From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt. These twelve pieces from 1968 to 2000, never before gathered together, offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendar...(展开全部)

From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt. These twelve pieces from 1968 to 2000, never before gathered together, offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendar...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Read by Bronson Pinchot Approx. 1.5 hours, 2 cassettes A 1996 Newbery Honor Book An ALA Notable Children's Book A Booklist Editors' Choice A National Book Award Finalist When Jamie saw him throw the baby, saw Van throw the little baby, saw Van throw his little sister Nin, then they moved. So begins one of the most compelling novels for young readers published in...(展开全部)

"Women are abused or killed by their partners at astonishing rates- in Australia, almost 17 per cent of women over the age of fifteen - one in six - have been abused by an intimate partner. In this confronting and deeply researched account, journalist Jess Hill uncovers the ways in which abusers exert control in the darkest - and most intimate - ways imaginable. She asks- What ...(展开全部)

The most successful journalist on the planet ... Malcolm has a talent Telegraph Mr Gladwell's writing style [is] iconic ... its clarity and easy grace remain difficult to emulate Wall Street Journal Gladwell is a virtuoso writer Independent He is the best kind of writer - the kind who makes you feel like you're a genius, rather than that he's a genius Times Malcolm Gladwell is ...(展开全部)

The most successful journalist on the planet ... Malcolm has a talent Telegraph Mr Gladwell's writing style [is] iconic ... its clarity and easy grace remain difficult to emulate Wall Street Journal Gladwell is a virtuoso writer Independent He is the best kind of writer - the kind who makes you feel like you're a genius, rather than that he's a genius Times Malcolm Gladwell is ...(展开全部)

Agatha Christie's memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan Agatha Christie was already well known as a crime writer when she accompanied her husband, Max Mallowan, to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s. She took enormous interest in all his excavations, and when friends asked what her strange life was like, she decided to an...(展开全部)

Sometimes you get only one chance. A good introduction can create connections and open doors. A bad one can make conversation fizzle and opportunities fade. What you need is a story that tells who you are—authentically, compellingly, and concisely—and can be adapted to fit any situation.

Sometimes you get only one chance. A good introduction can create connections and open doors. A bad one can make conversation fizzle and opportunities fade. What you need is a story that tells who you are—authentically, compellingly, and concisely—and can be adapted to fit any situation.