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by CG FEWSTON October 17, 2013

Casino Royale (1953) by Ian Fleming

At baccarat, a game of chance, James Bond attempts to bankrupt Le Chiffre, who is an agent for the evil organization called SMERSH.

by CG FEWSTON October 16, 2013

Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo

Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo was originally some 1,200 pages at publication.

by CG FEWSTON October 16, 2013

Film Non-Fiction

Story (1997) by Robert McKee

Robert McKee is one of those rare gems that illuminate the craft of writing like none other.

by CG FEWSTON October 16, 2013

Non-Fiction Pictures

The Writer’s Journey (1998) by Christopher Vogler

A guide for writers based on the work of Joseph Campbell and the years of research and contribution to storytelling Vogler spent in Hollywood.

by CG FEWSTON September 17, 2013

Fiction

London Fields (1989) by Martin Amis

Who is going to murder Nicola Six?

by CG FEWSTON September 8, 2013

Fiction Film Pictures

House of Sand and Fog (1999) by Andre Dubus III

The book begins in the late 1980s with Kathy Nicolo, a former drug addict and alcoholic, being wrongly evicted from her home.

by CG FEWSTON August 19, 2013

Fiction

Kim (1901) by Rudyard Kipling

The classics are “classics” because they are written in a style that is no longer preferred.

by CG FEWSTON July 24, 2013

Non-Fiction Pictures

The Masks of God, Vol. I: Primitive Mythology (1959) by Joseph Campbell

One of the last sections is “The Functioning of Myth” and Campbell goes into great deal to extrapolate the introductory section. “The ends for which men strive in the world,” writes Campbell, “are three — no more, no less; namely: love and pleasure (kāma), power and success (artha: pronounced ‘art-ha’), and lawful order and moral virtue (dharma).”