Books by Paul Kriwaczek

In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story.

A portrait of a civilisation which flourished within living memory and left an indelible mark on history

Documentary film-making is as useful a skill as the ability to write well. This work presents an analysis of what documentary is, to constructing it through developing the story and assembling the appropriate building-blocks. It also examines the pre-production stages of preparing proposals, costings and outlines, and researching the subject.