Product Description: From the Author's Foreword. Although there are several recent treatises on the art of writing plays, none of them, generally speaking, is precisely a text-book of the subject—"dogmatic in theory, so as not to muddle the student with alternatives before he has grasped any one rule; detailed in the analysis of examples and in the statement of principles, so that he may see just how a certain thing is done; full of the little maxims and tricks of the trade; and supported at every point with practical exercises...read more

Product Description: This handbook on Public Speaking is a helpful read to understanding the power of transferring a great message, captivating an audience and holding their interest. This book is a relatively easy read chocked full of information that will push a potential speaker past their fears and into their own personal succes...read more

Product Description: This handbook on Public Speaking is a helpful read to understanding the power of transferring a great message, captivating an audience and holding their interest. This book is a relatively easy read chocked full of information that will push a potential speaker past their fears and into their own personal succes...read more

Product Description: Do you love mystery stories, such as the Sherlock Holmes stories and those of Edgar Allan Poe and Agatha Christie? Do you ever yearn to be a good writer of mysteries? Carolyn Wells was a prolific author of mystery novels. In this detailed book, she teaches the history, types, principles, devices, plots, and structures of mystery writings...read more

Product Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more