When David Thomson took a journey to the sea coasts of Scotland and Ireland to seek out the legend of the selchies - mythological creatures who transform from seals into humans - a magical world emerged. Men were rescued by seals in stormy seas, took seal-women for their wives and had their children suckled by seal-mothers....

In this triumphant work David Thomson, one of film\"s greatest living experts and author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, tells the enthralling story of the movies and how they have shaped us....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible....

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact....

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact....

Эта книга — репринт оригинального издания, созданный на основе электронной копии высокого разрешения, которую очистили и обработали вручную, сохранив структуру и орфографию оригинального издания. Редкие, забытые и малоизвестные книги, изданные с петровских времен до наших дней, вновь доступны в виде печатных книг. ...

This study explored whether teachers who have experienced the new Massachusetts evaluation system as a pilot, perceive it as a valuable process. The federal grant process required states to redesign evaluation systems that fostered effective teaching and included student achievement data in educator evaluation systems....

In his first fully illustrated work, David Thomson breaks new ground by focusing in on a series of moments--which his readers will also experience in beautifully reproduced imagery--from seventy-two films across a 100-year-plus span....

Cooper was heroic, of course, in his own mind as much as in his scripts. He was manly, tall, and ruggedly handsome. He was a man for a fight. This book explores the career and the contradictions of \"Coop\", the star who lived the dream in the golden age of Hollywood....

At first, film was a waking dream, the gift of appearance delivered to huddled masses sitting in the dark. Then movies began transforming our society and our perception of the world. Now, although still richly entertaining, do they still have the same power? What have they done to our lives?...

David Thomson\"s \"Have You Seen?\" - A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films is a quirky, idiosyncratic and hugely entertaining look at a century of cinema....

Praise for MASTERING THE 7 ESSENTIALS of High–Growth Companies \"Thomson nails the essentials required to become a high–growth company in Mastering the 7 Essentials of High–Growth Companies. The management practices he identifies certainly applied to RIM?...

Praise for BLUEPRINT TO A BILLION \"A wonderful, well thought out analysis of entrepreneurship and leadership of a growth company.\" —Howard Lester, Chairman, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. \"If you dream about growing your business to a billion, this is a fascinating down-to-earth study that you must read....

A guide to writing for the legal professional. Includes details on quote citing, outlining, memos, and other daily legal tasks....