Holt Paperbacks imprint: 250 books
Making a Winning Short
How to Write, Direct, Edit, and Produce a Short Film
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
Making a Winning Short is the first book to give hands-on instruction on how to write, direct, edit, and produce a fictional short in film or video. Edmond Levy guides the beginning filmmaker step-by-step through the stages of making a short: writing the script (from developing the idea to fine-tuning...
The Way to Save
A 10-step Blueprint for Lifetime Security
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Helping a new generation of nonsavers get back on track, Ginita Wall offers a hands-on approach to achieving lifetime financial security, no matter how modest the income.
"A disciplined approach to managing personal finances that first recognizes the need to overcome certain common psychological...
Still Life in Harlem
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
A New York Times Notable Book
A deeply affecting memoir, Still Life in Harlem is Eddy L. Harris's insightful look at a neighborhood - both real and metaphorical. He reveals the magic of Harlem, as it becomes home and spirit in his masterful hands. Through his keen perceptions we enter the images...
Living the Dream
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
A cheeky, charming debut about twentysomething best friends in London navigating their careers and love lives past post-collegiate turmoil and into adulthood with lots of pints along the way
Emma is a rising star at the marketing firm she works at as a "creative," but would have trouble...
The Ridiculous Race
26,000 Miles, 2 Guides, 1 Globe, No Airplanes
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
The most absurd, hilarious, and ridiculous travelogue ever told, by two hit-TV comedy writers who raced each other around the world-for bragging rights and a very expensive bottle of Scotch
It started as a friendly wager: two old friends from The Harvard Lampoon, Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran...
The Civilized World
A Novel in Stories
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
A glorious literary debut set in Africa about five unforgettable women—two of them haunted by a shared tragedy—whose lives intersect in unexpected and sometimes explosive ways
When Adjoa leaves Ghana to find work in the Ivory Coast, she hopes that one day she'll return home to open a beauty...
Traveling With Fly Rod and Reel
Everything You Need To Know About Planning, Booking, Preparing, And Packing For Fly-Fishing Trips Around The World
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Here, in one volume, is everything you need to know to escape the crowded rivers and streams of North America. From Patagonia to Siberia, from Baja to Lappland, renowned angling writer Gary Soucie shares his tips and secrets for planning exciting excursions to the world's most exotic fly-fishing destinations...
by Moyra McNeill
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Drawn thread embroidery has been practiced and esteemed for centuries, producing the kind of elaborate linen tablecloths, veils, and shawls passed down through generations. You might think it's too complicated, expensive, and time-consuming to do today. But, in fact, it can be done by anyone who is...
Moon Signs for Lovers
An Astrological Guide to Perfect Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Carole Golder reveals why your Moon sign is just as important as your Sun sign--especially when it comes to relationships--in Moon Signs for Lovers: An Astrological Guide to Perfect Relationships.
Get a Clue!
What's Really Going On With Pre-Teens and How Parents Can Help
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
This practical companion to Reviving Ophelia and Real Boys shares the concerns of preteens in their own words and advises parents how to approach them confidently and effectively.
Many parents may not want to know that their eight- to fourteen-year-olds are already facing serious issues and...
Why We Garden
Cultivating a Sense of Place
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
The spirit of gardening is a deepening connection with nature that transforms the gardener into an adventurer encountering lessons great and small. Author Jim Nollman sees the connection to the garden as the space in which a genuine healing relationship between person and place can be formed.
Why...
Partners In Play
Creative Homemade Toys For Toddlers
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Partners in Play is a book by written by author Rita Anderson.
The International Adoption Handbook
How to Make Foreign Adoption Work for You
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
For anyone involved in, or thinking about, adopting a child from abroad, The International Adoption Handbook is an essential guide. The process of international adoption can sometimes seem complex, frustrating, and endless. This step-by-step guide, which provides the necessary hard facts and information...
by Paul Halpern, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
The Structure of the Universe by Paul Halpern, Ph.D., originally published in 1996, is a tour of the knowledge of the deep reaches of space and predictions for its future.
Technological marvels such as the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing a wealth of information about the deepest reaches...