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Barnaby Conrad follows up his acclaimed "101 Best Scenes Ever Written" with "101 Best Beginnings Ever Written." Readers will continue their delightful romp through literature guided and instructed by Conrad's insights and annotations. For writers and readers, the first part of every story is the most important. Conrad has identified twelve types of beginnings, providing captivating examples such as Ambrose Bierce's opening sentence to his shor...

Secrets of Social Media Marketing" is a handbook for marketers and business owners to use in deciding how to employ the new social media for online marketing. Social media has quickly moved from the periphery of marketing into the forefront, but this is a new and quickly-evolving field and there are few established formulas for success. Building on the lessons set out in Gillin's acclaimed and oft-reviewed "The New Influencers: A Marketer's Gu...

Breakfasts with Archangel Shecky, " by three-time Emmy Award-winner Gene Perret, is a humorous story of a guardian angel who can not only turn water into wine (well, actually coffee into Merlot--not a great Merlot, but passable), but can also turn a struggling Philadelphia comedian wannabe into an entertainer of star quality. Is Shecky really an angelic visitor from the other side? Or is he just a blowhard deadbeat who's trying to con a few fr...

A wonderful guide concentrating on writing after 50, when life experiences and time are an advantage.

A hip, witty, and groovy collection of insights into retirement, grandparenting, and easying into the second half of life.

A "Best Half of Life" series title that teaches the great sport of golf to those over 50.

Plants & Animals is a special collection from the World of Wonder series. World of Wonder is a weekly illustrated full-length feature syndicated in over 100 newspapers nationwide. Devoted to exploring educational themes and examining the realms of history, science, nature and technolog it is written in a reader-friendly style and accompanied by colorful illustrations, this collection gives the reader a wealth of information on everything from ...

People & Places is a special collection from the World of Wonder series. World of Wonder is a weekly illustrated full-page feature syndicated in over 100 newspapers nationwide. Devoted to exploring educational themes and examining the realms of history, science, nature and technology, it is written in a reader-friendly style and accompanied by colorful illustrations. This collection gives the reader a wealth of information on everything from A...

A peek into the day to day inner workings of Hollywood. Everyone in Hollywood knows to make it, it takes an agent. Finally a book about agenting written by an agent.

The Author's Guide to Building an Online Platform shows the reader how to: Develop a high-traffic website, establish himself as an expert in his field, build a fan base with e-newsletters, blog for fame, and utilize tactics to gain visability on Amazon.com and other online stores.

Gene Perret shows the reader the why's and how's of getting sidelined creativity back on track and does it with elan!

This is the story of what Annette Martin has done with the Power of the White Light and how it has impacted and transformed her life and the lives of others. Martin is the first psychic to testify in a court of law as an expert.

In Signature for Success, New Updated Edition, Arlyn J. Imberman shares her handwriting-analysis techniques to help you better understand yourself, your coworkers, and your friends and family, thus improving your relationships. The way people form letters, the size of their script, the pressure they put on the page, the speed of their writing, the space between their words, their fluidity, legibility, stroke, and slant all are keys to their in...

Describing the exciting and adventurous world surrounding geocaching--a worldwide hunt in which treasures are located using global positioning system (GPS) devices--this manual offers an understanding and application of the principles and best practices of the sport as well as information on the different types of caches and competitions. With rich illustrations complementing secrets culled from experts, this resource gives participants with b...

A complete review of the modern publishing process, this resource is an ideal companion for aspiring authors who want to understand and break into this ever-changing industry. Featuring advice from a robust roster of literary agents, editors, authors, and insiders-including Random House Editor at Large David Ebershoff, literary agent and former Book of the Month Club Editor in Chief Victoria Skurnick, and New York Times-best selling author Bob...

Exploring the destruction of the native Californians, this thorough history discusses the philosophies and language references such as "Diggers" and Poor Lo" that eventually set the stage for the extermination of a group of people.

Life writing is people-centered nonfiction writing. Not just autobiographical or biographical, life writing encompasses a broad range of personal-experience narratives. Life writing can be serious or humorous or both. It can include any kind of subject matter because people are always at the heart of any endeavor. Fred D. White, Ph.D., author of four textbooks on writing, walks the reader through the life writing process from research to compo...

Have you ever dreamed of writing a best-selling children's book? Ever fantasize about what it's like to live the life of a published children's author? Although writing and illustrating books for children is not as easy as it looks, new authors and illustrators are being discovered -- and published -- all the time.Even if you're not planning a career in this field, learning how authors and illustrators work can lend new insights and appreciati...

Every one of us has a story to tell, yet writing is often such a daunting task that most people never get around to starting their memoirs--let alone finishing them. There are plenty of books on how to write one's memoir, this is the only one on how to videotape a memoir.

Pasta is the perfect food. Low in calories, easy to prepare, and packed with nutrients, it is the preferred high-powered energy source for today's active and health-conscious generation. "365 Ways to Cook Pasta" is a celebration of pasta's popularity and versatility--with a different dish for every day of the year. Have to please picky eaters? Pasta blends beautifully with hundreds of ingredients to tempt and delight even the most finicky pala...