| Pride and Prejudice (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen)
| 'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' With this famous declaration Jane Austen launches into the story of the five Bennet sisters. It is a story that on first reading is full of suspense, surprise and, ultimately, satisfaction, and which on re-reading commands, in addition, admiration for the author's supreme skill in managing a deceptively complex plot to its triumphant conclusion. First published in 1813, and Auste...More
|
| Presentations in Action: 80 Memorable Presentation Lessons from the Masters
| World-renowned presentation coach Jerry Weissman has spent 20 years helping top executives succeed in the most important business presentations of their lives. Here’s what he’s learned: the best way to get his message across is to show his techniques in action. Weissman does just that: he teaches how to make spectacularly successful presentations by showing exactly how great presenters have done it. Weissman dives into his library of outstanding presentations, sharing examples from current e...More
|
| How to Speak and Write Correctly: Joseph Devlin's Classic Text
| The classic text on how to speak and write English 'correctly.' *** "In the preparation of this little work the writer has kept one end in view, viz.: To make it serviceable for those for whom it is intended, that is, for those who have neither the time nor the opportunity, the learning nor the inclination, to peruse elaborate and abstruse treatises on Rhetoric, Grammar, and Composition. To them such works are as gold enclosed in chests of steel and locked beyond power of opening. This book has ...More
|
| Picture of Dorian Gray, The, A Longman Cultural Edition
| From Longman's new Cultural Editions Series, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, edited by Andrew Elfenbein, includes the novel and contextual materials from the era of Oscar Wilde. This edition of Oscar Wilde's classic work, The Picture of Dorian Gray, highlights the novel's modernity in both its form and its revolutionary content, and traces its links to modernist literature and the culture of modernity alike. Previous editions of the novel have only seen it in a late V...More
|
| Emma, A Longman Cultural Edition
| From Longman's Cultural Editions series, Emma, edited by Frances Ferguson, presents Jane Austen's novel with illuminations from various contexts, ranging from first reviews, to the entertainments of riddles and charades, the vogue of gothic fiction, the plight of governesses that had their situations compared to slavery, and the economy of English estates. Handsomely produced and affordably priced, the Longman Cultural Editions series presents classic works in provocative and illuminating conte...More
|
| Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story, Updated and Expanded Edition
| Thirty million presentations will be given today. Millions will fail. Millions more will be received with yawns. A rare few will establish the most profound connection, in which presenter and audience understand each other perfectly…discover common ground… and, together, decide to act. In this fully updated edition, Jerry Weissman, the world’s #1 presentation consultant, shows how to connect with even the toughest, most high-level audiences...and move them to action! He teaches pres...More
|
| Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition
| The "Publication Manual" is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators. Although it is specifically designed to help writers in the behavioral sciences and social sciences, anyone who writes non-fiction prose can benefit from its guidance. The newly-revised Sixth Edition has not only been rewritten. It has also been thoroughly rethought and reorganized, making it the most user-friendly "Publication Manual" the APA has ever produced. You will be able to find answers ...More
|
| Mansfield Park (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen)
| In recent years, Mansfield Park has come to be regarded as Austen's most controversial novel. It was published in two editions in her lifetime and the 1814 and 1816 texts are fully collated in this work--allowing readers to see the differences between the first edition and the second. This includes some important amendments made by Jane Austen herself. Also included, with a brief note on Elizabeth Inchbald, is the text of Lovers' Vows, the play around which much of the plot of Mansfield Park rev...More
|
| Writing at Work - A Quick and Easy Guide to Grammar and Effective Business Writing
| Would you like to be more confident about language, grammar, punctuation and spelling? Do you want to write better emails, letters, leaflets and reports to improve sales, customer satisfaction and internal communications? Writing at Work will boost your writing confidence and get you and your business communicating more successfully. Presented in bite-sized chunks with practical examples, Writing at Work is an A to Z of everything you need to know to polish up your writing skills. There's also a...More
|
| Life on the Mississippi
| Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II THE RIVER AND ITS EXPLORERS TA SALLE himself sued for certain high privi- L/ leges, and they were graciously accorded him by Louis XIV. of inflated memory. Chief among them was the privilege to explore, far and wide, and build forts, and stake out continents, and hand the same over to the king, and ...More
|
| Practical Grammar and Composition (Bibliobazaar Repoduction)
| This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed work...More
|
| Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
| In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, the bestselling author of Into the Wild writes of mountains and the daredevils, athletes, and misfits who climb them, from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaska's Devil Thumb and experienced the ravages of a storm atop Mt.
|
| Write Good or Die
| Survival tips for 21st century writers, from best-selling authors Kevin J. Anderson, M.J. Rose, Heather Graham, J.A. Konrath, Gayle Lynds, Alexandra Sokoloff, Jonathan Maberry, and more. How to develop your craft, improve your writing, get an agent, promote your work, embrace the digital age, and prepare yourself for the coming changes in the publishing industry. Edited by Scott Nicholson.Other contributors include Elizabeth Massie, Harley Jane Kozak, Douglas Clegg, Brandon Massey, Mur Lafferty,...More
|
| Amanda - A Daughter Of The Mennonites
| This early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
|
| Eat Pray Love; One Woman's Search for Everything
|
|
| The Elements of Style (4th Edition)
| You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered.This book's unique tone, wit and charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of "the little book" to make a big impact with writing.
|
| Wreck This Journal
| For anyone who's ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes Wreck This Journal, an illustrated book that features a subversive collection of prompts, asking readers to muster up their best mistake- and mess-making abilities to fill the pages of the book (and destroy them). Acclaimed illustrator Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in "destructive" acts-poking holes through pages, adding photos and defacing them, painting with coffee...More
|
| Blogging for Pleasure and Money - Discover Easy Ways to a Successful Blog and Attracting Traffic
| “Blogging for Pleasure and Money”A Shortcut to Blogging Profits for BeginnersNOTE: Price will increase soon:Are you new to blogging and want to get off to a fast start? Been blogging for a while but haven’t found the audience and money you were hoping for? Stop trying to learn by trial and error. There is a better way to get up to speed quickly.Skip Right to the Good StuffYou can spend years figuring out what works and what doesn’t. Some testing and research is unavoidable, but why do mo...More
|
| Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
| Gotham Writers' Workshop has mastered the art of teaching the craft of writing in a way that is practical, accessible, and entertaining. Now the techniques of this renowned school are available in this book. Here you'll find: - The fundamental elements of fiction craft-character, plot, point of view, etc.-explained clearly and completely - Key concepts illustrated with passages from great works of fiction - The complete text of "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver-a masterpiece of contemporary short...More
|
| "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings (Second Edition)
| The best-selling text/reader on academic writing.They Say / I Say demystifies academic writing by identifying its key rhetorical moves, the most important of which is to summarize what others have said ("they say") to set up one's own argument ("I say"). The book also provides templates to help students make these key moves in their own writing. This version includes readings that demonstrate those moves—and provide stimulating conversations for them to enter. The Second Editi...More
|
