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  • Mary C. McCall Jr.

    The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Most Powerful Screenwriter

    by J. E. Smyth ...
    Finalist, 2024 Richard Wall Memorial Award, Theatre Library AssociationA screenwriter, novelist, labor leader, Hollywood insider, and feminist, Mary C. McCall Jr. was one of the film industry’s most powerful figures in the 1940s and early 1950s. She was elected the first woman president of the Screen Writers Guild after leading the fight to unionize the industry’s writers and secured the first ... Read more

    $33.59 CAD

  • Killer Date Night

    An Emilia Long Mystery

    by J.E. Smythe ...
    When Tina Lowe is found murdered, the evidence points to her boyfriend, Dr. James Turner. But Emilia Long isn't convinced.What starts as a search for the truth quickly pulls Emilia into a dangerous web of secrets, lies, and hidden agendas. With her best friend Chanel by her side and Detective Nelson watching closely, Emilia follows a trail that leads far beyond a simple crime of passion.As the ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Nobody's Girl Friday

    The Women Who Ran Hollywood

    by J. E. Smyth ...
    Looking back on her career in 1977, Bette Davis remembered with pride, "Women owned Hollywood for twenty years." She had a point. Between 1930 and 1950, over 40% of film industry employees were women, 25% of all screenwriters were female, one woman ran MGM behind the scenes, over a dozen women worked as producers, a woman headed the Screen Writers Guild three times, and press claimed Hollywood was ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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  • iOS 17 App Development Essentials

    Developing iOS 17 Apps with Xcode 15, Swift, and SwiftUI

    by Smyth ...
    This book aims to teach the skills necessary to build iOS 17 applications using SwiftUI, Xcode 15, and the Swift programming language.Beginning with the basics, this book outlines the steps to set up an iOS development environment, together with an introduction to using Swift Playgrounds to learn and experiment with Swift.The book also includes in-depth chapters introducing the Swift programming ... Read more

    $42.39 CAD

  • Reconstructing American Historical Cinema

    From Cimarron to Citizen Kane

    by J.E. Smyth ...
    In Reconstructing American Historical Cinema: From Cimarron to Citizen Kane, J. E. Smyth dramatically departs from the traditional understanding of the relationship between film and history. By looking at production records, scripts, and contemporary reviews, Smyth argues that certain classical Hollywood filmmakers were actively engaged in a self-conscious and often critical filmic writing of ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • MySQL 9 Essentials

    Deploying and Managing MySQL 9 Databases

    by Smyth ...
    MySQL 9 Essentials is a concise guide to MySQL 9 database management, covering fundamental concepts, techniques, and best practices.The book begins by installing and configuring MySQL on Windows, macOS, and Linux before outlining the fundamentals of relational database management systems.Beyond the fundamentals, this book covers advanced MySQL features such as views, indexing for performance ... Read more

    $34.39 CAD

  • Sir Rowland Hill

    The Story of a Great Reform

    by Smyth ...
    Sir Rowland Hill: The Story of a Great Reform is a comprehensive biography that chronicles the life and achievements of Sir Rowland Hill, the visionary English reformer best known for revolutionizing the postal system. This detailed account traces Hill’s early years, his dedication to education, and his relentless pursuit of social improvement, culminating in his groundbreaking work on postal ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Fred Zinnemann and the Cinema of Resistance

    by J. E. Smyth ...
    Fred Zinnemann directed some of the most acclaimed and controversial films of the twentieth century, yet he has been a shadowy presence in Hollywood history. In Fred Zinnemann and the Cinema of Resistance, J. E. Smyth reveals the intellectual passion behind some of the most powerful films ever made about the rise and resistance to fascism and the legacy of the Second World War, from The Seventh ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Fred Zinnemann and the Cinema of Resistance

    by J.E. Smyth ...
    Fred Zinnemann directed some of the most acclaimed and controversial films of the twentieth century, yet he has been a shadowy presence in Hollywood history. In Fred Zinnemann and the Cinema of Resistance, J. E. Smyth reveals the intellectual passion behind some of the most powerful films ever made about the rise and resistance to fascism and the legacy of the Second World War, from The Seventh ... Read more

    $65.99 CAD

  • From Here to Eternity

    by J.E. Smyth ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    From Here to Eternity (1953) is one of the most controversial films of its time. Adapted from James Jones's bestselling novel, the landmark blockbuster deals frankly with adultery, military corruption, physical abuse, racism and murder, and traces the unhappy lives of five American outsiders in the last days before Pearl Harbor. Made at the height of the Cold War and Hollywood's anticommunist ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Criminal by Proxy

    by S.E. Smyth ...
    Christine is on the hunt to find out more about her great aunt, Rose, hoping to decipher their severed relationship and the murder Rose committed, for which June is in prison. With a stroke leaving Rose incapacitated, it's a rush against time to find the truth.Things are doubly complicated when Christine's girlfriend Terrie is accused of assaulting someone. Nervous about what she might do next, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hope for Spring

    by S.E. Smyth ...
    Alex struggles with purpose and loneliness. In an act of desperation, betting on fate, she goes out into the streets of California looking for her friend Bob and to get lost in the world herself.Her journey gives insight into the emotional underbelly of transient life and the unforgiving pulse of mental illness. Both things are daunting, but they are especially lethal when combined. ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus