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Creative Producing: A Pitch-to-Picture Guide to Movie Development

Carol Baum - Allworth
Format: Paperback

Go behind the scenes with the producer of Father of the Bride to learn all the skills necessary to be a top Hollywood producer. As former co-president of Dolly Parton's production company, Sandollar, and as a successful independent producer, Carol Baum is an expert in the art of film...
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School Insecurity: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents and Educators on School Security, Protecting Your Children, and Fostering a Safe Learning Environment

Wayne Black - Viva Editions
Format: Paperback

The must-have school safety guide for any parent and professional ready to make a change. Is your child safe at school? Who makes the decisions about your child's safety and security when you send them off to school each day? What does a truly safe school look like? Does your school...
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The Rest Is History: From Ancient Rome to Ronald Reagan―History's Most Curious Questions, Answered

Goalhanger Podcasts Ltd - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

This entertaining companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Agatha Christie, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate--with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banter The Rest Is History podcast brilliantly distills major...
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Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?: 25 Arguments That Won't Go Away

Keith Boykin - Bold Type Books
Format: Hardcover

Some arguments about race refuse to go away. It's time, once and for all, to shatter them.The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white victimhood, deny Black oppression, promote myths of Black inferiority, or rebrand racism...
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The Feminist Bird Club's Birding for a Better World: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Nature

Sydney Anderson - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Paperback

"Through the Feminist Bird Club, Molly Adams and Sydney Golden Anderson have walked the walk of inclusive birding; in Birding for a Better World, they talk the talk - this book got me to examine overlooked injustices, in and out of birding." - Christian Cooper, author of Better...
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The Black Joy Project

Kleaver Cruz - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover

Featuring 117 full-color photos and eight breathtaking essays on a force that fuels Black life all around the globe, this is Humans of New York meets The Black Book"A patchwork quilt of visually stunning images, captured moments of triumph, antidotes to trauma narratives and rich,...
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Hate Speech (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)

Caitlin Ring Carlson - The MIT Press
Format: Paperback

An investigation of hate speech: legal approaches, current controversies, and suggestions for limiting its spread.. Hate speech can happen anywhere--in Charlottesville, Virginia, where young men in khakis shouted, "Jews will not replace us"; in Myanmar, where the military used...
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The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type

Alex W. White - Allworth
Format: Paperback

In full color, with over 750 images to enhance and clarify the concepts, this thought-provoking resource is for graphic designers, professors, and students. This Third Edition, wholly revised and updated with essays on design thinking by seven industry leaders and a wealth of new images,...
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1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round

Jami Attenberg - S&S/Simon Element
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by Jami Attenberg's wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this writer's guide features encouraging essays on creativity, productivity, and writing from acclaimed authors including Roxane Gay, Lauren Groff, Celeste Ng, Meg Wolitzer, and Carmen Maria Machado....
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How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill

Jericho Brown - Amistad
Format: Paperback

More than 30 acclaimed writers - including diverse voices such as Nikki Giovanni, David Omotosho Black, Natasha Trethewey, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and Angela Flournoy - reflect on their experience and expertise in this unique book on the craft of writing that focuses...
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