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"Chad Harbach and contributors map out the 'two cultures' of American fiction: MFA programs and NYC publishing. In a widely read essay titled 'MFA vs. NYC, ' bestselling novelist Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding) argued that the American literary scene has split into two cultures: New York publishing versus university MFA programs. This book brings together established writers, MFA professors and students, and New York editors and agents to talk...
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"El viaje de Garabato empieza en una tranquila orilla llamada PRINCIPIO y sigue por una silvestre y arriesgada MITAD que conduce definitivamente a un FINAL, aunque nada de eso era lo que Garabato realmente esperaba Garabato es un garabato y Escritor es un escritor, pero, en realidad, ¿quién cuenta el cuentor?"--Back cover.
Scribble's journey starts on a peaceful shore called The Beginning, continues to the rough, adventurous Middle, and leads finally...
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"As the author of the popular Little House on the Prairie books, Laura Ingalls Wilder found fame by sharing her experiences growing up on the American frontier in the late 1800s. Her works became instant classics of children's literature and a valued teaching tool for comprehending the obstacles facing settlers in that time, including malaria outbreaks, droughts and blizzards, and conflicts with Native Americans. This absorbing biographical account...
3645) The art of filmmaking
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A collection of five documentaries that share directors, producers, writers, actors, and other production crews' stories of filmmaking.
Tales from the script: Screenwriters ranging from newcomers to living legends share their triumphs and hardships in this odyssey through the world of movie storytelling.
Directors: life behind the camera: 33 legendary directors reveal intimate and in-depth knowledge about the art of filmmaking and their own careers.
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In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle comes to live in the Cincinnati boardinghouse run by her parents, enlisting her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper and inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own.
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"William Wordsworth's iconic relationship with his 'beloved Sister' spanned nearly fifty years. Separated after the death of their mother when Dorothy was six, and reunited as orphans after the death of their father, they became inseparable companions. This is the first literary biography to give each sibling the same level of detailed attention; with Dorothy's writings set fully alongside her brother's, we see her to be the poet's equal in a literary...
3649) Cornelia Funke
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Discusses the life and work of children's author Cornelia Funke.
3650) Mary Pope Osborne
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Discusses the life and work of children's author Mary Pope Osborne.
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Our lives may be determined less by past events than by the way we remember them. Expressing and listening to one's own life story is an ancient mode of healing. How do we learn to listen more to the stories that heal? How do we put together the pieces of our past? How can we rewrite our life story so that pain becomes meaningful and actually promotes growth and transformation?
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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun volume 12
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"Love's got us spinning round and round... Yuzuki Seo never gives up! Her past Wakamatsu confession attempts were met with...well, not a positive response...so she just has to keep trying, right?! And she can't expect much help from Kashima and Hori-senpai. After all, they're struggling to deal with the aftermath of Hori's awkward confession during the hypnosis-manga debacle...Meanwhile, on the Nozaki front, Sakura is the model for a new shoujo manga--which...
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