"Out in the desert in a place called the Palace, a young man tends to a dying soul, someone he once knew briefly but who has haunted the edges of his life: Juan Gay. Playful raconteur, child lost and found and lost, guardian of the institutionalized, Juan has a project to pass along, one built around a true artifact of a book--Sex Variants: A Study of Homosexual Patterns--and its devastating history. This book contains accounts collected in the early...

Discover the Magic of Storytelling for Young Hearts Are you inspired to create stories that spark a child's imagination, touch their hearts, and leave a lasting impact? "Unlocking Imagination" is your essential guide to crafting enchanting children's books that will captivate and inspire. What You'll Find Inside: Step-by-Step Guidance: This book takes you on a journey from concept to publication, offering a clear and practical roadmap for aspiring...

Introducing "From Blank Page to Published Author: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel" - the ultimate resource for anyone who has ever dreamed of writing a novel, but didn't know where to start.Whether you're a seasoned writer looking to hone your craft or a complete newbie wondering how to even begin, this comprehensive eBook will guide you every step of the way. You'll learn the skills and techniques you need to turn your ideas into a polished manuscript.Inside,...

In this tale inspired by the life of author Toni Morrison, young Toni sets out on a quest for gold with her siblings, but when things do not go as planned, she realizes that finding the perfect ending is all about how you tell the story. Includes biographical note.

Writings from a year of exploration, solitude, and adventure. Through long travel, trials, torment, young questions, Discovery, wonder, weather, and culture. Introspection and reflection. Love, humanity, and discovery of self. A journey into the realms of humanity, all its beauty and all it's mess.

Stories and narratives aimed at helping families work through an array of subjects like health, illness, grief, adoption, sexual identity, and school. The Healing Heart provides powerful examples of the use of stories and storytelling in encouraging resiliency, empathy, respect, and healing. These engaging books contain stories, and narratives about the use of the stories in activities with different populations (children, teens, those with disabilities,...

The Biggest POV Resource in History on a Single Page! POV Matrix features over 3,000 Points of View on One Page, making it the ultimate tool for mastering perspective in storytelling.This pioneering reference is designed to categorize and clarify Points of View, allowing you to understand and construct the most compelling POV for your narrative. With this seamless approach of the POV Matrix, no tale is beyond this system's reach. Despite the abundance...

There is-and could only ever be-one Billy Bob Thornton:  actor, musician, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and accidental Hollywood badass. In The Billy Bob Tapes, he leads us into his Cave Full of Ghosts, spinning colorful tales of his modest (to say the least) Southern upbringing, his bizarre phobias (komoda dragons?), his life, his loves (including his marriage to fellow Oscar winner Angelina Jolie), and, of course, his movie career. Best of...

Due to the abundance of information and stimuli in today's society, customers are becoming less attentive. Marketing and communication experts have emphasized storytelling, or rather, the creation of stories around companies or products, in an effort to draw customers in, foster engagement, and increase sales.Apple, Disney, Coca-Cola, Ford, Havaianas and Nike are excellent storytellers and that is the fundamental similarity that unites them as influential...

Folklorist, recording artist, actor, songwriter, broadcaster, storyteller, author, archivist, artisan, and designer: over a career spanning more than fifty years, Clary Croft has woven the threads of his vast array of talents into a tapestry that has enveloped the life of an artist, and in the process, he's become a household name in Nova Scotia and beyond. With charming humility and cheeky humor, Clary shares memories and anecdotes of an eclectic...