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Welcome to the Writer's Life: How to Design Your Writing Craft, Writing Business, Writing Practice, and Reading Practice

Paulette Perhach · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Always wanted to be a writer? Stop wasting time and start your writing life today! With warmth and humor, the author welcomes you into the writer's life as someone who has been there on the other side looking in. Like a freshman orientation for writers, this book includes an in-depth...
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The Profitable Artist: A Handbook for All Artists in the Performing, Literary, and Visual Arts

New York Foundation for the Arts. · Allworth Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

The Indispensable Roadmap Artists Need to Navigate Their Careers While all art is unique, the challenges artists face are shared regardless of background, experience, or artistic medium. With decades of experience in training and helping artists, the expert staff of the New York Foundation...
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The Byline Bible: Get Published in Five Weeks

SUSAN SHAPIRO · Writer's Digest Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Newspaper, magazine, and web editors are desperate for new voices and anyone, in any field, can break in. So why not you? Over the last two decades, writing professor Susan Shapiro has taught more than 25,000 students of all ages and backgrounds at NYU, Columbia, Temple, The New School,...
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Organize Every Room: The Real Simple Method for a Well-Ordered Home

The Editors of Real Simple · Oxmoor House
Pages: 272
Format: Flexibound

Rein in the chaos and regain control of your space. Whether you live in a small space or a large one, Real Simple has the best why-didn't-I-think-of-that advice for creating - and keeping - an easy, stylish, organized home. This practical and inspiring handbook covers everything from...
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The Joy of Syntax: A Simple Guide to All the Grammar You Know You Should Know

June Casagrande · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Language columnist June Casagrande presents a fun and breezy guide to everything a grown-up interested in grammar needs to know.When it comes to grammar, it seems like everyone--even die-hard word nerds--feel they "missed something" in school. The Joy of Syntax picks up where...
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Mapping Shakespeare: An exploration of Shakespeare's worlds through maps

JEREMY BLACK · Conway
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

William Shakespeare's lifetime (1564-1616) spanned the reigns of the last of the Tudors, Elizabeth I, and the first of the Stuart kings, James I. The changing times and fluctuating political mores of the era were reflected through his plays. This beautiful new book looks at the England,...
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The Disaster Survival Guide: How to Prepare For and Survive Floods, Fires, Earthquakes and More

Marie D Jones · Visible Ink Press
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Floods. Wildfires. Earthquakes. Epidemics. Droughts. Landslides. Trillions of dollars in damages. Billions of people affected. Terrorist attacks. Gas explosions. Bridge collapses. Car, train, and plane crashes. These sudden and unexpected events make it feel as if chaos...
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How to Make Hand-Drawn Maps: A Creative Guide

HELEN CANN · Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

With wonderful examples and easy-to-follow instructions, this beautifully illustrated how-to book makes it simple and fun to create one-of-a-kind hand-drawn maps. Helpful templates, grids, and guidelines complement a detailed breakdown of essential cartographic elements and profiles of talented...
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The Big Bad World of Concept Art for Video Games: How to Start Your Career as a Concept Artist

Eliott Lilly · Design Studio Press
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback

Are you ready to begin your career as a concept artist in the video game industry but don't know where to start?The Big Bad World of Concept Art for Video Games: How to Start Your Career as a Concept Artist is book two in the Big Bad series, delving deeper into the subjects and topics...
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ROAD TRIP BOOK : 1001 trips to take in a lifetime

DARYL SLEATH · Universe Publishing(NY)
Pages: 960
Format: Print book

The world's superlative road trips--scenic, thrilling, and memorable--in both natural and urban settings. For anyone who has fallen under its spell, a car represents freedom and adventure. For decades, the American tradition of the road trip has been bound up with the idea of new possibilities...
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