[PDF] A Study Guide For William Goldmans The Princess Bride eBook

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale Cengage Learning
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 47,55 MB
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1410355861

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A Study Guide for William Goldman's "The Princess Bride," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Cary Elwes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 18,68 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1476764026

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In a 25th anniversary, behind-the-scenes account of the making of the cult-classic film, the lead actor shares never-before-told stories and exclusive photographs as well as interviews with Robin Wright, Billy Crystal and more. 100,000 first printing.

Author : Ethan Nichtern
Publisher : North Point Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 48,84 MB
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0865478384

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An engagingly contemporary approach to Buddhism—through the lens of an iconic film and its memorable characters Humorous yet spiritually rigorous in the tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and The Tao of Pooh, drawing from pop culture and from personal experience, The Dharma of “The Princess Bride” teaches us how to understand and navigate our most important personal relationships from a twenty-first-century Buddhist perspective. Friendship. Romance. Family. These are the three areas Ethan Nichtern delves into, taking as departure points the indelible characters from Rob Reiner’s perennially popular film—Westley, Fezzik, Vizzini, Count Rugen, Princess Buttercup, and others—as he also draws lessons from his own life and his work as a meditation teacher. Nichtern devotes the first section of the book to exploring the dynamics of friendship. Why do people become friends? What can we learn from the sufferings of Inigo Montoya and Fezzik? Next, he leads us through all the phases of illusion and disillusion we encounter in our romantic pursuits, providing a healthy dose of lightheartedness along the way by sharing his own Princess Buttercup List and the vicissitudes of his dating life as he ponders how we idealize and objectify romantic love. Finally, Nichtern draws upon the demands of his own family history and the film’s character the Grandson to explore the dynamics of “the last frontier of awakening,” a reference to his teacher Chogyam Trungpa’s claim that it’s possible to be enlightened everywhere except around your family. With The Dharma of “The Princess Bride” in hand, we can set out on the path to contemporary Buddhist enlightenment with the most important relationships in our lives.

Author : Ira Levin
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 11,67 MB
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062037609

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The internationally bestselling novel by the author of A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, and Rosemary's Baby With an Introduction by Peter Straub For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town's idyllic facade lies a terrible secret -- a secret so shattering that no one who encounters it will ever be the same. At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, The Stepford Wives is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the American lexicon.

Author : William Goldman
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 40,61 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781935468776

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Fulfill state-mandated objectives and national guidelines AND spark student learning with Prestwick Activity Packs. The clear-cut directions, and valuable payoffs add up to classroom time well spent.

Author : William Magnuson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 39,40 MB
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1108482368

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Exploring blockchain and bitcoin, Magnuson shows how the technology rife with crime and speculation also offers innovation and hope.

Author : Katherine Marsh
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,37 MB
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781423106906

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Jack Perdu, a shy, ninth grade classics prodigy lives with father on the Yale University campus. Smart and introverted, Jack spends most of his time alone, his nose buried in a book. But when Jack suffers a near fatal accident, his life is forever changed. His father sends him to a mysterious doctor in New York City--a place Jack hasn't been since his mother died there eight years ago. While in the city, Jack meets Euri, a young girl who offers to show him the secrets of Grand Central Station. Here, Jack discovers New York's Underworld, a place where those who died in the city reside until they are ready to move on. This, Jack believes, is a chance to see his mother again. But as secrets about Euri's past are revealed, so are the true reasons for Jack’s visit to the Underworld. Masterfully told, The Night Tourist weaves together New York City's secret history and its modern-day landscape to create a highly vivid ghost world, full of magical adventure and page-turning action.

Author : Rodman Philbrick
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 39,51 MB
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 054578977X

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In this page-turning adventure by Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick, a solar event knocks out our planet's electricity, and a boy must risk his life to save his sick mother. What would you do if every spark of electricity suddenly vanished, as if somebody had flipped a switch on the entire planet? Cars won't start, the heat shuts off, there's no water in your faucet, and your radio, TV, and flashlight go dark. Everyone in Charlie's small town is baffled. But as time passes, lawlessness erupts and takes an ugly turn. When the market and pharmacy are torched by an anti-Semitic arsonist, Charlie realizes his mother will die without her medicine. So he dons skis and heads off alone, seeking the nearest hospital. After traveling 50 miles through brutal ice and snow, Charlie encounters a burned-out, looted city of terrified citizens. Will he be able to save his mom?Heroic, eloquent, and unforgettable, The Big Dark raises timely questions about responsibility, tolerance, and love.

Author : William Goldman
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 35,72 MB
Release : 1985-11-01
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : 9780345325839

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Recounts the story of Luigi the Gondolier and the secret of the sudden silence of the singing gondoliers of Venice's Grand Canal