Finding Superman

Author : Watson Scott Swail
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807770949
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding Superman written by Watson Scott Swail and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Finding Superman, some of the most prominent educational thinkers of our time examine the pressing issues of educational equity and excellence brought to light in Davis Guggenheim's popular documentary, Waiting for Superman. The film's portrayal of urban public schools as uniform failures and charter schools as the only viable alternative for our nation's youth demands a closer look. Across the chapters of this important book, the contributors reveal the film's untold stories. These include the many public schools that are doing an excellent job of educating students, as well as the many charter schools that are doing no better than most public schools, despite their monetary advantages.

Author : Participant Media
Publisher : Public Affairs
ISBN 13 : 1586489275
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Waiting for ""SUPERMAN"" written by Participant Media and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sundance award-winning documentary "Waiting for Superman" chronicles the efforts to improve America's education system. In this Participant Media Guide, leading educational reformers explore how to fix our broken public school system.

Author : Joe Edkin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780785313540
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Superman written by Joe Edkin and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Look on each page and find items that will help Superman battle his greatest foes.

Author : Dan Margules
Publisher : elfpublished books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book ScripTipps: Superman & Superman II written by Dan Margules and published by elfpublished books. This book was released on 2013-08-10 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Donner’s SUPERMAN (1978), a re-imagining of the comic book and kiddie show as an epic fantasy with biblical undertones, made “verisimilitude” the template for all superhero movies that followed. The complex history of the writing, rewriting, and re-rewriting of the multiple versions of the two-part tent pole, are analyzed in this special double-length ScripTipps ebook that uncovers valuable screenwriting tips which can be used to enhance any screenplay, big or small. In this ScripTipps screenplay study guide, Superman will teach you the secrets of writing strong character arcs and meaningful action sequences, telling stories visually, updating familiar genres with a new spin, avoiding and fixing plot holes when rewriting, and much, much more. ABOUT THE SERIES Everything you need to learn how to write a screenplay is readily available without an expensive film school education. Movies themselves are the best learning tool of all. But watching a movie once is an exercise in entertainment. To absorb screenwriting how-tos, a movie needs to be studied, watched and re-watched, and analyzed in depth. ScripTipps are intended to aid aspiring screenwriters in learning the craft of screenwriting through in-depth analyses of select screenplays that exhibit excellence in story structure, character development, and scene construction. Each ScripTipps screenplay study guide analyzes one movie and its story and screenplay in full, scene by scene, from beginning to middle to end, gleaning useful and practical screenwriting tips along the way. NOTE: This ebook does NOT include the actual screenplay being discussed. ALSO AVAILABLE: ScripTipps: Bridesmaids ScripTipps: Carrie ScripTipps: The Descendants ScripTipps: The Hangover ScripTipps: Star Trek ScripTipps: Waitress COMING SOON: ScripTipps: Arrested Development ScripTipps: Breaking Bad ScripTipps: Communit ScripTipps: The Fault in Our Stars ScripTipps: Sleepy Hollow

Author : Brad Meltzer
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780446542197
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Lies written by Brad Meltzer and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brad Meltzer--author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Fate--returns with his most thrilling and emotionally powerful novel to date. In Chapter Four of the Bible, Cain kills Abel. It is the world's most famous murder. But the Bible is silent about one key detail: the weapon Cain used to kill his brother. That weapon is still lost to history. In 1932, Mitchell Siegel was killed by three gunshots to his chest. While mourning, his son dreamed of a bulletproof man and created the world's greatest hero: Superman. And like Cain's murder weapon, the gun used in this unsolved murder has never been found. Until now. Today in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cal Harper comes face-to-face with his family's greatest secret: his long-lost father, who's been shot with a gun that traces back to Mitchell Siegel's 1932 murder. But before Cal can ask a single question, he and his father are attacked by a ruthless killer tattooed with the anicent markings of Cain. And so begins the chase for the world's first murder weapon. What does Cain, history's greatest villain, have to do with Superman, the world's greatest hero? And what do two murders, committed thousands of years apart, have in common? This is the mystery at the heart of Brad Meltzer's riveting and utterly intriguing new thriller

Author : Steven Kotler
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 1477800832
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise of Superman written by Steven Kotler and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of how extreme athletes break the limits of ultimate human performance and what we can learn from their mastery of the state of consciousness known as "flow" In this groundbreaking book, New York Times-bestselling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of ultimate human performance. Drawing on over a decade of research and first-hand interviews with dozens of top action and adventure sports athletes such as big-wave legend Laird Hamilton, big-mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and skateboarding pioneer Danny Way, Kotler explores the frontier science of "flow," an optimal state of consciousness where we perform and feel our best. Building a bridge between the extreme and the mainstream, The Rise of Superman explains how these athletes are using flow to do the impossible and how we can use this information to radically accelerate our performance in our own lives. At its core, this is a book about profound possibility, what is actually possible for our species, and where--if anywhere--our limits lie.

Author : Nicholaus Pumphrey
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476665028
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Superman and the Bible written by Nicholaus Pumphrey and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1938, Superman debuted, jumping off the pages of Action Comics #1. In the cultural context of the Great Depression and World War II, the U.S. would see the rise of the superhero not only in comic books but in radio programs, animated cartoons and television shows. Superman forever changed one's concept of the hero and became permanently engrained in both American and worldwide culture. This study explores the Man of Steel's narrative as a fresh perspective on readings of the Bible--his character is reflected in such figures as Moses, Samson and Jesus. The author argues that if we read the Bible it can be said we are reading about Superman.

Author : TRACIE. WHITE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911630623
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book WAITING FOR SUPERMAN written by TRACIE. WHITE and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Various
Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 : 1401290469
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Superman by Mark Millar written by Various and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before his groundbreaking work on such legendary titles as Superman: Red Son, The Authority, Civil War and Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and his hit original titles Kick-Ass, Wanted and Kingsman: The Secret Service, the New York Times best-selling writer Mark Millar tackled one of DC’s greatest heroes: Superman! This collection brings together timeless tales of the Man of Steel, from Superman’s good-bye to Earth to Lois Lane’s personal account of a life forever changed by the Big Blue Boy Scout. Explore the heart of Superman, and the root of Lex Luthor’s obsession with him, in stories from Millar’s Eisner-nominated run on Superman Adventures. Plus, reimagine the Man of Tomorrow, in a world where Detective Harvey Dent undergoes a metamorphosis from man to Superman. Superman by Mark Millar features art by Aluir Amancio (The Spirit), Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight), Jackson Guice (Superman: The Death of Superman), Mike Manley (Batman), Sean Phillips (Sleeper), Mike Wieringo (The Flash) and more. Collects the greatest of Millar’s earliest work on Superman: Team Superman #1, Tangent Comics: The Superman #1, Superman Adventures #19, #25-27, #30, #31, #36, #52 and stories from Superman 80-Page Giant #2 and DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1,000,000.

Author : Brian Cronin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780452295322
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Was Superman a Spy? written by Brian Cronin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 130 urban legends about comic book culture. Was Superman a Spy? demystifies all of the interesting stories, unbelievable anecdotes, wacky rumors, and persistent myths that have piled up like priceless back issues in the seventy-plus years of the comic book industry, including: • Elvis Presley's trademark hairstyle was based on a comic book character (True) • Stan Lee featured a gay character in one of Marvel's 1960s war comics (False) • Wolverine of the X-Men was originally meant to be an actual wolverine! (True) • What would have been DC's first black superhero was changed at the last moment to a white hero (True) • A Dutch inventor was blocked from getting a patent on a process because it had been used previously in a Donald Duck comic book (True) With many more legends resolved, Was Superman a Spy? is a must-have for the legions of comic book fans and all seekers of “truth, justice, and the American way.”