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Book Talking Up a Legacy

Download or read book Talking Up a Legacy written by Tom Clark and published by UWA Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “When you change the government, you change the country,” Paul Keating declared. It reminds us that the outlook and actions of the government of the day have widespread ramifications in the lives of people “on the ground.” Within the extraordinary complexity that a government must be, the leading indication of its values and of the strategic thrust of its actions is the behaviour of its leading official, the prime minister. He or she is the clearest and most observed example of what a government can or cannot, will or will not do. Its particular interest is in speeches. These set pieces of talk have conventionally been regarded as each prime minister’s opportunity to entrench a legacy. A growing weight of evidence over the years since Keating’s term in office has turned the tables, though, so that we now need to see the speech itself as a “legacy medium”—like vinyl records. Talking up a Legacy does not specifically offer an insider or partisan account, but it aims to cast light on some of the most difficult challenges of political communication, using language and concepts that speak to non-specialist readers. The author has been an insider and partisan himself (as a speechwriter for premiers in Victoria and NSW).

Book Talking Up a Legacy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Clark
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-07-12
  • ISBN : 9780369341327
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book Talking Up a Legacy written by Tom Clark and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'When you change the government, you change the country,'' Paul Keating declared. It reminds us that the outlook and actions of the government of the day have widespread ramifications in the lives of people ''on the ground.'' Within the extraordinary complexity that a government must be, the leading indication of its values and of the strategic thrust of its actions is the behaviour of its leading official, the prime minister. He or she is the clearest and most observed example of what a government can or cannot, will or will not do. Its particular interest is in speeches. These set pieces of talk have conventionally been regarded as each prime minister's opportunity to entrench a legacy. A growing weight of evidence over the years since Keating's term in office has turned the tables, though, so that we now need to see the speech itself as a ''legacy medium''-like vinyl records. Talking up a Legacy does not specifically offer an insider or partisan account, but it aims to cast light on some of the most difficult challenges of political communication, using language and concepts that speak to non-specialist readers. The author has been an insider and partisan himself (as a speechwriter for premiers in Victoria and NSW).

Book The Last Lecture

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  • Author : Randy Pausch
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 9780340978504
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Book The Legacy

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  • Author : Elle Kennedy
  • Publisher : EKI
  • Release : 2021-09-21
  • ISBN : 1990101054
  • Pages : 345 pages

Download or read book The Legacy written by Elle Kennedy and published by EKI. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international bestselling Off-Campus series returns with a collection of four novellas by New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Elle Kennedy! This brand-new installment provides the much-anticipated answer to the question: Where are they now? Four stories. Four couples. Three years of real life after graduation… A wedding. A proposal. An elopement. And a surprise pregnancy. Life after college for Garrett and Hannah, Logan and Grace, Dean and Allie, and Tucker and Sabrina, isn't quite what they imagined it would be. Sure, they have each other, but they also have real-life problems that four years at Briar U didn't exactly prepare them for. As it turns out, for these four couples, love is the easy part. Growing up is a whole lot harder. Come for the drama, stay for the laughs! Catch up with your favorite Off-Campus characters as they navigate the changes that come with growing up and discover that big decisions can have big consequences…and big rewards. *THE LEGACY is an 85,000-word novel that is made up of four novellas.

Book Smart Brevity

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  • Author : Jim VandeHei
  • Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
  • Release : 2022-09-20
  • ISBN : 1523520124
  • Pages : 195 pages

Download or read book Smart Brevity written by Jim VandeHei and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. Now, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart Brevity—think Strunk and White’s Elements of Style for the digital age. In SMART BREVITY: The Power of Saying More with Less, Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz teach readers how to say more with less in virtually any format. They also share communications lessons learned from their decades of experience in media, business and communications.

Book Your Meaning Legacy

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  • Author : Laura A. Roser
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-04-23
  • ISBN : 9780999779217
  • Pages : 230 pages

Download or read book Your Meaning Legacy written by Laura A. Roser and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estate planning traditionally focuses on your financial assets--your stuff. But what about your other assets? Such as your wisdom, values, beliefs, and experiences. These are essential to pass on as well. In Your Meaning Legacy, non-financial estate planning expert Laura A. Roser, reveals a step-by-step approach to cultivating, capturing and passing on what matters most. From the author: Several years ago, I met with a financial advisor who hooked me with the line, "We have a process to help you pass on your wisdom and principles to your children." Unfortunately, the line was just a ploy to sell me a life insurance policy. But the thought suck in my head: How would one go about passing on wisdom and principles to their children? And on a grander scale: How would one go about cultivating and passing on a legacy of excellence? My team and I spent the next several years coming up with answers to these questions. On our quest, we interviewed some of the best and brightest about legacy development and the inner workings of non-financial success--the list included influential CEOs, millionaires, celebrities, religious leaders, storytelling experts, top artists, innovative thinkers, philanthropists, family dynamics specialists, and more. And what we discovered is that there are seven key components to cultivating a meaningful legacy. These components must be "packaged up" correctly in order to share them with your loved ones, otherwise what gets left behind is accidental. My book, Your Meaning Legacy, documents a step-by-step approach to defining your non-financial assets and packaging them up as a great gift for those you love. Among other things, you will learn: How to clarify your legacy vision to create more fulfillment and purpose in life. Ways to improve family communication and create joint goals. Why a child's understanding of their past leads to higher levels of self-esteem, loyalty to the family, and independence. How to avoid regrets--you will not reach the end of your life and wonder why you didn't express your love before it was too late. Strategies to capture your knowledge to pass on to loved ones so that they have an "instruction manual" from you outlining lessons you've learned, what you believe in, and how you have done practical things (such as manage money or grow your business). How to build a legacy to be remembered for, providing hope, a sense of pride, and inspiration for future generations. Which components are essential to create a tangible record of your life that will be treasured and not fade over time, as memories tend to do. Why your giving personality may be the key to more meaningful philanthropic endeavors. And much more. This instructional book has dramatically changed the way I think about my impact on others and my purpose in life. I certainly hope it helps you in creating more meaningful connections and packaging up the best parts of yourself to be passed on to your loved ones. Everyone has a unique legacy to leave behind. I wish you luck on your journey. All the best, Laura Roser

Book How the Word Is Passed

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  • Author : Clint Smith
  • Publisher : Little, Brown
  • Release : 2021-06-01
  • ISBN : 0316492914
  • Pages : 312 pages

Download or read book How the Word Is Passed written by Clint Smith and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “important and timely” (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. It is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving more than four hundred people. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives and work sustained it. It is the story of Angola, a former plantation-turned-maximum-security prison in Louisiana that is filled with Black men who work across the 18,000-acre land for virtually no pay. And it is the story of Blandford Cemetery, the final resting place of tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers. A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our country's most essential stories are hidden in plain view—whether in places we might drive by on our way to work, holidays such as Juneteenth, or entire neighborhoods like downtown Manhattan, where the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women, and children has been deeply imprinted. Informed by scholarship and brought to life by the story of people living today, Smith's debut work of nonfiction is a landmark of reflection and insight that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country and how it has come to be. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Winner of the Stowe Prize Winner of 2022 Hillman Prize for Book Journalism A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021

Book Your Story Matters

Download or read book Your Story Matters written by Leslie Leyland Fields and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Story Matters presents a dynamic and spiritually formative process for understanding and redeeming the past in order to live well in the present and into the future. Leslie Leyland Fields has used and taught this practical and inspiring writing process for decades, helping people from all walks of life to access memory and sift through the truth of their stories. This is not just a book for writers. Each one of us has a story, and understanding God's work in our stories is a vital part of our faith. Through the spiritual practice of writing, we can "remember" his acts among us, "declare his glory among the nations," and pass on to others what we have witnessed of God in this life: the mysterious, the tragic, the miraculous, the ordinary. With a companion video curriculum from RightNow Media, this is a "why not" book as opposed to a "how to" book. Leslie asks each of us an important question: "Why not learn to tell your story, in the context of the grander story of God?"

Book Legacy

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  • Author : Joanne Poyourow
  • Publisher : Virtualbookworm Publishing
  • Release : 2005-10
  • ISBN : 1589397894
  • Pages : 387 pages

Download or read book Legacy written by Joanne Poyourow and published by Virtualbookworm Publishing. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tia Chandler's status-conscious West Los Angeles lifestyle of SUVs, sterile corporate offices, and shopping malls all changes the day her father is brutally murdered. Through her father's radical environmental books, Tia learns of the crisis around her, and is horrified that her lifestyle is contributing to it.

Book Unbuttoning the Bachelor Doc

Download or read book Unbuttoning the Bachelor Doc written by Deanne Anders and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lights, camera, action! Can a midwife and a doctor resist temptation when they’re forced to be on their patient’s reality TV show—together? Find out in the first installment of Deanne Anders’s Nashville Midwives trilogy! MEDICS IN THE SPOTLIGHT! Life has been one big bump in the road after another for midwife Skylar. After moving to Nashville for a fresh start, she immediately clashes with grumpy bachelor Dr. Jared. So she’s unimpressed when they must feature together on their patient’s reality TV show! On-screen, they’re strictly professional. But off camera, she discovers there’s more to Jared than meets the eye. Can she convince this buttoned-up doc to let loose for once? From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine. Nashville Midwives Book 1: Unbuttoning the Bachelor Doc Book 2: The Rebel Doctor's Secret Child

Book The Demigod s Legacy

Download or read book The Demigod s Legacy written by Holley Trent and published by Holley Trent. This book was released on with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A exciting and emotional spinoff from the Desert Guards series! When December Farmer tracks Tito Perez to remote Maria, New Mexico to demand that he take responsibility for their daughter, she expects some resistance from her ex-lover. After five years of trying to get him to contact her, she had to take matters into her own hands. What she didn’t expect is to immediately become embroiled in a deadly scheme in which she and their child are targets and the would-be perpetrator is a centuries-old demigod who has a grudge against his cousin. His cousin Tito. From the moment they met in a Tucson bar, all signs pointed to December being exactly what he didn’t want—a true mate. He cut ties with her to keep her safe, unwilling to lose another woman he loves to scheming supernatural foes. Unfortunately for him, mate magic doesn’t care if he’s ready or willing, and December is both. She knows the risks of belonging to a demigod and is willing to fight…if he is, too. All Tito has ever wanted was to live and love the way humans do, and to do so, he may have no choice but to embrace the magic he’s resisted for so long and become the unflinching warrior he never thought he’d be. This book was first published by Crimson Romance. It is a gently revised second edition.

Book Poseidon   s Legacy

    Book Details:
  • Author : David C. Dagley
  • Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
  • Release : 2023-07-16
  • ISBN : 1682356140
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book Poseidon s Legacy written by David C. Dagley and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2023-07-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the mysteries the oceans hold, sea creatures are among the oldest legends known to mankind. This fantasy saga delves into one of them. Over thousands of years and sparse sightings, eyewitness accounts often become local myth, or even legend. In the present day, a diver named Mark is clearing abandoned fishing nets, when he accidentally crosses paths with a mythical creature, one that will change his life and the lives of those closest to him forever. Mark discovers that many ships over the centuries were supposedly sunk by this legend. Now he and his girlfriend Robyn are treading the fine edge of danger. Will Mark’s discovery bring him fame and fortune . . . or disaster? A double-edged sword separates fact from fiction, and comes at the price of death or reward. Who lives and who dies is part of everyone’s journey, but becoming a legend is at the heart of Poseidon’s Legacy.

Book Alastair Campbell Diaries  Volume 8

Download or read book Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume 8 written by Alastair Campbell and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest volume of Campbell's acclaimed diaries sees the author, and the country, at a profound crossroads. Brown is finally gone, and Cameron is in the ascendancy – with a little help from the Liberal Democrats. Somehow Campbell must emerge from the ruins and grapple with his own future; just as Britain begins its own journey into austerity and, eventually, to Brexit. Volume 8 contains some of Campbell's most poignant and thought-provoking writing so far and is a must-read for fans of this most accomplished of political diarists.

Book Harlequin Medical Romance June 2024   Box Set 2 of 2

Download or read book Harlequin Medical Romance June 2024 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Deanne Anders and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama. This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes: UNBUTTONING THE BACHELOR DOC Nashville Midwives By Deanne Anders Life has been one big bump in the road after another for midwife Skylar. After moving to Nashville for a fresh start, she immediately clashes with grumpy bachelor Dr. Jared. So she’s unimpressed when they must feature together on their patient’s reality TV show! On-screen, they’re strictly professional. But off camera, she discovers there’s more to Jared than meets the eye. Can she convince this buttoned-up doc to let loose for once? A MARRIAGE HEALED IN HAWAII By Becky Wicks Two decades ago, the death of their precious baby girl destroyed Lani’s marriage. She hasn’t seen her marine vet ex-husband, Mika, since. But now, to save Oahu’s dolphins, she needs his help. While Mika returning home to the island—even more gorgeous than ever!—reopens old wounds, it also rekindles their long-suppressed chemistry. They’ve spent years trying to move on from their grief. Could a second chance heal what once broke them? NURSE’S SECRET ROYAL FLING By JC Harroway Nurse Clara doesn’t expect the “emergency” she attends at the palace to involve Crown Prince Andreas himself. Or the midnight kiss that results from their instantaneous allure! Because fiercely independent Clara doesn’t let herself get involved with anyone—ever. So when Doctor Andreas walks into the hospital as her new colleague, she should put plenty of distance between them. Not embark on a secret fling…!

Book Talk Like TED

Download or read book Talk Like TED written by Carmine Gallo and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sell your ideas persuasively. This ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. Many people have a fear of public speaking or are insecure about their ability to give a successful presentation. Now public speaking coach and bestselling author Carmine Gallo explores what makes a great presentation by examining the widely acclaimed TED Talks, which have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking. TED ? which stands for technology, entertainment, and design ? brings together the world's leading thinkers. These are the presentations that set the world on fire, and the techniques that top TED speakers use will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking. In his book, Carmine Gallo has broken down hundreds of TED talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters, as well as the top researchers in the fields of psychology, communications, and neuroscience to reveal the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations. Gallo's step-by-step method makes it possible for anyone to deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable. Carmine Gallo's top 10 Wall Street Journal Bestseller Talk Like TED will give anyone who is insecure about their public speaking abilities the tools to communicate the ideas that matter most to them, the skill to win over hearts and minds, and the confidence to deliver the talk of their lives. The opinions expressed by Carmine Gallo in TALK LIKE TED are his own. His book is not endorsed, sponsored or authorized by TED Conferences, LLC or its affiliates.

Book Why I   m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Download or read book Why I m No Longer Talking to White People About Race written by Reni Eddo-Lodge and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak' The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today. THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION NARRATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR A BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD

Book Affectedness And Participation In International Institutions

Download or read book Affectedness And Participation In International Institutions written by Jan Sändig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Affectedness and Participation in International Institutions looks at the growing involvement of affected persons in global politics, such as young climate activists, indigenous movements, and persons affected by HIV/AIDS. Since the early 2000s, international organisations within various policy areas have increasingly recognised and involved affected persons’ organisations. This has promised to address long-standing legitimacy and democracy deficits of international policy making and norm setting. Yet, the powerful do not easily cede the terrain: Some major states, classic NGOs, and intergovernmental organisations seek to curtail the influence of the newcomers. The authors within this collection study these contestations from an interdisciplinary political science and international law perspective. Based on evidence from a broad range of policy areas, we address some of the crucial questions: What does it mean to be affected? How can affected groups meaningfully participate in international negotiations? Whose voices do still remain excluded? Ultimately, the authors chart whether the rising involvement of the 'most affected' will re-shape global politics and social struggles on the ground. Taking a dual political science and international law perspective, Affectedness and Participation in International Institutions will be of great interest to scholars of civil society in global governance, international law, and international institutions. This book was originally published as a special issue of Third World Thematics.