Bøger af Richard Curtis

From international film phenomenon, Richard Curtis, and awardwinnning illustrator, Rebecca Cobb, comes three heartwarming tales of magical Christmases. Gathered together for the first time in a beautiful treasury, The Empty Stocking, Snow Day and That Christmas make the ultimate Christmas trilogy - filled with joy, drama and all the trimmings. Have you been naughty or nice? Will Father Christmas visit and will there be snow? Celebrate all kinds of Christmases in these funny festive tales... The books have now been woven together into a major animated Netflix film.

INSPIRING PARENTS- Parents who have opened this book have looked at a tip and had a light bulb moment. Suitable for conversation starters, flicking through, gifts, coffee tables, sharing with your friends, or even a way of starting that chat with your partner about their parenting technique (yes, that conversation). This little book of parenting tips is an everyday guide for parents seeking to create a happier family life. The book is deigned to be dipped in and out of, rather than read cover to cover, meaning each tip is designed to prompt thought and reflection on the day to day parenting decisions you make, plus give you ideas about strategies and help you become a calmer, confident, more effective parent. Founded in the latest developments and scientific breakthroughs, this book is set to challenge your thinking, inspire your parenting, and change the way your family works. WARNING! The contents of this book are likely to seriously improve your parenting.

HELPING PARENTS CHOOSE THE TYPE OF PARENT THEY ARE - A book of more light bulb moments in an easy to digest format that help you to choose the type of parent you will be. Suitable for conversation starters, flicking through, gifts, coffee tables, sharing with your friends, or even a way of starting that chat with your partner about their parenting technique (yes, that conversation). This follow up book is packed with more bite sized hints and inspiration for dipping in and out of to help you through the perils and pitfalls that are parenting. Bringing you the latest thinking from the fields of neuroscience and psychology, you'll discover techniques and strategies that will inspire your parenting and help you tackle the day to day challenges of family life. WARNING! The contents of this book are likely to seriously improve your family's life.

REDUCING THE STRESS FROM PARENTING - Clear, concise tips that parents have said changes their approach to their child's behaviour. Suitable for conversation starters, flicking through, gifts, coffee tables, sharing with your friends, or even a way of starting that chat with your partner about their parenting technique (yes, that conversation). The way we deal with anger is based on what we were taught as children - largely by our parents. The way anger is managed within a family can have a huge impact on everyone's happiness. That's because anger is like a lion inside you. Unchecked it builds up and up, and when it roars it's hard to silence. Developments in neuroscience have changed our understanding of anger management and this book contains up to date tips to help you and your children tame your lions and manage your emotions. Designed to be dipped into rather than read cover to cover this is a stimulating book for parents. WARNING! The contents of this book are likely to seriously improve your family's life.

How to Be Your Own Literary Agent takes the mystery out of book publishing for any writer, published or not. Richard Curtis -- a top literary agent for more than thirty years -- provides a comprehensive practical overview of the publishing process, from submissions to contract negotiations to subsidiary rights to marketing, publicity, and beyond. He also gives away trade secrets and invaluable wisdom -- candid advice that can be found nowhere else. Now completely revised and expanded, How to Be Your Own Literary Agent is essential reading for all writers.* Big publishers, small publishers, self-publishers, e-publishers: how to keep up in a rapidly changing business * The new breed of busy literary editors: how to find them and know what they're looking for * What the electronic revolution means to you, and how to take advantage of it * How to know your "publishing" rights and negotiate effectively * How to have a say in your book's design, jacket, and promotion * How book chains and superstores have altered publishing -- and what that means for you

When Danny goes to school one quiet, snowy morning, the last thing he expects to find is a deserted school and his least favourite teacher. But that's exactly what he does find. And what starts as the worst day imaginable, ends as the most life-affirming and magical day of the year.

The hilarious, Academy Award-nominated screenplay that features six old friends, three disastrous receptions, a tongue-tied priest, and the role that made Hugh Grant the world's favorite bumbling bachelor.Toasted by romantics and cynics, critics and fans, Four Weddings and a Funeral grossed more than $250 million worldwide, garnered Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and was unanimously pronounced the romantic comedy of the 90s.Richard Curtis's smart, irreverent, and brilliantly crafted screenplay will delight fans of the movie, as well as screenwriters and film students. From the first spoken line to the last ("I do"), it's a jubilant celebration of friendship, romance, and good humor.

This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. In London, Christmas is coming and the people in this story have love on their minds. Some have found love; some have lost it. Some accept their loneliness; others live in hope. Even the new British prime minister's thoughts are not always on his job - because love, actually, is all around us.

Social Networks, Drug Injectors' Lives, and HIV/AIDS recognizes HIV as a socially structured disease - its transmission usually requires intimate contact between individuals - and shows how social networks shape high-risk behaviors and the spread of HIV.

The Empty Stocking - a brilliantly funny Christmas story by Richard Curtis and Rebecca Cobb. In this fantastically funny and heartwarming story by Richard Curtis, scriptwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeraland Love Actually, its Christmas Eve and theres one very important question on everyones mind - have YOU been good this year? For twins Sam and Charlie this is a big worry. Charlie has been especially naughty and everyone is sure that she wont get any presents AT ALL. But when Santa makes a mistake, its up to Charlie to put things right... Rebecca Cobb graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2004. She has collaborated with the Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson and Orange-Prize-winner Helen Dunmore. Rebecca has been shortlisted for the 2013 Waterstones Prize and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award.

Social Networks, Drug Injectors' Lives, and HIV/AIDS recognizes HIV as a socially structured disease - its transmission usually requires intimate contact between individuals - and shows how social networks shape high-risk behaviors and the spread of HIV.

In London, Christmas is coming and the people in this story have love on their minds. Some have found love; some have lost it. Some accept their loneliness; others live in hope. Even the new British prime minister's thoughts are not always on his job - because love, actually, is all around us.