The Grammar Bible By Michael Strumpf

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Title	:	The Grammar Bible
Author	:	Michael Strumpf
ISBN	:	0805075607
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	512

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A comprehensive, practical reference guide to the idiosyncrasies of the English language No one knows grammar like Michael Strumpf For over a quarter of a century, as creator and proprietor of the National Grammar Hot Line, he helped thousands of callers from every corner of the globe tackle the thorniest issues of English grammar Now, in The Grammar Bible, he has create A comprehensive, practical reference guide to the idiosyncrasies of the English language No one knows grammar like Mich...

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Talking About Detective Fiction By P.D. James

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Title	:	Talking About Detective Fiction
Author	:	P.D. James
ISBN	:	0307743136
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	208

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P D James, the undisputed queen of mystery, gives us an intriguing, inspiring and idiosyncratic look at the genre she has spent her life perfecting Examining mystery from top to bottom, beginning with such classics as Charles Dickens s Bleak House and Wilkie Collins s The Woman in White, and then looking at such contemporary masters as Colin Dexter and Henning Mankell P D James, the undisputed queen of mystery, gives us an intriguing, inspiring and idiosyncratic look at the genre s...

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The Writing Life By Annie Dillard

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Title	:	The Writing Life
Author	:	Annie Dillard
ISBN	:	0060919884
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	113

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Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood the Northwest pioneer epic The Living and the nonfiction narrative Pilgrim at Tinker Creek A gregarious recluse, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters....

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The Power of Your Other Hand By Lucia Capacchione

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Title	:	The Power of Your Other Hand
Author	:	Lucia Capacchione
ISBN	:	1564145581
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	180

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Includes exercises and experiments to tap the creative and intuitive potential of the non dominant hand....

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The New Diary By Tristine Rainer

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Title	:	The New Diary
Author	:	Tristine Rainer
ISBN	:	0874771501
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	320

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The New Diary is about a completely modern concept of journal writing It has little to do with the rigid daily calendar diary you may have kept as a child or the factual travelogue you wrote to recall the Grand Canyon Instead, it is a tool for tapping the full power of your inner resources.The New Diary is as much for those who already keep a journal as it is for those w The New Diary is about a completely modern concept of journal writing It has little to do with the rigid daily calendar diary you may ha...

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The True and the Questions By Sabrina Ward Harrison

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Title	:	The True and the Questions
Author	:	Sabrina Ward Harrison
ISBN	:	0811848620
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	128

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In her books Spilling Open, Brave on the Rocks, and Messy Thrilling Life, Sabrina Ward Harrison shared her thoughts, fears, hopes, and joys through vibrantly illustrated journal entries Her new work, The True and the Questions, invites readers to allow themselves to spill open and create their own illustrated journal, and leaves plenty of space for them to do so Sabrin In her books Spilling Open, Brave on the Rocks, and Messy Thrilling Life<...

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The Transitive Vampire By Karen Elizabeth Gordon

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Title	:	The Transitive Vampire
Author	:	Karen Elizabeth Gordon
ISBN	:
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	149

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Playful, practical, this is the style book you can t wait to use, a guide that addresses classic questions of English usage with wit black humor Black white illustrations throughout.IntroductionSentences what we mean by them Words what kinds of words they areNouns Verbs VerbalsMore on verbs Adjectives adverbsPronouns Arriving at agreementsPhr Playful, practical, this is the style book you can t wait to use, a guide that addresses classic questions of English usage with wit black humor Black whit...

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Idea Stormers By Bryan Mattimore

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Title	:	Idea Stormers
Author	:	Bryan Mattimore
ISBN	:	1118134273
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	244

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How to solve critical business challenges by generating and better ideasEvery organization needs a steady supply of fresh, relevant ideas, but managers can t just lock teams in a room with a mandate to brainstorm and hope for the best Ideation is both a science and an art, and when group ideation processes are well designed and well facilitated, anyone can generate a How to solve critical business challenges by generating and better ideasEvery organization needs a steady supply of fresh, relev...

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The Ring of Words By Peter Gilliver

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Title	:	The Ring of Words
Author	:	Peter Gilliver
ISBN	:	0198610696
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	234

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Tolkien s first job, on returning home from World War I, was as an assistant on the staff of the OED He later said that he had learned in those two years than in any other equal part of his life The Ring of Words reveals how his professional work on the Oxford English Dictionary influenced Tolkien s creative use of language in his fictional world Here three seni Tolkien s first job, on returning home from World War I, was as an assistant on the staff of the OED He later said that he had learned...

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Crafting the Character ARC By Jennie Jarvis

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Title	:	Crafting the Character ARC
Author	:	Jennie Jarvis
ISBN	:	1940761123
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	182

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Many writers believe once they have their basic plot points in place, their stories are destined to succeed But many narratives fall flat between those plot points and lose their audience before the big finish Engaging the audience and moving the story forward in every scene is the responsibility of the characters, not the plot But while many books on the craft of writi Many writers believe once they have their basic plot points in place, their stories are destined to succeed But many narratives fall flat...

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The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England By Kathy Lynn Emerson

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Title	:	The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England
Author	:	Kathy Lynn Emerson
ISBN	:	0898797527
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	280

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Writers will save hours of valuable research time and bring a richness and historical accuracy to their work as they reference the slice of life facts depicted for each of these major time periods Each book contains descriptions of the period s food and clothes customs and slang occupations common religious and political practices and other historical details....

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Reporting Vietnam By Milton J. Bates

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Title	:	Reporting Vietnam
Author	:	Milton J. Bates
ISBN	:	1883011590
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	900

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The Barnes Noble Review War Stories

If there s one clear lesson the U.S military learned from Vietnam, it was Never again Never again let the media run around the theater of war, reporting whatever they wanted from wherever they wanted It was a lesson the Pentagon acted on in the Gulf War, severely limiting media access It was also a lesson hard learned.

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If there s one clear lesson the U.S military learned from Vietnam, it was Never again Never ag...

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Writing & Selling Thriller Screenplays By Lucy V. Hay

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Title	:	Writing & Selling Thriller Screenplays
Author	:	Lucy V. Hay
ISBN	:	1842439715
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	224

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Thelowdown on not only gettinga thriller feature script on the page, but alsogetting it in front of producers and investorsFrom premise to resolution, this book guideswriters through the craft of thriller writing, citing classic thrillers such as Psycho, The Shining, The Sixth Sense, and Fatal Attraction, and lesser known gems like Red Eye, Desperate Measures, Impostor, an The lowdown on not only getting a thriller feature script on the page, but ...

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The F-Word By Jesse Sheidlower

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Title	:	The F-Word
Author	:	Jesse Sheidlower
ISBN	:	0571197302
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	228

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There s something special about a lexicon in which than half the entries begin with the same letter The F Word earned its title the hard way editor Jesse Sheidlower and the staff of Random House combed vast numbers of books, magazines, films, and other works for references to the most beloved, least printable word in the English language and all its variations Ther There s something special about a lexicon in which than half the entries begin with the same letter The F Word earned its titl...

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A Book of One's Own By Thomas Mallon

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Title	:	A Book of One's Own
Author	:	Thomas Mallon
ISBN	:	1886913021
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	314

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Mallon has assembled a guide to the great diaries of literature from Samuel Pepys to Anais Nin Mallon has written a new introduction for this edition which comments on the political consequences of keeping a journal, as in the former controversy involving Sen Bob Packwood A diarist himself, Mallon places journal writers in history, fleshing them out with both backgro Mallon has assembled a guide to the great diaries of literature from Samuel Pepys to Anais Nin Mallon has written a new introduction for thi...

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Will Write for Food By Dianne Jacob

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Title	:	Will Write for Food
Author	:	Dianne Jacob
ISBN	:	1569243778
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	320

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Will Write for Food is for food lovers who want to express themselves, guiding them from their earliest creative impulses to successful article writing, restaurant reviewing, and cookbook writing Dianne Jacob journalist and food writing instructor and coach offers interviews with award winning writers such as Jeffrey Steingarten, Calvin Trillin, Molly O Neill, and Deborah Will Write for Food is for food lovers who want to express themselves, guiding them from their earliest creative impulses to successful...

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Writing Down Your Soul By Janet Conner

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Title	:	Writing Down Your Soul
Author	:	Janet Conner
ISBN	:	1573243566
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	253

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You could pray, or meditate, or dream, or visit a shaman, or a minister, or a hypnotherapist With so many routes into inner consciousness, why write Of all the ways to get in touch with God, as you understand God to hear the small, still voice pointing you in the right direction why take the time to write One reason it works It works amazingly well If you want You could pray, or meditate, or dream, or visit a shaman, or a minister, or a hypnotherapist With so many routes into inner consciousness...

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