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  • Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition

    How to Edit Yourself Into Print

    by Renni Browne, Dave King ...
    Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the essential editing techniques of the trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories.In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the professional book editing ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • Stuff Matters

    Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

    by Mark Miodownik ...
    In this New York Times Notable Book, "Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate, and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm."—Scientific AmericanWinner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science BooksWhy is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • Satellite Basics for Everyone

    An Illustrated Guide to Satellites for Non-Technical and Technical People

    by C. Robert Welti ...
    Learn about satellites that affect us every day, how they work, and how we can place and keep them on orbit.Satellite Basics for Everyone presents an introduction and overview to satellites. Its written as clearly and understandably as possible for a wide audience. It provides a learning tool for grade school students. High school and college students can use it for helping them decide on career ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • 65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays

    by Lauren Sullivan, The Staff of The Harbus ...
    Updated and revised essays that got their writers into Harvard, the #1 business school in the country, as compiled by the editors of the school's newspaper with tips and strategies to help readers do the same there or elsewhereYOUR LIFE . . . IN 300 WORDS OR LESSIt's a daunting task. Even the most seasoned professionals find business school application essays to be among the hardest pieces they ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Telling Lies for Fun & Profit

    by Lawrence Block ...
    Characters refusing to talk? Plot plodding along? Where do good ideas come from anyway? In this wonderfully practical volume, two-time Edgar Award-winning novelist Lawrence Block takes an inside look at writing as a craft and as a career.From studying the market, to mastering self-discipline and "creative procrastination," through coping with rejections, Telling Lies for Fun & Profit is an ... Read more

    $11.29 USD

  • Learn Russian to work with Russians: The Easy Way To Speak Russian

    by Elena Kaledinova ...
    Leer Russisch, spreek Russisch, lees Russisch, begrijp Russisch. Dit boek bevat veelgebruikte woorden en zinnen. U leert te lezen, schrijven en spreken Russisch op basis van oefeningen en voorbeelden.---------------------------------Learn Russian, speak Russian, read Russian, understand Russian. Learn Russian words, phrases, dialogs and basic business terminology.This book provides readers with: ... Read more

    $3.60 USD

  • Take Better Photos!

    Smartphone Photography for Noobs!

    by Juan Carlos Bagnell ...
    We live in a world where the only camera a person might own is the one bolted to the back of their smartphone. Happily, that's not much of a compromise these days! With a little education, our phones can often rival standalone cameras. If you're wanting to take better pictures of family and friends, looking to improve content like blogging or video production, or if you're looking to push your ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • French All-in-One For Dummies

    by The Experts at Dummies ...
    Your comprehensive guide to speaking, reading, and writing in FrenchFrench is a beautiful language but can be quite difficult to learn. Whether you need to learn the language for a French class, or for business or leisure travel, French for Dummies All-In-One makes it easier.With nearly 800 pages, French All-in-One For Dummies is for those readers looking for a comprehensive guide to help them ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Being Logical

    A Guide to Good Thinking

    by D.Q. McInerny ...
    An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professorLogic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Beinglogical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also ... Read more

    $9.19 USD

  • Cantos da floresta

    iniciação ao universo musical indígena

    by Magda Pucci, Berenice de Almeida ...
    O livro-CD Cantos da Floresta é uma porta de entrada para o universo pouco explorado da expressão artística indígena, em especial, a arte oral, que inclui a música. Busca despertar o olhar do educador, especialista ou não, para a diversidade das expressões artísticas entre os povos brasileiros, e entre esses povos e a cultura ocidental dominante. Apresenta diversos aspectos da cultura indígena, ... Read more

    $32.88 USD

  • David Busch's Sony Alpha a99 II FAST TRACK GUIDE

    by David Busch ...
    Sony doesn’t play it safe. Since the company entered the digital photography arena, it hasn’t been satisfied with the old paradigms and technology. At a time when the top dogs in the digital camera world are still mired in the race to produce the best single lens reflex models, Sony has concentrated on non-dSLR cameras, including SLT (semi-translucent mirror) models like the Sony Alpha a99 II.Sony ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • PTE Academic 79 Plus

    Your ultimate Guide to boost your Pearson Test of English, PTE Academic Score

    by I Ibrar ...
    https://pteacademic79plus.com/If you are a student who wants to appear in Pearson Test of English ,PTE Academic test and want to learn the strategies of a person who achieved 90 each in PTE Academic, you don't have to surf all the internet for tips & tricks, its all packed in this Book.This is the ultimate Pearson Test of English ,PTE Academic Book- a guide that can help both beginning students ... Read more

    $21.47 USD

  • The PD Book

    7 Habits that Transform Professional Development

    by Elena Aguilar, Lori Cohen ...
    Develop transformational professional development programs that build and sustain your school communityIn The PD Book, bestselling author Elena Aguilar and co-author Lori Cohen offer seven habits—and a wealth of practical tools—that help you transform professional development. In this book, you'll learn how to inspire adult learners, the importance of having clear purpose, and how to navigate ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • El Juicio Especial De Desahucio

    by Andrés Espinoza ...
    El Juicio Especial de Desahucio es un procedimiento hbrido por participar de reglas del ejecutivo, sumario y oral siendo su principal propsito el obtener la desocupacin del inmueble dado en arrendamiento por incumplimiento del inquilino en el pago de las rentas correspondientes. En esta obra el autor realiza un anlisis minucioso acerca de la diferencia entre la providencia de lanzamiento y el ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Essays that Worked for Medical Schools

    40 Essays from Successful Applications to the Nation's Top Medical Schools

    by Ballantine ...
    Discover why admissions officers from the nation’s top medical schools selected these essays of worthy applicantsWith only a limited number of spaces available every year to the thousands ofqualified applicants to the nation’s top medical schools, a serious candidate must finda way to set himself or herself apart from the crowd. The essay is your one chance tohighlight the personal qualities and ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • Engels voor beginners

    Basiswoorden en -zinnen in 50 thema's om u te helpen de basis onder de knie te krijgen

    by lingoXpress ...
    Ontdek de schoonheid en bruikbaarheid van een nieuwe taal met dit boek, bedoeld voor beginners.Deze uitgebreide gids bevat een eenvoudige en aantrekkelijke methode om essentiële woorden en zinnen te leren. Je zit altijd in het vliegtuig en hebt een goede kennis van je taal, of gewoon je nieuwe idioom verkennen, je hebt een perfecte metgezel.Dit is wat je aan de binnenkant aantreft:50 hoofdstukken ... Read more

    $1.76 USD

  • The Day the World Stops Shopping

    How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves

    by J.B. MacKinnon ...
    Consuming less is our best strategy for saving the planet—but can we do it? In this thoughtful and surprisingly optimistic book, journalist J. B. MacKinnon investigates how we may achieve a world without shopping.We can’t stop shopping. And yet we must. This is the consumer dilemma.The economy says we must always consume more: even the slightest drop in spending leads to widespread unemployment, ... Read more

    $17.89 USD

  • Medical Ethics For Dummies

    by Jane Runzheimer, Linda Johnson Larsen ...
    A practical, insightful guide to the moral and ethical standards of healthcareSucceeding in the healthcare field means more than just making a diagnosis and writing a prescription. Healthcare professionals are responsible for convincing patients and their family members of the best course of action and treatments to follow, while knowing how to make the right moral and ethical choices, and so much ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Best American Travel Writing 2014

    by Jason Wilson, Paul Theroux ...
    Series series Best American
    “Travel connoisseurs divide the world into those places they’ve been dying to visit or revisit and places they’d never set foot in but are glad someone else did. This year’s volume of travel writing . . . focuses mostly on the latter with derring-do dispatches.” — USA TodayA far-ranging collection of the best travel writing pieces published in 2013, collected by guest editor Paul Theroux. The Best ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Essays That Worked for Business Schools (Revised)

    40 Essays from Successful Applications to the Nation's Top Business Schools

    by Boykin Curry, Brian Kasbar ...
    “Applicants looking for the competitive edge in getting accepted at the business school of their choice may want to peruse this book.” –Security Traders HandbookEvery year, thousands apply for a finite number of places in business schools. With similar grades, backgrounds, and goals, sometimes the only thing that can make an applicant stand out is the application essay. It’s the best chance you ... Read more

    $5.29 USD

  • Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders

    From Novice to Master Observer

    by Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson ...
    With the advent of inexpensive, high-power telescopes priced at under $250, amateur astronomy is now within the reach of anyone, and this is the ideal book to get you started. The Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders offers you a guide to the equipment you need, and shows you how and where to find hundreds of spectacular objects in the deep sky -- double and multiple stars as well as ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • American Language Supplement 1

    by H.L. Mencken ...
    Perhaps the first truly important book about the divergence of American English from its British roots, this survey of the language as it was spoken-and as it was changing-at the beginning of the 20th century comes via one of its most inveterate watchers, journalist, critic, and editor HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN (1880-1956).In this replica of the 1921 "revised and enlarged" second edition, Mencken turns ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Inclusão & Educação

    by Eli Terezinha Henn Fabris, Maura Corcini Lopes ...
    Integrante da Coleção Temas & Educação, este livro problematiza, dentro de um panorama geral, a crescente preocupação com a inclusão no Brasil, em especial com a educação inclusiva no país. As autoras contextualizam e discutem o conceito e as políticas de inclusão, partindo de sua noção atual e emergente e buscando entendê-la como um processo datado advindo dos muitos movimentos sociais, ... Read more

    $7.35 USD

  • The Curious Cat and the Quest for School Improvement

    Reclaiming Wonder in Education

    by Dr Wayne Craig ...
    The Curious Cat and the Quest for School Improvement reveals how curiosity - once the heartbeat of vibrant schools - has been quietly squeezed out by compliance cultures, standardised testing, and the relentless pursuit of measurable outcomes. Dr Wayne Craig explores how this erosion has left educators feeling depleted, students disengaged, and school improvement efforts spinning without true ... Read more

    $21.89 USD