Books from Crown Archetype
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She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy
By Jill SolowayGiant love and thanks to Daniel Greenberg and all the folks at Levine Greenberg Rostan. I am so lucky that these friends read drafts and gave me their ideas and feedback, the good and the kind as well as the difficult: Favianna ...
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: All Five Novels in One Volume
By Douglas AdamsThis volumes brings together the six stories chronicling Arthur Dent's travels across space and time.
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The Deeper Meaning of Liff: A Dictionary of Things There Aren't Any Words for Yet--But There Ought to Be
By Douglas Adams, John LloydThis is the book that does that for you: The Deeper Meaning of Liff—a whole new solution to the problem of Great Wakering(8) 1—The feeling of aluminum foil against your fillings. 2—The way people stand when examining other people’s ...
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The Redgraves: A Family Epic
By Donald SpotoHe did, however, have several long-term partners— among them, the stockbroker and producer lohn C. Wilson; playwright Keith Winter; actors Louis Hayward, Alan Webb and Graham Payn; and Prince George, the Duke of Kent and a brother of ...
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Shakespeare's Insults: Educating Your Wit
By Wayne F. Hill, Cynthia J. Öttchenbloodsucker of sleeping men; fell serpent; rude unpolished hind; busy meddling fiend; obscure and lowly swain; jaded groom; base slave; hag of hell; paltry, servile, abject drudge; lowly vassal; vile benzonian; banditto slave; ...
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Shakespeare and the Art of Verbal Seduction
By Wayne F. Hill, Cynthia J. ÖttchenAnd leave no memory of what it was. Repair me. with thy presence: . . . Thou gentle nymph. cherish thy forlorn swain. 5._'..3_'"'l I O 'tis the curse in love. and still approv'd, When women cannot love where they're belovld.
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Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume One, 1957-1965
By John C. Winn[A-1 [B-1 [C-1 [D-1 [E-1 [F-1 [G-1 [H-1 [I-1 [J-1 [K-1 intro (0:32) Twist and Shout (1 :54) chat w/George (0:46) Look Who It Is (2:15) “Mime Time" ... Jump the Broomstick," with the champion receiving an Elvis Presley LP.
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Are You Anybody?: A Memoir
By Jeffrey TamborOne was Craig T. Nelson, whom I'd worked with in And Justice for All. Another was Valerie Curtin, who had cowritten the film with her then husband and writing partner, Barry Levinson. One Saturday, I decided to check it out.
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Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture
By Laurence Maslon, Michael KantorKid Sidekicks hen Batman shared his secret identity with the young, orphaned Dick Grayson in Detective Comics #38—“moved deeply” by his plight—he probably thought he was doing the right thing. Still, the Caped Crusader has a lot to ...
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Running with Monsters: A Memoir
By Bob Forrest, Michael Albo... in front of the mirror and smoked a generous quantity of black-tar heroin. I put a blob of the dark, sticky resin onto a piece of creased foil and held a disposable Bic lighter under it to slightly melt the dose. With a McDonald's ...
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The People's Princess: Cherished Memories of Diana, Princess of Wales, From Those Who Knew Her Best
By Larry KingShe arrived with her lady-in-waiting, Anne Beckwith-Smith. Although she was quite shy and ... We shared a dirty sense of humor and often had lunch at San Lorenzo, a few doors away in Beauchamp Place. We gossiped and had a bit of a bitch ...
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Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times
By Robert Greenfield, John Perry BarlowTo this day, I'm baffled as to why it never became a huge deal. ... John and I have both derived something from our uneasy relationship because in many ways, it is exactly like my uneasy relationship with Weir. With Weir, I always want ...
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Breakfast with Sharks: A Screenwriter's Guide to Getting the Meeting, Nailing the Pitch, Signing the De al, and Navigating the...
By Michael LentRobert McKee, Story Many readers will remember McKee and his writing principles from the movie Ailnptatioii. l\/'ICKCQ eschews structure in favor of substance and style. Story is an exhaustive tome that maybe a tough nut for beginning ...
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Trump: The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received
By Donald J. TrumpGlenn. DECK. Scottish golfer pros knew what they were talking about 200 years ago. They focused on simple fundamentals: SETUP: Have good posture and aim so that you're ready to swing the club. BACKSWING: Make sure that your back is ...
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Cesar's Rules: Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog
By Melissa Jo Peltier, Cesar MillanIn this way, the Brelands and Bailey actually practiced an early form ofclicker training long before it was popularized by dolphin trainer Karen Pryor in the late '80s and early '905. "All the clicker does is tell the animal that it's ...
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The Cubs Way: The Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse
By Tom Verducci... 109, 110, 133, 172,173, 184–185, 186, 206, 207,210, 220, 228, 241, 242, 244, 256, 259–260, 281,284, 286, (289–291), 294–295, 296, 300, 302,315, 318,324, 331, 339–340, 350, 356 Baker, Dusty, 20 Baker, Jeff, 272 Baker, John, 97 Banks, ...
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Teacher Effectiveness Training: The Program Proven to Help Teachers Bring Out the Best in Students of All Ages
By Dr. Thomas Gordon.I thought I wanted to tell you about Mr. Larson. PRINCIPAL: Sounds like you're not too sure now. like you're changing your mind about talking to me. STUDENT: Well. if he ever found out I talked to you he'd really be mad.
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This Time, This Place: My Life in War, the White House, and Hollywood
By Jack Valenti... Times and president and CEO of CNN; John DeLuca, who later became the deputy mayor of San Francisco and president of the Wine Institute of America; and Charles Maguire, a crackerjack writer who later became a successful consultant.
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The Wrong Stuff
By Bill Lee, Richard LallyThe return of a sports classic with a new foreword by the author Finally back in print after many years, here is Bill Lee’s classic tale of his renegade life on and off the mound.
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Walk Through Walls: A Memoir
By Marina AbramovićThe beating heart of Walk Through Walls is an operatic love story—a twelve-year collaboration with fellow performance artist Ulay, much of which was spent penniless in a van traveling across Europe—a relationship that began to unravel ...