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Semantic Antics: How and Why Words Change Meaning

by Sol Steinmetz

"My favorite popular word book of the year"

-William Safire, NY Times 6/22/2008

A fun, new approach to examining etymology!

Many common English words started out with an entirely different meaning than the one...

The Pep Boys Auto Guide to Car Care and Maintenance

by E.J. Braswell

Okay, so you’re not a gearhead, but like most folks, you want to keep your car in peak condition. For more than eighty years, the Pep Boys–Manny, Moe, and Jack–have been “the three best friends your...

The Spooky Art: Some Thoughts on Writing

by Norman Mailer

“Writing is spooky. There is no routine of an office to keep you going, only the blank page each

morning, and you never know where your words are coming from, those divine words.”

In The Spooky Art, Norman...

Basic Black: Home Training for Modern Times

by Karen Grigsby Bates & Karen E. Hudson

Etiquette for real people who live real lives. In Basic Black, Karen Grigsby Bates and Karen Elyse Hudson have gathered those elements that are, well, just basic to making life more livable–and they’ve added...

Opening the Doors to Hollywood: How to Sell Your Idea, Story, Screenplay, Manuscript

by Howard J. Smith & Carlos De Abreu

Finally! A step-by-step guide to the keys that unlock the doors to Hollywood.

Opening the Doors to Hollywood has all the information you'll ever need in order to tap into the $500 million spent yearly in Hollywood...

The Dictionary of Nautical, University, Gypsy and Other Vulgar Tongues

by John Camden Hotten

This is not a book about history. It IS history. First published in 1859, it is literally a snapshot of the language used by the 18th and 19th Century common man. With it, you can enter into his world as he...

Land Your First Online Teaching Job

by Jean Sibley

I wholeheartedly recommend this book! I followed the 30 Day plan, using all of Jean's tips and strategies. I gained the confidence to take the right action steps, and I'm thrilled to have now landed my first...

The New Book of Wedding Etiquette: How to Combine the Best Traditions with Today's Flair

by Kim Shaw

Modern-Day Weddings with Grace and Style

Wedding ceremonies are still about love and romance, a special moment that creates a beautiful and everlasting union. But not everything related to weddings stays the...

The Gifted Boss: How to Find, Create and Keep Great Employees

by Dale Dauten

Want freedom from management, mediocrity and morons?

Ever wonder what the best bosses know that you don't?

Do you want to have great employees, people who don't need to be managed and who make everyone around...

Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons For Black Authors

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

A Bird by Bird for the African-American market--A top-notch writer's guide filled with practical guidance, essays, and journal exercises for the African-American writer including advice from E.Lynn Harris, Charles...

Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?: The Lost Toys, Tastes, and Trends of the 70s and 80s

by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper & Brian Bellmont

If you owe a couple cavities to Marathon candy bars, learned your adverbs from Schoolhouse Rock!, and can still imitate the slo-mo bionic running sound of The Six Million Dollar Man, this book is for you.

Whatever...

Destination Weddings for Dummies

by Susan Breslow Sardone

Want to have a wonderful wedding away from home? Destination Weddings For Dummies is your all-in-one guide to getting married out of town, giving you savvy tips on everything from making travel arrangements...

Etiquette for Dummies

by Sue Fox

Life is full of moments when you don’t know how to act or how to handle yourself in front of other people. In these situations, etiquette is vital for keeping your sense of humor and your self-esteem intact....

Telecom For Dummies

by Stephen P. Olejniczak

• Worldwide telecom spending was over $4 trillion in 2004, and virtually all 12 million businesses in the U.S. buy phone and other telecom services
• Our book shows people at small and medium-sized businesses how...

Copyediting and Proofreading for Dummies

by Suzanne Gilad

Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career

Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed

Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each...

Writing Children's Books For Dummies

by Lisa Rojany Buccieri & Peter Economy

Everyone loves a children's book. And many dream about writing one. But is it actually possible for an unpublished writer—armed with a good story idea and a love of kids—to write, sell, publish, and promote...

LOVE

by B.C. Aronson

"True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen."

-Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Writer

“To have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange...

Parenting, Uncensored: Straight Talk from Real Moms on Giving Birth

by Gideon Haigh

Make way for this defiantly idiosyncratic, hilariously illuminating compendium of curiosities you never knew you wanted to know!

How do you flirt in Turkish? How do you dump someone in Japanese? What are the...

Writing the Paranormal Novel

by Steven Harper

Vampires, werewolves, and zombies, oh my!

Writing a paranormal novel takes more than casting an alluring vampire or arming your hero with a magic wand. It takes an original idea, believable characters, a compelling...

The Breakout Novelist

by Donald Maass

The all-inclusive guide for novel writers

If you're serious about making your fiction vibrant, engaging, and marketable, you've found the right book. The Breakout Novelist gives you the craft and business know-how...