This book provides a clear introduction to the theoretical issues that ground any in-depth study of the documentary. It explores the legitimacy of the distinction between fiction and non-fiction. It examines the uses of moving images and recording sounds in communication. It describes the implications of various stylistic and structural choices available to filmmakers. The book also covers broad philosophical issues, such as the nature and functions of objectivity, reflexivity, and truth-telling. It embraces a critical realist perspective, and thus offers an alternative to post-modernist and post-structuralist theories of the documentary.

Rhetoric and Representation in Nonfiction film

Humor & Entertainment

Plantinga, Professor of Film and Media Carl

Movies

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Writing From the Outskirts of Hope

Literature & Fiction

MacDonald, Malcolm

Contemporary

"Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect." ― Margaret Mitchell Growing up &amp; growing old are 2 things I learned the hard way. This book defines my understanding of what it means to experience things in life and take away a deeper understanding of everything. Re-appreciating people and what they offer has always been something I have tried to put into words. Finally verbs, nouns, and adjectives came together and let people understand my mind and my sense of empathy towards the world.

Side Notes of Growing Up

Self-Help

Hinamanu, Benjamin

Motivational

On August 21, 2004, Marilyn Jansma stopped to pay toll on a Chicago highway. Kevin Jansma played blocks with their son, Trey, on the living room floor. A car mechanic, spent from an all-night birthday celebration, left work and fell asleep at the wheel. FRAMES presents a real-life tragedy and its hopeful end by allowing the central characters to speak for themselves. Firsthand accounts stand side by side, forming an elegant and complex narrative collage. Interviews with the young widower and mechanic, as well as excerpts from Marilyn's journals and other primary source materials, draw the reader in with their highly personal revelations. Part oral history, part elegy, FRAMES shows that the many snapshots of our lives rarely stand alone, and one picture of death, drugs and forgiveness has lessons for us all.

Frames: a picture of death, drugs, and forgiveness

Scheer, Amy

He was taller than me, dressed in black, scary, and I knew he was lying. A few days later, we killed him, but it was okay because it was Vietnam and  I was fighting for The United States of America. Thirty years later, he came back to my medical office and tried again to take me out, but this time he was fighting for The United States Department of Justice, I was the enemy, and I was lying. Not all the scars of war are visible and some never heal. Learning that lesson can be painful for all concerned. I hope this story helps us all better understand that combat experiences come home with the soldier and what that can mean.

PTSD and ME

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Czop, Richard

Mental Health

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year! It is a season filled with gift giving, joy, happiness and of course visits with Santa Claus, a beloved symbol of Christmas by children of all ages. This is what Heather Fahs is most looking forward to on her trip to Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland. Heather will come to realize this visit with Santa will be an extraordinary one. For the Santa who awaits her visit is no ordinary Santa. He is the one true Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, and he is there with a purpose. Convince this young lady he is truly Santa, that he is merely part of the season, and most importantly...what the true meaning of Christmas was meant to be. Though simple, a daunting task. But if anyone can achieve this, it must be... SAINT NICK

Saint Nick

Kroupa, Brandon

What type of individual is God? Will He slap you if you step out of line and don't follow his "rules"? Can you converse with Him casually? Can you confide in Him without fear of punishment? Everyone has pondered these questions, either directly of indirectly, and the answers have shaped their religious philosophy? This book investigates these questions, and many others, by using the cell-phone to converse with God. They're everywhere, so why not try to get in touch with the Almighty with their use. Although the account is fictitious, the revealed spiritual truths are not and it is hoped that your reading experience will both instruct and inspire.

Texting the Almighty: A Modern Conversation with God

Bartley, Ken

Religion & Spirituality

Open His Word

Zondlak, Emily

It is the night of the first Seder, the first night of the Passover, Zaylie's father raises the matzo for all to see "this is the bread of affliction..." he reads from the Haggadah when the crashing sounds give way as German soldiers shatter the door to the apartment. He grabs his daughter and shoves her in the direction of the back door. "Run" is all he has time to say. And Zaylie's story begins. Private Max Meijer's unit from the 82nd lands behind enemy lines in France, and Max's story begins. Szmul, son of itinerant actors, finds himself in Warsaw when the Germans come, and his story begins. Pinchus, the scholar, warns the Jews of his village to get away before the Germans come, but they cannot seem to understand no matter how hard he tries, and his story begins. Their lives will bring them together, and their story will begin.

Zaylie: A Passover Story

Rosenthal, Bill

Genre Fiction

We’re good at fixing most problems. We repair the leaky faucet with a wrench, inflate the flat tire with a pump, and brighten the room with a new paint job. We have workable and sensible solutions for the simple, daily issues. But we aren’t handling the larger, more complicated problems nearly as well. How do we fix a runaway national debt, disappearing communities, an unpredictable job market, political gridlock, a mass extinction, an unstable culture, and an explosion of diseases, among others? Shouldn’t there be some way to address these problems too? There is a way, but it will require a new understanding—an understanding of why some systems fail and why others succeed, and what types of systems are capable of being sustained. By helping you discover what sustainability is and allowing you to view human endeavors relative to natural processes, this book will take you on a journey beyond the chaotic debates. With that, you may find that you suddenly have what you need to understand and confront problems at all levels—no matter how long they’ve been building, and regardless of how large and complex they might seem.

The Nature of Sustainability

Business & Money

Thomas, Steve

Economics

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