Author : Nathan Bransford
Publisher : Nathan Bransford
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 26,41 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 173414940X
Author and former literary agent Nathan Bransford shares his secrets for creating killer plots, fleshing out your first ideas, crafting compelling characters, and staying sane in the process. Read the guide that New York Times bestselling author Ransom Riggs called "The best how-to-write-a-novel book I've read."
Author : Kevin Paul Scott
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,43 MB
Release : 2019
Category :
ISBN : 9781947505186
Author : Richard C. Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 2017-09-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1351985698
Originally published in 1977, this book reports the proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Navy Personnel Research and Development Center. The one common thread running through all of the formal papers and dialogue was that the knowledge a person already possesses is the principal determiner of what that individual can learn from an educational experience. These questions were addressed: How is knowledge organized? How does knowledge develop? How is knowledge retrieved and used? What instructional techniques promise to facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge? The kinds of answers provided are characterized by their as well as by their specificity. Accordingly, the volume should be of interest to both the generalist and the specialist.
Author : Nathan Bransford
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 24,35 MB
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101515074
Out-of-this-world antics in this hysterical middle-grade adventure! Sixth-grader Jacob Wonderbar is a master when it comes to disarming and annihilating substitute teachers. But when he and his best friends, Sarah and Dexter, swap a spaceship for a corn dog, they embark on an outer space adventure. And between breaking the universe with an epic explosion, being kidnapped by a space pirate, and surviving a planet that reeks of burp breath, Jacob and his friends are in way over their heads. Action packed with an added dose of heart, Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow is sure to captivate middlegrade readers all over the universe.
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Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 44,92 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Artists' books
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Author : Arlie Hochschild
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,60 MB
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1101575514
An updated edition of a standard in its field that remains relevant more than thirty years after its original publication. Over thirty years ago, sociologist and University of California, Berkeley professor Arlie Hochschild set off a tidal wave of conversation and controversy with her bestselling book, The Second Shift. Hochschild's examination of life in dual-career housholds finds that, factoring in paid work, child care, and housework, working mothers put in one month of labor more than their spouses do every year. Updated for a workforce that is now half female, this edition cites a range of updated studies and statistics, with an afterword from Hochschild that addresses how far working mothers have come since the book's first publication, and how much farther we all still must go.
Author : Charles Baxter
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 23,86 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307427617
From the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence and “one of our most gifted writers” (Chicago Tribune), Saul and Patsy is "stunning, never predictable, glimmering fiction, full of mischief and insight" (The Los Angeles Times). Five Oaks, Michigan is not exactly where Saul and Patsy meant to end up. Both from the East Coast, they met in college, fell in love, and settled down to married life in the Midwest. Saul is Jewish and a compulsively inventive worrier; Patsy is gentile and cheerfully pragmatic. On Saul’s initiative (and to his continual dismay) they have moved to this small town–a place so devoid of irony as to be virtually “a museum of earlier American feelings”–where he has taken a job teaching high school. Soon this brainy and guiltily happy couple will find children have become a part of their lives, first their own baby daughter and then an unloved, unlovable boy named Gordy Himmelman. It is Gordy who will throw Saul and Patsy’s lives into disarray with an inscrutable act of violence. As timely as a news flash yet informed by an immemorial understanding of human character, Saul and Patsy is a genuine miracle.
Author : Christine Schranz
Publisher :
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Cartography
ISBN : 9783837660418
Depicting the world, territory, and geopolitical realities involves a high degree of interpretation and imagination. It is never neutral. Cartography originated in ancient times to represent the world and to enable circulation, communication, and economic exchange. Today, IT companies are a driving force in this field and change our view of the world; how we communicate, navigate, and consume globally. Questions of privacy, authorship, and economic interests are highly relevant to cartography's practices. So how to deal with such powers and what is the critical role of cartography in it? How might a bottom-up perspective (and actions) in map-making change the conception of a geopolitical space?
Author : Linda R. Ferguson
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 21,67 MB
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 103917941X
Feeling stuck? Looking for practical ways to feel and do better? What would it take to do more of what you want to do? The information and techniques in Shifts: A Toolkit for a Better You provide tools for building self-awareness and changing existing patterns so you can choose, act, and communicate with greater confidence and satisfaction. The Enneagram, NLP, narrative techniques, and insights from neuroscience will enable you to see yourself from different perspectives. Along the way, you’ll learn to make small changes at leverage points that generate significant differences in how you feel and what you accomplish. Whether you are most interested in overcoming internal obstacles or increasing your impact on others, this book will give you what you need to do the work, presenting you with a core toolkit for understanding and shaping your experiences. You’ll make better choices about what to accept and what to change. If you are prepared to do the work, you can achieve great results, one shift at a time.
Author : Patrick van der Pijl
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 34,76 MB
Release : 2020-11-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1119525330
Shift your business model and transform your organization in the face of disruption Business Model Shifts is co-authored by Patrick van Der Pijl, producer of the global bestseller Business Model Generation, and offers a groundbreaking look at the challenging times in which we live, and the real-world solutions needed to conquer the obstacles organizations must now face. Business Model Shifts is a visually stunning guide that examines six fundamental disruptions happening now and spotlights the opportunities that they present: The Services Shift: the move from products to services The Stakeholder Shift: the move from an exclusive shareholder orientation to creating value for all stakeholders, including employees and society The Digital Shift: the move from traditional business operations to 24/7 connection to customers and their needs The Platform Shift: the move from trying to serve everyone, to connecting people who can exchange value on a proprietary platform The Exponential Shift: the move from seeking incremental growth to an exponential mindset that seeks 10x growth The Circular Shift: the move from take-make-dispose towards restorative, regenerative, and circular value creation Filled with case studies, stories, and in-depth analysis based on the work of hundreds of the world’s largest and most intriguing organizations, Business Model Shifts details how these organizations created their own business model shifts in order to create more customer value, and ultimately, a stronger, more competitive business. Whether you’re looking for ways to redesign your business due to the latest needs of the marketplace, launching a new product or service, or simply creating more lasting value for your customers, Business Model Shifts is the essential book that will change the way you think about your business and its future.
