Stephen King
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
1110L
Language
English
Description
"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write." In 1999, Stephen King began to write about his craft -- and his life. By midyear, a widely reported accident jeopardized the survival of both. And in his months of recovery, the link between writing and living became more crucial than ever. Rarely has a book on writing been so clear, so useful, and so revealing. On Writing begins with a mesmerizing account of King's...
Author
Series
Historical materialism book volume Volume 71
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"This book is written from the point of view of the dashed hopes of ordinary Arab citizens who mobilized across the region during the Arab Spring to reinvent the autocratic Arab world into one characterized by democracy, dignity, socioeconomic justice, and inviolable human rights. However, instead of achieving their goals, the Arab revolts, outside of Tunisia, led to civil wars, authoritarian retrenchment, and the Islamic State-a totalitarian, bloodthirsty,...
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Eli Roth explores the dark power and wicked fun of scary movies, the craft that went into making them and the ways that horror films reflect the anxieties of their times. The themes include Houses of Hell, Monsters, Body Horror, Witches, Chilling Children, and Classic Horror. Interviewees include Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele and more.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning horror film director, writer, producer, and actor Eli Roth brings together the masters of horror, the storytellers, and stars who define the genre, to explore its biggest themes and reveal the inspirations and struggles behind its past and present. Each one-hour episode will take viewers on a chilling exploration of how horror has evolved through the years and examine the genre's impact on society as well as delving into how horror maintains...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates and contributor to NPR's This American Life Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites of political violence, from Washington DC to Alaska, to better understand our nation's ever-evolving political system and history.
Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. With Assassination...
Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. With Assassination...
Publisher
Hear Music
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"A Southern gothic supernatural musical thriller of fraternal love, lust, jealousy, and revenge set in the tiny town of Lake Belle Reve, Mississippi ... [centering] on two sets of brothers: the ghosts of Jack and Andy, dead in an apparent murder/suicide, and their nephews, the living Frank and Drake, who seem headed toward the same downward spiral as their uncles."