This book was written for the potential writer looking to effectively write and send a query letter that will grab the attention of editors and agents.
201 Killer Cover Letters provides job seekers with an unbeatable competitive edge by arming them with surefire sample letters for every job-hunting situation.
The first comprehensive work on nonfiction as an art form *; Shows how nonfiction, especially how-to and self-help, can take on the same power and luminosity as great fiction *; Develops processes to reliably induce the dreaming state from which all writing comes *; Teaches the skill of analogical thinking that is the core perceptual tool for writers *; Explores the subtle techniques of powerful writing, from inducing associational dreaming in the reader, to language symmetry, sound patterning, foreshadowing, feeling flow, and more Approaching writing as a sacred art, Stephen Buhner explores the core of the craft: the communication of deep meaning that feeds not just the mind but also the soul of the reader.
Give customers, clients, and coworkers easier access to your organization's information and servicesThe e-business environment is a tangle of disconnected and often incompatible data sources and applications.
201 Killer Cover Letters provides job seekers with an unbeatable competitive edge by arming them with surefire sample letters for every job-hunting situation.
'After a number of years teaching writing courses and appearing at writers' conferences, I began to see that creating a process book utilising one of my novels as an example of each step of my process might prove useful to people who are interested in novel writing or in how this individual writer approaches the complicated task of putting together a British crime novel.
NATIONAL BESTSELLERNinja Future is an essential read for businesses and individuals striving to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving world: Gary Shapiro, the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, casts his eye toward the future, charting how the innovative technologies of today will transform not only the way business is done but society itselfDuring his more than three decades at the head of the Consumer Technology Association, Gary Shapiro has witnessed, and been a part of, one of the most extraordinary periods of technological change in human history.
From the creators of Six-Word Memoirs comes The Moment, a collection of personal stories from writers both famous and obscure revealing how a single instant changed their lives forever.
As clear, concise, and concrete as its subject, Patrick Riley's The One-Page Proposal promises to be the definitive business guide to getting your best ideas fully understood in the least amount of time.
This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a high-quality literature review--an integral part of a successful thesis, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal.
Using rich examples and engaging pedagogical tools, this book equips students to master the challenges of academic writing in graduate school and beyond.
Multiple award-winner Roger Rosenblatt has received glowing critical acclaim for his exceptional literary worksfrom the hilarious novels Lapham Rising and Beet to his poignant, heartbreaking, ultimately inspiring memoir Making Toast.
An essential helpful guide, "e;How to Write is as useful a study of craft, or the professional conduct of a writing career, as I've seen (Los Angeles Times).
Mention the Galapagos Islands to almost anyone, and the first things that spring to mind are iguanas, tortoises, volcanic beaches, and, of course, Charles Darwin.
Of all the cultural "e;revolutions"e; brought about by the development of printing technology during the sixteenth century, perhaps the most remarkable but least understood is the purported rise of European vernacular languages.
