5 Best writing books like Kill the Dog: The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth by Paul Guyot

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Kill the Dog: The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth

By: Paul Guyot

4.53

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Kill the Dog is the first book on screenwriting written by an actual working professional screenwri…

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1. Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror

By: Jason Zinoman

3.86

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Much has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but at the same time that Steve… read more

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2. The Hard Goodbye (Sin City #1)

By: Frank Miller

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found  The first volume of the crime-comic megahit that intro… read more

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3. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

By: Peter Biskind

4.12

Format: None pages,

This down-and-dirty romp through Hollywood in the 1970s introduces the young filmmakers--Coppola, S… read more

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4. Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

By: Elmore Leonard

4.00

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Elmore Leonard, best-selling author of 37 novels including Get Shorty and the recent Pagan Babies, … read more

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"I want you to understand,"

-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

"I thought I explained it to you. Boyd and I dug coal together."

-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

"Boyd looked at him now like he was trying to decide something in his mind. “You’d shoot me, you get the chance?"

-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

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5. Sag Harbor

By: Colson Whitehead

3.33

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

The warm, funny, and supremely original new novel from one of the most acclaimed writers in America… read more

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6. Disney War

By: James B. Stewart

4.26

Format: 112 pages,

The dramatic inside story of the downfall of Michael Eisner--Disney Chairman and CEO--and the scand… read more

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7. The Art of Creative Thinking

By: Rod Judkins

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE ART OF CREATIVE THINKING reveals how we can transform our businesses, our society and ourselves… read more

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8. Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

By: Blake Snyder

3.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran … read more

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9. Making Movies

By: Sidney Lumet

5.00

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and … read more

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10. Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film

By: Peter Biskind

3.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

DOWN AND DIRTY PICTURES chronicles the rise of independent filmmakers and of the twin engines the S… read more

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11. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

By: Stephen King

3.96

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

On Writing begins with King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. K… read more

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12. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

By: Steven Pressfield , Robert McKee

4.08

Format: None pages,

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13. In the Blink of an Eye

By: Francis Ford Coppola , Walter Murch

3.00

Format: 18 pages,

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14. Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

By: Robert McKee

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring no… read more

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15. The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

By: Thomas Ligotti , Ray Brassier

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"The Conspiracy against the Human Race sets out what is perhaps the most sustained challenge yet to… read more

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16. Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

By: Ed Zwick

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends … read more

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"One of Patsy Broderick's choicer comments was to describe my writing as ' limp as a penis ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"I called Matthew Broderick. The radiophone was working again. 'Hi, Matthew, I hear you want to talk about the script. Over .' 'Yeah, well, I have a lot of notes…' He neglected to say “ over ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"From the moment we met Patsy Broderick was contemptuous, demeaning, and volatile. As Matthew sat in opaque silence, I was forced to defend, in excruciating detail, my rationale for every line in ever…"

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

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17. Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road

By: Kyle Buchanan

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max:… read more

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18. Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different

By: Chuck Palahniuk

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Renowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with… read more

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"Three parts description . Two parts instruction . One part onomatopoeia . Mix to taste ."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different

"Once someone who draws superheroes draws your picture , you never want to go back to reality ."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different

"My guess is that people haven’t a clue how to get along . They need a structure , rules , and roles to play ."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different

"All through that lunch I feigned interest in her cats , yes , cats , while psychically begging her to love me and interview me ."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different

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19. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

By: David Zucker

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more

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20. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

By: Matt Singer

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more

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21. Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours

By: Noah Kagan

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The founder and CEO of AppSumo.com, Noah Kagan, knows how to launch a seven-figure business in a si… read more

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22. Dietrich

By: Don Winslow

3.52

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Gritty and suspenseful, Dietrich is a hard-boiled whodunnit from Audible Award-winning and internat… read more

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23. An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West

By: Konstantin Kisin

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For all of the West's failings - terrible food, cold weather, and questionable politicians with fun… read more

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24. Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas

By: Glenn Kenny

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

For the thirtieth anniversary of its premiere comes the vivid and immersive history behind Martin S… read more

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" Irwin Winkler did not share the credit of “Producer."

-Glenn Kenny, Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas

"Barbara De Fina said that Irwin Winkler was, and has been, “ nothing but nasty "

-Glenn Kenny, Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas

"Who found the material, who pursued the material and how, who bought the material, whose account is true or accurate: these might not seem consequential questions now. But they have definite implicat…"

-Glenn Kenny, Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas

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25. Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen

By: Robert McKee

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited third volume of Robert McKee’s trilogy on the art of fiction.    Following up his … read more

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26. The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies

By: Ben Fritz

4.02

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

The stunning metamorphosis of twenty-first-century Hollywood and what lies ahead for the art and co… read more

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27. Fat Cop

By: Johnny Ryan

3.60

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Upholding crime and corruption, one fast food joint at a time. FATCOP never passes up a possible gr… read more

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28. Kill the Dog: The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth

By: Paul Guyot

4.53

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Kill the Dog is the first book on screenwriting written by an actual working professional screenwri… read more

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29. Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World

By: Wil Haygood

4.34

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK OF THE YEAR • BOOKLISTS' EDITOR'S CHOICE • ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOO… read more

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30. Action: The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game

By: Robert McKee

4.34

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the master of Story, Dialogue, and Character, Action offers writers the keys to propulsive sto… read more

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31. Screenwriting is Rewriting: The Art and Craft of Professional Revision

By: Jack Epps, Jr.

4.41

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

If there is one skill that separates the professional screenwriter from the amateur, it is the abil… read more

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