A animação é uma das áreas mais quentes e criativas da cinematografia hoje em dia. Durante seus mais de cinquenta anos no ramo, Richard Williams foi um dos inovadores de maior destaque, estabelecendo o elo entre a era de ouro da animação manual e os novos sucessos da animação computadorizada. Valendo-se de centenas de desenhos, Williams destila os segredos dos mestres em um sistema funcional, de modo a criar uma obra de referência em todas as formas de animação para profissionais, estudant...

O livro que inspirou o filme "King Richard", protagonizado por Will Smith. A história comovente de um homem que lutou contra todas as probabilidades e conseguiu levar as duas filhas ao Olimpo do ténis mundial. Richard Williams delineou um plano para as suas filhas ainda antes de qualquer uma delas nascer quando decidiu criar duas jogadoras de ténis profissional. Hoje sabemos que esse plano foi executado na perfeição, mas só agora Williams nos revela a fonte da sua visão e os métodos por si...

The final thrilling instalment of The William Kite Naval Adventures.The American Revolution is in full swing, with Yankee privateers swarming in British waters. For ship-owners like Captain William Kite of Liverpool, ruin is only a gun-shot away.When providence strikes the embattled Kite yet again, he is desperate to restore his fortune and travels to London for a final throw of the dice. He travels from the smoky air of the city to the thunderous discharge...

"Not all the water in the rough rude seaCan wash the balm from an anointed king."Kobo Originals presents this complete, unabridged edition of William Shakespeare's RICHARD II in fully accessible ePub format.Original cover illustration and design by Jenny Zemanek.

"True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings;Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings."Kobo Originals presents this complete, unabridged edition of William Shakespeare's RICHARD III in fully accessible ePub format.Original cover illustration and design by Jenny Zemanek.

The second instalment of The William Kite Naval Adventures, full of battle and intrigue.The Seven Years War is over, and William Kite is now a successful ship-owner in Liverpool, happily married and gradually taking over the running of the business. But tranquility can only last so long.When deception and tragedy strike, the devastated Kite goes back to sea. Far from recovering his fortune, Kite becomes enmeshed in the beginnings of the American Revolution ...

This No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of Richard IIIand an easy-to-understand translation.Each No Fear Shakespeare containsThe complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday languageA complete list of characters with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary

We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation ? Against the advice of his counselors, Richard II has been taking money from England's coffers and spending it on fashion and close friends. In order to continue his wasteful spending, he raises taxes on the commoners and leases portions of English land to wealthy noblemen. He also sees an opportunity to seize more lan...

After the bloody battle at Tewksbury and the second dethroning of Henry VI, England and its citizens are finally able to enjoy peace under the reign of Edward IV. The remaining Lancastrian leaders are either killed or scattered to the four winds. Within the kingdom, not everyone is happy with their new king—and when Edward falls ill, his power-hungry brother Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, sees his chance and prepares to kill anyone who stands between him and the throne. Richard puts into...

'Not all the water in the rough rude seaCan wash the balm off from an anointed king'Richard, a vain, despotic ruler, listens only to his flatterers. When his cousin Bolingbroke, previously banished, returns to seize the crown, Richard discovers that the throne given to him by God can be taken from him by men. Depicting a tortured and morally ambivalent soul wearing the 'hollow crown', whose illusions are brutally shattered, this tragic history play unravels the idea of kings...

When King Richard II banishes two feuding noblemen from England, he sets into motion a series of events that will eventually cost him his crown and his life. Mishandling several issues that enrage the nobility, King Richard II brings the wrath of Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV, down upon his throne. Richard II is the first of four connected plays about successive British monarchs, and is followed by Henry IV, Part I, Henry IV, Part II, and Henry ...

A KING BECOMES A MANRichard II is dangerously out of touch with his kingdom. He wastes money, raises taxes to support his lavish lifestyle, plays favorites, and cares more about his vanity than the common good. When Henry Bolingbroke—father of the future Henry V—challenges Richard for the throne, it’s a fight the king can’t win. But in losing his crown he gains far greater things: his humanity and his soul.Shakespeare’s luminous, poetic masterpiece is the first of four play...