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  I and Thou

  by Martin Buber

  Martin Buber's I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born since World War II considers Buber as one of its prophets. The need for a new English translation has been felt for many years. The old version was marred by many inaccuracies and misunderstandings,... (more)
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  Jack Foley: Book 2

  Road Dogs

  by Elmore Leonard

  Legendary New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard returns with three of his favorite characters: Jack Foley from "Out of Sight", Cundo Rey from "LaBrava", and Dawn Navarro from "Riding the Rap". Jack Foley, the charming bank robber from "Out of Sight", is serving a thirty year sentence in a Miami penitentiary, but he's made an unlikely friend on the inside who just might be able to do something... (more)
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  Out of My Mind

  by Sharon M. Draper

  From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes Out of My Mind, the story of a brilliant girl that no one knows about because she cannot speak or write.
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  Inside Story: The Power of the Transformational Arc

  by Dara Marks

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  Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434: The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful Screenplay

  by Lew Hunter

  For decades, Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434 class at UCLA has been the premier screenwriting course, launching a generation of the industry's most frequently produced writers. Here, he shares the secrets of his course on the screenwriting process by actually writing an original script, step by step, that appears in the book.
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  How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make

  by Denny Martin Flinn

  Finally, what may be the last screenwriting book a writer will ever need to buy! Written by a Hollywood screenwriter, How NOT to Write A Screenplay carefully identifies and examines the common mistakes screenwriters invariably make when writing a screenplay.
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  The Writer's Guide to Writing Your Screenplay: How to Write Great Screenplays for Movies and Television

  by Cynthia Whitcomb

  With the average payment for a screenplay over $100,000, every writer knows that screenwriting is where the money is. In this guide, successful screenwriter and teacher Cynthia Whitcomb shares her extensive knowledge on writing for the screen. This book will teach you her proven techniques, including how to: • test an idea for its commercial potential • plan a compelling script • write great openings and... (more)
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  The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script

  by David Trottier

  This is six books in one. Book 1 - A screenwriting primer that provides a concise presentation of screenwriting basics. Book 2 - A workbook that walks the writer through the writing process, from nascent ideas through revisions. Book 3 - A formatting guide that presents correct formats for both screenplays and TV scripts. Book 4 - A spec writing guide that demonstrates today's spec style through sample scenes and... (more)
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  Write Screenplays That Sell: The Ackerman Way

  by Hal Ackerman

  You don't have to attend film school to take a screenwriting course with the master teacher in the dield - it's all in his book! Meet Hal Ackerman, up close and personal, just as hundreds of his students have known him through the years. Over the last decade, a dozen screenplays +written in his caldsses have been sold and many have become films, including ones starring Tom Hanks (directed by Steven Spielberg),... (more)
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  The Plays of Oscar Wilde

  by Oscar Wilde

  This Vintage edition of The Plays_of Oscar Wilde contains the plays that made Wilde one of the most important dramatists of his time, including The Importance of Being Earnest, one of the great works of modern literature. Oscar Wilde's plays demonstrate once again why their author must be seen as both an inaugurator and a master of modernism. In his best work, the subversive insights embedded in his wit continue... (more)
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  The Writers Journey

  Mythic Structure for Writers

  by Christopher Vogler

  In 1993, The Writer's Journey became one of the most popular books on writing of the last 50 years. Now, the 2nd Edition provides new insights and observations from Vogler's pioneering work in mythic structure for writers.
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  Act it out

  by Bernice Wells Carlson

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  HEAVENLY DISCOURSE

  by Charles Erskine Scott Wood

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  Your Screenplay Sucks!

  100 Ways to Make It Great

  by William M. Akers

  A lifetime member of the Writer's Guild of America who has had three feature films produced from his screenplays, Akers offers beginning writers the tools they need to get their screenplay noticed.