“A rich, generous book about writing and reading and Kurt Vonnegut as writer, teacher, and friend . . . Every page brings pleasure and insight.”—Gail Godwin, New York Times bestselling author Here is an entirely new side of Kurt Vonnegut, Vonnegut as a teacher of writing. Of course he’s given us glimpses before, with aphorisms and short essays and articles and in his speeches. But never before has an entire book been devoted to Kurt Vonnegut the teacher. Here is pretty much everything Vonnegut ever said or wrote having to do with the writing art and craft, altogether a healing, a nourishing expedition. His former student, Suzanne McConnell, has outfitted us for the journey, and in these 37 chapters covers the waterfront of how one American writer brought himself to the pinnacle of the writing art, and we can all benefit as a result. Kurt Vonnegut was one of the few grandmasters of American literature, whose novels continue to influence new generations about the ways in which our imaginations can help us to live. Few aspects of his contribution have not been plumbed—fourteen novels, collections of his speeches, his essays, his letters, his plays—so this fresh view of him is a bonanza for writers and readers and Vonnegut fans everywhere. “Part homage, part memoir, and a 100% guide to making art with words, Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style is a simply mesmerizing book, and I cannot recommend it highly enough!”—Andre Dubus III, #1 New York Times bestselling author “The blend of memory, fact, keen observation, spellbinding descriptiveness and zany characters that populated Vonnegut’s work is on full display here.”—James McBride, National Book Award-winning author

A Kurt Vonnegut le gustaba decir: “Practicar una forma de arte es una forma de hacer crecer el alma”. Apiádense del lector es la encarnación misma de esa idea, un libro sobre la escritura y la vida, y de por qué las dos van de la mano. Maestro de maestros, el autor de Matadero Cinco y Desayuno de campeones fue extremadamente generoso con sus estudiantes: creativo, alentador, poco solemne, divertido y pródigo en recursos que son técnicos, pero que al mismo tiempo esconden la filosofía que tenía sobre el arte de narrar. “Encuentra un tema que te importe y que en tu corazón sientas que a los demás debería importarles”, era su primera regla. Y solo una vez que el tema estaba claro, les decía a sus alumnos: “Escriban para contentar a una sola persona. Si abren la ventana y le hacen el amor al mundo entero, por así decirlo, su historia se va a contagiar de neumonía”. Este libro está lleno de historias luminosas y sutiles, muy útiles para aprender a escribir, y también de situaciones en las que Vonnegut muestra su rostro más humano: vemos al veterano de guerra, al hombre de familia, al fumador empedernido y al escritor inclasificable cuya obra, con el paso del tiempo, no ha parado de crecer. Por primera vez traducido al español, este libro cristaliza la experiencia que durante años Kurt Vonnegut desplegó en el legendario taller de escritores de Iowa, donde hicieron clases figuras como José Donoso (contemporáneo y amigo de Vonnegut) y Raymond Carver. Una manera distinta —con muchos antecedentes biográficos— de entrar en la obra de un narrador fundamental de la literatura estadounidense del siglo XX. Su obra, de hecho, ha sido recientemente publicada en la prestigiosa Library of America. Por su enorme cantidad de consejos, ejemplos y disecciones de múltiples obras, el libro es como asistir a un taller de escritura creativa.

Fathers leave indelible marks on their children, and the things they say and do (or don't do) can last a lifetime. 650 founder and editor Edward McCann assembled this group of stories-and the writers who wrote them-for 650's first ever live event. The pieces in this volume were performed for a full house on Father's Day weekend at The Cell Theater in New York City.

A guide to improving spelling which includes training in proofreading and remembering, as well as identifying, common spelling problems. The author is a teacher and tutor with the CAE.

Believed to be the story that inspired John Grisham's "A Time to Kill", this book explores the true story of the rape and attempted murder of a ten year old girl; of her repression of those events and her struggle to survive in the sea of madness created by incest, pedophilia, and physical and psychological torture all in the name of God and Christianity. This is the story of one child's struggle for survival and one woman's .journey from the darkness of the shadows of betrayal into the light of her true destiny.

This resource contains papers examining the role of workplace education in 1990's Australia. They examine workplace education within the context of industry restructuring and Government policy. The papers attempt to answer this question: Is workplace education a necessity for Australia's economic survival or growth or is it a program based on the scapegoat notion that 'lack of skills' and 'low educational standards' are responsible for the country's recent economic problems? The papers and the professional development section raise many questions about this developing area of ALBE practice. Readers will be drawn to consider political, ideological, professional, educational and personal issues about workplace education. Table of contents: * The language of productive enterprise (Mary Kalantzis, Bill Cope and Nicky Solomon) * Choosing sides in workers' literacy (Peter O'Connor) * Negotiating workplace programs (Linda Wyse) * Promoting participation (Jo Crothers) * A case study of provision (Liz Agars) * Providing flexible provision (Rosemarie Bailey) * Implications of competency-based training and adult training for workplace education (Merilyn Childs) * Plain English and the workplace (Kris Brown and Nicky Solomon) * Preparing for the workplace experience (Gail Chudleigh) * Suggested activities for professional development.