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Yoder School"Because this story is so well-written, we the readers follow the narrator's progress with the eagerness of a child at play." --Shirley Hershey Showalter, Author, Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World, in the ForewordWhen a young Mennonite girl is uprooted from her...
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Oh, The Places I Have Gone! Travel Journal for TeensWrite about your travels. Describe the places you have gone, along with the culture you observed and the people you saw. Writing about your travels helps you to remember the experience. It's not enough to take pictures. You should also write your realizations, emotions...
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Domesticate Your Badgers: Become a Better Writer through Deliberate PracticeBecome the Writer you Want to Be!A hundred thousand gurus offer contradictory writing secrets. You must outline! You must free write! You must write at a standing desk with your feet in cold oatmeal!The gurus are all correct-and all wrong.In Domesticate Your Badgers: Become...
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Pushing the Margins: Women of Color and Intersectionality in LISUsing intersectionality as a framework, this edited collection explores the experiences of women of color in library and information science (LIS). With roots in black feminism and critical race theory, intersectionality studies the ways in which multiple social and cultural identities impact individual experience....
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Rhetoric: The Art of PersuasionWhen is it better to use an analogy rather than a simile or a metaphor? Can you tell the difference between a synecdoche and a metonymy? What are the secret tricks used every day by professional persuaders? In this learned little volume, Adina Arvatu...
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Get a Grip on Your Grammar: 250 Writing and Editing Reminders for the Curious or ConfusedJust as we should think before we speak, we need to think before we write.Most of us are not poets or novelists, but we are all writers. We email, text, and post; we craft memos and reports, menus and outdoor signage, birthday cards and...
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Welcome to the Writer's Life: How to Design Your Writing Craft, Writing Business, Writing Practice, and Reading PracticeLearn how to take your work to the next level with this informative guide on the craft, business, and lifestyle of writing With warmth and humor, Paulette Perhach welcomes you into the writer's life as someone who has once been on the outside looking...
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From Page to Stage: Inspiration, Tools, and Public Speaking Tips for WritersIn this accessible, straightforward book, seasoned author Betsy Graziani Fasbinder offers readers the why, what, and how of public speaking, along with exercises and resources to support ongoing learning. She provides inspiration and encouragement to help writers to overcome their fears of public speaking,...
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Writing Toward Wholeness: Lessons Inspired by C.G. JungFrom its first pages, Writing Toward Wholeness encourages readers to embark on their own journey through writing toward selfhood, toward wholeness. At every step, it reinforces the lessons C.G. Jung learned and shared with millions of people. In focusing on insights and excerpts from...
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Daily Fundamentals, Grade 5 Teacher EditionThe perfect way to begin your students' school day! Cross-curricular daily practice gets your fifth grade students focused and engaged--and ready to learn. The daily lessons provide practice of language, math, and reading skills that support your core curriculum. The meaningful 10 to 15...
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The Old Editor Says: Maxims for Writing and Editing (Pocket Guide)Many beginning writers and editors benefited from a crusty old editor's brisk maxims about the craft. If you want to be reminded of those days, look inside. If you want to learn those brisk maxims, many of them are collected here. And if you...
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The Ethics of RhetoricIn The Ethics of Rhetoric, Richard M. Weaver evaluates the ethical and cultural role of rhetoric and its reflection on society. Weaver draws upon classical notions of rhetoric in Plato's Phaedrus, and he examines the effectiveness and implications of the manipulation of language in...
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Sacramento on the Air:: How the McClatchy Family Revolutionized West Coast BroadcastingIn 1921, a chance encounter with a radio receiver sent Sacramento Bee newspaperman Carlos McClatchy on a determined path to break into broadcasting. Ushered by the enterprising McClatchy family, the Bee became the first Pacific Coast newspaper to enter the radio business. For decades,...
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Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the NewsIn his nearly thirty years at CBS News, Emmy Award-winner Bernard Goldberg earned a reputation as one of the preeminent reporters in the television news business. When he looked at his own industry, however, he saw that the media far too often ignored their...
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Handbook of Second Language AssessmentThe Handbooks of Applied Linguistics series is based on an understanding of Applied Linguistics as an inter- and transdisciplinary field of academic enquiry. Combining theoretical epistemes with empirical insights and practitioners' expertise, Applied Linguistics identifies and analyses real-world problems in which language and communication...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers: 101 Motivational Stories for Writers - Budding or Bestselling - From Books to BlogsFrom budding bloggers to bestselling novelists, your fellow writers share their best advice, writing tips, time management strategies, and personal ups and downs in the business of writing. These stories will motivate you, entertain you, and keep those words flowing! Bestselling novelist J.A. Jance...
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Crash Course in Collection DevelopmentThis professional volume covers all aspects of collection development and management in the public library, from gathering statistics to design a collection that meets community needs, to selecting materials, managing vendor relations, understanding the publishing industry, and handling complaints. Author Wayne Disher provides public...
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Cataloging: A Workbook of ExamplesIdeal for students and both beginning and practicing catalogers in public, school, and academic libraries, this updated workbook offers targeted, hands-on exercises that enhance understanding of description, classification, subject analysis, subject heading application, and MARC 21 subject analysis. Like the first edition, this updated...
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Standard Cataloging for School and Public LibrariesLibrary cataloging and classification tools are constantly improving, making this concise guide a necessity for any librarian or library student seeking improved understanding of the practical process of cataloging today. With the release of RDA, a new code for description, and a new edition...
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Bound in Venice: The Serene Republic and the Dawn of the BookThis early history of printed literature "delves into the delectable intrigues of Renaissance Venice with a degree of detail that will mesmerize readers" (La Repubblica). This accessible yet erudite history traces the incredible rise of publishing in the Republic of Venice, the Renaissance's era...
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