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The View from the Cheap Seats

Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780062262288

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The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman Pdf

An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics—from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories—observed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman’s probing, amusing, and distinctive style. An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, The View from the Cheap Seats brings together for the first time ever more than sixty pieces of his outstanding nonfiction. Analytical yet playful, erudite yet accessible, this cornucopia explores a broad range of interests and topics, including (but not limited to): authors past and present; music; storytelling; comics; bookshops; travel; fairy tales; America; inspiration; libraries; ghosts; and the title piece, at turns touching and self-deprecating, which recounts the author’s experiences at the 2010 Academy Awards in Hollywood. Insightful, incisive, witty, and wise, The View from the Cheap Seats explores the issues and subjects that matter most to Neil Gaiman—offering a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed, beloved, and influential artists of our time.

The Artistry of Neil Gaiman

Author : Joseph Michael Sommers,Kyle Eveleth
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496821669

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The Artistry of Neil Gaiman by Joseph Michael Sommers,Kyle Eveleth Pdf

Contributions by Lanette Cadle, Züleyha Çetiner-Öktem, Renata Lucena Dalmaso, Andrew Eichel, Kyle Eveleth, Anna Katrina Gutierrez, Darren Harris-Fain, Krystal Howard, Christopher D. Kilgore, Kristine Larsen, Thayse Madella, Erica McCrystal, Tara Prescott-Johnson, Danielle Russell, Joe Sutliff Sanders, Joseph Michael Sommers, and Justin Wigard Neil Gaiman (b. 1960) reigns as one of the most critically decorated and popular authors of the last fifty years. Perhaps best known as the writer of the Harvey, Eisner, and World Fantasy Award–winning series The Sandman, Gaiman quickly became equally renowned in literary circles for Neverwhere, Coraline, and the award-winning American Gods, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie Medal–winning The Graveyard Book. For adults, children, comics readers, and viewers of the BBC’s Doctor Who, Gaiman’s writing has crossed the borders of virtually all media, making him a celebrity around the world. Despite Gaiman’s incredible contributions to comics, his work remains underrepresented in sustained fashion in comics studies. In this book, the thirteen essays and two interviews with Gaiman and his frequent collaborator, artist P. Craig Russell, examine the work of Gaiman and his many illustrators. The essays discuss Gaiman’s oeuvre regarding the qualities that make his work unique in his eschewing of typical categories, his proclamations to “make good art,” and his own constant efforts to do so however the genres and audiences may slip into one another. The Artistry of Neil Gaiman forms a complicated picture of a man who has always seemed fully assembled virtually from the start of his career, but only came to feel comfortable in his own voice far later in life.

Make Good Art

Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780062266828

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Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman Pdf

In May 2012, bestselling author Neil Gaiman delivered the commencement address at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts, in which he shared his thoughts about creativity, bravery, and strength. He encouraged the fledgling painters, musicians, writers, and dreamers to break rules and think outside the box. Most of all, he encouraged them to make good art. The book Make Good Art, designed by renowned graphic artist Chip Kidd, contains the full text of Gaiman’s inspiring speech.

Chu's Day

Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062419828

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Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman Pdf

A New York Times bestselling picture book from Newbery Medal–winning author Neil Gaiman and acclaimed illustrator Adam Rex! Chu is a little panda with a big sneeze. When Chu sneezes, bad things happen. But as Chu and his parents visit the library, the diner, and the circus, will anyone hear Chu when he starts to feel a familiar tickle in his nose? Chu's Day is a story that reflects upon how young children aren't always listened to…sometimes to calamitous effect.

In the Cheap Seats

Author : Springs Toledo
Publisher : Exposure Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0954392469

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In the Cheap Seats by Springs Toledo Pdf

In his latest collection of award-winning boxing essays, Springs Toledo takes a hard look at the hardest game from a seat next to yours. Where the widely-acclaimed The Gods of War (Tora, 2014) zoomed in at the greatness of the golden era, In the Cheap Seats zooms out for a panoramic view of the wild world of boxing: the true champions and contenders, the stumblebums trying to make a buck inside of six rounds, the fans who swear by it and sometimes swear at it, and the rich assortment of characters large and small that inevitably gather around the ring. Whether you're a purist or a critic, a casual fan or a toe dipper, Toledo proves to be the perfect companion at the fights.

Good and Angry

Author : David Powlison
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781942572985

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Good and Angry by David Powlison Pdf

In this groundbreaking book, David Powlison reframes the universal problem of anger through an in-depth exploration of God's anger and ours. Full of practical help for all who struggle with how to respond when life goes wrong, Good and Angry sets readers on a path toward the faithful and fruitful expression of anger.

Mount Dragon

Author : Douglas Preston,Lincoln Child
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781784970574

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Mount Dragon by Douglas Preston,Lincoln Child Pdf

Mount Dragon: an enigmatic research complex hidden in the vast desert of New Mexico. Guy Carson has come to Mount Dragon to work shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest scientific minds on the planet. Led by visionary genius Brent Scopes, their secret goal is a medical breakthrough that promises to bring incalculable benefits to the human race. But while Scopes believes he is leading the way to a new world order, Carson believes he may in fact be opening the door to mass human extinction. And when Carson attempts to stop him he finds himself locked in a frightening battle with Scopes, his henchmen, and the apocalyptic nightmare that science has unleashed...

Unnatural Creatures

Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781408845455

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Unnatural Creatures by Neil Gaiman Pdf

The griffin, the sunbird, manticores, unicorns – all manner of glorious creatures never captured in zoos, museums or photographs are packed vividly into this collection of stories. Neil Gaiman has included some of his own childhood favourites alongside stories classic and modern to spark the imagination of readers young and old. All contributors have given their work free to benefit Dave Eggers' literacy charity, 826DC. Also includes a new Neil Gaiman Story.

Don't Waste Your Sports

Author : C. J. Mahaney
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433522505

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Don't Waste Your Sports by C. J. Mahaney Pdf

“Why is it that sports seem to bring out the best and the worst in us?” asks author C. J. Mahaney. “Sports are a gift from God. But as soon as you introduce the human heart, things get complicated.” For the Christian athlete, sports are one of the key battlegrounds in which pride and self-glory are regular temptations. If sports are indeed a gift from God, why are playing fields and courts so often arenas for our egos? How are we to enjoy sports in a godly way? Self-described “pastor athlete” C. J. Mahaney looks to Scripture for principles that speak to the role of sports in our lives. This booklet outlines how Christian athletes are to play for the glory of God and model gratitude, humility, and service. With candor and humor, Mahaney recounts his own story with sports and through illustrations and practical applications exhorts athletes not to waste their sports. The booklet concludes with application questions and an addendum to parents. A great gift for Christian athletes, these booklets are also sold in packs of twelve.

John Wayne: The Life and Legend

Author : Scott Eyman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439199596

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John Wayne: The Life and Legend by Scott Eyman Pdf

This revelatory biography shows how both the facts and fictions about John Wayne illuminate his singular life.

Up in the Cheap Seats

Author : Ron Fassler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0999315390

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Up in the Cheap Seats by Ron Fassler Pdf

Actor and theatre aficionado Ron Fassler recalls his upbringing on Broadway, in conversation with Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Bette Midler, Sheldon Harnick, James Earl Jones, Austin Pendleton, Ken Howard, Hal Linden, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander and Mike Nichols among many others.

How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Coats
ISBN : 1472235320

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How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman Pdf

A Neverwhere short story from one of the brightest, most brilliant writers of our generation - the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning The Ocean At the End of the Lane. The coat. It was elegant. It was beautiful. It was so close that he could have reached out and touched it. And it was unquestionably his. *** 'Gaiman's achievement is to make the fantasy world seem true' The Times

Motel of the Mysteries

Author : David Macaulay
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1979-10-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780547770727

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Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay Pdf

It is the year 4022; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, was clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber. Carson's incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one of then on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber, permitted him to piece together the whole fabric of that extraordinary civilization.

AMORALMAN

Author : Derek DelGaudio
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780593081112

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AMORALMAN by Derek DelGaudio Pdf

Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who's flipping it? A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfiction from one of the world's leading deceivers, the creator and star of the astonishing theater show and forthcoming film In & Of Itself. Derek DelGaudio believed he was a decent, honest man. But when irrefutable evidence to the contrary is found in an old journal, his memories are reawakened and Derek is forced to confront--and try to understand--his role in a significant act of deception from his past. Using his youthful notebook entries as a road map, Derek embarks on a soulful, often funny, sometimes dark journey, retracing the path that led him to a world populated by charlatans, card cheats, and con artists. As stories are peeled away and artifices are revealed, Derek examines the mystery behind his father's vanishing act, the secret he inherited from his mother, the obsession he developed with sleight-of-hand that shaped his future, and the affinity he felt for the professional swindlers who taught him how to deceive others. And once he finds himself working as a crooked dealer in a big-money Hollywood card game, Derek begins to question his own sense of morality, and discovers that even a master of deception can find himself trapped inside an illusion. A M O R A L M A N is a wildly engaging exploration of the fictions we live as truths. It is ultimately a book about the lies we tell ourselves and the realities we manufacture in others.

The Graveyard Book

Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780061972652

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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Pdf

Neil Gaiman's perennial favorite, The Graveyard Book, has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal. Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place—he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their ghostly teachings—such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead? The Graveyard Book is the winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, the Hugo Award for best novel, the Locus Award for Young Adult novel, the American Bookseller Association’s “Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book,” a Horn Book Honor, and Audio Book of the Year. Don't miss this modern classic—whether shared as a read-aloud or read independently, it's sure to appeal to readers ages 8 and up.