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A story of compassion, friendship, and redemption features a white man on an all-black Air Force boxing team in the late 1940s South.

This ultimate insider’s guide to selling a screenplay shows you how to crack open today’s movie and television markets. “An informative, engaging look at the inside of the dream factory. This is a terrific aid for screenwriters who are trying to gain insight into the Hollywood system.”—David Kirkpatrick, producer, former head of Paramount Pictures Everybody has a story to tell. Everybody wants to write the great American screenplay. But what do you do after it’s written? How do you sell it? Studio honchos. Development Executives. Independent Producers. What do they want? Do you need an agent or manager to get it into production? Selling a screenplay can mean earning $250,000 or more, so competition is fierce. In Selling a Screenplay, Hollywood’s script guru Syd Field gives you an insider’s look at the movie and TV industry, packed with essential tips from the pros. He includes key details and information, including sections that: • Break Down the Business of Screenwriting • Explain What the Buyer Looks For • Show You What to Do to Get in the Door • Tackle the Pitching Process • Provide Personal Insights from Famous Screenwriters Selling a Screenplay is a must-have guide for every screenwriter, filled with frank real-life advice from Hollywood’s most powerful deal makers and most celebrated screenwriters. They all started somewhere.

John Book ist ein harter Polizist, der seine korrupten Kollegen jagt und an Gewalt gewöhnt ist. Rachel Lapp ist eine schöne Witwe aus der Amish-Gemeinde, Friedensstifterin und sanftmütig. Ihre Welten scheinen durch eine astronomische Distanz getrennt zu sein, doch ihr Leben wird brutal durch einen Mord verbunden, dessen Augenzeuge der kleine Samuel, Rachels Sohn, ist. So beginnt ein meisterhafter Thriller, in dem die Beschreibung der ländlichen Welt der Amish mit der Erzählung urbaner Gewalt verwoben wird. Der Anstieg der Gefahr, dargestellt durch drei Polizisten, die mit der Unterwelt in Verbindung stehen, erreicht zeitweise atemberaubende Höhen.