ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME • “Invaluable.... I am sometimes asked if there is one book a filmgoer could read to learn more about how movies are made and what to look for while watching them. This is the book.” —Roger Ebert, The New York Times Book ReviewWhy does a director choose a particular script? What must they do in order to keep actors fresh and truthful through take after take of a single sc...

London native Felix Brixton, rich and sheltered, leaves his old life behind on a whim to pursue his dream of running a tall ship tour boat. A midlife crisis brings him to the small Southern California town of Carino Bay, where he buys a ship, the Freedom. What Felix doesn't know is he's also buying a dark secret and complicated history.Jay Valdez, tattooed and leather-clad, lays eyes on the sweet, buttoned-up new guy in town and is intrigued. He can't resist the temptation. But Jay...

Kate Blackwell is the symbol of success—a beautiful woman who has parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Now, celebrating her 90th birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated, and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil—her winnings in life.

Once upon a time there was a princess with an evil step mother***, who wanted her dead, and a prince ready to stand by her side…***Ian Kelly never thought he'd see her again. The woman who ran out on him after some of the hottest sex of his life. Taylor Carter. He knows a damsel in distress when he sees one, but Taylor doesn't want saving.Taylor only meant to do the right...

Haunted by her brother's brutal murder, FBI Agent Sidney Stone races against time to unravel a chilling wave of child abductions that mirror her own traumatic past, pushing her to the brink of sanity as she confronts both ruthless criminals and her own demonsFBI Agent Sidney Stone has dedicated her life to the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, determined to prevent others from suffering the same fate as her kid brother, Ben. They were abducted when she was 16 and he ...

Sidney Walsh has spent his life waiting for the one woman meant to be his. He never expected his destined mate would be a fiercely independent deaf woman with a painful past, a grown son to protect, and no intention of trusting any man—dragon or otherwise.Olivia has built a life on her own terms. She survived the unimaginable, raised her son, and carved out a future no one gave her. The last thing she needs is a powerful dragon claiming she belongs at his s...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A manual with simple, practical and everyday tipsto permanently get rid of acne, pimples, blackheads and oily skin.The book offers natural remedies, suggestions for an anti-acne diet and tips for taking care of your skin, from facial cleansing to masks, scrubs and finally creams, always validated by scientific studies. To complete the manual also yoga exercises, able to help you improve not only the skin but als...

The mission: Rescue an executive translator being held hostage in Iraq without falling in love.Erin Lopez never thought her life would be more dangerous as a civilian. She hoped she'd put her days dodging bullets behind her. Now, her only salvation is in the arms of a slow-talking man who makes her heart remember what it's like to love again.Retired Army Ranger Riley Smith knows what it's like to fight the past every time he closes his eyes. Erin's...

Once again, author Tilly Bagshawe takes up the mantle of the late, great Sidney Sheldon—and again, she succeeds magnificently. Written in the inimitable Sheldon style and based on extensive, never before published material from his private archives, Sidney Sheldon’s Angel of the Dark is a thrilling tale of murder, lies, and lust that the master storyteller—the bestselling author of Master of the Game, The Other Side of Midnight, and so many other beloved classics...

What does the collapse of sub-prime lending have in common with a broken jackscrew in an airliner’s tailplane? Or the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico with the burn-up of Space Shuttle Columbia? These were systems that drifted into failure. While pursuing success in a dynamic, complex environment with limited resources and multiple goal conflicts, a succession of small, everyday decisions eventually produced breakdowns on a massive scale. We have trouble grasping the complexity and...