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You can't copyright facts, but is news a category unto itself? Without legal protection for the "ownership" of news, what incentive does a news organization have to invest in producing quality journalism that serves the public good? This book explores the intertwined histories of journalism and copyright law in the United States and Great Britain, revealing how shifts in technology, government policy, and publishing strategy have shaped the media landscape.

Communication should be clear and concise, and we should get to the point quickly. The problem is we don’t always know how to do this. What does it mean to be concise? How can a complex topic be summarized in just a few lines? This award-winning book is a step-by-step guide for clear, concise communication in everyday work conversations. Being concise is not about trying to condense all the information into 60 seconds. It is about having clear intent, talking about one topic at a time, and focusing on solutions instead of dwelling on problems.

By the time Umberto Eco published his best-selling novel The Name of the Rose, he was one of Italy's most celebrated intellectuals, a distinguished academic and the author of influential works on semiotics. Some years before that, in 1977, Eco published a little book for his students, How to...

This volume celebrates six such languages - Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Old Irish, and Biblical Hebrew - by first introducing listeners to their most distinctive features, then showing how these linguistic traits play out in short excerpts from actual ancient texts. It explores, for instance, how Homer's Greek shows signs of oral composition, how Horace achieves striking poetic effects through interlaced word order in his Latin, and how the poet of Beowulf attains remarkable intensity of expression through the resources of Old English. 

Planning a trip to India and need to learn Hindi? Want to learn Hindi fast, quick, and easy? Need a reference for your upcoming trip to India? Need grammar, spelling, or just pronunciation of a word in the Hindi language? Want to know how to say common greetings in Hindi? Or , do you just need a study guide? All the answers are just one click away!

In this book, you'll discover how Napoleon Bonaparte mastered the use of the pregnant pause to grab attention, how Lady Margaret Thatcher punctuated her most serious speeches with the use of subtle props, how Ronald Reagan could win even the most hostile crowd with carefully timed wit, and much, much more. Whether you're addressing a small nation or a large staff meeting, you'll want to master the tips and tricks in Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln.

Not since Dickens has a writer had so many readers by the throat . . . King's imagination is vast. He knows how to engage the deepest sympathies of his readers . . . It is part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer. In the final chapters, King tells, in graphic details, the...

Noam Chomsky is widely known and deeply admired for being the founder of modern linguistics, one of the founders of the field of cognitive science, and perhaps the most avidly read political theorist and commentator of our time. In these lectures, he presents a lifetime of philosophical reflection on all three of these areas of research to which he has contributed for over half a century. 

Writing well is for school. Writing effectively is for life. Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink offer the most valuable practical writing advice today. Building on their own research in behavioral science, they outline cognitive facts about how people actually read and distill them into six...

“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”—Los Angeles Times From the beloved, legendary poet...

A main-stay of British children's literature through the 1920's, The Water Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby was written by Rev. Charles Kinglsey as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine in 1862-63.

Although some of the author's opinions seem dated now, the journey of a little chimney-sweep water-baby through rivers and storms, under sea and over icebergs, is still a wonderful adventure tale for children. The book was adapted into an animated film in 1978 and produced as a play at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2003.

Quick, easy and effortless. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Japanese fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take your Japanese to the next level with Paul Noble's simple, relaxed...

Para un aprendizaje mas rápido del inglés haga foco en estudiar los verbos utilizados con mayor frecuencia. Aprenda los 100 verbos que necesita para la vida cotidiana para referirse al pasado, al presente y al futuro. Enfoca tu aprendizaje del inglés en los verbos más utilizados. Aprende sólo las 100 verbos en inglés que necesitas para la vida cotidiana y para viajar. Uno de los errores más frecuentes al estudiar un idioma extranjero es que el estudiante no fija prioridades. Todas las palabras desconocidas reciben la misma atención.

Swedish is one of the less-spoken and rarer languages you’ll find around Europe and the world, which makes your interest in it very special! Because of this, we’ve created a very entertaining book that will help you master the language of Sverige, as Sweden is known in its native tongue. In this book, we have compiled over 100 conversational Swedish dialogues along with their translations into English, allowing new Swedish speakers to obtain the necessary tools to understand how to set a meeting, rent a car or tell a doctor that they don’t feel well.

Curso de inglés definitivo: Intermedio es un curso íntegramente diseñado para estudiar por cuenta propia y en él se sintetizan las principales líneas del sistema de enseñanza de Richard Vaughan. En Total son 25 lecciones en las cuales estudiaras todos los aspectos del inglés, Reading, listening, Grammar, Vocabulary, Speaking y Writing.

If you'd like to improve the ability of your students to learn English vocabulary by as much as 100%, 200%, even 300% (or more)... using simple memory techniques that they can learn in 15-20 minutes (or less), then this may be the most important book that you as a teacher of English will ever read.

Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic - and that with the right skills you could have won the argument. The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering Logical Fallacies is the clearest, boldest, and most systematic guide to dominating the rules and tactics of successful arguments.

This audiobook is not a traditional language method; it is a collection of short pieces, different from one another in length, topic, and difficulty, which will allow you to explore the Italian language from a direct, practical, and fun perspective. Through this audiobook, you will be able to learn new vocabulary, expressions, and constructions by listening to very inspiring, original, and typically Italian stories!

Introducing COOP-HSPT Vocabulary 3000, the most comprehensive audio course for COOP-HSPT vocabulary on the market. Learn how to master proper spelling, pronunciation, definitions, synonyms, and antonyms through the use of these unique audio exercises. There are three levels (easy, medium, and difficult) that each consists of 10 powerful exercises covering 100 words each. You'll discover high-frequency words that have appeared in previous COOP-HSPT exams, increasing your chance for better test results!

告别死记硬背的枯燥单词表，专为成年人定制的零基础英语听力训练，用沉浸式短篇故事唤醒你的语言本能。不论你是久疏英语的职场人，还是渴望自我提升却不知从何起步的学习者，都能在这段无压力的有声旅程中找到属于...