Reading Work

Playing three roles with verve, Philip Roth gives a hilariously comic performance of two old men living in a cheap rooming house who pay a visit to a diffident graduate student to ask a convoluted and unusual favor.

The young John Updike’s portrayal of a haughty seminary student working as a lifeguard is witty and poetic, as the naïve hero surveys the beachgoers in his care, and contemplates a future of saving souls as well as bodies.

Nelson Algren brings a deeply personal tone to his reading about Sophie, the doomed wife of card dealer and drug addict Frankie Machine, wanted for murder, as she waits futilely for him to return home.

From the poignant novel about a troubled Southern family, written when he was 26, William Styron reads with tenderness about the disabled younger child finding joy in the magic tricks of a workman, as her mother looks on, knowing her child’s sad fate.

In the first passage James Baldwin reads with passion about the suicide of a young black man in despair. The second passage takes place at his funeral service, where Baldwin speaks with both anger and eloquence, in the voice of the minister attempting to comfort his friends and family.

James Jones brings powerful emotion and expression to his reading of the famous passage from his celebrated World War II novel in which Private Prewitt plays a version of Taps that expresses "the requiem of the common soldier".

In Building the Literacy Block, veteran public-school educator Bridget Spackman delivers an insightful, practical discussion on establishing an authentic and purposeful workshop model while integrating reading and writing instruction to create a rigorous environment for all learners. Every chapter of the book focuses on an individual element of your literacy block, provides example activities, and offers practical tips on how to accommodate a variety of classroom environments, ages, and learners.

New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman showcases why she is one of today’s top crime writers in this acclaimed collection of suspenseful stories featuring fierce women—including one never-before-published novella. “A first-rate collection, an obvious must for the legions of Lippman fans...

Body language studies expressive or communicative meanings of body movements and not oral, visual, auditory, or tactile perception alone. Learn more about body language in this audiobook.

Upon meeting someone for the first time, it can be hard to work out what kind of person they are. Reading People is a powerful way to realize people's intentions, figure out who is sincere, manage relationships and much more. The ability to read a person gives us a massive advantage in business, love and life. You might be on a date, in a business meeting, or in a negotiation and wish you to know how to read the other people.

This "Peak Academic Performance" self-hypnosis program was designed to assist the listener in enhancing academic performance, learning capacity, critical thinking, and speed reading skills. The Induction section features isochronic tones which are a form of brainwave entrainment to help achieve deeper relaxation.

When acclaimed science writer Stefan Klein asks Nobel Prize-winning chemist Roald Hoffmann what sets scientists apart, Hoffmann says, "First and foremost, curiosity." In this collection of intimate conversations with 19 of the world's best-known scientists (including three Nobel Laureates), Klein lets us listen in as today's leading minds reveal what they still hope to discover - and how their paradigm-changing work entwines with their lives outside the lab.

We are all influenced every single day of our lives by both the positive and well as the negative. Influencing people requires you to have a certain power over them.

The letters L.O.V.E. represent four personality dimensions that make up your personal "love style." Once you know your own love style and that of your spouse, you will be able to love him or her in a way that will help you get the love you need in return. Relationship experts Drs. Les and...

Beginning readers will love this I Can Read adventure starring a doggy construction crew! The text has been gently adapted from James Horvath’s picture book of the same title. Top dog Duke and his busy crew of construction worker dogs have a big day ahead of them as they race to repair a road...

Meet the cool creatives behind awe-inspiring art, with this non-fiction title for kids. Pour paint onto a canvas with Jackson Pollock, laugh along with the pranks of Hokusai, and find beauty in your self-portrait with Frida Kahlo, as you follow the stories of more than 50 fabulous artists and their groundbreaking work. Through charming storytelling rich in detail, Artists covers celebrated figures as well as lesser-known trailblazers, each with a tale as intriguing as it is unique.

With studies showing that up to 70% of our communication is non-verbal, what you say is not nearly as important as the messages we all give off non-verbally. Despite this, most people are not consciously aware of their own body language or the body language of others. In this book we will look at: why body language exists; how we exhibit non-verbal communication through various parts of our body - the face, eyes, arms and legs - and how to read each; and much more!

If you’re ready to truly reprogram yourself to accomplish your best life now, then look no further – this book is for you! But what’s neurolinguistic programming (NLP) anyway, and how will it get us there? NLP describes how the brain works [neuro], how we use language in different scenarios [linguistic], and how we can master behavior patterns with time [programming]. Our drive to improve is what separates us from other creatures.

If you are an Entrepreneur, how do you write Executive Summaries & Business Plans to get the money from an Investor? If you are an Investor, how do you read Executive Summaries & Business Plans to know whether or not to invest? In only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction learn the answer to this question from the author of The Entrepreneur's Guide who helped bring American Power Conversion (APCC-NASDAQ) public in 1988, a company that recently sold for $6.1 Billion.