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Webster's New World Fundamentals of Grant Writing

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A proven formula for assembling a winning grant proposal! Each year the government and private endowments award hundreds of millions of dollars in grant money to businesses and educational institutions. Webster's New World Fundamentals of Grant Writing gives practical, up-to-date advice on writing proposals that tap into these funding sources. Packed with essential information on research and preparation, this book shows you how to efficiently cover and prepare each aspect of a grant proposal, using the language style, and formatting grant reviewers expect to see.

Forms & Documents for the Builder

cover of Forms & Documents for the Builderauthor: Paul Bianchina
asin: 0079121888
binding: Hardcover
list price: $59.95 USD
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157 ready-to-use builder's forms and letters. All the forms and letters you'll ever need to keep your business thriving are packed into Paul Bianchina's Forms & Documents for the Builder. You'll find prewritten samples of virtually every kind of business, government, and personal document that's likely to cross your desk during any business day. Use the accompanying disk to download, customize, or print any of the documents. It's a real time-saver!

Business Writer's Quick Reference Guide

cover of Business Writer's Quick Reference Guideauthor: Terry R. Bacon
Lawrence H. Freeman
asin: 0471845418
binding: Paperback
list price: $65.00 USD
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A comprehensive business writer's style guide that shows professionals how to address any business audience, in any format. Alphabetical organization provides for quick, easy usage. It is packed with rules of English grammar, usage, writing techniques and currently accepted stylistic conventions, all punctuation, spelling, and visual aids. A special Model Documents section provides format models for a variety of commonly used documents, including business letters, memos, and reports. Each topic is cross-referenced for easy access.

Working Holidays Abroad (Culture Shock! Practical Guides)

cover of Working Holidays Abroad (Culture Shock! Practical Guides)author: Mark Hempshell
asin: 1558682929
binding: Paperback
list price: $13.95 USD
amazon price: $9.18 USD


Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler.  read more »

Schoolmaster to an Empire: Richard Henry Brunton in Meiji Japan, 1868-1876 (Contributions in Asian Studies)

cover of Schoolmaster to an Empire: Richard Henry Brunton in Meiji Japan, 1868-1876 (Contributions in Asian Studies)asin: 0313277958
binding: Hardcover
list price: $119.95 USD
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Brunton's memoir opens a window on life and times in Meiji Japan from 1868 to 1876, a crucial period in that country's transformation from a medieval backwater into an efficient modern society. Schoolmaster to an Empire, the premier volume in Greenwood's newly initiated Asian Studies Series, provides a rare first-hand account of a nineteenth century English engineer and his key role in the epic-making technical developments of the time.  read more »

Get Ahead in Publicity, Newsletters, and Press Releases (Get Ahead in)

cover of Get Ahead in Publicity, Newsletters, and Press Releases (Get Ahead in)author: Allison Baverstock
asin: 0198603843
binding: Hardcover

Perfect for those who have to create publicity, newsletters, and press releases (and who commission them from others), this new book is packed full of advice on how to generate publicity and promote public relations by using words effectively. In two sections-one giving step-by-step advice, and the other a quick reference section-it gives you examples of good and bad practice based on real-life situations.  read more »

I Hate Taking Minutes (The Self-Study Workbooks Series)

cover of I Hate Taking Minutes (The Self-Study Workbooks Series)author: Joanna Gutmann
asin: 0749427434
binding: Spiral-bound
list price: $35.00 USD
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Anyone responsible for taking minutes -- from newly appointed office staff to managers that find themselves taking notes at meetings -- will benefit from these skill-building techniques. A valuable guide to the variety of styles of agenda and minutes in use, this workbook points out and reinforces the good habits necessary to develop minute taking. Packed with exercises, advice and professional tips, the workbook's friendly, supportive style will help anyone to become an efficient and accurate note taker.

Cover Letters (National Business Employment Weekly Career Guides)

cover of Cover Letters (National Business Employment Weekly Career Guides)author: National Business Employment Weekly
Taunee S. Besson
asin: 047132261X
binding: Paperback
list price: $19.95 USD
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Expert guidance on creating powerful, persuasive cover letters!  read more »