books by John Truby

books by John Truby

books:

John Truby

Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction audio course on MP3
John Truby, 1990

What's your vision of the future of man? These are the great forms of speculative fiction, and they can be tremendously creative. Horror shows people at their worst, in decay, ridden with guilt by ghosts from the past, chased by monsters that are of their own making. Fantasy may be the happiest of all the genres because it is about ...

Crime, Detective and Thriller Audio Course on MP3
John Truby, 1990

This form is about the unending search for truth, the struggle to claw through the facades, lies and misdirections that cheapen daily life. But this most honorable of all forms is a nightmare to structure. Unlike drama where you track the development of the character through the action, here you must do that and set up an elaborate smoke screen ...

The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

John Truby

Faber & Faber, 2008

Writing Stories Better, and maybe even writing a great one
Truby's book is a writers' manual for solving problems. He's been developing his story techniques for nearly 20 years. The genius of his constructs is that they help the writer uncover the needs of his story with complete flexibility. No blueprints or rigid 'musts.' ...

Improvised Modified Firearms: Deadly Homemade Weapons

J. David Truby, John Minnery

Paladin Press, 1992

Buy this book before it is out of print.
Apart from some poor proof reading in parts (the one reason it only gets 4 stars instead of 5), this book categorically "rox" , covering its subject material precisely. Plenty of rare & interesting photo's of modified or home made firearms from all corners of the ...

The Secret of Squash: How to Win Using the 4-Cro System

John O. Truby, Dr. John O.

Little Brown & Co (P), 1984

Excellent book with lots of diagrams!!
Dilemma of squash.... Ball is coming to you at 100 miles/hour...what will you do? which shot you will play? what's your opponent's weakness? which area of court you will move in to? Quick.. Quick.. Think...This will happen to you if you will enter the court with out a ...