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Making Shapely Fiction

Author : Jerome Stern
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393077691
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Making Shapely Fiction written by Jerome Stern and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deft analysis and appreciation of fiction—what makes it work and what can make it fail. Here is a book about the craft of writing fiction that is thoroughly useful from the first to the last page—whether the reader is a beginner, a seasoned writer, or a teacher of writing. You will see how a work takes form and shape once you grasp the principles of momentum, tension, and immediacy. "Tension," Stern says, "is the mother of fiction. When tension and immediacy combine, the story begins." Dialogue and action, beginnings and endings, the true meaning of "write what you know," and a memorable listing of don'ts for fiction writers are all covered. A special section features an Alphabet for Writers: entries range from Accuracy to Zigzag, with enlightening comments about such matters as Cliffhangers, Point of View, Irony, and Transitions.

The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart

Author : Robert W Bly
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1598698869
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart written by Robert W Bly and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-04-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ADULT LITERACY GUIDES & HANDBOOKS. This is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation.The reader is encouraged to toss off words such as 'Disestablishmentarianism', 'descant', and 'autodidactic', proving, if not the value of a good education, at least the appearance of a good education.Each word is accompanied by a pronunciation guide and a sentence illustrating its use. Some of the sentences are made up, while others are well-known quotations.

The Man on Mao's Right

Author : Ji Chaozhu
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1588367193
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The Man on Mao's Right written by Ji Chaozhu and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other narrative from within the corridors of power has offered as frank and intimate an account of the making of the modern Chinese nation as Ji Chaozhu’s The Man on Mao’s Right. Having served Chairman Mao Zedong and the Communist leadership for two decades, and having become a key figure in China’s foreign policy, Ji now provides an honest, detailed account of the personalities and events that shaped today’s People’s Republic. The youngest son of a prosperous government official, nine-year-old Ji and his family fled Japanese invaders in the late 1930s, escaping to America. Warmly received by his new country, Ji returned its embrace as he came of age in New York’s East Village and then attended Harvard University. But in 1950, after years of enjoying a life of relative ease while his countrymen suffered through war and civil strife, Ji felt driven by patriotism to volunteer to serve China in its conflict with his adoptive country in the Korean War. Ji’s mastery of the English language and American culture launched his improbable career, eventually winning him the role of English interpreter for China’s two top leaders: Premier Zhou Enlai and Party Chairman Mao Zedong. With a unique blend of Chinese insight and American candor, Ji paints insightful portraits of the architects of modern China: the urbane, practical, and avuncular Zhou, the conscience of the People’s Republic; and the messianic, charismatic Mao, student of China’s ancient past–his country’s stern father figure. In Ji’s memoir, he is an eyewitness to modern Chinese history, including the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, the Nixon summit, and numerous momentous events in Tiananmen Square. As he becomes caught up in political squabbles among radical factions, Ji’s past and charges against him of “incorrect” thinking subject him to scrutiny and suspicion. He is repeatedly sent to a collective farm to be “reeducated” by the peasants. After the Mao years, Ji moves on to hold top diplomatic posts in the United States and the United Kingdom and then serves as under secretary-general of the United Nations. Today, he says, “The Chinese know America better than the Americans know China. The risk is that we misperceive each other.” This highly accessible insider’s chronicle of a struggling people within a developing powerhouse nation is also Ji Chaozhu’s dramatic personal story, certain to fascinate and enlighten Western readers. A riveting biography and unique historical record, The Man on Mao’s Right recounts the heartfelt struggle of a man who loved two powerful nations that were at odds with each other. Ji Chaozhu played an important role in paving the way for what is destined to be known as the Chinese Century. Praise for The Man on Mao’s Right "Brave, beautifully written testimony . A true "fly-on-the-wall" account of the momentous changes in Chinese society and international relations over the last century." --Kirkus Reviews “It is a relief to read an account by an urbane and often witty insider who neither idolizes nor demonizes China's top leaders . . . . Highly recommended." —Library Journal, starred review

Book Design Made Simple

Author : Fiona Raven
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780994096920
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book Book Design Made Simple written by Fiona Raven and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Design Made Simple gives DIY authors, small presses, and graphic designers--novices and experts alike--the power to design their own books. It's the first comprehensive book of its kind, explaining every step from installing Adobe(R) InDesign(R) right through to sending the files to press. For those who want to design their own books but have little idea how to proceed, Book Design Made Simple is a semester of book design instruction plus a publishing class rolled into one. Let two experts guide you through the process with easy step-by-step instructions, resulting in a professional-looking top-quality book

Family Words

Author : Paul Dickson
Publisher : Broadcast Interview Source, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780934333375
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Family Words written by Paul Dickson and published by Broadcast Interview Source, Inc. This book was released on 1998-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember the time when a relative coined a new word at a family occasion or under some unusual circumstance? Such expressions are passed down across generations, enriching the lore and joy of family life. Paul Dickson has amassed 750 of these words from families all over the country to compile this delightful, one-of-a-kind dictionary.

Word Play

Author : Gyles Brandreth
Publisher : Coronet
ISBN 13 : 1473620317
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Word Play written by Gyles Brandreth and published by Coronet. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor but honest.' Only words can do that. Words are magic. Words are fun. Join Gyles Brandreth - wit and word-meister, Just A Minute regular, One Show reporter, denizen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, founder of the National Scrabble Championships, patron of The Queen's English Society, QI, Room 101, Have I Got News For You and Pointless survivor - on an uproarious and unexpected magic carpet ride around the awesome world of words and wordplay. Puns, palindromes, pangrams, Malaprops, euphemisms, mnemonics, acronyms, anagrams, alphabeticals, Tweets, verbiage, verbarrhea - if you can name it, you should find it here, along with the longest, shortest, wittiest, wildest, oldest, latest, oddest, most interesting and most memorable words in the English language - the richest, most remarkable language ever known.

To the Lighthouse

Author : Cristy Burne
Publisher : Fremantle Press
ISBN 13 : 1925164624
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book To the Lighthouse written by Cristy Burne and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaac arrives on Rottnest Island hoping for an awesome holiday adventure, but his mum would rather he stayed inside, where it's safe. Then Isaac meets Emmy. She's allowed to do whatever she wants – and she wants to have fun! With Emmy daring him on, Isaac's life gets more and more exciting. When Emmy suggests a midnight stalk to the salt lakes, Isaac knows his worrywart mum won't say yes – so he sneaks out. A junior novel about family, adventure and trust.

American Gods

Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0380789035
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book American Gods written by Neil Gaiman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-04-30 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever he the same...

Bipolar Words Word Madness Healing Words

Author : O. H. Owhens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0359009824
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Bipolar Words Word Madness Healing Words written by O. H. Owhens and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays about how words and phrases can be opposites and the general abuses which follow individuals around, among other topics. An essentials edition, presenting certain chapters which cover the books: Three Part Compendium and The Virility of Mischiefs.

Trade Information Bulletin

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1236 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Trade Information Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 1236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Footnote

Author : Anthony Grafton
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674307605
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book The Footnote written by Anthony Grafton and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this engrossing account, footnotes to history give way to footnotes as history, recounting in their subtle way the curious story of the progress of knowledge in written form.

Elementary English Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Elementary English Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SCC library has 1949-cur.

Municipal Journal and Public Works

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Municipal Journal and Public Works written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Elementary English Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Elementary English Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers

Author : American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 912 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers written by American Institute of Electrical Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in v. 7-15, 17, 19-20.

Word Study

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Word Study written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pidgins and Creoles beyond Africa-Europe Encounters

Author : Isabelle Buchstaller
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027270767
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Pidgins and Creoles beyond Africa-Europe Encounters written by Isabelle Buchstaller and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of what we know about pidgin and creole languages is the result of research into contact languages that developed as a consequence of European expansion into Africa and the Caribbean. The narrow focus on European lexifier and West African substrate languages has resulted in insufficient investigation of other contact varieties. Even more perniciously, lesser known and often under-described contact languages have not been taken into consideration when formulating supposedly general tendencies about the linguistic properties of contact languages. This volume aims to give a platform to research on the history, genesis, and typology of a number of non-European language-based contact languages. A more encompassing and diverse data-base will contribute to more accurate and comprehensive inventories of the typological features of contact languages.