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What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Dece
2008-05-30 10:12:00 Seattle Times, March 16, 2008"The former press secretary of President Bush (No. 43 version) empties out his notebooks, and all of Washington will be holding its breath."Product DescriptionScott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history. Drawn to Bush by his commitment to compassionate conservatism and strong bipartisan leadership, McClellan served the president for more than seven years, and witnessed day-to-day exactly how the presidency veered off course.In this refreshingly clear-eyed book, written with no agenda other than to record his experiences and insights for the benefit of history, McClellan provides unique perspective on what happened and why it happened the way it did, including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, Washington's bitter partisanship, and two hotly contested presidential campaigns. He gives readers a ...
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What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Dece
2008-05-30 06:48:00 Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history. Drawn to Bush by his commitment to compassionate conservatism and strong bipartisan leadership, McClellan served the president for more than seven years, and witnessed day-to-day exactly how the presidency veered off course.In this refreshingly clear-eyed book, written with no agenda other than to record his experiences and insights for the benefit of history, McClellan provides unique perspective on what happened and why it happened the way it did, including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, Washington's bitter partisanship, and two hotly contested presidential campaigns. He gives readers a candid look into who George W. Bush is and what he believes, and into the personalities, strengths, and liabilities of his top aides. Finally, McClellan looks to the future, exploring the ...
By: Book Stores
The Post-American World (Hardcover)
2008-05-28 06:56:00 "This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new work on the era we are now entering. Following on the success of his best-selling The Future of Freedom, Zakaria describes with equal prescience a world in which the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm cultures. He sees the "rise of the rest"?the growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia, and many others?as the great story of our time, and one that will reshape the world. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, largest-selling movies, and most advanced cell phones are all being built outside the United States. This economic growth is producing political confidence, national pride, and potentially international problems. How should the United States understand and thrive in this rapidly changing international climate? What does it mean to live in a truly global era? Zakaria answers...
By: Book Stores
Announcing My Next Nonfiction Book: New New Media
2008-05-10 22:21:00 I'm pleased to announce that I signed a contract with a great company - Pearson, Allyn & Bacon - for publication of my next nonfiction book, in 2009: New New Media.This will be my first nonfiction book since Cellphone: The Story of the World's Most Mobile Medium was published by Palgrave/St. Martin's in 2004.New New Media will look at blogging, YouTube, Wikipedia, Digg, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Pownce, podcasting, Second Life, iPhones, and other key examples of media in which consumers are producers, and the results are changing all aspects of our lives, from the way we watch television to how we are choosing our next President.I'll give you more details as I write the book, which I just started doing last week.Meanwhile, you can read about most of my other books over here.listen to Light On Light Through podcast also iTunes Paul Levinson's books
By: Infinite Regress
Nonfiction Books: Why I Hate Them, Why I Think Every Nonfiction Author Shou
2008-05-08 20:15:00 Why does every single non fiction book include a colon followed by a friggin' paragraph-long subtitle? That ticks me off a lot more than it probably should. It doesn't help that the two biggest offenders, political hit jobs and and self help books, are the two most deplorable genres anyone could ever write about. It's bad enough they're blood-sucking leeches, but do they have to be so obnoxious about it? One of these days someone is going to write "CHAMPION!: The true story of how I overcame adversity, and against all odds, wrote a book with the longest subtitle in history and scored a bunch of chicks and a sweet movie deal, so look for Champion!: The true story of how I overcame adversity, and against all odds, wrote a book with the longest subtitle in history and scored a bunch of chicks and a sweet movie deal in theaters this Summer. If I ever write a nonfiction book, The title will just be something short, followed by a colon. And the entire inside of the book will be th...
By: Random Squeegee
The Revolution: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
2008-04-22 15:44:00 The Founding Fathers didn't want any of this. In fact, they said so quite clearly in the Constitution of the United States of America. Unfortunately, that beautiful, ingenious, and revolutionary document is being ignored more and more in Washington. If we are to enjoy peace, freedom, and prosperity once again, we absolutely must return to the principles upon which America was founded. But finally, there is hope . . .In THE REVOLUTION,Texas congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul has exposed the core truths behind everything threatening America, from the real reasons behind the collapse of the dollar and the looming financial crisis, to terrorism and the loss of our precious civil liberties. In this book, Ron Paul provides answers to questions that few even dare to ask.Despite a media blackout, this septuagenarian physician-turned-congressman sparked a movement that has attracted a legion of young, dedicated, enthusiastic supporters . . . a phenomenon that has amazed veteran...
By: Book Stores
New Kings of Nonfiction
2008-04-02 06:49:00 This is what I’m reading…edited by Ira Glass (of This American Life-fame) it’s a compilation of great non-fiction writing. I’m almost done, and by far, the story about Lois Weisberg is my favorite. If you’re a fan of NPR or PRI, I think you’ll love this book. I think they were giving it away when you donated so much to PRI…but I got my copy at the library. It’s about a week overdue now, but I want to finish it. On my iPod, I’m enjoying Zaproot, Threadbangers, TPM Media’s Veracifier, This American Life, NPRs Selected Shorts, New Yorker Fiction, and Slate’s Political Gabfest. Check them all out! Free is awesome! My current favorite activitie is to put on hot lingerie, my iPod, and work on a quilt. Just kidding about the lingerie. But I do love to sew with my iPod on. It is true peace. I highly recommend it.
The Best Of Lame/Cool: The Best Nonfiction Book About a Topic So Lame It's
2008-03-31 03:30:00 Recently, I explained the concept of "The Coolness Continuum" in the context of puns involving cosmic carrots and anthropomorphic superheroes. But there is no concept so clear that I cannot run it straight into the ground. So, to celebrate/explain/bore you to tears with "The Coolness Continuum," I hereby designate the whole next month The Coolness Continuum Month At The Best Of Everything.Which means I'll be naming things that are The Best of Lame/Cool in their category. Still with me? Stay along for the ride!Today, it's The Best Nonfiction Book About a Topic So Lame It's Cool.As a general rule, I do not like nonfiction books. That's because I look at books as entertainment, and escapism, and nonfiction by its very definition is not escapist. It's the opposite of escapist. It's capturist, or whatever the opposite would be. Why? Because life is nonfiction. See? Your whole life is true. Your whole life is based on actual events. So when it's time to kick back with a nice hefty ...
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took V
2008-03-29 20:44:00 From BooklistFor the first third of his nonfiction debut, novelist Mezrich craps out. Ground lights viewed from an airplane aren't just pinpricks, or even little pinpricks, but "tiny little pinpricks." Las Vegas tourism facts are crammed onto the pages like seven decks in a six-deck shoe. But Mezrich finally hits the jackpot on page 79, when M.I.T. student Kevin Lewis steps onto the floor of the Mirage. The book stays on a roll as it describes how the young gambler and his card-counting cohorts employ simple math and complex disguises to win nearly $4 million at the blackjack tables. Bouncing from huge scores to frightening banishments, the M.I.T. team fights a winning battle against the law of averages--until they're forced to flee south like Butch and Sundance from the gaming industry's Joe LeFors. Although Mezrich's prose never rises above serviceable (and he pointlessly injects himself into the narrative at every turn), the story he tells will grip anyone who has ever hoped ...
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10 Types of Nonfiction Freelance Writing
2008-02-05 04:16:00 As a freelance writer, you’ll be covering many topics. But, no matter what you write about, virtually every piece of nonfiction can be categorized into ten distinct areas. Whether books, ebooks, or articles, your final piece will most likely fit into one of the following categories.
By: Freelance Sprout
Dairy (First Step Nonfiction: Food Groups) (Library Binding)
2008-01-28 02:01:00 Dairy (First Step Nonfiction: Food Groups) (Library Binding)By Robin Nelson Buy new: $18.60$18.6012 utilised and new from $0.13 First tagged “childrens books” by Colin Walke Customer tags: healthy eating, childrens books, nutrition ...
Graphic Nonfiction
2008-01-25 00:51:00 Graphic Nonfiction, or the arrival of political history and personal memoirby Steven WilliamsOne of the more innovative areas where reading and comics have merged in the last twenty years or so has been the genre now very broadly labeled the graphic novel. A cousin to this type of book is the similarly published nonfiction comic in trade paperback and hardcover format. Bound comic series have traditionally been made available for the more serious and committed comic book readers and collectors. Nonfiction graphic books on the other hand, even those that are compilations of work initially published in the most familiar stapled spine comic format, have emerged to appeal to more than an aficionado?s interest.Some series, notably 'American Splendor' by Harvey Pekar and 'Love and Rockets' by the brothers Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez are autobiographical comics/comic novels and have been produced for years, initially in a more or less traditional comic book format and then compiled int...
265 Troubleshooting Strategies for Writing Nonfiction
2007-12-22 06:49:00 265 Troubleshooting Strategies for Writing Nonfiction 265???????# Format: PDF 1.5MB# Page Count: 224 pages# Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 9, 2005)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0071445390# ISBN-13: 978-0071445399This back-to-basics troubleshooting guide covers all aspects of writing for beginning nonfiction writers. It pinpoints the challenges writers can encounter at every stage of the writing process--from prewriting and drafting to revising and editing --and provides effective procedures and problem-solving strategies for overcoming them.Unique in its approach, each of the book's chapters addresses a common writing question or problem faced by writers. 265 Troubleshooting Strategies for Writers shows readers how to generate new ideas and organize them, polish their editing skills and avoid common grammatical errors, deal with writer's block, and much more.Get it written right now with this unique guide to solving the most common problems of crafting nonfiction writing C...
Writing Awards -- Stories, Poems, Creative Nonfiction
2007-12-07 04:44:00 Short stories, poetry and creative nonfiction manuscripts may be entered in the Salem College Center for Women Writers National Literary Awards! The winner in each genre will receive a prize of $1200. The two honorable mentions in each genre will receive $150. Awards Reynolds Price Short Fiction Award - A single short story up to 5,000 words.read more
By: Communati.com
Todat?s happy New York cat story (nonfiction, fortunately)
2007-09-26 19:09:00 Use 12? by 12? glazed ceramic tiles on the floor. Install the tiles diagonally to give a spacious look as though looking out across the ocean. For the most spacious look, use light blue-gray instead of darker shades. Vanity and Fixtures … ……
By: Fine Art Prints
The Essential Media Kit for the Nonfiction Author
2007-09-19 04:20:00 One of the most vital items an author must have in hardcopy and online is a media kit. Keep it in PDF format, and you will have everything you need in one place. You are creating something that contains all the information that a media representative will need when preparing an interview or writing a story. ...
By: Thyzone85.com
Dungy?s book becomes No. 1 nonfiction bestseller
2007-08-02 01:25:00 Six months after becoming the first black coach to win a Super Bowl, Tony Dungy is about to grab the No. 1 spot on The New York Times’ bestseller list. Read More: Associated Press
By: NFL Connection
ATTENTION!! All you Writers out there- Screenplay, Novelists, NonFiction
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By: BloggerHood
The Truth is Stranger Than Fiction/Nonfiction?
2007-06-15 21:10:00 --Occasionally I will be posting reviews of books, movies and music. Some of the reviews may be concerning classics or movies/music that came out a long time ago. Hopefully bringing things from the past into the blog will cause others to enjoy them. America is too obsessed with the now. Learn from the past. This book is the perfect start.--And the Waters Turned to Bloodby Rodney Barker (1998) Science can be looked at as a series of serendipitous accidents. These accidents lead to discoveries that in turn lead to conclusions and changes in how we perceive the world around us. And the Waters Turned to Blood chronicles, in novel form, one such case. The fact that this novel is based on true events is both a positive and a negative. On the one hand the reader is mystified at the end of the book and somewhat frightened about entering bodies of water ever again. Yet, we also have to question whether this attempt at toeing the line between fiction and nonfiction is anything but commerciali...
By: Motiveless Crime
my books - novels and nonfiction - and short fiction
2007-02-07 07:21:00 These are my published books, as of February 6, 2007Featured BooksThe Plot to Save SocratesMy critically acclaimed fifth novel is a blend of historical mystery and science fiction...a tale of time travel and ancient intrigue... New trade paperback edition just released! (Hardcover gift edition also still available.) Sierra Waters, a graduate student in the year 2042, is given a copy of a previously unknown Socratic dialogue in which a time traveler gives the philosopher a tempting plan to escape the hemlock... Sit back ...listen to me reading Chapter 1.... right here:powered by ODEO.... enjoy!Read what they're saying about the book, including brand new reviews on the occasion of the February 2007 release of the trade paperback edition..."...challenging fun" - Entertainment Weekly"Da Vinci-esque thriller" - New York Daily News"...a fun book to read" - Dallas Morning News"resonates with the current political climate . . . . heroine Sierra Waters is sexy as hell . . . . there's a bit...
By: Infinite Regress
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