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"Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. Now, the cofounders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart Brevity--think Strunk and White's Elements of Style for the digital age. In SMART...
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Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
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Eugénie Grandet (1833) is a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. Written as Balzac began to formulate the grand scale of his La Comédie humaine sequence, Eugénie Grandet was eventually tied into the universe of his epic realist masterpiece, a holistic vision of nineteenth-century French society which sought to observe the consequences of the political, religious, and economic shifts of the Revolution and in its aftermath. This novel looks...
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2022
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They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger.
From lauded writer and teacher Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done is encouraging and intensely practical, focusing always on specific...
From lauded writer and teacher Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done is encouraging and intensely practical, focusing always on specific...
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Some animals have a mind of their own. This is certainly the case for Mariska the horse escape artist, Milkshake the charging cow, and Pony the runaway goat! When these animals put their mind to something, they can't be stopped—especially when they are causing mischief. In Horse Escape Artist!, you'll find out how these determined animals caused chaos in three hilarious stories.
Perfect for kids aging out of early readers, National...
Perfect for kids aging out of early readers, National...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2019
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Language, in its seemingly infinite varieties, tells us who we are and where we come from. Many linguists believe that all of the world's languages—over 7,000 currently—emerged from a single, prehistoric source. While experts have not yet been able to reproduce this proto-language, most of the world's current languages can be traced to various language families that have branched and divided, spreading across the globe with migrating
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Findaway World
Pub. Date
c2006
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Audio based teaching, no textbook needed. Includes pronounciation, grammar, vocabulary. Level one focuses on essential travel needs; level two and three provide more everyday conversation as well as more comprehensive grammar and vocabulary skills.
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Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens – who wrote under the pseudonym Mark Twain - was born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835. He spent his childhood in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri, leaving home in 1853. His brief career as a riverboat pilot was ended by the Civil War, in which he served as a Confederate irregular. He then traveled to Nevada to strike it rich, and when that plan failed went on to achieve renown as a deft humorist, masterful...
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"Your mind accommodates multiple codes of communication. Some people speak Spanish, some Mandarin. Some speak poetry, some are fluent in math. The human brain is built to use multiple languages, and using more languages opens doors to creativity, brain health, and cognitive control. Every new language we speak shapes how we extract and interpret information. It alters what we remember, how we perceive ourselves and the world around us, how we feel,...
10) Working
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2019
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“One of the great reporters of our time and probably the greatest biographer.” —The Sunday Times (London)
From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply moving recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books.
Now in paperback, Robert Caro gives us a glimpse into his own...
From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply moving recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books.
Now in paperback, Robert Caro gives us a glimpse into his own...
11) My Reading Life
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
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Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.
Pat Conroy, the beloved American storyteller, is a voracious reader. Starting as a childhood passion that bloomed into a life-long companion, reading has been Conroy’s portal to the world, both to the farthest corners of the globe and to the deepest chambers of the human soul. His interests range...
Pat Conroy, the beloved American storyteller, is a voracious reader. Starting as a childhood passion that bloomed into a life-long companion, reading has been Conroy’s portal to the world, both to the farthest corners of the globe and to the deepest chambers of the human soul. His interests range...
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Diversified Publishing
Pub. Date
2001
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Living Language In-Flight Russian is the perfect boarding pass to learning Russian before you land.
There's no better way to make use of all that spare time on a plane than to master the essentials of a language. This 60-minute program is the simplest way to learn just enough to get by in every situation essential to both the tourist and business traveler.
The program covers everything from greetings and polite expressions to asking directions,...
There's no better way to make use of all that spare time on a plane than to master the essentials of a language. This 60-minute program is the simplest way to learn just enough to get by in every situation essential to both the tourist and business traveler.
The program covers everything from greetings and polite expressions to asking directions,...
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A novelist and short-story writer, Willa Cather is today widely regarded as one of the foremost American authors of the twentieth century. Particularly renowned for the memorable women she created for such works as My Ántonia and O Pioneers!, she pens the portrait of another formidable character in The Song of the Lark. This, her third novel, traces the struggle of the woman as artist in an era when a women's role was
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Diversified Publishing
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Starting Out in Arabic is a beginner-level program that includes short and simple lessons and dialogues. It covers all the basics, with plenty of repetition and practice, making it ideal for audio-only learning.
Starting Out in Arabic is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
Starting Out in Arabic is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
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Diversified Publishing
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Starting Out in Spanish is a beginner-level program that includes short and simple lessons and dialogues. It covers all the basics, with plenty of repetition and practice, making it ideal for audio-only learning.
Starting Out in Spanish is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
Starting Out in Spanish is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
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Diversified Publishing
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Starting Out in Chinese is a beginner-level program that includes short and simple lessons and dialogues. It covers all the basics, with plenty of repetition and practice, making it ideal for audio-only learning.
Starting Out in Chinese is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
Starting Out in Chinese is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
17) Dutch
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Diversified Publishing
Pub. Date
2009
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This simple and effective introduction to Dutch teaches everything one needs to speak, understand, read, and write in Dutch. This program assumes no background in the language, and it explains each new concept clearly with plenty of examples, making it ideal for beginners or anyone who wants a thorough review. Living Language Dutch includes:
·Natural dialogues, clear grammar notes, vocabulary building, and key expressions
·Notes...
·Natural dialogues, clear grammar notes, vocabulary building, and key expressions
·Notes...
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Diversified Publishing
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Starting Out in French is a beginner-level program that includes short and simple lessons and dialogues. It covers all the basics, with plenty of repetition and practice, making it ideal for audio-only learning.
Starting Out in French is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
Starting Out in French is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
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Diversified Publishing
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Starting Out in Italian is a beginner-level program that includes short and simple lessons and dialogues. It covers all the basics, with plenty of repetition and practice, making it ideal for audio-only learning.
Starting Out in Italian is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
Starting Out in Italian is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
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2022.
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The memoir of a life of listening to others. Heather explores her talent as a listener-a skill she employed when she first met Lale Sokolov, the tattooist at Auschwitz-Birkenau and the inspiration for her novel. It was this ability that led Lale to entrust Heather with his story, which she told in her novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz and the follow up, Cilka's Journey. Heather shares the story behind her writing journey and her friendship with Lale,...
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