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“ralph keyes”

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  • The Courage to Write

    How Writers Transcend Fear

    by Ralph Keyes ...
    "One of the best books about the writing profession ever published." ― The Fresno BeeKatherine Anne Porter called courage "the first essential" for a writer. "I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence," agreed Cynthia Ozick, "sometimes every syllable." E. B. White said he admired anyone who "has the guts to write anything at all."In The Courage to Write, Ralph Keyes, an author who has ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Writer's Book of Hope

    Encouragement and Advice from an Expert

    by Ralph Keyes ...
    An inspirational guide for writers to help them face the challenges that follow completing their work, from navigating the publishing world to maintaining hope."The best gift you can give a struggling writer—especially if that writer is yourself." —Betsy Lerner, author of The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to WritersHaving helped writers face their fears in his acclaimed The Courage to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins

    by Richard Farson, Ralph Keyes ...
    Success in today's business economy demands nonstop innovation. But fancy buzzwords, facile lip service, and simplistic formulas are not the answer. Only an entirely new mindset -- a new attitude toward success and failure -- can transform managers' thinking, according to Richard Farson, author of the bestseller Management of the Absurd, and Ralph Keyes, author of the pathbreaking Chancing It: Why ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Hidden History of Coined Words

    by Ralph Keyes ...
    Successful word-coinages--those that stay in currency for a good long time--tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes's The Hidden History of Coined Words explores the etymological underworld of terms and expressions and uncovers plenty of hidden gems. He also finds some ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Euphemania

    Our Love Affair with Euphemisms

    by Ralph Keyes ...
    How did die become kick the bucket, underwear become unmentionables, and having an affair become hiking the Appalachian trail? Originally used to avoid blasphemy, honor taboos, and make nice, euphemisms have become embedded in the fabric of our language. Euphemania traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today's instrument of commercial, political, and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Hidden History of Coined Words

    by Ralph Keyes ...
    Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    Successful word-coinages—those that stay in currency for a good long time—tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes's The Hidden History of Coined Words explores the etymological underworld of terms and expressions and uncovers plenty of hidden gems.He also finds some ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • How to Be Bold

    The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage

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  • The Crisis of Canadian Democracy

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  • Distant Telepaths

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