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admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:47:44 +0000

Media professor/expert Paul Levinson on new media influence

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:27:37 +0000

Philosophical interview about the state and future of the media with Fordham University’s Chair of Communication and Media Studies, Paul Levinson. Levinson is the author of numerous fictional and nonfiction books including “Digital mcluhan” and “The Soft Edge” and has appeared in countless media venues from PBS to Fox to offer his insight on media issues. Levinson discusses the current exponential rise of new media and what this means for us all in terms of expression, information and challenge. He also discusses his thoughts on the iconic Marshall mcluhan and what he would think of the extraordinary digital age we live and now create in.

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Latest Nonfiction Books Auctions

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:42:39 +0000

Hey, check out these auctions:

PB Stewart Robb: Strange Prophecies That Came True: Ace Vintage Nonfiction Books

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Mixed Lot of Non-Fiction/Children's books-see descrip

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Cool, arent they?

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Nonfiction books?

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:41:56 +0000

How do you get a nonfiction book published?

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Any good Nonfiction and Biography books for teens?

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:28:44 +0000

I need a Amercian Classic, a biography, and a Nonfiction book for school. I’ve tried reading those books, but the ones I found were just so boring. I Need good and exciting books in those genres please!
And may they please not be long like Gone with the wind?

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The Innocent Man book trailer

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:45:33 +0000

A trailer promotiong John Grisham’s first non-fiction book, The Innocent Man. Find out more at http://www.jgrisham.com.
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780440243830

Duration : 0:0:31

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How to Write a Book Proposal : How to Write a Chapter Synopsis

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:45:32 +0000

Trying to summarize a chapter? Learn tips for writing a chapter synopsis in this free video clip about book proposal examples and ideas.

Expert: Tim Kimmel
Contact: www.familymatters.net
Bio: Tim Kimmel is the CEO of Family Matters Inc., has written and published 11 non-fiction books, and speaks all over the nation to audiences of thousands on marriage and family.
Filmmaker: Cody Kimmel

Duration : 0:1:35

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How to Write a Book Proposal : What Is a Book Proposal?

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:45:31 +0000

Book proposals can make or break your publishing career; learn the steps for writing a non-fiction book proposal from an expert author.

Duration : 0:1:29

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what is the best fiction and nonfiction books to read?

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:29:36 +0000

wanting to read a good book!

Well you have to pick and choose, there is soooo much out there, ENJOY!
Books that deal with a different culture: Wild Swans by Jung Chang and The good Earth by Pearl S Buck on China,
Max Frisch, Thomas Mann or Hermann Hesse as German literature,
Shadow of the Wind (Ruiz Zafon) Spain,
Emile Zola, Balzac, Stendhal for French literature,
Yasunari Kawabata and Yukio Mishima represent Japan,
Robert Graves 'I Claudius' is such a funny but educating novel on Rome.
The Stranger and The pest by Albert Camus on Algeria.
Crime and Punishment by Dostojevsky and the Death and the Penguin by Andre Kurkov as representatives of Russian literature.

Books written in a language that is demanding: Henry James, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, George Elliot, Edith Wharton, Evelyn Waughn, D H Lawrence.

for Scifi/Philosophy (because I think there can be a lot of overlap): Arthur C Clarke, John Wyndham, Isaac Asimov, Stanislav Lem
The time travellers wife" by Audrey Niffenegger
When Nietzsche wept by Irvin Yalom
Hermann Hesse's ‘Siddartha’ on Buddhism and ‘My Experiments With Truth’ by Gandhi, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance are three more of that category.

For Fantasy: Ayla and the clan of bears by Jean M Auel – Pre-historic novel, absolutely can not put down kind of book. How did the Neanderthals live? Anne McCaffrey wrote a series about 'The dragons on the planet Pern'

For Romance: The English Patient by Michael Ondantje or Atonement by Ian McEwan are tragic romances set in war times that are so smartly written, that you feel like reading a suspense thriller. Jane Austen, all the Bronte sisters, Daphne du Mauriers Rebecca are classics

Books that explain how literature uses its tools to influence the reader and present the basic psychological influences of language: David Lodge, 'The art of fiction' takes the 50 major novels and writes 2-4 pages each on what that novel did particularly exemplary in fiction.

Non-fiction:
‘Six easy pieces’ and ‘You must be joking Mr. Feynman’ by Prof. Richard Feynman are great funny books on Physics for lay people.
'The god delusion' by Richard Dawkins
'In praise of Idleness' by Bertrand Russell
A book that explains how literature uses its tools to influence the reader and present the basic psychological influences of language: David Lodge, 'The art of fiction' takes the 50 major novels and writes 2-4 pages each on what that novel did particularly exemplary in fiction.

How to Write & Publish a Non Fiction Book : Turning a Proposal Into a Non-Fiction Book

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:28:25 +0000

Learn how to turn your non-fiction proposal into a book in this free video guide for first-time authors.

Duration : 0:1:53

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