The Xmas Factor
The Xmas Factor

Author: Annie Sanders

Publisher: Orion

Published: 2010-04-22

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1409123596

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Thank goodness Christmas comes just once a year...! 'A heart-warming and sparkly comedy - ideal for the time of year' WOMAN'S OWN 'A funny festive read' HEAT 'A book you'll enjoy long after the last Christmas cracker has been pulled' CHOICE Meet two women with two totally different approaches to the festive season. Beth: it's only September, and already she has performance anxiety. Not surprising when she has agreed to lay on the annual Christmas Eve village bash - the piece de resistance of her husband's former wife - not to mention having to host Christmas for his difficult offspring. New to this frenzied build-up to the festivities, Beth begins to lose sight of what it all means. To her the Christmas lights are looking more like the headlamps of an oncoming train. Carol: glamorous magazine editor, who put her aspirational Christmas issue to bed sometime in July and is so involved in finding a scoop to save her ailing magazine that she fails to notice the impending festive rush. Panicked and wracked with guilt, she is determined to make it a picture-perfect time for her little boy and, opting for convenience, books a lovely-sounding cottage in a quaint village. Even the best-laid plans have a habit of unravelling - and no plan at all is a recipe for disaster. So when these two Christmases collide, it looks like it's going to be anything but goodwill towards men...

Short Films 101
Short Films 101

Author: Frederick Levy

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-05-04

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1440621349

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Where does a young filmmaker begin? With the right short-film concept and this book! The right short can be a filmmaker's "business card" in Hollywood. Here's the authoritative handbook by one of Hollywood's most connected insiders that offers a step-by-step guide through the entire creative process of shooting a short film, as well as expert advice from established filmmakers, and a final game plan for promoting and selling the film once it's in the can.Topics covered include: € Concept € Budget € Finding equipment € Assembling a crew € Casting € Arranging for location € Locating festivals and ancillary markets € Working with the unions € Film vs. digital video Plus:€ A list of film schools € Oscar-winning shorts and nominees € A selection of short-film festivals € Actual short-film budgets € Sample scripts and shooting schedules € A helpful short-film glossary

I Can't Make This Up
I Can't Make This Up

Author: Kevin Hart

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-06-06

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1501155563

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Comedian and Hollywood actor Kevin Hart discusses his traumatic early life, his career, and how he has been able to overcome the odds and become successful.

An Infrequent Pairing
An Infrequent Pairing

Author: SaFiya

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2006-05-05

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0595839371

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"So, when are you going to let me take you out again?" asked Dillon, leaning over the armrest between us. "Well, I'm not sure, I'll have to check my calendar" I said, bashfully leaning away from him and the pull I was feeling to kiss his lips. Ouch. I hope he didn't see me bump the back of my head against the window, I thought. I think she bumped her head, mused Dillon. He leaned over closer. It must be the moon, I thought. The moon works in mysterious ways. People are oftentimes inclined to do things in the night that they might find unthinkable by the light of day. It has got to be the moon. I tried to reason with myself. Why am I sitting here playing hard to get when I know darn well that I want to kiss this man? I searched Dillon's eyes for an answer but his facial expression betrayed his thought process. I think she wants to kiss me. Nah, maybe it's just the Grand Marnier talking. I'll let her make the first move. -Excerpt, An Infrequent Pairing Whimsical and provocative. An Infrequent Pairing is an arousing narrative of life's conundrums and passions.

Ace
Ace

Author: Ralph Bland

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-05-20

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1471700208

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Ralph Bland's fourth novel, ACE, follows the flights, fancies, and comic pratfalls of John (Ace) Hardaway as he navigates eight months of life in 2005 Nashville, Tennessee. Ace, former pitching phenom and athlete extraordinaire, is now 55 years old and attempting to weather the midlife crisis threatening to envelop him - sexual temptations, ghostly visitations, Burmese Pythons beneath his porch, even a mysterious stalker who wants him dead - but through it all, Ace, oft-poetic and unflappable, continues to seek answers for the overwhelming questions swirling about him, while also learning a few things about baseball, women, and why sometimes a fellow's talents refuse to stay buried in the ground.

Anton
Anton

Author: Kat Mizera

Publisher: Kat Mizera

Published: 2022-07-26

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13:

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As the son of hockey royalty, Anton Petrov has both a reputation and a name to live up to. He’s always given everything to the sport, kept his head down—and focused on the game. Parties and women might come easily to him, but he’s not that interested. He’s never gotten over the one that got away—Sasha Kingsley. When the FBI questions him about her disappearance, he begins to realize he can’t live without her. Sasha grew up with the proverbial silver spoon. And that was before her mom married a legit European king. Now she’s a princess with expensive college degrees and absolutely no idea what comes next. Torn between passion and duty, she’s not sure how to survive her new status. When her stepfather’s enemies set their sights on her, she knows she can’t involve the one person she can trust. She broke Anton’s heart once to protect him—she’s not sure she’s strong enough to do it again.

Lucky
Lucky

Author: Jane Smiley

Publisher: Random House Large Print

Published: 2024-04-23

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 0593862775

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From the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, a soaring, soulful novel about a folk musician who rises to fame across our changing times Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky—and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her side. Jodie thrived in the warmth of her extended family, and then—through a combination of hard work and serendipity—she started a singing career, which catapulted her from St. Louis to New York City, from the English countryside to the tropical beaches of St. Thomas, from Cleveland to Los Angeles, and back again. Jodie comes of age in recording studios, backstage, and on tour, and she tries to hold her own in the wake of Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and Joni Mitchell. Yet it feels like something is missing. Could it be true love? Or is that not actually what Jodie is looking for? Full of atmosphere, shot through with longing and exuberance, romance and rock 'n' roll, Lucky is a story of chance and grit and the glitter of real talent, a colorful portrait of one woman's journey in search of herself.

Independently Animated
Independently Animated

Author: Bill Plympton

Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0789322099

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Presents the life of the independent cartoonist and animator, including his childhood influences, experiences as an Oscar nominee, and reaction to an offer to work for Disney.--

Cultures
Cultures

Author: Tina Bridges

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2016-08-25

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 1524605182

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This book is about a black woman who is highly intelligent that felled upon problems that lead to much hardship. In her quest of wanting to figure out, how did this beautiful, attractive, upright woman suddenly become homeless and unloved. Electra’s journey takes her as well as her readers into her past, digging for answers, while she lives in the present. Then towards her future just to discover the truth of her existence.