Author: Bryan Krull
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781536878387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Forget typical self-help books. They're boring, expensive, and require too much reflection. We've found a better path to self-improvement: '80s movies. Wondering about life after college, romance, or getting ahead in business? Films from the '80s have you covered. They can also help you deal with ghosts, avoid the perils of time travel, or survive a horror movie. Through tireless research, we've distilled advice from '80s movies on how to tackle many of life's challenges into Your '80s Movie Guide to Better Living, Volume 1, the first in a series of lighthearted self-help books for film fans.
Your '80s Movie Guide to Better Living
Author: Bryan Krull
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781536878387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Forget typical self-help books. They're boring, expensive, and require too much reflection. We've found a better path to self-improvement: '80s movies. Wondering about life after college, romance, or getting ahead in business? Films from the '80s have you covered. They can also help you deal with ghosts, avoid the perils of time travel, or survive a horror movie. Through tireless research, we've distilled advice from '80s movies on how to tackle many of life's challenges into Your '80s Movie Guide to Better Living, Volume 1, the first in a series of lighthearted self-help books for film fans.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781536878387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Forget typical self-help books. They're boring, expensive, and require too much reflection. We've found a better path to self-improvement: '80s movies. Wondering about life after college, romance, or getting ahead in business? Films from the '80s have you covered. They can also help you deal with ghosts, avoid the perils of time travel, or survive a horror movie. Through tireless research, we've distilled advice from '80s movies on how to tackle many of life's challenges into Your '80s Movie Guide to Better Living, Volume 1, the first in a series of lighthearted self-help books for film fans.
Life Moves Pretty Fast
Author: Hadley Freeman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501130455
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"An earlier edition of this work was published in Great Britain in 2015."--Title page verso.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501130455
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"An earlier edition of this work was published in Great Britain in 2015."--Title page verso.
What 80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today's Workplace
Author: Chris Clews
Publisher: Pop Culture Creations
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Oh, Carol Anne, who crooned, "They're here." Poltergeist, 1982. Perhaps you meant to say ... "It's he-ere." The first full-length book that comes on the heels of its mini-book predecessor. Let the "What '80s Pop Culture" series truly begin! So where does Book #2, 10 More Iconic Movies, Even More Totally Awesome Business Lessons, take us? Cue the unforgettable '80s quote: "Where we're going, we don't need roads." (Back to the Future, 1985.) You'll need a guide for this journey and there's no better way to travel than to hop in the time machine '80s style. Remember the sequels craze that swept the nation with iconic films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rocky, Back to the Future and every slasher film set on a street or in a camp? Yes, the '80s excelled in creating sequels and so does Chris. So, are '80s movies really imbued with timeless lessons for business leaders? Yes! The era of parachute pants, Members Only jackets and padded shoulders also brought us the same creative indulgence for the workplace in the form of bigger business lessons, bigger budgets, and anything-goes totally radical marketing. And the practical, evergreen lessons for businesses of all kinds? They're timeless. In Book #2, you'll find 10 more unforgettable '80s movies and even more righteous business lessons to apply at work. Plus a totally radical foreword from '80s silver screen sweetheart Diane Franklin. Turn the pages and celebrate the arrival of a decade that saw an explosion in creativity and the rise of the individual. Discover dozens of relatable, unique and fun workplace lessons with a side of nostalgia. You'll never look at these movies and their characters the same as you did before. Here are a few examples of the lessons Chris has in store: The Outsiders -- When the chips are down, it's more important than ever to make the right decisions and "Stay Gold." The Princess Bride -- How to drop the "As you wish" mentality. Caddyshack -- Learn how to "Be the ball" in business. Fast Times at Ridgemont High -- Why it's okay to say, "I don't know." The Lost Boys -- Reject your workplace vampires. Coming to America -- "When you think of garbage, think of Akeem." Translated for the workplace? Earn your leadership. Better Off Dead -- Being successful requires that you "Get out over your skis" and hit that mountain as fast as you can. Weird Science -- It takes a bit of crazy to continue to move the business world forward. Ghostbusters -- It's true! Strapping an unlicensed nuclear reactor on your back makes you less risk-averse. The Karate Kid -- "Don't forget to breathe. Very important" is perhaps the greatest business advice of all time. In other words, you surely don't want to lose your sh!t when it hits the fan. The timeless lessons of '80s movies (taught to some of us as tweens and teens, and just now being discovered by younger generations) still resonate and apply to our careers. Extract these lessons and live them every day. So, get into some parachute pants, pump up your favorite '80s jams and get ready to learn What '80s Pop Culture Can Teach Us About Today's Workplace. "Inspired, insightful, and hilarious." -- Kevin Barnett, Screenwriter and Producer "A truly enjoyable and nostalgic read with golden nuggets of business advice throughout." -- Karen Jones-- Karen Jones, EVP & CMO, Ryder
Publisher: Pop Culture Creations
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Oh, Carol Anne, who crooned, "They're here." Poltergeist, 1982. Perhaps you meant to say ... "It's he-ere." The first full-length book that comes on the heels of its mini-book predecessor. Let the "What '80s Pop Culture" series truly begin! So where does Book #2, 10 More Iconic Movies, Even More Totally Awesome Business Lessons, take us? Cue the unforgettable '80s quote: "Where we're going, we don't need roads." (Back to the Future, 1985.) You'll need a guide for this journey and there's no better way to travel than to hop in the time machine '80s style. Remember the sequels craze that swept the nation with iconic films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rocky, Back to the Future and every slasher film set on a street or in a camp? Yes, the '80s excelled in creating sequels and so does Chris. So, are '80s movies really imbued with timeless lessons for business leaders? Yes! The era of parachute pants, Members Only jackets and padded shoulders also brought us the same creative indulgence for the workplace in the form of bigger business lessons, bigger budgets, and anything-goes totally radical marketing. And the practical, evergreen lessons for businesses of all kinds? They're timeless. In Book #2, you'll find 10 more unforgettable '80s movies and even more righteous business lessons to apply at work. Plus a totally radical foreword from '80s silver screen sweetheart Diane Franklin. Turn the pages and celebrate the arrival of a decade that saw an explosion in creativity and the rise of the individual. Discover dozens of relatable, unique and fun workplace lessons with a side of nostalgia. You'll never look at these movies and their characters the same as you did before. Here are a few examples of the lessons Chris has in store: The Outsiders -- When the chips are down, it's more important than ever to make the right decisions and "Stay Gold." The Princess Bride -- How to drop the "As you wish" mentality. Caddyshack -- Learn how to "Be the ball" in business. Fast Times at Ridgemont High -- Why it's okay to say, "I don't know." The Lost Boys -- Reject your workplace vampires. Coming to America -- "When you think of garbage, think of Akeem." Translated for the workplace? Earn your leadership. Better Off Dead -- Being successful requires that you "Get out over your skis" and hit that mountain as fast as you can. Weird Science -- It takes a bit of crazy to continue to move the business world forward. Ghostbusters -- It's true! Strapping an unlicensed nuclear reactor on your back makes you less risk-averse. The Karate Kid -- "Don't forget to breathe. Very important" is perhaps the greatest business advice of all time. In other words, you surely don't want to lose your sh!t when it hits the fan. The timeless lessons of '80s movies (taught to some of us as tweens and teens, and just now being discovered by younger generations) still resonate and apply to our careers. Extract these lessons and live them every day. So, get into some parachute pants, pump up your favorite '80s jams and get ready to learn What '80s Pop Culture Can Teach Us About Today's Workplace. "Inspired, insightful, and hilarious." -- Kevin Barnett, Screenwriter and Producer "A truly enjoyable and nostalgic read with golden nuggets of business advice throughout." -- Karen Jones-- Karen Jones, EVP & CMO, Ryder
The Movie Guide to Transitions
Author: Cathie Glenn Sturdevant
Publisher: Lightspheres
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher: Lightspheres
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Life Moves Pretty Fast
Author: Hadley Freeman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780606389389
Category : Motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From "Vogue" contributor and "Guardian" columnist Hadley Freeman, a personalized guide to eighties movies that describes why they changed movie-making forever featuring exclusive interviews with the producers, directors, writers and stars of the best cult classics. For Hadley Freeman, movies of the 1980s have simply got it all. Comedy in "Three Men and a Baby," "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Ghostbusters," and "Back to the Future"; all a teenager needs to know in "Pretty in Pink," "Ferris Bueller s Day Off," "Say Anything," "The Breakfast Club," and "Mystic Pizza"; the ultimate in action from "Top Gun," "Die Hard," "Beverly Hills Cop," and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"; love and sex in "9 1/2 Weeks," "Splash," "About Last Night," "The Big Chill," and "Bull Durham"; and family fun in "The Little Mermaid," "ET," "Big," "Parenthood," and "Lean On Me." In "Life Moves Pretty Fast," Hadley puts her obsessive movie geekery to good use, detailing the decade s key players, genres, and tropes. She looks back on a cinematic world in which bankers are invariably evil, where children are always wiser than adults, where science is embraced with an intense enthusiasm, and the future viewed with giddy excitement. And, she considers how the changes between movies then and movies today say so much about society s changing expectations of women, young people, and art and explains why "Pretty in Pink" should be put on school syllabuses immediately. From how John Hughes discovered Molly Ringwald, to how the friendship between Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi influenced the evolution of comedy, and how Eddie Murphy made America believe that race can be transcended, this is a highly personal, witty love letter to eighties movies, but also an intellectually vigorous, well-researched take on the changing times of the film industry ("The Guardian")."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780606389389
Category : Motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From "Vogue" contributor and "Guardian" columnist Hadley Freeman, a personalized guide to eighties movies that describes why they changed movie-making forever featuring exclusive interviews with the producers, directors, writers and stars of the best cult classics. For Hadley Freeman, movies of the 1980s have simply got it all. Comedy in "Three Men and a Baby," "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Ghostbusters," and "Back to the Future"; all a teenager needs to know in "Pretty in Pink," "Ferris Bueller s Day Off," "Say Anything," "The Breakfast Club," and "Mystic Pizza"; the ultimate in action from "Top Gun," "Die Hard," "Beverly Hills Cop," and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"; love and sex in "9 1/2 Weeks," "Splash," "About Last Night," "The Big Chill," and "Bull Durham"; and family fun in "The Little Mermaid," "ET," "Big," "Parenthood," and "Lean On Me." In "Life Moves Pretty Fast," Hadley puts her obsessive movie geekery to good use, detailing the decade s key players, genres, and tropes. She looks back on a cinematic world in which bankers are invariably evil, where children are always wiser than adults, where science is embraced with an intense enthusiasm, and the future viewed with giddy excitement. And, she considers how the changes between movies then and movies today say so much about society s changing expectations of women, young people, and art and explains why "Pretty in Pink" should be put on school syllabuses immediately. From how John Hughes discovered Molly Ringwald, to how the friendship between Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi influenced the evolution of comedy, and how Eddie Murphy made America believe that race can be transcended, this is a highly personal, witty love letter to eighties movies, but also an intellectually vigorous, well-researched take on the changing times of the film industry ("The Guardian")."
TV Guide
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Television programs
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Television programs
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
TLA Film and Video Guide
Author: David Bleiler
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312243308
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
*Detailed indexes by star, director, genre, country of origin, and theme *Lavishly illustrated with over 450 photos *Comprehensive selection of international cinema from over 50 countries *Over 9,000 films reviewed *Up-to-date information on video availability and pricing *Appendices with award listings, TLA Bests, and recommended films
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312243308
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
*Detailed indexes by star, director, genre, country of origin, and theme *Lavishly illustrated with over 450 photos *Comprehensive selection of international cinema from over 50 countries *Over 9,000 films reviewed *Up-to-date information on video availability and pricing *Appendices with award listings, TLA Bests, and recommended films
The Best 80s Movies
Author: Helen O'Hara
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781787391840
Category : Motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Best 80s Moviesis the ultimate guide to all things retro, taking you on a nostaligic trip through the 80s. The aim is to review all your favourite films, the ones that have stood the test of time and popularity... and a few that haven't (Ewoks: Caravan of Courageanyone?). As well as in-depth discussions of the best films of the decade, it dissects other significant cinematic aspects of the era, such as the decade's most quotable lines, the stars that made the 80s what it was and the music that we're all still humming. It's the definitive guide to the most fun, most lasting movies of one of the richest decades cinema has ever seen.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781787391840
Category : Motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Best 80s Moviesis the ultimate guide to all things retro, taking you on a nostaligic trip through the 80s. The aim is to review all your favourite films, the ones that have stood the test of time and popularity... and a few that haven't (Ewoks: Caravan of Courageanyone?). As well as in-depth discussions of the best films of the decade, it dissects other significant cinematic aspects of the era, such as the decade's most quotable lines, the stars that made the 80s what it was and the music that we're all still humming. It's the definitive guide to the most fun, most lasting movies of one of the richest decades cinema has ever seen.
The Ultimate Girls' Movie Survival Guide
Author: Andrea Sarvady
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689873735
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
More than a movie rental guide, this book is arranged to address universal themes such as love complications, troubled friendships, family strife, body image angst, and more--a true manual for finding the answers to life's questions through film. Two-color illustrations throughout.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689873735
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
More than a movie rental guide, this book is arranged to address universal themes such as love complications, troubled friendships, family strife, body image angst, and more--a true manual for finding the answers to life's questions through film. Two-color illustrations throughout.
The Orchid Thief
Author: Susan Orlean
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307795292
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion. In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Orchid Thief “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307795292
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion. In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Orchid Thief “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal