Publishing companies have consolidated, there are fewer editors, and literary agents are more selective. The result is that it's tougher than ever to get published. Now, a successful literary agent and author and a best-selling nonfiction author and literary consultant provide even more of the practical advice every writer needs to get published. In this new edition, readers will find:
? An updated overview of changes in the publishing industry
? Practical tips about pitch letters, negotiations, contracts, and industry trends
? Includes CD-ROM ...
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Comes With: 1 Rocket Yo-Yo

- Create wonderful things - Be good - Have fun

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Here's How...Decks offers the basics of building an entire deck from start to finish, at a price never before offered. For less than $10.00, readers get complete instructions and illustrations for laying out and building a basic deck. Presenting this challenging project through a series of 12 easy to follow steps, the book makes deck construction easy and affordable for the value conscious consumer. This book features the same quality information and world class color photography made famous in the best selling Complete Guide to Decks, but at a new, affordable price.

The fun and easy way(R) to get your PC up and running in no time

Want to burn your own CD-R? How about e-mailing digital pictures to friends? Completely updated to cover the latest technologies, this bestselling guide demystifies Windows XP, spam blocking, digital imaging, and much more. Dan Gookin takes you from startup to creating a Web page, helping you get the most out of your PC

Discover how to:

• Set up your computer - painlessly
• Understand PC jargon and acronyms (really )
• Network y...
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See how to get started with VoIP, how it works, and why it saves you money

VoIP is techspeak for "voice over Internet protocol," but it could spell "saving big bucks" for your business Here's where to get the scoop in plain English. Find out how VoIP can save you money, how voice communication travels online, and how to choose the best way to integrate your phone system with your network at home or at the office.

Discover how to:

• Use VoIP for your business or home phone service
• Choose th...
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Britain's past brought right up to date

This book is a riotous, irreverent account of the people and events that have shaped Britain. Always get those kings and queens confused? Never sure what happened when? You need this book. Inside you'll find rip-roaring stories of power-mad kings, executions, invasions, high treason, global empire-building, and forbidden love - not bad for a nation of stiff upper lips.

Praise for British History For Dummies

"It puts the history of Britain ...
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Classical Music For Dummies doesn't assume that you have a degree in musicology -- or even that you took a course in music appreciation. Rather, the multimedially gifted David Pogue and renowned conductor Scott Speck explain classical music in terms you can understand, and they describe musical elements so ...
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"Scott Speck is a great communicator of classical music.... Concert audiences and readers alike can't help getting caught up in the joy of his subject."
-- David Styers, American Symphony Orchestra League

Opera is weird. Everybody wears makeup and sings all the time. Even when they're singing your language, which is rare, you still can't understand the words. Women play men, men play women, and 45-year-olds play teenagers. All the main characters seem to ge...
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