Books published by Quill Driver Books, U.S.

Three-time Emmy Award-winner Gene Perret''s Comedy Writing Step by Step has been the manual for humour writers for 25 years. In this new book, his first update, Perret offers readers a treasure trove of guidelines and suggestions covering a broad range of comedy writing situations, along with many all-important insights into the selling of one''s work. Perret covers all aspects of comedy writing in his uniquely knowledgeable and anecdotal fashion.

Frugality isn''t new. People throughout the ages have sought to live better while living within their means, and that''s really what it comes down to for many seniors today. They are looking for creative ways to save money, thereby reducing stress, enjoying a happier and richer life and, all the while, benefiting the environment. Are these seniors tightwads? Hardly. Frugal? Proudly!"

This book is the dramatic psychological study of a brutal killer, whose crimes of rape and murder were gruesome secrets he kept even from himself. Written with exclusive information gleaned from countless conversations with killer Ken Bianchi, his girlfriend, his psychiatrists, as well as policemen and journalists involved with the case.

Life writing is people-centred non-fiction writing. Not just autobiographical or biographical, life writing encompasses a broad range of personal-experience narratives. Life writing can be serious or humorous or both. It can include any kind of subject matter because people are always at the heart of any endeavour. Fred D White, Ph.D., author of four textbooks on writing, walks the reader through the life writing process from research to composition to revision to marketing.

While moving is never simple, moving after one has reached the age of 60 often presents its own special challenges. Crammed with indispensable tips from the author''s lifetime of moving experiences -- she''s moved eight times just since she turned 70 -- this book smooths the way to making the reader''s move uncomplicated and enjoyable.

California Gold Country historian George Hoeper reveals what promises to be the final piece to the 100-year-old puzzle of the infamous stagecoach robber Black Bart. For over eight years the mysterious and very polite Charles Boles (alias Black Bart) plagued Wells Fargo & Co. with a string of at least 28 stagecoach robberies. During theis time, Bart, who operated on foot with an unloaded shotgun and never robbed stagecoach passengers or drivers, soon became something of a folk legend. Between robberies Bart would live the life of a boulevardier in San Francisco, hobnobbing with the city's best. In 1888 he disappeared from the Palace Hotel in Visalia, CA, never to be heard from again. Speculation has placed Bart in many places, including the Eastern Seaboard, Mexico and Japan, but according to information Hoeper has uncovered, it is more likely the legendary Black Bart met his demise in the dry Nevada wasteland and today rests in a sandy, unmarked grave.

Have you ever left the doctor''s office feeling as if you had just gone through a revolving door? Now more than ever, each of us has to take control of our own health care. How to Talk to Your Doctor shows the reader how to navigate the maze of prescriptions and tests and offers advice for those who act as medical advocates for their children, ageing parents, or others.