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In 1938, Warner Brothers production chief Hal Wallis grudgingly described David Lewis--one of his six "supervisors" and a veteran of 15 feature films--to director Michael Curtiz: "That Lewis is a genius at getting scripts out of people who can''t write " Wallis knew that writing ultimately defined the job of the creative producer and that David Lewis had an uncanny talent for coaxing the best filmic material from the screenwriters he supervised. In this memoir, Lewis describes his development as a production executive and how the associate producer helped make the famed studio system work. It was the producer (or "supervisor", at Warners) who saw the script budgeted, cast the film, helped choose the director, and gently influenced the filming itself. Once shooting was complete, it was the producer who stayed with the project through editing and previews. David Lewis (1903-1987) was an associate producer at RKO and later at MGM. He hit his stride at Warner Bros., where, between 1937 and 1942, he produced twelve films with such popular stars as James Cagney (Each Dawn I Die), Humphrey Bogart (It All Came True), Bette Davis (Dark Victory), Ronald Reagan (Kings Row), Errol Flynn (Four''s a Crowd), and Charles Boyer (All This and Heaven Too). His films were nominated for a total of 15 Academy Awards, including three for Best Picture. Some of Lewis''s films have rightfully become classics; all reflect an unerring instinct for character and structure, part of the filmmaking process he describes in The Creative Producer.

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Until his death in October 2002, it seemed nothing could stop David Lewis. His had been a truly remarkable life, all the more for it was only in his mid-forties that he decided to pack in his job as a doctor in the East End of London and set sail with his first two kids and second wife on the first multihull circumnavigation of the globs, an incredible journey of 38,000 miles. In the late 1960s, Lewis′s adventuring took on a scientific focus with a groundbreaking crossing of the 1600 miles between Tahiti and New Zealand using only the ′star-path′ techniques of the traditional Polynesian navigators. His accomplishment shook conventional wisdom about the settlement of the Pacific to its very core. Later, he would undertake similar ventures in the Arctic realms of the Soviet Far East and Alaska, and in the Central Australian deserts. But it was in the 1970s and early 1980s that Lewis really made his mark in the world of adventure with his expeditions to Antarctica. First there was the dramatic Ice Bird voyage, the first-ever single-handed voyage to the Antarctic in a yacht, in which Leis barely made it to the frozen continent alive; then came the eight-person Solo Expedition mounted by his own Oceanic Research Foundation; and, last of all, the six-person Explorer Expedition. Even in his eighties Lewis showed few signs of slowing down. Poor hearing and eyesight were no impediment to his adventuring, a point he proves so eloquently in a brand new chapter for this updated edition of his autobiography. Written just months before he passed away, it reveals the indomitable spirit for which he was so loved and admired, and is a fitting endnote to a story that seemed to have no ending.

The Life of S. Teresa of Jesus - Of the Order of our Lady of Carmel is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1870. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Providing insight into an image-making process that became extinct at the end of the nineteenth-century, this book shows that, far from being trivial, hunter-gatherer rock art was embedded in religion. It explores the complex social relations of those who made rock art and why they made it.

Explains why the US alliance with Uzbekistan failed to produce reform and instead ended with the massacre of hundreds of civilians in Andijan. This book provides an account of the 2005 revolution in Kyrgyzstan, investigates the bizarre dictatorship in Turkmenistan that threatens to be the next North Korea, and examines the Islamic militant groups.

* Examines the new roles and challenges NGOs confront as they grow beyond service delivery and advocacy * Argues for engagement and more effective learning strategies at both global and local levels Written by a dynamic combination of key researchers and practitioners, New Roles and Relevance examines the large range of critical challenges facing development NGOs as they struggle to maintain their integrity and independence, while simultaneously assuming an expanding role in the fight against global poverty. This authoritative book calls for an overall improvement in theory and practice by challenging NGOs to search for greater relevance, improved accountability, and better performance in the globalized world.

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For a quarter of a century, David Lewis has contributed his "Ford Country" column to Cars & Parts magazine. In the process, he has established himself as the world''s leading authority on Ford - the family, the company, and the automobiles. This hardbound edition is the first volume to feature Lewis'' columns as they have appeared through the years, complete with their accompanying photographs and captions. Topics range from Henry Ford''s diet and health, to members of the Ford family, advertising campaigns, dealerships, and shareholders.

This provocative book provides a comprehensive interpretation of Montaigne''s Essays as a work of political philosophy. David Lewis Schaefer diverges from the prevailing view, which prizes the Essays as an example of authentic literary self-portrayal but holds that the book is not a coherent philosophical work. Arguing for Montaigne''s significance as one of the philosophic architects of the intellectual revolution that generated the distinctive characteristics of modernity, Schaefer demonstrates the extent to which Montaigne was a systematic, radical, and political thinker. For the 2018 second printing, the author has included a list of his most important publications on Montaigne since this book''s original publication.

Learn to confidently devise effective solutions in any situation with this fantastic guide to getting things done by focusing your mind and honing your decision making skills Would you like to weigh up a situation and devise a resolution more effectively? Do you want to make decisions confidently and put them into effect with less worry? Would you like to be able to focus exclusively on the issue in hand rather than be distracted by a dozen irrelevant thoughts? Choices we can expect to encounter, from life-changing career moves to the best route to the coast, can expend a lot of time and mental energy if we haven’t learnt the basic skills required for getting things done effectively and decisively. This book is a basic practical guide to the all-important mental process by which we all live our lives – analyzing a situation, sorting out how to respond to it, and taking action accordingly. We discover how to solve problems and make choices swiftly and satisfactorily, how to reduce mental stress while working under pressure, how to turn bright ideas into positive action. Following the techniques and exercises given here, you’ll soon find you are using your brain more efficiently. Your payback will be in greater confidence and greater peace of mind – which in turn will help your mental processing. Step inside this virtual circle now, and join the blessed ranks of the sorted!

A woman in danger flees for safety. But will the Amish community where she chooses to hide keep her safe?

On a beautiful August day in Connecticut, Ryan James returns home to find Melissa, his beloved wife, is gone, leaving behind only a hastily written note. Stunned and bewildered, Ryan frantically marshals efforts to find her, only to discover that Melissa is not who she claimed to be. Her social security number and name are fabricated, her personal history false. Ryan doesn''t know that Melissa has escaped to Pennsylvania Dutch country, where she rents a room from a sweet Amish woman. As the two become friends, Melissa''s painful history unfolds. A breathtaking turn of events brings the providential hand of God to center stage in two hearts wounded by the past and present.

Jessica Lehman, world-weary and despondent, takes an impulsive detour to visit her hometown and discovers more than she anticipated. A single purchase in a quaint gift shop becomes the catalyst for reviving long-buried memories of her tragic childhood, mixed with happier memories of her first sweetheart, who had always promised to rescue her from dragons. But her childish hope for the fairy tale happy ending had been dashed years ago, and Jessie now finds herself at a crossroads, fighting her last battle alone. Can she renew her faith in a God who seemingly has abandoned her? Is the deepest desire of her heart -- to love and be loved -- lost forever?