An irreverent, warts-and-all look at the Washington Press corps--from big name stars to lowly stringers--offers fascinating insights into the Washington news pack and the people and events they cover

Drunk Before Noon: The Behind-The-Scenes Story of the Washington Press Corps

Biographies & Memoirs

Leighton, Frances Spatz

Hoyt, Kendall K.

Professionals & Academics

Prentice Hall Direct

Explains how to choose a topic, get started, write an effective book proposal, do research, keep to a writing schedule, and more

How to Write and Sell Your First Nonfiction Book

Reference

Collier, Oscar

Words, Language & Grammar

St Martins Pr

June Allyson

From her days as a star at MGM, her marriage to Dick Powell--many years her senior--and the desolation of her life after his death, Allyson recounts her persistent, and ultimately successful, struggle for a life of her own.

Allyson, June

Arts & Literature

Putnam Pub. Group

Mass Market Paperback Publisher: Pinnacle Books (June 1, 1979) Language: English ISBN-10: 0523406037 ISBN-13: 978-0523406039 Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

The Fun Book of Fatherhood (Reprint)

Parenting & Relationships

Cammarata, Jerry

Family Relationships

Pinnacle Books

The secret life of Henry Ford

Dahlinger, John Côté

Bobbs-Merrill

The author recounts her attempts to reconstruct relationships with family and friends and her struggle to deal with everyday life after a car accident that left her with amnesia

Stranger in My Bed

Slater, Beverly

Paperjacks

Even the most famous novelists had to start somewhere. Now you can make your start—successfully—with this book.
Literary agent Oscar Collier and successful freelance writer Frances Spatz Leighton team up to give you practical, specific advice on how to write your first novel and get it published. You'll find 100 expert tips, including:
Solid Writing Instruction
<ul>
<li>choose the kind of novel you want to write</li>
<li>make characters, dialogue and plot work together to keep your reader (and prospective editor) turning the pages</li>
<li>determine how many characters your story needs</li>
<li>establish a daily writing routine that works for you—and gets your novel finished</li>
<li>revise, edit and prepare your manuscript for submission</li>
</ul>
Expert Marketing Advice<ul>
<li>the pros and cons of using an agent—and how to represent yourself if you so choose</li>
<li>contract negotiations</li>
<li>publicity and self-promotion basics</li>
</ul>
Actual Case Histories<ul>
<li>Conversations with Five New Novelists, a chapter dedicated to enlightening and inspiring interviews with newly published authors</li>
<li>valuable insight into the working methods, attitudes and specific strategies superstar novelists used to get published—to help you start building your own success</li>
</ul> "This book should inspire many yearners to start writing and stop talking about doing so. It is rich with tactical, down-to-earth information on how to write novels and content with agents and publishers." —Howard Cady, former editor-in-chief of Little, Brown; Putnam's; and Holt, Rhinehart &amp; Winston

How to Write & Sell Your First Novel

Literature & Fiction

Writers' Digest Books

At Ease in the White House: Social Life as Seen by a Presidential Military Aide

A former White House military social aide offers an account of White House social life during his years working for five presidents.

At Ease in the White House: Social Life As Seen by a Presidential Military Aide

Bauer, Stephen M.

History

Birch Lane Pr

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