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More non-fiction books are breaking the 100, 000-copy sale barrier than ever before. Amateur writers, housewives, and even high school dropouts have cashed in with astonishingly simple best-sellers. This guide, by best-selling author Marc McCutcheon, shows the reader how to get in on the action by identifying lucrative publishing niches and filling them, not once, not twice, but year after year.

This book is the dramatic psychological study of a brutal killer, whose crimes of rape and murder were gruesome secrets he kept even from himself. Written with exclusive information gleaned from countless conversations with killer Ken Bianchi, his girlfriend, his psychiatrists, as well as policemen and journalists involved with the case.

How does it feel to be in a high-speed car chase? What is it like to shoot someone? What do cops really think about the citizens they serve? Nearly everyone has wondered what its like to be a police officer, but no civilian really understands what happens on the job. 400 Things Cops Know shows police work on the inside, from the viewpoint of the regular cop on the beata profession that can range from rewarding to bizarre to terrifying, all wit...

Three-time Emmy-award winner Gene Perrets Comedy Writing Step by Step has been the manual for humor writers for 24 years. With this, his first update, Perret offers readers a treasure trove of guidelines and suggestions covering a broad range of comedy writing situations, along with many all-important insights into the selling of ones work.

Minerva Rus can raise the dead. And it might get her killed. Minervas life has never been the same since the childhood car accident that paralysed her and killed her best friend, Raven. But when the long-dead Raven reappears in her life, now as a very attractive grown man, she discovers that her photographic memory has the power to bring the dead back to life ... heal her paralysis ... and shape reality itself. Pursued by a rogue government ag...

Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, practice, practice". That is more than a joke, it's solid advice. Consider world-class performers in any field -- golf, figure skating, music, whatever. One thing you can safely say about each is that they achieved their level of skill through practice. To excel in any endeavor, you must work on and perfect your technique. Comedy writing is no exception. In this book, Emmy-winning TV wri...

Frugality isn't new. People throughout the ages have sought to live better while living within their means, and that's really what it comes down to for many seniors today. They are looking for creative ways to save money, thereby reducing stress, enjoying a happier and richer life and, all the while, benefiting the environment. Are these seniors tightwads? Hardly. Frugal? Proudly!

America's most widely syndicated medical columnist, Dr. Gott's new guide to healthier living combines the empathy of an old-fashioned family doctor with the outspoken fervor of a patients' rights advocate.

Readers will delight at the best scenes ever written. They will find old favorites and savor scenes new to them. With each scene, Barnaby Conrad provides insights as to what the author wishes to accomplish with this passage and the literary devices he or she employs. Any avid reader will enjoy Conrad's "101 Best Scenes Ever Written, " but countless fledgling and established writers will benefit enormously by sampling and studying these gems fr...

Showing patients how to take control of their own health care, this guide reveals how to navigate the maze of prescriptions and tests and offers advice for those who act as medical advocates for their children, aging parents, or others.

William F. Nolan, using the knowledge acquired by writing more than 90 works of fiction, analyzes some of his and others' best work to help the reader with construction of characters, dramatic development, and dialogue. The writer will learn how to hook the reader on the first page, how to develop conflict, the craft of revision, and more.

Please Don't Eat the Animals" is an exciting and provocative new book on the universal benefits of being a vegetarian. Authors Horsman and Flowers detail the many reasons for the burgeoning movement toward a plant-based diet in four short, interesting, easy-to-digest sections: health, environment, animal welfare, religion and spirituality.

Not too easy, not too tough . . . Grab a robust cup of coffee and a flaky croissant and relax with 100 of America's most popular crossword puzzles!

More than 45 agent, editor, and author-written chapters--called workshops in the book--provide instruction on the writing craft and the business of getting published.

Overflowing with field-tested entrepreneurial know-how, this informative guide decodes the intimidating world of promotion while addressing the questions that most often paralyze those new to publicity--"What if I am too late? What if no one likes my product? How can I start networking? Can I get by on a shoestring budget? "With an eye to identifying the internal conflicts and emotional roadblocks that keep success at bay, this insightful hand...

Written by two experienced executive recruiters and coaches, this action-driven, goal-attainment solution provides busy professionals with a proven plan for achieving any important goal. With GOAL! people create their game plan and then move with confidence, always knowing what next step to take. The book has a unique built-in accountability system, the 30 Day Goal Track, that keeps motivation high, reinforces the mindset for success and ensur...

Name some of the huge bestselling books over the years--"In Cold Blood, All the President's Men, The Perfect Storm, Black Hawk Down, Longitude, Jarhead"--and they all have one thing in common, they all read like novels. Author and agent Peter Rubie shows the reader how to join journalistic research with riveting, character-driven prose to create narrative nonfiction. This is the only book to focus on writing and marketing the narrative nonfict...

As consumers demand planet-friendly products and investors look for "green companies" to put their money into, more and more businesses are actively seeking ways to fill this demand. Whether their initial motives are altruistic or not, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and corporate leaders are finding a huge market for green goods and services. Bottom line: Global warming is good for business. In Global Warming Is Good for Business, newspap...

Scientists Greater than Einstein" tells the stories of ten scientists whose discoveries have had an amazing impact on humanity. Combined, these ten scientists have saved more than 1.6 billion lives--and yet, most remain unknown and unheralded. For instance: Do you know about the eye doctor who in the 1970s figured out how to save millions of children with a nickel's worth of medicine? How about the man from the dusty fields of Mexico who has s...