Every television show has a creative voice who guides it to screen. The industry calls them the showrunners. Impresarios of the small screen, their function to write, manage, facilitate, and execute the idea has long been taken for granted by audiences...but not anymore. In this official companion book to the documentary Showrunners, you'll get an insider's guide to creating, writing, and running a scripted television series in today's Golden Age of Television, in the words of some of the ...

B **reak free of self-defeating habits with help from cognitive psychology, neuroscience & Eastern thought in this guide from a New York Times–bestselling author, featuring a foreword by the Dalai Lama."An inspired and innovative look at the ways we can be tripped up by our habitual thinking…beautifully melding the teachings of Buddhism, horse whispering, and [Tara's] own therapeutic practice." —Bonnie Raitt, musician and activist"The road i...

The official behind-the-scenes companion book to both parts of the Wicked film phenomenon, complete with revelations and stories from the cast & crew themselves—including Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande-Butera, Jon M. Chu, and many more—with exclusive never-before-seen images of the stars, sets, costumes, and more.In this stunning behind-the scenes look at the mega popular Wicked films, fans will experience an immersive deep-dive into how the films w...

East meets West in this fresh, modern take on a timeless challenge: how to find contentment and meaning in life.In Radically Happy, a meditating Silicon Valley entrepreneur teams up with a young, insightful, and traditionally educated Tibetan Rinpoche. Together they present a path to radical happiness—a sense of well-being that you can access anytime but especially when life is challenging. Using mindfulness techniques and accessible meditations, personal ...

Take an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the creative process of James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water.Packed with hundreds of stunning images and written in collaboration with the filmmakers themselves, uncover the incredible creative and technical skill that went into the making of Avatar: The Way of Water.Featuring stunning concept art and intricate character, creature, and costume designs, uncover the details of Pandora in strik...

**2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards FinalistA Buddhist master’s guide to cultivating dignity through meditation to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.**The notion of dignity is crucial to the question of how best to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, particularly for today’s environment in which so many of us experience self-doubt, low self-esteem, and feelings of being trapped by anxiety, dissatisfaction, or even success. How, in such a circumstance, can we gai...

Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. This book shows how we similarly all have the natural ability to turn the lead of our confused minds into the gold of insightful clarity. Tara Bennett shows how we can learn to see ourselves as we really are and thus learn to disengage from those emotional patterns that undermine our lives. Drawing on the latest research into cognitive science and neuroscience with ancient principles of Buddhist psychology, this profound yet very practical boo...

We all have coping strategies that let us adapt to adversity. Yet as we grow older these thought patterns are no longer needed and we can even pay a price if we continue to use them. Learn about these patterns, called schemas, that hide our mental habits and shatter our peace of mind.

Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. In the same way, says Tara Bennett-Goleman, we all have the natural ability to turn our moments of confusion and emotional pain into insightful clarity.Emotional Alchemy maps the mind and shows how, according to recent advances in cognitive therapy, most of what troubles us falls into ten basic emotional patterns, including fear of abandonment, social exclusion (the feeling we don't belong), and vulnerability (the feeling that...

Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. In the same way, says Tara Bennett-Goleman, we all have the natural ability to turn our moments of confusion and emotional pain into insightful clarity.Emotional Alchemy maps the mind and shows how, according to recent advances in cognitive therapy, most of what troubles us falls into ten basic emotional patterns, including fear of abandonment, social exclusion (the feeling we don't belong), and vulnerability (the feeling that...

"The road in life forks in every moment, with one path leading toward confusion, separateness, and entanglement, and the other toward clarity, connection, and mental freedom. With mind whispering, the choice can be ours."Why sometimes do even the smallest events send us into a downward spiral? Whether we're aware of it or not, our feelings and outlook are constantly shaped by learned patterns, or habitual modes of being. These have the power to dictate our sense of wellbeing and ou...

In troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh—one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today—reveals an art of living in mindfulness that helps us answer life’s deepest questions and experience the happiness and freedom we desire.Thich Nhat Hanh presents, for the first time, seven transformative...