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American Speeches: Political Oratory From The Revolution To The Civil War And Political Oratory From Abraham Lincoln To Bill Clinton, Priscilla Finley
American Speeches: Political Oratory From The Revolution To The Civil War And Political Oratory From Abraham Lincoln To Bill Clinton, Priscilla Finley
Library Faculty Publications
Ted Widmer (director, John Carter Brown Library; speechwriter, Clinton administration) has selected significant familiar examples of political oratory for this two-volume set. The first volume covers the Revolution to the Civil War, and includes selections from the expected Founding Fathers as well as leaders in the antislavery, women's rights, and labor movements.
Gardner’S Film, Video And Tv Dictionary, Priscilla Finley
Gardner’S Film, Video And Tv Dictionary, Priscilla Finley
Library Faculty Publications
Useful for professionals and students in broadcast media, multimedia production, or the film arts, Gardner's work is remarkable for its up-to-date coverage of digital production standards and terminology.
Bryson’S Dictionary Of Troublesome Words, Priscilla Finley
Bryson’S Dictionary Of Troublesome Words, Priscilla Finley
Library Faculty Publications
Travel writer and humorist Bryson has revised, adapted, and updated his style guide, first published in 1984 in Britain as Penguin Dictionary of Troublesome Words and in the US as Facts on File Dictionary of Troublesome Words, to appeal to contemporary American book buyers. Presenting itself as a "compilation of suggestions, observations, and treasured prejudices," the work compiles and comments on commonly misspelled words and proper nouns and other conundrums of usage scrupulous writers or copy editors may face.
The Oxford Guide To Style, Priscilla Finley
The Oxford Guide To Style, Priscilla Finley
Library Faculty Publications
Oxford's style manual will be essential to users previously dependent on Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers (39th ed., 1986)--those preparing manuscripts for Oxford University Press and other British publishers--which Ritter revises and enlarges. Chapters cover general publication topics such as front matter and preparation of copy and proofs; editorial issues like punctuation, numbers, and capitalization; special conventions regarding science and mathematics; and "specialist subjects" including British and EU law, music, poetry, drama, and sacred works.
Practice Makes Perfect (Or, At Least Better!), P. S. Mcmillen
Practice Makes Perfect (Or, At Least Better!), P. S. Mcmillen
Library Faculty Publications
I teach people to use library resources more effectively; however, the skills I’ll talk about below are useful when working with any adult audiences. This is not a comprehensive guide to teaching or public speaking, rather, it is a summary of some of the main ideas and practices that help me. I used to be so scared when I talked in front of other people — even a small group of people — that I would turn bright red and break out in a sweat. I couldn’t look people in the eye; I read from my notes; I stumbled over …