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The Whisper Man
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 284

The Whisper Man

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "WORKS BEAUTIFULLY... If you like being terrified, The Whisper Man has your name on it." —The New York Times, Editor's Pick "SUPERB" —Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review "BRILLIANT... will satisfy readers of Thomas Harris and Stephen King." —Booklist, Starred Review "POIGNANT AND TERRIFYING" —Entertainment Weekly In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town. After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new hous...

The Shadows
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 293

The Shadows

"This is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own... As with all the best illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder." – The New York Times The haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York Times bestseller The Whisper Man You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful. Twenty-five years ago, Crabtree did just that, committing a murder so shocking that it’s attracted that strange kind of infamy that only exists on the darkest corners of the internet--and inspired mor...

The Shadows: Chapter Sampler
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 22

The Shadows: Chapter Sampler

An excerpt from The Shadows, the haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York Times bestseller The Whisper Man You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful. Twenty-five years ago, Crabtree did just that, committing a murder so shocking that it’s attracted that strange kind of infamy that only exists on the darkest corners of the internet--and inspired more than one copycat. Paul Adams remembers the case all too well: Crabtree--and his victim--were Paul’s friends. Paul has slowly put his life back together. But now his mother, old...

Alex North, Film Composer
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 278

Alex North, Film Composer

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-07-31
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  • Publisher: McFarland

Alex North (1910-1991) was one of America's most renowned film composers. His musical scores enhanced more than 60 major motion pictures--A Streetcar Named Desire, Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf among them. He had 15 Oscar nominations, and received the Lifetime Achievement Oscar. This book begins with his early life in Pennsylvania, and moves through his studies at Juilliard and in Russia and Mexico, his early experiences in modern dance, documentaries, and theater, and his major work in film. The book also offers analyses of North's musical scores for Streetcar, Spartacus, The Misfits, Under the Volcano, and Prizzi's Honor. Appendices include a bibliography, a filmography, a listing of other North compositions, a discography, and a listing of awards.

Afraid Of The Christmas Lights
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 216

Afraid Of The Christmas Lights

All profits from the sale of this anthology will be donated to frontline domestic abuse charities IT WOULDN'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT A LITTLE CRIME... From the biggest stars in crime fiction comes an eclectic mix of festive shorts A Christmas dinner takes a murderous turn, a friendship group loses the festive spirit, and a young girl goes to extreme measures to keep a beloved dog. Afraid Of The Christmas Lights is a collection of gripping, sometimes funny, and always festive short stories from a group of bestselling crime writers. From the hilarious to the macabre, there's something for everyone - whether you're a Christmas convert or a bit of a Grinch. From a detective tracking down missing C...

The Third Door
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 322

The Third Door

FORBES #1 CAREER BOOK TO READ IN 2018 The larger-than-life journey of an 18-year-old college freshman who set out from his dorm room to track down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, and dozens more of the world’s most successful people to uncover how they broke through and launched their careers. The Third Door takes readers on an unprecedented adventure—from hacking Warren Buffett’s shareholders meeting to chasing Larry King through a grocery store to celebrating in a nightclub with Lady Gaga—as Alex Banayan travels from icon to icon, decoding their success. After remarkable one-on-one interviews with Bill Gates, Maya Angelou, Steve Wozniak, Jane Goodall, Larry King, Jessica Alba, Pitbull, Tim ...

The Night Ocean (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 28

The Night Ocean (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Marina Willett's is investigating her husband Charlie's disappearance following his escape from an psychiatric hospital. Before he escaped, he had become increasingly obsessed with H. P. Lovecraft, in particular an episode of his life when he cohabited with a young gay fan for two months. While the police presume him to be dead, Marina believes he may have uncovered something significant about Lovecraft's life that someone didn't want anyone knowing about. A classic horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft, “The Night Ocean” is not to be missed by fans of chilling fiction and lovers of Lovecraft's work. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of supernatural horror fi...

Alex Ferguson
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 229

Alex Ferguson

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-06-06
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  • Publisher: Random House

Widely hailed as Scotland’s most successful football manager since Jock Stein, Alex Ferguson’s achievements with Aberdeen are unparalleled, creating and consolidating a new force in British and European football. Since joining the Dons in 1978, the ambitious, hard-driving and controversial ‘Fergie’ has seen his side capture eight major trophies – The European Cup-Winners’ Cup, European Super Cup, three Scottish Premier League titles and three Scottish Cups. In A Light in the North, Alex Ferguson tells for the first time the story the fans have been waiting for.

The Maidens
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 300

The Maidens

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "Alex Michaelides’s long-awaited next novel, 'The Maidens,' is finally here...the premise is enticing and the elements irresistible." —The New York Times "A deliciously dark, elegant, utterly compulsive read—with a twist that blew my mind. I loved this even more than I loved The Silent Patient and that's saying something!" —Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements “Michaelides as a major player in the field” (Publishers ...

Alex North's A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 243

Alex North's A Streetcar Named Desire

Alex North's A Streetcar Named Desire: A Film Score Guide examines the acclaimed score for Elia Kazan's much-celebrated adaptation of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Situating the score within the context of Alex North's life and career, the book begins with an overview of North's musical training and his works up to his first scores for Hollywood in 1950, demonstrating how his experience in writing music for stage, concert hall, dance, and documentaries each contributed to the skills necessary for film composition. Annette Davison uses examples from North's film career to identify and describe his scoring techniques. Using manuscript and archival research, Davison expl...