Books with author Andrew Kiss

The SAT is one of the most important tests you’ll ever take, and nothing is worse than discovering your areas of weakness on test day.30 Questions You’ll See on the SAT is a free SAT prep book that contains the most common questions that you’re almost guaranteed to see on test day.Whether you’ve been working through the College Board’s SAT prep book of 8 practice tests, or you haven’t yet done any SAT prep whatsoever, this eBook will help you diagnose your weaknesses so you can get one step closer to being ready for test day.FAQ WITH THE AUTHORQ: How should I use this guide?A: Go through the 30 questions and see what concepts you’re getting wrong.No matter where you are in your journey of SAT prep, this guide is designed to provide you with feedback about your weaknesses. Focusing on your mistakes is key to bring your performance to the next level.There are detailed explanations to each problem, so when you get a question wrong, you can understand why you chose what you did, and learn from your mistake.Q: Will this book help me in my SAT Math prep?A: I wanted to focus on the most easily improvable concepts, so the questions focus only on Math and Writing and Language questions.Q: How did you decide what 30 question types to use? A: I’ve taken every SAT practice test available to me and categorized each question by concept.I cover all of these question types with my personal clients that pay me hundreds of dollars per hour to help them boost their scores.Q: What are other good resources I should be using in my prep?A: You always want to make sure your practice test sections are as authentic as possible, so if you aren’t using it already, make sure you get the College Board’s Official SAT Study Guide 2018. It has 8 practice tests and was put together by the makers of the SAT.If you already took all 8 practice tests in the College Board book, The Official ACT Prep Book 2018 by the test makers of the ACT has 4 practice tests that test extremely similar concepts (with the exception of the Science section).

Finding the right monologue can often be a frustrating task. Too frequently, monologue books rely on time-worn staples that have been heard a million times before, or are padded out with aimless, insipid pieces that often aren't even taken from actual plays. In Monologues They'll Remember You By you'll find 80 (40 male, 40 female) fresh, engaging monologues that will allow you to create memorable character portraits of depth and vitality for that all-important moment in the spotlight. Divided into male and female comedic, dramatic, and seriocomic categories, this book also provides a useful guide on how to look beyond age and gender in many of these monologues in order to broaden your performance options. Additionally, each monologue is preceded by a brief summary of the plot, setting, and character profile.Whether a professional or a student actor, you'll find this book an invaluable resource for landing that coveted role or winning that competition.

Finding the right monologue can often be a frustrating task. Too frequently, monologue books rely on time-worn staples that have been heard a million times before, or are padded out with aimless, insipid pieces that often aren't even taken from actual plays. In Monologues They'll Remember You By you'll find 80 (40 male, 40 female) fresh, engaging monologues from award-winning playwright Andrew Biss that allow you to create memorable character portraits of depth and vitality for that all-important moment in the spotlight. Divided into male and female comedic, dramatic, and seriocomic categories, this book also provides a useful guide on how to look beyond age and gender in many of these monologues in order to broaden your performance options. Additionally, each monologue is preceded by a concise summary of the plot, setting, and character profile.The starting age ranges of almost all of the women's and men's monologues included in the book are in their 20s and 30s, with the vast majority of them starting in their 20s. The age ranges are often very broad for these monologues and the author does an exemplary job in explaining why, both in the informative and illuminating foreword and in each monologue's introductory text.All of the monologues included in this collection are from published plays that are widely available, almost all having received successful and critically acclaimed productions in New York, London, Los Angeles and beyond.Whether a professional or a student actor, you'll find this book an invaluable resource for landing that coveted role or winning that competition.

Comedy is king in this hilarious new collection of ten-minute plays that are guaranteed to have audiences rolling in the aisles. From the sublimely funny to the ridiculously inane, this unique compilation from the puckish pen of award-winning playwright Andrew Biss runs the comedy gamut. Some of the plays have their roots in realism, while others willfully and wantonly upend theatrical customs and conventions. Some are playful and lighthearted, while others hew closer to the realm of dark comedy. But whatever their milieu, they all share one common goal: to entertain and amuse. In this edition you'll find the critically acclaimed "The Craft" and the Heideman Award finalist "A Rebel Among the Wretched" along with thirteen other wry and uproarious comedy gems guaranteed to elicit laughter and levity. With minimal staging requirements and a broad range of characters, these plays offer a wealth of production opportunities as well as providing an invaluable resource of scenes for acting class. And on top of all that, they're a jolly fun read to boot! The selected plays included in the collection are: The Craft Kitchen Sink Drama The Skewed Picture A Flawed Character An Honest Mistake Filler A Slip of the Tongue The Curious Art of Critique Carbon-Based Life Form Seeks Similar What's the Meta? An Embarrassing Odour A Rebel Among the Wretched Cocktail Conversation The Joneses Tacked-On Ending

Comedy is king in this hilarious new collection of ten-minute plays that are guaranteed to have audiences rolling in the aisles. From the sublimely funny to the ridiculously inane, this unique compilation from the puckish pen of award-winning playwright Andrew Biss runs the comedy gamut. Some of the plays have their roots in realism, while others willfully and wantonly upend theatrical customs and conventions. Some are playful and lighthearted, while others hew closer to the realm of dark comedy. But whatever their milieu, they all share one common goal: to entertain and amuse.In this edition you’ll find the critically acclaimed “The Craft” and the Heideman Award finalist “A Rebel Among the Wretched” along with thirteen other wry and uproarious comedy gems guaranteed to elicit laughter and levity. With minimal staging requirements and a broad range of characters, these plays offer a wealth of production opportunities as well as providing an invaluable resource of scenes for acting class. And on top of all that, they’re a jolly fun read to boot!The selected plays included in the collection are:The CraftKitchen Sink DramaThe Skewed PictureA Flawed CharacterAn Honest MistakeFillerA Slip of the TongueThe Curious Art of CritiqueCarbon-Based Life Form Seeks SimilarWhat’s the Meta?An Embarrassing OdourA Rebel Among the WretchedCocktail ConversationThe JonesesTacked-On Ending

Our dubious hero Biao wakes up to find himself in a helicopter being transported to a Chinese military base. His last espionage mission saved China from a nuclear retaliation, and the last he could remember was being picked up by Arab Bedouins after his helicopter went down. A few nuclear missiles had reached the front lines of battle, but did not destroy any Chinese cities. He wondered if his parents survived. They were two of the unlucky patriots that were drafted to fight in a war in which they were too old to fight. Biao becomes more and more intertwined with the future of China and the world, playing a major part in espionage tactics, and yet finding himself powerless in the newest wave of world's history. Would it last or be washed away as so many of humankind's previous "sand castles"? Strategy and scheming are awakened in people's hearts once more, and Biao finds himself just a piece on the chess board of ever increasing intrigue on a global scale.