The Concise Guide to Copy Editing teaches copy editors how to best serve their clients: the readers. The book is conveniently organized to serve as a training tool for new or improving copy editors, or as a quick reference for editors on deadline.

About the Author
Paul LaRocque is a veteran journalist and journalism educator. His newspaper career included stints at the Milwaukee Journal, the Battle Creek Enquirer and News, and the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He also taught at Texas Christian University, Southern Methodist University, and the University of North Texas. He also is author of Heads You Win: An Easy Guide to Better Headline and Caption Writing.

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The answers to an epidemic—now updated. The millions of people diagnosed with diabetes can learn how to live a healthy, normal life with this guide. It teaches readers how to explore all of the available treatments, monitor and manage blood glucose levels, recognize warning signs of low blood sugar, buy, use, and store insulin, make new diet and lifestyle choices, incorporate daily exercise, and avoid long and short-term complications. ·Includes the first-ever released American Diabetes Association official dietary Guidelines ·Updated content on new medications and monitors ·More information for those who have become insulin resistant or have pre-diabetes

About the AuthorMayer B. Davidson, M.D., is a Harvard-educated endoc

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The most complete book on the epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes. Over the next decade, the number of diagnosed diabetes cases worldwide is expected to exceed 220 million, 90-95% of which will be Type 2 Diabetes. Here is a guide that answers all the questions patients have: What is it? How will it affect my life? What do I need to do? It teaches readers how to manage the disease and live a healthy, normal life.-More than 18 million Americans have diabetes-The number of U.S. adults with diagnosed diabetes has increased 61% since 1991, and will more than double by 2050-1 in 5 people over the age of 65 has diabetes, indicating that the disease indirectly affects many people in care-giving roles-Diabetes is one of our health care sys

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“An invaluable resource. [Vigor's] practical wisdom gives you the know-how and confidence to prepare your boat for the sea.”–Cruising World. Here is the book that answer the sailor’s fundamental question–”Can my boat take me offshore safely?”–then shows how to make it happen.

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All sailors want to believe their boats can go anywhere and stand up to anything. Who knows when you might get caught by bad weather? It’s enough to worry about your own responses without worrying about the safety of your boat. The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat explains feature by feature how you can refit your boat for worry-free bluewater voyaging. Take the unique diagnostic questionnaire to determine whether your boat is capa

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Amazon.com Review
There’s a lot of mythology surrounding swimming and water exercises: that water work is only for senior citizens, arthritis sufferers and rehabbing professional athletes; that it’s not an efficient way to build cardiovascular endurance or burn fat; that it’s inferior to land-based exercise programs like running and weight training. Water Workouts not only attacks those myths, it shows how to use a swimming pool and a few pieces of equipment to improve everything: strength, endurance, flexibility, muscularity. If you don’t mind getting wet, this is one of the best workout manuals you’ll find.

This pathbreaking look at aqua aerobics, deep-water running, and swimming for all fitness enthusiasts inc

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