reaching out to the world new and selected prose poems

Selling to VITO: The Very Important Top Officer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parinello, Anthony / Waitley, Denis, PUBLISHER: Adams Media Corporation, This book contains all the tactics you need to get appointments with impossible-to-reach top decision makers. These are the Very Important Top Officers (VITO's), the people with the ultimate veto power who hold the key to the length of your sales cycle, the duration of the business relationship, and the size of your sale (and your commission). Selling to VITO shows how to: -- Get into new accounts at the top -- Keep out of time-consuming log-jams -- and into VITO's office. -- Promote loyalty at the top with existing customers and capture add-on business Selling to VITO offers innovative new ideas and street-smart tactics for reaching the very top person in any organization. It's based on the seminars that have helped thousands of sales performers from top corporations like Canon, 3M, Hewlett-Packard, and MCI bust quotas and increase commissions.

Winter of the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anderson, Poul, PUBLISHER: Tor Books, Thousands of years from now, after a new Ice Age has reduced our world to frozen ruins, new civilizations and cultures arise from the Ice. But as the people of tomorrow slowly uncover the lost technology of the past, they also rediscover war, conquest, diplomacy...and betrayal. While the might Rahidain-Barammian Empire expands across the globe, Josserek Derrain, uncover agent for the freedom-loving Seafolk, must find a way to save his people from the Empire's grasp. His best hope is an alliance with the Rogaviki, a wild and nomadic race whose women are rumored to cast an unbreakable spell on any man who dares seek them out. Between barbarians and aristocrats, spied and soldiers, the battle lines are drawn in the ultimate conflict to determine who will rule over..,"The Winter of the World."

Notebook M

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Savigny, Gillian, PUBLISHER: Insomniac Press, Gillian Savigny 's Notebook M imagines what scientific creativity might accomplish if given the space to play, free of the burden of empirical proof and the need to control meaning. Inspired by Charles Darwin 's own Notebook M, in which he brought his scientific sensibility towards decidedly unscientific notions of metaphysics, morals, imagination, and expression, in this collection the poet dons a lab coat and brings together the techniques and procedures of poetry and science. The result is a remarkably accomplished first collection of poetry. Natural selection becomes a technique to pull poems from Darwin 's prose, in a series of found poems. Metaphor becomes an experiment a way of testing hypotheses about the nature of being and seeing. Savigny manipulates the lyric mode to address issues pertinent to both poets and scientists: issues of authorship, originality, copyright, and value. Invested with wonder, mystery, wit, and pathos, these poems strain against their own procedures and logic, affirming the wild, expressive potential of words.

Atlas of the World 18th Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oxford University Press, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The only world atlas updated annually, guaranteeing that users will find the most current geographic information, Oxford's Atlas of the World is the most authoritative atlas on the market. Full of crisp, clear cartography of urban areas and virtually uninhabited landscapes around the globe, the Atlas is filled with maps of cities and regions at carefully selected scales that give a striking view of the Earth's surface. Opening with world statistics and a colorful, instructive 48-page Introduction to World Geography--beautifully illustrated with tables and graphs--this acclaimed resource provides details on numerous topics of geographic significance, such as climate change, food and water supply, biodiversity, energy, global conflict, and landforms. The popular satellite image section has been refreshed with stunning new images, while all census information and country descriptions have been updated to reflect the latest developments around the world, and maps depict new features and additions to the landscape. Providing the finest global coverage available, the Atlas of the World is not only the best-selling volume of its size and price, but also the benchmark by which all other atlases are measured.

A Good Yarn

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Macomber, Debbie, PUBLISHER: Mira Books, - The Shop On Blossom Street (Mira Books, hardcover, 5/04) spent four weeks on the New York Times extended bestseller list, peaking at #19. - Changing Habits (hardcover, 5/03) was a critical success and reached #32 on the New York Times extended hardcover bestseller list. - Between Friends (paperback, 4/03) was a New York Times bestseller, reaching #11, a USA Today bestseller, reaching #12, and a Publishers Weekly bestseller, reaching #15. - The Christmas Basket (gift hardcover, ) reached #31 on the New York Times extended hardcover bestseller list. - 204 Rosewood Lane (9/02) spent five weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, reaching #12, five weeks on the USA Today bestseller list, reaching #12, and reached #14 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list.

The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar Collected

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dunbar, Paul Laurence / Braxton, Joanne M., PUBLISHER: University of Virginia Press, This new "most complete" edition of the collected poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the virtual father of black American poetry, includes sixty poems not included in the previous -- and now out of print -- Complete Poems. Sixteen of these were found in manuscript form. Paul Laurence Dunbar's work achieved wide recognition in the first part of the twentieth century. The author of six volumes of poetry, as well as novels, librettos, songs, and essays, he was nationally known and accepted by black and white readers alike. As Joanne M. Braxton points out in her substantive introduction to this edition, a reconsideration of Dunbar's work and influence is long overdue: "We reclaim, in Paul Laurence Dunbar, a significant American author whose career transcends race and locality even while he makes use of racialized and regional cultural materials to create an African-American aesthetic and a unique black poetic diction."

Modern Swedish Prose in Translation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lagerlof, Karl Erik, PUBLISHER: University of Minnesota Press, "Modern Swedish Prose in Translation " was first published in . Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. These excerpts from Swedish prose works - mostly novels - reflect major shifts in mood and style in the 25 years since . Editor Karl Erik Lagerlof traces cultural and political developments in Sweden from the post-World War II era, when writers felt themselves in a world devoid of political meaning and rejected realism as a literary mode, down to the intensely political years of the Vietnam era. The selections in this anthology range from the anti-ideological works of the postwar years to recent documentary methods influenced by Marxism, structuralism, and a renewed political consciousness.

John Donne - The Major Works: Including Songs and Sonnets

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Donne, John / Carey, John, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, John Donne () is perhaps the most important poet of the seventeenth century, and has often been referred to as the founder of the metaphysical genre. His poetry is highly distinctive and individual, adopting a multitude of tones, images, forms, and personae. This collection of Donne's verse includes a wide selection from both his secular and divine poems, including such well-known poems as "Air and Angels," "The Flea," the "Holy Sonnets," and "The Progress of the Soul." The poems are provided with full Notes and a useful Introduction to Donne's life and poetry.

Driving Into the Storm: Selected Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wedde, Ian, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, One of the major young New Zealand poets, Ian Wedde has published nine volumes of poetry, winning the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry in for his first book. Intended as an introduction to his writing, this volume contains a selection of his poetry published between and .

The Cyclic Variations, and More New Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: MacDonald, Alastair, PUBLISHER: Breakwater Books, The Newfoundland Poetry Series was begun in as Breakwater's twentieth anniversary project to honour and preserve the literary talents of our Newfoundland and Labrador poets.

Papers Poetry & Prose Volume V: An Anthology of Eighth Grade

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Students at Pierce Middle School, PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, Middle school is a crazy, busy, confusing and difficult time in our lives. Papers, Poetry & Prose is a look at the middle school experience through the eyes of eighth graders. The young authors openly discuss the passions in their lives, the pain and the joys. It is a collection of stories, memories and poems that capture all that they are focused on. Inside you will see the importance of friendship, family, sports and acceptance. "Papers, Poetry & Prose" will remind you of how challenging it is to be a teen. Enjoy their heartfelt words.

The Everything Christmas Book: Stories, Songs, Food,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Adams Media, PUBLISHER: Adams Media Corporation, The Everything "RM" Christmas Book has it all There are party ideas, stories and poems, customs and traditions, gift ideas, and a history of Christmas around the world. From the tradition of mistletoe to The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, from the lyrics of favorite carols to the date of the tree-lighting at the White House, The Everything Christmas Book is a classic to share with family and friends:

Miracles of Sainted Earth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tester, Victoria Edwards, PUBLISHER: University of New Mexico Press, Victoria Edwards Tester speaks as a woman who knows what it feels like to be censored and who defiantly resists self-censorship. Tester's poems listen to the past and to creatures, land, and ghosts who most people can't hear at all. Her poems are rooted in New Mexico history but they transcend regional boundaries. She uses metaphor to reconcile what rationally doesn't appear to belong together. Her work is an attentive intermingling of imagination and intuition, weaving together landscape, choice, accident, love, and tragedy. "It was after I saw the saints behind their iron grilles and even the children weaving their tiny crosses torn from the laughter of winter jasmine into the saints' cages, that I decided to leave my prison of grief. When I opened my mouth an exquisite white spider crawled into the world on her eight legs." from "Chimayo"

Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Osborne, Mary Pope / Murdocca, Salvatore, PUBLISHER: Random House Books for Young Readers, Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a hundred years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their way to the World's Fair. Below the Eiffel Tower, built especially for the fair, there are thousands of exhibits from all over the world. But how will Jack and Annie find the magicians in the crowds of people? And who are the magicians anyway? Jack and Annie are about to find out in another adventure filled with history, magic, and amazing surprises In "Night of the New Magicians," Mary Pope Osborne brings to life an amazing time in history that gave birth to many startling inventions and scientific discoveries that would change the world forever. The paperback edition boasts all-new backmatter full of activities

The Exceptional Presenter: A Proven Formula to Open Up and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Koegel, Timothy J., PUBLISHER: Greenleaf Book Group, It's often reported that the number one fear among American adults is public speaking. But in today's competitive business world, effective communication is a crucial skill, and the cost of being less than effective is quite high. From the White House to boardrooms worldwide, Tim Koegel has strengthened presentations, media relations and communications skills of CEOs and world leaders alike with his renowned coaching abilities. His new book, The Exceptional Presenter lays out his techniques in a format perfectly suited to today's busy world.

Principles of Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wolpert, Lewis / Smith, Jim / Lawrence, Peter, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Completely updated and revised in a new edition, Principles of Development presents major principles and concepts in the field for an undergraduate audience. Emphasizing gene control as the key to understanding development, the third edition is written in accessible prose, utilizing an impressive art program - 650 full color figures - as well as summaries and diagrams throughout the text to illuminate conceptually challenging material. In addition, the third edition presents carefully selected articles for further reading that expound on principles covered in the text.

37 Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sekou, Lasana M., PUBLISHER: House of Nehesi, Poetry. African Diaspora Studies. Lasana M. Sekou's 37 POEMS was written in China while the St. Martin poet was a visiting fellow at Asia's first International Writers' Workshop () in Hong Kong and Beijing. Coming from a 37-square-mile Caribbean island, Sekou has been steadily reaching readers in the Caribbean, the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia through his writing and performances. Readers who think they know his poetic style will be pleasantly surprised at his streamlined use of language in 37 POEMS, which makes the collection even more potent than Sekou's previous release, THE SALT REAPER, which predates 37 POEMS by just a few months. "Somewhere between the grace of haiku and the weight of the epic, Sekou has crafted his most elegant work to date. 37 POEMS is both love song and lament"-Drisana Deborah Jack, author of "The Rainy Season."

Beyond the Ivory Tower: The University in the New Millennium

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoey-Heffron, Angela / Heffron, James, PUBLISHER: Mercier Press, The new millennium is a unique occasion for individuals and organisations to examine their existing role in society, to take stock and to make projections for the future. This is particularly true of educational institutions, all of which have large numbers of young people looking forward with anticipation and exhilaration to a new world of expanded opportunity and a seemingly unending fount of new knowledge. Foremost in this quest is the university, where new research in the sciences, medicine and the humanities is proceeding at a pace never before thought possible. The rate of acquisition of new information and knowledge poses new challenges for the traditional university. This book examines many crucial questions, looking at the role of a modern university in the new millennium and the question of academic freedom and university autonomy.

Get Rich with Apps!: Your Guide to Reaching More Customers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Feiler, Jesse, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill, Grab a share of one of today's hottest markets Out of nowhere, apps have taken the world by storm. In a short time, millions of customers have downloaded apps--and they're eagerly awaiting more. If you're considering entering the market, stop thinking about it and make your move. You'll reach more customers, expand your product offerings, and grow new revenue streams. And it's much easier than you may realize. "Get Rich with Apps " explains how to: Marry iPhone and Facebook app features with your business and marketing needs Integrate apps with other resources, such as databases and websites Take advantage of the social web to expand your customer base Measure the success of new and existing projects You don't need a team of computer whizzes to make a killing in the apps market. All you need is the business advice in this book to get an early foothold in a market with a soaring future.

Half-Caste: And Other Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Agard, John, PUBLISHER: Hodder Children's Books, "Half-Caste "is a mixture of old and new poems that address core issues and experiences for young people. Race and cultural identity is a primary theme and shapes the book. There are poems about violence, the environment, relationships, politics, and grief, alongside poems full of fun, looking at everyday events from quirky, unexpected points of view. It's an accessible and inspiring book by a poet who knows and respects his audience.

The Joyful Dark

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Michael, PUBLISHER: Ashland Poetry Press, Michael Miller's "The Joyful Dark" is the first book of poems by an accomplished American poet who is currently in the seventh decade of his life. Michael Miller's poems have been praised by such renowned poets as James Merrill, Richard Wilbur, Stephen Spender and Thom Gunn, and have appeared in such venues as "The Kenyon Review, The Sewanee Review, The American Scholar, The New Republic, The Southern Review," and "The Yale Review." "The Joyful Dark" is, in part, a celebration of sexuality within a life-long committed marriage. Michael Miller also writes beautifully of the natural world, with many individual poems devoted to embodying in language the spirit of individual animals: white owl, shark, young whales, crow, red-wing, mallard, and hummingbird. His poems are, in Richard Wilbur's words, a "pleasure in their seeing, their assured phrasing, their true and proportionate feeling."

Building Unity in the Church of the New Milennium

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perry, Dwight / Perkins, John / Emerson, Michael, PUBLISHER: Moody Publishers, The church has changed. It is more diverse and as such faces new and imposing challenges. Building Unity in the Church of the New Millennium is an extraordinary collection of articles from a diverse group of ministry leaders devoted to unity among those of different races, classes, genders, and other groups within the church. To love as Christ commanded, the church simply must learn to incorporate, reach out to, and become unified with the people of God's whole kingdom.

Zombies! Evacuate the School!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holbrook, Sara / Sandstrom, Karen, PUBLISHER: Wordsong, A fun and quirky collection of school poems every kid will relate to. Celebrated performance poet Sara Holbrook's poems range from begging for a few more minutes' sleep to a "slam-dancing ride" on the big yellow bus, from the teacher who picks up signals with "antennae in her hair" to a full-on zombie invasion. Silly, serious, and everything in between, these poems show kids that poetry is not just for grown-ups Writing prompts and mini poetry lessons throughout introduce readers to many of the elements of poetry and invite kids to write poems of their own.

Comfort

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howse, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Continuum, This is the alternative to Prozac for a generation that has lost the meaning of the word "comfort." This new anthology from Christopher Howse is a sequel to his successful Best Sermons Ever and The Best Spiritual Reading Ever. It contains more than 80 extracts, in prose and verse, from spiritual writers of a Christian background in the English language tradition. This means British and American authors or classical authors whose writing were adopted by that tradition. The extracts are varied with shorter prayers and poems. This is an area in which women writers have been particularly strong, and in this new book of comfort women writers are featured prominently, including Emily Dickinson, Jane Austen, Teresa of Avila and Catherine of Sienna.

The Waking Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Siegel, Amie / Siegel, Andrea, PUBLISHER: North Atlantic Books, These moving poems map the internal geographies of desire and memory. The 19 poems in Amie Siegel's first collection were composed during her extended stays in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and the American Southwest. They evoke the ways we derive meaning from our contact with other places and demonstrate the power of language both to construct and to dematerialize what it describes.

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