Movie Study

Movies are fun to watch with your family and friends. Who are the people who create these entertaining escapes? From special effects artists to writers to animal trainers, many people work together to serve the needs of a movie set. Learn about their important work in this book from the Wonderful Workplaces series.

Fascinating facts and first-person accounts highlight some of the most interesting jobs that take place behind the scenes in the entertainment industry. Get a glimpse at what it takes to make it as a talent agent, location scout, casting director, and more and find out what goes on behind the glamour

Former physicist Andrew Maynard threads together his love of science-fiction movies with his expertise on emerging technologies to engage, entertain, and make you think about the relationship between technology and society. Through the imagination and creativity of science-fiction movies, Maynard introduces listeners to the profound capabilities presented by new and emerging technologies, and the complex personal and societal challenges they present. 

Emma Bovary is the original desperate housewife. Beautiful but bored, irritated and depressed that life doesn't live up to her fantasies, she spends lavishly on clothes and on her home and dives into two affairs. Emma Bovary becomes obsessed with an idealized vision of romantic love. At times, there is passion and fire but it is soon quenched by the realities of life. Depressed and heartbroken, Madame Bovary is also beguiled into debts and she moves recklessly, with tragic results.