Plain-English analysis of key federal and state regulations
Step-by-step, how to conduct your self-audit
How to write your affirmative action company plan
Sample affirmative action plans you can copy and modify
This practical guide leads you through every OFCCP compliance topic:
New regulatory affirmative action plan requirements
How to conduct a 2-factor analysis
How to complete workforce and employee compensation analyses
Affirmative action laws, background, trends, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
Sample policies for creating cultural diversity
How to conduct an affirmative action self-audit
Workplace diversity training programs and recruiting minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities
How to prepare for an OFCCP audit
Federal and state laws on racial discrimination, equal pay, gender discrimination, employment age discrimination
Book Description
Reveals the inside secrets of the Army's all important NCO-ER responsilities of raters, best ways to prepare for counceling sessions, importnat Army values, what board members look for, and more.
Book Description
Writing the story of one’s life sounds like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. This warmhearted, encouraging guide helps readers record the events of their lives for family and friends. Excerpts from other writers’ work are included to exemplify and inspire. Provided are tips on intriguing topics to write about, foolproof tricks to jog your memory, ways to capture stories on paper without getting bogged down, ways to gather the facts at a local library or historical society, inspired excerpts from other writers, and published biographies that will delight and motivate.
Customer Reviews:
Great gift.......2007-05-07
Great gift for that person in your life who loves to read but hasn't taken that leap to write yet.
Very helpful for all ages........2006-11-30
Lois Daniel taught classes specifically dealing with writing memoirs, and life stories, not only to older generations, but to younger ones as well. As a young adult, I found this book to be helpful with gathering thoughts/memories and piecing them together. This is a great book to start anyone off with, if they want to write an autobiography or memoir. Hopefully within the next few years, I'll be publishing my :crosses fingers: BEST SELLING autobiography. We'll see though!
-Jerri L. Butler
Makes the task of writing about your life not so overwhelming.......2005-09-05
I am teaching a life history class for the first time and am using Lois Daniel's book as part of my curriculum. I like the fact that she breaks down the book into categories and reminds you that you do not have to write in chronological order or even whole categories at once. She is informal and supportive, gives many writing examples and even has a section about do's and don'ts. She also does not restrict her teachings to only older individuals, but encourages younger people to begin their stories as well. Her categories are rather broad and so I am using this book in conjunction with "Legacy" by Linda Spence, which has individuals put down their story in the form of answers to questions. Between both books I feel I now have a good handle on not only teaching my class, but also starting my own life story for my child.
A New Way to Tell your Story.......2000-07-05
Using the method of writing bits and pieces as you remember them rather than chronologically, the author gently encourages you to write your story whether you believe you are a writer or not.
Best book I've found for life story writing.......1999-09-27
More than seven years ago I decided to get some folks together to write our life stories. I haunted bookstores looking for the ideal book, and when I came across Lois Daniel's book, I knew it was the right one. That was her Third Edition. The updated Fourth Edition presents the same material, plus a couple of extra chapters.
The book has been ideal for our purpose. Lois Daniel's approach to writing about your life is to suggest that you write in bits and pieces, rather than starting with your birth and what I call "plowing through your life" from birth to the present day. That can be a chore for many; whereas writing about interesting incidents becomes an enjoyable challenge.
Grandma Moses, in her autobiography, wrote, "I have written my life in small sketches, a little today, a little yesterday, all the things from childhood on through the years, good ones and unpleasant ones, that is how they come out and that is how we have to take them."
That is the approach suggested by Lois Daniel. And the author makes it easy for persons who shy away because, they say, "I'm no writer." She suggests that you need not be a "writer", but merely to "write as you talk."
Our weekly class is now entering its eighth year, with 43 participants, both women and men. Since the class started, the members have purchased between 250 and 300 of her books, and, without exception, they are pleased. They find the book to be interesting, while at the same time it provides many suggestions and examples to motivate the writer.
Customer Reviews:
No one can write your story like you can, Write it!!.......2007-04-07
Everyone needs to write the story of their life. My parents did not write their's which makes me sad because their story will never really be told. But by writing my own story, I was able to write some of theirs from my perspective and how they influenced my life and helped make me become who I am. As a new author, myself, I was cautioned about including a section at the end of the book, about the story of my life. I can tell you that I receive as many comments about "my story" as I do about the content of my book, which is a business book. Ask yourself why is reality TV so popular? Write the story of your life using the easy techniques outlined so well in this book, the loved ones you leave behind will appreciate it!
Rebecca D. Turner author of "Tattoo" a business book, read it-grow your business-enjoy your life!!Tattoo
A Dated "Memoir Writing for Dummies".......2007-02-16
Had Thomas written this a decade or so later, it would have been a great inclusion in the "For Dummies" series. He uses lots of lists and fills his chapters with idea starters for anyone interested in documenting his or her own life for posterity. Given that many who seek to write their own memoirs will not have any real writing background or training, Thomas provides a good range of basic writing hints as well.
The author includes literally hundreds of questions that would be good joggers for those having difficulty thinking of anything "worthwhile" to write about themselves and could also be a resource for anyone seeking to learn more about their own family's oldest generation. Unfortunately, the book's sample memoirs and even some of these questions seem dated (not surprising, given that the book has been in print over 20 years!). Of even more concern is the lack of updating to current technology; computers are essentially non-existent, so his hints on things like first drafts and final format for publishing are irrelevant.
For the price, this is a good book to have just for the idea starters, but it will need supplementing with more recent texts for anyone interested in writing memoir from start to finish.
Well organized; great prompts.......2000-11-11
This is a great read for those interested in writing their life story. Mr. Thomas goes from early childhood through retirement, so having been born in the 1970s, some of the information did not apply personally. However, it is still well worth the reading. He has specific prompts, and works with small "chunks" of life. Entwined are guides to good writing, and other aspects of writing a great story.
A Must Read For Autobiographers.......2000-06-26
I've worked most of my adult life as an actor. One of my grandchildren was watching television and saw an old movie in which I appeared. "Grandpa, is that you?" After having to explain what I did for a living, it occurred to me that I was no different. I knew very little about my ancestors. At the time, I didn't know what my own grandfather (who died before I was born) did for a living. I wanted to make sure that future generations of my family know that I existed and what I did for a living. It was then that I realized how important it was to write my life's story to preserve my legacy.
Of all the books I researched when I first set out to undertake this task, I found Frank P. Thomas' "How to Write the Story of Your Life" to be among the most concise and most helpful. It became my constant companion as I spent those long hours at night in my study pounding away on my keyboard or sitting at the dining room table handwriting a vignette to be added to the book.
Thomas' book is laid out in an easy-to-read format, lending itself not only as a step-by-step guide, but sectionalized in such a way as to be used as a handy research resource manual. There is a lot of sound advice contained within his book that I found to be highly effective. For example, it helps not to ignore news and current events occurring during the telling of one's life, even if you don't actually relate the news items directly. By spending a few hours in the library to research certain magazine articles and newspaper headlines from a particular period, I found my memory banks were stimulated and I was often able to capture a flavor of the political climate, social mores, fashions, and/or cultural fads of the time. Those influences were incorporated into the events of my life. Sometimes I was able to relate to current events of the time directly, which helps to allow readers to identify with you personally.
Another important lesson I learned was that in order to capture and maintain a reader's attention, you must stimulate as many of his/her senses as you can. Therefore, I found myself going through my text trying to find places where I could introduce stimuli to sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
This is but a mere sampling of the invaluable direction I received from Thomas. The result was my autobiography was published under the title "Surrender the Jealous Mistress" (available through amazon.com), which I'm told is engaging and reads like a novel. If that's true, then I attribute a large portion of that compliment to Frank Thomas' sound advice and guidance.
No matter how insignificant you may perceive it to be (it's not), I encourage you to attempt to write your life's story. Once that decision is made, I highly recommend obtaining a copy of Frank Thomas' book, "How to Write the Story of Your Life," to guide you through the process.
Customer Reviews:
Not useful for a graduate level thesis.......2007-02-03
This book may be useful for someone writing their first high school or undergraduate paper, but is not going to be useful to someone writing a graduate level thesis.
This book covers basic research methods (like how to find a book in a card catalog), directions on note taking, and a good portion of the book is devoted to citing resources and quotations in MLA and Chicago documentation styles. If you have had an academic background that required a lot of writing none of this information is going to be new to you. Additionally, these documentation styles can be freely researched on the internet for a quick refresher.
This book is also quite dated, pointing out that the final manuscript should be typed and not handwritten, and advises "The typewriter should be in good working order. The ribbon should retain a sufficient amount of ink for a uniformly clear imprint..." Surprising, considering this book's most recent edition was published in 2003.
Save your money.
if you want to write a good thesis.......2006-06-20
I just recently wrote my bachlor thesis, and when I was starting to get prepared I had no idea what to do or where to go, so I ordered this book. Wow, one of the better idea's I've had in a long time.
Overall the book was very well written and easy to understand, you get plenty of information from the start to the end. You get to learn how to make proper and organized notes in a way that later on when you get to the writing phase its so much easier. Honestly I used the book so much while writing my paper - it was so useful at ever step.
I am not one of those to use these kind of books, but this one I really think was so helpful and I recommend it to anyone who is about to write one of the most important papers of you student life.
How to Write a Thesis (How to Write a Thesis).......2005-09-30
Easy to read. Very helpful. Very informative.
Book Description
Here's How to Write Well is a rhetoric and handbook distinguished by its clarity, brevity, and readability. Its friendly, conversational tone and uncomplicated organization make the book easily accessible to readers. Although brief, this reasonably priced text offers thorough and practical instruction in the writing process, critical thinking and logic, reading, and the research paper, plus a compact handbook. The second edition includes new coverage of computers in the writing process-paper topics accessing the Internet, the role of computers in planning a paper, and updated information on accessing and documenting electronic sources. For those interested in improving their critical thinking, reading and writing skills.
Customer Reviews:
good book.......2005-05-12
Good book, it does its job. If you are looking for an intense writing book go with Diana Hacker. This book gives brief outlines of citations and grammar.
An excellent guide.......2000-05-10
This book offers an excellent guide for students starting out on their university writing careers. It covers everything from getting started, to voice, to structuring essays of different genres. If you want to know how to write an evocative descriptive essay, or a clear process essay, or how to go about preparing your research paper, this book will help you with its clear, friendly advice. It also covers such issues as writing effective sentences, how to document your work, and choosing the right words for your essay. Its many TIP! sections scattered throughout the book provide small bites of practical advice that you can take in at a glance.
Overall, "Here's How To Write Well" is short enough to be accessible--and to make an excellent writing guide for its price.
Customer Reviews:
Good, but missing something.......2004-09-02
This was good book that provides a framework for writing basic research papers. I hope that the next edition will have a section on graph or table presentations.
Review basing on the 1st edition.......2000-04-15
Even though I have not read this book, it should be an impropvement over the last editon. With an additional author, Cash Phyllis, in this second edition, this is a promising book. The 1st edition is simple, effective, and logically formatted. However, the unclear explanation of "Preparing the Documentation"(MLA + APA styles) may confused some readers. I hope this confusion was rectified in this 2nd editon. Overall, this is an exceptional reseaching manuel for high school + college students. The only thing stopped me from buying this book is that it was published before the publication of the "MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing" (April 1998). The "MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing" the the first book from MLA that contained the new MLA standards in documenting reseach paper especially online/ Internet documenting. To bad!
Great book to help you with papers!.......1998-08-23
This book totally helped me with my research papers. I would get it if you are in high school or collage. I would also get How to Write Short Stories!!
Book Description
How to Write Term Papers and Reports is a helpful guide to writing papers and making oral presentations. The text is arranged sequentially beginning with choosing and narrowing a topic, determining an approach, and preparing an outline. From there, the book moves through research tips and note taking to writing drafts. A special chapter is included discussing illustrations such as graphs, tables, and pictures.
Customer Reviews:
Very good book.......2004-09-19
I too ordered an essay from a online term paper company http://www.creative-termpapers.com and got an A+ grade. No need of this book. Altough its a good book and must have!
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