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Articulating Design Decisions

by Tom Greever ...

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you canâ??t get their support, your work will never see the light of dayâ??no matter how good it is.This practical guide focuses on principles, ... Read more

$38.87 CAD

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you canâ??t get their support, your work will never see the light of dayâ??no matter how good it is.This practical guide focuses on principles,
... Read more
Grant Writing 101: Everything You Need to Start Raising Funds Today

by Victoria Johnson ...

A Crash Course in Writing Powerful, Persuasive Grants!"Grant Writing 101 provides straightforward and effective strategies for improving results. It is a wonderful reference guide for experienced fundraisers and an invaluable 'how-to' manual for those starting their careers."—Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D., CEO and President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation"This new book is an essential tool in ... Read more

$23.66 CAD

A Crash Course in Writing Powerful, Persuasive Grants!"Grant Writing 101 provides straightforward and effective strategies for improving results. It is a wonderful reference guide for experienced fundraisers and an invaluable 'how-to' manual for those starting their careers."—Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D., CEO and President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation"This new book is an essential tool in
... Read more
Helicopter Fundamentals Booklet

by Helicopter Lessons in 10 Minutes or Less ...

This study guide includes basic helicopter fundamentals that every pilot should know including: principles in aerodynamics, flight maneuvers, and emergency recovery procedures. Topics such as Dissymmetry of Lift, Transverse Flow Effect, Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness and many more aerodynamic phenomenon are outlined in brief, easy to understand explanations. ... Read more

$33.68 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This study guide includes basic helicopter fundamentals that every pilot should know including: principles in aerodynamics, flight maneuvers, and emergency recovery procedures. Topics such as Dissymmetry of Lift, Transverse Flow Effect, Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness and many more aerodynamic phenomenon are outlined in brief, easy to understand explanations.
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A Field Guide for Science Writers

The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers

Edited by Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson, Robin Marantz Henig ...

This is the official text for the National Association of Science Writers. In the eight years since the publication of the first edition of A Field Guide for Science Writing, much about the world has changed. Some of the leading issues in today's political marketplace - embryonic stem cell research, global warming, health care reform, space exploration, genetic privacy, germ warfare - are informed ... Read more

$15.11 CAD

This is the official text for the National Association of Science Writers. In the eight years since the publication of the first edition of A Field Guide for Science Writing, much about the world has changed. Some of the leading issues in today's political marketplace - embryonic stem cell research, global warming, health care reform, space exploration, genetic privacy, germ warfare - are informed
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J'accuse

Grand classique

by Émile Zola ...

Une édition de référence de J’accuse d’Émile Zola, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.« Voilà donc, monsieur le Président, les faits qui expliquent comment une erreur judiciaire a pu être commise ; et les preuves morales, la situation de fortune de Dreyfus, l'absence de motifs, son continuel cri d'innocence, achèvent de le montrer comme une victime des extraordinaires ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Une édition de référence de J’accuse d’Émile Zola, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.« Voilà donc, monsieur le Président, les faits qui expliquent comment une erreur judiciaire a pu être commise ; et les preuves morales, la situation de fortune de Dreyfus, l'absence de motifs, son continuel cri d'innocence, achèvent de le montrer comme une victime des extraordinaires
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The German Volkswagen

by Various War Department Personnel, Bridged Books Group ...

This is a United States War Department manual that was written to assist Allied Forces with the operation, maintenance, and repair or captured Wehrmacht Volkswagen Kübelwagen vehicles during the occupation. This manual is a "must have" for any VW enthusiast! Material has excellent practical and historical value. ... Read more

$3.32 CAD

This is a United States War Department manual that was written to assist Allied Forces with the operation, maintenance, and repair or captured Wehrmacht Volkswagen Kübelwagen vehicles during the occupation. This manual is a "must have" for any VW enthusiast! Material has excellent practical and historical value.
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FranklinCovey Style Guide

For Business and Technical Communication

by Stephen Covey ...

FranklinCovey Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication can help any writer produce documents that achieve outstanding results. Created by FranklinCovey, the world-renowned leader in helping organizations enhance individual effectiveness, this edition fully reflects today’s online media and global business challenges. The only style guide used in FranklinCovey’s own renowned Writing ... Read more

$52.19 CAD

FranklinCovey Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication can help any writer produce documents that achieve outstanding results. Created by FranklinCovey, the world-renowned leader in helping organizations enhance individual effectiveness, this edition fully reflects today’s online media and global business challenges. The only style guide used in FranklinCovey’s own renowned Writing
... Read more
Writing Is Designing

Words and the User Experience

by Michael J. Metts, Andy Welfle ...

Without words, apps would be an unusable jumble of shapes and icons, while voice interfaces and chatbots wouldn't even exist. Words make software human–centered, and require just as much thought as the branding and code. This book will show you how to give your users clarity, test your words, and collaborate with your team. You'll see that writing is designing. ... Read more

$42.47 CAD

Without words, apps would be an unusable jumble of shapes and icons, while voice interfaces and chatbots wouldn't even exist. Words make software human–centered, and require just as much thought as the branding and code. This book will show you how to give your users clarity, test your words, and collaborate with your team. You'll see that writing is designing.
... Read more
Developing Quality Technical Information

A Handbook for Writers and Editors

by Michelle Carey, Deirdre Longo, Eric Radzinski, Shannon Rouiller, Elizabeth Wilde, Moira Lanyi ...

Series series IBM Press
The #1 Guide to Excellence in Technical Communication—Fully Updated for Embedded Assistance, Mobile, Search, Multimedia, and MoreDirect from IBM’s own content design experts, this guide shows you how to design product interfaces and technical information that always place users front and center. This edition has been fully revised to help you consistently deliver the right content at the right ... Read more

$43.19 CAD

The #1 Guide to Excellence in Technical Communication—Fully Updated for Embedded Assistance, Mobile, Search, Multimedia, and MoreDirect from IBM’s own content design experts, this guide shows you how to design product interfaces and technical information that always place users front and center. This edition has been fully revised to help you consistently deliver the right content at the right
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J'écris mon premier roman

Guide technique à l'usage des auteurs et des ateliers d'écriture

by Louis Timbal-Duclaux ...

Vous voulez écrire de la fiction ? Roman, nouvelle, récit, histoire, conte, récit de vie...Vous êtes animateur ou participant à un atelier d'écriture ; vous voulez, pour vos études ou votre plaisir, mieux analyser et comprendre les romans et autres oeuvres de fiction. Dans tous ces cas, ce manuel peut vous aider. Il vous fournira les grilles d'analyse qui vous permettront de réussir.Une méthode ... Read more

$24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Vous voulez écrire de la fiction ? Roman, nouvelle, récit, histoire, conte, récit de vie...Vous êtes animateur ou participant à un atelier d'écriture ; vous voulez, pour vos études ou votre plaisir, mieux analyser et comprendre les romans et autres oeuvres de fiction. Dans tous ces cas, ce manuel peut vous aider. Il vous fournira les grilles d'analyse qui vous permettront de réussir.Une méthode
... Read more
Presentations in Action: 80 Memorable Presentation Lessons from the Masters

80 Memorable Presentation Lessons from the Masters

by Jerry Weissman ...

This is the eBook version of the printed book.World-renowned presentation coach Jerry Weissman has spent 20 years helping top executives succeed in the most important business presentations of their lives. Here’s what he’s learned: the best way to get his message across is to show his techniques in action. Weissman does just that: he teaches how to make spectacularly successful presentations by ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

This is the eBook version of the printed book.World-renowned presentation coach Jerry Weissman has spent 20 years helping top executives succeed in the most important business presentations of their lives. Here’s what he’s learned: the best way to get his message across is to show his techniques in action. Weissman does just that: he teaches how to make spectacularly successful presentations by
... Read more
Successful Grant Proposals in Science, Technology, and Medicine

A Guide to Writing the Narrative

by Sandra Oster, Paul Cordo ...

There are many resources on grant writing in science, technology and medicine, but most do not provide the practical advice needed to write the narratives of grant proposals. Designed to help novice and experienced investigators write compelling narratives and acquire research funding, this is a detailed guide to the content, organisation, layout, phrasing, and scientific argumentation of ... Read more

$38.87 CAD

There are many resources on grant writing in science, technology and medicine, but most do not provide the practical advice needed to write the narratives of grant proposals. Designed to help novice and experienced investigators write compelling narratives and acquire research funding, this is a detailed guide to the content, organisation, layout, phrasing, and scientific argumentation of
... Read more
Learn Good Business Writing and Communication (Collection)

by Natalie Canavor, Claire Meirowitz, Stephen R. Covey ...

The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing shows you how to master the art of effective business communication replacing the old standards of jargon, pomposity, and grammar drills with a simple, quick, and conversational writing style. Authors Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz demonstrate how to plan and organize your content, make your point faster, tell your readers what's in it for ... Read more

$58.49 CAD

The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing shows you how to master the art of effective business communication replacing the old standards of jargon, pomposity, and grammar drills with a simple, quick, and conversational writing style. Authors Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz demonstrate how to plan and organize your content, make your point faster, tell your readers what's in it for
... Read more
Rédaction claire

40 bonnes pratiques pour rendre vos écrits professionnels clairs et conviviaux

by Anne Vervier ...

Ce livre renferme les clés dont vous avez besoin pour rédiger un écrit professionnel clair !Stop aux jargons incompréhensibles, aux phrases interminables et aux textes rébarbatifs !Trop souvent, les textes professionnels ou officiels que nous recevons nous laissent perplexes… Mais qu’en est-il de ceux que nous-mêmes écrivons ? Subissent-ils la même incompréhension auprès de leurs destinataires ?À ... Read more

$49.99 CAD

Ce livre renferme les clés dont vous avez besoin pour rédiger un écrit professionnel clair !Stop aux jargons incompréhensibles, aux phrases interminables et aux textes rébarbatifs !Trop souvent, les textes professionnels ou officiels que nous recevons nous laissent perplexes… Mais qu’en est-il de ceux que nous-mêmes écrivons ? Subissent-ils la même incompréhension auprès de leurs destinataires ?À
... Read more
J'écris mon premier polar

Guide pratique

by Louis Timbal-Duclaux ...

Vous voulez écrire un roman policier, une nouvelle policière ? Ce livre vous explique comment réussir.À partir de l'exemple de grands maîtres : Simenon, Patricia Highsmith. Raymond Chandler... Comment créer et caractériser les six personnages de base. Comment structurer le récit en maîtrisant les retours en arrière. Comment choisir le point de vue correct. Comment partir d'un sentiment fort pour ... Read more

$24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Vous voulez écrire un roman policier, une nouvelle policière ? Ce livre vous explique comment réussir.À partir de l'exemple de grands maîtres : Simenon, Patricia Highsmith. Raymond Chandler... Comment créer et caractériser les six personnages de base. Comment structurer le récit en maîtrisant les retours en arrière. Comment choisir le point de vue correct. Comment partir d'un sentiment fort pour
... Read more
Bien écrire de A à Z

Guide pratique

by Ted Oudan ...

Dans l'ensemble de notre collection d'ouvrages traitant de l'écriture et de l'édition, s'il n'y a qu'un titre à emporter pour le train ou l'avion, c'est bien celui-ci.Très dense et éclectique, il aborde la plupart des aspects de la création littéraire qui, à un moment ou à un autre, arrive au premier plan des préoccupations de toute personne qui écrit, que ce soit pour son plaisir ou pour être ... Read more

$24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dans l'ensemble de notre collection d'ouvrages traitant de l'écriture et de l'édition, s'il n'y a qu'un titre à emporter pour le train ou l'avion, c'est bien celui-ci.Très dense et éclectique, il aborde la plupart des aspects de la création littéraire qui, à un moment ou à un autre, arrive au premier plan des préoccupations de toute personne qui écrit, que ce soit pour son plaisir ou pour être
... Read more
eBay Income

How Anyone of Any Age, Location, and/or Background Can Build a Highly Profitable Online Business with eBay REVISED 2ND EDITION

by John N. Peragine, Jr. ...

Anyone can learn the ins and outs of eBay with this new book from Atlantic Publishing Company. eBay has changed the way products and services are purchased all over the world. Daily over 1.5 million online customers and providers log on to bid and sell virtually anything on eBay. ... Read more

$35.36 CAD

Anyone can learn the ins and outs of eBay with this new book from Atlantic Publishing Company. eBay has changed the way products and services are purchased all over the world. Daily over 1.5 million online customers and providers log on to bid and sell virtually anything on eBay.
... Read more
How to Make an Ebook

Using Free Software

by R. L. Copple ...

Want to create an ebook but don't know how? Don't have the cash to spend on programs to generate them?Author R. L. Copple shares his logical, step-by-step method of ebook creation. He begins with setting up the document to write your book, and ends with creating the cover art, the PDF, EPUB and MOBI ebooks, and then putting them up for sale at major online retail outlets. The appendices also ... Read more

$4.30 CAD

Want to create an ebook but don't know how? Don't have the cash to spend on programs to generate them?Author R. L. Copple shares his logical, step-by-step method of ebook creation. He begins with setting up the document to write your book, and ends with creating the cover art, the PDF, EPUB and MOBI ebooks, and then putting them up for sale at major online retail outlets. The appendices also
... Read more
DITA Best Practices

A Roadmap for Writing, Editing, and Architecting in DITA

by Laura Bellamy, Michelle Carey, Jenifer Schlotfeldt ...

Series series IBM Press
The Start-to-Finish, Best-Practice Guide to Implementing and Using DITADarwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is today’s most powerful toolbox for constructing information. By implementing DITA, organizations can gain more value from their technical documentation than ever before. Now, three DITA pioneers offer the first complete roadmap for successful DITA adoption, implementation, and ... Read more

$34.19 CAD

The Start-to-Finish, Best-Practice Guide to Implementing and Using DITADarwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is today’s most powerful toolbox for constructing information. By implementing DITA, organizations can gain more value from their technical documentation than ever before. Now, three DITA pioneers offer the first complete roadmap for successful DITA adoption, implementation, and
... Read more
Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry

by Sun Technical Publications ...

The definitive reference for technical writers, editors, and documentation managers, Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry, Third Edition,has been revised and updated to cover everything from creating screencasts and referencing web sites to writing for wikis. This award-winning guide to creating clear, consistent, and easy-to-understand documentation covers everything from ... Read more

$35.45 CAD

The definitive reference for technical writers, editors, and documentation managers, Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry, Third Edition,has been revised and updated to cover everything from creating screencasts and referencing web sites to writing for wikis. This award-winning guide to creating clear, consistent, and easy-to-understand documentation covers everything from
... Read more
Developing Quality Technical Information

A Handbook for Writers and Editors

by Gretchen Hargis, Michelle Carey, Ann Kilty Hernandez, Polly Hughes, Deirdre Longo, Shannon Rouiller, Elizabeth Wilde ...

Series series IBM Press
"The examples are excellent--right on target and easy to understand and adapt. Even those who don't adopt the entire procedure can profit from the parts, but the greatest value will flow to those who adopt the whole." --Carolyn Mulford, senior writer and editor of Writing That Works "This is also a book that students can keep for their professional libraries because it will increase in its value ... Read more

$42.56 CAD

"The examples are excellent--right on target and easy to understand and adapt. Even those who don't adopt the entire procedure can profit from the parts, but the greatest value will flow to those who adopt the whole." --Carolyn Mulford, senior writer and editor of Writing That Works "This is also a book that students can keep for their professional libraries because it will increase in its value
... Read more
Dictionnaire de l'écriture

Des mots aux idées

by Ted Oudan ...

Où trouver des idées ? Qu'est-ce que les lecteurs veulent lire ?Conseils pour améliorer votre style. Les secrets du travail de style... Ce dictionnaire est un véritable livre de l'écriture pour écrivains, confirmés ou débutants, journalistes, et tous ceux qui écrivent quotidiennement et qui sont constamment habités par le souci de trouver le mot juste autour d'un germe d'idée. D'accès facile, il ... Read more

$24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Où trouver des idées ? Qu'est-ce que les lecteurs veulent lire ?Conseils pour améliorer votre style. Les secrets du travail de style... Ce dictionnaire est un véritable livre de l'écriture pour écrivains, confirmés ou débutants, journalistes, et tous ceux qui écrivent quotidiennement et qui sont constamment habités par le souci de trouver le mot juste autour d'un germe d'idée. D'accès facile, il
... Read more
NP+ Handbook: Passage Planning Guidelines for Navigation (Deck) Officers

Theoretical and Practical Guide on Planning Voyage for Navigators and Students of Marine Institutions

by CreativeCloud Publications ...

Series Book 1 - NAUTICAL SERIES
Theoretical and practical guidelines on planning and executing voyage for Navigation (Deck) Officer and students of marine institutions with a real vessel and route examples include all essential steps to prepare Passage Plan in regards to maritime safety:Collecting Charts and Nautical Publications for the Passage Procedure;Route Choosing and Preliminary Calculation of Route Distance;Navigator’s ... Read more

$14.33 CAD

Theoretical and practical guidelines on planning and executing voyage for Navigation (Deck) Officer and students of marine institutions with a real vessel and route examples include all essential steps to prepare Passage Plan in regards to maritime safety:Collecting Charts and Nautical Publications for the Passage Procedure;Route Choosing and Preliminary Calculation of Route Distance;Navigator’s
... Read more
How to Write and Present Technical Information

by Charles H. Sides ...

Thoroughly updated to discuss the use of tools such as Skype and social media, this concise volume shows how effective communication—via written text and spoken presentations—can positively impact project management in professional environments.Professional communications are the "information product" of all organizations and businesses. Based on that premise, this book offers communications ... Read more

$44.72 CAD

Thoroughly updated to discuss the use of tools such as Skype and social media, this concise volume shows how effective communication—via written text and spoken presentations—can positively impact project management in professional environments.Professional communications are the "information product" of all organizations and businesses. Based on that premise, this book offers communications
... Read more

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