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Writing for Others, Writing for Ourselves: Telling Stories in an Age of Blogging

by Jerry Lanson

Using a narrative thread that ties practical advice to his personal experience as a professor, reporter, and blogger, Jerry Lanson fills his book on nonfiction story telling with time-proven techniques to beat...

Uncle John's Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader

by Bathroom Readers' Institute

"Fully Loaded" is putting it mildly. This behemoth of a book is overflowing with the incredible stories, surprising facts, weird news, little-known origins, forgotten history, fun wordplay, and everything else...

The Mediator's Handbook: Revised & Expanded Fourth Edition

by Jennifer E. Beer, Caroline C. Packard & Eileen Stief

The classic resource for effective mediation - now fully updated and expanded

Jeopardy! and Philosophy: What is Knowledge in the Form of a Question?

by Shaun P. Young

Since its debut in 1964, Jeopardy! has been one of America’s favorite and longest-running daytime quiz shows. It turns the question-answer format of traditional quiz shows on its head and requires contestants...

The Manual of Museum Management

by Gail Dexter Lord, Barry Lord & Georgina Bath

The Manual of Museum Management presents a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the principles of museum organization, the ways in which people work together to accomplish museum objectives, and the ways in...

The Surnames Handbook: A Guide to Family Name Research in the 21st Century

by Debbie Kennett

Surname research is an important part of family history involving the discovery of the origins, changes and meaning of your family name. Surnames have always been a source of fascination for family historians,...

Jack Reacher's Rules

by Lee Child

Jack Reacher’s Rules is the ultimate fan’s guide to the World of Reacher! Featuring selections from all seventeen electrifying Jack Reacher novels and an introduction from Lee Child himself, this one-of-a-kind...

Star Trek: Klingon Bird-of-Prey Haynes Manual

by Ben Robinson & Rick Sternbach

The Bird-of-Prey is the classic Klingon starship—a tough raiding and scouting vessel that has served at the heart of the Klingon Defense Force for more than a hundred years. Life on board is harsh and brutal,...

So You Want to Write a Novel

by Lou W. Stanek

You know there is a novel locked inside of you—chock-full of conflict, humor, irony, enthralling events and fascinating characters. What you don't know is how to set it free.

Practical Advice, Hands-On Help...

Dead Reckoning: Calculating Without Instruments

by Ronald W. Doerfler

No author has gone as far as Doerfler in covering methods of mental calculation beyond simple arithmetic. Even if you have no interest in competing with computers you'll learn a great deal about number theory...

Dictionary of Visual Discourse: A Dialectical Lexicon of Terms

by Barry Sandywell

Exploring the languages and cultures of visual studies and offering a theoretical introduction to the many languages of visual discourse, this substantial dictionary explains the foundations of current theoretical...

How to Live and Die with Texas Probate

by Charles A. Saunders

With contributions from more than two dozen of Texas' finest attorneys, the book was prepared under the direction of the Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Topics include:...

101 Amazing Harry Potter Facts

by Jack Goldstein & Frankie Taylor

Through JK Rowling's series of Harry Potter books and the eight films, we have been introduced to a fantastic and magical world that I'm sure many of us would like to visit. But what is the story behind what...

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

by Anne Lamott

"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was  ten years old at the time, was trying to get a  report on birds written that he'd had three months to  write. It was due the next day. We were out at our  family...

Miss Jane Austen's Guide to Modern Life's Dilemmas: Answers to Your Most Burning Questions About Life, Love, Happiness (and What toWear) from the Grea

by Rebecca Smith

Is the man I’m dating Mr. Darcy in disguise. . . or simply a jerk?

It’s been two centuries since Jane Austen penned Pride & Prejudice and her many other classic novels, yet her adroit observations on...

Contemporary Russian Fiction: Russian Authors Interviewed by Kristina Rotkirch

by Kristina Rotkirch

The living voices of eleven leading Russian authors. Kristina Rotkirch's book presents the reader with an overview of contemporary Russian literature: Boris Akunin, Yuri Mamleev, Yevgeni Grishkovets, Eduard...

Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes: An After-College Guide to Life

by Kristen Fischer

Encouraging college graduates to avoid a quarterlife crisis and embrace—instead of dread—life after school, this uplifting guide identifies ways to harness postcollegiate enthusiasm. From managing finances...

Joie de Vivre

by Harriet Welty Rochefort

An engaging exploration of the style that permeates all things French—perfect for anyone looking to achieve that classic French flair

For Harriet Welty Rochefort, an American who has lived in France for many...

You Should Really Write a Book

by Brenda Lane Richardson & Regina Brooks

Even if you don’t happen to be a celebrity, this book will teach you methods for striking publishing gold—conceptualizing, selling, and marketing a memoir—while dealing with the complicated emotions that...

Ayn Rand Explained: From Tyranny to Tea Party

by Ronald E. Merrill & Marsha Familaro Enright

Fifty-five years after Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand is more in the news than ever. Ayn Rand Explained is an accurate and riveting account of Rand’s life, work, and influence, with the emphasis on her ideas.

The...