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All authors want to sell as many copies of their books as possible. They also want to raise their literary profile as high as possible. There are more new routes to publication and also for sales and marketing than ever before. But where does the author start in such a competitive market? This book sets out clearly the promotional tools available and advises which paths are likely to sell the highest number of copies and which will help to establish the writer's name as a published author. It takes careful planning and know-how, but there is nobody better to promote a book than its author.

If you want your characters to seduce like an interrogator, dominate like a profiler, and manipulate like an intelligence officer—you’re on the right track. Cops, Detectives, FBI agents, CIA operatives (if you ever get the rare chance to meet one), and top criminal attorneys—they’re more than just power players in sexy uniforms. They carry something deeper. It’s not just the badge, the suit, or the commanding stance—it’s knowledge. The psychological insight. The ability to read a person’s every tell, to spot desire before it’s spoken, to push just enough before pulling back.

"From Shy to Shine" is your comprehensive guide to conquering your fear of public speaking and becoming a confident and engaging presenter. This book provides practical techniques, actionable strategies, and insightful advice to help you understand your anxiety, master delivery skills, connect with your audience, and ultimately shine on stage. Transform your nervousness into confidence and inspire others with your message.

This is the book I wish I had when I got started in game design. And while it's loaded with tons of information on how to make games and get them published, the overall goal is transformation. Over the last 6 years, I've brought 15 games to market, and I have dozens more on the way. I've run 18 successful crowdfunding campaigns and generated over $1 million in sales.

This collection of essays from rhetoric authority and celebrated writing blogger David Murray applies his signature blend of humor and heart to a free-wheeling conversation about how we communicate in America.

With his trademark humor and flair, bestselling linguist John McWhorter busts the myths and shares the history of the most controversial language topic of our times: pronouns.

Why should I buy this book? This is not the first book that has dealt with Por and Para in Spanish, nor will it be the last. In truth, there are already lots of good books out there. So, what is it that sets this one apart? What's the difference that makes the difference? There's only one: This book will help you use Por and Para fantastically well, whether you have a good memory or not! Would you be surprised if we told you that everything you need to know about Por and Para is already available on the internet and written into book after book?

Imagine a Door intersperses craft insights, case studies, and checklists with personal stories about publishing and the emotional complexities of sending your work into the world. Is a writing routine worthwhile? How do you pinpoint the why behind your storytelling and use it to improve your manuscript? What makes a query letter stand out? What exactly is distribution? Does success mean selling a certain number of books or can we reframe our expectations in a less capitalistic way?

Before he'd covered dozens of World Series; before he'd written about countless hirings, firings, superstars, and scandals, Bill Madden was a cub reporter on one of his first assignments at Yankee Stadium—and manager Ralph Houk had just gone out of his way to spit tobacco juice all over Madden's shoes. “That’s Ralph’s way with rookie writers he doesn’t recognize,” came the explanation. “He doesn’t mean anything by it.”

Drawing from her twenty years of teaching experience and her bestselling Substack newsletter, For Dear Life, Maggie Smith breaks down creativity into ten essential elements: attention, wonder, vision, play, surprise, vulnerability, restlessness, tenacity, connection, and hope. Each element is explored through short, inspiring, and craft-focused essays, followed by generative writing prompts. Dear Writer provides tools that artists of all experience levels can apply to their own creative practices and carry with them into all genres and all areas of life.

М.В. Ломоносов писал, что русский язык сочетает великолепие испанского, живость французского, крепость немецкого, нежность итальянского, а сверх того богатство и сильную в изображениях краткость греческого и латинского языков. Но насколько точно мы понимаем то, что стоит за текстами, которые мы читаем или слышим? Насколько мы умеем выражать свои мысли? Пользуемся ли русским языком во всей полноте, не только соблюдая формальные правила орфографии и орфоэпии? И "правильно" ли мы обозначаем действительность, выбирая слова, когда мы пишем и говорим?

How to Become a Public Speaker by William Pittenger is a comprehensive guide designed to equip aspiring speakers with the necessary tools to communicate effectively and persuasively. Written in an engaging and instructive style, the book explores the fundamental principles of oratory, from organizing thoughts with clarity to delivering speeches with confidence and passion.

Na ponta da língua não busca ser um mero guia de etimologia. Mais do que ensinar ao leitor a origem das palavras, Caetano W. Galindo—autor de Latim em pó, êxito de crítica e público—nos dá as ferramentas para que possamos, também, ser investigadores do nosso português.

Coaches, Wellness Experts, and Entrepreneurs—Write Your Book Faster, Easier with AI! Struggling to find time or the right approach to writing your book? Stop the overwhelm—ChatGPT AI makes book writing faster, easier, and smarter than ever! The AI revolution is here! This book reveals a 9-step formula to write, publish, and launch a client-attraction book—without losing your unique voice and authenticity.

Partiendo de conceptos básicos (¿qué es una escena?, ¿qué es una secuencia?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax de un acto?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax de una película?) McKee muestra el misterio de las estructuras, explica las características de cada género, define la importancia de la ambientación, la diferencia entre la caracterización y la realidad de un personaje, en suma, todo aquello que hace que un guión destaque por encima de los demás.

Master the art of English grammar with this updated edition of the bestselling guide, The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need, featuring fresh examples and quizzes to test your knowledge, making it an invaluable resource for business professionals, students, and anyone looking to improve their English language proficiency.

John and Paul were more than friends, collaborators or rivals in the sense we normally understand those terms. They were both exceptionally intense young men who had the fabric of their world ruptured at a young age. There have been millions of words written about The Beatles, but this is the first book to focus on what lay at the heart of this phenomenon: the alchemy of two young men. Ian Leslie explores this volatile, madly creative quasi-marriage and misunderstood story. The result is a wildly enjoyable biography, told through the songs, which will make us see and hear John and Paul afresh.

Deve tenere una conferenza o una presentazione per il suo lavoro, la sua scuola o i suoi studi? Che si tratti di una breve presentazione o di un discorso più lungo nell'ambito di un seminario, le condizioni sono le stesse. Non è una di quelle persone che riescono a parlare senza timore di fronte ad altre persone e a tenere la sua presentazione in modo eloquente e sicuro? Al contrario: è nervoso e ha la sensazione, poco prima, di non riuscire a emettere un suono? La buona notizia è che parlare davanti ad altre persone si può imparare!

This Very Short Introduction to psycholinguistics is an accessible and engaging description of how people use language. Talking and understanding language probably seem like simple and straightforward skills, but research in psycholinguistics has shown that complex computations take place behind the scenes when you communicate with others. Recent debates concerning how AI tools such as ChatGPT work highlight some of these core questions about the language faculty and how it is that humans comprehend, produce, and learn language.

Als ambitionierte Person weißt du, wie entscheidend überzeugende Kommunikation für den Erfolg im Beruf und Privatleben ist. Doch oft fällt es schwer, deine Ideen effektiv zu vermitteln. Erkennst du dich hier wieder?