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What Book Publishers Won't Tell You
Filled with insider information, What Book Publishers Won't Tell You shows writers the dos and don'ts for constructing book proposals. A book proposal is a marketing plan It is also the only way editors can judge both the author and the book idea Complete with samples from proposals that became bestselling books -- fiction and nonfiction -- this book is for aspiring and advanced authors alike The proposal makes all the difference between rejection or acceptance, as well as the size of the advance. Written in a lively, anecdotal style, this guide contains information on what to say about the market for the book, what to include with the sample material, how to craft the annotated table of contents, what never to include in a book proposal, how to convince a publisher that you are the perfect author for this book, and more. What Book Publishers Won't Tell You will ensure that authors make a good first impression.
The Jan & Dean Record
Jan & Dean were among the most successful artists of the late 1950s through the mid-1960s, with hits including "Baby Talk," "Surf City," "Dead Man's Curve" and "The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)." Slapstick humor and offbeat personas were a big part of their shtick, but Jan Berry was serious when it came to the studio. This book chronicles Jan's career as a songwriter and arranger--and his tenure as producer for Jan & Dean and other acts--with day-by-day entries detailing recording sessions, single and album releases, concerts and appearances, film and television projects, behind-the-scenes business and legal matters, chart positions and more. Extensive commentary from Berry's family, friends and colleagues is included. Studio invoices, contract details, tape box notes, copyright information and other particulars shed light on how music was made in the Hollywood studio system of the 1960s.
Do You REally Need to Write A Book?
From Carol Adler: "If you ask any professional on the career track, they'll be quick to tell you that having a published book is essential. If you give workshops and seminars, in addition to providing a product for back of the room sales, a book serves as a glorified business card. It is part of your Professional Package, your Promotional Tool Kit. "By the time you finish reading this book, I hope you will agree that a published book bearing your byline is a necessity, as important to your business as recruiting and training a competent staff, tracking sales leads, analyzing campaign successes and failures, and maintaining an excellent customer relations department. "In addition to new busin...
Sociological Re-Imaginations in & of Universities
This Summer 2009 (VII, 3) issue of Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge, is devoted to the theme “Sociological Re-Imaginations in & of Universities.” As part of the journal’s continuing series critically engaging with C. Wright Mills’ “sociological imagination,” i.e., the proposition that the best way to theorize and practice sociology is via a continual conversation between the study of one’s personal troubles and that of broader public issues, the present issue turns its attention to fostering sociological re-imaginations in and of universities. Several faculty, recent graduates or alumni, and current undergraduate students advance insightful, critic...
