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Planet Hollywood rushed to open by competition.: An article from: St. Louis Journalism Review

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This digital document is an article from St. Louis Journalism Review, published by SJR St. Louis Journalism Review on September 1, 1998. The length of the article is 1704 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: The summer of 1998 in St Louis, MO, saw the performance of the Spice Girls and the gala grand opening of Planet Hollywood restaurant in the city.  read more »

Tenured Bosses and Disposable Teachers: Writing Instruction in the Managed University

cover of Tenured Bosses and Disposable Teachers: Writing Instruction in the Managed Universityasin: 0809325446
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Tenured Bosses and Disposable Teachers: Writing Instruction in the Managed University exposes the poor working conditions of contingent composition faculty and explores practical alternatives to the unfair labor practices that are all too common on campuses today.             read more »

How They Said It: Wise and Witty Letters from the Famous and Infamous

cover of How They Said It: Wise and Witty Letters from the Famous and Infamousauthor: Rosalie Maggio
asin: 0735201323
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In her bestseller, How to Say It (over 1 million copies sold), Rosalie Maggio took readers through the rudiments of effective letterwriting. Now the acclaimed author lets 500 remarkable missives speak for themselves. Pithy, charming, and humorous letters penned by historical, political, and literary figures illustrate that the ultimate hallmarks of any good letter are clarity, sincerity, and personality.  read more »

The Mulligan Guide to Sports Journalism Careers

cover of The Mulligan Guide to Sports Journalism Careersauthor: Joseph F. Mulligan
Kevin T. Mulligan
Kate Mulligan-Strickland
asin: 0844245402
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WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR - An obvious audience is the university, graduate school, and high school student with the love of writing, because The Mulligan Guide enables young writers, interns, and novices to learn how and where to channel their journalistic talent to one of the many major sports businesses that need good writers. It explains, chapter by chapter, the top fifteen sports career fields in which the skills and intelligence of a writer are vital to the business success of a publication, product, or service.  read more »

Grant Seeker's Budget Toolkit

cover of Grant Seeker's Budget Toolkitauthor: James Aaron Quick
Cheryl Carter New
asin: 0471391409
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Step-by-step guidance, insider tips, and all the tools you need to create budgets and financial plans that win grants Grants are a major source of funding in the nonprofit sector, and nonprofits invest considerable time, effort, and resources into obtaining them. A key aspect of any successful grant application initiative is budgeting and financial planning. A well-crafted budget, clearly delineating when, where, and how grant moneys will be applied, goes a long way toward selling a grantor on an applicant’s vision.  read more »

Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs: She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse

cover of Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs: She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouseauthor: Paul Carter
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Since age 18, Paul Carter has worked on oil rigs in locations as far flung as the Middle East, Columbia, the North Sea, Borneo, Tunisia, Sumatra, Vietnam, Nigeria, Russia, and many others — and he’s survived (so far!) to tell stories from the edge of civilization (places, as it happens, upon which most of our lives rely).  read more »

Making Music Make Money: An Insider's Guide to Becoming Your Own Music Publisher (Berklee Press)

cover of Making Music Make Money: An Insider's Guide to Becoming Your Own Music Publisher (Berklee Press)author: Eric Beall
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Making Music Make Money will educate songwriters, as well as aspiring music business entrepreneurs in the basics of becoming an effective independent music publisher. Topics include a discussion of the various roles a publisher plays in the music business: collection, administration, protection, exploitation and evaluation. A major emphasis is placed on the exploitation process, and the importance of creating a sound business model for a new publishing venture. Eric Beall is a Creative Director for Zomba Music Publishing, as well as a former songwriter and record producer.  read more »