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Otto and Sophie Bentwood live in a changing neighborhood in Brooklyn. Their stainless steel sink is new, their Mercedes is parked at the curb. But when Sophie is bitten by a possibly rabies-infected stray cat, a series of disasters begin to plague the Brentwoods' lives, revealing the fault lines in a marriage--and a society--wrenching itself apart.--From publisher description.
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Future Publishing Ltd
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English
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Who are the greatest sci-fi characters of all time? From the rebels and villains of Star Wars to the Star Trek crews via Doctor Who, RoboCop, Terminator and many more legends of sci-fi, we countdown through a galaxy of stars! Includes special features and interviews!
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Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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A smart romantic comedy about life and love in the big city, starring Alex Karpovsky (*Girls*) as a New York film editor torn between his long-term girlfriend and a beautiful young starlet. "*...it's sharper and more entertaining than most of the movies to come out this month at 10 times the budget - or well beyond.*"- Elizabeth Weitzman, ***The New York Daily News***
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Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Restaurant owner and aspiring novelist Olivia Limoges is happily enjoying her new marriage. Sadly, the same doesn't hold true for Laurel, a fellow Bayside Book Writer. While struggling with a demanding job, twin boys, and a terminally ill mother-in-law, Laurel learns that her perfect marriage is mostly fictional. When she catches her husband fooling around with his mother's hospice nurse, she issues impassioned threats that will later come back to...
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linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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To craft dynamic characters, you must remember this: connection. Learn from a bestselling author and story coach how to conceive and write memorable characters.
Mary Kole (character guru, literary agent, and freelance editor) works with bestselling author Jessica Brody to produce this course on how to create fully fleshed-out, dynamic characters and reveal them in a way that captures the reader’s attention and heart. Mary introduces the concept...
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Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Anyone planning to learn Chinese knows that there are 300 primary characters they must understand to function in China. This systematic introduction to the Mandarin language is designed to help you learn them fast -- along with how to pronounce, write, and remember 1,200 key vocabulary words and phrases. Essential for anyone wishing to pass the official Chinese government HSK Level 1 & 2 proficiency exam or the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language...
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"In They Walked with God, Max Lucado presents 40 impactful Bible characters that inspire us every day, and how their story is our story. Inside this oversized book, readers will find more than 185 reflection and discussion questions, ruled lines to write responses, and a ribbon marker"--
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Bell reveals two ways to bring your characters to life, along with a myriad of techniques you can put into practice, including a timeline, a voice journal, a simple relationship grid, and the areas you should plan to research. Plus, learn how minor details such as patterns of speech, dress, physical appearance, mannerisms, tics, eccentricities, and even names can have a major impact.
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F+W Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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These cute felt bags are simple to stitch and make up and are perfect for seasonal keepsakes and Christmas gifts. There are four Christmas friends and four winter friends, all in an attractive contemporary style and bold colours. For extra sparkle you could stitch the designs on Lurex Aida. Stitch counts and design sizes are included.
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2022.
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English
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"After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world's most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire, with literacy reserved for the elite few. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu argues that China's greatest and most daunting challenge was a linguistic one. Just as important as China's technological and industrial advances and political maneuvers was the century-long fight to make the Chinese language-with its many dialects...
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linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Learn how to add color, subtle shading, and simple environments to your comic book character drawings in Photoshop.
Things are rarely black and white when it comes to today's superheroes and super villains. Modern-day characters are complex. Comic book artists use color and atmospheric backdrops to make their personalities shine through. But it's hard to get black-and-white drawings to look like the comics that end up on store shelves. Learn the...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Learn how to use unpredictability so your readers don’t get bored with cliche characters or trite traits, and see how to develop flaws and baggage to make your characters relatable and human. Plus, get hints about building secondary characters, villains, and what it takes to keep a character interesting through an ongoing series.
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linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Learn to draw cartoon characters for classical cel animation, digital animation, comic books, or just for fun.
Learn to draw cartoon characters for classical cel animation, digital animation, comic books, or just for fun. In this course, Dermot O' Connor reviews the basics of character drawing and the principals that underlie effective characters: silhouette, exaggeration, squash and stretch, asymmetry, texture, line weight, and more. Then he focuses...
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linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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An exploration of the creative decisions and illustration techniques involved in creating characters that represent brands.
Branding isn't just about logos. Many brands are also represented by characters, which can be as recognizable as the brand logos themselves—think Ronald McDonald or the smiling Kool-Aid pitcher. Not every company needs a brand character, but when marketing and strategy determine a unique voice is needed to communicate for...
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linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Teaches simple steps to creating exaggerated cartoon animation in Maya, using principles such as squash and stretch, exaggeration, follow-through, and overlapping action.
Now that you've rigged your characters, it's time to make them move. Starting from where Modeling a Cartoon Character in Maya left off, George Maestri teaches five simple steps to creating exaggerated cartoon animation in Maya. Using the rig developed in the previous course, he...
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linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Learn how to approach character design and get a better understanding of the powerful illustration tools in Adobe Fresco.
Learn how to approach character design and get a better understanding of the powerful illustration tools in Adobe Fresco. In this course, instructor Renee di Cherri explains how to use this digital drawing and painting app—optimized for touch-based devices like the iPad—to bring your character to life. Learn how to use a mindmap...
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A360 Media, LLC
Language
English
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IT’S PARTY TIME AT THE HOUSE OF MOUSE! One hundred years have passed since the young, self-taught cartoonist Walt Disney created the Disney Brothers Studio in his uncle’s Los Angeles garage. Not bad for a high school dropout once called “the second dumbest kid in class.” Inside these pages we will take a tour around the parks, how Pixar redefined Disney, and hw the magic will live on. To celebrate the extraordinary milestone, the company
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