Typed Words, Loud Voices


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Typed Words, Loud Voices is written by a coalition of writers who type to talk and believe it is neither logical nor fair that some people should be expected to prove themselves every time they have something to say.




Speak Without Fear


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From the classrooms of Yale and Harvard comes Deb Sofield's inspirational, instructional guide to help you conquer your fear of public speaking. Speak Without Fear transforms our old ways of thinking about public speaking and provides the reader with the necessary tools to move beyond the fe




Words West


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Here are the moving stories of these young pioneers, told in their own words through letters home, diaries, and memoirs.




African Words, African Voices


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African Words, African Voices considers African history as an art incorporating the experience and testimony of ordinary Africans. It is a provoative volume that evokes the richness and relevance of oral sources for understanding a complex past.




Seeing Voices


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Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture. In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of a minority struggling for recognition and respect — a minority with its own rich, sometimes astonishing, culture and unique visual language, an extraordinary mode of communication that tells us much about the basis of language in hearing people as well. Seeing Voices is, as Studs Terkel has written, "an exquisite, as well as revelatory, work."




Voices: Words from Wise Women


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An executive coach shares her insights in a leadership book that takes the reader through the 10 critical principles for success. In addition to sharing the true stories and experiences of other successful women, she gives practical tools that help erase the doubts and frustration women face as they multi-task in today's world.




Voices on Word Matters


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A collection of sixteen articles on phonics and spelling programs, including practical advice on assessment tools, interactive writing and shared reading, and word sorting, as well as discussions of observed individual readers and entire classrooms.




Michigan Voices


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A fascinating assemblage of old family letters, diaries, journals, photos, and other memorabilia, Michigan Voices introduces the reader to a more personal side of the state's history.




100 Voices


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100 Voices is a gathering of wisdom both influential and inspirational. Hand-picked from this century, the voices you encounter in these pages will introduce (ore reintroduce) you to the spiritual mentors who shaped the soul of a country in the span of a century.




How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method


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The Snowflake Method-ten battle-tested steps that jump-start your creativity and help you quickly map out your story.