Bøger af Linda Carlson

INCLUDES EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND DEFINITIONS FOR OVER 100 BOOK PUBLISHING TERMS! "Quiet zone," "reserves," "returns," and "rights" got you confused - or curious? Never fear! You'll find centuries-old publishing lingo, 21st century jargon, and dozens of other terms in the Independent Book Publishers Association's (IBPA's) "The Language of Publishing: An A-to-Z Glossary of Book Publishing Terms." This helpful guidebook is designed to help you effectively do business in the book world. Whether you're a seasoned veteran keeping up with a changing industry and dealing with authors and customers who don't understand the publishing business, or a newcomer who's concerned about the consequences of confusing "FOB" with "prepaid freight" or "cover price" with "publisher's net," this book is exactly what you need.

The author recounts, in sometimes painfully graphic detail, what it feels like to be inside the mind of a bipolar and the heartache of knowing something's wrong but not having answers, and feeling utterly hopeless and alone. After countless brushes with the law, two suicide attempts, several failed marriages, and a near trip to a Texas prison, the author ultimately finds the help he's so desperately needed, vowing to using what he's learned to help "just one" person out of the same hellish turmoil. Now in recovery, his larger mission is to battle and ultimately eradicate the societal stigma associated with mental illness.Easy to understand explanations and language make this story an excellent learning tool for anyone seeking insight into mental health afflictions, by providing understanding to the attitudes and behaviors of someone afflicted with Bipolar Affective Disorder.Whether you're newly diagnosed with Bipolar, or are striving to understand a friend or loved one with this disorder, this riveting true story is sure to be a valuable part of your educational process.

2004 Washington State Book Award Finalist"e;Company town."e; The words evoke images of rough-and-tumble loggers and gritty miners, of dreary shacks in isolated villages, of wages paid in scrip good only at price-gouging company stores, of paternalistic employers. But these stereotypes are outdated, especially for those company towns that flourished well into the twentieth century. In Company Towns of the Pacific Northwest, Linda Carlson provides a more balanced and realistic look at these "e;intentional communities."e;Drawing from residents reminiscences, contemporary newspaper accounts, company newsletters and histories, census and school records, and site plans, Carlson looks at towns in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. She examines how companies went about controlling housing, religion, taxes, liquor, prostitution, and union organizers. This vibrant history gives the details of daily life in communities that were often remote and subject to severe weather. It looks at the tragedies and celebrations: sawmill accidents, mine cave-ins, and avalanches as well as Independence Day picnics, school graduations, and Christmas parties. Finally, it tells what happened when people left--when they lost their jobs, when the family breadwinner died or was disabled, when the mill closed.An ample selection of illustrations, most never previously published, broadens the appeal of this lively and well-researched book.