Entertainment Education

'Make Time' by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky is a practical guide to reclaiming your time and focus in a world filled with distractions. In this book, the authors share a wealth of strategies and techniques designed to help you prioritize what truly matters, optimize your daily routines, and create more meaningful moments in your life. 'Make Time' offers a refreshing perspective on productivity, emphasizing the importance of making intentional choices and building habits that align with your values.

For thousands of people, this is the ultimate teach-yourself-guitar book. It helped them to learn faster, easier, and more efficiently than any other teaching method. Inside is the most complete program of lessons you will ever find.

So you want to get into the amazing world of film composition! Getting started is one of the biggest challenges. This book offers many suggestions that could help you find your path to great success. Where do you start? What kind of equipment might you need? How do you meet people that will help you? What other skills might you need to have apart from the ability to write beautiful music?

Whether you’re a beginner with big ideas or a seasoned artist ready to publish your first graphic novel, Ink & Impact is your all-in-one roadmap to creating powerful, professional-level comics and manga—your way.

'Think Again' by Adam Grant is a thought-provoking exploration of the power of rethinking and adapting in a rapidly changing world. Grant, a renowned organizational psychologist and TED speaker, delves into the art of questioning our beliefs, embracing intellectual humility, and challenging the status quo. This book offers practical strategies and engaging stories to encourage readers to revisit their assumptions, welcome criticism, and foster a growth mindset.

Are you the kind of individual that loves a good, juicy fact? If so, this is the audiobook for you. This encyclopedia of facts is going to allow you to delve deeper into the world of humanity than you ever thought possible, and we will throw in some facts about the animal kingdom as well. Covering countries far and wide and various time spans, you are going to be taken on a journey that will further expand your own knowledge on all things connected to being a human being. With The Fun Knowledge Encyclopedia, you never know what you'll learn. There is only one way to find out.

Traditionally, piano lessons can be very boring and require a fixed time. Then many books are either too complex or boring. This often leaves people frustrated and feeling like giving up. Instead of typical text-heavy books, this book explains the essentials in an easy-to-understand way that will establish a strong foundation on which to build your musical knowledge.

'Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself' by Joe Dispenza is a groundbreaking exploration of the relationship between your thoughts, emotions, and your capacity for personal transformation. Dr. Joe Dispenza, a renowned expert in neuroscience, shares a comprehensive guide to understanding how your mind shapes your reality and how to break free from self-limiting beliefs. This book offers practical exercises, meditations, and insights that empower you to rewire your brain, reprogram your habits, and manifest a life filled with personal growth and positive change.

As a young woman, Kate Betts nursed a dream of striking out on her own in a faraway place and becoming a glamorous foreign correspondent. After college—and not without trepidation—she took off for Paris, renting a room in the apartment of a young BCBG (bon chic, bon genre) family and throwing herself into the local culture. She was determined to master French slang, style, and savoir faire, and to find a job that would give her a reason to stay.

In Plotting a Fantasy Novel, you’ll discover how to create a novel outline in five easy steps. Fantasies are our secret escape to utopia. And with the right tools and techniques, you can create many more escape gateways by writing compelling fantasy novels…novels your readers will be itching to get their hands on. If you dream of seeing your name among the masters of storytelling, it’s time to learn the secrets.

Music education has been scientifically proven to have cognitive benefits; these benefits include: greater attention span, increased ability in geometrical skills, improved performance in mathematical problem solving and spatial tasks, heightened fluency in reading, and greater short-term and long-term memory. These benefits give music educators a platform from which to advocate for the retention and growth of their programs and to encourage music as a lifelong pursuit.

'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill is a timeless classic in the realm of personal development and financial success. Hill's groundbreaking work explores the principles and mindset required to achieve not just material wealth but also personal fulfillment. This book is a treasure trove of wisdom on setting goals, mastering your thoughts, and taking deliberate action toward your desires. Hill's insights have inspired countless individuals to overcome obstacles and reach their highest aspirations.

'21 Lessons for the 21st Century' by Yuval Noah Harari is a profound exploration of the challenges and questions that define our contemporary world. Harari, known for his deep insights into human history and the future, delves into the pressing issues of the 21st century, from artificial intelligence to fake news, politics to identity. This book offers invaluable guidance on how to navigate the complexities of our time, providing readers with essential lessons on understanding, adapting, and thriving in the ever-changing landscape of the modern world.

'Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products' by Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover is an insightful exploration of the psychology behind the creation of products and services that capture the attention and loyalty of users. Eyal and Hoover reveal the strategies and techniques used by successful companies to design products that form lasting habits. This book offers a comprehensive look at the principles of behavioral psychology and user engagement, providing valuable insights for entrepreneurs, designers, and marketers.

The book has purposefully been designed for those who want to learn how to write a song, but don't know where to start. It packs everything there is to know about writing a great song, from its structure to its thought process. But the book also doesn't forget about your personal business and hectic schedule, especially if you're a person who's planning on doing this part-time. I've described a really simple way to write a song, all in an hour, with the help of simple and refined techniques.

Surprising, charming, upsetting, enlightening, and ultimately hopeful - driven by the insight and humor of Salzman’s voice and by the intelligence, candor, and strength of his students, whose writing appears throughout the book - True Notebooks is itself a reward of the self-expression Mark Salzman teaches: a revelatory meditation on the process, power, and meaning of writing.

'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill is a timeless classic in the realm of personal development and financial success. Hill's groundbreaking work explores the principles and mindset required to achieve not just material wealth but also personal fulfillment. This book is a treasure trove of wisdom on setting goals, mastering your thoughts, and taking deliberate action toward your desires. Hill's insights have inspired countless individuals to overcome obstacles and reach their highest aspirations.

During the past five decades, entertainment media have been the most powerful educators and promoters of social change in nearly every society throughout the world. William Brown has studied the influence of mass media on the values, beliefs, and behaviors of audiences in more than 40 countries during the past 35 years. This book explains the most powerful media and arts strategy of the 21st century known as the entertainment-education communication strategy. If you are an advanced undergraduate or honors student or a graduate student working on a graduate degree in communication, media ...

'Becoming' by Michelle Obama is an extraordinary and deeply personal memoir that takes readers on a remarkable journey through the life of one of the most iconic and influential women of our time. With grace and authenticity, Mrs. Obama shares her experiences growing up on the South Side of Chicago, her years as First Lady of the United States, and her ongoing mission to empower individuals and create positive change. This book is an inspiring testament to the power of resilience, education, and community, offering valuable lessons on personal growth and public service.

Book one in the five books of the Story Series by author, scriptwriter, story consultant, and PhD scholar of narrative theory David Baboulene. The author helps you to understand what makes stories that grip. With invaluable new thinking on subtext plus insights on story success from, Bob Gale—legendary Hollywood scriptwriter and producer of the Back to the Future trilogy, Lee Child—16 million Jack Reacher novels sold in 43 countries and 29 languages, and more. Simply a must-listen for anyone wanting to understand how to turn ideas into stories that sell.