Author: William Strunk
Publisher: eBookDB.org
Keywords: original, style, elements
Number of Pages: 52
Published: 2008-09-17
ISBN-10: 9562916464
ISBN-13: 9789562916462

A masterpiece in the art of clear and concise writing, and an exemplar of the principles it explains.INTRODUCTORY from the BookThis book is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of compositionis combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief space the principalrequirements of plain English style. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and studentby concentrating attention (in Chapters II and III) on a few essentials, the rules of usageand principles of composition most commonly violated. The numbers of the sectionsmay be used as references in correcting

Author: NYTimes
Publisher: eBookDB.org
Keywords: news, editorial, departments, practices, values, journalism, handbook, ethical
Number of Pages: 60
Published: 2009-12-31
eBookDB-ID: EBDBNY0009

Introduction and Purpose 1. The Core Purpose of The New York Times Company is to "enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment." The central place of our news and editorial units in fulfilling that promise is underscored by the No. 1 statement in our Core Values: "Content of the highest quality and integrity: This is the basis for our reputation and the means by which we fulfill the public trust and our customers’ expectations." 2. Companywide, our goal is to cover the news impartially and to treat readers, news sources,

Author: Earl W. Stevick
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: language, international, teaching, methodology, series, hall, prentice, languages, foreign, seven, achieved, worked, success
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 1990-10-01
ISBN-10: 0138602891
ISBN-13: 9780138602895

This book contains Earl Stevick’s analysis of the strategies used by seven successful language learners and the implications for becoming a more successful language learner yourself. There are extensive excerpts from taped interviews with the seven learners, with Stevick’s comments on the strategies and beliefs of the various learners. The book ends with Stevick’s summary of what we can learn from the experiences of these learners. This book shows the diversity of approaches and beliefs that can be held by successful language learners and can provide suggestions for strategie

Author: Andrew Miles
Publisher: LULU
Keywords: english, translated, verbs, business, spanish
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2007
eBookDB-ID: ML00732751

500 common Spanish business verbs translated into English for students of English or Spanish

Author: Gregory Victor Babic
Publisher: F. C. Sach & Sons, Publishers
Keywords: writing, words, writers, process, illustrate, motivate, publishing, authors, books, inspire, related, quotations, literature
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2008-01-01
ISBN-10: 0980372208
ISBN-13: 9780980372205

Motivation for Writers, Every Day of the Year. Specifically selected Quotations for each Calendar Date illuminate all aspects of the Writing Process. * The First Quotation illustrates the Pre-Writing or Preparation Stage (of Thinking and Planning) * The Second Quotation illustrates the Writing or Creation Stage (of Drafting and Editing) * The Third Quotations illustrates the Post-Writing or Celebration Stage (of Publishing and Marketing) "This is a treasury of inspiration, stimulation and fun for writers." Dan Poynter, author of The Self-Publishing Manual "No matter what page you open to

Author: Clive Thompson
Publisher: Digital Culture Books
Keywords: writing, technology
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-08-22
ISBN-10: 0472033271
ISBN-13: 9780472033270

"No one covers technology with more insight or panache than Clive Thompson. I can’t imagine anyone better qualified to curate this fascinating series."---Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired magazine and author of The Long Tail"Editor Clive Thompson suggests we are in a ‘golden age of technology journalism.’ Reading this collection, one suspects he is right---it sparkles with beautifully written narratives not only about what technology can do for us but what it does to us as people, to our ways of thinking about ourselves, our relationships, and how we envisage our world

Author: Craig Alan Williamson
Publisher: Exposure Publishing
Keywords: education, foreign
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN-10: 1846856949
ISBN-13: 9781846856945

The University of Colorado has many valuable lessons to teach young British exchange student Ross Cooper. There is the art of unfastening bra straps using only a foreign accent, the politics of corrupting campus radio through obscene freestyle rapping, and the science of sharing a jail cell without using the communal toilet. But when he finds himself falling for April - the all-American girl of his adolescent dreams - only to confront her smarmy hulk of a boyfriend, Ross faces his biggest education of all. It proves to be a master class in friendship and depravity, lust and restraint,