Planning and Decision Making in Dynamic Domains (Ellis Horwood Series in Artificial Intelligence)

Computers & Technology

Wood, Sharon

Software

Ellis Horwood, Ltd.

The past few years have featured such blockbusters as Super-Size Me, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, March of the Penguins, and An Inconvenient Truth. And as news articles proclaim a new era in the history of documentary films, more and more new directors are making their first film a nonfiction one. But in addition to posing all of the usual challenges inherent to more standard filmmaking, documentaries also present unique problems that need to be understood from the outset. Where does the idea come from? How do you raise the money? How much money do you need? What visual style is best suited to the story? What are the legal issues involved? And how can a film reach that all-important milestone and find a willing distributor? Epstein, Friedman, and Wood tackle all of these important questions with examples and anecdotes from their own careers. The result is an informative and entertaining guide for those just starting out, and an enlightening read for anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes look at this newly reinvigorated field of film.

The Art of Nonfiction Movie Making

Humor & Entertainment

Friedman, Jeffrey

Epstein, Rob

Movies

Praeger

This book examines women's writing in Italy from Unification to the present day, exploring the lives and works of women writers within the context of Italian history, culture and politics. The changing face of Italian social and political life since Unification has greatly affected the position of women in Italy. This work discusses the relation between the changing role of women over this period, their struggle for social and political emancipation and equality, and the search by women writers for a personal and authentic literary voice. Wood's other publications include "Woman as Object: Narrative and Gender in the Work of Alberto Moravia" (1990). The series provides a survey, country by country of women's writing from the beginnings of the major struggle for emancipation up to the present day. While the main emphasis is on literature, the social, political and cultural development of each country provides a context for understanding the position and preoccupations of women writers. Modern critical currents are also taken into account in relating feminist criticism to recent critical theory. Other volumes in this series include "Norwegian Women's Writing 1850-1990" and the forthcoming "Swedish Women's Writing 1850-1990".

Italian Women's Writing 1860-1994 (Women in Context: Women's Writing)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

The Athlone Press

Women's writing in Italy from Unification to the present day, examining the lives and works of women writes within the context of Italian history, culture and politics. Thee changing face of Italian social and political life since Unification has greatly affected the position of women in Italy. The work explores the relation between the changing role of women over this period, their struggle for social and political emancipation and equality, and the search by women writers for a personal and authentic literary voice.

Italian Women's Writing 1860-1994 (Women's Writing 1850-1990 , Vol 2)

UNKNO

Alberto Moravia is one of the best known and most widely translated writers to come out of contemporary Italy. This study suggests new ways of reading his fiction in the context of recent works of feminist and cultural theory about gender, the structure of subjectivity and the processes of narrative. It argues that an analysis of Moravia's presentation of contemporary "man" is incomplete without looking at his vision of women. Sharon Wood aims to show this narrative form to be a traditional moralising exploitation of women, the medium for Moravia's own preoccupation with man. Wood's reassessment goes beyond the feminist criticism of the 1970's which dwelt on the context of Moravia's work. She suggests that he is confined by form, this his use of language and gender reflects, rather than challenges, Italian society, and is linked to a political vision that is ultimately reactionary.

Woman As Object: Language and Gender in the Work of Alberto Moravia

Pluto Pr

A relatively new small business phenomenon is taking place in America: More couples, especially those in the boomer generation, are starting businesses together. Sometimes they do it because they’ve lost or left their jobs. Sometimes they want to pursue encore careers. But one thing is clear: For a couple, starting a business together presents the special challenge of combining their personal and business lives. 
Let’s Make Money, Honey: The Couple’s Guide to Starting a Service Business is about a baby boomer couple who start a small service business as a second career. As much as it is a good story, Let’s Make Money, Honey is also a how-to guide that covers planning, financing, outfitting, and launching a service business, as well as operations, marketing, sales, customer service, and managing growth. Included are useful tools to help couples assess their business interests and compatibility. 
Inspiring and instructional, Let’s Make Money, Honey will help couples consider whether to start a service business together – or provide those ready to move forward with a blueprint for success. Packed with detailed how-to advice based on real-world experience, Let’s Make Money, Honey is a must-read for self-starter couples of all ages and especially those exploring encore careers. 
 Advance Praise 
“The authors…provide a detailed overview of what any couple should consider before and when starting a service business of their own. From writing a business plan, considering funding options or franchising, business structure and operations, to managing growth, narrowing your client base and creating an exit strategy. It's all told through their highly interesting story of exactly what it took to start-up and grow, then sell their own business. 
“This mix of information and specific personal detail involved in getting a business off the ground as a couple makes Let's Make Money, Honey a compelling and useful read. And the authors are frank about the fact that not everyone will have it so easy, not all couples will be able to work together. At the end of the book, the authors provide a business compatibility test, skills inventory checklist and service business start-up checklist to help readers decide if they are as ready to follow a similar path.” - Melissa Phipps, Retirement Planning Expert, About.com 
"Let's Make Money, Honey is the rare combination of life lessons, business cooperation with your spouse, and a business tutorial. Today, as Baby Boomers look to continue to make a contribution, Baby Boomer couples are trying to find ways to spend time together, and still be relevant in the business world. 
“Some couples are embarking on starting a business together. This can be a daunting task without a roadmap. Fortunately, a guide has been put together by Barry Silverstein and his wife, Sharon Wood. Barry and Sharon take lessons learned in customer service and help other Baby Boomers to find success in joint business prosperity. In some ways, Barry and Sharon are the coaches on the field for other Baby Boomer couples playing the game of business, harmony, and spousal time together. 
“What makes Let’s Make Money, Honey unique is that it is a step by step guide for Baby Boomer couples to find happiness, and income in a business life, while supporting their life goals. As a thought leader for the Baby Boomer Generation, I am pleased to endorse and recommend the book.” - Rick Bava, Author, In Search of the Baby Boomer Generation

Let's Make Money, Honey: The Couple's Guide to Starting a Service Business

Business & Money

Silverstein, Barry

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

GuideWords Publishing

2019 Banff Mountain Book Competition Category Finalist in Mountain Literature On May 20, 1986, high on Mount Everest, Sharon Wood was ready to give up. Snow plumes swirled off the summit ridge and spilled down the North Face, engulfing her. A four-hundred-foot high rock wall, the crux of the Hornbein Couloir, loomed above―impossible. Then Wood’s partner, Dwayne Congdon, handed her the end of the rope and said, “your lead.” Hours later, at the far too late hour of 9:00 p.m., Wood became the first North American woman to reach the summit, and the first woman in the world to do so via the difficult West Ridge. Their ascent of the West Ridge by a new variation, without Sherpa assistance, is an accomplishment that has never been repeated. In Rising, Wood reflects on the seventy days she spent on the mountain and on the pivotal experiences and influences that brought her to that staggeringly beautiful and austere corner of the world. Beyond the physical hardships, she faced personal challenges as an outlier in the male bastion of Himalayan climbing. These were compounded by the vexing presence of her past mentor and lover with his new girlfriend on the American team climbing on the same side of the mountain. It didn’t help that the media pitched the two women as rivals, both vying to become the first North American woman to reach the summit of the highest mountain in the world. Wood rose to all these challenges, finding camaraderie and inspiration among her teammates, particularly in the expedition cook, a strong woman whose perspectives were essential to the team’s remarkable esprit de corps, as well as with “the other woman,” her so-called American rival. Rising is both a gripping, adrenalin-filled mountain story and a reflective memoir that reaches beyond the summit to explore a life lived in Everest’s long shadow: unexpected acclaim, outrageous expectations, and personal struggles. As Wood tells her story today, her perspective is steeped in six decades of life experience rich with adventure, change, growth, and humility. It is a tale that feels poignantly relevant―a testament to the strength of the human spirit to overcome all obstacles, whether mountain peaks, social expectations, or self-imposed barriers.

Rising: Becoming the First North American Woman on Everest

Sports & Outdoors

Mountaineering

MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS+

As I turned back to the messenger, I opened my eyes and I was awake in my bed. I thought to myself, I'm alive. He didn't take me. Well that was foolish to think I needed to bring something with me when I'm going to die; you don't need anything in heaven. That's when it all became clear. I wanted to bring a serving utensil —a LADLE. And the dream came together; God didn't come to take me from this earth. He came to tell me it's time: It's time for me to work for Him, to share His word, His law, His life, His story, His love, His purpose. As I pour my Word into you, you will pour it into others.
…so writes Sharon Wood in this deeply moving, deeply personal account of her faith. Born Again, Again will make you laugh, make you cry, and the author hopes, make you want what she has found.

Born Again, Again: and so much more

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Wood Words Books

Rising

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Douglas&McIntyre

Goodbye menstrual shame, hello empowerment! This is a self-discovery guide (supported by evidence-based research) for any menstruating person to understand their cycle and use that knowledge to improve their lives.\nThe Empowerment Cycle is about creating a movement for women to discover the power of the menstrual cycle, how it is connected to everything, and how to use it to get great results in all aspects of your life. 
Women have four phases in their menstrual cycle, each phase bringing with it different strengths that can assist women in reaching great results in all areas of their lives. It doesn't matter if it is in sport, career, or in relationships, the menstrual cycle impacts a woman's ability to perform, communicate, and achieve whatever it is they desire. Simply by working with the female body instead of ignoring it or even worse, against it.\nWomen have a powerful, unique internal tool. A woman's menstrual cycle impacts their life in many ways: relationships, energy levels, self-esteem attitudes, and physical changes. This book will help guide you to make better decisions, reach greater results, and build genuine relationships in your life.

The Empowerment Cycle: Embrace your powerful Goddess cycle

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Women's Health

Rockpool Publishing

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