The Art Of Literature(THE ESSAYS OF ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER) vol6

Every mediocre writer tries to mask his own natural style, because in his heart he knows the truth of what I am saying. He is thus forced, at the outset, to give up any attempt at being frank or naive--a privilege which is thereby reserved for superior minds, conscious of their own worth, and therefore sure of themselves. What I mean is that these everyday writers are absolutely unable to resolve upon writing just as they think; because they have a notion that, were they to do so, their work might possibly look very childish and simple.

  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.

Как читать финансовый отчет/How to Read a Financial Report
Суперпопулярная брошюра, написанная около 30 лет назад и изданная на всех языках, в т.ч. на русском. Книга ПРОСТЫМ и ДОСТУПНЫМ языком объясняет неспециалистам по финансам, как читать и анализировать финансовый отчет. Это очень важно и полезно при устройстве на работу в компанию и для покупки и акций. Сейчас финансовые отчеты многих компаний доступны в интернете.

An annual report is unfamiliar terrain to many people. For those who are not accountans, analysts or financial planners, this booklet can help them to better understand such reports and possibly bocome more informed investors.

This booklet was written and designed to help educate and guide its readers so they might:

-better understand the data included in financial reports and how to analyse it.
-lern more about companies that offer employment or provide investment opportunities.

A good starting point for achieving these goals is to becomefamiliar with tge main components of company’s annual report.

Encyclopedia of the Great Depression -
Volume 1 - 2

by Robert S McElvaine;  Gale Group.

 

There are 542 articles in the Encyclopedia of the Great Depression arranged alphabetically for easy reference. The articles range in length from 300 to 5,000 words. Entries are written by 270 scholars from around the world, active researchers in history, American studies, economics, social science, geography, political science, radio and television, literature, and music. Each signed article features several carefully chosen cross-references to related entries as well as a bibliography of print and internet resources. A topical outline appears in Volume I, just after the alphabetical article list. It groups articles by broad categories, thereby offering teachers and readers alike an informed map of the field. A comprehensive index offers yet another entry point for the set, encouraging readers to explore the information contained in these two volumes.

Volume 2 added

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Men at arms series 2 - - Napoleon

Napoleons Italian and Neapolitan troops
Napoleons Egyptian campaigns 1798-1801.
Napoleon allies3 Saxony 1806-1815
Napoleons cuirassiers and carabiniers.
Napoleons hussars
Napoleons marshals
Napoleans guard cavalry
Napoleons line chasseurs
flags

 

Книги могут быть интересны как и для школьников – студентов, так и для профессиональных историков.