Describes the language of video. This title shows how to think like a director, regardless of equipment (amateurs think about the camera, and pros think about communication). It explains the rules developed over a century of movie-making - which work just as well when shooting a two-year-old\'s birthday

This user-friendly guide to the basics helps you learn how to speak Chinese quickly and easily by drawing parallels with something you already know--English. Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem impossibly difficult to learn at first, but is relatively easy if you focus on the spoken aspect. This revised edition contains new dialogues, cultural notes, IT and social media vocabulary, and

A unique approach to understanding the plastic problem, with practical actions to help reduce our

Wry and witty poems from an avant-garde great, collected in one volume for the first time. The Collected Poems of Anselm Hollo gathers over five decades of the multihyphenate poet\'s work into one elegant volume. All of Hollo\'s trademark humor, wisdom, and charm is on display here for students and fans of contemporary poetry. Warm and lyrical, insightful and cosmopolitan, this comprehensive collection

The golden age of ocean liners is inextricably linked with the key decorative trends of the 20th century--Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism. This lavish visual feast explores the technical, aesthetic, cultural, and political factors that came together to define such an iconic mode of travel, considering all aspects of the ocean liner experience, from the striking marketing images, aspirational booking

This Handbook discusses the recent advances in biodegradation technologies and highlights emerging sustainable materials, including environmentally friendly nano-based materials for replacing

J. S. Dewes, author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, returns with another science fiction space opera, Rubicon, that melds elements of Scalzi\'s Old Man\'s War with Edge of Tomorrow. Sergeant Adriene Valero wants to die. She can\'t. After enduring a traumatic resurrection for the ninety-sixth time, Valero is reassigned to a special forces unit and outfitted with a cutting-edge virtual intelligence

A graphic history featuring the true story of three friends from Brooklyn who join in the global fight against fascism In this exhilarating graphic novel about the Spanish Civil War, three American friends set off from Brooklyn to join in the fight--determined to make Spain \"the tomb of fascism\" for the sake of us all. Together they defy the U.S. government and join the legendary Abraham Lincoln

In seventh century Wales, a young man must fight to prove himself. As the kingdoms of post-Roman Britain struggle for a new order, his chieftain father is called away to war and Rhun is left to care for his people. But soon he is tasked with a dangerous mission of his own. Gathering a small band of friends, he sets out into the unknown to face a deadly enemy, battle, and

Find out why you should start intermittent fasting today Learn the Spartan approach to an ancient way of staying healthy and living longer.Intermittent fasting is a trendy subject today, but it has been part of human civilization in different forms for thousands of years. The Spartans were one of these cultures that used intermittent fasting as part of their lifestyle to live life to its fullest. The

Now in paperback, A Cage in Search of a Bird is the gripping story of two women caught in the vise of a terrible delusion. Laura Wilmote is a television journalist living in Paris. Her life couldn\'t be better--a stimulating job, a loving boyfriend, interesting friends--until her phone rings in the middle of one night. It is C., an old school friend whom Laura recently helped find a job at the same

The 12-Volt Bible for Boats is a clear, nonthreatening introduction to the 12-volt electrical systems used on small boats to power everything from reading lights to bilge pumps. This second edition is thoroughly updated with respect to modern batteries, breaker and panel design, alternative energy sources, and troubleshooting equipment, but it retains the fundamental simplicity that is the source of

Read Shakespeare\'s sonnets in all their brilliance--and understand what every word means Don\'t be intimidated by Shakespeare These popular guides make the Bard\'s sonnets accessible and enjoyable. This No Fear guide contains: The complete original textA line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday languagePlenty of helpful

Offers a snapshot of Britain in the 1860s. This is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as \"Bradshaw\'s Guide\", that inspired the \"Great British Railway Journeys\" television series, and is possibly the only surviving example of the 1863

Alt werden will jeder. Alt sein nicht nicht unbedingt. Aber was heien Alter und Altern? Wodurch ist unser Leben im Alter - jenseits von biologischen Faktoren - bestimmt? A. Kruse und H.-W. Wahl, zwei fuhrende Alternsforscher, vermitteln in diesem klar geschriebenen Buch anhand der Befunde moderner Forschung die Botschaft: Alter kann, je nach individueller und gesellschaftlicher Weichenstellung, einen

Based on extraordinary research: a major reassessment of Ronald Reagan\'s lifelong crusade to dismantle the Soviet Empire-including shocking revelations about the liberal American politician who tried to collude with USSR to counter Reagan\'s efforts Paul Kengor\'s God and Ronald Reagan made presidential historian Paul Kengor\'s name as one of the premier chroniclers of the life and career of the

And when Drew, caught up in the moment, suggests that he and Poppy don\'t tell each other anything about their past lives, that they live only for the here and now, for the future they are building together, Poppy jumps at the chance for a fresh start. But it doesn\'t take long for Poppy to see that this is a two-way

How do you get rid of the elephant that scared off the alligators that chased away the dogs that frightened the cats that got rid of the mice? There\'s only one thing that will scrare an elephant Playful and fast-paced, this comical caper is perfect for reading together.EDITORIAL REVIEW: A playful caper follows a group of mice as they attempt to scare off the elephant who scared off the alligators

In this captivating new memoir, award-winning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls her youth \"surrounded by some of the most famous creative minds of the seventies and eighties...James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Nina Simone\" (New York magazine)--in a vibrant, lost era of New York City.In the Technicolor glow of the early seventies, Jessica B. Harris debated, celebrated, and danced her way