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\"An introduction to the unique characteristics of the sloth\"-- Provided by publisher.

\"The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing\" is a groundbreaking resource that offers emerging and experienced scholars from all disciplines a comprehensive review of the essential elements needed to craft scholarly papers and other writing suitable for submission to academic journals. The authors discuss the components of different types of manuscripts, explain the submission process, and offer readers suggestions for working with editors and coauthors, dealing with rejection, and rewriting and resubmitting their work. They include advice for developing quality writing skills, outline the fundamentals of a good review, and offer guidance for becoming an excellent manuscript reviewer. This book is divided into four parts. Part I, Becoming a Published Scholar, contains the following: (1) Reasons to Write, Writing Opportunities, and Other Considerations (Tonette S. Rocco); (2) Publishing in Peer-Reviewed and Nonrefereed Journals: Processes, Strategies, and Tips (Gary J. Skolits, Ralph G. Brockett and Roger Hiemstra); (3) Learning to Write: Wisdom from Emerging Scholars (Claire Kostopulos Nackoney, Sunny L. Munn and Jesus Fernandez); (4) Scholarly Reading as a Model for Scholarly Writing (Mike Wallace and Allison Wray); (5) Working with Tensions: Writing for Publication During Your Doctorate (Alison Lee and Claire Aitchison); and (6) The Process of Transforming the Dissertation or Thesis into Publication (Anthony H. Normore). Part II, Improving Writing Techniques, contains the following: (7) Writing with Authority: Pitfalls and Pit Stops (Erwin H. Epstein); (8) Finding Voice: Appreciating Audience (Monica Lee); (9) Creating a Whole from the Parts: Qualities of Good Writing (Andrea D. Ellinger and Baiyin Yang); and (10) Developing a Research Problem and Purpose Statement (Ronald L. Jacobs). Part III, Preparing Scholarly Manuscripts, contains the following: (11) Writing a Literature Review (Susan Imel); (12) Increasing the Odds of Publishing a Qualitative Manuscript (Tonette S. Rocco and Maria S. Plakhotnik); (13) Increasing the Likelihood of Publishing of Quantitative Manuscripts (Isadore Newman and Carole Newman); (14) Writing Research Articles Using Mixed Methods: Methodological Considerations to Help You Get Published (Isadore Newman, David Newman and Carole Newman); (15) Writing Theory, Conceptual, and Position Articles for Publication (Gary N. McLean); and (16) Creating and Publishing Nonrefereed Manuscripts: How to Write Editorials and Book Reviews (Tim Hatcher and Kimberly S. McDonald). Part IV, Reflecting on the Writing and Publishing Process, contains the following: (17) Why Writers Should Also Be Reviewers (Robert Donmoyer); (18) Addressing Feedback from Reviewers and Editors (Stephen D. Brookfield); (19) International and Cross-Cultural Issues in Scholarly Publishing (AAhad Osman-Gani and Rob Poell); (20) Working with Coauthors (Ann I. Nevin, Jacqueline S. Thousand and Richard A. Villa); (21) Writing as Mentoring (Bradley C. Courtenay, Ronald M. Cerveron and John M. Dirkx); and (22) Resources: Further Reading for Scholarly Writing (Maria S. Plakhotnik and M. Brad Shuck). An index is also included. [Foreword by John W. Creswell.]

\"An introduction to the unique characteristics of the pangolin\"-- Provided by publisher.

These were just plain crooks, bent only on their own profit and the company be damned. The Enron ship of crooks was, unbeknownst to the public (or the Securities and Exchange Commission and assorted other regulatory bodies, of course), a sinking one. And [Ken Lay], [Jeffrey Skilling] and their accomplices, while certainly trying to save themselves, were also trying to save the company with ever more inventive schemes to reverse its declining fortunes. [Samuel Insull]'s corporate architecture was a pyramid of holding companies, each level controlling the one below it with only a majority of stock, much of it financed with borrowed money. As long as prosperity continued, all was well as dividends flowed up the chain and paid the interest on the bonds, which Insull had marketed as a safe, secure investment, suitable for widows and orphans, not to mention his employees and customers. He was indicted for mail fraud, embezzlement and conspiracy. But the government used Insull's books as evidence against him, and the jury could find nothing wrong with them. The first trial took seven weeks. The jury acquitted Insull in five minutes flat, but waited two hours for propriety's sake before announcing the verdict. There were two more trials and two more acquittals before the government stopped harassing a broken man who was guilty only of bad business judgment.

Percy Jackson, a modern-day demigod, tells the stories of all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes.

Describes the life of the children's book author and illustrator, conveying her life at Folly Cove, her love of dance, and how she was able to create images of machinery, including those used in her book, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel.

\"A whimsical guide to training a \"pet truck\" instructs young enthusiasts on how to identify the most compatible truck for one's personality and how to use orange cone lures to secure a loyal vehicle.\"-- Provided by publisher.

Stranded on a planet filled with dry cleaners, nail salons, and chain restaurants, Rocket and Groot face killer robots bent on customer service and raccoon eating toilets.

\"Percy Jackson, a modern-day demigod, tells the origin stories of the gods of Olympus and provides an insider's point of view--with plenty of attitude\"-- Provided by publisher.

\"For a concise edition of his legendary arts dictionary of information and opinion, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz selects entries from the 2018 third edition. Typically he provides intelligence unavailable anywhere else, no less in print than online, about a wealth of subjects and individuals. Focused upon what is truly innovative and excellent, Kostelanetz also ranges widely with insight and surprise, including appreciations of artistic athletes such as Muhammad Ali and the Harlem Globetrotters and such collective creations as Las Vegas and his native New York City. Continuing the traditions of cheeky high-style Dictionarysts, honoring Ambrose Bierce and Samuel Johnson (both with individual entries), Kostelanetz offers a \"reference book\" to be enjoyed, not only in bits and chunks but continuously as one of the ten books someone would take if he or she planned to be stranded on a desert isle.\"--Page i.