John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and it shares all his secrets for writing a compelling script. Based on the lessons in his award-winning class, Great Screenwriting, The Anatomy of Story draws on a broad range of philosophy and mythology, offering fresh techniques and insightful anecdotes alongside Truby's own unique approach to building an effective, multifaceted narrative.

Uploaded October 2025

This "invaluable guide" ( Publishers Weekly ) explains how the miracle of powerful public speaking is achieved, and equips you to give it your best shot. Chris Anderson has worked with all the TED speakers who have inspired us the most, and here he shares insights from such favorites as Sir Ken Robinson, Salman Khan, Monica Lewinsky and more - everything from how to craft your talk's content to how you can be most effective on stage.

Uploaded October 2025

Hackathons--participatory gatherings in which people with various backgrounds and experiences come together to address a challenge or create something new in a limited period of time--have become an important part of today's technological, social, and business landscapes. They originated in IT and have since spread into other fields including medicine, law, biology, environment, education, and civic engagement. How and why can hackathons drive innovation?

Uploaded October 2025

Having achieved the seemingly unachievable-- becoming a U.S. Memory Champion-- Foer shows how anyone with enough training and determination can achieve mastery of their memory.

Uploaded October 2025

Given the incredible and exponential progress in digital revolution, affecting all dimensions of human life, it is proper to reflect on who the human person is from philosophical and theological perspectives, in order to understand ourselves better. The cooperation between Jnana Deepa and the University of Innsbruck offers us the opportunity to bring not only Christian tradition, but also Western and Indian thinking into conversation with current technological developments.

Uploaded September 2025

The Great Civil Engineering Overhaul details the effects that climate change has had and will continue to have on civil infrastructure and what alterations are required to enable civil engineers to work under changing climate conditions, resulting in what amounts to an "overhaul" in the civil engineering discipline.

Uploaded September 2025

Drawing on science and technology studies and urban studies, Nicolas Zehner explores the question of who gets to imagine what kinds of urban-regional futures by investigating the emergence and early implementation of this large, multi-stakeholder urban-regional development project. Demonstrating the growing influence of universities in shaping desirable futures, he introduces the notion of "dataist modernity" to characterise the contemporary relationship between science, technology and urban planning.

Uploaded September 2025

Over the last 70 years, media have become increasingly central to nautical mobility. Asher Boersma describes how, in the 1960s and 1970s, the focus of the Western European infrastructuring state shifted from dramatic physical intervention to control rooms, which both benefited from and drove the mediatisation of navigation, especially radar.

Uploaded June 2025

Master the mechanics of materials with YouTube influencer Jeff Hanson Written to complement Hanson's videos, How to Ace Mechanics of Materials with Jeff Hanson provides everything you need to know about strength of materials. Designed to reinforce lessons learned from the videos, the text covers key mechanics of materials concepts in concise, easy-to-understand ways. You'll find pro tips, pitfalls, and practice problems pulled from and interlaced with the videos.

Uploaded June 2025

This book not only identifies the problems but also offers practical, forward-thinking solutions to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable and eco-conscious future.

Uploaded June 2025