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Long Roads, Short Distances: Teaching Writing and Writing Teachers
 | author: Brenda Power asin: 0435072404 binding: Paperback list price: $18.00 USD amazon price: $18.00 USD |
- While many writers promise to open up their teaching, I have never read a book that quite does it the way this one does. . . . I see it as an essential survival manual for all of us trying to become the teachers we hope to be. read more »
Guidelines for Preparing Proposals, Second Edition
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"Secrets of a Successful Proposal" might well be another title for this Secpond Edition of Guidelines for Preparing Proposals, one of Lewis Publishers' best selling books. Successful proposals pay off dramatically and richly reward those who take the necessary time and effort to prepare them. Billions of dollars are distributed annually in R&D grants and in funding responses to other proposals. So how can you get a fair share of this enormous pie for your inspired idea or research project? read more »
25 Words or Less: How to Write Like a Pro to Find That Special Someone Through Personal Ads
 | author: Emily Thornton Calvo Laurence Minsky Emily Thornton Calvo asin: 0809228785 binding: Paperback list price: $12.95 USD amazon price: $12.95 |
Personal ads, for the most part, are boring and surprisingly impersonal. You know the type: "SWM into foreign films and Chinese takeout seeks SWF for romantic walks on the beach." Any ad with a modicum of originality stands out. Advertising copywriters Emily Thornton Calvo and Laurence Minsky approach personal-ad writing the way they'd approach writing a product advertisement. Not only do they encourage you to be more clever and creative, but they help you figure out exactly what kind of person and relationship you're seeking, and then they show you how to express that information in an ad. read more »
Writing News for Broadcast
 | author: Edward, Jr. Bliss John M. Patterson asin: 0231043724 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.50 USD amazon price: $17.50 |
-- Choice Writing News for Broadcast is the Strunk and White of broadcast newswriting books. Long considered the gold standard of broadcast journalism textbooks, this guide for the student and the professional has inspired generations of newscasters through its eloquent examples and emphasis on the writer's responsibility, commitment, and integrity. read more »
Dark Angels: How Writing Releases Creativity at Work
 | author: John Simmons asin: 1904879039 binding: Paperback list price: $15.00 USD amazon price: $15.00 USD |
By developing creativity in everyday language and words, this writing guide helps businesses and business professionals strengthen their goals and generate fresh ideas. Suggestions for e-mails, reports, letters, memos, and proposals show how company communications can be clearer and arguments more effective with a few inspired changes. By allowing their inner dark angels to spread their creative wings, business professionals can learn how to better engage with, and connect to, their audience with stories and emotion rather than cold analysis.
Geldof in Africa
 | author: Bob Geldof asin: 0099497964 binding: Paperback list price: $13.95 USD amazon price: $11.86 USD |
Musician Bob Geldof first visited Africa in 1984. The following year, Live Aid inspired a generation to raise millions for the starving in Africa. More than 20 years on, passion undiminished, Geldof returns to what he calls the Luminous Continent. This is his personal diary. Unflinchingly honest, and stunningly illustrated with his own photographs, Geldof in Africa paints a unique picture of this extraordinary and beautiful land.
Small Is The New Big
 | author: Seth Godin asin: 1598870564 binding: Audio CD list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $22.76 USD |
An Audiofile Earphones Award Winner Is it better to be CEO of Craigslist or the head of UPS? Bestselling business author Seth Godin reveals why small is better (among other surprises) in this full-size dose of brilliant, provocative thinking. Big used to matter. . . and then small happened. Enron (big) got audited by Andersen (big) and failed (big). American Airlines (big) is getting creamed by Jet Blue (smaller and way faster). Today, little companies often make more money than big companies. So why are so many people still stuck on big is better? read more »
The Complete Book of Business Plans (Small Business Sourcebooks)
 | author: Joseph A. Covello Brian J. Hazelgren asin: 0942061411 binding: Paperback list price: $19.95 USD amazon price: $19.95 |
Your company must have a business plan if you expect to succeed in today's tough business world. To help make that first step a giant step, this inspired guide will show you how to write a winning business plan, eliminate the frustration of starting a new business, expand your current enterprise--or even get cash out of your existing business! read more »
