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1100 Words You Need to Knowby Murray Bromberg, Melvin GordonISBN 0764113658 (0-7641-1365-8)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '1100 Words You Need to Know'Book summary:A Barron's bestseller for years, this book is better than ever in a brand new fourth edition. In addition to its standard vocabulary lists, this edition includes a new section called Panorama of Words. In this feature, each of the 1100 words appears in a sentence selected from among well known novels, plays, poems, and even newspaper editorials and TV broadcasts. The book is a vocabulary builder aimed directly at college-bound high school students, as well as college students who need extra vocabulary help. Students will find word lists with definitions, analogy exercises, entertaining word games, and fascinating words-in-context exercises. [via]
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601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Examby Murray Bromberg, Julius LiebbISBN 0764128167 (0-7641-2816-7)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Act Natural: How to Speak to Any Audienceby Ken HowardISBN 0756785022 (0-7567-8502-2)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co
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The Age of Innocenceby Edith WhartonISBN 076070015X (0-7607-0015-X)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Age of Innocence'Book summary:Somewhere in this book, Wharton observes that clever liars always come up with good stories to back up their fabrications, but that really clever liars don't bother to explain anything at all. This is the kind of insight that makes The Age of Innocence so indispensable. Wharton's story of the upper classes of Old New York, and Newland Archer's impossible love for the disgraced Countess Olenska, is a perfectly wrought book about an era when upper-class culture in this country was still a mixture of American and European extracts, and when "society" had rules as rigid as any in history. [via]
Age of Propaganda : The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasionby Anthony Pratkanis, Elliot AronsonISBN 0716731088 (0-7167-3108-8)
Softcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
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Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasionby Elliot Aronson, Anthony R. PratkanisISBN 0716722119 (0-7167-2211-9)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behaviorby Catherine Johnson, Temple GrandinISBN 0743247698 (0-7432-4769-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior'Book summary:I don't know if people will ever be able to talk to animals the way Doctor Doolittle could, or whether animals will be able to talk back. Maybe science will have something to say about that. But I do know people can learn to "talk" to animals, and to hear what animals have to say, better than they do now. --From Animals in Translation
Why would a cow lick a tractor? Why are collies getting dumber? Why do dolphins sometimes kill for fun? How can a parrot learn to spell? How did wolves teach man to evolve? Temple Grandin draws upon a long, distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experiences with autism to deliver an extraordinary message about how animals act, think, and feel. She has a perspective like that of no other expert in the field, which allows her to offer unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas.
People with autism can often think the way animals think, putting them in the perfect position to translate "animal talk." Grandin is a faithful guide into their world, exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and, yes, even animal genius. The sweep of Animals in Translation is immense and will forever change the way we think about animals.
*includes a Behavior and Training Troubleshooting GuideAmong its provocative ideas, the book:- argues that language is not a requirement for consciousness--and that animals do have consciousness
- applies the autism theory of "hyper-specificity" to animals, showing that animals and autistic people are so sensitive to detail that they "can't see the forest for the trees"--a talent as well as a "deficit"
- explores the "interpreter" in the normal human brain that filters out detail, leaving people blind to much of the reality that surrounds them--a reality animals and autistic people see, sometimes all too clearly
- explains how animals have "superhuman" skills: animals have animal genius
- compares animals to autistic savants, declaring that animals may in fact be autistic savants, with special forms of genius that normal people do not possess and sometimes cannot even see
- examines how humans and animals use their emotions to think, to decide, and even to predict the future
- reveals the remarkable abilities of handicapped people and animals
- maintains that the single worst thing you can do to an animal is to make it feel afraid
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Aquachurchby Leonard I. SweetISBN 0764421514 (0-7644-2151-4)
Hardcover, Group Pub Inc
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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Lawby Associated Press, Norm GoldsteinISBN 0738203084 (0-7382-0308-4)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law'Book summary:Whether you're a student struggling through Composition 101 or a professional writer on a quest for perfection, The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is always ready to fill the role of trusted advisor to your creative genius. Revised and updated in 2000, this version contains a 40-page section on media law, guides for punctuation and bibliographies, and specialized glossaries for business and sports writing, all in addition to its 280-page generalized stylebook.
Within each section, entries are alphabetized, and searching for an answer is a fairly simple process. Tricky words--those that can be hyphenated (know-how) or not (jukebox), homonyms, nonstandard spellings (mo-ped)--are given their own short entries. Larger categories, such as religions, military titles, the Internet, and datelines, have multiple pages devoted to their explanations, but detail and clarity are brought nicely together in each listing. Many entries concern brand names and trademarks--never again will you question whetherpingpong or Ping-Pong should be used in the flier for your table-tennis tournament.
While a few sections of this book--the ones concerning media law, photo captions, filing the wire, and proofreading marks--will most likely be used by professional and student journalists and editors, the majority of this book is an excellent tool for anyone who ever has to write for the public. Whether it's a newsletter for your badminton league, a training manual for your employees, or a press release detailing your company's quarterly earnings, this stylebook will help you turn out well-written copy that gains the approval of every English teacher you've ever had. --Jill Lightner [via]
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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law: With Internet Guide and Glossaryby Associated Press, Norm GoldsteinISBN 0738207403 (0-7382-0740-3)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Beyond Cultural Imperialism: Globalization, Communication and the New International Orderby Phil Harris, Peter GoldingISBN 0761953310 (0-7619-5331-0)
Softcover, Sage Pubns
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Calming Your Fussy Baby: The Brazelton Wayby T. Berry Brazelton, Joshua D. SparrowISBN 0738207810 (0-7382-0781-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business As Usualby David Weinberger, Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc SearlsISBN 0738204315 (0-7382-0431-5)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business As Usual'Book summary:How would you classify a book that begins with the salutation, "People of Earth..."? While the captains of industry might dismiss it as mere science fiction, The Cluetrain Manifesto is definitely of this day and age. Aiming squarely at the solar plexus of corporate America, authors Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger show how the Internet is turning business upside down. They proclaim that, thanks to conversations taking place on Web sites and message boards, and in e-mail and chat rooms, employees and customers alike have found voices that undermine the traditional command-and-control hierarchy that organizes most corporate marketing groups. "Markets are conversations," the authors write, and those conversations are "getting smarter faster than most companies." In their view, the lowly customer service rep wields far more power and influence in today's marketplace than the well-oiled front office PR machine.
The Cluetrain Manifesto began as a Web site (www.cluetrain.com) in 1999 when the authors, who have worked variously at IBM, Sun Microsystems, the Linux Journal, and NPR, posted 95 theses that pronounced what they felt was the new reality of the networked marketplace. For example, thesis no. 2: "Markets consist of human beings, not demographic sectors"; thesis no. 20: "Companies need to realize their markets are often laughing. At them"; thesis no. 62: "Markets do not want to talk to flacks and hucksters. They want to participate in the conversations going on behind the corporate firewall"; thesis no. 74: "We are immune to advertising. Just forget it." The book enlarges on these themes through seven essays filled with dozens of stories and observations about how business gets done in America and how the Internet will change it all. While Cluetrain will strike many as loud and over the top, the message itself remains quite relevant and unique. This book is for anyone interested in the Internet and e-commerce, and is especially important for those businesses struggling to navigate the topography of the wired marketplace. All aboard! --Harry C. Edwards [via]
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptographyby Simon SinghISBN 0756754739 (0-7567-5473-9)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co
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Communicating Environmental Risk in Multiethnic Communitiesby Ronald W. Perry, Michael K. LindellISBN 0761906517 (0-7619-0651-7)
Softcover, Sage Pubns
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Communication in U.S. Elections: New Agendasby Roderick P. Hart, Daron ShawISBN 0742500691 (0-7425-0069-1)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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Computer Mediated Communication: Social Interaction and the Internetby Crispin Thurlow, Laura Lengel, Alice TomicISBN 0761949542 (0-7619-4954-2)
Softcover, Sage Pubns
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Conversation and Technology: From the Telephone to the Internetby Ian HutchbyISBN 0745621112 (0-7456-2111-2)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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Critical Communication Theory: Power, Media, Gender, and Technologyby Sue Curry JansenISBN 074252373X (0-7425-2373-X)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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Defenderby C. J. CherryhISBN 0756400201 (0-7564-0020-1)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Destroyerby C. J. CherryhISBN 0756403332 (0-7564-0333-2)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Destroyer'Book summary:The first book in the new Foreigner trilogy from the Hugo Award-winning author
C.J. Cherryh, one of the most prolific and acclaimed science fiction writers in the world, now delivers the seventh book in her Foreigner series and the first book in the new Foreigner trilogy-the epic tale of the survivors of a lost spacecraft who crash-land on a planet inhabited by a hostile, sentient race. From its beginnings as a human-alien story of first contact, the Foreigner series has become a true science fiction odyssey. [via]-
Dialogue: Theorizing Difference in Communication Studiesby Rob Anderson, Kenneth N. Cissna, Leslie A. BaxterISBN 0761926712 (0-7619-2671-2)
Softcover, Sage Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dialogue: Theorizing Difference in Communication Studies'Book summary:[via]Dialogue: Theorizing Difference in Communication Studies is the first anthology of work on dialogic approaches to communication that offers a state-of-the-art collection of original essays in this emerging research area. Editors Rob Anderson, Leslie A. Baxter, and Kenneth N. Cissna have gathered the most respected scholars in the field to describe their research projects, discuss critical elements of dialogue, and anticipate the evolution of the study of dialogue. With a foreword by Julia T. Wood, contributors include James R. Taylor, Stanley Deetz and Jennifer Simpson, Sheila McNamee and John Shotter, and Mark McPhail.
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Diffusion of Innovationsby Everett M. RogersISBN 0743222091 (0-7432-2209-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diffusion of Innovations'Book summary:Now in its fifth edition, Diffusion of Innovations is a classic work on the spread of new ideas. It has sold 30,000 copies in each edition and will continue to reach a huge academic audience.
In this renowned book, Everett M. Rogers, professor and chair of the Department of Communication & Journalism at the University of New Mexico, explains how new ideas spread via communication channels over time. Such innovations are initially perceived as uncertain and even risky. To overcome this uncertainty, most people seek out others like themselves who have already adopted the new idea. Thus the diffusion process consists of a few individuals who first adopt an innovation, then spread the word among their circle of acquaintances--a process which typically takes months or years. But there are exceptions: use of the Internet in the 1990s, for example, may have spread more rapidly than any other innovation in the history of humankind. Furthermore, the Internet is changing the very nature of diffusion by decreasing the importance of physical distance between people. The fifth edition addresses the spread of the Internet, and how it has transformed the way human beings communicate and adopt new ideas. [via]
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Environmental Communication And the Public Sphereby Robert CoxISBN 0761930507 (0-7619-3050-7)
Softcover, Sage Pubns
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Environmental Communication: Messages, Media, And Methodsby Lea J. ParkerISBN 075751877X (0-7575-1877-X)
Softcover, Kendall Hunt Pub Co
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Explorerby C. J. CherryhISBN 0756401313 (0-7564-0131-3)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Explorer'Book summary:The final installment to this sequence of the Hugo Award-winning author's most successful series. Explorer follows a human delegate trapped in a distant star system facing a potentially bellicose alien ship. [via]
Garfinkel and Ethnomethodologyby John HeritageISBN 0745600611 (0-7456-0061-1)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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Greenspeak: A Study of Environmental Discourseby Peter Muhlhausler, Jens Brockmeier, Ron Harre, Peter MuhlhauserISBN 0761917055 (0-7619-1705-5)
Softcover, Sage Pubns
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Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurementby Delbert Charles Miller, Neil J. Salkind, Delbert C. MillerISBN 0761920463 (0-7619-2046-3)
Softcover, Sage Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement'Book summary:"If a student researcher had only one handbook on their bookshelf, Miller and Salkinds Handbook would certainly have to be it. With the updated material, the addition of the section on ethical issues (which is so well done that Im recommending it to the departmental representative to the university IRB), and a new Part 4 on "Qualitative Methods", the new Handbook is an indispensable resource for researchers."
Dan Cover, Department of Sociology, Furman University
The book considered a "necessity" by many social science researchers and their students has been revised and updated while retaining the features that made it so useful. The emphasis in this new edition is on the tools with which graduate students and more advanced researchers need to become familiar as well as be able to use in order to conduct high quality research.
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Hot Text: Web Writing That Worksby Jonathan Price, Lisa PriceISBN 0735711518 (0-7357-1151-8)
Softcover, Macmillan Computer Pub
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How Do Animals Talkby Susan MayesISBN 0746006004 (0-7460-0600-4)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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-- Inspired by the questions children ask about the world around them
-- Simple text and detailed illustrations answer questions in clear, step-by-step stages [via]
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How to Connect in Business in 90 Seconds or Lessby Nicholas BoothmanISBN 0761125957 (0-7611-2595-7)
Hardcover, Workman Pub Co
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How to Do Just About Everythingby Courtney Rosen, Ehow, IncISBN 0743211103 (0-7432-1110-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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How to Say It at Work: Putting Yourself Across With Power Words, Phrases, Body Language, and Communication Secretsby Jack Griffin, Tom PowerISBN 0735200122 (0-7352-0012-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Say It at Work: Putting Yourself Across With Power Words, Phrases, Body Language, and Communication Secrets'Book summary:Jack Griffin argues that it's vital to sell yourself--and your ideas--every day. In How to Say It at Work: Putting Yourself Across with Power Words, Phrases, Body Language and Communication Secrets, he offers practical advice for making your case whether your target is a supervisor, colleague, subordinate, client, vendor, or lender. Part 1 has a self-test for evaluating your current skills and also includes a toolkit for improving your overall communication at work. Part 2 lists specifics for dealing with key individuals and includes helpful (and harmful) words, phrases, body-language strategies and other techniques that can help you be a better communicator at work. --Howard Rothman [via]
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How To Say It To Girls: Communicating With Your Growing Daughterby Nancy Gruver, Paul Howalt, Jill BoltinISBN 0735203857 (0-7352-0385-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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How To Say It To Seniorsby David SolieISBN 0735203806 (0-7352-0380-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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How to Say It: With Your Voiceby Jeffrey Jacobi, Tony RandallISBN 0735201528 (0-7352-0152-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Say It: With Your Voice'Book summary:In businesses across the board, success or failure is often determined not simply by what we say but how we say it. The voice is our single most important communication tool. It defines who we are and affects how others respond to us. Voice expert Jeffrey Jacobi, who has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and USA Today, now shares his proven strategies for developing a voice with the power to command attention and get respect; a voice that can in a sale, close a deal, impress an employer and motivate people. Chockfull of self-tests, skill-building exercises, and sample speeches, this comprehensive resource gives anyone who speaks on the job the practical tools to send a clear and persuasive message. Step by step, speakers will learn how to pinpoint and overcome common problems such as "sloppy" pronunciation, "rapid-fire" pace, "child-like" lilt, nasal whine, monotonous tone, and off-putting accents. Then, they'll master the secrets to building vocal strength and variety to keep each listener's interest, and speaking before a crowd with poise and confidence. Tony Randall succinctly sums it: "For all of us, each new day is composed of a series of performances. And that means voice-and how we use it. If you ever want to impress, convince, sell, amuse-or have that special someone feel that you're special-I recommend Jeffrey Jacobi's applause-winning How to Say It With Your Voice." Jeffrey Jacobi is a nationally renowned voice coach trained at Juilliard. The director of Jacobi Voice Development, he has worked with executives from the cream of Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, American Express, DuPont, and IBM, as well as entertainers and public figures. A member of the Speech Communications faculty of New York University, he is also the author of The executive Voice Trainer (Prentice Hall). He lives in New York City. [via]
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How to Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communicationby Stanley CorenISBN 074320297X (0-7432-0297-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication'Book summary:An invaluable language manual for people who need to communicate with dogs, How to Speak Dog is far more than a simple training guide. Author Stanley Coren discusses at length the evolution of language in many species, and focuses as much on body language as he does on verbal communication. This is a man with his own theories on language development--when disagreeing with Chomsky or Darwin, he backs up his arguments with plenty of thorough, firsthand experience.
Separate chapters devoted exclusively to interpreting the movement of tails, ears, and bodies are fascinating, and can often provide surprisingly quick insight into canine behavior. There's a tremendous difference between showing affection and showing dominance, and humans have a strong tendency to misread our dogs' behavior and reward them in exactly the right way to ensure the continuation of frustrating behavior. Coren maintains that dogs can often learn far more words than we give them credit for--certainly, we've all seen pooches go bananas at the words walk and cookie, but he also suggests we watch for learned behaviors from certain words. Perhaps office gets your spaniel waiting by the door, or baby results in your terrier checking in on your child's location--you may just think it's cute, but actually, it's a sign of your dog's linguistic ability.
Whether you own a dog or two or work in the field of animal care, this manual will be a most informative read and is sure to have a positive effect on the relationship between you and man's best friend. --Jill Lightner [via]
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I and Thouby Martin Buber, Ronald Gregor SmithISBN 0743201337 (0-7432-0133-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I and Thou'Book summary:I and Thou, Martin Buber's classic philosophical work, is among the 20th century's foundational documents of religious ethics. "The close association of the relation to God with the relation to one's fellow-men ... is my most essential concern," Buber explains in the Afterword. Before discussing that relationship, in the book's final chapter, Buber explains at length the range and ramifications of the ways people treat one another, and the ways they bear themselves in the natural world. "One should beware altogether of understanding the conversation with God ... as something that occurs merely apart from or above the everyday," Buber explains. "God's address to man penetrates the events in all our lives and all the events in the world around us, everything biographical and everything historical, and turns it into instruction, into demands for you and me." Throughout I and Thou, Buber argues for an ethic that does not use other people (or books, or trees, or God), and does not consider them objects of one's own personal experience. Instead, Buber writes, we must learn to consider everything around us as "You" speaking to "me," and requiring a response. Buber's dense arguments can be rough going at times, but Walter Kaufmann's definitive 1970 translation contains hundreds of helpful footnotes providing Buber's own explanations of the book's most difficult passages. --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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Improving Communication in Your Marriageby Gary Rosberg, Barbara RosbergISBN 0764422367 (0-7644-2236-7)
Softcover, Group Pub Inc
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In Conquest Bornby C. S. FriedmanISBN 0756400430 (0-7564-0043-0)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Conquest Born'Book summary:In Conquest Born is the monumental science fiction epic that received unprecedented acclaimand launched C.S. Friedman's phenomenal career. A sweeping story of two interstellar civilizationslocked in endless war, it was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award.[via]More editions of In Conquest Born:
Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nursesby Elizabeth Arnold, Kathleen BoggsISBN 0721620485 (0-7216-2048-5)
Softcover, Elsevier Science Health Science div
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The Language Imperativeby Suzette Haden ElginISBN 0738204285 (0-7382-0428-5)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Language Imperative'Book summary:Suzette Haden Elgin is a specialist in applied psycholinguistics and the founder and director of the Ozark Center for Language Studies, and has written many language-related bestsellers, such as the whole Gentle Art of Verbal Defense series and How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable. And now she's come out with a new book on language, The Language Imperative, to tackle the issue of multilingualism. She suggests that people in the U.S. suffer a fair amount of confusion over the power and importance of languages. And she asks a number of questions, as well, such as "Is it a good or a bad idea for people in this country to have command of two languages?", Should we have an international language, or is this a silly (or perhaps dangerous) idea?", and "Do languages have the power to shape our lives as individuals and as a nation?"
She sets out to establish the importance of multilingualism, to explain why there is so much confusion and contradiction when it comes to multilingualism, and to discuss the effects of multilingualism on individuals and communities. Elgin did a tremendous amount of research (from traditional sources such as journals and studies, as well as from hundreds of multilinguals around the world). She concludes that human languages do structure and influence how people think and perceive; that the link between language and culture is so strong that if you take away the language, the culture is lost; and ultimately, that multilingualism is terrifically valuable, and should be encouraged in all ways. Elgin fleshes out her ideas with interviews and examples, and presents all the sides that weigh in on these issues. Her voice is strong, her prose precise, provocative, and engaging, and her book worth the read--perhaps many times, and in a variety of languages. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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Language Imperative: How Learning Languages Can Enrich Your Life and Expand Your Mindby Suzette Haden ElginISBN 075675268X (0-7567-5268-X)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co
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Lincoln's Greatest Speechby White, Ronald C., Jr.ISBN 0743212983 (0-7432-1298-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lincoln's Greatest Speech : The Second Inauguration'Book summary:In the tradition of Garry Wills's modern classic Lincoln at Gettysburg, Ronald C. White Jr. offers a close reading of the speech Abraham Lincoln gave in 1865 at his second inauguration and declares it the man's finest and most important effort. It contains one of Lincoln's best-known lines ("With malice toward none; with charity for all"), which White admires as "a timeless promise of reconciliation." At the same time, White reminds readers that rather than yanking such brilliant rhetorical nuggets from their context, "We need to understand Lincoln's strategy for the complete speech." He provides this in some detail, describing the political environment in which Lincoln found himself, having recently won a presidential election that he nearly lost and also seeing the Confederacy begin to collapse for good. It was not a long speech, containing only 701 words of mostly one syllable each and requiring merely six or seven minutes to deliver, compared to about 35 minutes for the inaugural address he had given four years earlier. White calls these words Lincoln's "last will and testament to America." John Wilkes Booth, who attended the inaugural ceremony, would murder him the next month. Lincoln buffs in particular will appreciate this book, as will fans of Jay Winik's April 1865. --John Miller [via]
Linked: The New Science of Networksby Alberto-Laszlo BarabasiISBN 0738206679 (0-7382-0667-9)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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Managing Conflictby Ursula MarkhamISBN 0722531095 (0-7225-3109-5)
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McQuail's Mass Communication Theory: An Introductionby Denis McQuailISBN 0761965475 (0-7619-6547-5)
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Medical Assisting: A Commitment to Service-Administrative and Clinical Competenciesby Warren, Margaret Townsend, Ph.DISBN 0763812935 (0-7638-1293-5)
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The Mommy Myth: The Idealization Of Motherhood And How It Has Undermined All Womenby Meredith W. Michaels, Susan DouglasISBN 0743260465 (0-7432-6046-5)
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Moral Consciousness and Communicative Actionby Jurgen HabermasISBN 0745611044 (0-7456-1104-4)
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More Than Talk: Communication Studies and the Christian Faithby Bill StromISBN 0757503772 (0-7575-0377-2)
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Mtiv: Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designerby Hillman CurtisISBN 0735711658 (0-7357-1165-8)
Softcover, Macmillan Computer Pub
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craftby Stephen KingISBN 0743455967 (0-7434-5596-7)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft'Book summary:Short and snappy as it is, Stephen King's On Writing really contains two books: a fondly sardonic autobiography and a tough-love lesson for aspiring novelists. The memoir is terrific stuff, a vivid description of how a writer grew out of a misbehaving kid. You're right there with the young author as he's tormented by poison ivy, gas-passing babysitters, uptight schoolmarms, and a laundry job nastier than Jack London's. It's a ripping yarn that casts a sharp light on his fiction. This was a child who dug Yvette Vickers from Attack of the Giant Leeches, not Sandra Dee. "I wanted monsters that ate whole cities, radioactive corpses that came out of the ocean and ate surfers, and girls in black bras who looked like trailer trash." But massive reading on all literary levels was a craving just as crucial, and soon King was the published author of "I Was a Teen-Age Graverobber." As a young adult raising a family in a trailer, King started a story inspired by his stint as a janitor cleaning a high-school girls locker room. He crumpled it up, but his writer wife retrieved it from the trash, and using her advice about the girl milieu and his own memories of two reviled teenage classmates who died young, he came up with Carrie. King gives us lots of revelations about his life and work. The kidnapper character in Misery, the mind-possessing monsters in The Tommyknockers, and the haunting of the blocked writer in The Shining symbolized his cocaine and booze addiction (overcome thanks to his wife's intervention, which he describes). "There's one novel, Cujo, that I barely remember writing."
King also evokes his college days and his recovery from the van crash that nearly killed him, but the focus is always on what it all means to the craft. He gives you a whole writer's "tool kit": a reading list, writing assignments, a corrected story, and nuts-and-bolts advice on dollars and cents, plot and character, the basic building block of the paragraph, and literary models. He shows what you can learn from H.P. Lovecraft's arcane vocabulary, Hemingway's leanness, Grisham's authenticity, Richard Dooling's artful obscenity, Jonathan Kellerman's sentence fragments. He explains why Hart's War is a great story marred by a tin ear for dialogue, and how Elmore Leonard's Be Cool could be the antidote.
King isn't just a writer, he's a true teacher. --Tim Appelo [via]
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PBS : Behind the Screenby Laurence JarvikISBN 0761512918 (0-7615-1291-8)
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Persuasion: Theory and Researchby Daniel J. O'KeefeISBN 0761925392 (0-7619-2539-2)
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Post-Metaphysical Thinking: Between Metaphysics and the Critique of Reasonby Jurgen HabermasISBN 0745614124 (0-7456-1412-4)
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Pretenderby C. J. CherryhISBN 0756404088 (0-7564-0408-8)
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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, As, Praise, and Other Bribesby Alfie KohnISBN 0735101388 (0-7351-0138-8)
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Qualitative Communication Research Methodsby Thomas R. Lindlof, Bryan C. TaylorISBN 0761924949 (0-7619-2494-9)
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Reagan, in His Own Handby Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, Martin Anderson, George P. ShultzISBN 074320123X (0-7432-0123-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reagan, in His Own Hand'Book summary:A top advisor to Ronald Reagan once remarked of his boss: "He knows so little and accomplishes so much." Reagan, In His Own Hand will show that the 40th president knew far more than some people have given him credit for. It collects Reagan's recently discovered writings from the late 1970s, when he delivered more than a thousand radio addresses. He wrote about two-thirds of these himself, in longhand on yellow legal paper. "In writing these daily essays on almost every national policy issue during the 1970s, Reagan was acting as a one-man think-tank," the editors suggest. This edition reproduces everything faithfully, right down to the spelling mistakes and crossed-out words. And it offers a compelling look at the ideas and principles that animated one of the most important Americans of the 20th century. In one address, Reagan describes his contribution to a time capsule:
I wrote of the problems we face here in 1976--The choice we face between continuing the policies of the last 40 yrs. that have led to bigger & bigger govt, less & less liberty, redistribution of earnings through confiscatory taxation or trying to get back on the original course set for us by the Founding Fathers... On the international scene two great superpowers face each other with nuclear missiles at the ready--poised to bring Armageddon to the world.
Often his rhetoric is admirably forthright, and there are frequent glimpses of his later achievements, such as the foreshadowing of his desire to build the Strategic Defense Initiative.The bulk of the book comprises these radio addresses, but a concluding section includes everything from a short story Reagan wrote as a school assignment when he was 14 (it earned him a B+) to his memorable letter in 1994 revealing his Alzheimer's disease. This book will enthral Reagan's devotees, and even his toughest critics will concede he had a way with words. No wonder they called him "The Great Communicator." --John J Miller [via]
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Reagan, in His Own Hand : The Writings of Ronald Reagan That Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for Americaby Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, Martin Anderson, George P. ShultzISBN 0743219384 (0-7432-1938-4)
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I wrote of the problems we face here in 1976--The choice we face between continuing the policies of the last 40 yrs. that have led to bigger & bigger govt, less & less liberty, redistribution of earnings through confiscatory taxation or trying to get back on the original course set for us by the Founding Fathers... On the international scene two great superpowers face each other with nuclear missiles at the ready--poised to bring Armageddon to the world.
Often his rhetoric is admirably forthright, and there are frequent glimpses of his later achievements, such as the foreshadowing of his desire to build the Strategic Defense Initiative.The bulk of the book comprises these radio addresses, but a concluding section includes everything from a short story Reagan wrote as a school assignment when he was 14 (it earned him a B+) to his memorable letter in 1994 revealing his Alzheimer's disease. This book will enthral Reagan's devotees, and even his toughest critics will concede he had a way with words. No wonder they called him "The Great Communicator." --John J Miller [via]
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Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice: Essays on Moral and Political Philosophyby Jan NarvesonISBN 0742513300 (0-7425-1330-0)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice: Essays on Moral and Political Philosophy'Book summary:Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice is a collection of essays of the moral and political philosophy of Jan Narveson. The essays in this collection share a consistent theme running through much of Narveson's moral and political philosophy, namely that politics and morals stem from the interests of individual people, and have no antecedent authority over us. Rather, the source of such authority lies in the way people are related to one another, and most especially, in the exigencies of cooperation.
Humans have plenty of problems, Narveson argues, but we are perhaps unique among animals in that our worst enemies, often enough, are other humans. The rules of morals and the devices of politics, in the view Narveson holds, deal with these problems by identifying the potential for gain from cooperation, and loss from the reverse. The essays express a collective antipathy for the ways in which modern political and moral philosophy has ridden roughshod over sane and efficient social restrictions, leaving us with a social scene devoted mainly to satisfying the cravings for power of the politically ambitious. Politics, Narveson argues with distress, has subverted morals. The essays in this collection, in various ways and as applied to various aspects of the scene, detail these charges, arguing that the ultimate and true point of politics and morals is to enable us to make our lives better, according to our varied senses of what that might mean. [via]More editions of Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice: Essays on Moral and Political Philosophy:
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Robert's Rules of Orderby Henry M. Robert, Sarah Corbin Robert, William J. Evans, Daniel H. Honemann, Thomas J. BalchISBN 073820384X (0-7382-0384-X)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Robert's Rules of Order'Book summary:Originally published as a slim document in 1896, General Henry M. Robert's classic guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings has sold close to five million copies in nine editions. The only book containing the completely developed Robert's Rules of Order subject matter, this latest edition will continue the book's reputation as the gold standard of meeting procedure for parliamentarians and novice club presidents and members alike. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the past decade's technological advances and usage, this tenth edition contains new information on how to conduct meetings over the Internet, on phone and video conference calls, and with members in absentia. The best book from which to learn all about running and taking an effective part in meetings, General Robert's gift of order is as indispensable now as it was a century ago.[via]More editions of Robert's Rules of Order:
Robert's Rules of Orderby William J. Evans, Henry M. Robert, Daniel H. Honemann, Thomas J. Balch, Sarah Corbin RobertISBN 0738203076 (0-7382-0307-6)
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Robert's Rules of Order in Brief : The Simple Outline of the Rules Most Often Needed at a Meeting, According to the Standard Authoritative Parliamentary Manualby Henry Martyn RobertISBN 0738209236 (0-7382-0923-6)
Hardcover, Basic Books
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The Second Media Ageby Mark PosterISBN 0745613969 (0-7456-1396-9)
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Secret Messages: Concealment, Codes, and Other Types of Ingenious Communicationby William Butler, L. Douglas KeeneyISBN 0756762812 (0-7567-6281-2)
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Seeking and Resisting Compliance: Why People Say What They Do When Trying to Influence Othersby Steven R. WilsonISBN 0761905235 (0-7619-0523-5)
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Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Webby David WeinbergerISBN 0738208507 (0-7382-0850-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web'Book summary:David Weinberger's Small Pieces Loosely Joined does not merely celebrate the World Wide Web; it attempts to make a case that the institution has completely remodeled many of the world's self-perceptions. The book does so entertainingly, if not convincingly, and is a lively collection of epigrammatic phrases (the Web is "'place-ial' but not spatial"; "on the Web everyone will be famous to 15 people"), as well as illustrations of these changes. There are intriguing assertions: that the Web is "broken on purpose" and that its many pockets of erroneous information and its available forums for disputing, say, manufacturers' hyperbole, let people feel more comfortable with their own inherent imperfections. At other times the book seems stale: it declares that the Web has disrupted long-held axioms about time, space, and knowledge retrieval and that it has dramatically rearranged notions of community and individuality. Weinberger's analysis, though occasionally facile and too relentlessly optimistic and overstated, is surely destined to be the subject of furious debate in chat rooms the cyber-world over. --H. O'Billovich [via]
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Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakersby James C. HumesISBN 0761563512 (0-7615-6351-2)
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Ever wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches? Or want to command attention by looming larger than life before your audience, much like Abraham Lincoln when, standing erect and wearing a top hat, he towered over seven feet? Now, you can master presentation skills, wow your audience, and shoot up the corporate ladder by unlocking the secrets of history's greatest speakers.
Author, historian, and world-renowned speaker James C. Humeswho wrote speeches for five American presidentsshows you how great leaders through the ages used simple yet incredibly effective tricks to speak, persuade, and win throngs of fans and followers. Inside, you'll discover how Napoleon Bonaparte mastered the use of the pregnant pause to grab attention, how Lady Margaret Thatcher punctuated her most serious speeches with the use of subtle props, how Ronald Reagan could win even the most hostile crowd with carefully timed wit, and much, much more.
Whether you're addressing a small nation or a large staff meeting, you'll want to master the tips and tricks in Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln.
"As a student of speech, I very much enjoyed this intriguing historic approach to public speaking. Humes creates a valuable and practical guide."
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"I love this book. I've followed Humes's lessons for years, and he combines them all into one compact, hard-hitting resource. Get this book on your desk now."
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Theories of Communicationby Nettelart ArmandISBN 0761956476 (0-7619-5647-6)
Softcover, Sage Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Theories of Communication'Book summary:This textbook provides students with a concise introduction to the development of communication theory. Written in an engaging style, it offers an account of the development of all the major theoretical approaches in communication and media studies.
The book summarizes clearly and methodically the range of existing theories; explains how and why the diverse currents and schools of thought emerged; and contextualizes all the major approaches, including those of cultural studies and political economy, in their historical, social and intellectual setting.
Theories of Communication is an essential text for all students of media, communication and cultural studies. It will also be welcomed by anyone seeki [via]
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Theorizing About Intercultural Communicationby William B. GudykunstISBN 0761927492 (0-7619-2749-2)
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Tom Peters Essentials Designby Tom PetersISBN 0756610540 (0-7566-1054-0)
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Truth And Methodby Hans-Georg GadamerISBN 0722076002 (0-7220-7600-2)
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Understanding Disney: The Manufacture of Fantasyby Janet WaskoISBN 0745614841 (0-7456-1484-1)
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Vocabulary Successby Cedric Gale, Murray BrombergISBN 0764103113 (0-7641-0311-3)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Whiteness: The Communication of Social Identityby Judith N. Martin, Thomas K. NakayamaISBN 0761908633 (0-7619-0863-3)
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Winning People Over : 14 Days to Power and Confidenceby Burton KaplanISBN 0735202842 (0-7352-0284-2)
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The Winning Trainer: Winning Ways to Involve People in Learningby Julius E. EitingtonISBN 0750674237 (0-7506-7423-7)
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Winning With Integrity: Getting What You're Worth Without Selling Your Soulby Michael D'Orso, Leigh SteinbergISBN 0756761344 (0-7567-6134-4)
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Working With Difficult Peopleby Muriel SolomonISBN 0735202915 (0-7352-0291-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Working With Difficult People'Book summary:Have you ever agonized over how to handle a bully in the workplace--with pie-in-the-face retribution or a saintly smile? "The 100 people you'll meet on these pages," Muriel Solomon teases in her introduction to this hard-hitting and entertaining guidebook, "should be founding members of E.O.O.--Equal Opportunity Offenders. They show no bias. They are as obnoxious to their bosses as they are to their bookkeepers." But the teasing segues into practical advice for those seeking to do their work in--if not kind circumstances--at least unthreatening ones.
Designed as an at-a-glance reference tool, this 10-part guide describes 10 kinds of culprits, from tyrants, bullies, and sadists to the pushy and presumptuous to connivers and camouflagers. Each type is first defined, allowing for a peek inside the heads of both victim and victimizer and offering a helpful strategy for facilitating tactful dialogues that serves as excellent advice for diffusing workplace tensions and hostilities.
You may recognize these types as thorns in your side or--worse--real threats to your sense of well-being and work performance. This reference book packs a wallop, not only restoring your self-esteem but allowing you to create better relationships with the people at work who make your life miserable. Working with Difficult People may not disarm the despicable, but it will supply you with the ammunition you need to put the control back in your camp. [via]
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The Writer's Legal Companion: The Complete Handbook for the Working Writerby Brad Bunnin, Peter BerenISBN 073820031X (0-7382-0031-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Writer's Legal Companion: The Complete Handbook for the Working Writer'Book summary:This is a fantastic reference for writers interested--and all should be--in legal issues concerning contracts, collaboration, agents, defamation, copyright, taxes, and high-tech publishing. Authors Brad Bunnin and Peter Beren have written this guide with such style and clarity that you might find yourself reading it, rather than just consulting it. But that's okay: you can't help but feel empowered by having read such a thorough and, when appropriate, opinionated text. Consider, for instance, the book's first chapter, "The Publishing Contract." Contrary to what publishers tell you, Bunnin writes (Beren contributed the chapter on "The Author and the Business of Publishing"), there is no such thing as a standard book contract. In fact, he says, "virtually without exception, publishers willingly change contracts at the author's request." Bunnin proceeds to lead his readers, line by line over 63 pages, through every single element of a publishing contract, including the grants-of-rights clause; warranties and indemnities; royalties, revisions, and remainders; and "all that incomprehensible, apparently unimportant stuff at the back of the contract." Whether or not you've retained a literary lawyer to work on your behalf, you'll want a book such as this on your shelves, to refer to when you need advice on avoiding defamatory statements, protecting yourself against copyright infringement, or even knowing which home-office expenditures you may deduct come tax time. --Jane Steinberg [via]
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Writing in Bullets: The New Rules for Maximum Business Communicationby Kim LongISBN 0762415975 (0-7624-1597-5)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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