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The Grammar Devotional
Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl (TM)

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Millions of fans around the globe punctuate properly and communicate clearly thanks to Mignon Fogarty's practical and easy-to-remember advice about writing...
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The Public Speaker’s Guide to Ace Your Interview: 6 Steps to Get the Job You Want

Macmillan Audio
Lisa Marshall tells you how to avoid the most common interviewing mistakes and arms you with the specific skills needed to rise above the rest.
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Sales Guy's 7 Rules for Outselling the Recession

Henry Holt and Co.
This book is chock-full of practical advice that will give you the skills you need to prosper and the renewed motivation you need to succeed.
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Money Girl's Guide to Retirement Planning
Successful Strategies to Help You Save and Invest for a Secure Future

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Laura Adams, host of Money Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for a Richer Life, takes you through exactly what you need to do get out of debt and stay there. ...
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The Party of the First Part
The Curious World of Legalese

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A “lighthearted but lucid explanation of legalese” that offers something for language lovers and legal eagles alike (William Safire, The New York Times...
  
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The Autobiographer's Handbook
The 826 National Guide to Writing Your Memoir

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At last—the contemporary masters of memoir have come together to reveal their strategies and impart their advice. This book contains an unprecedented wealth of...
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Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in this New York Times bestseller Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using “who” when...
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Going Dutch in Beijing
How to Behave Properly When Far Away from Home

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What to do and what not to do when traveling almost anywhere—an entertainment for the armchair or the intrepid traveler Why shouldn’t you offer to pay for...
  
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The Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips to Clean Up Your Writing

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Just in time for back-to-school, the phenomenal Grammar Girl program comes to CD, at a fabulous price!
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Never Shower in a Thunderstorm
Surprising Facts and Misleading Myths About Our Health and the World We Live In

Times Books
The New York Times’s intrepid health reporter investigates the truth about sex, eating, exercise, and other health conundrums For more than two years, the...
  

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The Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition
A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells

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The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely updated third edition This is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, account...
  
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Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis

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Expert writing advice from the editor of the Boston Globe best-seller, The Writer's Home Companion Dissertation writers need strong, practical advice, as...
  
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The Historical Atlas of New York City, Second Edition
A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History

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A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference Book The rich and eminently browsable visual guide to the history of New York, in an all-new second...
  
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The Grammar Bible
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grammar but Didn't Know Whom to Ask

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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...
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A Sea of Words, 2nd Edition, Revised
A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian

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This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and...
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Writing Treatments That Sell, Second Edition
How to Create and Market Your Story Ideas to the Motion Picture and TV Industry

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A fully revised guide to turning your movie idea into a treatment that can persuade even the most jaded movie producers As Hollywood insiders know, the...
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The Unfolding of Language
An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention

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Blending the spirit of Eats, Shoots & Leaves with the science of The Language Instinct, an original inquiry into the development of that most essential-and...
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Crafty TV Writing
Thinking Inside the Box

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A professional TV writer’s real-world guide to getting paid to write great television "No need for me to ever write a book on TV writing. Alex Epstein has...
  
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The Courage to Write
How Writers Transcend Fear

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Katherine Anne Porter called courage "the first essential" for a writer. "I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence," agreed Cynthia Ozick,...
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Harbors and High Seas
An Atlas and Georgraphical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian, Third Edition

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This indispensable guide to navigating the well-loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with new chapters devoted to the final books in the series....
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Creating Unforgettable Characters

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In this book, Linda Seger shows how to create strong, multidimensional characters in fiction, covering everything from research to character block. Interviews...
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Secrets of a Freelance Writer, Third Edition
How to Make $100,000 a Year or More

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The definitive guide to becoming a successful freelance writer, now in an updated and expanded third edition Secrets of a Freelance Writer has long been the...
  
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Crafty Screenwriting
Writing Movies That Get Made

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The most innovative and creative screenwriting book yet, from an author who knows first-hand what it takes to get a movie made. Based on an award-winning...
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The Art of Adaptation
Turning Fact And Fiction Into Film

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Adaptations have long been a mainstay of Hollywood and the television networks. Indeed, most Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning films have been adaptations...