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The first behind-the-scenes account of the making of Jaws to focus on the production's local participants, featuring hundreds of never-before-seen photos, previously untold accounts and anecdotes, and a Foreword by director Steven Spielberg.Updated with new material for the film's 50th anniversary. You're gonna need a bigger coffee table!The filming of Jaws is regarded as a landmark event in both the history of motion pictures and the quaint New England island of Martha's Vineyard, where the geographic isolation necessitated the hiring of hundreds of locals to work as actors and laborers. Among this virtual army of hometown participants were numerous professional and amateur photographers, each with full access to the production's inner workings.This compiles their behind-the-scenes photographs and stories for the first time into a treasure trove of Jaws rarities into a unique compendium, the first to focus on the production's local participants. Movie buffs, special effects enthusiasts, and fans of the watershed film will thrill in this definitive volume's special features:* updated edition includes over 100 new photos, most previously unseen and many in colour, new interview material with local cast and crew, and an Afterword by Wendy Benchley, wife of Jaws author Peter Benchley* foreword by Jaws Director Steven Spielberg* hundreds of never-before-seen photographs of the production's inner workings, taken by local participants and bystanders, as well as detailed account of how the filmmakers chose Martha's Vineyard as their shooting location* recollections of local crew and cast members, from Lee Fierro (Mrs. Kintner) and Chris Crawford (the real-life captain of the Orca) to Craig Kingsbury, the inspiration for Robert Shaw's portrayal of the maniacal shark hunter Quint* newly illustrated schematics by Jaws Production Designer Joe Alves explaining the intricacies of the revolutionary sea sled fin mechanism, as well as his original 1974 storyboards* insight on adapting Jaws from the page to screen from Hollywood professionals including Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb, Location Casting Director Shari Rhodes, and moreA must-have for the worldwide legions of Jaws fans who can't get enough of the greatest action-adventure picture of all time.

The Social Work Assignments Handbook is the complete guide to preparing for, carrying out and writing up a social work assignment or project. Designed to support students through their assignments from beginning to end, each stage is fully explained through friendly advice and practical guidance so that students can feel confident in their work, whether they’re writing up quantitative research findings or carrying out a literature review.

Carol, The Ancient Yuletide Troll is the first in a series of stories about Carol, a good troll who serves as a Santa figure for monsters. It introduces Carol, and explains how she became Santa’s helper for delivering toys to the monsters.When Carol sees that the other monsters don’t like her because she’s the only one who receives presents from Santa (as she is the only monster who is “nice”), Carol pays Santa a visit. Santa encourages Carol to be the one to help turn the monsters around and get them on his nice list too. Carol tries, but the other monsters just ignore her, inspiring her to take matters into her own hands. She begins secretly giving toys to the naughty monsters instead of continuing to try and turn them into nice ones. Despite her good intentions, will Carol’s actions go against Santa’s wishes and put her on the naughty list as well?This fun, original story will not only teach children the importance of good behavior, but will teach them a great lesson in friendship, kindness, and sharing. Carol, The Ancient Yuletide Troll shows children the true spirit of Christmas in a new way from a not-so-scary monster named Carol.

A kind-hearted troll tries to get the other monsters off the naughty list and teach them the true meaning of Christmas in this colorful picture book.There once was a troll named Carol . . .Carol is always nice to children—even though the other monsters are not. She is the ONLY monster on the nice list, and the only one to receive presents from Santa. This makes the other monsters jealous.Once Christmas, Carol visits Santa to ask why the other monsters do not get presents. She learns they are on THE NAUGHTY LIST!When she tries to warn them they won''t receive presents if they continue to be naughty, the monsters ignore her even more. Carol takes matters into her own hands and she the monsters how they will be rewarded on Christmas Day…if only they would be nice!Will Carol''s actions have bad consequences even with her good intentions? Only Santa knows!

Economics is really simple. Yet in schools and universities and all across the media, what passes for economics is an incomprehensible mish-mash of jargon and false ideas, all festooned with maths and statistics. This book cuts through the jargon and throws out the equations. What emerges is an economics primer that anyone can understand. This is economics in one lesson, and one that can be read in an hour. This book sets out to heal our divided society. Do you prefer socialism or capitalism? Are workers good and capitalists bad? Can government make us equal? The answer is that voluntary exchange always works best. It's common sense. This book explains the difference between value and price. It shows how profit and loss drives entrepreneurs to serve consumers, why savings are so important, and how government intervention depresses living standards. This is basic economics If you want to understand money, why banks are so powerful yet so harmful to society, and how printing money undermines everything, this is the book to read. This isn't economics for dummies. It's economics for everyone.