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A guide to writing short stories that gives you the essentials without wasted words. It tells you how and where to get ideas, how to establish and sustain excitement, how to create live, colorful characters, and how to plot, develop and bring home your story. It even includes exercises to help you perfect your story-telling skills.

Helps students develop a basic understanding of anatomy and physiology. This title describes the anatomy of cells, organs, and organ systems. It provides explanations of how the systems respond to aging, changes in physical activity, and disease, with a focus on homeostasis and the regulatory mechanisms that maintain it.

Offers conceptual and applied coverage of different aspects of the management and operation of services. This book also offers the information on Six-Sigma and RFID, as well as developments in other important industry topics.

Gives readers a comprehensive overview of the major theorists and schools of sociological thought. This book includes key theories that are integrated with biographical sketches of theorists, and are placed in their historical and intellectual context.

Spanish Demystified provides readers with a solid foundation for building conversation skills in that language.

Offers a no-nonsense practical guide to statistics, providing concise summaries, clear model examples, and plenty of practice, making this workbook the ideal complement to class study or self-study, preparation for exams or a brush-up on rusty skills.

Suitable for a course in screenwriting. This book provides specific strategies for writing story, character, and script. It is useful as a working manual for screenwriters and offers hands-on advice for solving the many problems that crop up as the work progresses. It also includes examples of script format, a glossary of film terms, and more.