Books like Heart Is a Sleeping Beauty by Wim Wenders

A chilling tale of beauty and darkness, combining elements of erotic fiction and Sleeping Beauty adaptation in Anne Rice's 'Beauty's Punishment'.

289 pages ; 21 cm

PRINCE CHARMING ON A HARLEY With his faded leather jacket and a bike that's seen better days, Neill Devlin doesn't look like a bestselling author or a man trying to keep one lane ahead of loneliness. Loving, Indiana, is as nice a place as any for his bike to break down -- especially when he catches a glimpse of a beautiful woman with an odd air of mystery about her who draws him into her spell... DAMSEL IN DISTRESS Anne Moore has lived her life in the shadow of tragedy. Imprisoned by her own past, she can't escape the chains that keep her tied to this town and to a life that is slowly suffocating her. She isn't looking for a hero -- and Neill isn't looking to slay any dragons. But in his heart he holds the key to freedom and happily ever after -- for both of them.(less)

U.S. Marshal Dan Mason shelters a mysterious amnesiac in his Colorado cabin, and a mutual attraction stirs as they navigate survival, memory, and trust in the Rockies.

Variety called John Pierson the "guru of independent film." Why? Perhaps because he wrote Spike Lee a $10,000 check to finish She's Gotta Have It; helped make "slacker" a household word; sold the documentary Roger & Me for $3 million; made Clerks famous; and has seen over 1,000 debut features, and (unlike most independent film companies) managed not to lose his shirt while backing those films he liked most. In short, he's been at the epicenter of the tumultuous last decade that changed independent film forever, and launched a new generation of hilarious, ambitious, talented, and sometimes wacked filmmakers. Here, for the first time, he tells it like it is - the unvarnished truth about film financing; the importance of timing and lighting; creating a sensation on the film festival circuit; the dark side of overnight success; the anatomy of the deals that get films to a theater somewhere near you; and what definitely not to do if you want to make a film (illustrated with dozens of embarrassing examples - like having Elvis come back as a golfing vampire who's shooting a feature). As punctuation throughout the book, Pierson and Clerks creator Kevin Smith dish about everything from Batman, sex, and Quentin Tarantino to American Psycho, Matty Rich, and of course, Rob "Vanilla" Weiss, who "typifies everything you don't want to be as a first-time filmmaker." Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes is a first of its kind: an inside look at the art, the heart, and the enterprise of the spiteful, fractious, and finally, entertaining place that is the world of independent film.

Vasilisa, a Russian village girl, defends her family’s ancient rituals and the protective spirits of her homeland when her stepmother threatens their way of life.