First Cut

First Cut offers an opportunity to learn what film editing really is, and to learn from the source. Gabriella Oldham's interviews with twenty-three award-winning film editors give a full picture of th

First Cut 2: More Conversations with Film Editors presents a new collection of twelve interviews with award-winning film editors who discuss the art and craft of editing in the twenty-first century. A

First Cut 2: More Conversations with Film Editors presents a new collection of twelve interviews with award-winning film editors who discuss the art and craft of editing in the twenty-first century. A

These days, bookstore shelves are packed with beautiful cookbooks from star chefs featuring enticingrecipes that require an extensive and expensive list of ingredients. Meanwhile, over in the diet se

For two minutes she was dead.The assailant was vicious, the attack brutal–and it left her lifeless . . . until her pulse fluttered and she jolted awake. Now, a year later, detective Nan Vining is stil

On a balmy June night, Kirsten, a young university student, is strolling home through a silent moonlit park when she is viciously attacked. When she awakes in the hospital, she has no recollection of

With humor, compassion, and wisdom, Howard Carter recounts the semester he spent watching first-year medical students in a human anatomy lab. From the tentative early incisions of the back, the symbol

First haircut? No problem! With this playful board book in tow, little ones getting a trim will feel at ease and amused!Contrary to popular belief, a toddler's first haircut can actually be fun! (And every hair-washing, too!) This interactive board book featuring die-cuts across each illustrated spread for fingers to wash," "cut," and "comb" hair introduces the youngest readers to haircare in a clever and comforting way.TOTAL TODDLER APPEAL: Simple text and accessible illustrations are easy to understand and help little ones understand all that goes into getting their first haircut.KIDS' ANXIETY RELIEF: Soothing, fun, and engaging, this book addresses both the practical and emotional aspects of this sometimes-fraught toddler milestone, making it more easily managed and even fun!PARENT/CHILD BONDING: Die-cut holes for fingers on each spread make the haircutting, washing, and combing experience toddler-friendly, welcoming laughter, questions, assurance, and delight.A GREAT GIFT: With a d

An hilarious coming-of-age story about home, friendship, and learning that sometimes the most exciting adventures happen behind-the-scenes.Alex Davis is convinced that seventh grade is going to be his year. After spending all summer at skate camp, he knows he’ll finally be seen as one of the “cool kids”…until he’s mistakenly put in the wrong elective. Now, instead of taking a popular video games class with his friends, he’s stuck in Filmmaking with hipster teacher Pablo and a group of eccentric classmates. But when it’s announced that their films will be entered in the school’s annual Golden Reel competition, Alex becomes determined to claim first prize and salvage his seventh-grade year. With the help of his longtime crush, his best friend, and a peculiar new student, Alex sets out to make a masterpiece. Soon he discovers that someone is trying to sabotage his film and finds himself embroiled in a mystery―one that leads him and his crew to conniving classmates, traitorous teachers, an