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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction»rank: 6320par: William Zinsser
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's 0n Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. He has no patience for excess (most use of adjectives and adverbs, he writes, just adds clutter) or tired phraseology (for instance, he'd like to outlaw all leads involving those 'future archaeologists' most often found 'stumbl[ing] upon the remains of our civilization'). He recommends that all writers of nonfiction read their work aloud ... |
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Le Petit Prince (French)»rank: 986par: Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Chroniques et points de vue:Chronique amazon.fr:lmaginez-vous perdu dans le désert, loin de tout lieu habité, et face à un petit garçon tout blond, surgi de nulle part. Si de surcroît ce petit garçon vous demande avec insistance de dessiner un mouton, vous voilà plus qu'étonné ! À partir de là, vous n'aurez plus qu'une seule interrogation : savoir d'où vient cet étrange petit bonhomme et connaître son histoire. S'ouvre alors un monde étrange et poétique, peuplé de métaphores, décrit à travers les paroles d'un 'petit prince' qui porte aussi sur notre monde à nous ... |
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Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body»rank: 4642par: Neil Shubin
Chroniques et points de vue:Chronique amazon.fr:lmaginez-vous perdu dans le désert, loin de tout lieu habité, et face à un petit garçon tout blond, surgi de nulle part. Si de surcroît ce petit garçon vous demande avec insistance de dessiner un mouton, vous voilà plus qu'étonné ! À partir de là, vous n'aurez plus qu'une seule interrogation : savoir d'où vient cet étrange petit bonhomme et connaître son histoire. S'ouvre alors un monde étrange et poétique, peuplé de métaphores, décrit à travers les paroles d'un 'petit prince' qui porte aussi sur notre monde à nous ... |
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Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life»rank: 1901par: Thich Nhat Hanh
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is deceptive in its subtlety. He'll go on and on with stories about tree-hugging or metaphors involving raw potatoes; he'll tell you how to eat mindfully, even how to breathe and walk; he'll suggest looking closely at a flower and to see the sun as your heart. As the Zen teacher Richard Baker commented, however, Nhat Hanh is 'a cross between a cloud, a snail, and piece of heavy machinery.' Sooner or later, it begins to sink in that Nhat Hanh is conveying ... |
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When My Worries Get Too Big: A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety»rank: 2647par: Kari D. Buron
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is deceptive in its subtlety. He'll go on and on with stories about tree-hugging or metaphors involving raw potatoes; he'll tell you how to eat mindfully, even how to breathe and walk; he'll suggest looking closely at a flower and to see the sun as your heart. As the Zen teacher Richard Baker commented, however, Nhat Hanh is 'a cross between a cloud, a snail, and piece of heavy machinery.' Sooner or later, it begins to sink in that Nhat Hanh is conveying ... |
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Stuff Of Thought»rank: 16885par: Steven Pinker
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is deceptive in its subtlety. He'll go on and on with stories about tree-hugging or metaphors involving raw potatoes; he'll tell you how to eat mindfully, even how to breathe and walk; he'll suggest looking closely at a flower and to see the sun as your heart. As the Zen teacher Richard Baker commented, however, Nhat Hanh is 'a cross between a cloud, a snail, and piece of heavy machinery.' Sooner or later, it begins to sink in that Nhat Hanh is conveying ... |
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Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain»rank: 25778par: Maryanne Wolf
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is deceptive in its subtlety. He'll go on and on with stories about tree-hugging or metaphors involving raw potatoes; he'll tell you how to eat mindfully, even how to breathe and walk; he'll suggest looking closely at a flower and to see the sun as your heart. As the Zen teacher Richard Baker commented, however, Nhat Hanh is 'a cross between a cloud, a snail, and piece of heavy machinery.' Sooner or later, it begins to sink in that Nhat Hanh is conveying ... |
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English Grammar Workbook For Dummies»rank: 14042par: Geraldine Woods
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is deceptive in its subtlety. He'll go on and on with stories about tree-hugging or metaphors involving raw potatoes; he'll tell you how to eat mindfully, even how to breathe and walk; he'll suggest looking closely at a flower and to see the sun as your heart. As the Zen teacher Richard Baker commented, however, Nhat Hanh is 'a cross between a cloud, a snail, and piece of heavy machinery.' Sooner or later, it begins to sink in that Nhat Hanh is conveying ... |
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English Grammar In Use with Answers and CD ROM: A Self-study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English»rank: 17359par: Raymond Murphy
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is deceptive in its subtlety. He'll go on and on with stories about tree-hugging or metaphors involving raw potatoes; he'll tell you how to eat mindfully, even how to breathe and walk; he'll suggest looking closely at a flower and to see the sun as your heart. As the Zen teacher Richard Baker commented, however, Nhat Hanh is 'a cross between a cloud, a snail, and piece of heavy machinery.' Sooner or later, it begins to sink in that Nhat Hanh is conveying ... |
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The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire»rank: 2058par: David Deida
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is deceptive in its subtlety. He'll go on and on with stories about tree-hugging or metaphors involving raw potatoes; he'll tell you how to eat mindfully, even how to breathe and walk; he'll suggest looking closely at a flower and to see the sun as your heart. As the Zen teacher Richard Baker commented, however, Nhat Hanh is 'a cross between a cloud, a snail, and piece of heavy machinery.' Sooner or later, it begins to sink in that Nhat Hanh is conveying ... |
Sales of semiconductors in November indicate that consumer products such as LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, digital music players, and other devices sold well during the holidays, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Monday.
November chip sales rose 2.3 percent year-on-year to $23.1 billion, the SIA said.
Unit demand has far outpaced last year. But falling chip prices have hurt industry revenue, the chip association said. For example, DRAM (dynamic RAM) bit shipments grew 25 percent in the three months through mid-December, but average selling prices have declined 20 percent over the same period.
The association also noted that rising energy prices and concerns about the sub-prime lending issue in the U.S. do not appear to have had a significant impact on consumer spending for the holidays, the SIA said. The group reiterated its forecast that worldwide semiconductor sales will reach a new record in 2007. But it will take a stronger than expected December selling season to reach the 3.8 percent growth goal the group had forecast earlier this year, the SIA said.
Investment banking firm Credit Suisse was not as optimistic as the SIA.
The November data was below normal seasonal trends, noted analyst John Pitzer, in a report on Monday. Even if December reaches its normal seasonal growth, 2007 industry revenue will only reach $255.7 billion, up 3.2 percent over last year. The growth percentage would fall short of the SIA's 3.8 percent target.
The slow November prompted Credit Suisse to lower its 2008 chip industry revenue forecast to 9.4 percent year-on-year growth, down from a previous target of 13 percent.