Best Journalism

We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Readers will be reminded of the energizing books of writer Natalie Goldberg and will be seduced by Lamott's witty take on the reality of a writer's life, which has little to do with literary parties and a lot to do with jealousy, writer's block and going for broke with each paragraph.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Lamott is refreshingly honest and real, and she encourages the reader with advice while sharing some funny anecdotes."
"She can turn a phrase and paint a picture which simply but profoundly expresses feeling and reality."
"Wow, great book!"
"A classic and arguably Lamott's best!"
"This book is terrific!"
"I'm only giving it four stars because I didn't find her writing advice to be terribly helpful."
"People love step by step processes but I don't think that leads to writing."
"I neglected the good advice for some reason--not that I had any delusions about being the best writer in the world, but I thought that I was past a point where I'd have to read about writing. She points out the physical and mental obstacles you'll face trying to incorporate them, and her empathy for our creative hang-ups and self-sabotage is a relief. I noted areas where I needed to focus (just take on short assignments, see them through from beginning to end, ground the reader in the scene and time), and the techniques she offered were great food for thought. It was also reassuring to see the skills I'm confident in highlighted as integral, chiefly reverence and curiosity. Publication, recognition, fame, all that stuff that sounds good pales in comparison to this simple sensation."

A battered town left for dead, one that almost a million people abandoned and where those who remained had to live behind triple deadbolt locks, was reinvigorated by the twinned energies of starving artists and financial white knights. Covering culture high and low, the drama and scandal of politics and finance, through jubilant moments and immense tragedies, the magazine has hit readers where they live, with a sensibility as fast and funny and urbane as New York itself. From its early days publishing writers like Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, and Gloria Steinem to its modern incarnation as a laboratory of inventive magazine-making, New York has had an extraordinary knack for catching the Zeitgeist and getting it on the page. It was among the originators of the New Journalism, publishing legendary stories whose authors infiltrated a Black Panther party in Leonard Bernstein’s apartment, introduced us to the mother-daughter hermits living in the dilapidated estate known as Grey Gardens, launched Ms. Magazine, branded a group of up-and-coming teen stars “the Brat Pack,” and effectively ended the career of Roger Ailes. “When New York magazine began in 1968, it was unique: a brash conglomeration of ingenious writers, editors, and graphic designers who generated narrative journalism that was so classic it became new again. Highbrow, Lowbrow, Brilliant, Despicable: 50 Years of New York encapsulates those five convulsive decades in lavish illustrations, vivid oral histories, and evocative recreations by, among others, Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Nora Ephron, Nicholas Pileggi, Julie Baumgold and Gael Greene from the magazine’s more than 2,300 issues.” —Sam Roberts, The New York Times. “A delicious compendium of the magazine’s coverage from the half-century of its existence, this is the kind of book that incites nostalgia even for the moments you didn’t live though (there’s the original Tom Wolfe “Radical Chic” cover!). The editors reproduce material that speaks not just to passing moments and fashions, but also to constant editorial emphases, such as high-quality artwork and portraiture.
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"I found the FINsix Dart 65W in an airport store. It cost about half as much on line as in the airport. Then one day at work, I needed it for our system programmer to install a big program, and his mouth dropped when he saw how small the FINsix is."
"The unhelpful index indicated that my favorite cover, Gerald Ford ( as Bozo) to city, Drop Dead is in here, but I have yet to spot it."
"A fascinating look back at the past 50 years through the eyes of New York magazine."
"If you love the NYM, you'll love this book!"
"This book showcases a huge and terrific selection from the nearly half-century of New York Magazine's publication."
"It was like a history lesson, that I had lived through, unfortunately not in New York."

In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries―from the anatomy labs and human-sourced pharmacies of medieval and nineteenth-century Europe to a human decay research facility in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors' conference on human composting. Bodies are divided into types, including "beating-heart" cadavers for organ transplants, and individual parts-leg and foot segments, for example, are used to test footwear for the effects of exploding land mines.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Certain parts of this book are definitely not for the weak of heart."
"Roach has an amazing sense of humor - if after you read the summary and you're even a tad intrigued, go for the purchase."
"Had no idea that bodies were utilized for any other use than for medical school anatomy classes."
"I heard about this book years ago and am so glad I finally downloaded it."
"Very interesting examination of death and what happens, or should happen, to our 'mortal coil' once we shuffle it off."
"Also, a strong choice for upper level classes in high school such as AP Language and Composition."
"Death is very much a part of life as this book will show you and also give you a good laugh along the way!"
"Love all her works, fascinating and written so that it is palatable to anyone."
Best Communications

2016 Recipient of the McGuffey Longevity Award. from the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Translated into 12 different languages and used in 89 countries, this market-leading text successfully combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style and practical examples that help students apply what they learn. "I have found Peter’s books exceptionally well written, applauded by my students for its quality and readability. "A useable and up-to-date introduction of the psychodynamic approach that brings psychological concerns about motivation and personality into a helpful conversation with mainstream leadership theory." [The Adaptive Leadership Chapter] presents leadership through a new lens and provides an approach to leadership that was missing from previous editions. "Leadership: Theory and Practice is a scholarly examination of leadership as a dynamic, evolving, and elusive influence process with differing approaches to effectively build relationships and facilitate the achievement of goals and visions." He then presents the strengths and weaknesses of various leadership approaches in a compelling way, yielding evidence based leadership practices." "This is the ideal text for a survey course on leadership theory that also helps students put their leadership into practice."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Good read."
"used for a class at university and liked it."
"Great theory in this textbook."
"A little dry, but a good amalgamation of several leadership theories and models."
"Every student of business leadership should have this easy-to-read guide."
"Not the best book but needed for the class and the ebook version was easy to buy and download."
"Great book."
Best Media Studies

Increase student interactivity and lower costs with this soft-cover, black and white, Advantage Edition version of LOOKING OUT/LOOKING IN , 14e. Ron Adler is professor emeritus at Santa Barbara City College, where he developed programs in interpersonal communication, business and professional communication, and communication theories.
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"It has given me insights into just how terrible my communication skills are and how destructive my ways of dealing with conflict can be to my relationships."
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"The text is actually an icredibly insightful read and can help anyone looking to improve there communication skills."
"This was a really interesting textbook, thank you!"
"I didn't read anywhere in the description about this book being printed in black and white so I was surprised when I received the book."
"Good book and good rental pricing."
"simply amazing book, I am reading this for my college speech class, but have learned so much to apply to my own life."
Best Speech Communications

Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Verbal Judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether you're talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. Verbal Judo shows you how to listen and speak more effectively, engage others through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies to successfully express your point of view—and take the lead in most disputes.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Has some good advice, some of the most useful stuff are related to samurai mindset."
"Useful for personal or professional use."
"Helps any one communicate better."
"Whether you're dealing with difficult people such as employees, employer or even friends and family this book will shed light on the situation."
"Very interesting book good information."
"I have applied the information in my life and found the results to be very beneficial."
"Throw off the cloak of political correctness - put on the cape of forthrightness."