The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality (Wiley Books for Writers Series)
This book is for the beginning creative nonfiction writer--one who needs to be told that writers are an eccentric lot; one who has never heard of the Yaddo artists' colony. Still, Lee Gutkind, the author of several books of creative nonfiction and the founder/editor of the journal Creative Nonfiction, has some interesting things to tell us about this genre of writing, which strives to communicate real-life stories dramatically. The most important quality that a creative nonfiction writer can have, writes Gutkind, is passion: "A passion for the written word; a passion for the search and discovery of knowledge; and a passion for ... understand[ing] intimately how things in this world work." Gutkind offers instruction on finding story ideas, focusing one's work, keeping story files, fact checking, and interviewing; he tells us what to expect from editors and agents; and he teaches us how to know when we're ready to start writing (when you can "think of nothing more to ask or to learn"). Perhaps the best tidbit here is Gutkind's emphasis on delving deeply into one's subject matter without inserting oneself into the situation. "While immersing myself in a writing project," he says, "I routinely like to compare myself to a rather undistinguished and utilitarian end table in a living room or office. It is a fixture. You walk in and out of your living room dozens of times a day. You see the table, you expect to see the table, but you do not say, 'Well, there is the table, hello table.'" Appendices include a sample book proposal and readings.

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Patrick Nees THE DAILY TELEGRAPH : 'his arguments sing with clear-eyed passion and conviction'
Travis Elborough THE SUNDAY TIMES : 'this erudite collection...... where Dawkins assesses the work of his late rival Stephen Jay Gould is essential reading.'
SUNDAY HERALD : 'His passion collapses the notion that scientists are lab-coated androids.'
NEW SCIENTIST : "A rare treat and it comes in seven servings, each essay will grip you at once."
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issue 8  [final]
Lifetime of Romance -Heartbreakers
The most classic love songs of the 50's, 60's and 70's.
Great love songs never grow old, they just age like fine wine. From Mancini to Belafonte, - 3 decades of romantic music and world famous lyrics. Especially useful for learners of English.
Lyrics added.