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Packed with thoughts, reflections, witticisms, and lines from his extensive body of work, "100 Quotes by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais" is a superb read for fans of this accomplished writer. Ideal for dipping in and out of, readers of this collection will find themselves surprised as to how many of his sayings have found their way into modern parlance. A welcome addition to any coffee table.

Often surprising and always original, "100 Quotes by Stendhal" is a superb book for those who like to challenge the conventional. Stendhal was well known for his outspoken views on life, and this book cherry-picks some of his most entertaining and incisive thoughts. A superb read for those looking to challenge their own point of view, and those who want to get to know this outstanding author a little better. The pen-name of Marie-Henri Beyle, Stendhal (1783 – 1842) was born in Grenoble.

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I feel like I'm on a boat sailing to some island where I don't know anybody. I'm on a boat someone is operating and we aren't in touch. So begins David Milch's urgent accounting of his increasingly strange present and often painful past. From the start, Milch's life seems destined to echo that...

“So often people ask me if there’s a book on story I can recommend. This is the one. I can’t recommend it highly enough.”––Alexa Junge, writer/producer, Friends, Sex and the City, The West Wing A master class of 27 lessons, drawn from 27 diverse narratives, for novelists...

Phonopoetics tells the neglected story of early "talking records" and their significance for literature, from the 1877 invention of the phonograph to some of the first recorded performances of modernist works. The book challenges assumptions of much contemporary criticism by taking the recorded oral performance as its primary object of analysis and by exploring the historically specific convergences between audio recording technologies, media formats, generic forms, and the institutions and practices surrounding the literary.

One of the most challenging aspects of screenwriting is character development. The reason for this is because it is so easy to create characters that are simply carbon-copies of one another. This sounds harmless in theory, but your screenplay, novel, or book suffers in the long run because the characters lack substance, depth, and relatability. With this audiobook, I take away all the guesswork by honing in on the top 12 elements that are needed to create characters that are beautifully human, authentic, compelling, and three-dimensional. Step into my office and let's get started!

An inviting and accessible new translation of Aristotle's complete Poetics—the first and best introduction to the art of writing and understanding stories.

When you think of unforgettable characters from books you’ve read, who comes to mind? James Bond, Harry Potter, Scarlett O’Hara, Elizabeth Bennett, Atticus Finch, Sherlock Holmes? These are just some of the most iconic characters in fiction. They are so memorable that even decades or centuries later, they still captivate our imagination. But what exactly is it about them that keeps generations so invested in them? Writers apply certain rules and tricks with their characters to make their stories shine. With this guide, you’ll find out exactly what they are.

One night in 1995, author Douglas Adams kidnapped an audience and held them hostage for 70 minutes at London's Almeida Theatre. The audience members were subjected to Adams's dramatic solo performances of excerpts and scenes from his wildly funny, wildly popular books The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and Life, the Universe and Everything. LEARN how to fly! HEAR about Arthur and the Irrational Sofa! GROAN at Marvin's escapade with the Frogstar Battle Robot! Just keep laughing and nobody will get hurt!

Thanks to this guided storytelling course, you will learn how to create and structure a story from beginning to end, following the archetypes of storytelling. If you have a book in your drawer, if you are missing some incipits or some narrative features, this is the path for you. You will learn to create blocks to build in order to make your story compelling and exciting, and to characterize protagonists, antagonists, and secondary characters following a functional narrative scheme that has been used on many occasions, from TV series to novels and ancient literature.

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Der Mini-Podcast "DIE WUT IN MIR" erzählt auf intime Weise die persönlichen Wutgeschichten von drei Frauen: Pari, Sarah und Elisabeth. Elisabeth, die die Last der Kindererziehung allein schultert. Pari, die mit Rassismus und traditionellen Rollenzuschreibungen klarkommen muss. Und Sarah, die ihre weniger qualifizierten männlichen Kollegen an sich vorbeiziehen sieht. In diesem Podcast sprechen sie offen und mutig über ihren Zorn. Dazu erklärt die Feministin Antje Schrupp, was die Gesellschaft davon hat, wenn ihre weibliche Hälfte berechtigtem Ärger keine Luft machen darf.

Silent sentinels standing on Crosby Beach drawing tourist crowds by day, yet taking on a very different atmosphere by full moon at night. Gormley's Another Place hauntingly protects Merseyside. The industrial past brought to life. We see Rocket in action, witness history being made on Ainsdale beach and go mining in St Helens. Stories of real people grafting hard to put food on their tables. The legendary Arts and Culture of Liverpool is written large throughout The Merseyside Poems, after all there's an embarrassment of riches there enough to inspire any poet!

A desperate man escapes 1920's rural poverty in Ireland to find work in Barrow's shipyard, he helps build ships as he builds his new life. From encountering world famous creatives in the most unlikely place to imaginary time-travelling back to the Cumbria of our ancestors. In the tradition of all of the great wordsmiths before him, the full majesty of The Lakes in all seasons is paid homage to. We poignantly visit Coniston to ponder the infamous event unfolding all those years ago on that very water; and appreciate Windermere down through the decades. T

Greg almost died on vacation in Costa Rica. This is a true story. Greg is a lifelong improv comic, but here, he does something a little different. He does not go for the quick laugh. He relives his near-death experience so deeply, you won't know if he gets out alive until the very end.

Forty-eight stories of brave sparrows, wilds winds, and how to live in times of climate change. A prize-winning book by the natural storyteller Georgiana Keable, sharing long experience with children in the forests and snows of Norway. Meet the girl who became a fish, married a bear, and had a tree as her mum and dad. Meet the boy who tried to stop the wind, fetched fire from the center of the earth on the back of a bird, and whose father was the river.

Verna Gillis, 77, in live performance of her award-winning one older woman's Tales from Geriassic Park: On the Verge of Extinction. With humor throughout, she talks about childhood, the family, relationships, addiction, peeing, scones, and aging, which is her niche.

What? You don’t know Adam Wade? Here’s your chance! Adam Wade’s personal-yet-universal stories and vulnerable delivery have made him one of the most popular storytellers and comedians in the country on "story slam" platforms like The Moth and Comedy Central’s Whiplash. This Audible Original, performed on stage in front of a live audience, combines Wade’s greatest hits stories with entirely new material.