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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

by William Strunk

The hardcover version of the most indispensable writing resource! Features a new Glossary of grammatical terms Includes a new Foreword by Roger Angell Retains the classic principles of English style You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style , the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. The revisions to... (more)

You - The Owner's ManualMehmet C Oz

You - The Owner's Manual

by Mehmet C Oz

Legacy : A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Personal History

Legacy : A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Personal History

by Linda Spence

In this practical guide to capturing those memories that have been stored away, Linda Spence provides the questions that are the keys to unlocking the memories that make up a life. Beyond the vital statistics are the personal stories that tell what it was like, what we did, and why we did it, how we feel about our choices, and what our circumstances were. Through encouraging coaching, shared memories, and... (more)

Faster Smarter Microsoft Windows XP

by Ed Bott

From e-mailing photos to creating a digital media library, discover how to use Windows XP--faster, smarter, and better. This friendly, high-energy guide makes it easy to set up e-mail, build a home network, burn CDs, optimize your system, and more.

Adobe Photoshop Album 2 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Adobe Photoshop Album 2 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

by Nolan Hester

The first book on Photoshop Album is still the best book on the topic--popular author and Web guru Nolan Hester has returned to show you all of the cool new (and old) things you can do with Photoshop Album 2. Think sharing photos with cell-phone buddies and Palm OS handhelds; organizing photos into cross-referenced Collections; creating photo greeting cards with the professionally designed templates; editing... (more)

On Writing Well : An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction 2nd Edition

On Writing Well : An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction 2nd Edition

by William Knowlton Zinsser

On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly... (more)

To Our Children's Children Book

by Bob Greene

An accessible guide to creating written and oral histories provides the average reader with a methodology for preserving family history and passing it on to future generations. 35,000 first printing. National ad/promo. Tour.

The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family

The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family

by Jean H. Baker

Historian and biographer Jean H. Baker tells the compelling story of four generations of an American family and its most celebrated member the high-minded, eloquent, and perennial also-ran icon of liberal politics, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965). With Baker's characteristically deft blend of the public and the private, set on a broad canvas, the Stevenson story becomes an American saga.

YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger

YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger

by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz

For the first time in our history, scientists are uncovering astounding medical evidence about dieting -- and why so many of us struggle with our weight and the size of our waists. Now researchers are unraveling biological secrets about such things as why you crave chocolate or gorge at buffets or store so much fat. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, America's most trusted doctor team and authors of the... (more)

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