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  The Glass Castle

  by Jeannette Walls

  Jeannette Walls's father always called her "Mountain Goat," and there's perhaps no more apt nickname for a girl who navigated a sheer and towering cliff of childhood both daily and stoically. In The Glass Castle, Walls chronicles her upbringing at the hands of eccentric, nomadic parents: Rose Mary, her frustrated-artist mother, and Rex, her brilliant, alcoholic father. To call the elder Walls's childrearing style... (more)
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  All-Night Party

  The Women of Bohemian Greenwich Village and Harlem, 1913-1930

  by Andrea Barnet

  They were smart. Sassy. Daring. Exotic. Eclectic. Sexy. And influential. One could call them the first divas and they ran absolutely wild. They were poets, actresses, singers, artists, journalists, publishers, baronesses and benefactresses. They were thinkers and they were drinkers. They eschewed the social conventions expected of them — to be wives and mothers — and decided to live on their own terms. In the... (more)
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  From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure

  Access to Information in the Networked World

  by Christine L. Borgman

  Will the emerging global information infrastructure (GII) create a revolution in communication equivalent to that wrought by Gutenberg, or will the result be simply the evolutionary adaptation of existing behavior and institutions to new media? Will the GII improve access to information for all? Will it replace libraries and publishers? How can computers and information systems be made easier to use? What are the... (more)
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  Digitizing the News: Innovation in Online Newspapers (Inside Technology)

  by Pablo J. Boczkowski

  Winner of the 2005 Outstanding Book Award sponsored by the International Communication Association (ICA) , Co-winner of the 2005 Book of the Year Award presented by the Critical and Cultural Studies Division of the National Communication Association and Co-winner of the 2004 Book Award presented by the Organizational Communication Division of the National Communication Association In this study of how daily... (more)
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  Self-Publishing For Dummies

  by Jason R. Rich

  Covers budgeting, copyrighting, and marketing Know the pros and cons of self-publishing and get your work in print Thinking about self-publishing your book? This no-nonsense guide walks you through the entire process of going it alone, from preparing your manuscript and creating the perfect title to selling the final product. You'll see how to obtain an ISBN, work with printers and... (more)
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  Scholarship in the Digital Age: Information, Infrastructure, and the Internet

  by Christine L. Borgman

  Awarded 2008 "Best Information Science Book" by the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). Scholars in all fields now have access to an unprecedented wealth of online information, tools, and services. The Internet lies at the core of an information infrastructure for distributed, data-intensive, and collaborative research. Although much attention has been paid to the new... (more)
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  Grammar Done Right!

  by Karen L. Reddick

  Grammar Done Right! is a clear, commonsense approach to grammar and style. You'll find easy to understand helpful tips and techniques in an easy-to-find format for such grammar and style hang ups as: Numerals & Numbers, Punctuation, Grammar, Word Choices, Sentence & Style Structure, Figures of Speech, Commonly Misspelled Words, Commonly Mispronounced Words, Commonly Mistaken Word Usage and Cutting out... (more)
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  Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of AmericanChildren's Literature

  by Leonard S. Marcus

  An animated first-time history of the visionaries — editors, authors, librarians, booksellers, and others — whose passion for books has transformed American childhood and American culture. What should children read? As the preeminent children’s literature authority, Leonard S. Marcus, shows incisively, that’s the three-hundred-year-old question that sparked the creation of a rambunctious children’s book publishing... (more)
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  Writer's Market UK

  by Mic Cady

  "Writer's Market UK" is the most single and comprehensive resource for all writers - whether you are taking a writing course, dreaming of being published, about to be published, or have already been published. It contains over 4,000 listings of UK and Irish book publishers, consumer magazines, trade journals, literary agents, online sources and more. Key features include: more directory listings than any other... (more)
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  Benns Media UK

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  Secrets To Publishing and Marketing Your Book

  by Kristin Blizzard

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  The Writer's Handbook 2009: The Complete Guide for all Writers, Publishers, Editors, Agents and Broadcasters (Writer's Handbook)

  Fully revised and updated, "The Writer's Handbook 2008" is an indispensible companion for everyone in the writing profession. Packed with provocative articles, useful advice, key contacts, hints and discussion, this practical and straightforward guide provides full details on the key markets. Here you will find all you need to know about book publishing in the UK and US, agents, newspapers and magazines,... (more)
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  Murder Of Muriel Lake

  by Shannon OCork

  With her famous flair for high drama, Muriel Lake -- bestselling queen of the dime-store murder mystery -- chose the annual Writers of Mystery convention to announce her impending divorce from fellow mystery author Jonathan Pells. Hours later Muriel was dead, crushed by an avalanche of fallen books, one outstretched hand clutching a volume of her latest bestseller, Desperate, in a death grip
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  2010 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market (Novel and Short Story Writer's Market)

  by Alice Pope

  BEST RESOURCE AVAILABLE FOR GETTING YOUR FICTION PUBLISHED For three decades, fiction writers have turned to Novel & Short Story WriterÂ’s Market to keep them up-to-date on the industry and help them get published. Whatever your genre or form, the 2010 edition of Novel & Short Story WriterÂ’s Market tells you who to contact and what to send them. In this edition youÂ’ll find: Complete, up-to-date contact... (more)
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  Writing Jane Austen

  by Elizabeth Aston

  A failing young writer is chosen to finish a newly discovered manuscript by Jane Austen, in the first contemporary novel from Elizabeth Aston.
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  Publishing on Kindle from Outside the USA

  by Patrick L. Halliwell

  On Jan. 15, 2010, the publishing world changed. Until then, publishing on Amazon's Kindle was limited to those with a U.S. bank account. This condition was removed, and now anyone in the world can publish directly on Kindle.Patrick L. Halliwell published his first Kindle book, a collection of short stories ("Bosozoku and other stories of Japan"), on Jan. 19, 2010. Within 24 hours, it was in the Kindle... (more)
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  Dirty Sexy Politics

  by Meghan McCain

  Meghan McCain came to prominence as the straight-talking, progressive daughter of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain. And her profile has only risen since the election ended in favor of the other guy. makes Meghan so appealing? As a new role model for young, creative, and vocal members of the GOP, she's unafraid to mix it up and speak her mind. In Dirty Sexy Politics she takes a... (more)