Her Leading Hero
Her Leading Hero

Author: Maggie Dallen

Publisher: Lyrical Shine

Published: 2017-12-12

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1516101464

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Is she getting a second take at her Hollywood ending? Despite her leading lady looks, Tamara Pierce has always been happiest out of the spotlight, especially since a painful breakup drove her away from her society friends. Now she’s happily managing a magnificent, historic old movie house that’s in danger of being torn down. It’s good news when a billionaire buyer shows interest. If only the billionaire in question weren’t Gregory Blanchard, who once fueled her fantasies of happily after ever. Known for his reckless endeavors in romance and business, Gregory’s determined to prove his worth with this new project. And he knows how to do it: making Tamara the public face of the Ellen Theater. She’s poised, passionate—the perfect partner on his arm at fundraising events. Once he lures her into the limelight, the shy beauty gets under his skin in a way no woman has before. But will a heartbreaker like him be the one to lead her back to love?

Tarnished Heroes, Charming Villains and Modern Monsters
Tarnished Heroes, Charming Villains and Modern Monsters

Author: Lynnette Porter

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0786457953

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The heroes, villains, and monsters portrayed in such popular science fiction television series as Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Doctor Who, and Torchwood, as well as Joss Whedon's many series, illustrate a shift from traditional, clearly defined characterizations toward much murkier definitions. Traditional heroes give way to "gray" heroes who must become more like the villains or monsters they face if they are going to successfully save society. This book examines the ambiguous heroes and villains, focusing on these characters' different perspectives on morality and their roles within society. Appendices include production details for each series, descriptions and summaries of pivotal episodes, and a list of selected texts for classroom use. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

The Hero's Body: A Memoir
The Hero's Body: A Memoir

Author: William Giraldi

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1631492071

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A memoir of motorcycles and muscles, of obsession and grief, and of a young man who learned how to stay alive through literature. At just forty-seven years old, William Giraldi’s father was killed in a horrific motorcycle crash while racing on a country road. This tragedy, which forever altered the young Giraldi and devastated his family, provides the pulse for The Hero’s Body. In the tradition of Andre Dubus III’s Townie, this is a deep-seeing investigation into two generations of men from the working-class town of Manville, New Jersey, including Giraldi’s own forays into obsessive bodybuilding as a teenager desperate to be worthy of his family’s pitiless, exacting codes of manhood. Lauded by The New Yorker for his “unrelenting, perfectly paced prose,” Giraldi writes here with daring, searing honesty about the fragility and might of the American male. An unflinching memoir of luminous sorrow, a son’s tale of a lost father and the ancient family strictures of extreme masculinity, The Hero’s Body is a work of lasting beauty by one of our most fearless writers.

Chinese Fiction of the Cultural Revolution
Chinese Fiction of the Cultural Revolution

Author: Lan Yang

Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

Published: 1998-07-01

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 9622094678

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The book covers the choice of subject matter, authorship and readership of Cultural Revolution fiction. It analyses the characterization of heroes promoted in the literary and artistic field during this period. By comparing Cultural Revolution fiction with the fiction of the preceding period, with Soviet fiction, and with some traditional Chinese and Western fiction, this analysis emphasizes the ideological and cultural significance of the characteristics shown in the heroes personal background and their physical, temperamental and behavioural qualities, etc. This book will be of significant benefit to both students and scholars of Chinese literature, language and society.

Dramatic Storytelling & Narrative Design
Dramatic Storytelling & Narrative Design

Author: Ross Berger

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-08-29

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 0429843720

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"One of the best Storytelling books of all time" – BookAuthority This book provides an industry professional’s firsthand POV into narrative design’s practical usage, day-to-day roles and responsibilities, and keys to breaking in and succeeding. The book will also delve into the foundations of compelling storytelling through structural analysis and character archetype breakdowns. The author widens the understanding of game narrative to include examples from other media. He will also break the structure down of two popular games and show how the structural elements are applied in practice. In addition to discussing industry trends (including Fortnite, Twitch, and Netflix’s interactive TV shows), the author illustrates how the leveraging of transmedia can make a video game franchise enduring over time. Because media appetites are radically changing, designing a story experience across various media outlets is not only preferable to meet the high demands of millennial and GenZ consumers; it’s necessary as well. Key Features: Practical how-to’s to meet the ever-increasing studio demands for a narrative designer Critical analysis of the narrative of two best-selling games Samples of a story structure diagram, character polling, transmedia release timeline, and a branching conversation tree Deep breakdowns and definitions of story beats and dramatic devices Pro-tips on better documentation and overall job preparedness

Plays
Plays

Author: Luigi Pirandello

Publisher: Alma Books

Published: 2018-06-21

Total Pages: 593

ISBN-13: 0714547875

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Preoccupied with the nature of truth and delusion, and treading dangerously on the borderline between sanity and madness, Pirandello's plays are a daring exploration of human actions and the dark motives lying behind them, and the culmination of the naturalistic school of theatre inaugurated by authors such as Ibsen and Chekhov.This volume contains some of Pirandello's most famous plays, including Six Characters in Search of an Author, Henry IV and The Life That I Gave Thee, as well as several of his lesser-known works for the stage.

Women Community Leaders and Their Impact as Global Changemakers
Women Community Leaders and Their Impact as Global Changemakers

Author: Patricia Goodman Hayward

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1668424916

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"This edited book project will include key academic concepts as transformative learning, community resilience, cultural transformation, and transformational leadership with the objective being to identify the vision and associated values being applied during a challenge or a cultural change process particularly in women"--

Leading Small Groups in the Way of Jesus
Leading Small Groups in the Way of Jesus

Author: M. Scott Boren

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2014-12-16

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0830896775

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Why do Christians gather together? Theoretically, it's to root and establish their faith in the God of the universe and to spur one another on in love and good deeds. Often, however, it's because that's just what Christians do. Scott Boren helps you lead your small group into deeper community even as you follow Jesus into God's mission.