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The Alternative Printing Handbookby Jonathan Zeitlyn, Chris Treweek, Islington Bus CompanyISBN 014046509X (0-14-046509-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Any Child Can Writeby Harvey S. WienerISBN 0195094158 (0-19-509415-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Any Child Can Write'Book summary:Writing is a magical realm of expression that allows children to come to terms with the joys and pains of daily living. It is a way for them to explore the inner self. A few words, a few sentences glow on a page like a little crayon drawing. It is an expression of personal vision, a perception of the world as the child sees it. It is also a permanent record of experience--words and sentences holding and keeping the essence of a moment in language.
In this delightful and engaging book, Dr. Harvey S. Wiener shows how parents can encourage their children to write with a home program that can be used from preschool through high school. As Dr. Wiener explains, such a program begins with the building of attitudes and moves through simple, varied, and practical experience with the written word. By setting up an atmosphere in the home that encourages creative written expression, coupled with a parent's guidance in writing (guidance that often falls short in many schools), children will gain an outlook on writing that will build confidence in their abilities to use language.
Children learn by imitation, and there are countless opportunities for a child to watch an adult performing simple writing tasks everyday. For example, lists are some of the most accessible day-to-day writing activities. Dr. Wiener shows that children of any grade level can work with an adult to put together a list: for family groceries, the next birtday party, a list of toys to take on a visit to Grandma's. And, as the child grows older the list can be adapted to his or her own interest and needs: a schedule of activities for after school, or a list of expenses to keep track of weekly allowance or money earned babysitting. Other enjoyable and easy writing experiences are room signs (Peter's Room), labels affixed to objects throughout the child's bedroom (window, closet, desk), birthday notes to parents, brothers, and sisters that can be displayed on the refrigerator, table, or bedroom door, and, with a home computer, children can make signs for every holiday and celebration (Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Anniversary). Dr. Wiener goes on to offer ideas on how to use riddles, games, and rhymes to build vocabulary, and how to use a small child's crayon drawing as an inspiration for his or her first written communication.
Children love words, says Dr. Wiener; they are natural storytellers. In general, however, their writing skills seem to be getting poorer. This is due in part to to television, movies, tape and disk players, and other technological advances. Dr. Wiener insists that this can be overcome. Parents are a child's best teacher, and this wonderful book shows just how simple it is for a parent to help their child draw upon ordinary experiences and put them down on paper. He offers helpful hints for working with a child on homework, an entertaining list of one hundred ideas for writing at home for all ages, a special parents' refresher guide to the basics of grammar in clear, simple language--so parents can spot mistakes--and a reading list for young readers and their parents.
Written in a warm and engaging style by a renowned educational authority, Any Child Can Write will allow parents to instill positive attitudes toward writing in any child. Encouraging a child to write is giving the gift of communication. This fascinating book will help parent's give the gift of a lifetime. [via]More editions of Any Child Can Write:
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Aristotle Poeticsby AristotleISBN 0198141750 (0-19-814175-0)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aristotle Poetics'Book summary:The original, Aristotle's short study of storytelling, written in the fourth century B.C., is the world's first critical book about the laws of literature. Sure, it's 2400 years old, but Aristotle's discussions--Unity of Plot, Reversal of the Situation, Character--though written in the context of ancient Greek Tragedy, Comedy and Epic Poetry, still apply to our modern literary forms. The book is quite short, and Aristotle illuminates his points with clear examples, making the Poetics perfectly readable, the better to impress people at parties when you say, "Of course, as Aristotle says..." [via]
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Aristotle: Poeticsby D.W. LucasISBN 019814024X (0-19-814024-X)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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Aristotle's on the Art of Poetryby AristotleISBN 0198141106 (0-19-814110-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aristotle's on the Art of Poetry'Book summary:This book, "Aristotle, On the art of poetry (1920)", by Aristotle, Bywater, Ingram, 1840-1914, Murray Gilbert, is a replication of a book originally published before 1920. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature. [via]
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The Art of Decorative Stencilingby Adele BishopISBN 0140048421 (0-14-004842-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Decorative Stenciling'Book summary:The Art of Decorative Stenciling, by Adele Bishop and Cile Lord Softcover book published by Penguin Books, 1978 [via]
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The Art of Fiction: Illustrated from Classic and Modern Textsby David LodgeISBN 0140174923 (0-14-017492-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Fiction: Illustrated from Classic and Modern Texts'Book summary:The articles with which David Lodge entertained and enlightened readers of the Independent on Sunday and The Washington Post are now revised, expanded and collected together in book form.[via]The art of fiction is considered under a wide range of headings, such as the Intrusive Author, Suspense, the Epistolary Novel, Time-shift, Magical Realism and Symbolism, and each topic is illustrated by a passage or two taken from classic or modern fiction. Drawing on writers as diverse as Henry James and Martin Amis, Jane Austen and Fay Weldon and Henry Fielding and James Joyce, David Lodge makes accessible to the general reader the richness and variety of British and American fiction. Technical terms, such as Interior Monologue, Metafiction, Intertextuality and the Unreliable Narrator, are lucidly explained and their application demonstrated.
Bringing to criticism the verve and humour of his own novels, David Lodge has provided essential reading for students of literature, aspirant writers, and anyone who wishes to understand how literature works.
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Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artistby Stephen Rogers PeckISBN 0195030958 (0-19-503095-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist'Book summary:Stephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of human physique, anatomy from birth to old age, an orientation on racial anatomy, and an analysis of facial expressions. The wealth of information offered by the Atlas ensures its place as a classic for the study of the human form. [via]
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Bazaar Bizarre: Not Your Granny's Craftsby Greg Der AnanianISBN 0142005061 (0-14-200506-1)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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The Book of the Courtierby Castiglione, Baldassare, ConteISBN 0140441921 (0-14-044192-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of the Courtier'Book summary:[via]The courtier has to imbue with grace his movements, his gestures, his way of doing things and in short, his every action
In The Book of the Courtier (1528), Baldesar Castiglione, a diplomat and Papal Nuncio to Rome, sets out to define the essential virtues for those at Court. In a lively series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour chiefly discretion, decorum, nonchalance and gracefulness as well as wider questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Castigliones narrative power and psychological perception make this guide both an entertaining comedy of manners and a revealing window onto the ideals and preoccupations of the Italian Renaissance at the moment of its greatest splendour.
George Bulls elegant translation captures the variety of tone in Castigliones speakers, from comic interjections to elevated rhetoric. This edition includes an introduction examining Castigliones career in the courts of Urbino and Mantua, a list of the historical characters he portrays and further reading.
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Chix Can Fix: 100 Home-Improvement Projects and True Tales From The Diva Of Do-It-Yourselfby Norma VallyISBN 014200507X (0-14-200507-X)
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The Competitive Runner's Handbook: The Bestselling Guide to Running 5Ks Through Marathonsby Bob Glover, Shelly-Lynn Florence GloverISBN 0140469907 (0-14-046990-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Competitive Runner's Handbook: The Complete Training Program for All Distance Runningby Bob Glover, Pete SchuderISBN 0140465650 (0-14-046565-0)
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Cooking in a Bedsitterby WhitehornISBN 0140468552 (0-14-046855-2)
Softcover, Penguin Uk
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Cruising Under Sailby Eric HiscockISBN 019217522X (0-19-217522-X)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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"Cruising Under Sail combines Hiscock's classic books, "Cruising Under Sail and "Voyaging Under Sail. Topics include: stability; cockpit and steering arrangements; lighting, heating, and ventilation; choice of rig; the care and repair of sails; avoiding collisions; weather; tides; coastwise navigation; steering in heavy weather; self-steering; pilot charts; provisioning; celestial navigation. [via]
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Cruising Under Sail: Incorporating Voyaging Under Sailby Eric C. HiscockISBN 0192175998 (0-19-217599-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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De Arte Poetica Liberby Aristotle, Rudolf V. KasselISBN 0198145640 (0-19-814564-0)
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Degree of Mastery : A Journey Through Book Arts Apprenticeshipby Annie Tremmel WilcoxISBN 0140291938 (0-14-029193-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Mostby Bruce Patton, Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen, Roger FisherISBN 014028852X (0-14-028852-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most'Book summary:We've all been there: We know we must confront a coworker, store clerk, or friend about some especially sticky situation--and we know the encounter will be uncomfortable. So we repeatedly mull it over until we can no longer put it off, and then finally stumble through the confrontation. Difficult Conversations, by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen, offers advice for handling these unpleasant exchanges in a manner that accomplishes their objective and diminishes the possibility that anyone will be needlessly hurt. The authors, associated with Harvard Law School and the Harvard Project on Negotiation, show how such dialogues actually comprise three separate components: the "what happened" conversation (verbalizing what we believe really was said and done), the "feelings" conversation (communicating and acknowledging each party's emotional impact), and the "identity" conversation (expressing the situation's underlying personal meaning). The explanations and suggested improvements are, admittedly, somewhat complicated. And they certainly don't guarantee positive results. But if you honestly are interested in elevating your communication skills, this book will walk you through both mistakes and remedies in a way that will boost your confidence when such unavoidable clashes arise. --Howard Rothman [via]
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Discovery of Poetryby Frances MayesISBN 0155001620 (0-15-500162-0)
Softcover, Heinle
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Discovery of Poetry'Book summary:The Discovery of Poetry introduces the art and craft of poetry. From an early tribal orison on the rising sun to a recent freeway lyric just out of the word processor, poems always reveal the writer's concerns, feelings, and values. Starting with words and images, this book hopes to help the student understand the importance of word choice and image-making, building a foundation as he or she learns about rhythm, voice, and structure. Questions and writing prompts help facilitate class discussion and a deeper thinking about poetry. The last chapter, "A Poet's Handbook," breaks down the creative process of the poet from creating images to revision. The Discovery of Poetry will help facilitate a deeper appreciation and understanding of poetry. [via]
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Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poemsby Frances MayesISBN 0156007622 (0-15-600762-2)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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out of the classroom and into the homes of everyday readers.
Before she fell in love with Tuscany, Frances Mayes fell in love with verse. After publishing five books of poetry and teaching creative writing for more than twenty-five years, Mayes is no stranger to the subject. In The Discovery of Poetry, an accessible "field guide" to reading and writing poetry, she shares her passion with readers. Beginning with basic terminology and techniques, from texture and sound to rhyme and repetition, Mayes shows how focusing on one aspect of a poem can help you to better understand, appreciate, and enjoy the reading and writing experience. In addition to many creative and helpful composition ideas, following each lyrical and lively discussion is a thoughtful selection of poems. With its wonderful anthology from Shakespeare to Jamaica Kinkaid, The Discovery of Poetry is an insightful, invaluable guide to what Mayes calls "the natural pleasures of language-a happiness we were born to have."More editions of Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems:
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Don't Talk...CommunicateISBN 0160020077 (0-16-002007-7)
Softcover, Bernan Assoc
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Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-worshippers, and Other Pagans in Americaby Margot AdlerISBN 014019536X (0-14-019536-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today'Book summary:Popular demand for this clear-sighted compendium of information about the rebirth of Pagan religion hasn't waned since its initial publication in 1979. Distinguished by the journalism of US National Public Radio columnist Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon explains this diverse and burgeoning religion's philosophies and activities while dispelling stereotypes that have long been associated with it. Most people don't realise that "pagan" simply refers to pre-Christian polytheistic nature religions such as the various Native American creeds, Japanese Shinto, Celtic Druidry and Western European Wicca. Originally, the word pagan meant "country dweller" and was a derogatory term in third-century Rome, not unlike calling someone a "hick" today. If you find yourself feeling queasy when you hear the words witch or pagan, a healthy dose of re-education via Drawing Down the Moon could be the cure. --P. Randall Cohan [via]
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Easy Cooking for One or Twoby Louise DaviesISBN 0140463798 (0-14-046379-8)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Eisenstaedt's Guide to Photographyby Alfred EisenstaedtISBN 0140464832 (0-14-046483-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Excess Baggage: Getting Out of Your Own Wayby Judith SillsISBN 0142004197 (0-14-200419-7)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Pricesby Rick SchmidtISBN 0140291849 (0-14-029184-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Feng Shui: The Chinese Art of Placementby Sarah RossbachISBN 0140193537 (0-14-019353-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Feng Shui: The Chinese Art of Placement'Book summary:Feng shui is an ancient Chinese practice based on principles from design, ecology, architecture, mysticism, and common sense. In this masterful work, Sarah Rossbach interprets the teachings of feng shui master Lin Yun for contemporary Westerners, offering the classic essentials on achieving harmony with one's environment. They apply not only to the layout of a building, but also to the arrangement of furniture within a room and to the best design of offices and public spaces -- in short, to any arrangement of man's environment. Learn the philosophy of this centuries-old art to help you achieve financial prosperity, good health, and happiness in today's complicated world. [via]
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First Aid for Cats: What to Do When Emergencies Happenby Bruce Fogle, Amanda WilliamsISBN 0140255427 (0-14-025542-7)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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The Game of Chessby H GolombekISBN 0140460241 (0-14-046024-1)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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Golden Book on Writingby David LambuthISBN 0140462635 (0-14-046263-5)
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Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers at the University Press, OxfordISBN 019212983X (0-19-212983-X)
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Home Tree Home: Principles of Treehouse Construction and Other Tall Talesby Peter Nelson, Gerry HaddenISBN 0140259988 (0-14-025998-8)
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How to Build a Time Machineby Paul DaviesISBN 0142001864 (0-14-200186-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Build a Time Machine'Book summary:With his unique knack for making cutting-edge theoretical science effortlessly accessible, world-renowned physicist Paul Davies now tackles an issue that has boggled minds for centuries: Is time travel possible? The answer, insists Davies, is definitely yesonce you iron out a few kinks in the space-time continuum. With tongue placed firmly in cheek, Davies explains the theoretical physics that make visiting the future and revisiting the past possible, then proceeds to lay out a four-stage process for assembling a time machine and making it work. Wildly inventive and theoretically sound, How to Build a Time Machine is creative science at its bestilluminating, entertaining, and thought provoking.[via]More editions of How to Build a Time Machine:
How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love With Poetryby Edward HirschISBN 0156005662 (0-15-600566-2)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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How to Travel With a Salmon & Other Essaysby Umberto Eco, William Weaver, Diane SterlingISBN 015600125X (0-15-600125-X)
Softcover, Harcourt
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Indian Cookeryby Dharam Jit SinghISBN 0140461418 (0-14-046141-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Ivey Guide To Law School Admissions: Straight Advice On Essays, Resumes, Interviews, And Moreby Anna IveyISBN 0156029790 (0-15-602979-0)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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The Journey Out : A Guide for and about Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Teensby Rachel Pollack, Cheryl SchwartzISBN 0140372547 (0-14-037254-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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The Little Book of Calmby Paul WilsonISBN 014026065X (0-14-026065-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Mountaineering, from Hill Walking to Alpine Climbingby Alan BlackshawISBN 0140461035 (0-14-046103-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Books
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Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Managementby Nicola Humble, BeetonISBN 0192833456 (0-19-283345-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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On Stories: And Other Essays on Literatureby C. S. LewisISBN 0156027682 (0-15-602768-2)
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On Warby Karl Von ClausewitzISBN 0140444270 (0-14-044427-0)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On War'Book summary:On War is one of the most important books ever written on the subject of war. Clausewitz, a Prussian officer who fought against the French during the Napoleonic Wars, sought to understand and analyze the phenomenon of war so that future leaders could conduct and win conflicts more effectively. He studied the human and social factors that affect outcomes, as well as the tactical and technological ones. He understood that war was a weapon of government, and that political purpose, chance, and enmity combine to shape its dynamics. On War continues to be read by military strategists, politicians, and others for its timeless insights.
This abridged edition by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed. Heuser's introduction explains the originality of Clausewitz's ideas, his education and background, and summarizes his key theories, while explanatory notes provide further information on the historical examples Clausewitz cites. [via] 
One Continuous Mistake: Four Noble Truths for Writersby Gail SherISBN 0140195874 (0-14-019587-4)
Softcover, Arkana
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Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Withinby Barbara Demarco-BarrettISBN 0156029782 (0-15-602978-2)
Softcover, Harcourt
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Pets in a Jarby Seymour Simon, Betty FraserISBN 0140491864 (0-14-049186-4)
Softcover, Puffin
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Poet's Choiceby Edward HirschISBN 0156032678 (0-15-603267-8)
Softcover, Harcourt
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Poeticsby Aristotle, Malcolm HeathISBN 0140446362 (0-14-044636-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Poetics'Book summary:[via]The plot is the source and the soul of tragedy
In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduces into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis (imitation), hamartia (error), and katharsis (purification). Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, centring on characters of heroic stature, idealized yet true to life. One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, the Poetics has informed serious thinking about drama ever since.
Malcolm Heaths lucid English translation makes the Poetics fully accessible to the modern reader. It is accompanied by an extended introduction, which discusses the key concepts in detail and includes suggestions for further reading.
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A Poetry Handbookby Mary OliverISBN 0156724006 (0-15-672400-6)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Poetry Handbook'Book summary:This slender guide by Mary Oliver deserves a place on the shelves of any budding poet. In clear, accessible prose, Oliver (winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for poetry) arms the reader with an understanding of the technical aspects of poetry writing. Her lessons on sound, line (length, meter, breaks), poetic forms (and lack thereof), tone, imagery, and revision are illustrated by a handful of wonderful poems (too bad Oliver was so modest as to not include her own). What could have been a dry account is infused throughout with Oliver's passion for her subject, which she describes as "a kind of possible love affair between something like the heart (that courageous but also shy factory of emotion) and the learned skills of the conscious mind." One comes away from this volume feeling both empowered and daunted. Writing poetry is good, hard work. [via]
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The Princeby Niccolo Machiavelli, George Anthony Bull, Anthony GraftonISBN 0140447520 (0-14-044752-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prince'Book summary:Rejecting the traditional values of political theory, Machiavelli drew upon his own experiences of office in the turbulent Florentine republic to write his celebrated treatise on statecraft. While Machiavelli was only one of the many Florentine "prophets of force," he differed from the ruling elite in recognizing the complexity and fluidity of political life. [via]
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Quirky Qwerty: A Note on the Typeby Torbjorn LundmarkISBN 0142002704 (0-14-200270-4)
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Ready For Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Lifeby David AllenISBN 0143034545 (0-14-303454-5)
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Slamby Cecily Von ZiegesarISBN 0141309199 (0-14-130919-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Stanislavski SystemISBN 0140462597 (0-14-046259-7)
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The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor Digested from the Teachings of Konstantin S. Stanislavskiby Sonia MooreISBN 0140466606 (0-14-046660-6)
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Tao Te Chingby Lao-Tzu, D. C. Lau, Lao TzuISBN 014044131X (0-14-044131-X)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:No other work of Chinese literature has attracted as much attention as Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching". It has been translated more often than any other book except the Bible and more commentaries have been written on it than any other Chinese classic. Both philosophical speculation and mystical reflection, the "Tao Te Ching" is about the harmony and flow of life and the necessity for affinity to it. [via]
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Tao Te Ching: The Book of Meaning and Lifeby Lao Tzu, Richard WilhelmISBN 0140190600 (0-14-019060-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: The Book of Meaning and Life'Book summary:No other work of Chinese literature has attracted as much attention as Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching". It has been translated more often than any other book except the Bible and more commentaries have been written on it than any other Chinese classic. Both philosophical speculation and mystical reflection, the "Tao Te Ching" is about the harmony and flow of life and the necessity for affinity to it. [via]
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They Used to Call Me Snow White... but I Drifted : Women's Strategic Use of Humorby Regina BarrecaISBN 0140168354 (0-14-016835-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'They Used to Call Me Snow White... but I Drifted : Women's Strategic Use of Humor'Book summary:Artfully combining sociology, psychology, and feminist theory, here is a fascinating and entertaining look at how women can use humor to their advantage. This witty--and at times deliciously ribald--book examines women's humor and shows how the proper punchline can work wonders on the street, in the bedroom, and even in the corporate boardroom. [via]
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Training an Actor: The Stanislavski System in Classby Sonia MooreISBN 0140463801 (0-14-046380-1)
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The Virgin Homeowner: The Essential Guide to Owning, Maintaining, and Surviving Your Homeby Janice PapolosISBN 0140274766 (0-14-027476-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Virgin Homeowner: The Essential Guide to Owning, Maintaining, and Surviving Your Home'Book summary:Janice Papolos describes her own first-home experience this way: "Part of the problem was that I had a mystified awe of the house. I swear there were times when I viewed it as more intelligent and powerful than we were.... There was a time or two in which I felt the house was being downright vindictive."
Ranked as "Most Useful to Homeowners" by The Wall Street Journal, Papolos's humorous and helpful book is the definitive guide for the first-time homeowner. Few experiences in life are more intimidating and complicated than one's first home purchase, especially when the new homeowner is perhaps a bit inexperienced with home repair and maintenance, as many (if not most) are. Starting with the basics of what you need to know to make sense of the initial, prepurchase home inspection, Papolos heads right into the "Inner Mysteries"--the plumbing and electrical systems--then on to heating and cooling, septic systems, insects and other pests, security concerns and measures, proper ventilation, child-proofing, and much, much more, topping it all off with an annual calendar of seasonal maintenance, advice on paint colors, and a thorough index for easy reference.
The goal is to remove the intimidation for the homeowner, and at the very least, permit him or her to talk knowledgeably with home-repair professionals, as necessary, without coming across like an idiot. This is a great reference book for any new homeowner, and probably would open the eyes of many longtime homeowners, as well. --Mark A. Hetts [via]
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Woodstock Craftsman's Manualby Jean YoungISBN 0140463402 (0-14-046340-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Books
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The Writer's Home Companionby James Charlton, Mark LisbethISBN 0140110127 (0-14-011012-7)
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Writing Under Pressure: The Quick Writing Processby Sanford KayeISBN 0195066618 (0-19-506661-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing Under Pressure: The Quick Writing Process'Book summary:Most writing is done under pressure. An executive has to produce a three-page position paper by tomorrow at nine. A department head suddenly has to write a one-page action memo by noon. A graduate student has a twenty-page research paper due in a week. Yet, while most students and professionals write under pressure--with limited time, limited space, and a supervisor or instructor to please--few approach the task systematically.
In Writing Under Pressure, Sanford Kaye, a renowned expert on the subject, presents a system he calls the Quick Writing Process (QWP) that focuses on real-world writing tasks and demonstrates how to produce the clearest, most honest, most powerful work possible under the constraints of time and space. A writing instructor with twenty-five years' experience teaching students and professionals in business and government, Kaye tells writers how to budget their time and how to use this time efficiently.
Exploring particular writing situations in which QWP can be applied to make the most of what the writer knows, Kaye discusses the process of taking exams, focusing on how instructors select questions and evaluate essays. He also considers writing in business and government, featuring an insightful analysis of a memo written by Colonel Oliver North. This memo highlights one of the most important issues writers in business and government face: whether to write the truth as they see it or simply what their bosses want to hear. Presenting a wealth of such examples, Kaye reveals how to break through stifling organizational codes in order to write memos and position papers that count.
While most guides to writing ignore the constraints of time and space, Writing Under Pressure tackles these problems head on, making it an essential reference for students, business professionals, government officials, or anyone else faced with a difficult writing assignment that has to be done now. [via]More editions of Writing Under Pressure: The Quick Writing Process:
Writing With Style: Conversations on the Art of Writingby John R. TrimbleISBN 0139703683 (0-13-970368-3)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Writing Without Teachersby Peter ElbowISBN 0195120167 (0-19-512016-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing Without Teachers'Book summary:If Peter Elbow's Writing Without Teachers seems to have come into being at the same time as '70s encounter groups, that's because it did. First published in 1976, Writing Without Teachers advocates improving your writing via freewriting and the "teacherless writing class." Freewriting, according to Elbow, is a terrific way to get things onto the page that you never knew you had in you: "Never stop ... to wonder what word or thought to use, or to think about what you are doing." Only after you have finished writing should you contemplate editing. And though much of what you produce when freewriting will be real garbage, Elbow promises that the best parts will be far better than anything you could have written otherwise. "You will use up more paper," he warns, "but chew up fewer pencils."
The teacherless writing class is Elbow's other key to unlocking the writer within. Elbow prefers these groups to those with teachers, because a teacher, he says, "usually isn't in a position where he can be genuinely affected by your words." In a teacherless group, the other participants "give you better evidence of what is unclear in your writing." Elbow insists that members of a writing group disregard conventional theories of "good" and "bad" writing, urging instead that they react to one another's work in a more subjective manner. The ultimate goal, he says, is for the group process to help each writer improve his or her ability to decide "which parts of [his or her] own writing to keep and which to throw away." --Jane Steinberg [via]
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Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Designby Laurence G. BoldtISBN 0140195998 (0-14-019599-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design'Book summary:The bad old days of multiple-choice-test career counseling are over. It takes more than a #2 pencil and a computer to find your life's work, as career consultant Laurence G. Boldt tells us in Zen and the Art of Making a Living, a hefty but lighthearted tome that will help you find yourself and your place in the world. Boldt is quite up-front about it, though: it's a long, hard journey to get there. But his uplifting prose and liberal doses of inspirational quotes from wise men and women provide support for the weary traveler. Indeed, in between learning how to find the kind of work that strikes the right chord for you, figuring out what skills and talents you'll need to succeed at it, and righteously persisting until you get your reward, you may find lapses and stumbling blocks you hadn't expected--but Boldt has seen them all and finds the right words at the right time to keep you moving. Like a traditional career book, Zen and the Art of Making a Living includes résumé advice and worksheets for narrowing down and sticking with your goals; however, it takes off from there to guide the reader on a quest for spiritual fulfillment through work, something you won't find elsewhere. This updated edition contains plenty of Internet-related information and other resources unavailable in 1990 and is invaluable for anyone concerned about his or her future in the world of work. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The Oxford Color Spanish Dictionary: Spanish-English English-Spanish/Espanol-Ingles/Ingles-Espanolby Christine LeaISBN 0198600178 (0-19-860017-8)
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