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Ellis Business Correspondence: A Logically Arranged Series Of Exercises In Developing And Writing Business Letters, With Chapters On Capitalization,

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Report copyright infringementby Ellis Publishing Company (Author)Ellis Business Correspondence is a comprehensive guide to developing and writing effective business letters. Published in 1912 by the Ellis Publishing Company, this book is designed to help professionals improve their communication skills in the workplace. The book is logically arranged and includes a series of exercises that are designed to help readers develop their writing skills. The chapters cover a range of topics, includi...

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Report copyright infringementby Alexander M. Candee (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 364 Dimensions: 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 19, 2007

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Report copyright infringementby F. W. (Frederic William) Eggleston (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that ...

A Summary Catalogue of the Lovelace Collection of the Papers of John Locke in the Bodleian Library

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Report copyright infringementby Philip 1918- Long (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is importan...

Own the Crowd: A Guide to Giving the Best Speech of Your Life!

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Report copyright infringementby Wes O'Donnell (Author)Public speaking is much more than delivering content from a podium. If you want your ideas to be memorable, you must become a performer. In this guide, journalist and filmmaker Wes O'Donnell shows speakers how to get the most out of their performance.Our lives are filled with moments when we must persuade, inform and entertain others around us. Whether you are new to speaking, or a professional, connecting with others through conviction an...

Picture Them Naked: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Presenting and Public Speaking and Were Afraid to Ask

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Christina Burrows (Author)Picture Them Naked; everything you ever wanted to know about presenting and public speaking and were afraid to ask" is a conversation about public speaking and presentation skills with those who do it best - real people who speak for a living, including public speakers, presenters and trainers across industry sectors. At the heart of this book are insights into WHAT successful speakers and presenters do to achieve their result...

United States Scientific and Technical Information Policies: View and Perspectives

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Report copyright infringementby Charles R. McClure (Editor), Peter Hernon (Editor)An introductory perspective on selected issues related to Federal STI policies. Contributors describe aspects of the existing system and suggest possible strategies for improvement. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.An introductory perspective on selected issues related to Federal STAuthor BiographyClure /f Charles /i R. non /f Peter Number of Pages: 432 Dimensions: 0.94...

Television and Nuclear Power: Making the Public Mind

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Report copyright infringementby Mallory Wober (Author), J. M. Wober (Other)This book is about how television may have helped its audience to know about nuclear fission. The contributors examine how television has tried to bring its viewers to consider something of the realities of nuclear war; and how television news and current affairs or in-depth analysis programs have tried to get across a grasp of some of the consequences of nuclear power. The studies contained in this volume will contrib...

Private Rights, Public Wrongs: The Computer and Personal Privacy

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Rogers Rubin (Author)This book examines trends that affect citizen's privacy, now that computer files with information on credit and overall financial status are easily accessible, and not always accurate. The unregulated use of individuals' computer files is a serious challenge to the values that underlie this country's social political well-being. The book discusses the need for balance between the privacy interests of individuals and the financial in...

Global Political Fallout: The VCR's First Decade

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Report copyright infringementby Gladys D. Ganley (Author), Oswald H. Ganley (Author), Barbara Bate (Author)Based on a wide variety of press reports and other sources, this volume describes the rapid global spread of VCRs and cassettes, often by illegal means, into even those countries where censorship is the rule and information control has been for hundreds of years the universal practice. This book describes the growing policial uses being made of the medium in both restrictive and more dem...

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Report copyright infringementby Kaarle Nordenstreng (Author), Unknown (Author)This book exmines the 1978 Mass Media Declaration of UNESCO, not only for its historical and diplomatic implications, but for its importance to the basic professional training and lifelong education of journalists. It is the first comprehensive book to appear on this subject. Making a landmark contribution to a heretofore vague and poorly articulated field, this volume inaugurates this document as a part of journali...

The Banned Books of England and Other Countries: A Study of the Conception of Literary Obscenity

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Report copyright infringementby Alec Craig (Author), Unknown (Author)This book deals with the conception of literary obscenity as found in law and practice and its cultural and social effects. The author's primary concern is the restraint which this conception exercises on serious literature and consequently on intellectual freedom and artistic creation. Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 29, 1977

Economics of Approval Plans: Proceedings of the International Seminar

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Spyers-Duran (Author), Daniel Gore (Author), Unknown (Author) Number of Pages: 146 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 29, 1972

American English Spelling: An Informal Description

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Report copyright infringementby D. W. Cummings (Author)In this study of the English language as it is spelled in America, D. W. Cummings demonstrates that behind the apparent disorder of spelling in American English lies a self-regulating and self-reorganizing system that is responsive to four kinds of imperative: phonetic, semantic, etymological, and systemic. Cummings offers a systematic theory of orthography and applies this theory to the American English vocabulary with numerous examples....

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Report copyright infringementby H. Bouwman (Editor), M. Christoffersen (Editor), Harry Bouwman (Other)1. Introduction. Videotex: Is There a Life after Death? H. Bouwman, M. Christoffersen, T. Ohlin. 2. The United Kingdom, France and Germany: Setting the Stage; G. Thomas, T. Vedel, V. Schneider. 3. Italy: The Slow Takeoff of an Unidentified Flying Object'; G. Mazzoleni. 4. Nederland: Bundling Successes or Bundling Failures? The Art of System Integration; H. Bouwman, W. Hulsink. 5. Austria: Am...

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Report copyright infringementby Sara Harlan (Author)Morsels of Zen: Essays is a collection of reflective essays that celebrate mindfulness, creativity, and the healing power of the natural world. Written from the tidal shores and quiet forests of the Pacific Northwest, these pieces invite readers to slow down, notice small wonders, and discover calm in everyday life.In the wake of her husband's passing, author Sara Harlan turned to writing as a way to navigate grief and rediscover joy. Each e...

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Report copyright infringementby M. John Harrison (Author)Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Observer (London), Granata, and TLS, and a finalist for a World Fantasy Award. Acclaimed master of speculative fiction, fantasy, space opera, and literary realism and one of the most celebrated living British authors M. John Harrison has crafted a "masterpiece" (Helen MacDonald, author of H Is for Hawk) with this anti-memoir about the joys and perils of the writing life. M. John Harriso...

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Report copyright infringementby William John Hardy (Author)âThe Handwriting of the Kings & Queens of Englandâ offers a fascinating glimpse into the personalities and historical context of Englandâ(TM)s monarchs through their personal handwriting. This volume showcases a collection of autographs and handwritten documents from various kings and queens, providing insights into their character, education, and the events that shaped their reigns.William John Hardy meticulously presents ea...

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie Radok (Author)haBird. A walk, an excursion, an essay, an exorcismTalking it out with the dog. We know that love is work.Stephanie Radok has been collecting words and ideas in notebooks forever. She thinks that they might save her life, or someone else's.Drawing together emotions and memories, quotations, food and books, Under the Bed: Inventories 2020-2022 takes the reader inside a wandering restorative place of reverie.Grounded in the everyday when C...

Sojourner Truth as Orator: Wit, Story, and Song

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Report copyright infringementby Suzanne Pullon Fitch (Author), Roseann M. Mandziuk (Author), Roseann M. Mandzuik (Joint Author)This work is an in-depth analysis of the full breadth of Sojourner Truth's public discourse that places it in its proper historical context and explores the use of humor and narratives as primary rhetorical strategies used by this illiterate ex-slave to create a powerful public persona. The book provides a comprehensive survey of the life of Sojourner Truth, and inclu...

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Harvey (Editor)This volume provides a readable account of the history of the British Isles from the Norman Conquest of England to the eve of the Welsh rebellion against Edward I in 1282. In six detailed chapters, contributors consider the fundamental changes that occurred in political structure, ecclesiastical landscape, and social and economic life. Number of Pages: 336 Dimensions: 0.91 x 8.9 x 5.42 IN Illustrated...

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Report copyright infringementby Patricia Kolaiti (Author)What makes literature and art the distinct kinds of entities they are? Previous attempts to prove that artworks and literary texts are formally and structurally distinguishable from other objects have been misinterpreted to mean that any distinction between art and non-art must be largely sociological. This book takes a radically new approach to this long-standing question. Shifting the focus from the artwork itself to art as a case of ...

Social Interaction and Dramatic Performance: Staging Conversation

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Report copyright infringementby Spencer Hazel (Author)At the heart of the dramatic arts lies a single phenomenon: human social interaction. The crux of the practitioner's work involves knowing how interaction works: knowing what a pause does, or why a particular intonation contour changes a line from interrogative to accusative, or what goes into inferring something about a character. Social Interaction and Dramatic Performance uses case studies from dramatic performances and data from real-w...

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Report copyright infringementby S. Jeyran Main (Author)Since 2016, Review Tales Magazine has stood as a beacon for the writing community, celebrating extraordinary talents and empowering authors from around the globe. As a monthly publication, it offers a carefully curated selection of book reviews chosen from the thousands of submissions we receive, ensuring that only the most exceptional works are featured. This magazine isn't just about books-it's about celebrating the art of storytelling ...

Teen Guide to Personal Financial Management

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Report copyright infringementby Marjolijn Bijlefeld (Author), Sharon K. Zoumbaris (Author)Why should young people even think about saving for retirement? Why not run credit card debt up to the max if the bank is willing to lend it? Answers to these questions and others can be found in this basic guide to the fundamentals of personal finance written specifically for young adults. A wide range of financial matters on how to manage your money are discussed in a progressive fashion from the very ...

Index to International Public Opinion, 1991-1992

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Hann Hastings (Editor), Philip K. Hastings (Editor)This is the fourteenth annual volume of the Index to International Public Opinion. It includes data from public opinion polls from more than 130 countries and geographical regions. All tables contain total sample results, and many also include analysis by various population sub-groups such as age, sex, level of education, etc. The survey questions deal with social, political, and economic issues of bo...

Recruiting, Educating, and Training Cataloging Librarians: Solving the Problems

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Report copyright infringementby Sheila Intner (Editor), Janet Swan Hill (Editor), Sheila S. Intner (Other)Librarians entering the profession often shun the prospect of becoming catalogers because they perceive public service responsibilities as more rewarding than those of technical services. This is causing a shortage in the area of technical services in general and cataloging librarians in particular. A group of concerned professionals decided to investigate solutions to the problems, thus,...

Librarians and Labor Relations: Employment Under Union Contracts

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Report copyright infringementby Robert C. O'Reilly (Author), Marjorie I. O'Reilly (Author)Author BiographyReilly /f Robert /i C. eilly /f Marjorie /i I. Number of Pages: 191 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: April 13, 1981

Having All the Right Connections: Telecommunications and Rural Viability

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Report copyright infringementby Peter F. Korsching (Author), Patricia C. Hipple (Author), Eric A. Abbott (Author)Essays, based on five years of survey research in Iowa and case study examples from across the United States, examine the implications of telecommunications technologies for rural community development. Supported by data from five years of survey and case study research, telecommunications adoption and use is explored in nine sectors of the rural community to determine the influenc...

Pension Security in the 21st Century: Redrawing the Public-Private Debate

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Report copyright infringementby Gordon L. Clark (Editor), Noel Whiteside (Editor)Future pension provision is highly controversial; it juxtaposes the challenges of old age security with the exigencies of global finance. Clearly, demography, finance and public accountability are crucial to current political debate. But there are other important issues. The problems of paying for the retirement of the baby boom generation has exposed profound differences in the advanced economies in terms of the...

Population and Economy: From Hunger to Modern Economic Growth

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Report copyright infringementby Bengtsson (Author), Tommy Bengtsson (Author), Osamu Saito (Author)This book of collected essays--an outcome of an A-session held at the 12th International Congress of Economic History in Madrid, 1998--sets a new standard in an active and influential field of research. The contributors go beyond the conventional European and North American geographical boundaries, bringing out new empirical findings and developing new arguments.Author BiographyTommy Bengtsson is...

Get to the Point! Second Edition: Simplify, Sharpen, and Sell Your Message

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Report copyright infringementby Joel Schwartzberg (Author), Chris Fenning (Foreword by)Deliver razor-sharp points in all of your work communications! This updated classic enables you to captivate any audience, create meaningful impact, and make your words matter. Every time you communicate, you're trying to move someone to feel, think, and act. You're trying to make a point. But very few communicators--regardless of their purpose or position--know their points, have true points, or even under...