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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorOn Becoming a Novelist
John Gardner · 150 pages
Contains advice to young writers organized around three main questions: Am I talented enough? How should I educate myself? Can I make a living from writing fiction?
Writing the Breakout Novel
Donald Maass · 260 pages
The Forest for the Trees
Betsy Lerner · 285 pages
"The shelves are crowded with books on how to write. But as Lerner says, she doesn't plan to Strunk you over the head about style. Instead, on the basis of her close work with writers, she attempts to describe the writer's psyche. Here are stories about those writers who typically help or hurt their own cause as they seek publication. In the first half of the book, she identifies six classic perso
The One Minute Manager
Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson · 111 pages
Details a simple, yet effective management system based on three fundamental strategies for earning raises, promotions, and power in business.
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
Jack M. Bickham · 128 pages
Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life
Elizabeth George · 296 pages
Bestselling author Elizabeth George has spent years teaching writing, and in Write Away she shares her knowledge of the creative process. George combines clear, intelligent, and functional advice on fiction writing with anecdotes from her own life, the story of her journey to publication, and inside information on how she meticulously researches and writes her novels. George's solid understanding
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell · 320 pages
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their
GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction
Debra Dixon · 164 pages
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Daniel H. Pink · 272 pages
The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers-creative and holistic "right-brain" thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn't. Drawing on research from around the world, Pink outlines the six fundamentally human abilities that are absolute essentials for professional success and personal fulf
Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott · 240 pages
Anne Lamott gives her perspective on the art and work of writing. The title comes from a family story when her brother had to complete a report on birds. He put it off until the last minute and was overwhelmed. Her father counseled him saying they would take it, "Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."
PMP Exam Prep: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam
Rita Mulcahy · 611 pages
Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence and How You Can Too – A State-of-the-Art Guide to Personal Branding and Social Media
Gary Vaynerchuk · 293 pages
Ernest Hemingway on Writing
Ernest Hemingway · 160 pages
How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students
Cal Newport · 200 pages
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
David Trottier · 424 pages
The Screenwriter's Bible is six books in one. --Publisher.
Writing Great Books for Young Adults: Everything You Need to Know, from Crafting the Idea to Landing a Publishing Deal
Regina Brooks · 288 pages
Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness
Jeffrey Gitomer · 220 pages
The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, With Exercises and Answer Keys
Amy Einsohn · 564 pages
The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. This book may be used for self-instruction or as a textbook in copyediting classes. The exercises are accompanied by answer keys and detailed line-by-line explanations. The third edition features: Updates ref
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica
From one of the world's leading thinkers and speakers on creativity and self-fulfillment, a breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievement. The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. The Element draws on the stories of a wide range of people, f
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
Liz Wiseman, Greg McKeown · 288 pages
Do you make those around you smarter? We’ve all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drains intelligence, energy, and capability from the people around them and always needs to be the smartest ones in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy sappers, the diminishers of talent and commitment. On the other side of the spectrum are leaders who
It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be
Paul Arden · 128 pages