Download or read book A Perfect Proposal written by Katie Fforde and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eagerly visiting New York to escape her suffocating family, young Englishwoman Sophie clashes with her hostess's arrogant grandson, who follows her back to England with an unconventional proposal.

Download or read book The Everything Grant Writing Book written by Nancy Burke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert advice to create the perfect proposal and raise the funds you need! If you’re a fundraiser, you know that raising money is the key to every nonprofit’s success. But the competition for funds can be fierce and the obstacles many. The Everything ® Grant Writing Book gives you the insider information you need to get past the gatekeepers, beat out the competition, and obtain those much-needed funds. This completely updated guide shows you how to: --Do the necessary research to find available grants --Write an effective statement of need --Build community collaborations and partnerships --Develop a budget and budget narrative --Format effective letters of inquiry --Write proposals for capital projects --Find current online foundation resources --Focus on sustainability, the most important concept in philanthropy today From writing letters of inquiry and developing action plans to outlining and drafting proposals, The Everything ® Grant Writing Book helps you get the funds you need—every time!

Download or read book The Perfect Proposal written by Regina Andrews and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-20 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proposing Bliss written by Michelle Jo Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All he wants is a perfect proposal. But what she wants is the truth... The sexy and former playboy, Levi Laurent is ready to marry sweet, romantic wedding planner, Veronica Soto-Stewart. After a rocky start, Levi knows they can withstand anything - as long as he keeps his past buried deep... But when Levi and Veronica travel overseas to meet his ailing grandmother, Levi's past comes barreling forth, nearly suffocating both of them. Now, it's time for Levi to open up to the one woman he can't bear to lose. But will Veronica agree to "for better or worse" once the Laurent secrets are revealed?

Download or read book Perfect Proposal written by Leah Braemel and published by Somerlane Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes the best laid plans go every which way but the one you want… Sam Watson wants to propose to the love of his life, Rosie Ramos, but all his previous attempts have been thwarted. Every. Single. Time. This time he’s determined that nothing, and no one, will get in his way. No interruptions. No exceptions. Not from work, not by family busybodies, not even if the roses crucial to his plans are lost. Nothing will stop him. If only someone had let Rosie in on his plans… Warning: Contains misguided intentions, a hunky hero with more than just a ring burning a hole in his pocket, and a spitfire girlfriend who counters with her own proposal. The romance may be sweet but the sex is explicitly hot, hot, hot.

Download or read book 8 Bit Apocalypse written by Alex Rubens and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Call of Duty, before World of Warcraft, before even Super Mario Bros., the video game industry exploded in the late 1970s with the advent of the video arcade. Leading the charge was Atari Inc., the creator of, among others, the iconic game Missile Command. The first game to double as a commentary on culture, Missile Command put the players’ fingers on “the button,†? making them responsible for the fate of civilization in a no-win scenario, all for the price of a quarter. The game was marvel of modern culture, helping usher in both the age of the video game and the video game lifestyle. Its groundbreaking implications inspired a fanatical culture that persists to this day.As fascinating as the cultural reaction to Missile Command were the programmers behind it. Before the era of massive development teams and worship of figures like Steve Jobs, Atari was manufacturing arcade machines designed, written, and coded by individual designers. As earnings from their games entered the millions, these creators were celebrated as geniuses in their time; once dismissed as nerds and fanatics, they were now being interviewed for major publications, and partied like Wall Street traders. However, the toll on these programmers was high: developers worked 120-hour weeks, often opting to stay in the office for days on end while under a deadline. Missile Command creator David Theurer threw himself particularly fervently into his work, prompting not only declining health and a suffering relationship with his family, but frequent nightmares about nuclear annihilation. To truly tell the story from the inside, tech insider and writer Alex Rubens has interviewed numerous major figures from this time: Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari; David Theurer, the creator of Missile Command; and Phil Klemmer, writer for the NBC series Chuck, who wrote an entire episode for the show about Missile Command and its mythical “kill screen.†? Taking readers back to the days of TaB cola, dot matrix printers, and digging through the couch for just one more quarter, Alex Rubens combines his knowledge of the tech industry and experience as a gaming journalist to conjure the wild silicon frontier of the 8-bit ’80s. 8-Bit Apocalypse: The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command offers the first in-depth, personal history of an era for which fans have a lot of nostalgia.

Download or read book Her Perfect Proposal written by Lynne Marshall and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WRITING HER OWN HAPPY ENDING? Journalist Lilly Matsuda just writes headlines; she doesn't make them. That is, until she runs afoul of Gunnar Norling while on assignment in the tiny town of Heartlandia. The handsome policeman intrigues more than Lilly's investigative senses...but she isn't going to let Gunnar's megawatt smile or smoldering good looks melt her heart. Gunnar isn't a fan of people snooping around Heartlandia. He's been sworn to secrecy about the town's mysterious past, and he refuses to compromise that for anyone...even beautiful Lilly, who's hot on the story's trail. Besides, she's not going to stick around forever, and Gunnar refuses to let his heart get trampled on--unless Lilly decides to put love first!

Download or read book The Christmas Proposal written by Lisa Moreau and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace Dawson is completely over her ex, Christina. But that doesn’t mean she wants to plan her wedding proposal to another woman. Grace dreams of the day she’ll have a romantic proposal like those she plans for her clients at Tie the Knot. She’s spent the last year reading a boatload of self-help books. No way she’s going to fall back into old patterns and date someone afraid of commitment ever again. When it comes to everlasting love, Grace is all in. Bridget Cartwright, Christina’s personal assistant, will do anything for Christina with the hopes of getting a promotion, even plan her proposal. So what if she knows zilch about romance and doesn’t even believe in happily-ever-after? There are companies for hire that do that sort of thing. When Grace and Bridget end up stranded together on Mistletoe Mountain, Grace has no chance to escape. Not from her painful past, not from her attraction to Bridget, and definitely not from all the romance in the air.

Download or read book The Proposal written by Jasmine Guillory and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick “There is so much to relate to and throughout the novel, there is a sharp feminist edge. Loved this one, and you will too.”—New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay The New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date serves up a novel about what happens when a public proposal doesn't turn into a happy ending, thanks to a woman who knows exactly how to make one on her own... When someone asks you to spend your life with him, it shouldn't come as a surprise—or happen in front of 45,000 people. When freelance writer Nikole Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her actor boyfriend, his man bun, and his bros, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying no isn't the hard part—they've only been dating for five months, and he can’t even spell her name correctly. The hard part is having to face a stadium full of disappointed fans... At the game with his sister, Carlos Ibarra comes to Nik’s rescue and rushes her away from a camera crew. He’s even there for her when the video goes viral and Nik’s social media blows up—in a bad way. Nik knows that in the wilds of LA, a handsome doctor like Carlos can't be looking for anything serious, so she embarks on an epic rebound with him, filled with food, fun, and fantastic sex. But when their glorified hookups start breaking the rules, one of them has to be smart enough to put on the brakes...

Download or read book Near Far written by Heidi Swanson and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known for combining natural foods recipes with evocative, artful photography, New York Times bestselling author Heidi Swanson circled the globe to create this mouthwatering assortment of 120 vegetarian dishes. In this deeply personal collection drawn from her well-worn recipe journals, Heidi describes the fragrance of flatbreads hot off a Marrakech griddle, soba noodles and feather-light tempura in Tokyo, and the taste of wild-picked greens from the Puglian coast. Recipes such as Fennel Stew, Carrot & Sake Salad, Watermelon Radish Soup, Brown Butter Tortelli, and Saffron Tagine use healthy, whole foods ingredients and approachable techniques, and photographs taken in Morocco, Japan, Italy, France, and India, as well as back home in Heidi’s kitchen, reveal the places both near and far that inspire her warm, nourishing cooking.

Download or read book The Perfect Proposal written by Rhonda Nelson and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bodice of Evidence written by Nancy J. Parra and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Engaged in Murder returns with her second Perfect Proposals Mystery. This time Pepper Pomeroy discovers that shopping for the dream wedding dress can be a nightmare… Pepper’s new wedding proposal planning business, Perfect Proposals, seems like a perfect fit. If only shopping for her sister Felicity’s bridal gown could be so simple. After a long day of lace, tulle, and tears, Pepper, Felicity, and their mother pull it together to try one last bridal boutique. Maybe they’ll be surprised. And indeed they are—when they enter a deserted shop and soon discover the owner of the boutique slain in the alley out back. Distressed by their proximity to the crime, Pepper vows to unveil the killer. As difficult as it is to draw a pattern from the clues, it’s still easier than finding Felicity’s perfect wedding gown. But as the killer begins to feel hemmed in, Pepper may be the one brought to her knees…

Download or read book Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum written by Sam Slaughter and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum? is a tongue in cheek cocktail book for the former '90s kid and those just discovering how cool old-school Nickelodeon and Delia's once were. With recipes for alcoholic versions of childhood favorites like Ecto-Cooler and Mondo as well as creative pop-culture inspired originals like the Rum and Stimpy and Semi-Warmed Kind of Cider, this is a perfectly giftable mix of humor, nostalgia, and tasty recipes.

Download or read book Persuasive Business Proposals written by Tom Sant and published by AMACOM/American Management Association. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use the latest technology and techniques to craft winning proposals.

Download or read book Models of Proposal Planning Writing written by Jeremy T. Miner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an essential weapon for anyone looking for funding in the extremely competitive grantseeking world. It explains how and why to approach both public and private sponsors with not just information, but persuasion, for the best chance for success. How do you present the right balance of logic, emotion, and relationship-awareness to make a persuasive proposal? What is THE most important thing to do before submitting a proposal to increase your odds for funding success? What portion of the proposal must be stressed even when it has a low point value assigned to it in the reviewer's evaluation form? How can a site visit make or break the fate of a meticulously prepared application? Models of Proposal Planning & Writing: Second Edition answers all these critical questions and more for grantseekers, documenting how to write a proposal that will persuade a sponsor to invest in your projects and organization—and just as importantly, explaining why a properly persuasive application puts forth a seamless argument that stands the test of reason, addresses psychological concerns, and connects your project to the values of the sponsor. The book's comprehensive annotations provide practical information that walks readers step-by-step through a logical, integrated process of planning and writing persuasive proposals.

Download or read book A PERFECT PROPOSAL written by Liz Fielding and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2018-06-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane, a gifted secretary for Mark Hilliard, a well-known architect, can’t believe her ears?her boss just proposed to her! He lost his wife a few years ago and his daughter, Shuli, is still so young… He’s just looking for someone to create a loving home to raise his daughter in, but what he doesn’t know is that Jane has fallen in love with him! She knows he’ll never love her back… He’s only looking for a mother figure for Shuli. But Jane figures that at least if they get married, she’ll always be able to stay by his side, and maybe that’s enough. Still, pretending to be the love of his life just might be too much for her!

Download or read book The Perfect Proposal and Other Stories written by Helen McKenna and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: