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A link to the webcast of Draghi's press conference, beginning at 8:30AM EST:
As expected, we did have some drama at the .886 Fib, resulting in a pop and drop that was limited to about 6 points by the usual USDJPY/NKD rescue.
For its part, USDJPY reacted at the 1.618 extension as expected, dipping back to the 1.272 before swinging into rescue mode. ES (the thin purple line) had dropped about 12 points from its overnight ramp job highs when USDJPY firmed up and boosted stocks.
NKD initially declined below the important .886 Fib level (in yellow, below.) Stocks did not react well. So, they took it back above the line, suggesting that the correction was done.
Note, however, that it fell back below the .886 overnight (as usual) — plunging 165 points. As long as it remains below 17,068, it suggests further downside. But, because it was propped up north of 16,740, it leaves open the possibility of a rally to the white .786 or .886 (17,322 and 17,396.)
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|1. The Gregg Reference Manual : A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting (Gregg Reference Manual)
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Updated to include new communication technology and its unique issues For more than 50 years, The Gregg Reference Manual has been recognized as the best style manual for business professionals and students. The basic rules that apply to the most frequent problems are covered as thoroughly as the fine points of the problems that occur less often. The colorful examples and illustrations offer easy-to-follow models to help resolve the difficulties encountered in everyday communications from e-mail messages to formal reports. New features include:
Updated to include new communication technology and its unique issues
For more than 50 years, The Gregg Reference Manual has been recognized as the best style manual for business professionals and students. The basic rules that apply to the most frequent problems are covered as thoroughly as the fine points of the problems that occur less often. The colorful examples and illustrations offer easy-to-follow models to help resolve the difficulties encountered in everyday communications from e-mail messages to formal reports. New features include:
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Best guide I've ever seen.
Simply the best!
|2. Technical Communication (9th Edition)
by John M. Lannon
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This book is better than what some reviewers write!
This book is written well and is a useful tool to use when writing everything from a resume and cover letter to a complete proposal. It also give instructions on how to make a web page and scripting in html. Although I am sure that this material is very similiar to that of the previous editions, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to write better.
I wish that I had not read the previous bad reviews and ordered this book in hardcover instead of a used softcover.
Written by an expert in the marketing of textbooks!
In any case, he and his publisher don't need your single-copy sale. They sell thousands of these books for coursewide use at many schools across the country for use in very elementary courses. They don't care about individual users.
So save your money and buy something else!
What's new in this 9th Edtion?
Good Reference Text, But Poor Reading Material
|3. Persuasive Online Copywriting: How to Take Your Words to the Bank
by Bryan Eisenberg, Jeffrey Eisenberg, Lisa T. Davis
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Draw in your customers
This book is the how. How to take all the theories and whys discussed by other authors and make it happen. I have trouble with theories because they don't help me visualize the application of such theories. This book stays away from whys and shows you how.
When I started reading the book, several big projects got thrown my way leading to late night reading being replaced by late night working. Every now and then, I took a break and breezed through this book reading many pages in a brief time while gaining new knowledge and a refresher in creative writing as it applies to online copy.
Non-fiction is my thing when it comes to writing. Over time, I have forgotten creative techniques for adding spice to copy. The authors jolted memories of high school English classes where we learned about the different poetic styles (iambic pentameter, alliteration, meter, etc) and to avoid using passive verbs. Not only that, but also they cover how to write for different personalities.
Already getting high traffic to your site? That means you know how to draw attention and interest. But, how are you doing in building desire so that they take action? Hmm... could that be the challenge? The authors drive toward long-term results by engaging your visitors and leading the way for them to get what they need and be satisfied with it.
I'm familiar with a few techniques discussed in the book, but many may not be. It depends on what you do with regard to the Web site. I understand making a Web site usable and getting visitors to the site. My Web site's weakness is converting visitors into customers. Marketing pros may succeed with creating a desire, but have trouble with visitors taking action. The authors cover all the areas needed to persuade via the Internet from "notice me!" to "be happy with me!"
Are you thinking, "More technology! We need more technology to make this work?" We've taken technology for granted, but all it can do is what human programmers program it to do. Technology doesn't know human nature. It doesn't know how to feel or need something. People do and can convey what they know with words. Words make the sale. Technology ensures the words get their say (by quickly loading the Web page and functioning the way it should) and to push the sale through the back-end process (taking the order, managing inventory, etc.). This is where conversion principles apply. The authors share simple processes for improving conversion rates.
A splash page is the "introduction" page to a Web site. It's flashy, colorful, and cool. But it's a waste of time. It gets in the way of the core material. Customers don't care how good your designers are, they care about what you can give them and that comes through words and good online copy. It's time for the online world to get what print mastered many years ago. The authors' witty writing style makes the book enjoyable to read without sacrificing wisdom. They practice what they preach and it's no wonder that GrokDotCom.com, the site behind Future Now, Inc. is a success.
Time has come to let go of what's in it for the company and think of what's in it for the customer. In time, you shall reap the rewards at the bank.
If You Read only one book on the Internet, make it this one.
1998-2000: Money fell like rain from heaven and the streets were flooded with stories of teenage millionaires. These halcyon days were fueled by a mentality that "if you build it, they will come." Investors drunkenly bought into the Internet's promise of a "new economy" and billions of dollars were pumped into spec-tech and dotcoms, never to be seen again. But when the investors saw that the 'net's realities didn't quite match up to the glowing promises, investment capital dried up faster than alcohol on a summer sidewalk.
There were fundamental problems with Internet marketing that could not be overcome with mere advances in technology. What Internet marketing needed was someone who truly understood the fundamentals of human persuasion and could apply them to the Internet."
Today it is my extraordinary pleasure to announce that those people have been found.
Jeff and Bryan Eisenberg were talking 'conversion' back when 'eyeballs' were the thing and conversion wasn't even in the lexicon. Their work was greatly accelerated when they added Lisa Davis to the team.
Bryan, Jeffrey and Lisa graduated with honors from Wizard Academy and have since gone on to accomplish a number of internet marketing miracles. Consequently, they were chosen to become adjunct faculty at Wizard Academy, where they now teach a curriculum that has punched Internet ROI through the ceiling for every company that has sent a delegate. This book, for a [low price], contains an extremely important portion of what they teach.
Prepare to be amazed.
Roy H. Williams
No Background In Copywriting? Find Another Book.
Maybe if you do have a background in copywriting, this book will be quite useful in helping you understand how to adapt regular copywriting to the web. But, if not, you won't get much of an "education" but rather a "how to adapt" approach that isn't very useful to someone who hasn't had a some form of formal education on the topic. I did give this book two stars because there was a "nugget" here or there that anyone could have gleaned, but overall I was disappointed by the book.
The GROK knows all
One of the better internet books on the market.
Will Open (and Blow) Your Mind - A Must Read
As a bonus, it is priced a fraction of most of the available information on this subject. I've paid hundreds of dollars for information that was not nearly as useable as this. (OK I admit I'm a marketing information junkie)
I have purchased dozens of products (printed and ebooks) within the last year alone on this subject. Most of the others talk about search engine tricks, pop-ups, hard sell copy, and basically manipulating your site visitor into doing what you want.
Manipulation may work a little in the short run, but is self defeating in the long run.
This book is much smarter than that. It is in a whole different league.
This book teaches what is really important to long term profits. That is, engaging your visitors and making sure your site is offering them exactly what THEY want.
It shows you how to write extremely effective copy. It also tells you how to discover exactly what your customers are asking you to provide them by watching your stats and web logs.
The basic premise of this book is that without a high conversion ratio, there is no point in buying more traffic. It is much more cost effective to use the techniques contained in this book to increase your conversions than to chase traffic. That comes later. They make a valid point that most folks are doing this backwards.
This book is about way more than just copywriting, by the way. It does an excellent job of enlightening you to many useability factors that may be hurting your sales.
I can't imagine anyone who manages a website and uses even a small percentage of the wisdom contained within not getting a hundred times their investment back.
In conclusion, just buy it and read it. You can not go wrong with this book. ... Read more
|4. Bird by Bird : Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by ANNE LAMOTT
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The first part of the book is a basic overview of how to write a work of literature. The number one rule of writing is to tell the truth. The reader does not want to read a story from an unrealiable source. After the writer swears to write the truth Lamott says to start from the very beginning of your life. Write down everything: where you went to school? who your friends and teachers were? What clothes you wore? things like that. Then expand the details, write the fine points and then just keep going. Writing is observing what is around you and putting that on paper. To get into the mood for writing, make it a habit, sit down at the same time, and just write. The only way to get better at something is to practice, so practice writing. This process is the same for everyone.
Once you start the writing, the characters need to come into play. What are the different personalities of these people? Are they good with morals? Or are they bad to the bone? Now ask yourself different uestions and think of an answer that the character might respond with. Get to know your characters personally and let there be something at stake or else the story will be very boring. One way to familiarize yourself with the characters is to base them on people you know.
As the plot thickens, Lamott says that the characters interacting make the plot. Two characters who learn about each other day by day are bound to have something happen to them at some point.
After the characters are in place, the set needs to be accounted for. This accounting is where the author gets to be the director and set everything into place. What does the room or surroundings look like? What time is it? What does the area smell like? These and many other questions need answere to make the plot work.
Bird by Bird also has many examples as to why to write in the first place. You can give your writing as a gift. Write someone a story and they will chereish it forever. Write for the communitiy, in a paper. Tell the populaceyour view of an event happening in the town. The best reason to write, is to have it published. To have your words immortalized in a book is one of life's ultimate moments. Although Lamott says that it is not as big as, one would make it. Once you have a published book, you think that it could have been better written she argues.
Lamott has a lot of advice to give to writers who feel stuck in their writing. Her advise can be put to good use. The first advise is to carry index cards, when a good idea pops into your head, just whip out an index card and jot down your idea. Later gather your index cards while writing and put your good ideas to use. Lamott says that a telephone is a good resource to use on writing. When you need a second opinion about something or need some expert advice just use a telephone to instantly contact someone. Another good piece of advice is to shut up that voice that says that your work is worthless, that it is not perfect, and that it does not sound good. Silence that voice in order to achieve perfection. Probably the most important advice is to keep writing. Practice makes perfect.
This book has taught me a lot about writing. I thorougly enjoyed the book. Lamott explains how to write well in a simple, humorous, way that makes writing enjoyable. I highly recomend Bird by Bird. Even though I will not pursue a career in writing, I can not wait to start my own story just to be writing.
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|5. Technical Communication
by Mike Markel
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|6. AP Stylebook
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More people write for the Associated Press than for any newspaper in the world, and writers have bought more copies of The AP Stylebook than of any other journalism reference. With this essential guide in hand, any writer can learn to communicate with the clarity and professionalism for which the Associated Press is famous. Fully revised and updated, this edition contains over 5,000 A to Z entries--including more than 50 new ones--laying out the AP's rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and word and numeral usage. Comprehensive and easy to use, The AP Stylebook provides the facts and references necessary to write accurately about the world today: correct names of countries and organizations, Internet language and search techniques, language to avoid, common trademarks, and the unique guidelines for business and sports reporting. The final word on media law, The AP Stylebook also includes an invaluable section dedicated to crucial advice on how writers can guard against libel and copyright infringement. The veritable "journalist's bible," this is the one reference that working writers cannot afford to be without. With more than 50 new entries plus updates of more than 100 others, The AP Stylebook includes such features as:
More people write for the Associated Press than for any newspaper in the world, and writers have bought more copies of The AP Stylebook than of any other journalism reference. With this essential guide in hand, any writer can learn to communicate with the clarity and professionalism for which the Associated Press is famous. Fully revised and updated, this edition contains over 5,000 A to Z entries--including more than 50 new ones--laying out the AP's rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and word and numeral usage. Comprehensive and easy to use, The AP Stylebook provides the facts and references necessary to write accurately about the world today: correct names of countries and organizations, Internet language and search techniques, language to avoid, common trademarks, and the unique guidelines for business and sports reporting. The final word on media law, The AP Stylebook also includes an invaluable section dedicated to crucial advice on how writers can guard against libel and copyright infringement. The veritable "journalist's bible," this is the one reference that working writers cannot afford to be without.
With more than 50 new entries plus updates of more than 100 others, The AP Stylebook includes such features as:
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This book is an invaluable resource for all writers.
While the media run rampant with flimsy leads and stories based solely on hearsay, it's good to know that at least their grammar stays in check, thanks to the hard and fast rules set forth in the Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual.
Providing direct distinctions between similar words, the correct spelling of commonly-misspelled words, and the politically-correct use of dangerous words, the AP stylebook delineates specific style rules for virtually every journalistic possibility. Set up in a dictionary-style format, the manual's general stylebook lists everything from the perils of "a" versus "an" to the preferred usage of ZIP codes.
Following the stylebook are the more specific sections dealing with sports and business style, both also set up with A to Z listings, including usage and spelling. Although sports writing info may be confined to the needs of the sportswriter, the business section is helpful for those who take interest in corporate designations and definitions of stock market terms.
Finally, just before the manual switches from the absoluteness of style to the murky legal waters of the libel section, comes, in my opinion, the pièce de résistance-A Guide To Punctuation-music to the ears of syntax-psychos and grammar-Nazis, alike.
Starting with words of wisdom from what the AP refers to as "a bible of writers," "The Elements of Style," this portion is eleven pages of invaluable knowledge for any writer, regardless of profession, and is arranged so succintly that even children can access its information for their own use.
Although I have thus far had little use for the information about libel in this book, it is primarily what its introduction claims-not a libel text, but merely a useful guide which "explains the fundamental principles in libel for working writers and editors." It also contains some key parts of the Freedom of Information Act which should be read by everyone to fully know our rights regarding the access to federal information, during what has now become the Age of the X-file.
All-in-all, the AP Stylebook and Libel Manual should be a welcome edition to any writer's reference library.
Not just for journalists
In addition to common style questions like the ones above, the stylebook contains a wealth of common information. What is a mach number? How does one calculate heat indexes and wind chill factors? And other pieces of commonly needed information are interspersed throughout the text.
This edition also includes specific guides for business and sports terminology, as well as an Internet guide.
While less useful to those not members of the media, this text also includes a briefing on media law. Some sections, such as the right to individual privacy, might appeal to the general public.
The AP Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is an essential addition to any reference collection.
Badly In Need of an update...
By nature, this book is essential. It fills a very real need. It supplies an essential and uniform standard for the composition of news writting. For this function, the book deserves five stars, however because this function is so essential, it requiers an up to date standard, and untill this book comes up to pace with the modern times, I will withold three of those stars.
When I say it is not up to date, a great example of what I mean comes with the current frequency of the need to use Arabic names. The book provides no clear standard for this. The Arabic name Al Queda, for instance, has become quite common place, but news organizations have struggled with how exactly to quote this name. Most of the trouble centers around the singular nomonative case article ('al') which of course translates as 'the.' Thus, Al Queda has also been cited as The Queda, or even just Queda. If the whole invaluable point of the book is standardize the language used in reporting, then it needs to address the newest issues in the news and the vocabulary that has rocketed into our headlines from out of nowhere in the last few years.
Also, as bad as what is left out may be, it is not nearly as bad as what is left in. For instance, the book suggest that the proper way to refer to Mainland China is "Red China." Even worse, the book explains that the uncapitalized term 'god' is used to refer to *false* gods, whereas the capitalized term 'God' is used to refer to the *one true god.* For me this is particularly offensive, and on the whole, these are just a couple of the examples of the sort of antiquated and obnoxious McCarthy-era media manipulations that for some reason still haunt us through the AP Style Manual.
In the end, these problems are all easy to fix, and this book comes out in new editions all the time. I believe it performs an essential function, of standardizing the terms used by the media, which should reduce biased manipulation of language (as opposed to encouraging them, as in the examples I have given). I worked journalism in College, and I even won a few awards. I credit much of this to the ideas and applications behind the AP Style manual. Not only does it do a great service to journalism and reporting, but also, it teaches an elegant and simple way of writting, succinctly and to the point without sacraficing depth and sophistication.
I was once told by a gifted Classicist, after reading both Herodotus and Thucidides, that although it would be easy to lapse into writting like Herodotus, one really should strive to write like Thucidides. The best way I can explain Thucidides' style in modern terms is to equate that aspiration with reading and observing the concepts in the Associate Press Stylebook.
Every govt communicator should have the AP Stylebook and
What others have said about Fitch's book (about which you can see more at MediaRelationsHandbook.com ):
"Great advice for beginners and experienced media hands. If you are a media relations professional--either beginner or seasoned veteran--this is the book for you. Brad Fitch, who spent many years fielding reporters' tough questions on Capitol Hill, has written a timely, practical guide to handling media relations that is filled with solid professional advice. What goes into a press release? How do you develop a strategic message? You've got a digital camera and a fax machine, but what else does your office need to effectively handle the media? Before you start talking to a reporter, do you know the difference between 'on the record,' 'off the record,' and 'background'? When there's an immediate crisis in your organization, what are the eight mistakes that you absolutely must avoid? How do you handle your paranoid boss when he or she has to confront the press? You'll find the answers to these and many other everyday problems in this book. Fitch also gives valuable advice on how to set up an effective website and how to use e-mail for optimum communications. Excellent book for professionals who work in federal or state agencies, trade associations, non-profits, state legislatures or Congress. It's the only handbook you'll ever need."
"Provides valuable advice for those who flack for a living."
"A superb blend of theory and practice, written by someone who uses words like Gallup uses polls."
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"This volume is an invaluable road map to the mean streets of a city where information is power and power is everything. Brad Fitch has written a rich 'how-to' lesson for pros and for novices who must negotiate the competitive landscape of America's new media."
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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
|7. The Chicago Manual of Style
by University of Chicago Press Staff
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The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition
Very fine resource
In terms of fit, I would say that the CMOS is probably a good fit for advanced writers, editors, and publishers; however, most of these advanced professionals already know this. College students might be better served by a style manual specific to their discipline - for example, The Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook for English students, or the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) for psychology students. Beginning students might also be better served by a general handbook (such as The Little, Brown Handbook or The Holt Handbook). For office workers, administrative assistants, and secretaries, a better fit might be "The Gregg Reference Manual," which has an emphasis on business correspondence. In each of these cases; however, the CMOS would be a useful backup reference.
In regard to the editions, my overall opinion is that the 15th edition is a significant improvement in content to the 14th, and well worth the purchase. The 13th edition was published in 1982, the 14th in 1993, and this 15th in 2003, so the CMOS is updated approximately every 10 years, which feels like a good revision pace to me. The content revisions are summarized on the back cover, and I'll list them at the end of this review.
In addition to content, the layout of the new edition is also revised. There is a bit of risk and daring in using a light blue font to distinguish examples within paragraphs, and in using a new font for numbering. The light blue text is a bit hard to read at times, but for the main, it seems to add clarity. The daring numbering font is a bit less clear than the last edition, but probably only a keen font connoisseur would even notice.
Content revisions:
- Updated Materials throughout to reflect current style, technology, and professional practice
- New coverage of journals and electronic publications
- Comprehensive new chapter on American English grammar and usage by Bryan A. Garner (author of A Dictionary of Modern American Usage)
- Updated and rewritten chapter on preparing mathematical copy
- Reorganized and updated chapters on documentation, including guidance on citing electronic sources
- Streamlined coverage of current design and production processes, with a glossary of key terms
- New diagrams of the editing and production process4es for both books and journals, keyed to chapter discussions
- Descriptive headings on all numbered paragraphs for ease of reference
- New expanded Web site with special tools and features for Manual users - www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
It's riddled with typos...
Can't live without it
Eric Bollinger
Make Sure You Buy the 14th Edition, First
|8. Concise Rules Of Apa Style (Concise Rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) Style)
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Critical Information for Writing for the APA Publications
|9. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, Roger Angell
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Great Little Book
(By the way, I agree with the previous reviewer that the third edition is slightly preferable to the current one.)
Useful book for writers and editors
Your ticket to becoming a better writer
Many years ago I decided that I wanted to be able to write better, but I didn't really know where to begin. I'd taken classes, but I was unsatisfied with what I had learned. I'd learned how to assemble different kinds of essays or papers, but I strongly felt that something was lacking on a more basic level. My writing lacked, well, style.
I happened to ask a professional writer I knew for advice. I asked him how one could become a better writer. The answer he gave me seemed completely underwhelming at the time: "Read the Elements of Style twice a month and compare its advice to your writing," he said. He suggested that I not merely read it once but that I read it continuously, as we all need to be reminded of the guidelines it provides. Writing is a skill that improves with constant practice, much like playing a musical instrument. Take your writing, apply the lessons and guidelines from this book, and see where you can improve things. While he insisted this was the most important advice I could receive, I remained skeptical.
Eventually, I had the good sense to give his advice a shot. Soon afterwards, I was a published writer. I still use this book and refer to it regularly. If you use it regularly in the way my mentor described, it will make you a better writer as well.
|10. On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary : The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well)
by William Zinsser
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On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sole, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sole, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.
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This book is EXCELLENT
Indispensable nonfiction writing book
The book is divided into 4 sections and several chapters. The first 2 sections (pages 1-92) deal with the craft of nonfiction itself. Topics such as avoiding clutter, writing for the appropriate audience, word usage and beginning/ending the piece are covered, among several others. In section 3 (pages 95-229) he deals with specific forms of nonfiction, including travel writing, science and technology, sports and humor genres.
The last section (pages 233-294) addresses finding your voice and general topics about the career and choices of the professional writer.
This is a wonderful book for any prose writer, whether it's fiction, screenplays or travel articles. Zissner's love for the English language is transcended onto the page with each word he writes. He isn't afraid to say it like it is, mentioning that most people just simply write horribly and then offering his own opinion as to just why this is.
"On Writing Well" should be in every writer's collection.
Good reference for all types of writers
I found Part I and II of the book to be too simplistic and bland. Zinsser spends more time describing and discussing grammar than actually demonstrating and explaining. There are no examples of grammar just descriptions of how to use it. Perhaps, Zinsser wanted to place more emphasis on writing than grammar in the book. It is not until Part III-Forms that Zinsser addresses how to write about a specific topic. He discusses writing topics such as nonfiction, interviews, travel, memoirs, business, sports, arts and humor. I found this to be the most helpful section of the book. Part IV-Attitudes describes the role and importance of writing style and decisions in writing.
If you are looking for a book that teaches grammar or is a reference guide for grammar, this is not it. This book is a reference guide for writers. If you want to learn more about writing particular types of articles or books, refer to Part III-Forms.
An invaluable guide to effective writing.
For other books that focus on teaching good writing through the use of the tools of language, I also recommend Strunk's "The Elements of Style" and O'Conner's "Woe Is I" and "Words Fail Me". ... Read more
|11. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Spiral Edition)
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Don't waste your money.
If required to write in APA, you can't live without it
Great book...BUT
The book is so good. I am seriously contemplating taking it to a Kwik Kopy and photocopying the entire book at a darker print to make it easier to read. The book is THAT GOOD.
Unhelpful Guide about an Unenlightening Style
Now let's get to the trouble with this particular book. First, it is unnecessarily humungous, trying to beef up the very thin body of APA citation requirements (which by the way can be found for free all over the internet) with hugely unenlightening chapters on basic writing style and methods. Infinitely better guides on how to actually write and conduct research can be easily found elsewhere. Even when you do want to find instructions on the core requirements of APA citation style, this is an annoyingly difficult task in this atrociously organized and indexed book. A thin and under-compiled index sends you to hard-to-find section numbers rather than page numbers. And finally there is the practice of this book's publishers to promote a "new edition" which is merely the same as before with a couple of new entries, sold with a new cover and of course a new full price. In case you're wondering, about the only new information in this edition concerns how to reference websites and online publications. Once again, this info can be found for free on the internet, while you could also spend a pittance on a used copy of the supposedly "outdated" previous edition.
This book gets two stars because it is nominally useful (at least in theory) if you're stuck with it. But if you find yourself required to use the talent-crushing APA style in your attempts to write something of importance, first try to convince your mentors that APA is inherently anti-intellectual. Then find a way to get out of any requirements to buy this unhelpful book, and find the information on the internet instead. [~doomsdayer520~]
Great resource!
|12. Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting
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Better than any other writing book or course
It's truly extraordinary how McKee is able to distill universal forms and principles from a huge variety of narrative writing (primarily screenplays, of course, but his insight extends beyond screenplays). One would think such an approach would be limiting and reductive, but the reverse is true: by helping the reader understand why and how effective narratives work, and how a writer should approach the creation of a screenplay, a universe of possibilities emerges.
The main problem with writing workshops is that they focus on a student's work and what's wrong with it -- it's a very negative approach, the opposite of a support group, that rarely results in genuine improvement. As McKee notes, a lot of writers go through endless revision cycles in the hope of salvaging what's good in their work. But the problem with most narrative writing seems to be in its elemental structure -- the story and its progression -- which occurs on a "pre-writing" level. Once a story is committed to novel or screenplay form, the battle to forge this elemental structure is almost lost. McKee teaches the principles that writers should follow in this critical pre-writing stage as they develop the progression of their narrative.
There's a lot of baloney being spewed in academia and elsewhere that creative writing can't be taught and that plot is relatively unimportant. McKee shows the lie in all this -- that narrative writing *can* be taught and that well-developed plot is critical. Save your money and time, skip the MFA programs, read this book and dedicate yourself to learning from it.
Excellent First Book
What McKee's book will not do is provide the novice with a sense of format, lay-out, and terminology. This is very much a book targeted toward getting the fundamentals--the principles--of screenwriting down. While all readers may not agree with everything he suggests (indeed, I didn't), he lays out the basic structure, typologies, and analytics of screenwriting in an insightful and practical way.
I noticed another reviewer thought this book was too formula driven. While McKee offers a basic formula to structure, he also acknowledged the diversity of good films and screenplays--there's plenty of room for creativity. What he provides is basic insight into what makes a "successful" screenplay--one that will be bought, produced, and be successful at the box office. (More appropriately, one that will cover its costs and make at least a small profit for its producers.)
This was a very valuable book, and I highly recommend it as a stable of your writing library.
The real thing . . .
If you are going to read just one book on screenwriting, this is the one. I am not sure I will mention Robert McKee in my acceptance speech when I receive my Academy Award for best screenplay , but I might send him a case of champagne ;-)
Best Book on Writing Ever
|13. The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing (3rd Edition)
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|14. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas : A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
by HUNTER S. THOMPSON, Ralph Steadman
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On assignment from a sports magazine to cover "the fabulous Mint 400"--a free-for-all biker's race in the heart of the Nevada desert--the drug-a-delic duo stumbles through Vegas in hallucinatory hopes of finding the American dream (two truck-stop waitresses tell them it's nearby, but can't remember if it's on the right or the left). They of course never get the story, but they do commit the only sins in Vegas: "burning the locals, abusing the tourists, terrifying the help." For Thompson to remember and pen his experiences with such clarity and wit is nothing short of a miracle; an impressive feat no matter how one feels about the subject matter. A first-rate sensibility twinger, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a pop-culture classic, an icon of an era past, and a nugget of pure comedic genius. --Rebekah Warren
On assignment from a sports magazine to cover "the fabulous Mint 400"--a free-for-all biker's race in the heart of the Nevada desert--the drug-a-delic duo stumbles through Vegas in hallucinatory hopes of finding the American dream (two truck-stop waitresses tell them it's nearby, but can't remember if it's on the right or the left). They of course never get the story, but they do commit the only sins in Vegas: "burning the locals, abusing the tourists, terrifying the help." For Thompson to remember and pen his experiences with such clarity and wit is nothing short of a miracle; an impressive feat no matter how one feels about the subject matter. A first-rate sensibility twinger, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a pop-culture classic, an icon of an era past, and a nugget of pure comedic genius. --Rebekah Warren
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Grab a fifth and enjoy the ride
Hunter is at his best covering a race in the desert, attending a drug prevention convention (the irony!) and taking as much alternative substances as his body can handle. And then some. Lost in the world post-60s, he decries (with fear and loathing, of course!) what he sees happening as society backs off of "the high water mark".
It's a book about the falacy of the American Dream. Vegas - land of illusion - is the perfect setting for a story that pops the balloon that is the American Dream. Travel with Hunter, and you are there, parking the boat he calls a car onto the sidewalk. You're there chatting it up with the law enforcement officers from Podunk Illinois. You're hoping your ODing mammoth of a friend is calming down.
Sometimes runny, this gonzo journalism will surprise you with cutting observations of what is happening to society. Awesome read, that will poke holes in your view of Americana.
More truer now than it was originally!
The drug content was to be expected at that era. The world was still in a white picket fence mode and "creative chemistry" was seen as a tool to escape from it (or at least, take a different view).
The stream-of-consciousness writing style is a wonder to behold. You can practically feel your mind bob-sledding through the ether-induced haze, coming to a landing on both feet.
As for weither or not it was real, get over it. Just wallow in the genius of the work; how it dissects the "American Dream" and how we were so rudely woken from it.
And if you've seen the film, READ THE FREAKIN' BOOK AS WELL! You will discover a favorite quote or two that you'll find yourself using over and over again. I laughed so hard reading it the first time, my face hurt!
It's a classic document of the tail end of the "flower power" generation, and the beginning of the narcisism of the 1970's. Classic American literature with sheer outright BALLS that's so dearly lacking in today's pop culture.
I am certain that when Dr. Thompson reaches his final reward, he will have a never-ending orgy held in his honor, just for writing this book.
Mindblowing at the very least!
FEAR & LOATHING rocks with an unerring intensity. This book is written like a typewriter tanked on meth. The road trip, the hitchhiker, the booze and the drugs, spending an employers money destroying hotel rooms. It is a full force assault on the senses. It left me dazed and confused. It is hilarious at times but in that guilty way when you know that you really shouldn't be laughing. Raoul Duke is like Jerry Seinfeld in that you know he's a jerk but you can't help liking him.
Thompson was an extreme individual. He was notorious for missing deadlines. Reading this book makes it easy to see why. He was very absorbed in the moment. He seemed more intent on getting hammered than on writing the book. But in the end, his extraordinary talent allowed him to produce an amazing book.
The description of drug use will be disturbing to many readers. LSD, mescaline, cocaine, ether. Thompson doesn't seem to be very discriminant in what he'll introduce to his bloodstream. His consumption assumes staggering proportions here.
The writing is surprisingly good. Thompson is able to convey the sensation of being there as all this insanity unfolds. He had a fine grasp of the English language and a deftness at cutting a good sentence. The carefree excitement of youthfulness is captured here. I always feel more alive when I finish this book. It is also a book that I refer to a lot. It is fun to read a single paragraph and then put it away.
This book is for students of the 60s and for readers who like an intense, tumultuous trip into madness. It is shocking and even offensive to some but it is a great ride for those that like a bit of shock value in their entertainment. Truly great -- don't miss it! Along with FEAR & LOATHING, I also recommend THE LOSERS CLUB by Richard Perez, a book whose writing was obviously strongly influenced by Thompson
"Fear and Loathing" is so brilliant, so funny, so biting in its commentary, so revolutionary that I cannot do it justice herein. Thompson is just plain awesome. An insane writer, in the admirable as well as the literal sense.
How to describe this book? "The '60s meets the John Birch Society"? "The American Dream meets the American nightmare"? I don't have it in me to analyze Hunter. He's too good, too out there. Just admiration, that's all I have left for him. The only thing left is mystique, because Thompson, despite years of stories and in-depth analyses, is still very much unknown. Can he be the guy he describes and survive? The truth, or the Truth as Hunter might call it, is that he probably is putting on a little act, but it is just questionable enough to leave doubt, or Doubt!
I think Thompson is what Michael Moore wishes he was.
Unescapble Excursion into the American Aorta
The world which the protagonist Rauol Duke lives in is one where people are "pigs and creeps" and drugs are an integral part of the daily experience. Fear and Loathing is not a linear tale of reckless abandon in the City of Sin but a convoluted tale of the thin line that exists between sucess and failure in the aftermath of the Acid Culture. Although Thompson claims that this piece of work is non fiction the sheer absurdity and subjective dialogue makes it hard to accept the validity of that claim.
If you are an informant for the DEA, strong Christian, or live in the bible belt this book will only infuse anger in your soul, but if the world of chemical experimentation exposed through the use of masterful english and a corollary to the Great Gatsby expose then you are in for a treat. ... Read more
|15. Comedy Writing Secrets
by Melvin Helitzer
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Not just for writers.
The Book the Pro Comics Read
Learn the fundamentals of comedy writing!
You'll learn the basics of comedy writing, the anatomy of humor, and the avenues by which you can turn your comedic talent into a well-paying pursuitÑand why the demand for humor writers far exceeds the supply. You'll also find more than a thousand one-liners, bits, and speech excerpts covering the entire range of comedy techniques.
If you want a comprehensive guide to writing, selling, and performing all types of comedy, then this is the book you must read cover to cover and keep on your shelf for a lifetime of reference.
Put this book back in the time capsule
Too long
|16. A Writer's Reference, Fifth Edition
by Diana Hacker
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Excellent writing support...
The book is organized into three major sections: 1) Composition/Style, 2) Correctness, and 3) Format/Basic grammar. Each of those major sections are subdivided into four supporting subsections as follows:
Composition/Style -- 1) Composing and revising, 2) Research writing, 3) Effective sentences, and 4) Word Choice.
Correctness -- 1) Grammatical sentences, 2) ESL Trouble spots, 3) Punctuation, and 4) Spelling and mechanics.
Format/Basic Grammar -- 1) Document design, 2) MLA documentation, 3) Alternative styles of documentation, and 4) Basic grammar.
In addition to those sections, there are tutorials at the front of the book that helps the user get the best benefit from support available in the book. There are also ESL hints throughout the text, not just in the section dedicated to ESL challenges. The index is helpful, there are several URLs at the back of the book where a writer can go for more help, and there is even a page that shows revision symbols.
There are ample examples throughout, and anyone who conscientiously applies the lessons in this book will become a better writer.
This is a top-flight book with great things to offer everyone -- from struggling first-year college students taking their first composition class to the polished professional writer.
The strengths of this text made this book the top choice to support our writing across the curriculum program at Manchester College. Many other colleges and universities also use this great book.
5 stars for utility and support.
Alan Holyoak, Dept of Biology, Manchester College, IN
Good handbook, except when it comes to revision
Great reference
Another aspect of this book is the online help. The book provides a URL where you can find supplemental information about the book and take interactive quizzes to test your grammar knowledge.
Despite some of its quirks, I would highly recommend this book as a good reference.
The BIBLE for every English major in college!
Simply the best
|17. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
by Lynne Truss
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Pure Pleasure--and Helpful Instruction
Not at all what I expected
One final note: It's not about the Panda . . .
Hope for those of us who punctuate properly!!
An Editor's Witty New Friend
I'm also thankful that Truss is mindful of different styles (AP being the one I adhere to) and the ways of we wacky Americans. She knows that grammar itself continues to change over the centuries.
Truss is a beacon of hope for those who despair that any semblance of structure is fast evaporating from all written discourse. Just read the message boards on any Web site (full of "i luv ths book!" and the like) and you'll understand what I mean.
Fun and Educational
While I am not the Queen of Punctuation, I still found myself chuckling throughout the book. But on top of the chuckling, and perhaps even more importantly, I learned things about punctuation that either I hadn't known before or had forgotten!
So now I will try to live up to the expectations of Lynne Truss and put my new found punctuation and grammer knowledge to use. Ms. Ambrose, my favorite teacher in elementary school, would be so proud! ... Read more
|18. Rules for Writers
by Diana Hacker
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THE book on writing properly
The chapters are easily laid out and will help a reader regardless of whether the entire book is to be read from beginning to end, or if a specific subject is sought (punctuation, etc). This book has helped me with my academic writing and I highly recommend it for those who regularly write essays or other forms of correspondence.
"For students" is right
The detailed index is nicely done.
This one will go back to the store, to be replaced with Karen Gordon's Transitive Vampire. Meanwhile, I'll stick with Strunk.
A good book for students
The least imperfect of available handbooks on grammar.
|19. An Introduction to Literature, 13th Edition
by Sylvan Barnet, William Burto, William E. Cain
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Great for my Literature Class. . . BUT
However, it is a great book. It contains a wealth of poems, stories and advice between the poorly-made pages. And, since the pages are thin, it wasn't as heavy to lug around campus. Very good content though, as I said. The stories are multi-national, there is abstract and realistic, old-fashioned and very modern, some ancient and even the lyrics to 1960's folk songs! One of my favorite lines in the book is "Margaret are you weeping over golden grove unleafing?" I also like the old sailors poem Western Wind "Western wind when wilt though blow? The small rain down can rain. Christ that my love were in my arms and I in my bed again."
Perhaps it helps that my literature professor is top notch and a noted author as well (Kent Meyers "The Work of Wolves") but he really made me love this book! There is gold within these pages, a very good choice for teaching college students to truly appreciate the many genres of literature from around the world and through the ages.
Helpful for my Lit class. Book VERY POORLY MADE!!!
I am VERY,VERY disapointed in the overall quality of the book. DON'T BUY THE PAPER BACK EDITION. Get it in hard back if you can. With my copy of this book, as well as, the copies that belonged to several other members of my Lit. class, the binding broke and the book fell apart. Now I can't resell it.
Another Great Anthology Literature
|20. Understanding English Grammar (6th Edition)
by Martha Kolln, Robert Funk
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Good Book, Good Grammar, Happy Tummy
As Kolln says on page 320: "Prepositions are among the most difficult words in the language for foreign speakers to master." I'd take this a step further; I'd say they're the most difficult words for _English_ speakers to master. A couple of examples she lists:
Be sure to fill out the form carefully.
He wasn't fired.
Can _you_ spot the correct usage above? Well, if it gives you pause then Understanding English Grammar may be the book for you. It is a model of grammatical clarity and a wonderful reference book to turn to in times of grammatical doubt:~)
Other books I keep close by my writing desk include: "The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms," Richard Lanham's "A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms," and The Holy Bible. If cleanliness is next to Godliness, grammatical perfection is like Zen awareness. You know it's possible to attain, but achieving it is another matter altogether. Kolln's book can help -- with the grammar, that is.
A (very rare) compendium of English structural grammar
Working Your way backwards
A highly in-depth English grammar
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Dr. David Hall
Dr. David Hall is the longest-tenured doctor at HLAH. He has worked here since 1987, with one brief interruption when he practiced in Quincy, Illinois for four years. He and his wife Kathy have three adult children, Tristan, Rhiannon and Dylan. They have three dogs: a beagle named Olive, and two Golden Retrievers-Baron, who he has to fight for Kathy's attention, and Maggie, their "special" child. They also share their home with two cats – Oliver, "originally my daughter's cat who I won't give back," and Vienna, who runs the household. Dr. Hall's hobbies include playing the guitar in the church band and with friends, and playing the drums in alternative cover bands. He loves the Cardinals, Blues and Chiefs, is a wine enthusiast, and enjoys traveling. Dr. Hall is a former member of veterinary study groups that are always working to improve hospital efficiency and service to patients and clients. As a doctor with 30-plus years of experience, Dr. Hall enjoys the fact that he is still learning new things from the younger DVMs! His favorite thing about Horseshoe is that every day is different. He gets to be a pediatrician, obstetrician, cardiologist, radiologist, dermatologist, oncologist, etc… No one here is "in it for the money". He loves working with people who love what they do. He also loves the relationships he has formed with his clients – many of them feel more like friends!
Dr. Chris Randla
Dr. Christopher Randla has been a Veterinarian at Horseshoe since October 2000, and now is Dr. Hall's partner in the practice. He graduated with a BS in Animal Science from University of Delaware, and with a DVM degree from North Carolina State University. He lives with his wife, Angie, and two children, Alison and Christopher. He also has two step sons, Josh and Larry. They have two dogs , Lacey and Chloe, and three cats – Tigger, Princess, and Snowball. Dr. Randla's hobbies include watching his kids play sports and watching sports on TV, Six Flags, and playing video games with his kids and slot machines with his wife. His favorite thing about HLAH is the people (coworkers & clients) that he gets the opportunity to interact with on a daily basis, the variety of cases we get to see, and of course getting to improve the health and well being of our patients.
Dr. Wendy Mollet
Dr. Wendy Mollet has worked for us as an Associate Veterinarian since November 2009. She graduated from University of Illinois in 1993. Her area of interest is emergency medicine. Dr. Mollet lives with her cat, Penny. Her hobbies include gardening, reading & hiking. Her favorite thing about Horseshoe is working with great doctors and staff in a state of the art facility taking care of awesome pets and pet owners.
Dr. Ryan Jacob
Dr. Ryan Jacob joined our team in July 2014. Dr. Jacob has been practicing veterinary medicine since 2009. Before coming to work with us he was chief of staff at the Glen Carbon Banfield Animal Hospital. Dr. Jacob graduated from the St. George's University in 2008 after finishing his clinical year at University of Missouri. He takes special interest in dermatology and surgery. He shares his home with his wife Michelle, their son, Max, and 2 dogs, Norman and Tahlia. Norman the boxer loves swimming and frisbee. Tahlia or Tally, the hound mix loves swimming. In his free time, Dr. Jacob enjoys anything outdoors (camping, fishing, etc), motorcycling, fitness, and going to Cardinals and Blues games. The things that Dr. Jacob likes most about working at Horseshoe are the fantastic team that he works with and the wealth of knowledge they have, and the clients, because they all seem caring and passionate about their pets.
Dr. Lindsey Gammon
Dr. Gammon graduated from veterinary school at the University of Illinois in 2011 and was practicing in Highland, Illinois. Dr. Gammon grew up in Collinsville and is now raising her family here with her husband, Greg. She has two daughters, Avery and Emilia. They also have 4 dogs: Ellie – a Shih Tzu who thinks she is human, Molly – a Papillion mix who rules the house, Addie – a Sheltie mix who is a little neurotic, and Louie – a Golden Retriever who is a true momma's boy. In her spare time, she enjoys anything water related (swimming, pools, lakes, etc), St. Louis sports, and spending time with friends and family. Dr. Gammon is excited to "come home" to Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital and is excited to make a difference in the lives of her patients.
Dr. Caroline Hinrichs
Dr. Hinrichs joined the team as an associate veterinarian in 2017. She graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. After graduation, she worked at Banfield Pet Hospital and then made house calls with a small practice in St. Louis. Her special areas of interest are dentistry and nutrition. She lives in St. Louis and has two chinchillas named Misty and Asha, as well as a young rescue dog named Stanley. One of Stanley's favorite activities is chasing the chinchillas while they jump around their cage. In her free time, she enjoys traveling to see friends and family around the world, following the St. Louis Blues and Cardinals, reading, and spending time outside. She feels lucky to be part of the Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital staff because of the excellent medicine, patient care and customer service emphasized here.


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Treat Yourself with a Chocolate Spa!
What's better than a relaxing treatment at a spa? A chocolate spa! I went to the Vyoma spa at Radisson Blu, Paschim Vihar on a mid-summer afternoon for a refreshing choco scrub. Please note, the treatment is available only during summers.
Spread over 10,000 sq ft, Vyoma Spa at this hotel is huge. The reception area, however, does not give the impression of how far and wide it is spread. But then you get in and see the treatment rooms spread out. What impresses me more is the fact that the steam & shower space is within the rooms and one does not need to go to a separate wet area. I know a number of people who shy away from the spas because they're too reticent to walk around in bathroom robe! The spa here is an absolute delight for those apprehensive spa goers.
Using coco powder, milk proteins, de-tan powder and essential oils, the chocolate spa treatment promises relaxation while removing body tan. The aroma of pure chocolate is a bonus! Worry not, the fragrance does not make you hungry but is strong enough to help you relax.
I began the treatment with a steam session for about 15 minutes, after which came the foot ritual followed by a quick massage. It's always good to let the masseuse know which area you want her to focus on; I always insist on deep massage on my neck and shoulders.
After relaxing my muscles, the masseuse carried the next step: a gentle scrub. The masseuse highlighted the benefits of the scrub pointing out that the caffeine present in chocolate stimulates the circulation and improves blood flow. This in turn improves and invigorates skin cells, decreases the aging process and increases firmness of the skin.
After a quick warm water shower, I am readied for the chocolate mask. I rest for almost 20-25 minutes after the mask is applied and I am wrapped so that my skin absorbs the mask. The head massage meanwhile relaxed me to almost doze off. A warm shower revealed a glowing and exceedingly smooth skin.
Go for this spa treatment for an afternoon of complete rejuvenation and relaxation!
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In 2016, thanks to a website called Baka-Tsuki, I was able to read the english translated version of the Ero-Manga Sensei light novel up to the end of volume 4 (the anime covered up to the end of volume 3 so far). When I was done with volume 4, I joked to myself that Japan would probably animate this series.
And it happened.
To be frank, I was not that surprised, as this outcome was perhaps inevitable. After all, the author of the series is an extremely famous man named Tsukasa Fushimi. Better known as the creator of the series 'Ore no imouto ga konna ni kawaii wake ga naie' (My little sister can't be this cute): The series that had once split the anime community into different factions, each supporting a different ship of a heroine and a MC. The magnitude of conflicts between these factions during 'Oreimo War' rivaled or even surpassed the that of conflicts during Nisekoi (another famous romantic anime)
*Oreimo war was real. It will always be remembered by those who lived through it.
However, even before Ero-Manga Sensei was aired, the show was being treated with caution. This was understandable. There were several reasons why Ero-Manga Sensei was treated with caution before being aired, and they were all related to the show's predecessor.
The audience feared that the new show would do the same things that the previous work had done. Such includes the followings:
1. Oreimo had chosen the incest route. (Just like what the title said the show would)
2. The chosen heroine is the worst heroine. While she does have certain charms, her bad points outweigh them completely.
3.The MC, Kyousuke, did not end up with a girlfriend.
Many feared that Ero-Manga Sensei would not only instigate the next 'Oreimo war', but also end tragically. What was the point of 12 volumes, if the MC wasn't going to end up with anyone? As the result, the public consensus stigmatized the show and those who liked it. As someone who enjoyed Oreimo franchise, I can still unbiasedly claim that the series is a trash. What is a trash, you ask? I will explore that later in another writing. However, what I can say now is this:
Oreimo was a trash that I enjoyed as guilty pleasure nevertheless.
I feel that this awareness and acceptance is pretty important for my fellow fans. I would love to say the show explored the themes of family bonds, sibling bonds and pure love. But really, the show amounts down to cute girls. That's it. Having the courage to see the artwork as the way it is and accepting it is pivotal.
And is Ero-Manga Sensei the same….?
No……it somehow manages to become a trash that can perhaps even transcend the trash level of Oreimo……
I suppose the author Tsukasa learned something from his previous work, as this new work is refreshingly different from his old work. However, I am not sure what he learned, and I would love to ask him what it was. Because the show became an even better trash. Not only does Ero-Manga Sensei's fan-service surpass that of Oreimo, but the new show's female casts are mostly all…lolis.
Just what kind of vision did you have after finishing Oreimo, Tsukasa? Tell me.
However, after all things said, I ironically do feel that Ero-Manga Sensei is ultimately better than Oreimo in some sense. As contradicting as that might sound. This is because of the contrast between the two main characters (siblings) of these two shows.
In Oreimo, Kirino and Kyousuke are otaku siblings, whom pretty much the entire audience can naturally identify themselves with. However, the show does not carry this connection beyond than just a superficial level. There were only two moments when the show managed to strive further: the notion of social prejudice against otaku culture shown through a father (a representative view of one's family) and through Kirino's friend Ayase (a representative view of one's peers). For the rest of the series, the only connection we feel with these two characters is that…we are also otakus, and that is all.
However, with Ero-Manga Sensei, we feel greater connection with the characters and they are no longer just fictional characters. They are people who share similar struggles as us, and this just makes the show engaging by tenfold. While Saigiri (The Ero-Manga Sensei) and Masamune are also otaku siblings like those in Oreimo, they are also working partners in a light novel industry. Seeing them strive towards their dream, encountering those who look down on their dream, facing several predicaments, overworking themselves and growing as individuals for their dream. Although these are not extraordinary characterizations, they nevertheless come across as refreshing. This is perhaps because we had anticipated the second coming of Oreimo and thus lowered our standards for this show. Regardless, the effect is achieved.
Overall, throughout the show, nothing really caught me off guard, since I had read the light novel. Except for one scene in the episode 11. Yes, we all know it. The return of Oreimo casts ( I would like to believe that this occurs after the end of oreimo series). Wow, man I was surprised. Was this in the light novel, or did I completely forget about it? The combination of the beautiful music and the scene made me feel the 'feels' a bit. The happiness and relief that Masamune felt as he saw a group of people vibrantly talking about his new work that he had poured his heart and 'love' into. It managed to get to me, as I could relate to him. And I think other artists, writers and creators can feel the same. The satisfaction of seeing others find happiness through the works they had dedicated effort and time to….
But will I be proud of liking this show?….Probably not.
*My female friend bought me this illustration book of Ero-Manga Sensei…..
now, I need to hide this as well as possible.
Do I actually think it's a trash? Nah, it's just a joke mate. Nobody can decide what show should be called a trash. IF you want to see what happens if you say something is a trash, click the link below. I re-clarify. I don't think these two series are trashes.
*Edit: I was using some of the arguments my non-otaku friends used. I don't mean them when I used them. Just wanted to learn new arguments that I could use through the debate/discussion


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- Do not automate unattended gathering of resources in game. This includes buying from vendors, hunting monsters, mining, collecting bulk order deeds, and so on.
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In its survey on the reasons people unsubscribe from permission emails, HubSpot found Email Frequency topped the list. So how do businesses determine the perfect balance of promoting their brand without annoying customers? It starts with understanding what customers want.
From baseline preferences to customization
In a Return Path study analyzing the correlation between email frequency and read rates, the company found that:
• once-weekly emails had the highest read rates
• the more frequent the emails, the lower the read rate
So while weekly might be a good starting point, businesses need to do some legwork to find the magic formula for each subscriber. Here are 10 methods to determine that frequency sweet spot.
1. Vary content. Just text, one video, several images—try some different approaches and see which ones get the best responses. The more engaged readers are, the more of emails they'll read and the longer they'll stay subscribed.
2. Prune those emails. Aim for quality, not quantity, so customers who want the emails get them. Too many annoyed recipients reporting a business as spam could blacklist them from an Internet service provider.
3. Play around with delivery times. Customers may be too rushed to do much more than skim emails at 5 a.m.. Try sending an offer at 8 p.m. when they might be in their PJs and ready to shop online.
4. Automate based on triggers. Consider using a receipt email to recommend items based on what they just purchased. While non-transactional emails only have a 17.3% median open rate, transactional emails have a 45.9% open rate, making it a great marketing opportunity.
5. Segment. Blanketing an entire email list is a waste of customers' time and the company's resources. Take the time to create relevant messages for each customer to increase engagement and cut down on reports of spam or unsubscribes. That same HubSpot survey found that irrelevant content was the second most common reason customer unsubscribe.
6. Monitor the rate of emails that are being deleted without being read. If this number goes up, cut back on email frequency immediately.
7. Offer a variety of email frequencies. Giving customers some control may decrease unsubscribes and spam reports. Bonobos catches potential unsubscribers with an opt-down page, letting them choose from weekly or monthly frequencies or a 30-day break.
8. Collect data. Track each user's engagement to learn about their behavior, schedule, likes and dislikes, then use the information to determine content and frequency.
9. Pay attention to complaints. In another Return Path study, the company found that primary accounts—those that check their email most frequently—would tolerate up to five emails in one week from a company before complaining about frequency.
10. Don't leave customers wondering. Just as sending too many emails could tick off customers, sending too few could result in lost revenue. Stay top of mind so that when customers are ready to buy, they'll come to you before your competition.
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Snowman and Holiday Party
You know how sometimes you feel that you are the luckiest person on the planet for one reason or another. That is how I feel every day.
For some reason my Maker blessed me with the perfect job for me. A chance to meet great people and to be a part of so many lives, which truly enriches me as a person.
Not all people can say they have the perfect job, maybe not even half the people can say that. But for me being a balloon decorator is totally awesome.
Being a balloon decorator isn't easy and not always fun, especially when you are getting up at midnight to do balloons for an event that starts at six in the morning.
Then giving up almost every weekend to do events. But, I wouldn't trade jobs with anyone for any amount of money. It is that special to me.
How many people can say they have built balloon sculpture snowmen or a 15 foot cowboy out of balloons. Not to mention 8 foot long carrots for an Easter celebration for a Senior Retirement Home. They really did the bunny hop, so damn cute.
There are less then a handful of balloon companies that have released 10,000 balloon at an NFL game and my company is one of them. I think of all the Bar/Bat Mitzvah's or weddings that I have been apart of. The list goes on and on. I am truly blessed.
But the best part of my job, is to meet people like you. You probably don't realize it, but to share your event and life with me is so very cool. Can't really express in words just how special you make me feel….it is a lot of warm and fuzzies.
As we are winding down our holiday parties and gearing up for New Year's Eve little sugar plum fairies are dancing in my head….
Thinking of all of the great events that will be coming in the next year. Every day is like my birthday or Christmas for me. Thanks for giving me that special feeling.
Hope your holiday season is so special. The picture above is one of the holiday parties we did……you should have been there to see the smiles on the little ones faces.


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Although I have taken part in the industry of AC adapter for a period, I haven't thought hard about the meaning behind it. It was until one of my friends told me that he had received a gift HP 402018 001 from his business partner that I realized more about it.
In the process of laptop running, the AC adapter seems to be a necessary but not significant tool to provide enough power energy. Without it, the laptop cannot work normally. If it occurs to be damage, we will be troubled for its special designed in electricity voltage, mains frequency, cut off system and so on. All these make the charger a unique one to laptop instead of a universal for all.
This gift of HP Compaq laptop AC power adapter, HP 402018 001, as is compatible with only several HP and Compaq laptop series, we can see care and support from the giver.
First, from the AC adapter, we have learned that the business partner is care about my friend. If he has no idea of his daily life, he can't find a suitable one for his laptop. And the gift has really surprised my friend a lot and he is moved by his partner.
Besides, as HP Compaq laptop AC power adapter is a supportive part to the computer, it has just shown the relationship between my friend and his business partner. Normally, the transformer is to provide appropriate power energy to laptop while protect it from over charge by cut off system.
Last but not least, this gift of AC adapter has reminded my friend of his business partner frequently in the process of working. And compared to his colleagues, his laptop computer performs more smoothly and stably, which has improved his work efficiency a lot. And I just can't help to respect his business partner to have such a good idea.
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Fresh Ideas For Selecting A Winning Term Paper Topic In Business
A term paper is an important academic assignment for students across the world. They need to score well in their papers and write a winning assignment that can impress their teachers. If you are not experienced with writing such assignments then you should go ahead and carry out some research before writing the paper. You should read expert written papers by professional writers to get a sense of how to create an effective term paper. You will observe the format, structure and style that you can use to write your own assignment
One important thing about writing a term paper is the topic. The topic of your paper is the first thing a reader will see in your paper. This sets the overall direction and scope of your paper. A reader can decide whether he wants to continue with the rest of your paper depending upon the topic. To be able to engage your readers, you should tactfully place a hook in your topic of the paper. This could be anything that can surprise or build curiosity in the reader's mind. You should make sure that the topic of your assignment is unique and original and you do not use any copied ideas in your work. This is important because a reader will be only interested in your work if it explores new topics or is original
To be able to choose a strong and original topic for your term paper, you should keep the following suggestions in mind
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Brainstorming is a great process as it triggers new and fresh ideas to explore about the subject. To be able to carry out effective brainstorming, you should have a main point or theme that you will build your ideas around. You can write your theme on the title of your paper and then think of ideas relevant to this theme. You should list down everything that comes to your mind without giving a second thought. This will leave you with many fresh and unexplored ideas
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Ceilings and walls in Singapore
Miam Miam opened another store recently in Singapore. For this project they chose the lovely
Large Maple design and used it to highlight various areas within the restaurant.
The job was coordinated by Pearlene Massie Tan from Design Paradise in Singapore.
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I'm a Well-Rounded Type of Guy
by The Westerner
Hey, I'm a well rounded type of guy, you know. A lot of people
tell me I'm an insensitive, narrow-minded asshole, and I'm like, what's
up with that? Can't a guy take a piss on a homeless person without
being called names? We left grade school about 50 years ago, people.
At least.
One thing I can't stand is when people start talking about how I'm trapped
in the western point of view. Look guys, westerners don't all see
things the same way, what a narrow-minded thing to think. All those
slanty-eyes think that their world view is so different from mine, but
it really isn't. They just have different names for it than I do.
For instance, they call it Buddhism. I call it Stupid. Or Confucianism.
My particular name for the view is A Crock-Load of Shit. It's really
just an issue of semantics. You know, you say tomato, I say Yo Mama.
And the fact is, I'm an open-minded type of guy that likes to try new
things. Take Tao, for instance. I did her once. She wasn't
bad. A little simple-minded, but not bad. Or that new-fangled
fad they call tantra. I tried that once, and I lasted a good half-hour
that time. Ooooh-wee! Never doing that again, no sireee.
Sex shouldn't ever take longer than it takes to get your burgers at a drive-through,
that's my motto.
A lot of people think that I'm hostile to the environmentalists.
Nothing could be further from the truth. I think the environment
is great, and I intend to preserve it. Like in a museum. With
air conditioning. The vegetarians always get on my back too, calling
me an animal-hater. Hey I love animals. I even bought a propane
grill in my backyard in their honor.
But don't get me started on those people who keep saying the world is
round. Those guys really piss me off.
Anyway, I think it's all a big case of misunderstanding of other people's
part. If they really took the time to understand where I'm coming
from, they'd realize that I'm right and they're wrong. Basically,
what I'm trying to say is that people shouldn't think that I don't respect
their point of view. I respect their point of view plenty.
If people want to be idiots, I'm not about to stop them. They're
all going to burn in hell anyway.
Speaking of burning, I better go check the grill. I think that
baby seal's going to be a tad overcooked.
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