Harry Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger & he has been knighted for his services to journalism In Do I Make Myself Clear?his definitive guide to writing well Evans brings his indispensable insight to the art of clear communication The right words are oxygen to our ideas but the digital era with all of its TTYL LMK & WTF has been cutting off that oxygen flow The compulsion to be precise has vanished from our culture & in writing of all kinds we see a trend towards more
- more speed & more information but far less clarity Evans provides practical examples of how editing & rewriting can make for better communication even in the digital age DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR? is an essential text & one that will provide every reader an editor at their shoulder
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Ever wondered Why are slugs so slimy? Why does your skin go wrinkly in the bath? How clever is your right foot? What is the best thing to do if you fall into quicksand? And do igloos have loos? Mitchell Symons knows the answers & now you will too! 272 pages black & white Symons Mitchell ...

Gathering together stories from all corners of the world this is an inspiring celebration of private heroisms & public triumphs & a brilliant necessary manifesto for women everywhere 336 pages Criado-Perez Caroline (Y) ...

' Really interesting a very very good book' Steve Wright BBC Radio 2 In Do Less Get More entrepreneur & bestselling author Shaa Wasmund reveals that the key to fulfilment isn't doing more it's doing what matters Is your life how you imagined it would be or is the reality more stressful than you planned? Do you put yourself under too much pressure to succeed? Are you struggling to find time for the things & people you love? It doesn't have to be this way Anything is possible when you stop trying to do everything at the same time This life changing book gives you the tools to ditch your to-do list & follow your dreams It will be your essential guide to doing what you love
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This inspirational motivating at times playful book uses twelve short thought provoking exercises that effectively force the reader to look at what his or her work really is & find ways to change the mix The exercises called maps because of the quick visual way they lead the reader from A to B to Z begin with defining great work
- assess your personal bad-good ratio; tap into the power of role models; analyze those moments when work turned into a flow There are maps that explore personal creativity & inspire brainstorming & maps to help put ideas into motion including how to structure time how to elicit help from members of your team even how to navigate an idea through the organisation & along the way there are tips for clearing time to move away from bad work
- including how to use the drama triangle of transactional analysis & stop being a 'rescuer' who takes on other people's problems & how not to say 'no' but how to say 'yes' more slowly making sure you're doing what's most important

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Abandoned tunnels derelict stations old trackbeds & much more; all are included in Do Not Alight Here an entertaining & informative book that guides the reader through London's many remaining disused Underground & main line railway structures They can be viewed in a series of 12 guided walks & short tube & train journeys devised & investigated by the author each of which takes in a sample of these forgotten & fascinating remains with most of the entries illustrated with recently taken colour photographs ...

When Liv & Nora decide to take their husbands & children on a holiday cruise everyone is thrilled The ship's comforts & possibilities seem infinite But when they all go ashore in beautiful Central America a series of minor mishaps lead the families further from the ship's safety One minute the children are there & the next they're gone What follows is a heart-racing story told from the perspectives of the adults & the children as the distraught parents
- now turning on one another & blaming themselves
- try to recover their children & their shattered lives

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Doris Day & Rod Taylor star in this romantic comedy as Janet & Mike Harper a married couple who relocate to England when Mike is transferred by the company for whom he works While Janet & Mike seem to be happy together the trip across the pond seems to bring on a case of the Seven Year Itch; he has his head turned by his new secretary while she meets an amorous antique dealer While the Harpers both begin to see the error of their ways will they both retreat in time to save their marriage? The supporting cast

Includes:: Hermione Baddeley Reginald Gardiner & former presidential press secretary turned journalist Pierre Salinger

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What would you do if you received an invitation to run a zoo full of huge scary monsters? The brave little boy in this story leaps at the chance & although the monsters seem scary at first he soon has them eating out of the palm of his hand This is an exciting imaginative hilarious adventure that encourages little readers to have confidence & stand up for themselves from the illustrator of Dogs Don't Do Ballet & Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE 2013SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKTRUST BEST BOOK AWARD 2014 Amy Sparkes is donating a percentage of her royalties to Tommy's (registered charity number 1060508) Tommy's exists to save babies' lives through funding research & providing information To find out more visit wwwtommysorg ...

Do Not Feed The Monkeys is a narrative game that can be defined as a "digital voyeur simulator" The Primate Observation Club is not a nature conservation society but the visible face of a dark group dedicated to spying on others through surveillance cameras & hacked webcams Tired of your precarious apartment of a monotonous existence & boring jobs you are accepted in the exclusive organization & finally you can pry into the privacy of the "caged monkeys" The club encourages you not to interfere with the privacy of the "monkeys" but… will you resist? Will you help those you spy on? Will you blackmail them expose their innermost secrets? Or will you simply follow instructions & just observe? Be careful because everything you do will have consequences Collector&s Edition contains Game T-shirt Badge & Art book ...