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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The ultimate guide to writing a great screenplay and building a screenwriting career, from the creators of the hit podcast Scriptnotes—featuring contributions from film and TV legends Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Michael Schur, Rian Johnson, Aline Brosh McKenna, Ashley Nicole Black, Seth Rogen, and many more.With decades of Hollywood experience, John August and Craig Mazin know what it takes to write a successful script for the sc...

An engaging and surprising retelling of Little Red Riding Hood that follows Lu (aka Little Red) and her grandmother into the wolf’s belly—a magical dimension home to all the wolf has ever eaten. Perfect for fans of LIGHTFALL and THIS WAS OUR PACT.You may think you know the story.Little Red Riding Hood is swallowed by a wolf, and later rescued by a kindly Woodcutter.But that’s not what really happened.For starters, her name was Lu. The daught...

An acclaimed screenwriter's spellbinding fantasy adventure series continues as a young boy and his friends encounter a magical mystery.For Arlo Finch and the Rangers of Pine Mountain Company, summer camp is more than canoeing and hiking. It's also a chance to search for ancient forest spirits and discover mysterious messages encoded in tree bark. But when Arlo and his best friends Indra and Wu stumble upon clues about the long-lost Yellow Patrol, Arlo uncovers a st...

The captivating middle-grade fantasy-adventure trilogy concludes as Arlo and his magically gifted scouting troop face their biggest challenge yet."A thrilling adventure full of magic and wonder." —Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times– bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenAfter a harrowing summer camp, Arlo Finch is back in Pine Mountain, Colorado, ...

Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire is the first book in a spellbinding fantasy adventure series by screenwriter John August.Some trails lead to magic. Some lead to danger.As Arlo looked around, the walls of his room began to vanish, revealing a moonlit forest. Only his bed remained, and the frame of his window, through which he saw the girl. The world on her side of the glass was sparkling with silver and gold, like a palace made of autumn leaves.

(Vocal Selections). Based on the Tim Burton film, Big Fish tells the story of travelling salesman Edward Bloom and all of his tall tales. Our vocal selections folio features 13 songs: Be the Hero * Daffodils * Fight the Dragons * How It Ends * I Don't Need a Roof * Out There on the Road * A Story of My Own * Stranger * This River Between Us * Time Stops * Two Men in My Life * What's Next * The Witch.

Mr. Henderson's beautiful prose translation of the "Frithiof Saga" ought to make that famous work, originally a poem, better known in English-speaking countries than it is today. How it has happened that a work which has been translated into the Danish, Norwegian, German, English, French, Russian, and Latin languages, and which is to be found in almost every house in Sweden, should be so little known amongst ourselves, it is difficult to explain; but that such is the case, we may gather fr...

From acclaimed screenwriter John August, Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon continues the spellbinding fantasy adventure series about the magic that lies just beyond our worldSomething was coming. Arlo felt certain about that.For Arlo Finch and the Rangers of Pine Mountain Company, summer camp is more than canoeing and hiking. It’s also a chance to search for ancient forest spirits and discover mysterious messages encoded in tree bark. But when Arlo and his best fr...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The ultimate guide to writing a great screenplay and building a screenwriting career, from the creators of the hit podcast Scriptnotes—featuring contributions from film and TV legends Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Michael Schur, Rian Johnson, Aline Brosh McKenna, Ashley Nicole Black, Seth Rogen, and many more.With decades of Hollywood experience, John August and Craig Mazin know what it takes to write a successful script for the sc...

Philosophical Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology describes the unique relationship between early schools of thought in Greek philosophy, modern psychology, and most recently evolutionary psychology. This volume provides the reader with a concise history and description of some of the most important theories used in understanding human behaviors (i.e., the mind-body duality, the essence of human nature, and how humans have evolved to cooperate with each other) and how the physical chara...

Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows is a captivating fantasy-adventure story by master screenwriter John August.After a harrowing summer camp, Arlo Finch is back in Pine Mountain, Colorado, preparing to face a new school, new threats, and two new Rangers in Blue Patrol.Arlo is about to undertake his most dangerous journey yet: all the way to China to try to bring his father home.But when the mysterious Eldritch reveal their true agenda, Arlo must make an i...

Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire is the first book in a spellbinding fantasy adventure series by screenwriter John August.Some trails lead to magic. Some lead to danger.“As Arlo looked around, the walls of his room began to vanish, revealing a moonlit forest. Only his bed remained, and the frame of his window, through which he saw the girl. The world on her side of the glass was sparkling with silver and gold, like a palace made of autumn leaves. She looked off to ...