• Publisher: Slangman Publishing
• Number Of Pages: 240
• Publication Date: 2002-02-01
• Sales Rank: 353456
• ISBN / ASIN: 1891888226
• EAN: 9781891888229
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Slangman Publishing
• Studio: Slangman Publishing
• Average Rating: 5
• Book Description:
  

  Have fun and learn "real" American conversational English! Our books contain the most common slang and idioms used every day by Americans. Look at this example:

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  Both of them mean the same thing, but "Real English" is the way Americans speak. With our books, you will learn American English conversation using slang and idioms naturally through dialogues, pictures, quizzes, games, etc. You'll be talking like a native "in no time" (very quickly)!

  This book contains entertaining dialogues, activities and games to help you learn American English conversation, slang and idioms used constantly in American movies, music, relationships, and in daily American life. This book will give you more confidence when you speak to Americans, and you will have fun as you learn.

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• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
• Number Of Pages: 384
• Publication Date: 2007-05-22
• Sales Rank: 3
• ISBN / ASIN: 1594489505
• EAN: 9781594489501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Riverhead Hardcover
• Studio: Riverhead Hardcover
• Amazon.com:
  

  It's difficult to imagine a harder first act to follow than The Kite Runner: a debut novel by an unknown writer about a country many readers knew little about that has gone on to have over four million copies in print worldwide. But when preview copies of Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, started circulating at Amazon.com, readers reacted with a unanimous enthusiasm that few of us could remember seeing before. As special as The Kite Runner was, those readers said, A Thousand Splendid Suns is more so, bringing Hosseini's compassionate storytelling and his sense of personal and national tragedy to a tale of two women that is weighted equally with despair and grave hope.

  We wanted to spread the word on the book as widely, and as soon, as we could. See below for an exclusive excerpt from A Thousand Splendid Suns and early reviews of the book from some of our top customer reviewers.--The Editors

• Publisher: CRC
• Number Of Pages: 575
• Publication Date: 2002-12-23
• Sales Rank: 633534
• ISBN / ASIN: 084930900X
• EAN: 9780849309007
• Binding: Hardcover
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  Digital technology now enables unparalleled functionality and flexibility in the capture, processing, exchange, and output of color images. But harnessing its potential requires knowledge of color science, systems, processing algorithms, and device characteristics-topics drawn from a broad range of disciplines. One can acquire the requisite background with an armload of physics, chemistry, engineering, computer science, and mathematics books and journals- or one can find it here, in the Digital Color Imaging Handbook. Unprecedented in scope, this handbook presents, in a single concise and authoritative publication, the elements of these diverse areas relevant to digital color imaging. The first three chapters cover the basics of color vision, perception, and physics that underpin digital color imaging. The remainder of the text presents the technology of color imaging with chapters on color management, device color characterization, digital halftoning, image compression, color quantization, gamut mapping, computationally efficient transform algorithms, and color image processing for digital cameras. Each chapter is written by world-class experts and largely self-contained, but cross references between chapters reflect the topics' important interrelations. Supplemental materials are available for download from the CRC Web site, including electronic versions of some of the images presented in the book.

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Number Of Pages: 408
• Publication Date: 1996-09
• Sales Rank: 255679
• ISBN / ASIN: 0791430685
• EAN: 9780791430682
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: State University of New York Press
• Studio: State University of New York Press
• 
  

Helpful for Quick Reference and for Students

While not comprehensive, this book is a concise "...introduction to the basic terms found in the major schools of Indian Philsosophy." (From the Preface) I find this statement to be true. As a quick reference this book is very helpful. It contains most of the terms of Indian Philosophy one would need to know, and in many cases it provides a multiple definitions. Sure, some definitions seem simplified, but that is due to their nature, the limitations of the English Language and our own Philosophical Concepts, and to the scope of the book. Dr. Grimes clearly states the aim of the book in the Preface. It is to define "...most terms", and to do this in a 440 page paperback one needs to be brief. Presumably Scholars of Sanskrit and Indian Philosophy should have other References to consult, but I think it still is helpful also to them, because it is easy and quick to use. Sanskrit Students will also benefit because all terms are given in the Devanagari Script and in Romanized Transliteration. I use this book and recommend it.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Number Of Pages: 666
• Publication Date: 2004-01-12
• Sales Rank: 164591
• ISBN / ASIN: 0521833450
• EAN: 9780521833455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
• Studio: Cambridge University Press
• Book Description:
  

  Simple explanations lead the reader logically from the basics of laser action to advanced topics in laser physics and engineering in this comprehensive introduction to the physical and engineering principles of laser operation and design. Direct explanations, examples, and many homework problems make this book invaluable to undergraduate and first-year graduate students taking courses on lasers. Summaries of key types of lasers, use of unique theoretical descriptions, and an extensive bibliography also recommend this volume to researchers. First Edition Hb (1996): 0-521-55424-1 First Edition Pb (1996): 0-521-55617-1

• Publisher: Extique
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• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Number Of Pages: 182
• Publication Date: 2003-01-17
• Sales Rank: 651788
• ISBN / ASIN: 0262072408
• EAN: 9780262072403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: The MIT Press
• Studio: The MIT Press
• 
  Book Description:
  

  Few topics in international economics are as controversial as the choice of an exchange rate regime. Since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system in the early 1970s, countries have adopted a wide variety of regimes, ranging from pure floats at one extreme to currency boards and dollarization at the other. While a vast theoretical literature explores the choice and consequences of exchange rate regimes, the abundance of possible effects makes it difficult to establish clear relationships between regimes and common macroeconomic policy targets such as inflation and growth.
  
  This book takes a systematic look at the evidence on macroeconomic performance under alternative exchange rate regimes, drawing on the experience of some 150 member countries of the International Monetary Fund over the past thirty years. Among other questions, it asks whether pegging the exchange rate leads to lower inflation, whether floating exchange rates are associated with faster output growth, and whether pegged regimes are particularly prone to currency and other crises. The book draws on history and theory to delineate the debate and on standard statistical methods to assess the empirical evidence, and includes a CD-ROM containing the data set used.

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• Publisher: SitePoint
• Number Of Pages: 180
• Publication Date: 2007-01-31
• Sales Rank: 9383
• ISBN / ASIN: 0975841963
• EAN: 9780975841969
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: SitePoint
• Studio: SitePoint
• Book Description:
  

  Tired of making web sites that work absolutely perfectly but just don't look nice?

  If so, then The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is for you. A simple, easy-to-follow guide, illustrated with plenty of full-color examples, this book will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start to finish. Good design principles are not rocket science, and using the information contained in this book will help you create stunning web sites.
  
  

• Understand the design process, from discovery to implementation
• Understand what makes "good design"
• Developing pleasing layouts using grids, the rule of thirds, balance and symmetry
• Use color effectively, develop color schemes and create a palette
• Use textures, lines, points, shapes, volumes and depth
• Learn how good typography can make ordinary designs look great
• Effective imagery: choosing, editing and placing images

Throughout the book, you'll follow an example design, from concept to completion, learning along the way.

• Publisher: Leo Cooper
• Number Of Pages: 160
• Publication Date: 1999-01
• Sales Rank: 1852597
• ISBN / ASIN: 0850526655
• EAN: 9780850526653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Leo Cooper
• Studio: Leo Cooper
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• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Number Of Pages: 272
• Publication Date: 2003-12-17
• Sales Rank: 1790990
• ISBN / ASIN: 0750656670
• EAN: 9780750656672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann

• Publisher: Longman
• Number Of Pages:
• Publication Date: 2003-06-13
• Sales Rank: 1981364
• ISBN / ASIN: 0582539609
• EAN: 9780582539600
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Longman
• Studio: Longman
• 
  

Microsoft (Global) Citizenship Report 2006
By Microsoft

• Publisher: Microsoft
• Number Of Pages: 64
• Publication Date: 2006-10
• Binding: pdf
• In the 2006 Microsoft Global Citizenship Report, we discuss our key citizenship initiatives and activities worldwide, highlight some of our more significant accomplishments in fiscal year 2006, and share our goals for fiscal year 2007.
  
  This report focuses on Microsoft’s fiscal year 2006 (which began July 1, 2005, and ended June 30, 2006). All data is for that period unless otherwise noted.
  
  This report is organized to reflect the structure of our Global Citizenship Initiative and related activities, because we want our stakeholders � employees, customers, partners, shareholders, and others�to be able to compare our program goals and objectives with our results. The report is a combination of this print volume, which highlights and provides an overview of some key issues, and a more detailed online publication that we will update annually. In addition, both the print and online components of the report provide key links to more detailed information on Microsoft.com, Microsoft’s corporate Web site.

• Publisher: American Management Association
• Number Of Pages: 400
• Publication Date: 2003-04
• Sales Rank: 1658106
• ISBN / ASIN: 0814407188
• EAN: 9780814407189
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: American Management Association
• Studio: American Management Association
• Book Description:
  

  Facility managers have to be ready for anything: bomb threats, flooding, labor strikes, workplace violence -- the list goes on and on. Since 9/11, efforts toward emergency preparedness have increased substantially.

  The Facility Manager's Emergency Preparedness Handbook is a definitive reference on facility safety and emergency response planning and management. This timely and potentially life-saving book is filled with proven plans and tools for dealing with all potential problem areas.

  The book includes comprehensive instructions and checklists for categorizing potential emergencies, identifying the resources to be used, preparing, rehearsing, and testing plans, and establishing training. It is an essential resource for every facility manager.

• Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover
• Number Of Pages: 240
• Publication Date: 2006-10-05
• Sales Rank: 2245
• ISBN / ASIN: 1591841437
• EAN: 9781591841432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Portfolio Hardcover
• Studio: Portfolio Hardcover
• Book Description:
  

  Understanding the amazing force that links some of today's most successful companies
  
  If you cut off a spider's leg, it's crippled; if you cut off its head, it dies. But if you cut off a starfish's leg it grows a new one, and the old leg can grow into an entirely new starfish.

  What's the hidden power behind the success of Wikipedia, craigslist, and Skype? What do eBay and General Electric have in common with the abolitionist and women's rights movements? What fundamental choice put General Motors and Toyota on vastly different paths? How could winning a Supreme Court case be the biggest mistake MGM could have made?

  After five years of ground-breaking research, Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom share some unexpected answers, gripping stories, and a tapestry of unlikely connections. The Starfish and the Spider argues that organizations fall into two categories: traditional “spiders,� which have a rigid hierarchy and top-down leadership, and revolutionary “starfish,� which rely on the power of peer relationships.

  The Starfish and the Spider explores what happens when starfish take on spiders (such as the music industry vs. Napster, Kazaa, and the P2P services that followed). It reveals how established companies and institutions, from IBM to Intuit to the US government, are also learning how to incorporate starfish principles to achieve success. The book explores:
  * How the Apaches fended off the powerful Spanish army for 200 years
  * The power of a simple circle
  * The importance of catalysts who have an uncanny ability to bring people together
  * How the Internet has become a breeding ground for leaderless organizations
  * How Alcoholics Anonymous has reached untold millions with only a shared ideology and without a leader

• Publisher: Longman
• Number Of Pages: 96
• Publication Date: 2002-02-28
• Sales Rank: 4687044
• ISBN / ASIN: 0582451647
• EAN: 9780582451643
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Longman
• Studio: Longman

• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Number Of Pages:
• Publication Date: 2003-02-20
• Sales Rank: 2912443
• ISBN / ASIN: 0582539633
• EAN: 9780582539631
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
• Studio: Penguin Books Ltd

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Number Of Pages: 96
• Publication Date: 1993-04-22
• Sales Rank:
• ISBN / ASIN: 0194355098
• EAN: 9780194355094
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
• Studio: Oxford University Press
• 
  Book Description:
  

  A needs-based supplementary series for adults and young adults.

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Number Of Pages: 184
• Publication Date: 1994-12
• Sales Rank: 5702542
• ISBN / ASIN: 0135548330
• EAN: 9780135548332
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
• Studio: Prentice Hall

• Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Co.
• Number Of Pages: 184
• Publication Date: 1993-01
• Sales Rank: 302203
• ISBN / ASIN: 0804817251
• EAN: 9780804817257
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Charles E. Tuttle Co.
• Studio: Charles E. Tuttle Co.
• 
  

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Number Of Pages: 192
• Publication Date: 2003-05
• Sales Rank: 4169352
• ISBN / ASIN: 0340860170
• EAN: 9780340860175
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Studio: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Book Description:
  

  Learners are practically taken by the hand and instructed on the Chinese script. Opening the door to the fundamentals of reading and writing, this book includes 100 line drawings, self-testing activities and exercises, and examples taken from signs, menus, and other real-life situations.

• Publisher: Taschen
• Number Of Pages: 492
• Publication Date: 2006-07
• Sales Rank: 429763
• ISBN / ASIN: 3822821640
• EAN: 9783822821640
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Taschen
• Studio: Taschen
• 
  Book Description:
  

  Philippe Starck describes him as a "mystic in a country which is no longer mystic." Drew Philip calls his buildings "land art" that "struggle to emerge from the earth." He is the only architect to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. His name is Tadao Ando, and he is the world's greatest living architect. Combining influences from Japanese tradition with the best of Modernism, Ando has developed a completely unique building aesthetic that makes use of concrete, wood, water, light, space, and nature in a way that has never been witnessed in architecture. Ando has designed award-winning private homes, churches, museums, apartment complexes, and cultural spaces throughout Japan, as well as in France, Italy, Spain, and the USA. This book, created at the height of Ando's illustrious career, presents his complete works to date.

• Publisher: Collins
• Number Of Pages:
• Publication Date: 2004-03-01
• Sales Rank: 1275602
• ISBN / ASIN: 0007181221
• EAN: 9780007181223
• Binding: CD-ROM
• Manufacturer: Collins
• Studio: Collins
• Review:

  I wish it were much more simply interfaced.

  I know very well through the ordinary version (=paper) that this is a marvelous dictionary. But dictonaries are just tools. so I would like to say for this digital version :" the simpler, the better."
  
  The window of the dictionary seems to show a little too much information for me, non native of English or French.
  
  The most disappointing thing is that this software cannot be installed in a normal Japanese version Windows, without a special means.

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Number Of Pages: 771
• Publication Date: 1997-04-25
• Sales Rank: 1028037
• ISBN / ASIN: 0520205251
• EAN: 9780520205253
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: University of California Press
• Studio: University of California Press
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  When we hear the titles It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lost Horizon, and Meet John Doe, we think immediately of Frank Capra, their brilliant and much beloved director. But did you know that these and many other Capra films were all written by the same man, the unfairly neglected Robert Riskin? Such films, like all of Capra's best, are wonderfully witty, a delightful marriage of word and image. With Six Screenplays by Robert Riskin, you can read about the lesser-known element of the Capra/Riskin collaboration and treat yourself to six of the best screenplays ever written. Patrick McGilligan has provided good notes to the scripts as well as a fine introduction that describes Riskin's Lower East Side upbringing in New York City, his early career in movies, his collaboration and friendship with Capra, his marriage to Fay Wray, and his sad, untimely death.

  
  
  Book Description:
  

  Screenwriter Robert Riskin (1897-1955) was a towering figure even among the giants of Hollywood's Golden Age. Known for his unique blend of humor and romance, wisecracking and idealism, Riskin teamed with director Frank Capra to produce some of his most memorable films. Pat McGilligan has collected six of the best Riskin scripts: Platinum Blonde (1931), American Madness (1932), It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Lost Horizon (1937), and Meet John Doe (1941). All of them were directed by Capra, and although Capra's work has been amply chronicled and celebrated, Riskin's share in the collaboration has been overlooked since his death. McGilligan provides the "backstory" for the forgotten half of the team, indispensable counterpoint to the director's self-mythologizing autobiography--and incidentally the missing link in any study of Capra's career.
  Riskin's own career, although interrupted by patriotic duty and cut short by personal tragedy, produced as consistent, entertaining, thoughtful, and enduring a body of work as any Hollywood writer's. Those who know and love these vintage films will treasure these scripts. McGilligan's introduction offers new information and insights for fans, scholars, and general readers.

• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
• Number Of Pages: 72
• Publication Date: 1994-04-01
• Sales Rank: 1684857
• ISBN / ASIN: 0793527481
• EAN: 9780793527489
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Corporation
• Studio: Hal Leonard Corporation
• 
  Book Description:
  

  Matching folio with 11 songs, including: Country Feedback * Losing My Religion * Low * Me In Honey * Near Wild Heaven * Radio Song * Shiny Happy People * and more. Includes photos.

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Number Of Pages: 128
• Publication Date: 1985-03-01
• Sales Rank: 391702
• ISBN / ASIN: 0486247929
• EAN: 9780486247922
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications
• Studio: Dover Publications
• Book Description:
  Challenging new collection of paper sculptures designed by renowned origami expert presents 25 intricately detailed paperfolding projects featuring strikingly life-like animals � angelfish, walrus, eagle, turtle, frog, antelope, lobster, tyrannosaurus, more. Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions and hundreds of diagrams guide origamists. Introduction. Instructions. Over 900 diagrams.

• Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company
• Number Of Pages: 84
• Publication Date: 2001-06
• Sales Rank: 48417
• ISBN / ASIN: 0757991653
• EAN: 9780757991653
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Company
• Studio: Alfred Publishing Company
• Product Description:
  

  Tagged album of the year by nearly every major music paper in Britain, The Bends propelled Radiohead to stardom in their native Britain. This album-matching folio includes all 12 songs, photos, and a bio. Titles are: Planet Telex * The Bends * High and Dry * Fake Plastic Trees * Bones * [Nice Dream] * Just * My Iron Lung * Bulletproof..I Wish I Was * Black Star * Sulk * Street Spirit [Fade Out]. ?

• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Number Of Pages: 512
• Publication Date: 1997-08-01
• Sales Rank: 2035636
• ISBN / ASIN: 0863774520
• EAN: 9780863774522
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Psychology Press
• Studio: Psychology Press
• 
  Book Description:
  

  This book comprises a series of "state-of-the-art" reviews on work relating music and mind. It offers a uniquely broad range of approaches within a single volume, ranging from the psychological, through the computational, to the musicological. Authors were selected from presenters at the Third International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (Liege, 1994) to illustrate the wide range of perspectives now being adopted in studying how humans make and respond to music.
  
  The book is divided into four sections, each illustrating a different approach to the topic. Section 1, Musicological Approaches, illustrates the role of analysis and ethnomusicology in understanding cultural determinants of musical behavior. Section 2, Developmental Approaches, charts what is known about the acquisition of musical competence, from pre-birth through to the expert performer. Section 3, Biological Approaches, examines the evidence now accumulating about specific areas of the brain which control musical thinking and behavior. Section 4, Acoustical and Computational Approaches, examine how neurological, behavioral and artificial intelligence approaches are converging to shed light on fundamental processes in auditory perception. Finally, Section 5, Structural Approaches, highlights important developments in how we conceptualize the way in which musical structures are represented in the mind.
  
  This book provides an up-to-date entry into major preoccupations of current music psychology, suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in the field.

• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Number Of Pages: 200
• Publication Date: 1996-03
• Sales Rank: 725249
• ISBN / ASIN: 0806128143
• EAN: 9780806128146
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press
• Studio: University of Oklahoma Press
• Review:

  The Best

  I can provide only a brief review as my time is limited. In a nutshell this is a book that any Luthier would benefit from. It is obvious that Mr. Teeter is a very precise craftsman whom does not take shortcuts. The information presented is the correct way to do whatever needs to be done. I would have to consider this the best of the books on lutherie that I own.

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Number Of Pages: 384
• Publication Date: 2007-05-11
• Sales Rank: 99620
• ISBN / ASIN: 0240809181
• EAN: 9780240809182
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Focal Press
• Studio: Focal Press
• 
  Book Description:
  

  Dialogue editing is a crucial yet invisible part of filmmaking. Do it right, and no one notices. Do it wrong, and your film or video sounds messy, distracting, and unrealistic. This is a book for people who need to edit production sound for film, TV, or video but were never taught how to do it. It goes step by step through the process and covers all the workflows you are likely to encounter. Efficient working practices are emphasized throughout, so you learn to save time and avoid needless repetition.
  
  Many dialogue editors are hobbled by a lack of understanding of the non-sound aspects of filmmaking. Unlike editors who cut effects, backgrounds or Foley, a dialogue editor's work is directly affected by what has gone on before. How a film was shot, recorded and edited will dramatically influence the dialogue editing process. Much of this book, then, deals with things which at first glance don't appear to be dialogue. You will find overviews of film picture and sound postproduction--film, tape, NTSC, PAL, 24p, and HD. There are summaries of film picture editing, OMF manipulation, and ADR management.
  
  * A veteran sound editor shows you how to produce a flawless dialogue track
  * Covers organization and time management so you can work efficiently
  * Must-have information for sound editors, dialogue editors, and assistant editors
  * Foreword by Dominick Tavella, who mixes films in New York (some of his films include: Chocolat, Far and Away, Vanity Fair, and Chicago)

• Publisher: Newmarket Press
• Number Of Pages: 118
• Publication Date: 1999-10-01
• Sales Rank: 349135
• ISBN / ASIN: 155704404X
• EAN: 9781557044044
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Newmarket Press
• Studio: Newmarket Press
• Average Rating: 4.5
• Amazon.com:
  

  "I read the screenplay and nearly fell out of bed. I thought I better meet him quick before someone else read it."--Kevin Spacey

  Actors and critics alike have praised Alan Ball's first feature film screenplay, which tells the off-kilter story of a midlife crisis suffered by Lester Burnham (played by Spacey). For fans of the film's dialogue--and there will be many--the screenplay allows Ball's words as well as the film's inventive imagery, from flying rose petals to a dancing plastic bag, to be savored.

  Unfortunately for those wanting the inside scoop, this text is not the original shooting script but rather the screenplay of the final cut. But the script is so impressive, that's a minor quibble. The accompanying notes from Ball and director Sam Mendes are quite insightful, hinting at a different original ending and revealing Ball's odd inspiration for his idea: the tale of Joey Buttafuoco. Ball's TV background has made him an expert technical writer, and this book would serve as a great template for the fledgling screenwriter. It includes 20 black and white photos and a cast list. --Doug Thomas

  
  
  Book Description:
  

  The shooting script of the acclaimed DreamWorks film starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening, directed by Sam Mendes, winner of the 1999 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture. In the widely praised Newmarket Shooting Script(tm) series format, here is the complete shooting script of one of the best films of 1999. Also included in this volume are a fascinating essay about the screenplay and the making of the film by director Sam Mendes, an afterword by screenwriter Alan Ball recalling the genesis of the script, a twelve-page photo section, and the complete cast and crew credits.