From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, ACTION offers writers the keys to propulsive storytelling. ACTION explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on clichés. Teaming up with the former co-host of The Story Toolkit, Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning originality by deconstructing the action genre, illuminating the challenges, and, more importantly, demonstrating how to master the demands of plot with surprising beats of innovation and ingenuity.Topics include: Understanding the Four Core Elements of ActionCreating the Action CastHook, Hold, Pay Off: Design in ActionThe Action MacguffinAction Set PiecesThe Sixteen Action SubgenresA must-add to the McKee storytelling library, ACTION illustrates the principles of narrative drive with precision and clarity by referencing the most popular action movies of our time including: Die Hard, The Star
With exclusive reporting, eyewitness accounts and analysis from the Pulitzer Prize-winning staff of The New York Times, this edition of THE JANUARY 6 REPORT offers the definitive record of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.Read the report from the select committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, with accompanying insights from New York Times reporters who've covered the story from the beginning.This edition from The New York Times and Twelve Books contains:- THE JANUARY 6 REPORT from the Select Committee- Reporting and analysis from The New York Times that puts the committee's findings in context- A timeline of key events- Photos and illustrations, including detailed maps that show the paths insurrectionists took to breach the Capitol- Interviews, transcripts and documents that complement the Committee's investigation- A list of key participants from the Jan. 6 hearingsA critical examination of the facts and circumstances surrounding that dark day, THE JANUARY 6
The bestselling, deeply reported exploration of Joe Biden as told through his extended family, now in paperback.Coming off of the 2020 election, THE BIDENS tells the Biden Family story in full, from the secrets lurking in the deep recesses of Joe's family tree to his son Hunter's foreign deal-making spree―and the Trump gang's ham-handed efforts to exploit it.On November 3, Americans did not just elect Joe Biden: They got a package deal. The tight-knit Biden family―siblings, children, in-laws, and beyond―is coming right along with him. They are sure to play a defining role in his presidency, just as they have in every other one of his endeavors.Inside, you’ll find these and other stories and revelations about the Biden family, including:Joe’s childhood, the stunning 1972 Senate upset engineered by his sister Valerie, and the car accident that took the lives of his first wife and infant daughter soon afterJoe’s early years in the Senate and his role in the creation of the cozy “Delaware
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