of a kind occurs when Rosita proposes the playing-card project to complement Dick’s soon-to-be-completed Wilde biography, but the aesthetic and intellectual glow of their collaboration darkens as Dick slowly succumbs to Lou Gehrig’s disease. Fanto fills the narrative with risqué witticisms and piquant sketches of the glitterati, but her breezy, stylish prose still conveys the passion and pathos of an attraction that seems all the more intense for being so tightly constrained. A vibrant story of late-blooming love.—Kirkus Discoveries
Download or read book Big Bosoms and Square Jaws written by Jimmy McDonough and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2005-06-28 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you need to make money making movies? The answer, according to cult hero, creator of the sexploitation film, and the man the Wall Street Journal once dubbed the King Leer of Hollywood, Russ Meyer, is: “big bosoms and square jaws.” In the first candid and fiendishly researched account of the late cinematic instigator’s life, Jimmy McDonough shows us how Russ Meyer used that formula to turn his own crazed fantasies into movies that made him a millionaire and changed the face of American film forever. Bringing his anecdote—and action—packed biographical style to another renegade of popular culture, New York Times bestselling author of Shakey Jimmy McDonough offers a wild, warts-and-all portrait of Russ Meyer, the director, writer, producer, and commando moviemaking force behind such sexploitation classics as Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Vixen, and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. This former WWII combat photographer immortalized his personal sexual obsession (women with enormous breasts, of course) upon the silver screen, turning his favorite hobby into box-office gold when this one-man movie machine wrote, directed, and produced a no-budget wonder called The Immoral Mr. Teas in 1959. The modest little film pushed all preexisting limits of on-screen nudity, and with its success, the floodgates of what was permitted to be shown on film were thrust open, never to be closed again. Russ Meyer ignited a true revolution in filmmaking, breaking all sex, nudity, and violence taboos. In a career that spanned more than forty years, Meyer created a body of work that has influenced a legion of filmmakers, fashionistas, comic book artists, rock bands, and even the occasional feminist. Rich with wicked and sometimes shocking observations and recollections from Meyer’s friends (such as colleague Roger Ebert and fellow filmmaker John Waters), lovers and leading ladies (some of whom played both roles with equal vigor), a cadre of his grizzled combat buddies, moviemakers inspired by him, and critics and fans alike, Big Bosoms and Square Jaws tells the voluptuous story of Meyer’s very singular life and career: his troubled youth, his war years, his volatile marriages, his victories against censorship, and his clashes with the Hollywood establishment. In his new biography of a true maverick, Jimmy McDonough blows the lid off the story of Russ Meyer, from beginning to his recent tragic demise, creating in the process a vivid portrait of a past America.
Download or read book Grand Obsession written by Perri Knize and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's youth as the daughter of a professional musician, her determined efforts to acquire a rare German grand piano, and her struggles to restore the instrument when it arrived badly tone impaired. Reprint.
Download or read book All In written by Javier Gimeno and published by Babelcube Inc.. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel is a smart, young man of humble origins, who has been beaten down by his tough childhood in the mining basins of northeastern Spain. Unexpectedly, he embarks on an unwitting journey of discovery and personal growth that will bring him up-close to the best and worst of humanity. His interactions with a cast of secondary characters will shape him, little by little, until he becomes a new man who takes control of his life and goes down an unexpected and morally questionable path. All In is a fantastic choral story, full of rich characters who follow their own personal descents to hell in a world of extremes where nothing is what it seems. Love, hatred, passion, anger, fear; all these feelings have a place in this story of revenge, which forces readers to continually rethink their positions about the moral dilemmas at every step.
Download or read book Blood on the Stage 1950 1975 written by Amnon Kabatchnik and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussing more than 120 full-length plays, this volume provides an overview of the most important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection produced between 1950 and 1975.
Download or read book Garbage Pail Kids Origins written by Adam F. Goldberg and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2024-06-12 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The insane minds of Adam F. Goldberg, Hans Rodionoff and Jeff Zapata have joined forces to bring you the Garbage Pail Kids as you've never seen them before! Together with Dynamite Entertainment, they proudly present a tale more than 30 years in the making: Garbage Pail Kids: Origins! Reprinting issues #1-3 of the Earth-shattering original series, this all-new collection not only relates the epic saga of how our GPK heroes came to be, but also reveals how Adam Bomb and his gang of good guys were instrumental in the outcome of World War II and the fate of humanity!
Download or read book Wedding Planning and Management written by Maggie Daniels and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wedding Planning and Management provides a comprehensive introduction to the planning and management of weddings. Looking through an event management lens, Maggie Daniels and Carrie Loveless thoroughly explore the foundations, practice, and business of wedding planning. They include over 50 case studies, provide planning checklists, and set standards for best practice. The emphasis on diversity encompasses traditions from cultures around the globe. The book is designed so that consultants, brides, grooms, vendors, scholars, and those simply fascinated by weddings can appreciate and apply the material. Visually stunning with over 150 images captured by award winning photojournalist Rodney Bailey, the full color pages lavishly illustrate concepts and spark the imagination. Award Winning Book, Best of Category: http://www.bbboston.org/pageAboutUs_BookShowWinners.cfm'showYear=2008 As featured on ABC News Nightline and United Press International
Download or read book Funeral in Blue written by Anne Perry and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Anne Perry's Treason at Lisson Grove and Execution Dock. Two beautiful women have been found strangled in the studio of a well-known London artist. To investigator William Monk and his wife, Hester, the murders are a nightmare. One of the victims is the wife of Hester’s cherished colleague, surgeon Dr. Kristian Beck, a Viennese émigré who becomes the prime suspect. With an intensity born of desperation, the Monks seek evidence that will save Dr. Beck from the hangman. From London’s sinister slums to the crowded coffeehouses of Vienna, where embers of the revolution still burn in the hearts of freedom-loving men and women, Hester and Monk seek to penetrate not only the mystery of Elissa Beck’s death but the riddle of her life.
Download or read book It Came From the Closet written by Joe Vallese and published by Saraband. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Horror opened me up to new possibilities for survival … I saw power in freakery and transgression and wondered if it could be mine.” The relationship between horror films and the LGBTQ+ community? It’s complicated. Haunted houses, forbidden desires and the monstrous can have striking resonance for those who’ve been marginalised. But the genre’s murky history of an alarmingly heterosexual male gaze, queer-coded villains and sometimes blatant homophobia, is impossible to overlook. There is tension here, and there are as many queer readings of horror films as there are queer people. Edited by Joe Vallese, and with contributions by writers including Kirsty Logan and Carmen Maria Machado, the essays in It Came from the Closet bring the particulars of the writers’ own experiences, whether in relation to gender, sexuality, or both, to their unique interpretations of horror films from Jaws to Jennifer’s Body. Exploring a multitude of queer experiences from first kisses and coming out to transition and parenthood, this is a varied and accessible collection that leans into the fun of horror while taking its cultural impact and reciprocal relationship to the LGBTQ+ community seriously.
Download or read book Mint Condition written by Dave Jamieson and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An entertaining history of baseball cards . . . An engaging book on a narrow but fascinating topic.” —The Washington Post When award-winning journalist Dave Jamieson’s parents sold his childhood home a few years ago, he rediscovered a prized boyhood possession: his baseball card collection. Now was the time to cash in on the “investments” of his youth. But all the card shops had closed, and cards were selling for next to nothing online. What had happened? In Mint Condition, his fascinating, eye-opening, endlessly entertaining book, Jamieson finds the answer by tracing the complete story of this beloved piece of American childhood. Picture cards had long been used for advertising, but after the Civil War, tobacco companies started slipping them into cigarette packs as collector’s items. Before long, the cards were wagging the cigarettes. In the 1930s, cards helped gum and candy makers survive the Great Depression. In the 1960s, royalties from cards helped transform the baseball players association into one of the country’s most powerful unions, dramatically altering the game. In the eighties and nineties, cards went through a spectacular bubble, becoming a billion-dollar-a-year industry before all but disappearing, surviving today as the rarified preserve of adult collectors. Mint Condition is charming, original history brimming with colorful characters, sure to delight baseball fans and collectors. “Jamieson explores the history of card collecting through an entertaining cast of characters . . . For anyone who can recall being excited to rip open their newest pack of cards, Mint Condition is a treat.” —Forbes
Download or read book The Red Winter written by Henry H. Neff and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inventive and action-packed mix of fantasy, science fiction, and mythology, all in a realistic contemporary setting. Rowan has won a battle, but not the war. With proper allies, Rowan’s armies could storm the demon stronghold, capture its ruler, and end the reign of demonkind. But while nations clash, a greater struggle lies elsewhere. In his desperate pursuit of Astaroth, Elias Bram scours the world for clues to the fiend’s true origins, identity, and purpose. His horrifying discoveries hint that not only is humanity at risk, but the earth itself. Its fate may depend upon three children. With their unmatchable skills, it’s up to Max McDaniels, David Menlo, and little Mina to tip the balance! In the Tapestry’s final volume, Henry H. Neff concludes an unforgettable series in which magic can live, gods can die, and the highest stakes require the greatest sacrifice.
Download or read book Breaking the Cycle written by George Collins and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who has struggled with sex addiction knows that living with constant sexual compulsions can be extremely difficult. But summoning the courage to find help for this condition can be even more of a challenge. If addictions to pornography, strip clubs, massage parlors, prostitutes, phone sex, or chat rooms have made you feel trapped, this book can help you find a way to break free. Written by a former sex addict who specializes in counseling people who suffer from sexually compulsive behavior, Breaking the Cycle presents a step-by-step plan to enjoying a life of productivity and purpose. You can free yourself from the powerful, compulsive urges that may have damaged your career, finances, or relationships with friends and family. The exercises in this book will show you how to regain control of your life and build meaningful intimate connections with others.
Download or read book Empire of the Stars written by Arthur I. Miller and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the idea of "black holes" explores the tumultuous debate over the existence of this now well-accepted phenomenon, focusing particular attention on Indian scientist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
Download or read book 5 Pounds of Pressure written by A. J. Lape and published by A. J. Lape. This book was released on 2021-07-11 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being the hero is her job. It also comes at a price. Darcy Walker is settling into life walking a beat. But when she delivers a warrant off the clock, her life changes in an instant, giving her a deadly lesson she won’t soon forget. Going back to her roots for a temporary change of scenery, she can’t escape the reality that life has gone on without her—her father might have a girlfriend, her aunt has secrets, and her little sister dresses like a stripper in her prime. Choking on a pang of guilt that she followed her dreams, one thing that hasn’t changed is the relationship between her and her mentor, Kellan Sutherland, AKA, Jaws—king of the underbelly of Cincinnati. Six years later, Darcy still doesn’t know the real man behind the proverbial mask...and she’s tired of the subterfuge. Determined to uncover the mystery, she discovers information that leaves her gobsmacked. Sucker-punched. And doubting her skills as an investigator. When she gets involved with a case involving a missing YouTuber while dodging the antics of a mobster who's placed a bounty on her head, she and her loved ones just could pay the ultimate price. 5 Pounds of Pressure is the electrifying fifth novel in the Darcy Walker Crime Thriller series. If you like shock-a-minute twists and heroines who won't quit, then you’ll love AJ Lape's intense mystery. Buy 5 Pounds of Pressure for a front row seat to the action today!
