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The Literary/Film Bible.......2007-09-26
Peter Miller's Author!Screenwriter! is direct and to the point, so I shall be also. This beautifully organized exposition provided me with more insight into the Book and Film industry than I have found in any other source. I could write much more, applauding the great chapters on the mysteries of film deals and the most helpful examples of project proposals in many genres -- but the bottom line is simple Author!Screenwriter! is definitive, the most helpful book on the subject.
Wisdom par excellence.......2007-07-28
I purchased Peter Miller's book at the recommendation of a colleague who knew I was in the process of writing a book proposal. Peter's book and DVD provide the reader/viewer with such clarity and direction. Peter provides wisdom and insights for the experienced and the novice writer in how to maneuver their way through the challenges, obstacles, politics and subtelties of the publishing industry. By the time you are finished reading his book and viewing his DVD you have a very clear picture of what lies ahead - no rose colored glasses, advice for the dedicated writer; you are clearer than you ever imagined you could be about what lies ahead. Buy this book if you are serious about our writing career.
Brilliant and engaging!.......2007-07-18
"...exciting and stimulating with a galloping narrative pace. Full of resourceful `cut through the noise' content that will boom confidence in hopeful writers decade after decade...." Peter's passion for his work and the publishing industry speaks loudly. I heartily recommend this book to any aspiring author or screenwriter.
The Best-of-Breed Manual.......2007-07-14
I have read several books on this subject, but with Peter Miller's "Author! Screenwriter!" I have felt this is the one I should have read right at the beginning. It is comprehensive, hands-on and straight forward. It is clear that some decades of experience have made this book an outstanding piece that everyone , who is in the field of authoring and/or screenwriting, should read. In short it makes your life easier and you are likely to be more successful sooner. Reading it is a time well spent and good fun, too.
This Is The Book........2007-06-18
I'm a neophyte screenwriter with one screen credit to my name. I was delighted to find Author! Screenwriter! after having read many other books that promised to tell me what this one actually does: how to succeed as a writer in New York and Hollywood. Everything I need to know is in these pages, with invaluable examples so I have something concrete to go on as I prepare proposals and negotiate contracts. Even better, this book is a page turner, something I had come not to expect from how-to tomes about publishing books and getting screenplays sold and produced. It's as if you have fifteen meetings with Peter himself, plus all the supporting materials you could desire, and he's there across the table with his brilliance and energy sharing his wonderful expertise in a way that's both highly literate and highly accessible.
New York and Hollywood are the geographic poles of books and films in the U.S., and Peter Miller is the best possible Virgil to anyone's Dante determined to negotiate these sometimes frightening realms. Even if you aren't looking to succeed as a published author or a produced one, read this just because it's so engaging, so much fun!
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Approaching the Standards: Rhythm Section/Conductor (Jazz Improvisation Series)
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A Brand-New Revision of a Chess Classic
Indispensable to all serious chess players, King Power in Chess, Revised Edition is the most comprehensive resource available on the tactical use of the King piece. Novice players use the King only in the endgame; savvy players know how to use the King in the opening and middlegame as well. Reformatted and updated, this long-awaited revision of King Power in Chess belongs on the bookshelf of every intermediate to advanced student of the game.
• An international bestseller among chess books
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MP Financial and Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions w/ My Mentor, Net Tutor, and OLC w/ PW (Financial and Managerial Accounting)
Jan Williams ,
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Financial and Managerial Accounting has been updated to incorporate detailed information on recent legislation affecting the accounting profession, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The accompanying CD and PowerWeb applications give you greater interaction and continuously updated information.
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A riveting behind-the-scenes look at the world of three-star French haute cuisine as revealed through the biography of one of FranceÂ's most celebrated chefs, The Perfectionist is an unforgettable portrait of Bernard Loiseau, and the sophisticated, unforgiving world of French gastronomy. Loiseau was one of only twenty-five French chefs to hold EuropeÂ's highest culinary award, three stars in the Michelin Red Guide, and only the second chef to be personally awarded the Legion of Honor by a head of state. Despite such triumphs, he shocked the culinary world by taking his own life in February, 2003. One of the ratings for his restaurant had taken a disappointing drop, and rumors swirled that he was on the verge of losing a Michelin star (a prediction that proved to be inaccurate). Recounting his ascension to wealth and fame, Chelminski unravels the complex character of Loiseau while giving a fascinating, unvarnished glimpse inside an echelon filled with competition, culture wars, and impossibly high standards. BACKCOVER: “Loiseau seems likely to become a mordant icon of the eternal war between critics and cooksÂ…[Chelminski] has a moving story to tell, with universal implications: the downfall of the artist through perfectionism and paranoia.”
—Adam Gopnick, The New Yorker
“The Perfectionist tells, in rich detail, the story of Bernard LoiseauÂ's rapid rise and desperate efforts to stay on top, but this cautionary tale is also a deeply informed guide to the last half century of French cuisine…”
—William Grimes, The New York Times
“One of the finest and most incisive portraits of a chef ever written—and a sobering account of the real human costs of being the best. A book as strong on "who" cooks as "what" is cooking. Absolutely fascinating."
—Anthony Bourdain, author of the New York Times bestseller Kitchen Confidential
“A revealing look at the rise and fall of French chef Bernard Loiseau…”
—People MagazineÂ's “Great Reads”
“The Perfectionist is a good book: knowledgeable, revealing, and informative. It brings back to life in very believable ways a man who much of the time was, as the cliché goes, larger than life.”
—Johnathan Yardley, The Washington Post
“…rich and finely detailedÂ…if youÂ're at all curious about what makes our always maddening yet intriguing allies tick, then tuck into The Perfectionist...”
—USA Today
“The Perfectionist examines LoiseauÂ's suicide in the context of French culinary history, delving deep into the mad passion that seems to drive many master chefsÂ… Mouthwatering descriptions aboundÂ…the behind-the-scenes look at the kitchens of some of FranceÂ's finest restaurants is fascinating…”
—The Boston Globe
“…The Perfectionist effectively reveals the pressure-cooker atmosphere among a culinary elite dominated by intense rivalries, fickle reviewers, and hypercritical chefs for whom there is no such thing as second best.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Rudolph Chelminski is an excellent and absorbing writer who obviously understands the inner workings of the culinary world, as well as how chefs think. His empathy for the industry as a whole - and for Bernard Loiseau in particular - makes The Perfectionist a fascinating read.”
—Daniel Boulud, Chef/Owner DANIEL, author of Letters to a Young Chef and Daniel BouludÂ's Café Boulud Cookbook
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The rise and fall of a celebrity chef........2007-07-05
The career of French chef Bernard Loiseau (1951-2003) illustrates Seneca's statement there is no great genius without a touch of madness. On February 24, 2003, Loiseau committed suicide when his celebrated restaurant, Côte d'Or, was falsely rumoured to be in danger of losing its three-star Michelin rating. To Loiseau, taking his life was a question of honor. Parisian journalist, Rudolph Chelminski, follows Loiseau's rise to celebrity chef status in The Perfectionist: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine, from Loiseau's apprenticeship as a teenager at the famous Roanne restaurant, Troisgros, between 1968 and 1971, to working for Claude Verger at La Barrière de Clichy in 1972, to again working Verger as a chef at the Côte d'Or in Saulieu, Burgundy, in 1975, where he developed a highly personal style of nouvelle cuisine. In 1982, Verger sold La Côte d'Or to Loiseau, and in 1991 the Michelin Guide awarded its coveted 3-star rating to the restaurant. The French government then awarded Loiseau with the title of Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite and Chevalier du Mérite agricole. Chelminski also chronicles Loiseau's slow descent into madness and self-doubt, resulting in his suicide, at a time when he was happily married and at the top of his profession. For Loiseau, cooking was always more than a career. It was his passion.
Chelminski writes from a unique perspective in that he was personally acquainted with his larger-than-life subject for nearly three decades. He first met Loiseau in 1974, when the chef was 23 and already winning recognition with his culinary talents. Chelminski's fascinating book not only succeeds at revealing Loiseau as a charismatic, extroverted, workaholic-media-darling with manic tendencies, obsessed with winning three Michelin stars, but also at illuminating just how influential the Michelin Guide's rating system is on European restaurants. This book will appeal to francophiles, foodies, and restaurant critics alike.
G. Merritt
Fascinating look at at the personal cost of Guide Michellan 'star' system in the life of one French 'Star' chef of Haute Cusine.......2007-05-14
Even if you are not a culinary professional, 'Francophile' or 'world traveler' this combination of biography, food and fame, will keep you turning the pages. Written by a man deeply familiar with both Chef Bernard L. and the inside workings of France's culinary inner circle, it reads almost like a detective story (see The Making of a Chef) A cautionary tale for 'obsessive-compulsives' everywhere and foodies of all ranks, this is the book for you. Professional foodies will love it.
You don't have to be a chef to enjoy this book.......2006-12-14
I enjoyed this book very much. A person does not have to be a professional chef to enjoy this book. There are many French terms in this book, so beware; however, in context, a reader can figure out what the words mean (eg: I only had 2 yrs of French in High School and I was able to figure out most of the French terms,in context. Also, the footnotes explain most of the French cooking terms).
Anyhow, THE PERFECTIONIST is a book about the rise and fall of a famous French Chef. Before he died, he was one of the most well-known French Chefs of the times. He was fascinating! The Chef was in love with cooking, but he was also in love with "making it to the top---quickly". His mental anguish (or mental disease) caused the Chef's fall and the author takes the reader ,step by step, through the ups and downs of this great Chef. A sad story in the end, but a wonderful read because it explains how truly competitive the world of cooking (or Haute Cuisine)is....especially in the world of the great Chefs of France.
Before I bought this book , I never knew how the Michelin-Star system works, but now I know........ Fascinating!
bi-polar chef.......2006-05-30
This book is worth reading if you have an interest in the culinary arts even though the author doesnt put any life into his portrait of the characters and we are left wondering why anyone did what they did. The book is a recitation of facts...nothing like Jacques Pepin's autobiography which is similar in its stove-slave beginnings. Neither chef went to culinary school. But Jacques got out of France. In France, the only way to succeed big-time is through the Guide Michelin's demands. That led Chef Bernard Loiseau to go into fantastic debt and neglect his personal life. We really don't get a feel for our hero's personal life. Chelminski doesnt like either of Bernard's wives and maybe Bernard didnt either. Maybe he was gay and couldnt come out of the closet due to Guide Michelin. Who knows? The author thinks Bernard killed himself at 53 because he was a manic depressive and didnt take enough drugs. An interesting fact Chelminsky reveals is the large number of important chefs who die of heart attacks or strokes in their 40's and 50's. The description of the changes in French cuisine was interesting. However, he doesnt say how prevalent the olde style still is and how much these meals cost. Im surprised the insurance paid off all Bernard's debts when he committed suicide. Did he have a suicide clause?
This is an important book for any artist/professional.......2006-05-15
I picked up this book after learning of the untimely passing of Bernard Loiseau. I previously read "Burgundy Stars" while I was in culinary school and considered that book to be an inspiration. I recommend reading "Burgundy Stars" before tackling this book to get a perspective of Mr. Loiseau during his rise to three stars that is not communicated in "The Perfectionist". The two work in tandem well.
Of course, the suicide of Mr. Loiseau hangs over every passage of this book, so there is a heavy feel to the text from start to finish. With the outcome known, the writer and reader are never able to relax and lightly appreciate the rise of this remarkable man. At every point both the writer and reader are looking for signs of what would lead to the demise of both the man and his image. This is one of my problems with the book. There are few if any light moments to temper the emotion of the death that we all know is on the horizon.
While the tone of the book may be dark, the story is amazing. I feel that anyone who works at high levels or overachieves can take something away from this book. Mr. Loiseau's mental problems are only one component of his personality. "The secret of success is consistency of purpose." No one ever embodied this quote more that Bernard Loiseau. Don't focus on his mental illness, focus on his passion for prefection.
Another problem that I have with the book was that the author integrated himself into the text nicely with personal accounts of his relationship with the great chef, but I wanted more of this. I think that more personal reflections by the author would have endeared me to the story a bit more, but this is just a minor criticism.
Overall, I highly recommend this book. I would give it 4.5 out of 5 if possible. If you are a chef, then this is a must-read. Remember, try to read "Burgundy Stars" first, it will make your experience with "The Perfectionist" complete.
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The Development of the Komnenian Army 1081-1180: 1081-1180 (History of Warfare, 5)
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There are some things people think but don't say....
"Political correctness is the classic Great Idea Gone Wrong. All it's done is shut us up. It hasn't changed anybody's mind. It hasn't changed our hearts. It's changed our faces. It's taken every opinion we have, it's taken every joke we have, and it's forced us to conceal it and hide it and bury it. It's made us superficial."
"Terrorism isn't caused by poverty, poverty is caused by terrorism. Terror is a tool used by those seeking power to keep the masses in need of an answer."
"Too many people blame everything on everybody else, and because they do, they will expect too little from themselves and too little from their children."
Glenn Beck says all that, and more.
As one of the most listened to nationally syndicated radio talk-show hosts and the driving force behind the Rallies for America, Glenn Beck entertains, inspires, and informs millions of listeners. In The Real America, Beck continues to tell it like it really is, cutting through the fog of modern-day pundits and pontificators who have made it their mission to undermine and underestimate the greatness of America, our strength as Americans, and the power of the American spirit.
With his inimitable combination of self-effacing humor and heartfelt conviction, Glenn rails against many of the forces that keep us from our potential as a nation and as individuals -- and tells how to overcome them. His topics include:
- Family and community
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Glenn Beck's compelling message in The Real America echoes the ideas he has delivered to thousands of people with his groundbreaking Rallies for America: Once we connect with our power individually, we can empower others -- and then we can be as great and as grand as we have always wanted to be as a person, as a people, and as a nation.
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Beck should take up farming, and leave the airwaves........2007-10-14
Judging from the cover photo of Beck's book, one would get the impression that Glenn is a farmer, or at least a supporter of rural Americans. The corporatist party has certainly done a good job of portraying themselves as allies of the "heartland." Yet, in this book and on his show, Beck rarely mentions the concerns of farmers - who have been devastated over the past several years by massive agribusiness interests. Rather than addressing the debt load of farmers, the low prices for their crops, the lack of awareness of their plight, the farm bill, the cost of equipment, genetically modified seeds and so forth; PR agents like Beck instead scapegoat liberals. This is the technique the right-wing has used to win over "fly-over" country, where many rural communities are dying and the root causes are ignored.Rats in the Grain: The Dirty Tricks and Trials of Archer Daniels Midland, the Supermarket to the World As with many other parts of the world, small farmers are being run out of business. For example, since the passage of NAFTA, around 1 million Mexican farmers have lost their land. Zapatista
Beck doesn't talk about the harm of corporatist neoliberalism, he diverts his audiences' attention toward other targets. Sadly, much of rural America only has access to propagandists like Beck and Limbaugh and Hannity, who have been placed on countless big signal radio stations by monied interests. Fortunately, people are discovering media options through the internet, and radio hosts like Ed Schultz Straight Talk from the Heartland: Tough Talk, Common Sense, and Hope from a Former Conservative, who does more than use farms as a backdrop for a book cover. Ed actually talks about the issues rural America faces, and he has callers from all over the country who make their own contributions to the political discussion.
If people want to learn more about the real issues of real America, I'd respectfully suggest one of the most important documentaries of the past decade - The Corporation. It goes into the details of what Thomas Jefferson was concerned about when he said, "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations; which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country."
One of the best books ive ever read.......2007-10-07
Im glad i got this book. It was really inspirational to me, and it also made me more patriotic and love my country more. Glenns hilarious, but he has heart too. He believes in his country and has hope for its future and its not all talk either-he really means it. So i think everyone reading this right now should really buy this book, i promise you wont regret it!
T.D.
Excellent Book!.......2007-09-07
Fun to read and right on the money! Hard to put down. This book gives you valid points to think about.
Douche Bag Deluxe.......2007-06-03
Ol' Glenn CAN write after all. How does he find time between all the hate?
A great book!.......2007-05-15
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to explore the truth about our country and its people. Glenn speaks with humor, passion and most of all, with a truthful voice. If you don't like this book then one must conclude, as Glenn would say, "You're a sick, twisted freak!"
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Visiting all the world's seas, the 125 species of albatross and petrel are the most oceanic and widespread of all seabirds. The nesting islands tenanted by these remarkable birds include some of the remotest atolls and some of the bleakest ice-bound Antarctic islands on the planet. Despite their penchant for the remote, petrels are now well studied ashore during breeding and, thanks to the rapid development of satellite tracking and similar techniques, when they roam the high seas. In this comprehensive and elegantly written book, Michael Brooke, who has visited some 40 countries in pursuit of birds, has brought together a wealth of information on all aspects of the biology of the species. He considers why Short-tailed Shearwaters nesting off Australia make regular 10,000 km round trips to Antarctica to harvest a single meal for their chicks, and he discusses the fearsome threat posed to most of the world's 21 albatross species by modern fishing techniques, especially long-lining. Following the ten introductory chapters come 125 individual species accounts, each accompanied by a detailed distribution map. These accounts are the most accessible and up-to-date summaries of each species' biology currently available. The book is enhanced by 16 colour plates and many delightful line drawings by John Cox, and the text is also liberally illustrated with photographs. Albatrosses and Petrels Across the World will appeal to all seabird enthusiasts, whether non-specialists keen to learn more of the species that can be seen on a pelagic cruise, or professionals eager to discover how the extraordinary lifestyles of albatrosses and petrels are adaptations to a life on the ocean waves.
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