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.The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published
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by: Rachael Stock

October 24, 2005
I am so pleased I bought this book. I have become a little tired of the "this is the way you must write" and 'don't bother because you won't get it published anyway" books. I had written a children's book (the first in a series) and simply did not know how to reach the publishers or agents. I now have a copy of the Children's Writers and Artists Yearbook, a good letter, a synopsis and a properly formatted three chapter introduction and I am underway at last. Time will tell if anyone likes it, but them I would never know if it just sat on my computer would I?
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.The Rare Record Price Guide (Record Collector Magazine)
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by: Record Collector 2008

October 04, 2006
I think this is the best guide for serious collectors of records. It doesn't cover classical music, but does include music from shows as well as all singles and albums that are worth over five pounds, depending on the quality of the records. Many people think they have valuable records because they are old, but this isn't always the case. You have to check the record label, catalogue number and release date first, and this book is excellent for that. It also helps if you intend to sell your records as you will then know how much to expect and then you won't get ripped off
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.The Writer's Handbook 2008
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by: Barry Turner

August 03, 2007
There are two books on the market which are widely touted as 'must-haves' for any writer looking to get into publication. One is this book, "The Writer's Handbook" (TWH), published by Macmillan. Its rival, the "Writers' and Artists' Yearbook" (W&AY), is published by A&C Black. Both contain roughly the same extensive listings of publishers, agents, print media, TV/radio producers, festivals, writing courses etc. You only really need one of them - but which one?

In truth there's little to choose between them. Much will come down to personal preference regarding the layout of the two books, and so if you can get the chance to compare them before you buy, all the better. However, to me the W&AY appears the more polished product, with a clearer ... Read More:
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.The Writer's Handbook 2009: 816
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by: B. Turner

July 25, 2008
There are two books on the market which are widely touted as 'must-haves' for any writer looking to get into publication. One is this book, "The Writer's Handbook" (TWH), published by Macmillan. Its rival, the "Writers' and Artists' Yearbook" (W&AY), is published by A&C Black. Both contain roughly the same extensive listings of publishers, agents, print media, TV/radio producers, festivals, writing courses etc. You only really need one of them - but which one?

In truth there's little to choose between them. Much will come down to personal preference regarding the layout of the two books, and so if you can get the chance to compare them before you buy, all the better. However, to me the W&AY appears the more polished product, with a clearer ... Read More:
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.Freelance Proofreading and Copy-editing: A Guide
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by: Trevor Horwood

1995-06
The explanation of the publishing process and of proofreading/copy-editing within it is quite useful for anyone unfamilar with this area. But when you read that a computer may be 'nice to play with but not essential' (p11) you realise that this book is hopelessly out-of-date. Advice on contacting potential clients is simplistic (be polite and friendly!). The exercises are the best part - getting a good proportion of them right does encourage you to believe you can do the job. Oh, and I spotted an error (p37 halfway down: the numerous howlers... testifies). Overall, there is a need for a complete re-write - or someone else to come up with a 21st century version.
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.The Glass Castle
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by: Jeannette Walls

May 04, 2006
Such a shocking account of how some children draw the lot of having parents who are quite unsuited to raising a family. JW writes with such accuracy and style that it disturbs at the same time as lifts your spirts. The child and youth of JW was so painful and yet her personality takes you through this journey in such a way that you feel she could live through any hardship and yet still stand back and view the situation with such objectivity and intelligence that it would carry her through to a better place. A moving and deft read, comparing this to Eat, Pray, Love, another memoir that I have recently read, is like comparing haute-cuisine to a fastfood.
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.The Library at Night
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by: Alberto Manguel

April 29, 2008
Having been spellbound by A History of Reading, his fascinating and wide-ranging account of how reading has been part of life through the ages, I was pleased to find another work by Manguel on the matter of books, in this case libraries. And it is again wide-ranging and well researched, touching on libraries and book collections and collectors from ancient times to the present day, from mediaeval storerooms to the donkey library service of Columbia, along with many descriptions of Manguel's own library and his clear love affair with books and their keeping.

Ultimately though, I found this a disappointing work, a strange mix of too much detail and too little, too broad a topic and yet too many unimportant facts given; I also didn't find the writing ... Read More:
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.Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
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by: David Weinberger

May 01, 2007
If you don't know what a lumper is, or what a splitter is, you should read this book. In fact, you should read this book anyway - especially if you work in a place with a network drive, do any kind of filing, work with anybody who does any kind of filing.

I'm splitting too much. If you store information in any shape or form, then you should read this book. It's fairly obvious that the future will be full of information and data - this books about that and it's good.

If you like the sound of this, you might like Glut: The Deep History of Information Science: Mastering Information Through the Ages too.
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.50 Self-help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life from Timeless Sages to Contemporary Gurus
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by: Tom Butler-Bowdon

January 30, 2003
In both this volume and in 50 Success Classics, Butler-Bowdon has selected and then provided a rigorous examination of carefully selected works which have had, for decades, a profound impact on those who read them and then applied the principles which their respective authors affirm. In this instance, inspiration and guidance to transform one's life. There are several reasons why I hold this volume in such high regard. Here are three.

First, Butler-Bowdon has assembled excerpts and focused on key points from a wide variety of works which include (with authors listed in alphabetical order, as in the book), Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, Robert Bly's Iron John, Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers' The Power of Myth, Dale Carnegie's How to Win ... Read More:
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.The Seven Lives of John Murray: The Story of a Publishing Dynasty
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by: Humphrey Carpenter

July 10, 2008
In both this volume and in 50 Success Classics, Butler-Bowdon has selected and then provided a rigorous examination of carefully selected works which have had, for decades, a profound impact on those who read them and then applied the principles which their respective authors affirm. In this instance, inspiration and guidance to transform one's life. There are several reasons why I hold this volume in such high regard. Here are three.

First, Butler-Bowdon has assembled excerpts and focused on key points from a wide variety of works which include (with authors listed in alphabetical order, as in the book), Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, Robert Bly's Iron John, Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers' The Power of Myth, Dale Carnegie's How to Win ... Read More:
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