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Getting your book published for dummies
Par Sarah Parsons Zackheim, Adrian Zackheim. 2000
Describes the publishing industry and emphasizes what budding authors need to know in order to have a book produced. Includes…
advice on dealing with negotiations, proposals, advances, options, rights, marketing, agents, and self-publishing on the Web. Foreword by Nelson DeMille. 2000L'étreinte des vents
Par Hélène Dorion. 2009
[...] Un jour on rencontre un être avec qui l'on prête tous les serments. Avec qui l'on fait tous les…
rituels, l'on invente toutes les danses. Puis chaque lien qui nous rattachait à la vie se rompt, le souffle est coupé. On avait oublié la leçon de l'arbre et du vent qui vient tout balayer. On avait oublié le recommencement toujours possible. Comme si, pour se rejoindre, il fallait véritablement aller au bout de soi-même, sans jamais se quitter. C'est comme une lente traversée, du crépuscule à l'aube, une histoire que je ne cesse de reprendre du début, pour qu'à la fin le cercle se transforme en spirale. -- 4e de couvBourgault (Histoire politique)
Par Jean-François Nadeau. 2007
"Parlez de Pierre Bourgault (19342003) et aussitôt les images fusent : l'orateur, le chroniqueur, le polémiste, le militant, l'original, le…
professeur, le batailleur, l'entêté. Ce personnage toujours haut en couleur incarne puissamment à lui seul toute une partie de l'histoire sociale et politique du Québec du XXe siècle. Jean-François Nadeau a suivi le parcours de cet homme complexe et profondément sensible, marqué au fer rouge des blessures qu'inflige une vie menée sans compromis de bout en bout, jusque dans la démesure que favorise la passion. En historien, il a scruté la jeunesse, la formation intellectuelle et les actions politiques de cet être profondément original qui fut d'abord connu d'un large public à titre de président du Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale (RIN). Il a interrogé près de deux cents témoins et disséqué nombre de documents d'archives souvent inédits à ce jour. Il a traqué, en un mot, cet homme sur la piste de sa vie. [...]" -- 4e de couvHistoire de la Tribune de la presse à Québec, 1871-1959 (Études québécoises)
Par Jocelyn Saint-Pierre. 2007
"La presse et le Parlement constituent deux rouages essentiels du fonctionnement de la démocratie québécoise. Ce livre retrace l'histoire de…
leurs rapports et de leurs tensions, depuis la première reconnaissance officielle de la Tribune de la presse en 1871 jusqu'à la mort de Duplessis en 1959. Jocelyn Saint-Pierre y présente l'évolution des techniques de communication et des pratiques journalistiques, en même temps qu'il délimite les grandes périodes de l'histoire politique du Québec. [...]" -- 4e de couvLe goût de Montréal (Le petit Mercure)
Par Marie-Morgane Le Moël. 2008
"Industrieuse et artiste, pauvre et riche, nord-américaine et latine : Montréal est faite de divisions dont la plus évidente reste…
celle de la langue. Montréal s'exprime en anglais ou en français, mais n'est ni française ni britannique... Incontestable pôle économique et touristique, la "ville Protée" s'impose aujourd'hui comme haut lieu de la culture francophone. Pour les auteurs européens, la métropole québécoise fut longtemps un symbole de l'outre-Atlantique exotique. Pour les écrivains canadiens, elle représenta un espace à reconquérir, après avoir longtemps été dédaignée au profit d'une littérature régionaliste. Blanche ou métissée, harmonieuse ou chaotique, Montréal est tout cela à la fois. Pour apprécier la cité-île, il faut se perdre dans ses quartiers modestes, où souvent opèrent des instants de magie. Balade sur les traces de Jacques Cartier, Sylva Clapin, Robert Charlebois, Stefan Zweig, Mordecai Richler, Régine Robin, Michel Tremblay, Émile Ollivier, Monique Proulx et bien d'autres..." -- 4e de couv"I have a dream": ces discours qui ont changé le monde
Par Dominique Jamet. 2008
"Il y a des mots qui portent celui qui les prononce et ceux qui les entendent au-dessus et au-delà d'eux-mêmes.…
Il y a des discours qui changent le cours des événements, le destin d'un pays, l'histoire du monde, l'âme humaine... Les hommes tombent et disparaissent. Leurs paroles survivent et éclairent leur tombeau comme une flamme éternelle. Et ce sont ceux que l'on a fait taire qui nous parlent le plus fort, écrit Dominique Jamet. Conquérir les foules et, qui sait, modifier le cours de l'Histoire : de Jean Jaurès au 14e dalaï-lama, les grands hommes ont dû recourir au souffle du verbe pour éveiller les consciences, frapper les imaginations, emporter l'adhésion. Quarante ans après l'assassinat de Martin Luther King, Dominique Jamet, journaliste et écrivain, ancien président de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, présente et commente vingt discours qui ont marqué le XXe siècle. Vingt morceaux d'éloquence signés Jaurès, Wilson, Gandhi, Roosevelt, Churchill, de Gaulle, Kennedy, Luther King, Che Guevara, Allende, Sadate, Badinter, Mitterrand, Jean Paul II, Arafat, Mandela, Chirac, Rabin ou encore Tenzin Gyatso, l'actuel dalaï-lama." -- 4e de couvNaked in Baghdad: The Iraq War As Seen By National Public Radio's Correspondent Anne Garrels
Par Anne Garrels. 2003
Veteran National Public Radio correspondent Anne Garrels, embedded with the U.S. military forces in Baghdad, chronicles her observations before and…
during the 2003 second Gulf War. Includes e-mails that her husband, Vint Lawrence, sent while she was gone and describes hardships endured by her Iraqi driver, Amer.Manipulating the Message: How Powerful Forces Shape the News
Par Cecil Rosner. 2023
Journalists hate the term fake news, but there’s a troubling reality: spin doctors routinely try to dupe them into reporting…
misleading and distorted stories.Check the news on any given day and here’s what you’ll find: Governments routinely lie. Companies inflate claims about their products and practices. Institutions release studies with misleading data meant to deceive. Police departments, infected by systemic racism, downplay crimes against Indigenous and racialized people.The public depends on the media to help them understand the world, but are journalists catching all the daily lies, omissions, and distortions? Shrinking newsrooms and an army of spin doctors mean journalists can get duped. Despite valiant efforts by a handful of investigative journalists, the truth is routinely left behind.Award-winning journalist Cecil Rosner insists there is something we can do about this. We can pressure news organizations to stop blindly regurgitating the firehose of press releases and focus instead on determining what is actually true. Rosner empowers readers by sharing his techniques for detecting misinformation and disinformation.Environmental Debates in Albania: Media Discourse during the Post-Communist Period
Par Deniz Çupi. 2023
This book investigates the role played by classical and digital media, and social networks in shaping debates on the environment.…
Providing a unique window of observation on environmental debates, the book explores the media theatre from the post-communist perspective of Albania. The work navigates the creation and development of environmental debate in Albania using evidence-based case studies, investigating the role of actors involved, who are closely related to the media, such as in business or politics. Environmental Debates in Albania offers an original insight on environmental debate, which is closely tied to and influenced by the place and culture within which it originates. Rich literature exists on global environmental issues, protests, policy and the rhetoric around climate change; this book supplies another piece to the puzzle through its focus on the under-researched area of environmental debate in post-communist and Eastern European countries.Millions of Suns: On Writing and Life (Writers On Writing)
Par M.C. Benner Dixon, Sharon McDermott. 2023
Millions of Suns is an open invitation for all writers to create something new. Each chapter features a pair of…
essays-in-dialogue between two working artists, Sharon Fagan McDermott and M. C. Benner Dixon, which addresses a specific writing element such as metaphor, inspiration, place, surprise, or imagery. These hybrid essays reveal how two very different writers approach the building blocks of their craft. Explore how white space intersects with grief, how the act of reading changes over a lifetime, or how “familiarity, in life and in stories, invites us in and gives us a hand to hold.” Witness the ways that race and climate change find their way onto the page. Learn how memory can be an act of betrayal or healing. With decades of combined teaching experience, McDermott and Benner Dixon share practical craft-of-writing advice with the reader, including over fifty engaging writing prompts to spark the creative process. These prompts guide readers toward the freedom and joy that comes with finding one’s authentic voice. Embracing both the painful and the playful, Millions of Suns is an ideal text for classrooms, professional development, or daily writing practice. Through humor, lyricism, and poignancy, the fundamental message of the book remains the same for newcomers and career authors. Let Millions of Suns open a door for you into your creative work, inviting imagination, memory, and inspiration into your writing life.El mundo entonces
Par Martín Caparrós. 2023
*Premio Ortega y Gasset de Periodismo a la trayectoria profesional 2023* El mundo entonces es un fascinante retrato de nuestro…
presente, una herramienta que sirve para definir qué hacemos, quiénes somos, quiénes –quizá– seremos. «Martín Caparrós, uno de los más geniales cronistas contemporáneos, depura de manera exquisita, emocionada, vibrante y distanciada una prosa de un poderío narrativo excepcional». Fernando R. Lafuente, ABC Cultural El mundo entonces es una guía para entender el mundo en que vivimos. Escrito –propone Caparrós– por una historiadora del siglo XXII, resume y entrecruza los principales hilos conductores de nuestra organización social, económica, política y cultural para ofrecernos un panorama general de nuestra sociedad en el fin de la Era del Fuego. Sus capítulos incluyen desde la explosión demográfica hasta los cambios en el amor, la familia y la situación de las mujeres, pasando por las nuevas formas del trabajo, la irrupción de la IA, el poder de las grandes corporaciones digitales y su peso en nuestras vidas, el avance chino y el descrédito de las democracias, los cambios en el ocio y la alimentación, las nuevas formas de hacer la guerra y las viejas formas de creer en dioses. Todo contado de una forma sencilla y amena, enriquecida por análisis y datos que iluminan nuestra realidad con nuevos sentidos, miradas diferentes.Una primera aproximación a este proyecto fue publicada a lo largo de varios meses en El País. Este libro es su versión actualizada y aumentada con los perfiles de 25 personajes que definen nuestra época, desde Putin o Messi o Elisabeth Holmes hasta una pastora mongola o un príncipe de las islas Marshall o una obrera bengalí. Sobre el autor y su obra se ha dicho:«Un exquisito de la escritura y un lector omnívoro [...] Caparrós es una manera de ver y de entender el mundo».Carles Geli, Babelia «Caparrós es un maestro de la crónica».Juan Villoro, Reforma «Su prosa y su mirada son un reactivo fuerte para almas sensibles o amigas de lo políticamente correcto».Leila Guerriero, El País«El mejor cronista actual de América Latina: un soberbio entrevistador, un viajero dotado de cultura enciclopédica y de una fina ironía».Roberto Herrscher, La Vanguardia «El autor argentino despliega en Ñamérica el retrato coral de un continente marcadopor los tópicos literarios, el maniqueísmo histórico y la desigualdad económica».Andrea Aguilar, Babelia, El País «El conjunto es el resultado deun esfuerzo superheroico por contar y pensar de nuevo —y con nuevas ideas— medio continente».Jorge Carrión, La Vanguardia (sobre Ñamérica)In diesem Open-Access-Buch geht es um die Frage, wie Leser*innen in Deutschland automatisiert generierte Nachrichten wahrnehmen und welche Bedeutung sie…
den Verfahren im Journalismus zuschreiben. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage, ob das Publikum dem automatisierten Journalismus vertraut und welche Einflussfaktoren bei dieser Entscheidung eine Rolle spielen. Zur empirischen Überprüfung wurden Focus Groups mit gezielt rekrutierten Leser*innen eingesetzt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass es keine monokausalen Antworten auf die Frage nach dem Vertrauen der Lesenden in automatisierten Journalismus gibt. Grundsätzlich stehen sie dem Technologieeinsatz neutral und gleichzeitig neugierig sowie – vor allem mit Blick auf die Zukunft – skeptisch gegenüber. Die Teilnehmenden fordern einen transparenten Umgang der Medienorganisationen mit automatisierter Berichterstattung und wollen mehr Informationen zum Einsatz, zur Verbreitung und zur Technologie haben. Als Einflussfaktoren auf die Vertrauensbewertung wurden ausgewählte Personen- sowie Text- und Publikationsmerkmale und Eigenschaften des Untersuchungsgegenstands getestet. Hohe Relevanz haben erkennbar die Angst vor gezielter Manipulation, die individuellen Vorstellungen über Künstliche Intelligenzen sowie die Kontingenz von Texten.Dies ist ein Open-Access-Buch.(Mis)Representing Weight and Obesity in the British Press: Fear, Divisiveness, Shame and Stigma
Par Tara Coltman-Patel. 2023
This book is a linguistic analysis of the British obesity media narrative, analysing a large corpus of published newspaper articles…
to demonstrate how the language used perpetuates common misconceptions and stereotypes about weight and obesity, and then exploring the sociological effects of these widespread conceptualisations. Weight stigma and weight bias are misunderstood issues, and often underestimated in terms of their prevalence and effect by society at large. The author examines topics including the role of power and persuasion, the use of metaphor, the personal stories of members of the general public, and the gendered real-life consequences of arbitrary weight standards to provide a linguistic driven study of obesity in news media. Obesity is an issue which sits at the intersection of science and the humanities, and as such, although the research methods used are firmly situated within the field of Linguistics, this book will also be of interest to readers from fields as diverse as Sociology, Fat Studies, Media Studies, Medicine and Psychology.The Burgess Shale: The Canadian Writing Landscape of the 1960s (The CLC Kreisel Lecture Series)
Par Margaret Atwood. 2017
“Atwood provides a window into her own early writing days . . . a treasure for readers interested in Canadian literature because…
this is where it all began.” —Prairie Fire Review of Books“The outburst of cultural energy that took place in the 1960s was in part a product of the two decades that came before. It’s always difficult for young people to see their own time in perspective: when you’re in your teens, a decade earlier feels like ancient history and the present moment seems normal: what exists now is surely what has always existed.”In this short work, Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale and “Canada’s most famous writer” (The New Yorker), compares the Canadian literary landscape of the 1960s to the Burgess Shale, a geological formation that contains the fossils of many strange prehistoric life forms. The Burgess Shale is not entirely about writing itself, however: Atwood also provides some insight into the meager writing infrastructure of that time, taking a lighthearted look at the early days of the institutions we take for granted today—from writers’ organizations, prizes, and grant programs to book tours and festivals.“Allows the reader a brief glimpse into the mind of a great writer and her perspective and experience living through what would now seem to many the Stone Age of the Canadian writing scene . . . invaluable and very readable.” —Canadian LiteratureA Journal for Bad Days: Self-Care Strategies to Get Present When Things Aren't Perfect
Par Eveline Helmink. 2023
Get through the tough times with dozens of prompts and activities in this companion journal to the popular Handbook for…
Bad Days.A Journal for Bad Days provides the tools to help you through tough times. Inside, you will find questions to ponder while facing the worst days with courage, compassion, and your head held high. This journal provides sixty prompts inspired by the topics referenced in the popular Handbook for Bad Days, including the benefits of a good cry, the importance of a social media detox, the power of saying &“yes, but…&”, and the gift of an apology. In these prompts, you can document your personal stories, thoughts, and intimate contemplations about grief, living in the present, ego, and more. Bad days are part of being human, but they no longer have to control you. Instead, you can take charge of your low days and transform them, and yourself.Writing Their Future Selves: Instructional Strategies to Affirm Student Identity
Par Miriam Plotinsky. 2023
Whatever subject you teach, you can encourage students’ sense of self-worth. “I’m a bad writer” is a disclaimer every secondary…
teacher has heard many times. Overcoming that negative self-image, Plotinsky argues, is key to helping students build a positive academic identity—and because of the vulnerability associated with sharing what we write, the benefits of interrupting this particular form of deficit thinking extend far beyond English class. Drawing on her years of experience as an English teacher and literacy specialist, Miriam Plotinsky uses writing instruction as a powerful vehicle to examine how teachers can help students build a sense of themselves as legitimate, valuable contributors to the world around them. The chapters move fluidly through ways to build capacity such as celebrating student voice, separating grading from class participation, giving feedback that inspires trust, and avoiding the labeling of students. Along the way, teachers in other content areas contribute insights into how the identity-building strategies in the book can be applied to their own disciplines.The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care: Do Less, Achieve More, and Live the Life You Want
Par Suzanne Falter. 2019
Discover the transformative power of self-care! This comprehensive handbook offers practical strategies and expert advice to help you do less, achieve…
more, and live the life you truly desire.Optimize your productivity: Learn efficient techniques to manage your time, prioritize tasks, and streamline your daily routines, enabling you to accomplish more with less effort.Cultivate a fulfilling life: Explore strategies for aligning your goals, values, and passions, empowering you to create a life that brings you joy, satisfaction, and a sense of purpose.Tailor self-care to your busy schedule: Gain practical insights on incorporating self-care rituals and practices into your hectic lifestyle, finding moments of tranquility and rejuvenation amidst your demanding responsibilities.Nurture your mind, body, and soul: Explore a variety of self-care techniques, including mindfulness, meditation, exercise, nutrition, sleep, and stress management, equipping you with tools to nourish and replenish every aspect of your being.Overcome guilt and embrace self-compassion: Learn to overcome the guilt associated with taking time for yourself, and develop a mindset of self-compassion that allows you to prioritize your needs without sacrificing your commitments.Create sustainable habits: Acquire expert guidance on building sustainable self-care habits that become an integral part of your daily routine, ensuring long-term well-being and personal growth.The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care is a game-changing resource for any woman seeking to reclaim her time, prioritize her well-being, and live a life filled with purpose, accomplishment, and self-fulfillment.This book is perfect if you are looking for:Self-care books for womenSelf-care gifts for womenSelf affirmations for womenStress-management booksPractical suggestions for taking care of yourselfHow to ask for help and set boundariesThe road to soothing self-care is right in front of you—all you have to do is say yes to the journey and take the first step.LOL 101: A Kid's Guide to Writing Jokes
Par David Roth, Rinee Shah. 2023
As seen on THE TODAY SHOW! A 2023 Good Housekeeping Kids Book Award Pick! Want to write your own jokes? This book…
shows you how!Packed with fun-filled illustrations, easy-to-follow exercises, and sample jokes, this humorous how-to joke book for kids proves that with a little elbow grease, anyone can write jokes that really make people LOL. Covering everything from surprise to wordplay to visual jokes―plus tips on how to perform a joke so it lands―LOL 101 is the approachable and (of course) funny guide for any kid ready to channel their inner comedian. FUN-FILLED ACTIVITY: Never before has a book for kids so clearly distilled joke-writing into such simple—and fun—steps! This book will have kids excited to channel their creativity and silliness into clever jokes that will make friends and family LOL. EASY TO READ: Highly visual and perfect for reluctant readers, this lighthearted guide makes it easy for any kid to start cooking up jokes right away.TONS OF NEW JOKES: This book is packed with joke examples, giving young joke tellers plenty of new material even before they start crafting their own. CONFIDENCE BUILDING: Telling jokes and spreading laughter helps kids make friends, build social skills, and have fun. Writing and telling their own jokes encourages kids to grow their confidence and stretch their creative muscles!GREAT FOR LEARNING: This book naturally introduces subjects like wordplay, contrast, surprise, imagery, storytelling, hyperbole, and even speech and performance. This book is also the perfect classroom tool to get kids learning and laughing.Perfect for:Kids joke book fans and joke-loving children of all agesYoung writers and performersParents and gift-givers seeking activity books for kids who love humor, stand-up, and other comic artsTeachers looking for unique ways to teach creative writingStyle: The Basics of Clarity and Grace
Par Joseph Bizup, Joseph Williams. 2015
Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace reflects the wisdom and clear authorial voice of Williams' best-selling book, Style: Lessons…
in Clarity and Grace, while streamlining every chapter to create a very brief, yet powerfully direct guide to writing with style. The concise clarity of this book makes it a handy reference for anyone interested in good writing--as well as a quick and ideal guide for freshman composition courses, writing courses across the disciplines, and as a supporting text in courses that require clear and direct writing. Style: The Basics covers the elemental principles of writing that will help students diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of their prose quickly and revise effectively. The text features principles of effective prose written in Williams' hallmark conversational style, offering reason-based principles, rather than hard and fast rules, for successful, effective writing.The Edge of Change: Women in the Twenty-First-Century Press
Par Deb Price, Ellen Goodman, Margaret Sullivan, Kathleen Carroll, Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Pamela J. Creedon, Helen E Fisher, Catalina Camia, Paula Lynn Ellis, Sharon Grigsby, Carol Guzy, Kirsten Hampton, Cathy Henkel, Pamela J. Johnson, Jane Kirtley, Jan Leach, Caroline Little, Wanda S. Lloyd, Arlene Notoro Morgan, June O. Nicholson, Geneva Overholser, Marty Petty, Donna M Reed, Sandra Mims Rowe, Peggy Simpson, Julia Wallace, Keven Ann Willey. 2008
Containing nearly three dozen original essays penned by the nation's leading newspaper journalists, editors, and executives, this book advances current…
discussions regarding women in journalism. Surveying the past quarter century, the book's contributors highlight the unprecedented influence American women have had on the news industry, especially newspapers, and look ahead to the future for women in news. Acclaimed anthropologist and author Helen E. Fisher adds her perspective in examining the role of women across millennia and how the talents of women are changing social and economic life in this global age. Prominent female voices in journalism provide critical perspectives on the challenges women face in today's news organizations, such as connecting with diverse audiences, educating readers about international issues and cultures, maintaining credibility, negotiating media consolidation and corporate pressures, and overcoming the persistent barriers to professional advancement. A powerful and complex assessment of how women are transforming the news industry, The Edge of Change explores how the news industry might implement further reforms aimed at creating a more inclusive journalistic community. Contributors are Catalina Camia, Kathleen Carroll, Pamela J. Creedon, Paula Lynn Ellis, Helen E. Fisher, Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Ellen Goodman, Sharon Grigsby, Carol Guzy, Kirsten Scharnberg Hampton, Cathy Henkel, Pamela J. Johnson, Jane Kirtley, Jan Leach, Caroline Little, Wanda S. Lloyd, Arlene Notoro Morgan, June O. Nicholson, Geneva Overholser, Marty Petty, Deb Price, Donna M. Reed, Sandra Mims Rowe, Peggy Simpson, Margaret Sullivan, Julia Wallace, and Keven Ann Willey.