“robert mckee”

Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress, and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. In "Story", McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his seminars, providing readers with the most comprehen... More

"The Art of War" meets "The Artist's Way" in this no-nonsense, profoundly inspiring guide to overcoming creative blocks of every kind.What keeps so many people from doing what they love? How can internal roadblocks to creativity be removed? In this motivational guide, a best-selling novelist identif... More

The first of its kind and a powerful challenge to customary views of gender and sexuality in the life and literature of Mexico, this book traces literary representations of masculinity in Mexico from independence in 1810 to the 1960s, and shows how these intersect with the constructions of nation an... More

"Bandits, Captives, Heroines, and Saints" investigates cultural icons of the late nineteenth century from Mexico's largely unstudied northwest borderlands, present-day Sonora, Baja California, and western Chihuahua. Robert McKee Irwin looks at popular figures such as Joaquin Murrieta, the gold rush ... More

A powerful case has been made for emotional intelligence and its crucial role in human interaction. But leaders and organizations inevitably underestimate the challenges inherent in truly developing emotional intelligence and sustaining resonance in one's self and in one's organization. How do you i... More

""Hispanisms and Homosexualities" makes a lasting contribution to the fields of Spanish and Latin American literary studies as well as to lesbian and gay studies. Original and provocative, it provides an impressive display of the new scholarship in these areas."--David Roman, University of Southern ... More

Finally there is a book that presents real applications of graph theory in a unified format. This book is the only source for an extended, concentrated focus on the theory and techniques common to various types of intersection graphs. It is a concise treatment of the aspects of intersection graphs t... More

From Batman to motor bikes, pop stars to Internet pornography, "Beautiful Things in Popular Culture" examines the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culture's most celebrated texts and objects. As the soldiers of the Culture Wars continue to argue whether it is better to study S... More

The Beck and her little brother B.C. take on Zap Pike's Black Tower Gang to stop them from opening a hunting jungle in which Pike makes his profit by letting would-be hunters come in with their guns and kill exotic animals as they come out of their cages for giant fees. The Beck and B.C. find not on... More

Mr Benn dresses up and travels back in time as a Roman gladiator. Mr Benn is an ordinary man who lives in an ordinary house on an ordinary street. Sometimes he visits a costume shop which seems to be ordinary but from which some quite extraordinary adventures can begin. "From the Hardcover edition.M... More