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Author
Publisher
Babelcube Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Since mankind exists, we have felt the need to communicate, to express our feelings, to cultivate our imagination and we have done it through a gift that differentiates us from the rest of living beings. Writing is a vocation, born from a need of each person. It is an inner manifestation, a communicational expression, be it artistic, scientific or of another literary genre. It is a property of the human being, communication through writing. This means...
Author
Publisher
Budding Reader
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Reading is a neurologically complex skill. So, it isn't surprising that many children find learning to read difficult. Make learning to read more fun with award-winning Budding Reader eBooks, arguably the easiest learn-to-read book series on the market. These research-based eBooks were developed in consultation with Cecilia Minden, Ph.D., the former Director of Language and Literacy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. They were illustrated...
Author
Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Dispatches from an age of impunity by the ABCTV award-winning investigative reporter and former foreign correspondent For more than 15 years, award-winning journalist Sophie McNeill has reported on some of the most war-ravaged and oppressive places on earth, including Syria, Gaza, Yemen, West Bank and Iraq. In We Can't Say We Didn't Know, Sophie tells the human stories of devastation and hope behind the headlines -- of children, families and refugees,...
Author
Publisher
Influence Resources
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Joy of Signing is one of the most comprehensive guides available for mastering the current basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in the American Sign Language pattern. This updated third edition provides the basic vocabulary needed for persons entering interpreter training programs. Over 1,500 signs are clearly illustrated and are grouped by chapter into their natural categories. Families...
Author
Publisher
Eye Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
From a handy introduction to how the publishing world works, and how authors fit into it, to practical tips on writing your book, strategies for editing and re-writing, Tips from a Publisher is an indispensable guide for authors. Helping you create the perfect submission and telling you the truth about what happens once you get published, it is crammed full of common-sense advice, and some trade secrets, that no aspiring writer should be without....
Author
Publisher
Zondervan Academic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The standard style guide of the Christian publishing industry, The Christian Writer's Manual of Style, 4th Edition , compiled by veteran Zondervan editor Robert Hudson, contains clear guidance on style questions related to religious writing, including many topics not addressed in other references or online. Nearly half of this fourth revision is made up of new material, including information about turning blogs into books, the effects of digital media...
Author
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Want to write a book? Half the battle is finding a practice that works for you. Successful author and creativity expert Jessie Kwak is here to help you do just that -- and have fun doing it. In her view, every part of the process is important: idea generation, development, research, planning, drafting, revising, and publication and are all covered here in friendly, accessible detail. As in her previous book, From Chaos to Creativity, Kwak helps you...
Author
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
With excellent examples and easy-to-follow rules, this concise and practical guide covers the basics of English grammar and punctuation. Perfect for English speakers who weren't taught proper grammar in the classroom as well as for general readers who are uncertain about punctuation marks in certain situations, this handbook sheds light on the most common questions, including Where should commas go? When should a hyphen be used? and What is the difference...
Author
Publisher
Vivid Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
With insight and clarity, Barbara Turner-Vesselago distils the essentials of 'How To Talk About Writing' into six revolutionary discoveries. This book provides invaluable advice for all who long to respond constructively to writers who seek their input, but who don't know how or where to begin. Seasoned writing mentors and editors will be inspired to abandon old paradigms of editorial criticism. Those new to giving feedback will find straightforward...
Author
Publisher
Babelcube Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Have you ever dreamed of writing your very own romance novel, but haven´t the faintest idea of where to start? Are you an already established author, but would like a more insight into this particular genre? If the answer is YES to either of these questions, then this book is for you. YOU, TOO, CAN WRITE A ROMANCE NOVEL will provide you with all the necessary tools to not only write your very own romance novel, but also to ensure that it has the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
THE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME HASN'T YET BEEN WRITTEN, SO YOU HAVE TO WRITE IT! Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series and The One Minute Millionaire, teaches would-be authors the book business. When you start to write a book, you're doing more than just typing words on a keyboard. You're entering the book business -- and like every other business, the book business has many different elements. The author wants you to...
Author
Publisher
Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of the very best in contemporary first-person journalism compiled by the award-winning former Washington Post reporter and author. Great journalists, at one time or another, have all been characters in their own stories: people with personalities that shaped what they saw and reported, and were touched and changed by the experiences about which they wrote; and innovators who borrowed the storytelling techniques of fiction. The Beholder's...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The craft of writing is a lot like spinning a web: You take threads and weave them skillfully together, and only you know where this intricate network of twists and turns begin and how it will end. Now, with Lawrence Bloock's expert advice, you can learn this art of entrapping your reader in a maze of facinating fiction. Spider, Spin Me a Web is the perfect companion volume to Block's previous book on writing, Telling Lies for Fun and Profit, which...
Author
Publisher
See Sharp Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Never before has the problem of stage fright been so eloquently examined; 40 interviews with some of the most highly-accomplished public figures shed light on this affliction, offering tips from their own experiences for overcoming it. Jason Alexander, Mose Allison, Maya Angelou, David Brenner, Peter Coyote, Olympia Dukakis, Richard Lewis, and many more sound off about their trials with stage fright, candidly discussing their fears and insecurities...
17) The Complete Guide to Understanding and Using NLP: Neuro-Linguistic Programming Explained Simply
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Publishing Group Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When it first developed in the 1970s by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, Neuro-Linguistic Programming or NLP was considered a great advancement in psychotherapy and was widely studied as a means by which to subjectively study language, communication and personal change. Today, it is a highly successful means by which individuals such as yourself can not only get better in touch with yourself and how you interact with the world through language and...
Author
Publisher
Frederick Fell Publishers, Inc. / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Creative Learning Services, Inc. has taught reading and concentration skills at hundreds of instituions including schools, colleges, business firms and government agencies. We feel that our reading program is the most practical and comprehensive course in the field. Now, we have packaged our step by step instruction format in this beautiful, easy to follow, guidebook. It will allow you to practice and progress at your own pace and convenience.
Author
Publisher
Morgan James Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Features 50 of the most common errors book authors make in writing, publishing, and promoting their books." -- John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books The publishing landscape can be a tricky one to navigate. There are so many aspects to authoring and publishing a book that it's easy for you to make critical mistakes that can set you off course and significantly decrease your chances for success. How many of the 50 biggest author mistakes...
Author
Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A cultural history of Australia told through our fiction. Australia's novels lie at the heart of the country. Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, they have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad. In this companion book to the ABC TV series, Carl Reinecke looks at the history of Australian culture through the books we have read and the stories we have told. Touching on colonial invasion, the bush myth, world wars,...
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