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Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction - Paperback

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by Jon Franklin (Author)The new "nonfiction"--the adaptation of storytelling techniques to journalistic articles in the manner of Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, and John McPhee--is an innovative genre that has been awarded virtually every Pulitzer Prize for literary journalism since 1979. And now Jon Franklin, himself a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and undisputed master of the great American nonfiction short story, shares the secrets of his success. Franklin shows how to make factual pieces come...

How to Be Italian: Eat, Drink, Dress, Travel and Love La Dolce Vita - Hardcover

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by Maria Pasquale (Author)What does it mean to be Italian? Is it pausing to enjoy an aperitivo or gelato? A passeggiata down a laneway steeped in history? An August spent tanning at the beach? This book is a celebration of the Italian lifestyle - an education in drinking to savour the moment, travelling indulgently, and cherishing food and culture. A lesson in the dolce far niente the sweetness of doing nothing. We may not all live in the bel paese, but anyone can learn from the rich tapestry...

National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World, 5th Edition: Authoritative and Complete, with More Than 200 Maps and Illustrations - Paperback

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by National Geographic (Author)With more than 250 maps, graphics, and illustrations, the National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World offers an authoritative and engaging portrayal of the world and all that is in it. Expert, up-to-date maps of the world, every continent, and the United States include physical and political details and boundaries, key data for each continent, plus flags and facts for every country, enhanced with representative photographs portraying themes and regions. Addit...

This Is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World - Paperback

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by Marc Stickdorn (Author), Markus Hormess (Author), Adam Lawrence (Author)How can you establish a customer-centric culture in an organization? This is the first comprehensive book on how to actually do service design to improve the quality and the interaction between service providers and customers. You'll learn specific facilitation guidelines on how to run workshops, perform all of the main service design methods, implement concepts in reality, and embed service design successfully in an o...

The New Guide to North Carolina Beaches: All You Need to Know to Explore and Enjoy Currituck, Calabash, and Everywhere Between - Paperback

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by Glenn Morris (Author)The New Guide to North Carolina Beaches is an invaluable resource for every coastal traveler in the Tar Heel State. This descriptive guide to North Carolina's coastal counties goes far beyond the basics to showcase all that the seaside has to offer, from beach access points and camping options to aquariums, museums, and other attractions. Glenn Morris also shares informative and entertaining histories of each county, insights into the maritime environment and its wildl...

KJV Holy Bible with Apocrypha and 73,000 Center-Column Cross References, Hardcover, Red Letter, Comfort Print: King James Version - Hardcover

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)Enjoy the unmatched beauty of the King James Version combined with the readability of Thomas Nelson's exclusive KJV Comfort Print(R) typeface, all in a Bible that includes over 73,000 cross references and the Apocrypha.In this edition, the literary beauty of the King James Version is paired with the readability of Thomas Nelson's Comfort Print for an unrivaled reading experience. Helpful resources are included, such as red-letter words of Christ, cross references in a...

How To Start And Operate A Successful Catfish Farming Business For Profits - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Benadine Nonye Nduagu (Author)This book contains the complete steps of how to start and operate a successful catfish farming business for profits. Number of Pages: 28 Dimensions: 0.06 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 11, 2023

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Report copyright infringementby Fernando Pruna (Author)"Before the After" is the title of the first book in English of a projected trilogy mirroring the Spanish historical biography titled "Habana 505" written by the Cuban Fernando Pruna and the Frenchman Cyriaque Griffon and published in 2018. Initially conceived as a translation from Spanish to English of "Habana 505," it soon departs the original text's confines and takes a life of its own. Amplified by the author's delightful new anecdote...

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Report copyright infringementby Lulu and Bell (Author)Celebrate the beauty of love and capture cherished memories with our elegant wedding guest book. This exquisitely designed book features a perfect blend of blank and lined pages, providing ample space for heartfelt messages, well-wishes, and personal reflections from your beloved guests. Make your wedding day unforgettable with this stunning guest book, where every page becomes a testament to the love and happiness shared on this momentous...

Come, Stay, Learn, Play: A Guide to Making the Museum Experience - Paperback

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by Andrea Gallagher Nalls (Author)Come, Stay, Learn, Play is a practical guide to creating amazing visitor experiences for those on the front-line of museums. Author BiographyAndrea Gallagher Nalls is the director of experience and operations at the Tampa Bay History Center, and is the Site Administrator of Chinsegut Hill Historic Site in Brooksville, Florida. She has published and presented nationally on various topics including museum membership, guest experience and visitor services. Andre...

What Is a Museum?: Perspectives from National and International Museum Leaders - Paperback

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by The United States National Comm Museums (Author), Kate Quinn (Editor), Alejandra Peña Gutiérrez (Editor)What makes a museum, a museum in the 21st century? This is a transformative moment in the history of museums. Traditionally, the museums have been defined by the functions of collecting, preserving, documenting, researching, exhibiting and in other ways, communicating and interpreting evidence of human culture and history for the benefit of everyone. But what is the future of museums in ...

The Effective Museum: Rethinking Museum Practices to Increase Impact - Paperback

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by John W. Jacobsen (Author)The aim of The Effective Museum: Big Ideas to Increase Impact is to provide every museum professional with practical ways to be more effective at achieving their intentional purposes. The short, pragmatic book provides museum professionals and students internationally with new perspectives on how to organize and run museums more effectively.Author BiographyJohn W. Jacobsen led museum analysis and planning for White Oak Associates, Inc. for over forty years and over...

Endowment Essentials for Museums - Paperback

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by Rebekah Beaulieu (Author)With easily accessible language and case studies of real museums to illuminate major points, Endowment Essentials for Museums provides guidance on the establishment and oversight of endowmentsAuthor BiographyRebekah Beaulieu is the author of Financial Fundamentals for Historic House Museums (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017) and has been a museum professional for almost twenty years, with experience in civic museums, academic museums, and historic sites. Rebekah curr...

The Art of Access: A Practical Guide for Museum Accessibility - Paperback

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by Heather Pressman (Author), Danielle Schulz (Author)This book will help readers take the steps needed to set their museums on a path to being welcoming and accessible. It features a variety of actions that museums, regardless of their size or budget, can implement.Author BiographyHeather Pressman has worked in museum education, development, and communications. She is a founding member of the organizing committee for the Art of Access Alliance in Denver, a consortium working to make Denver's...

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by Kevin Starr (Author)"A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr's answer is a combination of great men, great ideas and great projects."--The Economist From the age of exploration to the age of Arnold, the Golden State's premier historian distills the entire sweep of California's history into one splendid volume. Kevin Starr covers it all: Sp...

101 Things I Learned(r) in Fashion School - Hardcover

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by Alfredo Cabrera (Author), Matthew Frederick (Author)A guide to surviving and thriving in fashion school, from an award-winning fashion designer and illustrator Success in fashion school requires more than a passion for fashion. It calls for the student to understand the cultural forces that shape what we wear and why we wear it; to develop a wide range of practical, aesthetic, and intellectual skills; and to work hands-on. This accessible guide assists the aspiring fashion designer on this...

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by Violetta Elrod (Author), Violetta Elrod (Illustrator)Violetta Elrod recounts the many stories in the life of her grandfather, Lee Bahnum Ruark, who was born in 1867 and lived on the Delmarva Peninsula. He was a farmer, musician, and family man and Elrod tells the stories of his wife, Sarah, and their many children. Number of Pages: 152 Dimensions: 0.33 x 10 x 7.01 IN Publication Date: May 11, 2018

Self-Initiation Into the Golden Dawn Tradition: A Complete Cirriculum of Study for Both the Solitary Magician and the Working Magical Group - Paperback

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by Chic Cicero (Author), Sandra Tabatha Cicero (Author)The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn has been considered one of the most important Western magical systems for over a century. Although much of their knowledge has been published, to really enter the system required initiation within a Golden Dawn temple--until now. Regardless of your magical knowledge or background, you can learn and live the Golden Dawn tradition with the first practical guide to Golden Dawn initiation. Self-Initiation...

The Manual of Museum Learning - Paperback

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by Brad King (Editor), Barry Lord (Editor)Museum learning is a vital component of the lifelong-learning process. In this new edition of The Manual of Museum Learning, leading museum education professionals offer practical advice for creating successful learning experiences in museums and related institutions (such as galleries, zoos, and botanic gardens) that can attract and intrigue diverse audiences. This second edition focuses on the ways museum staffs (and the departments for which they w...

The Camper's Journal (Outdoor Journal; Camping Log Book; Travel Diary) - Paperback

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by Weldon Owen (Author)A durable, lightweight journal just right for campers to plan trips efficiently, record experiences, and capture priceless memories. Welcome to your camping journal, a place to prepare for upcoming trips, reflect on your best (and worst) camping experiences, and keep notes for the future. Camping Logs allow you to keep track of your favorite campsites (or coordinates when you venture off grid), record the weather conditions of your trip, who you were with, and what sig...

Fylling's Illustrated Guide to Pacific Coast Tide Pools - Paperback

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by Marni Fylling (Author), Chris Giorni (Foreword by)This scientifically accurate yet utterly charming field guide to the Pacific coast intertidal zone introduces readers to a world populated by spectacular wildlife.Explore 150-year-old giant green anemones that paralyze their prey with their petal-like tentacles; sunflower sea stars that traverse the tide pool floor on twenty-four limbs; orange-tipped, opalescent sea slugs that dabble in cannibalism; and much, much more. Small enough to fit ...

Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects - Paperback

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by Brent Powell (Author), Mervin Richard (Foreword by)Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects provides a solid overview of basic collection care procedures and policies. The topics covered address the decision making criteria and risk assessment solutions involved in the best practices for handling art and artifacts. Technical subjects will cover proven techniques, materials, equipment and address problem solving assessment and current solutions....

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by Sanford Meisner (Author), Dennis Longwell (Author), Sydney Pollack (Introduction by)Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This book follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential reading for beginning and professional actors alike. Throughout thes...

An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy - Paperback

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by Roger Scruton (Author)"Philosophy's the 'love of wisdom', can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done," so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and "intellectualism," he presents it in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of the field but a vivid, energetic, and personal account to guide the reader...

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by Lawrence R. Sullivan (Author)The World Today Series: Africa provides students with vital information on all countries on the African continent through a thorough and expert overview of political and economic histories, current events, and emerging trends. Each country is examined through the following sections: Basic Facts; Land and People; The Past: Political and Economic History; The Present: Contemporary Issues; and The Future. In addition to country chapters, the book features extended...

The Preparator's Handbook: A Practical Guide for Preparing and Installing Collection Objects - Paperback

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by Andrew Saluti (Author)The Preparator's Handbook: A Practical Guide for Preparing and Installing Collection Objects is an invaluable resource for emerging museum professionals or anyone working in galleries and collections with little-to-no previous preparatory experience or training. This handbook explores, explains, and illustrates the basics for the preparation and installation professionals. - practical, step-by-step guides that outline museum-standard procedures for most types of colle...

Basic Condition Reporting: A Handbook - Paperback

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by Southeastern Registrars Association (Author), Deborah Rose Van Horn (Author), Corinne Midgett (Author)Whether you call yourself a Registrar, Curator, Curator of Collections, Collections Manager or any number of other titles you are most likely doing condition reports. A good condition report is an accurate and informative account of an object's state of preservation at a particular moment in time. Condition reports can have multiple functions such as recording the state of an object prior ...

Purposeful Museum Programming Using Visitor Response Pedagogies - Paperback

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by Ames Morton-Winter (Author)Purposeful Museum Programming Using Visitor Response Pedagogies offers museums of all sizes and genres practical, accessible, and inclusive programming ideas. Museums need to embrace a new model of educational programming, prioritizing and nurturing visitors' personal responses to pieces while developing important skills in the process. By synthesizing research and teaching approaches in the field, this exploration demonstrates that museum programming grounded in...

Mack Genealogy: The Descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn., With Appendix Containing Genealogy of Allied Family, Etc.; Volume 2, pt.1 - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Sophia Smith 1847- Martin (Author)This meticulously researched genealogy traces the descendants of John Mack, an early settler of Lyme, Connecticut. Martin provides a wealth of information on each of Mack's descendants, including their births, marriages, and deaths, as well as information on their occupations and other personal details. Whether you're a genealogist or simply interested in your own family history, Mack Genealogy is an invaluable resource.This wo...

A Copy of Inscriptions on the Gravestones in the old Cemetery, or Pine Ridge Cemetery, so Called, in Hancock, New Hampshire - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Nh [From Old Catalog] Hancock (Author)This fascinating collection of gravestone inscriptions from the town of Hancock, New Hampshire offers a glimpse into the lives and deaths of its early inhabitants. From poignant epitaphs to quirky rhymes, these inscriptions provide a window into a bygone era.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 domai...

The Book of the Duffs; Volume 1 - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Alistair Norwich 1870-1937 Tayler (Created by)Alistair Norwich Tayler's genealogical study of the Duff family is a fascinating account of one of Scotland's most prominent noble families. With meticulous research and insightful analysis, Tayler traces the ancestry and history of the Duffs from their earliest origins to the present day.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we kn...

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Report copyright infringementby Plato (Author)The Symposium is a philosophical text by Plato, dated c. 385-370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. The men include the philosopher Socrates, the general and political figure Alcibiades, and the comic playwright Aristophanes. The speeches are to be given in praise of Eros, the god of love and desire.In the Symposium, Eros is recognized both as erotic lover and as a phen...