This book is the first full treatment of the life and cinema of American film director Paul Thomas Anderson. Beginning with his entry into filmmaking, this work spans each of his first four feature films – Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love - and follows his rise to the pinnacle of the indie circuit....

GET READY TO READ is a three-level series designed to develop reading and vocabulary building skills. In GET READY TO READ, beginning students progress step by step through task-based activities that promote reading competency and fluency....

Ready to Write 1, Third Edition, is a revision of Get Ready to Write, the first book in the highly-successful three-book Ready to Write series. The book teaches beginning students the composition skills they need to be successful writers in and out of the classroom....

Ready to Write marks 25 years of this easy-to-teach series, which provides basic writing instruction, dependable strategies, and many opportunities for students to use the composition skills they need to be successful writers in and out of the classroom....

Features Sharpen Your Reading Skills provides explicit instruction as well as extensive practice and recycling. Be an Active Reader features high-interest readings that allow students to apply their skills. As You Read activities, including completion of charts, graphs, and outlines, encourage reading with a purpose....