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Break 'em All - The Complete Guide to Fixing Clay Target Shooting Problems shatters the mold of conventional books on clay target shooting. Instead of taking a 'how-to' approach to breaking targets, this book focuses on correcting and eliminating common problems which prevent shooters from hitting every clay target they shoot at. This book breaks down the fundamentals of shotgun shooting into five basic components (position, mount, vision, movement, and psychology) then associates common errors back to these components for correction. For each error the following questions are asked and answered; What does this "really" mean? How do I know if I am doing it? How do I stop doing it? Things I can do to prevent it from happening... again? This allows the reader to perform self-identification and self-correction of each problem. There is also asection which trains the reader how to perform a self-diagnosis (and correction) of problems that occurin real-time. The appendices of this book are directed towards the competition shooter and spotlight such issues as (a) goal planning for competition, (b) training for competition, (c) practice for competition and (d) performance during competition. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

clay target shooting
I'm mainly a bird hunter and shoot clays to improve my chukar odds. This book covers each topic of interest to shotgun shooting in a concise, direct, and insightful style. It helped me in my first reading, but will be most useful as a reference to brush up on fundamentals and to diagnose shooting problems. I'd recommend it as a text for new shooters and as a reference for those who do not regularly break 98 out of 100 clays - that 1% don't need any help!!

olympic-level coaching
Very impressive book.As a new shotgunner, I have bought a lot of shotgunning books that go over and over the same ground.This one is different!I needed to find POSITIVE methods to practice to IMPROVE, rather than a billion small "don't do this" recommendations, and I got some very interesting recommendations here.There are a few pages in this book which to me by themselves completely repaid its cost.See "NPA" and "follow the chip" for two examples.I recommend that you "Google" B. J. McDaniel if you are still in doubt about this purchase.

Well Thought Out Instructional
The authors use rationale to explain technique, problems, and fixes. It's apparent early in the reading that their background is in instructing and coaching. It is not a "my way or the highway" approach. What they pass along can be applied to most any individual's style of shooting. Perhaps most amazing is that they cover most, if not all, of the clay shooting disciplines. Well done gentlemen. ... Read more

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The official screenplay book tie-in to the adaptation by screenwriter Christopher Hampton (Academy Award® winner for Dangerous Liaisons) of Ian McEwan's bestselling novel, starring James McAvoy (BAFTA Award nominee for The Last King of Scotland) opposite Academy Award®-nominated Keira Knightley, directed by Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice), from Focus Features.

Filmed on location in the U.K., the story of Atonement spans several decades. In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley). Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony—who has a crush on Robbie— is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested—and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever.

Briony continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.

In addition to the complete script, this Newmarket Shooting Script® book includes an exclusive introduction by screenwriter Christopher Hampton, a color photo section, and the complete cast and crew credits. ... Read more

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"Trapshooting," stresses James Russell in this comprehensive instructional for the sport, "can be summed up as vivid images and feel, not complex technicalities." Despite that essential sensorial caveat, his Bible is filled with exactly the kind of technical tips and practice drills necessary for improving a shooter's skills, concentration, and focus.Though Precision Shooting emphasizes the importance of the basics--set-up, point of impact, timing, visualization, and gun fit--it is no simple primer. Aimed at the advanced trapshooter and those who aspire to that status, it is dense with details, drills, specifications, and 315 exhaustive answers to 315 FAQ that are made even denser by their presentation, which is dreary at best. Heavy on abnormally large blocks of text, Precision Shooting inexplicably consigns its substantial grouping of helpful illustrations and diagrams to a single section in the rear instead of integrating them throughout. Still, if your target is ratcheting up your shooting skills, the Bible offers chapter and verse. --Jeff SilvermanBook Description
Here's the ultimate shooting coach right by your side to help you fine tune your trapshooting straight from the author of "Trap Shooting Secrets" James Russell. "Precision Shooting" tells you exactly what to do when practicing step-by-step. To use gun and eye hold points to break more targets, identify and resolve once and for all the insidious slow and fast pulls that destroys setup and timing, seeing targets brighter and in slow-motion, in-depth secrets professional trapshooters use to build repeatable consistent precision. Back-sighting techniques to hone precise sight pictures, learn how to adjust timing and zones on various trap conditions, recovering from mistakes in competition, intensify concentration and visual focus, one and two-eye shooting methods, high and low gun formulas. Twelve chapters with more than 80 illustrations so learning professional trapshooting techniques is easier than ever before, but there is so much more. And, here's a first, over 225 answers given to questions all trapshooters ask with in-depth explanations of how to resolve specific shooting problems; from missing targets, breaking out of a slump, flinching, to learning the inside secrets to consistently dustball targets, etc. Like Trap Shooting Secrets, Precision Shooting reaches worldwide acclaim.= It's a must read for any trap shooter, especially the handicap yardage shooters where the big money is won. No other trapshooting book explainssuch in-depth "professional" shooting details. Softbound 8x11 format, 160 pages, 12 chapters, over 80 illustrations.Download Description
Recommended by professional shotgun shooters. Advanced-level clay target shooting textbook.Strongly recommended by professional clay target shooters and shooting magazines and a bestselling title.Companion to Trap Shooting Secrets book.Over 145 illustrations with more than 310 answers to tough trap shooting questions.A very powerful book to raise your scores.You will shoot with professional accuracy after reading this book!You will not be disappointed! ... Read more

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Well written with a lot of information
A very comprehensive book for the advanced trap shooter. I could find a lot of useful tips and techniques even if my skil is below proffesional trap shooting. I could not rate it with 5 stars because of the two main tesis, the mental and visualisation issues. I simply do not believe that visualisation is an universal thruth which can be applied by everyone and this should also be valid for the mental part. By definition, since we all are individuals there are no standard solutions but the book is however worth buying!

I am an ATATrapshooter...
This is a very practical book, which helps you master the mental game of Trapshooting.As the saying goes, "You have yet to hit your lowest score!"The trigger words are very helpful and keep you on task as you develop your own reperetoire of words; with his tips you enjoy the game in spite of the learning curve. I am seeking my final punch to the back fence; his suggestions have gained me four yards!One final note;the secret to hitting higher scores is to properly adjust the nut behind the recoil pad!

Good Info.
Good reading and the information was just as good. When your shooting Trap and Skeet you need all the help you can get.
Thanks James,
Bubba

Trapshooter's Bible - Precision Shooting
Excellent... Gives you all of the elements to build on for breaking 100.Very detailed, explains how things work and why.I have improved my score at least 25% by following his suggestions.You must practice - he tells you what to do and how.Keep it with you at the range so you can use it as a reference when misses occur...
You should read his other book first.

Must have books for beginners through advanced trap shooters!
Anyone wishing to alleviate years of mistakes and truly understand the fundamentals to become a better shooter must buy both of James Russell's books.

It is with great pride to tell you that I finally ran my first 25 straight at the 27 yard line today because of the books. This was a big goal for me. Thank you, thank you James.

A must have for all trap shooters.


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A Filmmaking Insider Talks About His Craft
This is a fascinating look inside filmmaking. Most of the examples are from the 1960s and 1970s, but that does not lessen the impact or relevance.

The author is a master of the film editing craft. He also writes with insight and emotion. As you read, you'll learn how a film is "cut", how a film evolves, and what makes a film "work."

This book deserves a place in the bookcase of any student of the filmmaking art or craft.

A veteren film editor shares his life
Rosenblum edited feature films from the late 50s until early 80s, and ismost noted for his collaborative efforts with Woody Allen in the 1970s. But his most interesting stories in the book are from a decade earlier whenhe was still experimenting.Though, I have only seen about half of themovies Rosenblum writes of, it makes the stories no lessfascinating.

Rosenblum's major accomplishment in the book is to shedlight on the importance of the film editor in motion pictures.He's notwrong in stating that their efforts have been largely ignored by criticsand the public at large.What's interesting is that the editor as aninfluence in film is rarely even discussed by film critics and historians. It's probably because people are largely unsure of what an editor's truecontributions are to any one motion picture.

Through the course of thebook, Rosenblum takes apart THE RAID ON MINSKY'S, THE PAWNBROKER, and ANNIEHALL in depth.He also gives examples of how much an initial cut of a filmcan differ from the final cut.

I found the book quite informative, andlearned more about film editing than I had expected. ... Read more

Book Description
Tune Your Bow-Be More Accurate! Most hunters agree that bowhunting is a low-percentage affair. It's crucial that you choose the right equipment and set it up properly-whether compound bow, recurve or longbow. Then, practicing good shooting form will help you dramatically increase your odds of harvesting an animal. ... Read more

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Rookie or Veteran this book is a great read.
I'm 51 years old and I wish I had this info about 35 years ago. Lou does a fine job of getting to the point of what makes the difference between being an average Joe bowhunter and a clean hitting one. I really found his finer tips excellent, that is what I was missing, and he dispelled many of the wives-tales about some items too. One item/tip in particular I hadn't thought about much was belt type straps verse Velcro for my release and also how to measure and set the proper release head position. Bottom line every serious and not so serious bowhunter would benefit by reading this book. I say well done to Lou for his fine and easy to read book.

A must have for serious archers
This book covers about everything an archer needs to know in order to become a better archer. I'm sure it will be an important reference for me from this point forward.The author is a bit of a purist and takes things to an extreme that not many archers will go to.But the information is there if you want it.I do wish that he would have dealt more with how to overcome target panic though.

Very good for learning the basics
I recently purchased a hunting bow. I read another book first, to cover the basics. I could have probably done that with this book as well. However, Lou goes a step further and shares his rigorous method of perfecting shooting technique as well as tuning the bow and arrows. I think I got a good theoretical foundation to reach the next level. I highly recommend this book to any beginner.

Great Book!
If you are serious about bow hunting, BUY THIS BOOK.It won't let you down, unless you own your own bow shop and even at that it would be a great reference.It is totally gear toward hunting and will make you a better shot when that moment of truth arises.

Greatly improved archery knowledge and skill
I purchased a compound bow based on the advice from a national "hunters" store (Bass Pro, yes I know they focus on fishing but they tout thier bow shop) and it never quite felt right.After reading this first part of this book I was much better informed on the components of the bow, arrow, and other accessories and how they work together.The book also provides great information on shooting form and hunting.My archery skills have dramatically improved and I give credit to this book (along with a lot of practice).Additionally the book gave excellent information on recurve, long, and olympic style bows, therefore opening other opportunities. ... Read more

Book Description
One restless night, Thomas looks out and sees a shooting star flash by. Determined to see where it went, Thomas sets out into the darkened countryside. The strange nighttime sights and noises add up to a wonderful after-dark adventure for Thomas. ... Read more

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Just a fun story for the little ones.
This is well illustrated and nicely written.It about a 10 minute read.It is great for bedtime.My boys loved it.The story is interesting and easy to understand.The hardcover art is also well done and is indicative of the overall quality of illustration.

A delightful book
I purchased this book for my two year old granddaughter who has fallen 'in love' with the Thomas trains. She likes the brightness of the pages and the story as grandma reads it. I would recommend it to add to one's library for children's books.

Awesome overall.
Tommy Stubbs's illustrations are beautiful and friendly-looking; the book is of great quality, with a cloth binding and nice paper.The details (like a visit from an owl) are cool and fun to talk about with my almost-two-year-old.My only problem with this book is that Thomas sneaks out past his bedtime without telling anyone but a sleepy [and irresponsible] Gordon.I'm not saying kids will imitate Thomas, necessarily, but if my son had insomnia I'd rather he read a book than sneaked out of the house!Of course, it wouldn't be easy for a train to read a book, so I don't know what I'm suggesting for the storyline in Thomas and the Shooting Star, but it does bother me just a little that Thomas slips out on his own.
My son really enjoys reading the book, though, and he'll ask us to read it several times in the same day.It's definitely a fun story.

Another good one!
This is another good Thomas book that's not scary just nice. My son, who's 3, loves getting this one read to him before bedtime.

Thomas
Kids seem to love anything that has to do with Thomas and his friends. ... Read more

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At three hours long, Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia qualifies as an epic, with a broad scope of characters whose lives become entwined over the course of a day in the San Fernando Valley. Despite its vast canvas, though, this is probably one of the most intimate epics you'll ever experience, because Anderson and his cast of actors delve into their characters so deeply that you feel you instantly know them. Anderson's screenplay of Magnolia is similar--a few pages in, you'll be hooked by the story and the characters. Numerous critics have derided Anderson's talents as a screenwriter while praising him to the skies as a director, but the screenplay for Magnolia shows a filmmaker at work with a keen eye for character development and a penchant for both brilliant monologues and amazingly deft one-liners. And unlike most published screenplays (which bill themselves as a "shooting script" but are in reality just a transcript of the finished product), this screenplay is truly the working script, complete with typos and scenes that didn't make it into the final cut of the film. Reading the screenplay, you'll see Tom Cruise's scenes with Jason Robards become more fleshed out, more scenes from Cruise's motivational workshop on "Seduce and Destroy," and most significantly, a subplot involving whiz kid Stanley Spector and the mysterious character known as "the Worm," who pops up only briefly in the film. Also included are some stunning color photographs and a great interview with Anderson, where you'll find out who gave him the idea of the rain of frogs, which character in the film is his favorite, and why he used a game-show milieu for a large part of the film. Truly a companion piece to the movie, a testament to the vision of a filmmaker, and, as Anderson puts it in his introduction, "an interesting study of a writer writing from his gut." --Mark EnglehartBook Description
The only companion book to the much-anticipated follow-up to Paul Thomas Anderson's critically hailed Boogie Nights that "leaves you no doubt you are in the presence of a natural-born filmmaker."--David Ansen, Newsweek. The much-heralded writer-director deliberately withheld information about his new film during production because "I feel lately as if I know everything about a movie before I see it, and I really want the audience to discover this purely." Featuring an ensemble cast (see below), in, in an unbilled role, Tom Cruise (who called Anderson to express interest in working with him), the film is now described as "a story about family relationships and bonds that have been broken and need to be mended in one day...set in the San Fernando Valley on a day full of rain with no clouds." Magnolia: The Illustrated Screenplay includes the complete shooting script, introduction and script notes by Anderson, a photo section with about 40 photos in color, and interview with the writer/director, and complete cast and crew credits.

The cast:

The Dying Father--Jason Robards
His Young Wife--Julianne Moore
The Caretaker--Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Boy Genius--Jeremy Blackman
His Father--Michael Bowen
The Game Show Host--Philip Baker Hall
The Daughter--Melora Walters
The Mother--Melinda Dillon
The Ex-Boy Genius--William H. Macy
The Police Officer in Love--John C. Reilly ... Read more

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Offbeat , but wonderful
I really enjoyed reading this screenplay. It's the kind of screenplay you can read and I know this might sound silly, but I actually felt I was inside the book with them all. P.T Anderson , has created intense, interesting characters that engulf your curiousity. You'll read this in one sitting. It's the kind of screenplay you don't want to put down. Definately worth owning. I wish I wrote it.

"Magnolia: The Shooting Script" is Awesome!
Paul Thomas Anderson is a very vulnerable & giving author!He really nurtures the reader with secrets that aren't even revealed in the wonderful "making of" additional feature on the DVD. Get both & you will be powerfully inspired by a true artist, who went against the rules & won brilliantly. Thank God award season appreciated the wonderful work of art Magnolia was, and still is in my collection.

Excellent film but the script????
I have to say when I first read the script I was kinda of disappointed because there are changed lines in it like the scene where Frank meets his father for the first time its almost completely changed but I'm not mad its cool reading stuff from what Anderson wrote first But disappointing there are so many great stuff that are in the film but not in the script thats why I'm disappointed. Its a very well done script but changed.

See Magnolia first and then read the screenplay.

Matt

Operatic
In the bonus features of the Magnolia DVD, Julianne Moore calls the screenplay she's been reading for the last few minutes operatic, with big emotions that require sincerity to work. "Otherwise they wouldn't sound true," Moore says. That earnest praise is on display in PTA's astonishing cinematic masterpiece, but the film works so well not only because the director ensured sincere emotions from his actors, but because scope and power were already there in the script. PTA as a screenwriter , in my personal view, is more attuned with the charisma of cinematic medium than PTA the director. This screenplay, unconventionally, verbalizes the complex mechanics of a shooting script in advance, so here you will find everything on how the camera ought to maneuver, symbolic layers ought to be folded--from most superficial to the most arcane written out in advance--and it's a pity that not all of those details find their realization in the movie. The script is therefore more illuminating in terms of visual storytelling than even the movie by itself. When held next to one another, each one points out to the dissonances between the realm of the imagined and the realm of the possible. Magnificently grandiose, operatic screenplay--I recommend it to every moviegoer.

Gold
Anderson is brilliant and this is a great screenplay to buy for anyone interested in screenwriting and/or directing.The story, or stories, are so compelling that the suspense is there even when you read this book.Good stuff, good times. ... Read more

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A digital camera is functionally identical to a traditional film camera in all respects except image storage, right? Not at all, and Mikkel Aaland shows exactly why in his excellent Shooting Digital. He shows why digital cameras--the point-and-shoot variety as well as fancier models meant for professional photographers--are overall neither better nor worse than cameras of older design, and goes on to show you how to take advantage of their special traits. He shows how to compensate for their shortcomings, too, notably shutter lag (for which he documents a useful testing procedure) and color fringing. Though there's some coverage of creating animated GIFs, this book generally sticks to shooting time and leaves editing to other volumes.

Aaland never forgets that digital cameras should be more cameras than digital, and his book serves as an excellent photography text for hobbyists and aspiring professionals. The author's advice in this area is both technical (how to light a still life and how to best a strobe to eliminate shadows) and artistic (why kids should be encouraged to photograph other kids, and how you can use perspective to create weird effects). He's an accomplished photographer who obviously loves his work, and his enthusiasm for making art with a camera--and, for that matter, just playing with one--come through brilliantly. --David Wall

Topics covered: Photography--of objects, people, places, action, nature, and other subjects--as accomplished with a modern digital camera. Emphasis falls on the relationship between camera and subject, as defined by focus, lighting, composition, and motion. Further attention goes to image manipulation accomplished via camera settings (like white balance and exposure, and, a little bit, to post-shoot processing with image software. There's also nice coverage of the differences among various image file formats.Book Description
A unique, full-color guide to the art of taking amazing photos with a digital camera

Aimed at photographers of all levels and ranges of interest, this new edition of Aaland's popular guide takes readers beyond the technology of the latest cameras and equipment to teach them the unique aesthetics of the digital image. Helpful examples explain how to take full advantage of RAW file formats, JPEG 2000, panorama automation, and more.

Mikkel Aaland (San Francisco, CA) is an award-winning photographer and author whose photography has been published in magazines and exhibited around the world. ... Read more

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Great for the intermediate digital photographer
This book is clearly not pointed at true beginners (and says as much).It fills a huge gap in the existing material, a book for the intermediate shooter.I teach a digital photography class at the local community college, and the author addresses most (if not all) of the questions that the more experienced students ask.My students are not professionals, many are beginners, and I recommend this book to any students that might want to continue their studies.The book is also not for the advanced photographer, is a great middle step for those that find "beginner" books to basic, and feel they don't quite understand some topics in "advanced" books.

Most up-to-date book for the "transitioning" photographer
Wonderful book for the experienced hobbiest/prosumer film photographer finally making the transition to serious digital work.I've been shooting film for 30+ years; however, I've been doing mostly digital "point & shoot" with a Lumix LZ2 for the last two years.I made the transition to a serious digital camera and technique a couple of weeks ago with the help of the author's second edition, published in 2007.

Highly recommended for all (with the exception of the beginner who will need to know the basics regarding f-stops, , focal-length, shutter speeds, ISO, and depth-of-field).If you're finally making the transition like me, you'll find this book enlightening to the point of rekindling the joy of photography.

not very useful
I'm not sure what this book is supposed to accomplish.It doesn't teach fundamentals of photography -- it assumes you already know a lot; it uses some technical terminology that is never explained.But it also doesn't teach specific techniques (for the most part).It's just a bunch of vague recommendations, and it feels like the author just had to fill a number of pages with words to fulfill the terms of his contract so he could get paid.

Review of 2nd Ed: Not much appears to have been updated since 2003
There are numerous tips and tricks revealed in 'Shooting Digital, SECOND Edition' published in the fall of 2006, with xvi + 287 pages. As I am a beginning photographer just learning to use my Sony DSC-H5, I wanted to get recent good books written for digicam novices such as myself. Unfortunately, there are not many good recent books specific to the needs of digital photo amateurs. So I settled for this book, which at least is recent and aimed at beginners.

The book has been reorganized some since the 1st edition was published in 2003, though there are numerous anachronisms testifying to the laziness of the editors, who did not bother to update as much of the book as they should have. It is true that many of the techniques do not necessarily require up-to-date information to have teaching value, but it would have been nice to see more discussion of the present and future capabilities and shortcomings of modern digicams.

That said, there is much valuable info concerning digital, as opposed to film, cameras. Many example photos illustrate well the points made in the text. However, many included pictures simply seem to have been selected from a variety of stock photos and selected on the basis of being "good enough" to illustrate the point. Also, there should have been more photos overall and more of the photos used should have been of the side-by-side self-explanatory type, so that novices can see what they've done wrong, and what a correctly shot image would look like nearby. Thus, only about half the photos in the book are instructional in some way. But that means about half are not instructional. Indeed, this latter half seem to serve little purpose other than to anchor text to the page in a manner that was pleasing to whoever designed the layout of the book. Also, many of these purposeless images are not impressive: not as examples, not as art, not as well-exposed or well-composed suggestions, and even, like the large photo chosen for the cover of this 2nd edition, not of subjects worthy of photographing at all.

Although the second chapter of this 2nd edition is called "Shooting RAW," about half the chapter concerns itself with choosing the proper camera settings and shows a bit about how images can be tweaked via software. But time and time again throughout the book, examples of image editing via software refers to Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, both of which topics the author has written books about. These frequent references strike me as embedded advertising, both for his books as well as for Adobe. Since I do not use Adobe software, his sidebars on image editing really only serve as examples of what _can_ be done to fix marred photos after the shoot, rather than providing useful instruction. But if you have Adobe software, then you may find these sidebars valuable.

Finally, I'd like to point out that the pages in this book are NOT sewn in signatures, and the thickness of the pages combined with the stiffness of the perfect binding, means that the book will not lay flat when opened. The idiot who designed the book decided to put the wide margins on the OUTSIDE of the pages (instead of the inside where the pages are joined), so that it becomes difficult to read the text as your eyes move to the inside margins, and you have to keep turning the book back and forth in your hands. Also, the stiff binding combined with the lack of signatures means that, if you use the book frequently, then eventually the binding may break and the book will fall apart.

I will say, however, that the 9-page, two-column index is quite good, allowing you to lookup in the book some subject you remember and to find that subject discussed where you remember reading it. This is important, because the book has no glossary. So if you forgot what some term means, you can find it in the index and turn to the place in the book where it is defined.


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OK, but wish there were better examples
I enjoyed the book.
I felt like I learned things about taking digital photos from this book, but I was left wanting more side by side examples.It seemed like the author utilized photos from other people that he liked, instead of taking a more deliberate approach, such as discussing a technique, then showing you two pictures, one taken using auto settings and one using the technique.(That way you could have a concrete example of the difference the technique made).He does this occasionaly, but it would've been nice if he had done it with each technique.
I also felt like I was over bombarded with RAW format propaganda and advertisements for his books on Photoshop Elements and Photoshop.
I wish he would've talked discuss how the use of filters has been affected by the switch from film to digital photography. ... Read more

Product Description
Published by Precision Shooting Magazine, this book contains eight sections by well known American precision shooters, each of which deals with the art of reloading very accurate ammunition from a different viewpoint. B/w photos throughout. Three-ring binder with step tabs. 7 1/2" x 9". ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Just when you thought you knew a lot...
along comes a book like this. I've been reloading for many many years, and have read literally dozens of books on the topic. This book still managed to contain pearls of wisdom I'd never heard before - and as a result, I'm shooting better groups, and that's what it is all about. Recommended.

great book
This book is no for very beginers and recomendet tools I do not see longer on market, also ideas and explenatio of many details is going far behind the other reloading manuals. Info inside this book you can hardly found some where else. It is no about technical details - in this book you can find ideas from very experienced and specialized reloaders. You can compare is that my technic OK or I should do this some other way. I very recomend this book, every serious reloader must to have it.

An Absolute Must-Have
If you read Amazon's description above regarding this book, it's technically accurate, but not very inspiring.This book is designed as a companion to a good basic reloading book or your working knowledge.It has eight chapters, two of which apply to all disciplines or even the non-competitive shooter (like myself) while the remaining six are for specific disciplines.Each chapter is written by a different person, each of whom is considered an expert in his field. If you hand load because you want accuracy, repeatability, and long life from your brass, this book is a must have.If you just hand load because it's cheap or some other reason, this book is not for you.

One of the best reloading guides ever written.
Excellent publication. I refer to this as my handloading bible now. Great detail, informative articles, and fantastic tips written by knowledgeable shooters, handloaders and benchrest shooters. ... Read more

Book Description
Shooting to Live is the product of Fairbairn’s and Sykes’ practical experience with the handgun. Hundreds of incidents provided the basis for the first true book on life-or-death shootouts with the pistol. Shooting to Live teaches all concepts, considerations and applications of combat pistolcraft. ... Read more

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Combat Shooting
Shooting To Live offers great thoughts on the Fairbairn and Sykes method of point shooting. They educates a surprising amount of "modern" material for a book written in the early part of the 20th century.

A few points I enjoyed:

-Fairbairn and Sykes trained on negative targets.

-They incorporated failure-to-fire drills into their training.

-Fairbairn and Sykes utilized different gun positions based on proximity of the threat. And they fired off of the centerline.

-I found one point of particular interest is the ideal sight design for a defensive pistol (an express style sight as used on big game rifles, with the front sight being a large bead of ivory or silver). An Very worthwhile purchase and read.

Overpriced but Interesting look at history
Fairbairn and Sykes were way ahead of their time.Many of the concepts in this book can be seen today in several different forums; tactical pistol shooting techniques, concealed carry weapon and holster design, indoor shoot houses, moving target training and competition.

That said, there is some advice that has not proven itself over time.For example, they recommend you disable the safety on the 1911 and carry it without one in the pipe.Most people would disagree with that advice today for tactical as well as legal reasons.

Formatted as a small pocket book with a fuzzy "manual typewritter" font, with only 96 pages it can be read in a single session.A historically significant book that is well worth reading but overpriced.

Shooting to Live
This 1942 reprint was the first Practical Handgun Training Book for Police and Military.Experience taken from years with the Shanghi China Police Dept who patrolled the most dangerous streets in the World,this book was a compulation of what worked in over 600 deadly encounters between police officers using only handguns and criminals attempting to kill them.This is a great piece of history of law enforcement.

Of Greater historical than practical interest.
The book is a classic, setting forth what has become widely accepted doctrine on defensive shooting. It is clearly written and commonsensical. The chattiness gets a little tiresome, with all the references to the now-grizsled author's youth and adventures.

It's certainly interesting as an example of the first-generation of practical shooting books, but I'd advise people to borrow a copy instead of buying one.

Great Manual get it for 5.99 at usbjj.com
Great book, all the basics of handgunning.However, I would buy it at usbjj.com or ebay for only $5.99 on CD.The US Military's Marksmanship Training Manual is simliar to this, with more grip illustrations, but not as extensive in other areas.Still a classic. ... Read more

Book Description
*Appeals to a devoted audience - more than 372,000 shooters readindustry-leading magazines Rifle Magazine, Rifle Shooter, and/or ShootingTimes

*Aftermarket parts for long-range shooting are in high demand, according toBrownell's, the leading supplier

To shoot well and to shoot well at 500+ yards are two different things, andGun Digest Book of Long-Range Shooting gives shooters and hunters theinstruction and advice to go the distance. Readers learn how to make themost with shooting gear they own, which additional equipment to add forincreased success, and what to look for in high-end long-range set ups.Sport shooters and hunters gain load data and rifle performance data forthe most common calibers to obscure, plus insight about rifles, optics,bullets, barrels, triggers, and how to calculate bullet drop and winddrift. Varmint hunters to target shooters and handloaders will findlong-range shooting success using the techniques and data presented in thisshooting guide. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Just Terrible
This book is just the worst piece I have ever seen written on this subject. There is no specific information that would educate or prepare someone for long range shooting. The coverage of firearms is just a listing of what guns and cartidges are available from major manufacturers with little offered regarding applicablility. The rest is just a collection of mundane stories...sort of like watching bass fishing on TV.

The author is contradictory from one chapter to the next, bascially wandering from one opinion to another as the book goes on. At one point he suggests the 7mm Remington magnum is a great selection for chuck hunting, after suggesting the 223 Remington and suggesting the 22-250. My favorite quote was "Recently, the 300 Winchester magnum is getting some attention for long range shooting" or maybe ""The scope is the eye of the shooter for long range hunting".

The author opens by ridiculing the opinion of someone who selected the 17 Remington for long chuck shooting, but later goes on to post data for the 17 Mach II and 22 LR cartridges. By the time he was done recommending, he had even included the 30-30 WCF and 50 BMG for long range sport shooting. I'm not trying to me mean. I am sure the author is a nice guy, as are his buddies, services and suppliers he covers in this work, but then I was charged $16 to read this tripe. Was the book inspirational in some way? Yes, it pretty much means I have a chance of publishing my work on hobbyist neurosurgery.

Great book for the serious shooter
L.P.Brezny has put together a comprehnsive and descriptive guide for a specialized area of shooting/hunting. This is a book for the serious shooter. Brezny has packed decades of on sight field research into this book and could save someone whose not as far along a lot of avoidable miscues that come when you just are using trial and error. I found the many excellent photos to be particularly useful and Brezny's conversational, storytelling style was a pleasure to read.

Nicely written, but NOT for begginers
This book was very interesting, but for those of you like me looking for a "shooting for Dummies" type thing, this is not it.It is written more about how to shoot like the author, using equipment like his, most of it very high dollar.It does not teach you to make the best with what you have.Also, it's some odd calibers, and the most discussed calibers are varmint rounds.This book would mean a lot more to someone who shoots regularly as a hobby, not just in the fall to hunt.Also good for someone who re-loads. The long range ballistics tables are great, but the only large caliber common to big game is the 30-06, and maybe the 300 mag.This was an easy read, but not what I was looking for, and although had a few tips I will remember, did not answer most of my questions for big game applications. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

looney tunes
This was another enjoyable read; she introduces the reader to a character from Deborah's past, and a future character.The dialog is interesting, as well.Great continuation of a great series!

Must be loony if you like this book
This book was 98% about the landscape of this region, and only devoted 2% to the plot and characters.Too bad, because I think Deborah Knott is a great character, but not used to full potential in this book.In fact, I was so bored that I couldn't even skim the book without yawning.Next time, write a travel guide instead of a work of fiction.

North Carolina resident enjoys Maron's books
As a somewhat recent resident of Raleigh (4 1/2 years, though that almost makes me a native), and lifelong mystery lover, I truly enjoy reading Maron's books set throughout North Carolina. I stumbled upon her Deborah Knott series at the library and have devoured the entire series in less than a year. (I rarely dedicate myself to one author or one series.)

But to correct Jerry Bull, this book is set on North Carolina's Crystal Coast, not the Outer Banks. It just so happens that I spent the weekend at the Crystal Coast while reading "Loons" and have spent some time at the Outer Banks -- they are two different areas of the coast.

Southern style
I love all this author's books and her writing style!

very light mystery, mostly Outer Banks NC chit chat
We've noted before, both for this Judge Deborah Knott series (Loons = #3 of 8) and the earlier 8-book Sigrid Harald series, that Maron is a fine writer that can do wonders with anything to which she sets her mind and pen. We would probably rate this and the rest of the set higher were it not billed as a mystery. A murder or two occurs, but it seems nobody is chasing clues or suspecting anybody except in the few moments of idle thought Deborah turns to the subject. Then, all of a sudden, the murderer is revealed all too conveniently at the end of the book.

What we really have with this series is human drama, mostly about the rural life and lifestyles of the wonderful characters Maron gives us from all over North Carolina, this one set on the lovely, albeit anachronistic, Outer Banks. Her dialogue and imagery are quite enjoyable, and she does well in describing the societal conflicts between the old and the young. But it might be better to just take out the mystery rather than do it such poor justice (so to speak). Those used to the Harald series will be particularly upset, for in that set the crime and the procedural detection of the culprit were everything. In fact, we find it hard to believe Maron is winning mystery awards (per se) for the Knott stories. Even the courtroom scenes where we get to watch Knott judge mostly menial cases are pretty dry going. Frankly, Knott could be holding down almost any profession and these stories would still work.

These books will probably satisfy those not wanting or looking for much of a crime and solution motif; but those that are looking for plot complexity will be quite disappointed. We will probably forego the rest of the set as just a little too bland, even though the nice easy reading style will please many who don't care about intrigue, suspense, or procedure in their crime stories. Just be aware... ... Read more

Customer Reviews (13)

Good adventure but poor as science fiction
In this adventure (written 1941) the world comes close to annihilation when earth almost collides with a star (or a meteorite). A piece of the star (or the meteorite) brakes off, and it falls into the Ocean. Professor Phostle discovers a new metal in the meteorite/star using spectroscopy, which is named phostlite. Tintin and Captain Haddock sets out on an expedition together with a team of international (European) scientists to find the piece that broke off as well as the new metal.

From the drawings and the description of the approaching object it is clear that it must be a star (being a large hot fusion object in space, and the use of spectroscopy, etc.) On the other hand solid pieces cannot break off from stars, and it is described as a meteorite at one point. It is clear that Herge did not know the difference between a star and a meteorite. There are also other passages that show poor understanding of science (previous reviewer points out another example). Therefore, this adventure cannot be viewed as good science fiction (just compare with other contemporary science fiction literature).

However, as with most Tintin books, the story is fast paced, spell binding, exciting and full of humor. The story is heavy with mystery and tension but it also has light hearted moments. It is an entertaining story, and once you start reading it you can't put it down.

I should say that there is some controversy surrounding this adventure. The international members of the team picked for the expedition are from Nazi Germany, axis occupied nations, or neutral nations. Also the original villains were Americans (this was later changed to Sao Rico). It might also have contained an anti-Semitic caricature, but this is not noticeable unless you expect it before hand. However, it should be noted that Herge denied that the character in question (Bohlwinkle) was intended to be Jewish. Belgium (where Herge lived) was occupied by Germany at the time, and the newspaper he worked for was the only independent media that was allowed to operate under the Nazi occupation. This might have influenced how he wrote the story.

Despite its flaws, I really enjoyed this story and I have read it and re-read it dozens of times, but it is not among the better Tintin adventures.

The Shooting Star
One of my favourite Tintins and one I still enjoy. Admittedly it is a bit silly in places and most certainly is bizarre. But a jolly good romp all the same.

One mistake I noticed: if the meteorite crashed into the ocean it should have triggered tsunamis, not an earthquake.

Great adventure volume from Tintin, has a controversial side
One of Herge's most controversial books (not considering here "Land of the Soviets" and "Tintin in Congo", whose anticommunism and colonialism are so crude and over the top they are hard to take seriously), this is actually a very entertaing adventure yarn. Herge wrote it during the German occupation of Belgium on World War II, and the plot deals with a European team of scientists rushing to the North Pole to recover a meterorite in competition with an American team. What is controversial is that all members of the European team belong to the axis or countries aligned or associated with it (Spain, Sweden). And the backer of the american expedition is an unmistakably jewish financier (called Blumenstein in the first editions, and Bohlwinkel in later ones) who tries to sabotage the European expedition in a number of ways. The book is very entertaining, but such details left something of a bad taste.

The Shooting Star
"The Shooting Star" is one of my favorite Tintin adventures. It's got action, humour, and a colorful final sequence.

Walking home one night, Tintin sees a large star in the sky, a star that hadn't been there before. The astronomers have spotted it too, and predict it will colide with and end the Earth! The meteor causes an earthquake on impact, but fortunately that's all. According to some of their readings, the astronomers believe the meteorite is made of a mysterious new metal, and decide to make a trip by boat (led by Captain Haddock) to the Arctic Ocean to investigate. An oil company from Sao Rico has also decided to visit the meteor, to take the new metal for themselves. It becomes a race filled with sabotage and seasickness. Will Tintin and the astronomers be able to beat them to it?

It's a very easy going, straightforward story, and I think that's why I like it so much. It's got a few elements of sci-fi to it (like the effects of the meteor on the Earth) and a dream sequence, which were a nice touch too. It's good to see Captain Haddock, it always is, but from the way the story starts, it is a bit unexpected. A nice surpise though.

Definitely worth reading for fans of Tintin.

L'etoile mysterieuse!
The Shooting Star - L'etoile mysterieuse, or The Mysterious Star, in the original French version - is the tenth story in the Adventures of Tintin series.It is also the second featuring the colourful Captain Haddock, always a welcome and comic addition to the otherwise tense (but still wonderful) tales.

In this adventure, a mysterious shooting star and an unexplained heat wave are rumoured to signal the end of the world -- that is, until eccentric Professor Decimus Phostle proves otherwise.Phostle (perhaps a predecessor of Professor Calculus?) determines that these oddities are in fact caused by the emergence of a new element, which he names phostlite after himself.The adventure itself revolves around the professor's - and Tintin's, of course - quest for a lump of the material itself.Of course, the perfunctory bad guys are determined to get there first.

Comedy is lent, as always, by the aforementioned Captain Haddock, who moonlights in this book as the unlikely president of the Society of Sober Sailors (or S.S.S.) and by Tintin's plucky dog Snowy.The Shooting Star is followed by an adventure in two parts, The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure. ... Read more

Book Description

JAMIE THINKS HER FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING....

UNTIL THE ONE TIME HE CAN DO NOTHING.

When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent toVietnam, Jamie is plum thrilled. She can't wait to get letters from thefront lines describing the excitement of real-life combat: the sound of helicopters, the smell of gunpowder, the exhilaration of being right in thethick of it. After all, they've both dreamed of following in the footstepsof their father, the Colonel.

But TJ's first letter isn't a letter at all. It's a roll of undevelopedfilm, the first of many. What Jamie sees when she develops TJ's photographsreveals a whole new side of the war. Slowly the shine begins to fade off ofArmy life - and the Colonel. How can someone she's worshipped her entirelife be just as helpless to save her brother as she is?

From the author of the Edgar Award-winning Dovey Coe comes a novel,both timely and timeless, about the sacrifices we make for what we believeand the people we love. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

When the moon is in the seventh house...
I've written about this before, but there's a flush of appreciation a reviewer experiences when they discover a great author that they've never read before.Even if that person has been around for years.In the case of Frances O'Roark Dowell, I'd read her first Phineas L. MacGuire book and I thought it was great.Still, I'd never gotten around to reading some of her better known works for older readers.I'd never picked up Dovey Coe or Chicken Boy or even The Secret Language of Girls.It just never came up.Still, I figure a person's got to start somewhere and so the book I decided to begin with her newest title, the historically minded "Shooting the Moon".A lot of people love Ms. Dowell and maybe they've become unable to tell one great book of hers from another.To those people I say this: This book is amazing.Top notch, wonderful, humorous, meaningful, with a pull and a hit in the gut that'll knock a readers' socks off.What we've got here is a title that has an excellent chance of engaging every reader that comes across it.And timely doesn't even begin to describe it.

Jamie Dexter is a card shark, an army brat, and her father's daughter.She and her older brother TJ were raised to love the United States Army by their father, the Colonel, and as far as they're concerned the greatest thing in the entire world is getting a chance to fight and die for your country.Seems like the Colonel would be pleased as punch to have TJ enlist and go to Vietnam to fight instead of going to college, but oddly enough that doesn't seem to be the case.Still, off TJ goes and before he leaves Jamie asks him to write her letters about everything he sees and feels over there.Except that TJ doesn't do that.Instead he sends her rolls of black and white film he's taken over there with very precise instructions: "Jamie: No facilities here ... Please develop and send contact sheets."Of course, that means that Jamie has to learn how to develop film, and she does when she gets a chance.And through TJ's lens, Jamie sees more than just what it's like in Vietnam.She now hears the experiences of the soldiers that walk through the rec center where she works.She sees her father as a man and not a larger than life figure.And she begins to understand that sometimes things aren't as simple as you would like them to be.

Reading my description of the book I know that you might be a little worried.It sounds like a book inclined to get preachy, doesn't it?I'm as anti-war as the best of them, but there's nothing worse than a work of fiction for kids that gets all holier-than-thou, proselytizing its views on war and how it's naughty.But Frances O'Roark Dowell isn't going to play that game.For one thing, she really is an army brat.For another, she's a good writer.This isn't a book that tells you what to believe.It's a book that starts with someone who thinks that they know what to think only to find that the world is a complicated place.It was a complicated place in the late 60s and it's a complicated place today.Which is not to say that you can't take a moral or a lesson out of this book if you want to.It's only giving you an option.

There is a school of thought that says that if you place a story in history, you better have a darn good reason for doing so.So the question becomes, could Dowell have set this story in the here and now rather than the past?Would it have served the moral better?The answer is no, there is no other time period that would have better served this story.For one thing, you could have a character taking pictures with black and white film, but digital cameras are undoubtedly more probable today.And you could have sent TJ to Iraq instead of Vietnam, but part of the reason the end of this book works as well as it does is because we can look at the past and learn from it.

The thing is, this is a book that's easy to love.You love the people in it.I, for one, loved the character of Jamie.She felt true and real and interesting.She also carries her certainties with her on her sleeve."I was six months away from turning thirteen and I thought I knew everything."Can't say it any plainer than that (not to mention that it carries a whiff of To Kill a Mockingbird).Really, every character in this book (and there aren't that many) appears with all three dimensions firmly intact.For example, Jamie describes Cindy Lorenzo, a girl who is somewhat learning disabled, as being "nervous and excitable and shaky around the edges.She hit and bit."Pitch perfect, that.

As for the writing itself, Dowell's book is only 176 pages and she packs each one with interesting text.Chapter Two, for example, begins, "We were stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, a flat piece of real estate that threatened to burst into flames every afternoon from June through September."Or the first sentences of Chapter Four, "TJ's first letter to me wasn't a letter at all.It was a roll of film."You can see that Dowell includes equal parts interest and good writing, and the effect is tight.This is a book that doesn't mince words.It gets right to the point every time and doesn't sacrifice anything in the process.Rare?You don't know the half of it.The writing and the editing on this puppy must have been intense.

It's hard to find fault here.I do know at least one person who thought it a little odd that the book didn't concentrate more on the moon landing and how that would have affected the characters.The book is called "Shooting the Moon" after all.But Dowell covers her bases, having TJ speculate at times about "the idea that there are human footprints on the moon's surface."Classrooms of children will someday be asked what the moon signifies to TJ and to Jamie.I can already see it.My questions and concerns about the book were a little more basic.I would have liked a little more background on the Colonel's past.Did he serve in WWII or Korea?Does he know what real combat is like?Does this inform what he feels about his own son enlisting?And maybe an explanation of where Jamie is getting all this photographic paper and chemicals for developing her brother's pictures would have been nice.I assume that the army provided all this free of charge in their rec center but we don't know it for a fact.

Otherwise it's as fine a book as you could hope for.With its magnificent backing and forthing within the story's timeline, its spot on characterization, its plot, writing, and general kid-friendly text (always important and seldom recognized) Frances O'Roark Dowell has more than just a winner here.She has a classic.2008 required reading for any and for all. ... Read more

Book Description
Shooting & Selling Your Photos combines beautiful show-and-tell photography, straightforward, authoritative instruction, updated technological information and complete coverage on breaking into today's photography market.

The book is divided into three parts: "Shooting," "Building Your Image" and "Selling." By covering all three areas, Jim Zuckerman offers everything readers need to get serious about their photography. Zuckerman shows readers how to:
*pick powerful subjects
*decide between film and digital formats
*create dynamic portfolios in print and online
*use the Internet for marketing, self-promotion and photos sales
*understand the inner-workings of stock photo agencies
*get noticed with creative, professional submissions ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

good stuff
My husband loved the information in the book but wasn't quite as impressed with the photos.

Great for beginners to advanced amateurs
All in all, I think this is a good book for those wanting to actually sell photographs, not those who want to learn how to take a good photograph.The reader shold keep that in mind.Jim covers a lot of thoughts that are necessary to get published.If that's your goal, then this book will help you greatly.

Digital - While I would have liked to see more coverage, keep in mind that this book was published in 2003 and likely written in 2002.And Jim consistenly uses medium format cameras.At that time, digital had not progressed as far for those types of cameras, primarily from a cost/benefit perspective.If Jim were more of a 35mm user, I'm sure we would have seen more coverage.

Photo information - I would have liked more information on the photo locations and how the photos came to be taken.There is explanation on many, but I wish it was provided for more of the photos in the book.

Portfolio ideas - I liked his suggestions of potential shoot locations and ideas.It really got me thinking and I've made a long list of ideas to try in 2008.

excellent book for all photographers!
Excellent book for Photographers!!As a new photographer, this is a great book. I found the information so helpful and truly easy to understand!

Not yet received the book.
It is almost a month today, I have not yet received the book.

Great Introduction
This is a great introduction to selling photography by one of the very best in the business. Jim Zuckerman is very diverse in his stock photography subject matter and that diversity shows through in the wide range of knowledge he shares in this book. The best coverage is on selling photography at art shows and advice on submitting article and calendar proposals to publishers. If you're specifically interested in stock agencies, I highly recommend Lee Frost's Photos That Sell (see my review on that book). Mr. Zuckerman's advice on stock libraries is a good introduction but Lee Frost devotes most of his book to the topic. The photography in the book is of course wonderful, but I would have liked to have seen the author share more information about which images were his best sellers, how many times each image has sold and where, and other details which Lee Frost shares in this book in many cases. However, this is very solid introduction to selling photography and I recommend it. ... Read more

Book Description
The highly acclaimed debut is Devyani Saltzman's remarkable story of reconnecting with her mother, award-winning filmmaker Deepa Mehta, in India and Sri Lanka during the production of the Oscar®-nominated film Water.

In Shooting Water, Devyani Saltzman recounts her experience straddling the separate worlds of her divorced parents in Canada and India—navigating between two religions (Hindu and Jewish), two traditions, two cultures, and two people—belonging to both and to neither at once. This cross-cultural memoir chronicles her life-changing experiences in India and Sri Lanka, the struggle to produce the controversial Oscar®-nominated film, and the emergence of a deeper understanding between mother and daughter.

This trade paperback edition features a reading group guide that includes an interview with the author and discussion questions. 16 black-and-white photos, maps. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

An interesting memoir from a young woman
I received this book, a signed copy, from the author at a book fair last year.With my daughter doing field work in India for her Master's in Public Health, I finally picked it up.It was beautifully written and and evoked many of the same interesting tales of an exotic country.

Devyani Saltzman writes of a difficult childhood and how the divorce of her parents scarred her.She chose to live with her father.Despite a strained relationship with her mother, she is asked by her mother to help make the film, Water.Deepa Mehta, the filmaker, is an interesting woman in her own right and her films are progressive and feminist and beautifully filmed.

This insightful book unfolds as the film is pulled from shooting due to its feminist theme.Ms. Saltzman then explores India, goes to college and experiences a breakdown and finally gets to help make this film four years later, in Sri Lanka.The beautiful, ultimate reunion between mother and daughter help to make this book meaningful.

If you love film, especially art house film, read this "behind the scenes" exploration.Amid the family turmoil, you will get an in depth education about making a movie.

A revealing story
In late 1999 when the author was almost twenty her filmmaker mother Deepa Mehta invited her to come to India to work as a third assistant cameraperson on her new controversial film Water. SHOOTING WATER: A MEMOIR OF SECOND CHANCES, FAMILY, AND FILMMAKING chronicles this season where mother and daughter worked to repair a strained relationship affected by divorce and separation. The fallout of such a relationship was to affect not just their relationship but Saltzman's own choice of religion (Hinduism and Judaism), culture (Indian and Canadian) and more. Anticipate a revealing story in SHOOTING WATER which covers not just the art of filmmaking in India, but how families are separated and come back together.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Fascinating
Shooting Water by Devyani Saltzman is the touching story of the making of the film Water of which Ms. Salzman's mother, Deepa Mehta, is the writer/director. The film documents the deplorable life of widows in India in the 1930's. The shooting began in Benares, India's most holy city where many of these widows lived. However, within a couple of days dangerous demonstrations shut down the production and four years later the film was finished in Sri Lanka.The book documents the events surrounding the shooting while the mother and daughter team work out the stresses and pain of a lifetime between them, since Devyani chose to live with her father after her parents divorced.The struggle with the film-making parallels the struggle with their hearts, and as they resolved the production problems they also resolved their relationship pains. It is a touching book, timely, as the film is just being released in the U.S

Captivating
I read this book straight through in a day and a half. A beautifully written account of the shooting of the film Water, the author's relationship with her family, and her life experiences, the narrative invokes powerful images, sounds, and emotions. The book recognizes the imperfections, the struggles, the injustices--in the world, in relationships--and is ultimately hopeful and uplifting. ... Read more

Book Description
The newest original screenplay from the Oscar®-nominated writer of Adaptation and Being John Malkovich—the only book on his new film starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo.In the new Charlie Kaufman film directed by Michel Gondry, Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover their earlier passion. From deep within the recesses of his brain, Joel attempts to escape the procedure. As Dr. Mierzwiak and his crew (Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood) chase him through the maze of his memories, it's clear that Joel just can't get her out of his head.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: The Shooting Script includes the complete screenplay, a selection of black-and-white movie stills, selected production notes, and complete cast and crew