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Marco Bodoni est écrivain. Auteur de romans policiers aux tirages fabuleux!
Il veut se débarrasser de cette étiquette. Il veut être reconnu à sa « juste valeur ». Il veut tuer son héros, l'Inspecteur Davies. Et passer à autre chose.
Après un dernier ouvrage dans lequel son personnage perd la vie (pas encore publié), il écrit uniquement pour le théâtre... Un jour, lors d'un voyage international en train, une jeune femme vient squatter...
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Marshall Dodge and Bob Bryan began swapping funny Down East stories when they were students at Yale in the 1950s. Their fascination and appreciation for Maine and its people triggered the production of several "Bert and I" records, from which 14 stories were selected for the first edition of this book. Now, eleven more have been added for this expanded second edition. Dodge and Bryan were groundbreaking in their appreciation of the oral tradition...
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In the second edition of this popular guide, actors learn to use their skills to write monologues, performance art pieces, and one-person plays. Updated to include exclusive interviews and tips on marketing, this guide helps actors create their own exciting performance opportunities and follow in the footsteps of Elaine Stritch, Billy Crystal, John Leguizamo, and other stunningly successful writer-performers of one-person shows. The author, an award-winning...
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Mastering Monologues and Acting Sides: How to Audition Successfully for Both Traditional and New Media is everything an actor needs to be ready for that perfect part, from webisodes to Shakespeare. Scripts, acting technique tips, and exercises keep a performer toned and ready, while industry experts give advice on how to audition professionally. Invaluable Internet listings keep you on top of changing trends, as well.
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À l'instar des grandes adaptations qui ont été réalisées, notamment pour le cinéma par Murnau ou Coppola en passant par Herzog, celle-ci met l'accent sur les rapports humains qui égrènent le roman fleuve de Bram Stoker - ce qui pourrait apparaître comme gageure pour une fiction qui traite de morts-vivants!
Il s'agit pourtant ici des rapports d'amitié entre les jeunes Mina et Lucie, des rapports paternels entre le vieux sage Van Helsing...
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D'un inconnu à l'autre est une pièce de théâtre constitué de deux parties. Dans la première, avec l'apparition d'un virus inconnu, la Covid 19, un groupe d'amis dialoguent sur le danger qu'il représente pour chacun en particulier et pour l'humanité en général. Dans la deuxième partie, huit patients consultent le docteur Christian, chacun avec la personnalité qui lui est propre (névrotique, schizoïde, dépressive, etc.) réagit et argumente...
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A must-have resource for aspiring actors: both monologues to audition with and a step-by-step guide on the best monologue audition preparation!
Great Monologues: How to Give Winning Monologue Auditions is primarily for actors looking for excellent acting monologues for their monologue auditions. There are original monologues written specifically for auditions, as well as monologues from award-winning playwright Glenn Alterman's plays. There are comedic,...
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Learn the science and master the art of telling a great story Stories for Work walks you through the science of storytelling, revealing the secrets behind great storytellers and showing you how to master the art of storytelling in business. Stories hold a unique place in our psyche, and the right story at the right time can be a game-changer in business; whether tragedy, triumph, tension or transition, a good story can captivate the listener and help...
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Tales of terror (Chris Priestley) volume 2
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2008.
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One stormy night, in their family's otherwise deserted Cornwall inn, twelve-year-old Ethan and his sister Cathy shelter a mysterious guest who indulges their love of the macabre by telling horror stories of the sea.
191) How to Tell a Story: 7 Easy Steps to Master Storytelling, Story Boarding, Writing Stories, Storytel
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Are you ready to dive into the world of storytelling, but don't know where to start?
Do you feel unclear about how to distinguish and use the elements of the storytelling process?
Are you still on the search to tell stories that will stick out to your audience, and have a lasting impact that will be passed on for years to come?
How to Tell a Story is the guide you need! We will teach you how to tell a story in 7 easy steps. This guide is designed...
193) Twelve nights
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[2021]
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"Kay's father has gone missing on Christmas Eve! And when Kay and her sister Ell go to his office, everyone he works with claims never to have heard of him. So later that evening, when Kay wakes up to find two mysterious strangers outside her bedroom window, talking about her father and looking for the last remnants of his existence, she demands to know what's happened to her dad. The two strangers, Flip and Will, are wraiths, on a mission to bring...
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5th Grade Rocks
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Middle East Book Award - Youth Chapter & Nonfiction
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Middle East Book Award - Youth Chapter & Nonfiction
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"At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his...
195) 21st Century Robot
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When companies develop a new technology, do they ask how it might affect the people who will actually use it? That, more or less, sums up Brian David Johnson's duties as Intel's futurist-in-residence. In this fascinating book, Johnson provides a collection of science fiction prototyping stories that attempt to answer the question. These stories focus on the same theme: scientists and thinkers exploring personal robotics as a new form of artificial...
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How do we create new ways of looking at the world' Join award-winning data storyteller RJ Andrews as he pushes beyond the usual how-to, and takes you on an adventure into the rich art of informing. Creating Info We Trust is a craft that puts the world into forms that are strong and true. It begins with maps, diagrams, and charts-but must push further than dry defaults to be truly effective. How do we attract attention' How can we offer audiences valuable...
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Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father! Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin'uchi exam--the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest fan, spies on him while he practices and learns his routines for herself. When rakugo master Issho Arakawa expels everyone after the exam with no explanation, a fire is lit...
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Tell your story, change your life
Think about people who are paid to speak at events. They're all celebrities, former politicians, or award-winning experts in their fields, right? Wrong. The truth is that every year, thousands of ordinary people generate five- and even six-figure incomes-just from speaking. And you can too.
With the right know-how, anyone can harness the power of their own story to carve out a lucrative speaking career. Listen in...
200) Laina & The Vamp
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For every woman who ever loved a Vampire. "What is your passion?" Vladimir asked Laina."White," she replied without hesitation. "I eat cottage cheese and pot cheese, farmer's cheese, ricotta, mozzarella, meringue, Reddi-whip, Cool Whip, mashed potatoes, white rice, spring turnips, and I drink non-fat milk and occasionally one glass of Chardonnay–maybe two." The Vampire watched her. Was she kidding? He was expecting something more like jewelry, lingerie,...
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