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5041) Love Is
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With his graphic design expertise linking vision and verse, 'Love Is...' is the first of a 10-book poetry set featuring Roy's life with his darling wife Nancy, who recently passed away.
He hopes everyone in love will associate with the closeness he enjoyed during his longmarriage to Nancy through the prose and vibrant illustrations that are conveyed sobeautifully in each of his fluent and powerful observations that make the world go round.
If...
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Do you want to write a Romance novel, but you're not sure where to start? Or maybe you have a pretty good understanding of the genre as a reader, but realize that there's a whole lot more to delivering Happy Ever Afters on the page? If so, this book is for you.Romance is the most misunderstood commercial fiction genre, the genre everyone believes is formulaic and easy to write - until they try to write it themselves! Romance novels may appear easy,...
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Want to read at the speed of sight, focus like a laser, and remember like a computer? The truth is, you already have this ability. You're just not using the correct approach. By understanding how your brain likes to take in, process, and store information, you can quickly accelerate reading speed, concentration, and memory.
Read faster and with better accuracy
Focus and concentrate longer, even in difficult environments
Nail down complex concepts...
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This Book Will Turn Your Fans Into Superfans
Readers support writers with their hard-earned money, support, and time. But they don't have to buy YOUR book. Having readers is a privilege, so how can we treat them right? “The Reader's Bill of Rights” is a short book that explains the 11 inalienable rights that all readers have. Author M.L. Ronn discovered these rights the hard way after writing 50+ books. Violate the rights in this book at your...
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"The Language Lizard Idiom books are ... a teacher's dream come true!… #1 pick for teachers everywhere. … readers will have a whale of a time discovering new phrases and expressions, while turning pages with laughter and joy." - Tara Brown, ESL teacher What does it mean to have a green thumb? How do you show your true colors? Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever multicultural...
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"The Language Lizard Idiom books are ... a teacher's dream come true!… #1 pick for teachers everywhere. … readers will have a whale of a time discovering new phrases and expressions, while turning pages with laughter and joy." - Tara Brown, ESL teacher What does it mean to let the cat out of the bag? Why would you take a bull by the horns? Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever...
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"Intercept unconscious desires, leverage emotions, and craft effective copy that audiences won't be able to miss."
The tiny (but incredibly powerful) manual that has already ignited the intuition of over 500 students. Revolutionize your creative and business writing technique in just over an hour: discover the "primal" needs of any reader and intercept their unconscious desires through the strategic and psychological use of your words.
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10 Publishing Myths offers authors the chance to succeed in the publishing world by giving them practical tools they can use to succeed and dodge the myths of the industry.
The publishing world is filled with misconceptions and myths. Therefore, it is terrific for authors to have big ambitions as their book is being published, but, it is also important to be realistic and understand the world of publishing. W. Terry Whalin has worked with hundreds...
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Comparative study of literature is an important discipline, which has opened several avenues of studying cultures of different religions, and countries. The world of literature offers opportunities to acquaint ourselves with literature and the genius working at different times and places. Many a time, it so happens that though two minds are separated by time and spaces think alike. This is particularly so in the case of poets and prophet. Tukaram...
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Jane Austen's masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice, has been admired, adapted, and copied by thousands of writers. Her work is still adored by readers all over the world two centuries after it was first published.
Have you ever dreamed you and Austen could take a turn about the room or walk the grounds of Pemberley while she explains exactly how she wrote her timeless love stories?
In this Masterwork Guide, Shawn Coyne applies his Story Grid tools of...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis
On a pu dire de la poétique conçue comme discipline que son histoire coïncidait pratiquement avec celle de la réception de la Poétique (Poiètikè) d'Aristote (env. 385-env. 322 av. J.-C.), composée vers 340 avant J.-C.
Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur Poétique d'Aristote
Chaque fiche de lecture présente une œuvre clé de...
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In an increasingly digitized and complex publishing world, writers need to know how to protect themselves against copyright infringement, legal trouble, and unwise concessions to publishers. Still the author's foremost advocate for copyright protection, fair contracts, and free expression, the Authors Guild has once again partnered with Allworth Press to update this invaluable reference. Thoroughly revised to reflect the many changes in the publishing...
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Ever heard people say things like, "A translation is no substitute for the original" or "Humor can't be translated into another language"? In this thought-provoking book, based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Princeton University Professor David Bellos, author of the bestselling book, Is That A Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything, many fascinating features of language and translation are explored...
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Are you an aspiring author who has, been writing a short story, a novel, or a children's book? Maybe you've written a recipe guide, business guide, or a fitness book?
Regardless of the genre, aspiring authors are the future writers of this world. Why shouldn't you become one of them? If you are thinking about writing, you shouldn't wait to start writing tomorrow.
By writing every day, you are taking the consistent action necessary to bring your work...
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This volume provides a state-of-the-art snapshot of language and education research and demonstrates ways in which local and global processes are intertwined with language learning, use, and policies. Reflecting but also expanding on Nancy Hornberger's ground-breaking contributions to educational linguistics, this book brings together leading international scholars. Chapters present new research and cutting-edge syntheses addressing current theoretical...
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You've heard the advice-build your email list, that's where the money is! Email list building is one of the best methods of book marketing for authors.
But, do you know how to build email lists? Specifically email lists for authors? This works if you are a fiction OR nonfiction writer... and even better-it doesn't feel heavy or stressful like selling, it's actually fun!
Learn:
Different types of reader magnets, and which ones to use (and when) to...
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Imperialism may be over, but the political, economic and cultural subjugation of social life through English has only intensified. This book demonstrates how English has been newly constituted as a dominant language in post-market reform India through the fervent aspirations of non-elites and the zealous reforms of English Language Teaching experts. The most recent spread of English in India has been through low-fee private schools, which are perceived...
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This book explores connections between the fields of foreign/second language teaching and adult learning. This interdisciplinary approach serves as a framework in order to: (a) understand the teaching methods that promote the deeper, more critical sort of language learning advocated by scholars and professional organizations, (b) understand how adult students learn and transform through language study, and (c) reinforce the immense value of beginning...
5059) French Short Stories for Beginners: Over 100 Dialogues and Daily Used Phrases to Learn French in You
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WANT TO LEARN FRENCH THE EASIEST AND MOST EXCITING WAY POSSIBLE? YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! Learning a second language is a great mental exercise if you want to create new neural pathways in your brain, so you can stay quick and sharp. Plus, learning a widely spoken language — French in particular — can open up a myriad of new opportunities for you in both life and work. One great obstacle that English speakers face when learning French is that...
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This book aims to enable parents in trilingual families to consider possible language strategies on the basis of analysing their individual circumstances. It includes a tool for diagnostic self-analysis that will help each reader to identify their situation and learn how parents in similar situations have approached the task of supporting their children's use of languages. Based on a unique survey of parents in trilingual families in two European...
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