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What should and shouldn't you do? Do give the dog a bath but don't take one with him. Do try to change your socks every day but please don't make other people smell them.
Author : Todd Parr
Publisher : LB Kids
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 15,9 MB
Release : 2009-11-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316093459
What should and shouldn't you do? Do give the dog a bath but don't take one with him. Do try to change your socks every day but please don't make other people smell them.
Author : Mignon Fogarty
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 33,22 MB
Release : 2008-07-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1429977493
Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in this New York Times bestseller Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using "who" when a "whom" is called for? Do you avoid the words "affect" and "effect" altogether? Grammar Girl is here to help! Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad grammar—but she's also determined to make the process as painless as possible. A couple of years ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some of the most common mistakes people make while communicating. The podcasts have now been downloaded more than twenty million times, and Mignon has dispensed grammar tips on Oprah and appeared on the pages of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Written with the wit, warmth, and accessibility that the podcasts are known for, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing covers the grammar rules and word-choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers. From "between vs. among" and "although vs. while" to comma splices and misplaced modifiers, Mignon offers memory tricks and clear explanations that will help readers recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Chock-full of tips on style, business writing, and effective e-mailing, Grammar Girl's print debut deserves a spot on every communicator's desk.
Author : Cindi Leive
Publisher : Gotham
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 31,45 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Glamour takes Glamour Magazine's best-loved feature and distils the advice into a new style guide perfect for any fashion situation. The focus rests on what always works and not on flash-in-the-pan trends that can turn into disasters, which means the advice in the book is timeless. Produced by leading packager Melcher Media on the heels of its hugely successful Lucky Shopping Manual, this title is published just in time for the Christmas party season.
Author : Vice Magazine
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 25,11 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0857860437
In this new book of photographs - complete with sniping commentary - that document the dizzy heights and murky depths of street fashion, VICE magazine's staple humour series is collected in its entire, unabashed glory. The DOs are put on a pedestal that soars way past God and the DON'Ts are so cruel they sound litigiously close to death threats. DOs and DON’Ts will be the ultimate compendium of the hilarious fashion commentary that has helped forge VICE magazine's reputation; always mean, bang on and roaringly funny.
Author : Suroosh Alvi
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780446692823
From the creators of the runaway cult magazine sensation and arbiter of all that is cool comes the ultimate visual guide on how to be--and not be--a modern urban hipster.
Author : Patrick Winters
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1000482707
Mistakes are easy to make, but often difficult to undo. The greater the knowledge and experience a filmmaker has, the fewer mistakes are made by them. This introductory-level guide to filmmaking teaches effective preproduction, production and postproduction with a focus on many of the common mistakes made and how to avoid them. Filled with practical advice and information on the process of successfully making a film, Patrick Winters guides you through the whole process from preproduction to postproduction, teaching how to plan a shoot, accomplish that shoot and then follow the steps needed to edit and mix your film, highlighting key considerations and potential pitfalls to avoid along the way. The book covers everything from getting your story production ready, securing funding and budgeting appropriately, casting actors, assigning crew members, developing production design, shooting efficiently and effectively, technical and aesthetic camera and lighting choices, sound considerations, picture and sound editing and mixing, to the final stages of distribution and exhibition. Drawing on Winters' years of filmmaking and teaching experience, this book provides you with all the technical and aesthetic knowledge required to make a film, highlights common mistakes to avoid, and explains where to put your time and money into where it shows, resulting in a successfully made film that will stand out from the crowd. A combination of what to do and what not to do, this is ideal for introductory-level filmmaking students, as well as independents just starting out. The online support material includes deal memo templates, walkie-talkie lingo, camera and sound reports, first AD roll call, distribution and exhibition and additional information on booming.
Author : Kay Sayce
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : English language
ISBN : 9789810761394
Author : Mary Leong
Publisher : iGroup Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 35,41 MB
Release : 2005-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781844640058
Hong Kong natives are fascinating -- they talk constantly, use extravagant hand gestures and love to eat a cuisine that may be the best in the world. Behind the high rise living, Armani suits, financial acumen and sophisticated nightlife, the traditions of the Cantonese grandma and corner shop herbalist pulse through the veins of every resident. The visitor to wonderful Hong Kong soon learns that with one foot planted in the west and the other in the orient, understanding Hong Kongers and their ways, is not an easy task. To ensure that you, the foreign resident, fleeting visitor or armchair traveler, enjoy your stay in Hong Kong, the authors of this much-needed travel guide present a light-hearted but practical guide to the of this dynamic city. DON'T stand there like a lemon holding open the elevator doors while everybody marches past you. DO spit the chicken bones and other detritus of culinary ecstasy onto the table: everybody else does. And DO remember that once accepted into a circle of Hong Kong friends, you are there for life with all the responsibilities that go with it. DO believe this -- your Hong Kong colleagues are likely to tell you that your new hairdo makes you look like a Korean! DO understand that, as boss of your company, your employees expect you to take care of them as a father does his children. DON'T laugh when you learn that Hong Kongers drink dried seahorse and deer antler soup for breakfast. DON'T get upset when you realize the bus drivers routinely curse passengers and sing opera as they hurtle through crowded streets! Want to know more? Then DO buy this book!
Author : Theodore Menline Bernstein
Publisher : Gramercy
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,14 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780517203408
Author : Kenny Yee
Publisher : Globalepress
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,54 MB
Release : 2002-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
This book help the reader better understand Thai society as a whole and not to belittle anyone or any social norms of any culture.It also highlights those aspects of Thai culture and general situations that one is likely to encounter. It should prove useful to all new visitors who are not really conversant with the plurality of Thai society.