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The Dark Days Aren't Coming, They're Here - Booktrade.info

The Dark Days Aren't Coming, They're HereBooktrade.info, UK - 16 minutes agoThe failure to embrace new lines of production and new printing methods and formats is hardly news in the publishing world, but now it would appear hands ...

Bridging Communication Gaps

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It Starts With Opening One's Mouth...


Let's face it. We're creatures of habit. No matter how well we think we are pro-active and establishing strong lines of communications... we can always do better. Usually, much better. Whether in the workplace, at home, or just when you're out and about, communicating is a key part of life. And it seems that the majority of people take a pretty laid back approach to it.


Learning to talk as a child is hard. But it was only one of a few things that truly occupied your attention. Learning to talk as a teen is hard. But that is because of the social and cultural pressures that are present. Learning to talk as an adult is hard. This is due to the fact that we are busy with so many other things.


So, when do we really learn to talk? To communicate?  read more »

Labor Struggles In The Deep South and Other Writings

cover of Labor Struggles In The Deep South  and  Other Writingsauthor: Covington Hall
asin: 0882862448
binding: Paperback
list price: $14.00 USD
amazon price: $14.00 USD


In the half-century since it was written, Hall's Labor Struggles In The Deep South, published here for the first time, has become an underground classic among activist historians writing on the South and on working people. Hall - journalist, organizer, rebel, professor and poet - brings to life the dramatic early 20th century struggles of the waterfront workers of New Orleans and the militant timber workers of Louisiana and East Texas.  read more »

Send (Revised Edition): Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better

cover of Send (Revised Edition): Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Betterauthor: David Shipley
Will Schwalbe
asin: 0307270602
binding: Hardcover
list price: $19.95 USD
amazon price: $13.57 USD


Send—the classic guide to email for office and home and an instant success upon its publication in 2007—has become indispensable for readers navigating the impersonal, and at times overwhelming, world of electronic communication. Filled with real-life email success (and horror) stories and a wealth of useful and entertaining examples, Send dissects all the major minefields and pitfalls of email. It provides clear rules for navigating today’s hot-button issues, from bccs and salutations to emoticons and subject lines.  read more »

Queens in the Kingdom: The Ultimate Gay and Lesbian Guide to the Disney Theme Parks (Kings in the Kingdom)

cover of Queens in the Kingdom: The Ultimate Gay and Lesbian Guide to the Disney Theme Parks (Kings in the Kingdom)author: Jeffrey Epstein
Eddie Shapiro
asin: 155583745X
binding: Paperback
list price: $14.95 USD
amazon price: $14.95


Think of them as the tour-guide version of Patsy and Edina from Absolutely Fabulous-if those two ever were sober enough to write a book. Knowing that the agenda of the average gay or lesbian traveler is a bit different from that of Mom and Pop Smith from Des Moines, Jeffrey Epstein and Eddie Shapiro proffer a guide book to the Disney resorts that specifically caters to gay and lesbian readers. While sniping at each other only occasionally, they offer candid, informative and always-humorous opinions on everything from hotels and attractions to restaurants and shows.  read more »

Inside Passage: A Journey Beyond Borders

cover of Inside Passage: A Journey Beyond Bordersauthor: Richard Manning
asin: 1559636556
binding: Hardcover
list price: $25.00 USD
amazon price: $25.00 USD


"This book is about an idea that rests at the junction of what we call wilderness and civilization. Simply, it is a call for rethinking, and more importantly, reconstructing, our relationship with nature." -from Inside Passage.Protecting land in parks, safe from human encroachment, has been a primary strategy of conservationists for the past century and a half. Yet drawing lines around an area and calling it wilderness does little to solve larger environmental problems.  read more »

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
amazon price: $19.95 USD


Expert guidance on creating powerful, persuasive cover letters!  read more »