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No less than 150 classic western movies are surveyed, ranging from super productions like "The Big Country", "Destry Rides Again", "The Mark of Zorro", "Red River", "The Searchers", "The Spoilers" and "Unconquered" to the output of such popular "B" western film stars as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Randolph Scott, William Boyd, Johnny Mack Brown, Tim Holt and Wayne Morris. Plus a big tip of the sombrero to Charles Starrett and John Wayne.
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McKenna's second collection of in-depth interviews with some of the 20th century's most brilliant cultural icons. Kristine McKenna's work as a journalist began in the late-1970s, when she covered the Los Angeles punk scene for various domestic and international publications. During the '80s and '90s she wrote art, film and music criticism, and profiled directors, musicians and visual artists for a variety of publications including Artforum, Playboy, Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times and New York Rocker.
Talk to Her is McKenna's second collection (the first was 1999's Book of Changes) of favorite interviews culled from McKenna's files, and the book reveal's McKenna's highly intimate technique as an interviewer. That she manages to get such candor out of her subjects is remarkable.
The stunning list of interview subjects includes: Filmmaker Robert Altman; Jackie Onassis's cousin Edie Beale; punk rocker and poet Exene Cervenka; the musician Elvis Costello; surf guitar legend Dick Dale; the postmodern critic Jacques Derrida; Beat poet Allen Ginsberg; Television's Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine; art curator Walter Hopps; Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde; country music legend Rickie Lee Jones; the Sex Pistols' John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten); singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell; the Rabbi Jonathan Omer-Man; punk rock legend Joey Ramone; New York rock legend Lou Reed; the actress Eva Marie Saint; and the recently-departed Joe Strummer of the Clash. Also included are brief oral histories of Andy Warhol and Orson Welles.
Talk to Her also includes portraits of each interview subject by some of the best cartoonists in the world, including Daniel Clowes, Charles Burns, Phoebe Glockner, Tony Millionaire, Jeff Wong and others.
Customer Reviews:
A Fun, Important Book.......2005-09-09
A celebrity with the chance to be interviewed by Kristine McKenna is one mighty lucky celebrity indeed. Ms. McKenna refuses to delve into the tabloid gossip of their lives, focusing instead on drawing out their insights about the human condition. She wants these people to explain inspiration, fame, ambition, enchantment... and by reading her subjects well, and expertly pacing her lines of inquiry, she almost always succeeds. A magnificent achievement, given how jaded and suspicious most of her interviewees tend (at least initially) to be. Ms. McKenna is a far more accomplished and insightful interviewer than Fresh Air's Terry Gross, in my opinion.
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This digital document is an article from Ebony, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 2770 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Ebony interview with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: the country's top diplomat talks about race, the president and embracing her Blackness.(Interview)(Biography)
Author: Kevin Chappell
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Ebony (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 61
Issue: 1
Page: 194(5)
Article Type: Interview, Biography
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This digital document is an article from Fem, published by Difusion Cultural Feminista, A.C. on June 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1498 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: La vida difícil. (una prostituta mexicana habla sobre su vida)(TT: The tough life) (TA: a Mexican prostitute talks about her life)(Interview)
Author: Carmina Capistrán
Publication:
Fem (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1997
Publisher: Difusion Cultural Feminista, A.C.
Volume: v21
Issue: n171
Page: p19(2)
Article Type: Interview
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Title: Madam speaker: a Scholastic Kid Reporter talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about her job--and America's future.(News Special)(Interview)
Author: Gale Reference Team
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Junior Scholastic (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 12, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 109
Issue: 14
Page: 6(2)
Article Type: Interview
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This digital document is an article from Instructor (1990), published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1458 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Meet the author Katherine Paterson: we talk with her about her years as a teacher and the story behind Bridge to Terabithia.(Interview)
Author: Hannah Trierweiler
Publication:
Instructor (1990) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 116
Issue: 5
Page: 41(3)
Article Type: Interview
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This digital document is an article from International Midwifery, published by International Confederation of Midwives on September 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1227 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Meet the President! Caroline Weaver talks of her experience in a key ICM role: Caroline Weaver was elected as ICM vice-president in 1999, and president in 2002. Elizabeth Duff asks her to look both back in time--and forward to July 2005!(Interview)
Author: Elizabeth Duff
Publication:
International Midwifery (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2004
Publisher: International Confederation of Midwives
Volume: 17
Issue: 5
Page: 58(2)
Article Type: Interview
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Randy Gilbert was privileged to interview Peggy McColl on The Inside Success Show.
The topic for today is "Smart Success." Right away you might ask, isn't that the only kind? And, for the most part you're right. However, there are varying degrees to the level of success you can achieve, depending on what you know and what actions you take, and more importantly that bring you happiness and fulfillment along the way.
This special guest is an expert in knowing the right actions and has some proven tools that can help you step into action in way that brings you confidence and joy throughout your journey. She says that she has discovered there are specific things that successful people do, not only to achieve high levels of success, but to create a totally fulfilling life where, in addition to having success, they enjoy it.
If you are a goal-seeker, and need a boost to define and conquer your goals so you can reach your maximum potential in a fulfilling way, then find a quiet well-lit place to read this interview.
Here's just a few of the things you'll learn on this interview:
* How Peggy McColl was the first in her family to break out of the mold of low expectations.
* What are the 3 best ways to set your intentions from your desires
* How you can realize your goals through SMART action
* Why learning from the top experts puts you way ahead of the crowd.
* The Ultimate '9th' Secret to SMART Success
* And much, much more ...
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Randy Gilbert was privileged to interview Rosalind Gardner on The Inside Success Show.
The topic for today's interview is "affiliate marketing on the internet" which has become a very steady income for home-based internet businesses. Some people say there isn't any money selling other people's things so it's not worth your time.
This special guest says those people are crazy and a bunch of negative thinking people. She says, there's plenty of money to be made as an affiliate and holds herself out as the perfect example, because she regularly earns 30 to 50 thousand dollars per month. "If I can do it, then I figure just about anyone who knows how to read and tie their shoes can do it."
If you're looking for a way to work at home, either full time or part-time, and have fun promoting products that you believe in, then this is a great interview for you to read.
Here's just a few of the things you'll learn on this interview:
* How Rosalind Gardner started out as an Air Traffic Controller and quit her job when she began earning $10,000/month as an affiliate
* What is a Super Affiliate and 3 reasons why you want to be one
* How you can start your business for less than $100
* Why it's important to pick products that interest you and that you can be passionate about
* What is the one BIG mistake average affiliates make that kills their business
* And much, much more ...
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This digital document is an article from Jet, published by Thomson Gale on August 20, 2007. The length of the article is 1006 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Star Jones: shares her view about new show, new attitude and transformation.(Interview)
Author: Margena A. Christian
Publication:
Jet (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 20, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 112
Issue: 7
Page: 62(4)
Article Type: Interview
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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on October 1, 2004. The length of the article is 917 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Starr's tough talk hides the nerd in her heart.(people)(Interview)
Author: Suzanne Methot
Publication:
Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: October 1, 2004
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 22
Issue: 7
Page: 14(2)
Article Type: Interview
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Customer Reviews:
Creative, but too unrealistic.......2007-09-25
Traps described in this books are much more interesting than standard ones, but absolutely unrealistic. Can you believe that somebody will use a teleporter for... throwing a victim some yards up, in order to drop him on the spike? If I'll make a teleporter trap, it will be MUCH more effective.
But if your players are not interested in realism of your D&D world - this book will be excellent for you. Game mechanics described in it is very interesting.
For when you want to kill an adventuring party.......2007-09-18
The original Grimtooth's Traps books were loaded with devilishly inventive and horribly deadly traps, really only suitable for a DM who wanted to kill an adventuring party. This update to those classic traps preserves the original creativity, while giving a DM Search and Disable Device DCs for each trap, giving PCs a _slightly_ increased chance of survival. However, what really makes this book shine is the detailed descriptions of each and every trap. The perfect cure for everyone who's tired of the standard: "Trap: CR 2, poison darts, trip wire trigger, Search DC 12, Disable DC 15." I highly recommend this book to all D&D players; whether or not you use the traps in the book, they're simply fun to read.
An archive of the Grimtooth trap series.......2007-09-15
This tome is a compilation of the Best of the Grimtooth's trap series. The majority of these traps will kill off a character. The last chapters of the book contain adventures, Traps Bizaar and the Dungeon of Doom, which are cool but again will kill off a party...
Great resource.......2006-01-20
Short and sweet.... It has everything I liked about the original books and is in a format that I can use to easily torture my players. Good stuff!
Absolutely Essential.......2006-01-08
Short review time, this is probably the only off-brand book that I would consider essential to any half-decent DM. For anyone who complains that D&D is far too combat oriented, put a couple of the more vicious traps from this book in their path. Granted, a lot of them have a very cheesy 2nd edition feel to them, but even those provide inspiration for your own traps, and 90% of this book is PURE genius.
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Do your business memos get the results you want?Do you panic when it's time to write your monthly sales report, or that deal-clinching letter to a potential client?If so, you're not alone.Many people who write on the job feel unsure about their skills, and wish there were simple guidelines for getting started and expressing themselves in winning ways.Wilma Davidson's clear, practical guide to business writing has established itself as a steady seller and an excellent primer for anyone who writes on the job.You'll find examples, cartoons, and anecdotes to illustrate what makes all types of business writing work.Newly updated, this edition includes tips for perfecting your online writing and PowerPoint presentations and offers sample memos and letters for you to use.Topics include how to: * Create that all-important opening * Choose a layout that enhances readability * Spot the words and phrases that clutter most business writing * Cut out cliches, redundant words, stiff language, and all forms of bias * Achieve just the right note of persuasion or humor * Use tables, graphs, flow charts, and other visuals effectively * Write with confidence, clarity, style, and power"Wilma Davidson gently guides you past the terror of the blank page with humor and practical advice on how to write well.Be sure to include this book in your tool kit for success in business." (Jon Kraushar, President, Kraushar Communications, debate coach for Dick Cheney, and coauthor of You Are the Message)
Customer Reviews:
Hits the mark--and helps you hit it, too.......2007-07-28
Wilma Davidson's _Business Writing: What Works, What Won't_ is that rare book that fully addresses its title's premise. This book will have you writing more effective business correspondence and documents right away.
As a freelance commercial writer, my work depends on skillfully communicating on point. This book shows how to do just that. Davidson minces no words, either. She finds the current state of business writing deplorable, filled with pointless buzzwords, passive voice, data overload, and too much pomposity. She gears her book to addressing those major problems and does so effortlessly.
You'll learn how to
* Restructure documents for quick reading
* Tighten sentences and paragraphs by eliminating extraneous words and phrases
* Use "real English" instead of business buzzwords that hinder communication
* Move from dull, passive voice to a more natural active voice that holds readers' attention
* And much more.
Best of all, the author provides numerous outstanding examples of the distinctions between poorly written documents and their more professionally written counterparts. The book includes quizzes, asking readers to fix broken paragraphs and sentences. Unlike some other books that test readers, Davidson provides her suggestions for those fixes so the reader isn't left to wonder what the repair might be. Her section on switching from passive to active voice may be one of the best I've ever read, offering illustrations and clever examples that help beginning business writers grasp the concept.
Considering I work as a writer and have read on the topic widely, it's a rarity for me to pick up a book on the subject of writing and say, "What a superlative book!" _Business Writing; What Works, What Won't_ is just that, and I recommend it without hesitation. If business writers read this book and put its recommendation into practice, we'll have a whole lot less of "It is suggested that we leverage a paradigm shift" and more of "Let's try a new direction."
The Book Does Work.......2006-12-01
Business Writing: What Works, What Won't is a business writing book that indeed does work very well. The author gets right to the point and gives just the right amount of information on most business writing aspects, with a terrific section on e-mail and letters. She uses humor throughout the guide, making an otherwise dry subject more entertaining. More importantly, the book is full of useful examples that illustrate the rule, technique, or principle discussed. For example, she doesn't just urge the reader to use the active voice, she includes almost a dozen examples of the proper way to use the active voice (and avoid the passive voice). Highly recommended.
My Students Love it Too!.......2003-04-21
The open, inviting and easy-to-read format was the first thing that attracted me to Wilma Davidson's book. Next was the content. She covers all the major areas that most people need to work on to become more effective and efficient writers. Her book provides solid, practical information right up front, with a of easy-to-understand examples. Last but not least is the endorsement given in the forward by Janet Emig, who revolutionized the approach to writing being taught in school systems around the world today. I use Business Writing, What Works What Wont to supplement the principles and techniques I teach in my writing workshop, which is aimed at professionals in technical fields, and they love it too, saying it is a great help and excellent resource.
What Works "Works"!.......2000-03-31
With business people today spending an average of 30% of their work time writing, this book offers simple techniques (along with practice situations) to make your message more clear and powerful. This book was helpful to me because most writing skills taught in business schools today are not comparable to the writing demands faced by these same students in the business world. This book also helped me discard my academic view that writing features lengthy paragraphs and big words and taught me to use concise paragraphs to get the job done. Look at me now! This review was originally five pages!
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Write Your Own Business Contracts: What Your Attorney Won't Tell You is an easy-to-read guide that helps you lower your legal costs by explaining the "dos" and "don'ts" of contract writing. The book gives you useful cost-saving tips on how to work with your attorney and get the most value for the least amount of billable time.
The book features examples of actual agreements (both good and bad) with detailed, point-by-point discussions about what makes a given agreement worthwhile or dangerous. You'll also learn techniques (and actual wording) for making a written contract consistent and presenting a well-structured deal.
The book also helps you:
* Gain a working knowledge of the various types of business agreements
* Form and maintain a corporation
* Know when to use and when to avoid standard clauses
* Prepare for the unexpected by "what-iffing" your contract
Ideal for:
* Attorneys
* Owners or Managers of Small Business
* Suppliers, Distributors, and Sales Representatives
* Educators
* Banks, Venture Capitalists, and Landlords
* Business Consultants and Service Representatives
Customer Reviews:
Great book!!.......2001-10-24
I'm a lawyer, and after readiing this book all I have to say is just that it's great. The legal forms it has, do and don't forms, are very useful. I strongly recommend this book.
The only contract reference you'll ever need.......2000-09-04
I am a recovering lawyer. That said, as an entrepreneur, my partners always look to me to keep an eye on things legal, and this book has been my greatest ally in the effort.
The author and I share the same views about contracts: they should be clear; as brief as possible (without leaving out anything necessary); and in plain English.
This book will be a tremendous resource for anyone preparing a contract and for anyone reviewing a contract. You will find a wealth of hints, including plenty of examples of BOTH good and bad contracts and clauses, in addition to the fine commentary on the many types of contracts. In addition, the organization is very useful, with chapters focusing on the major types of contract businesspeople are likely to see. The chapters covering general subjects (including "Clauses. . .Standard and Dangerous") are good guidance for lawyers and excellent introductions for non-lawyers.
My battered copy saw so much action I had it rebound!
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Title: Business Writing: What Works, What Won't. (book reviews)
Author: Charles M. Ray
Publication:
Business Communication Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1995
Publisher: Association for Business Communication
Volume: v58
Issue: n4
Page: p64(1)
Article Type: Book Review
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