New Releases by William Goldman

De son apprentissage jusqu’à ses plus grandes réussites, en passant par ses échecs cuisants qu’il expose avec humour et humilité, William Goldman raconte ici tout ce qu’il a appris sur le métier de scénariste, film après film. Ce livre s’adresse aux scénaristes débutants ou confirmés, aux professionnels du cinéma et de la télévision, mais aussi à tous ceux qui veulent revivre un certain âge d’or d’Hollywood à travers les yeux d’un de ses plus fins observateurs. Goldman nous montre le vrai visage des légendes avec qui il a travaillé, patrons de studio, producteurs, réalisateurs et comédiens parmi lesquels Laurence Olivier, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Michael Douglas, Clint Eastwood... Un choix de textes et une traduction de l’américain de Jean Rousselot. Scénariste de nombreux films culte (Butch Cassidy et le Kid, Les Hommes du président, Marathon Man, Misery, Princess Bride ou encore Les Pleins Pouvoirs), ayant reçu deux fois l’oscar du meilleur scénario, William Goldman (1931-2018) est non seulement l’un des plus grands scénaristes américains, admiré par Clint Eastwood ou encore Stephen King, mais aussi peut-être celui qui a décrit avec le plus de franchise et d’acuité le métier qu’il a si longtemps exercé à Hollywood.

Este es el mejor libro del mundo. Hay mil razones para amarlo. Léelo y descubre la tuya. ¿De qué trata La princesa prometida? Bueno, es una historia de espadachines y de combates. Trata de amor eterno, de odio inmortal y de venganzas despiadadas. En esta novela salen algunos gigantes, un montón de villanos y de héroes, cinco o seis hermosas mujeres, monstruos bestiales y otros amables, y muchas aventuras y huidas y capturas. Hay muerte, mentiras, verdad, milagros e incluso algún que otro beso. Tras la muerte de su amado Westley, la bella Buttercup se compromete con Humperdinck, un malvado y mentiroso príncipe, para evitar una guerra. Pero, antes de la boda, una banda de mercenarios formada por Íñigo Montoya, el mejor espadachín del mundo; Vizzini, el hombre más inteligente del mundo; y Fezzik, el más fuerte, secuestra a la joven, y un misterioso pirata retará a los secuestradores para hacerse con la princesa. La princesa prometida lleva generaciones maravillando a jóvenes y mayores por igual, combinando fantasía, diversión, humor e inteligencia con una habilidad deslumbrante. Este es uno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura universal, un brillante homenaje a la novela de aventuras. "Aún recuerdo el delicioso rato que pasé leyendo La princesa prometida de William Goldman en una biblioteca del norte de Londres [...] Enseguida quise escribir precisamente eso: un cuento de hadas para adultos." Neil Gaiman "Un clásico moderno, un cuento de hadas y una novela de aventuras en un solo libro sobre una hermosa heroína, un pirata, duelos y maravillas: una saga sobre el verdadero amor." The New York Times "Una de las novelas más divertidas, inteligentes, originales y conmovedoras que he leído en mucho tiempo." Los Angeles Times "Una fábula deliciosa que contiene todas las películas de aventuras de las sesiones de los sábados por la tarde, como si las hubieran escrito los hermanos Marx y los Monty Python." Newsweek "Nada sobra en La princesa prometida. Es una narración vibrante e inteligente, que te arrastra sin trampas y es moderna y atemporal." The Sunday Times

Passing the Torch describes the remarkable achievements of public university students from marginalized populations who transcend oppression and poverty to become powerful leaders for social justice. Ruth and Bill Goldman drew upon their expertise in mental health and higher education to launch a scholarship program in the San Francisco Bay Area which provides assistance to people of color, recent immigrants and others from marginalized populations, in order to help them become leaders for social change. In addition to tuition assistance, they offer a package of wrap around benefits to replicate the support higher income students receive from their families. To date, every single participant graduated from college and more than seventy percent earned graduate degrees from prestigious universities. Ruth Goldman’s personal story as a Holocaust survivor and Bill’s as the grandson of Jewish refugees who fled discrimination inform the program and draw a parallel to the plight of modern day refugees and the disenfranchised seeking opportunity in the United States today. Passing the Torch shows how the New Leader Scholars overcome poverty and discrimination in order to acquire an education while sustaining their idealism as they strive to achieve greater equity and justice for all.

Clássico que deu origem ao filme cult dos anos 1980 e que inspira referências pops até hoje, passando por The Big Bang Theory, Shrek e Gilmore Girls. Buttercup é uma camponesa que se apaixona perdidamente por Westley, o jovem humilde que trabalha na fazenda do pai dela. Juntos, eles descobrem o amor verdadeiro, mas um trágico acidente envolvendo um navio pirata os separa. Em poucos anos, Buttercup se torna a mulher mais bonita de todos os reinos e acaba sendo pedida em casamento pelo sádico príncipe Humperdinck. Mas nada, nem um poderoso príncipe amante da caça, é capaz de separar esse amor, e o destemido Westley volta para resgatar sua princesa que foi prometida a outro. Em uma paródia aos épicos clássicos, William Goldman escreve um divertido romance com direito a tudo que o gênero tem a oferecer: piratas, duelo de esgrima, traições, tramas políticas da realeza e um romance apaixonante. Esta edição de luxo em capa dura traz os textos extras que William Goldman escreveu para as edições comemorativas de 25 e 30 anos da obra original — que misturam ficção e realidade e ajudam a compor o universo emblemático que transformou a obra em um fenômeno.

From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of All the President''s Men, The Princess Bride, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, here is essential reading for both the aspiring screenwriter and anyone who loves going to the movies. If you want to know why a no-name like Kathy Bates was cast in Misery, it''s in here. Or why Linda Hunt''s brilliant work in Maverick didn''t make the final cut, William Goldman gives you the straight truth. Why Clint Eastwood loves working with Gene Hackman and how MTV has changed movies for the worse,William Goldman, one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood today, tells all he knows. Devastatingly eye-opening and endlessly entertaining, Which Lie Did I Tell? is indispensable reading for anyone even slightly intrigued by the process of how a movie gets made.

An “extraordinary” novel of five friends coming of age in 1960s New York City, from a New York Times–bestselling, Academy Award–winning author (The Plain Dealer). William Goldman, the versatile author who gave us classic thrillers like Marathon Man, the immortal comedy of The Princess Bride, and the infamous Hollywood tell-all Adventures in the Screen Trade, offers a beautiful and sweeping novel inspired by his own coming-of-age, set against the backdrop of the New York theater world. In Boys and Girls Together, five friends—each of them young, creative, ambitious, and troubled—make their way to Manhattan in pursuit of their dreams. Aaron, the playwright; Walt, the director; Rudy and Jenny, both actors; and Branch, their producer, all come together to struggle, fight, love, create art, and face the hard truths of life. A popular sensation when it was first published in 1964, Boys and Girls Together remains a masterwork of heartbreaking emotional honesty. This ebook features a biography of William Goldman.

The New York Times–bestselling author’s phenomenal debut novel about growing up in midwestern, midcentury America. Raymond Euripides Trevitt grows up virtually alone in the small town of Athens, Illinois, until a new boy moves in next door. His name is Zachary Crowe, but he goes by Zock. They’re as different as two midwestern boys can be, but their friendship will go on to shape—if not define—both of their lives. In the early days, Ray takes Zock hiking and Zock teaches Ray about poetry. They run away to Chicago, hide out in movie theaters, and watch Gunga Din over and over. By high school, it’s clear that Ray is no student while Zock is destined for Harvard. Still, they grow up side-by-side, through adolescence, double-dating, and first love. But during a summer visit home, a tragic accident leaves Ray racked with guilt. Alone once again, Ray discovers that in the depths of despair, resilience and hope are waiting to be found. The Temple of Gold launched the career of bestselling novelist and Academy Award–winning screenwriter William Goldman, best known for Marathon Man and The Princess Bride. This ebook features a biography of William Goldman.

A Nazi conspiracy in the heart of modern-day Manhattan—the blockbuster New York Times bestseller that became the classic film thriller. At Columbia University, Thomas “Babe” Levy, a postgrad history student and aspiring marathon runner, is working to clear his late father’s name after the scandal of his suicide, triggered by the McCarthy hearings and accusations of Communist affiliations. In Paraguay, Dr. Christian Szell, former Nazi dentist and protégé of Josef Mengele, has been in exile for decades. Infamous as the “White Angel of Auschwitz,” he’s leaving his South American sanctuary to smuggle a fortune in gems out of New York City. Meanwhile, in London’s Kensington Gardens, an international assassin known only as Scylla has completed a hit. A man with too many secrets and twice as many enemies, Scylla has become a target himself, with only one place left to turn. Then, when Babe’s revered older brother, Doc, pays him a fateful and unexpected visit, it sets in motion a chain of events plunging Babe into a paranoid nightmare of family betrayal, international conspiracy, and the dark crimes of history. Now, the marathon man is running for his life, and closer to answering a single cryptic and terrifying question: “Is it safe?” William Goldman’s Marathon Man was adapted by the author for the award-winning 1976 film starring Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier. Upon its publication, the Washington Post called it “one of the best novels of the year,” and it remains a powerful, horrifying read. In the words of #1 New York Times–bestselling author Harlan Coben: “I found myself racing through it. You could have put a gun to my head, and I wouldn’t have been able to put [Marathon Man] down.” This ebook features a biography of William Goldman.

Enter Hollywood''s inner sanctums in this gosippy and honest book, named one the top 100 film books of all time by The Hollywood Reporter, by the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and bestselling author of The Primcess Bride. No one knows the writer''s Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of The Princess Bride, Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President''s Men, and other films . . . .into the plush offices of Hollywood producers . . ..into the working lives of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman, and Hoffman...and into his own professional experiences and creative thought processes in the crafting of screenplays. You get a firsthand look at why and how films get made and what elements make a good screenplay. Says columnist Liz Smith, "You''ll be fascinated.."

Als het mooiste meisje van het land na de dood van haar geliefde ten huwelijk wordt gevraagd door de nare kroonprins, besluit ze zijn aanbod te aanvaarden.

In this 30th anniversary edition, Goldman frames the famous fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story: his father abridged the book as he read it to his son. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts he cut out.

Después del clásico e indispensable libro de cine "Las aventuras de un guionista en Hollywood", William Goldman vuelve a dar en el clavo. Con su habitual genialidad corrosiva nos pasea por la trastienda de la industria mostrándonos la gestación de clásicos modernos tan destacados como "La princesa prometida" o "Misery". Nos descubre cómo es trabajar con cineastas como Mel Gibson, Michael Douglas, Richard Donner, Rob Reiner, Clint Eastwood y otros de los grandes poderes del cine de Hollywood. Además de un incisivo y desternillante retrato del trabajo de guionista en la industria del cine es también un verdadero “taller de guión”. Goldman disecciona y analiza escenas de guiones propios y ajenos para mostrarnos qué es lo que funciona en la pantalla y por qué. Nos ofrece además un guión creado especialmente para este libro y analizado por algunos de sus más brillantes colegas.

(Applause Books). William Goldman, who holds two Academy Awards for his screenwriting ( Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President''s Men ), and is author of the perennial best seller Adventures in the Screen Trade , scrutinizes the Hollywood movie scene of the past decade in this engaging collection. With the film-world-savvy and razor-sharp commentary for which he is known, he provides an insider''s take on today''s movie world as he takes a look at "the big picture" on Hollywood, screenwriting, and the future of American cinema. Paperback.

(Applause Books). A collection of five screenplays by this Academy Award-winning writer. Includes: All the President''s Men * Magic * Harper * Maverick * The Great Waldo Pepper. Also features essays by Goldman: "Getting Even or Creative Accounting," "Sneak Previews, or Why Did She Have to Die?," "Hype or Consequences: A Brief History of the Future," "Shooting from the Hip: Don''t You Know Anything About Screenwriting?," and "Nothing for Me to Steal: The Secret Life of an Adaptation."

"A true account by the only person to have been a judge at both the Cannes Film Festival and the Miss America Pageant--in the same year--and lived to tell about it"--Jacket subtitle.

In this long-awaited sequel to Marathon Man, bestselling author William Goldman creates his most deadly protagonist yet--a killing machine of such power and single-minded purpose that no one can escape him. Filled with incredible surprises, amazing twists and unlimited suspense.

Each production of one season is used as the basis for an examination of one aspect of the Broadway theater