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The scholarly book proposal may be academia's most mysterious genre. You have to write one to get published, but most scholars receive no training on how to do so - and you may have never even seen a proposal before you're expected to produce your own. The Book Proposal Book cuts through the mystery and guides prospective authors step by step through the process of crafting a compelling proposal and pitching it to university presses and other academic publishers.

Breaking into freelance writing has gotten much easier for word-savvy entrepreneurs like you. But even in the golden age of content creation, you still need to know what it takes to launch and consistently pitch your services so you can grow and scale your freelance writing side hustle into a full-fledged career you really love. Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business is an easy-to-understand, introductory, and nontechnical approach to the world of freelance writing.

In an increasingly digital age, website content is the pinnacle launch pad that prompts your audience to act. Establish your brand values, determine the needs of your niche audience, and curate a website that highlights the exclusive opportunities only you can offer with Content is King as your go-to handbook.

An award-winning author and Stanford writing instructor demystifies the business of writing with this practical, procedural guide to creating successful pitches, impressing editors and agents, negotiating compensation, and more. Published multi-genre writer Laura Goode had an epiphany after...

A short, introductory guide to PDA for parents, extended family and professionals who are supporting a PDA child, with engaging illustrations throughout. Including explanations of the basics of PDA and how it can present, as well as straightforward advice on how best to meet the needs of the PDA...

This audiobook is a celebration of snacks in all their glorious forms, guaranteed to fill your day with snacking joy. It will take you from your morning coffee (cinnamon crumble cakes and cherry-marzipan hand pies) to your evening wine (oeufs durs mayonnaise and mushroom pate) via salsas, hot dips, crispy bits, crab nachos and frozen piña coladas in the sun. The Joy of Snacks will lift your spirits while satisfying your deepest snacking desires, helping you squeeze the joy out of life's big and small moments, whether it's party time or Monday morning.

Where we talk about the people, the pressures and the possibilities of Multi-Academy Trust leadership.

Thank you for selecting Wine Talks on your journey to learning about wine. We know that the most effective learning and appreciation comes through interactions. Rather than craft a book of written words on wine, of which there are many, we have opted to educate you through live conversations. We discuss wine from many angles so you'll walk away with a solid grasp on how it's made and how to buy it, all the way to how to taste for maximum enjoyment.

An investigative study of the far-right’s attack on education and an on-the-ground look at the parent activist battle, on either side of the debate, to control the future of public schools For well over a century, public schools have been a non-partisan gathering place and vital center of...

Мини-уроки английского от носителя — Laura Pickens (Лора / Лаура Пикенс). В каждом выпуске я объясняю самые частые ошибки русскоязычных учеников, разбираю культурные нюансы и показываю, как звучит настоящий американский английский — живой, естественный и интуитивный. Никакой зубрёжки, никаких скучных правил — только реальный язык,...

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?

Con la sua passione ha creduto nel cambiamento. Con la sua forza lo ha reso possibile. È l'autunno del 1894 e la ventiquattrenne Maria è una brillante studentessa di medicina. Eppure sono tempi difficili per una donna all'università: Maria non può neanche raggiungere il dipartimento di Anatomia senza essere accompagnata da un uomo. Nonostante questo, tra pregiudizi e umiliazioni, Maria riesce a studiare e ben presto inizia a lavorare come assistente in due ospedali romani.

Hi, welcome to my podcast Slow Italian with Laura, italiano lento con Laura.You will find episodes in simple and slow Italian, where I talk about interesting things about my life in Italy, about the language, or things that are happening in the world. When you are learning Italian, it is useful to have natural language that you can listen to, but at the same time you need something simple. This is the podcast for you!Learn Italian with me!Come join my Patreon if you need transcripts of the episodes to follow along: patreon.com/SlowItalianWithLaura

Join Laura Blair and Kayla Yeargin for AP Statistics highlights throughout the course.

Con acento ¡y en pañales! nace para acompañar a papás y mamás que quieren enseñar una segunda lengua a sus hijos desde el sentido común y sin fórmulas mágicas. Soy Laura, trabajo con idiomas y soy mamá de Sofía (10 meses) y he decidido lanzarme a una aventura que quiero compartir con todos vosotros: incorporar el inglés a la rutina diaria de casa. En este espacio desmentimos mitos comunes sobre el bilingüismo infantil, compartimos experiencias diarias, escuchamos historias reales de padres y profesionales, y ofrecemos recursos prácticos que encajan en el día a día de padres ...

Higher Education's Road to Relevance illustrates why change is needed in post-secondary education and offers practical solutions to pressing concerns. The authors, internationally recognized experts in college-level teaching and learning innovation, draw heavily from contemporary research to provide an integrative approach for post-secondary faculty, staff, and administrators of all levels. This timely book helps listeners identify the need for leadership in developing new networks and ecosystems of learning and workforce development.

Two young women, dormitory mates, embark on their education at a big state university. Five years later, one is earning a good salary at a prestigious accounting firm. With no loans to repay, she lives in a fashionable apartment with her fiance. The other woman, saddled with burdensome debt and a low GPA, is still struggling to finish her degree in tourism. In an era of skyrocketing tuition and mounting concern over whether college is "worth it", Paying for the Party is an indispensable contribution to the dialogue assessing the state of American higher education.

What do George and Laura Bush have in common with Dick and Jane? Well, both hail from prototypical WASP families. And, perhaps more to the point, both exhibit a natural resistance to moral complexity (i.e., reality). That's the premise of this hilarious new primer-style book in which George...

"Vuelve la escritora de novelas románticas más adictiva del 2015, sus historias tienen intrigas, pasión y no vas a dejar de leer cuando hayas comenzado." Hay que tener cuidado con los sueños, pues cuando llegan, te toca lidiar con ellos y no siempre son como esperabas… Bryan y Lusy tienen...

“Sin que importe quién es su interlocutor —desde Bernardo Hoyos hasta Amparo Grisales, desde Rodolfo Llinás hasta Alicia Machado—, María Elvira logra siempre volvérnoslo interesante, despertar nuestra atención y nuestras ganas de seguir el trazo de esa vida y esas ideas que se nos van apareciendo allí gracias al tino magistral con que ella las lleva”. Del Prólogo de Juan Esteban Constaín