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Is That a Word?

From AA to ZZZ, the Weird and Wonderful Language of SCRABBLE

By: David Bukszpan

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Is That a Word?

From AA to ZZZ, the Weird and Wonderful Language of SCRABBLE

By: David Bukszpan

Scrabble® aficionados may know that both "Brr" and "Brrr" are legitimate plays, but what about everyday names like Peter, Carl, and Marge? They're not listed as proper nouns, but they are certainly playable. For lovers of Scrabble®, Bananagrams®, and Words with Friends®, this lively guide helps readers make the most out of word games, packed with new ways to remember the best words alongside tips for improving game play and much more. Part strategy guide and part celebration of all things wordy, this collection of facts, tips, and surprising lists of playable words will instruct and delight the letterati.

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Chronicle Books

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1452108242

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9781452108247

Crosswordese

The Weird and Wonderful Language of Crossword Puzzles

By: David Bukszpan

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Crosswordese

The Weird and Wonderful Language of Crossword Puzzles

By: David Bukszpan

This game changing guide to crosswords will improve your skills while exploring the hows, whys, and history of the crossword and its evolution over time, from antiquity to the age of LOL and MINAJ. Crossword puzzles have a language all their own. Packed full of trick clues, trivia about common answers, and crossword trends, Crosswordese is a delightful celebration of the crossword lexicon and its checkered history of wordplay and changing cultural references. Much, much more than a dictionary, this is a playful, entertaining, and educational read for word gamers and language lovers. The perfect present or gift for yourself, Crosswordese will be a hit with crossword puzzlers of all skill levels, word nerds, fans of all varieties of word games, and language enthusiasts. • BEYOND CROSSWORDS: Hooked on crosswords? Now you can discover even more to enjoy about the history and trivia behind the terms and clues you love. • FOR BEGINNERS, EXPERTS, AND WORD NERDS ALIKE: Beginners will find it a boon to their solving skills; veteran crossworders will learn more about the vocabulary they employ every morning; and those interested in language will have plenty of "Aha!" moments. • CROSSWORD PUZZLES INCLUDED! The author has specially created a number of puzzles based on the book's content inside!

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1797212095

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Is That a Word?

From AA to ZZZ, the Weird and Wonderful Language of SCRABBLE

By: David Bukszpan

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Is That a Word?

From AA to ZZZ, the Weird and Wonderful Language of SCRABBLE

By: David Bukszpan

This “fresh, amusing, 21st-century guide to everything Scrabble” is chock full of game history, trivia, and peculiar, game-winning words (Will Shortz). Scrabble® aficionados may know that both “Brr” and “Brrr” are legitimate plays, but what about everyday names like Peter, Carl, and Marge? They’re not listed as proper nouns, but they are certainly playable. For lovers of Scrabble®, Bananagrams®, and Words with Friends®, this lively guide helps readers get the most out of word games. Is That a Word? is packed with new ways to remember the best words alongside tips for improving game play and much more. Part strategy guide and part celebration of all things wordy, this collection of facts, tips, and surprising lists of playable words will instruct and delight the letterati.

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Chronicle Books

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1452116105

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Consumer Behaviour International Edition 1/e

By: David Mothersbaugh,Susan Bardi Kleiser,Wendy Hein,Yusuf Oc

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Consumer Behaviour International Edition 1/e

By: David Mothersbaugh,Susan Bardi Kleiser,Wendy Hein,Yusuf Oc

Consumer Behavior: Building Marketing Strategy International Edition builds on theory to provide students with a usable, strategic understanding of consumer behaviour that acknowledges recent changes in internet, mobile and social media marketing, ethnic subcultures, internal and external influences, global marketing environments, and other emerging trends. Updated with strategy-based examples from an author team with a deep understanding of each principle's business applications, the international edition contains current and classic examples of both text and visual advertisements throughout to engage students and bring the material to life and four chapters written specifically to focus on the European context. Topics such as ethics and social issues in marketing as well as consumer insights are integrated throughout the text and cases.

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McGraw Hill

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1526850036

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9781526850034

Managing Your Band - Sixth Edition

Artist Management: The Ultimate Responsibility

By: Stephen Marcone,David Philp

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Managing Your Band - Sixth Edition

Artist Management: The Ultimate Responsibility

By: Stephen Marcone,David Philp

(Book). Making it in music has never been easy, but today it's harder than ever before. The digital age has dawned and, with it, the music biz has wholly merged with the entertainment industry. Up-and-comers are immediately faced with a dire choice: alter your art to appease the powers that be or learn to navigate the notoriously grimy underside of the most glamorous profession in the world. Whether you're a self-reliant DIY musician or an aspiring personal manager, Stephen Marcone and David Philp's Managing Your Band Artist Management: The Ultimate Responsibility can help you keep your shirt and maybe just maybe make a buck, all for less than the price of a decent dinner. Now in its sixth edition, Managing Your Band has long since been the standard bearer for aspirants and hardened vets alike. From dive bars to festivals, from branding and merchandising to marketing and publicity, from publishing and licensing to rights and contracts, Marcone and Philp leave no stone unturned in this comprehensive guide to artist management. A lofty claim, eh? No need to take our word for it luminaries in every corner of the industry are willing to testify. To put it mildly, the book has a reputation with record labels. John Butler, Vice President of Promotion at Curb, believes that "Marcone and Philp take on our ever-changing business with a fresh and complete approach. The breadth of information here is as important to veterans as it is to the new entrepreneurs that will power the current and next versions of the music industry." Paul Sinclair, the EVP of Digital Strategy & Innovation at Atlantic, attests that "the 6th edition of Managing Your Band provides an excellent blueprint to follow paths of flexibility and specificity toward a successful career in music. In this book, you find the framework. Implement it well and you have a better shot of finding success with your musical art." Joe Riccitelli, the EVP/GM of RCA, considers the book "a must for new and established managers who may need a brush-up on topics they have forgotten," as "Stephen's & David's vast experience pays off in the 6th edition." Hell, this is "the only book" music mogul Harvey Leeds "took to Israel to teach the Israelis about the international music and entertainment business!" In the end, we think Doc McGhee, the man who whisked Bon Jovi and Motley Crue to superstardom, says it best: "I wish I had something like this when I was starting out!" What more can we say? Pick up the latest edition of Managing Your Band and chase that wild dream!

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1540013308

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9781540013309

The Snapping of the American Mind

Healing a Nation Broken by a Lawless Government and Godless Culture

By: David Kupelian

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The Snapping of the American Mind

Healing a Nation Broken by a Lawless Government and Godless Culture

By: David Kupelian

America the beautiful has become America the bizarre. REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION! "A must-read if you really want to understand the world we live in and where it's headed." – SEAN HANNITY "David Kupelian's The Snapping of the American Mind chronicles the decline and fall of America and shows that it is no accident, but rather a direct result of progressive misrule?an eye-opening, scary and galvanizing book." – DINESH D'SOUZA "David Kupelian has once again given us a must-read in these times of political turbulence and cultural insanity." – PAUL KENGOR America the beautiful has become America the bizarre. Government promotes shockingly deranged policies while purposely turning citizens against each other, Christians are prosecuted as criminals, children "transition" to the opposite sex, crime skyrockets and 130 million Americans depend on mind-altering substances just to get through life. Turbocharged by the Obama presidency and continuing into the present day, long-coalescing forces of the political and cultural Left are bringing about their much-heralded "fundamental transformation of America." That much everyone knows. But this revolution is also causing a fundamental transformation of Americans in profoundly negative ways. In The Snapping of the American Mind, veteran journalist and bestselling author David Kupelian shows how the progressive Left which today dominates America's key institutions, from the news and entertainment media, to Big Tech, to education, to government itself is accomplishing much more than just enlarging government, redistributing wealth, and de-Christianizing the culture. With the Left's wild celebration of sexual anarchy, its intimidating culture of political correctness, and its incomprehension of the fundamental sacredness of human life, it is also, whether intentionally or not, promoting widespread dependency, debauchery, family breakdown, crime, corruption, addiction, despair, and suicide. Surveying this growing chaos in American society, Kupelian exposes both the utopian revolutionaries and their extraordinary methods that have turned America's most cherished values literally upside down to the point that madness is celebrated and normality demonized.

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315

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Simon and Schuster

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1645720373

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9781645720379

Introduction to Homeland Security

Terrorism Prevention, Public Safety, and Emergency Management

By: David A. McEntire

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Introduction to Homeland Security

Terrorism Prevention, Public Safety, and Emergency Management

By: David A. McEntire

Explore the growing concerns about security with this vital book Homeland Security has never been a more important part of the American social and political fabric. Risk assessment, attack prediction and prevention, preparedness measures, response to terrorist activity, and natural disaster management all fall under the purview of homeland security. It is a key focus of the US security state, which has expanded massively in recent decades. Introduction to Homeland Security provides an overview of this subject for professors, students, and practitioners in the field. Drawing upon a rich foundation of scholarship and academic literature, it focuses principally on terrorism prevention and protection, and offers new content related to novel threats and security concerns. Its practitioner-centered approach and attention to both governmental and non-governmental stakeholders make it an indispensable introduction to the subject. Readers will also find: Coverage of the four traditional phases of emergency management New and additional treatment of border control, drug trafficking, organized crime, mass shootings, protests, riots, pandemics, and climate change Companion websites including extensive pedagogical materials, student self-assessment tests, and an image gallery Introduction to Homeland Security is ideal for professors and students in homeland security and emergency management programs, as well as practitioners involved in this important profession.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394234333

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9781394234332

The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock

By: David Weigel

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The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock

By: David Weigel

The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts—and has divided listeners ever since. The Show That Never Ends is the definitive story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive (“prog”) rock. Epitomized by such classic, chart-topping bands as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, and Emerson Lake & Palmer, along with such successors as Rush, Marillion, Asia, Styx, and Porcupine Tree, prog sold hundreds of millions of records. It brought into the mainstream concept albums, spaced-out cover art, crazy time signatures, multitrack recording, and stagecraft so bombastic it was spoofed in the classic movie This Is Spinal Tap. With a vast knowledge of what Rolling Stone has called “the deliciously decadent genre that the punks failed to kill,” access to key people who made the music, and the passion of a true enthusiast, Washington Post national reporter David Weigel tells the story of prog in all its pomp, creativity, and excess. Weigel explains exactly what was “progressive” about prog rock and how its complexity and experimentalism arose from such precursors as the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper. He traces prog’s popularity from the massive success of Procol Harum’s “Whiter Shade of Pale” and the Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin” in 1967. He reveals how prog’s best-selling, epochal albums were made, including The Dark Side of the Moon, Thick as a Brick, and Tubular Bells. And he explores the rise of new instruments into the prog mix, such as the synthesizer, flute, mellotron, and—famously—the double-neck guitar. The Show That Never Ends is filled with the candid reminiscences of prog’s celebrated musicians. It also features memorable portraits of the vital contributions of producers, empresarios, and technicians such as Richard Branson, Brian Eno, Ahmet Ertegun, and Bob Moog. Ultimately, Weigel defends prog from the enormous derision it has received for a generation, and he reveals the new critical respect and popularity it has achieved in its contemporary resurgence.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393242269

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9780393242263

Crosswordese

The Weird and Wonderful Language of Crossword Puzzles

By: David Bukszpan

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Crosswordese

The Weird and Wonderful Language of Crossword Puzzles

By: David Bukszpan

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Is That a Word?

Is That a Word?

Crosswordese

Crosswordese

Is That a Word?

Is That a Word?

Consumer Behaviour International Edition 1/e

Consumer Behaviour International Edition 1/e

Managing Your Band - Sixth Edition

Managing Your Band - Sixth Edition

The Snapping of the American Mind

The Snapping of the American Mind

Introduction to Homeland Security

Introduction to Homeland Security

The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock

The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock

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