The Filmmaker's Handbook : A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age

Steven Ascher
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The bible for filmmakers and videographers alike, this handbook highlights the techniques and technologies needed for the digital age. 143 photos.

The Art of Nonfiction : A Guide for Writers and Readers

Ayn Rand
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Culled from sixteen informal lectures Ayn Rand delivered to a select audience in the late 1960s, this remarkable work offers indispensable guidance to the aspiring writer of nonfiction while providing readers with a fascinating discourse on art and c ...

Screenwriting : The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing

Richard Walter
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Nationally known as the leading teacher of screenwriting, Walter makes his classes available to all screenwriters, offering the essential how-to's as well as a wealth of practical advice.

The Art of Fiction : A Guide for Writers and Readers

Ayn Rand
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In 1958, Ayn Rand, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, gave a private series of extemporaneous lectures in her own living room on the art of fiction. Tore Boeckmann and Leonard Peikoff for ...

Writing for Story : Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction

Jon Franklin
Paperback - $24.95

Jon Franklin, an undisputed master of the great American nonfiction short story, shares the secrets of his success. This lively, easy-to-follow guide combines readability and excitement with the best of expository prose and illuminates the techniques ...

The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two : The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words

Anu Garg
Paperback - $21.95

From the creator of the popular A.Word.A.Day e-mail newsletter
A collection of some of the most interesting stories and fascinating origins behind more than 300 words, names, and terms by the founder of WordSmith.org.
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Telling True Stories : A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University

Mark Kramer
Paperback - $24.95

Inspiring stories and practical advice from America's most respected journalists

The country's most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Harvard's Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism. "Telling True Stories" prese ...

Smart Speaking : 60-Second Strategies for More Than 100 Speaking Problems and Fears

Laurie Schloff
Paperback - $23.95

For readers who wish they could speak more clearly, break into conversations, and keep their cool in front of a group, Fortune 500 speech consultant Laurie Schloff and her co-author help solve these and scores of other common problems with this conci ...