Author: Theresa Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925786545
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Megan is desperate for a baby, running hard on the IVF treadmill and heading for the edge. Meanwhile, her PR spin-doctor husband, Laurie is distracted by very different desires. Enter Carla, an ambitious young singer, who can give them both what they want-at a price. For years, Megan was a much-loved schoolteacher, but her world falls apart after she's unfairly dismissed. She hopes having a baby will fill the void. Instead, her discovery that Laurie has secretly fathered a child, adds insult to injury. Finally, Megan devises a plan to take back control of her life. How far will Megan, Laurie and Carla go to get what they want? Set in Sydney against a backdrop of corporate cover-ups and the cult of celebrity, The Spin Doctor's Wife is fast-paced, heartbreaking and funny. "Theresa Miller perfectly captures her characters with empathy and insight. If you enjoyed Allison Pearson's, I Don't Know How She Does It, you'll love The Spin Doctor's Wife." - Petronella McGovern, bestselling author of Six Minutes
The Spin Doctor's Wife
Author: Theresa Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925786545
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Megan is desperate for a baby, running hard on the IVF treadmill and heading for the edge. Meanwhile, her PR spin-doctor husband, Laurie is distracted by very different desires. Enter Carla, an ambitious young singer, who can give them both what they want-at a price. For years, Megan was a much-loved schoolteacher, but her world falls apart after she's unfairly dismissed. She hopes having a baby will fill the void. Instead, her discovery that Laurie has secretly fathered a child, adds insult to injury. Finally, Megan devises a plan to take back control of her life. How far will Megan, Laurie and Carla go to get what they want? Set in Sydney against a backdrop of corporate cover-ups and the cult of celebrity, The Spin Doctor's Wife is fast-paced, heartbreaking and funny. "Theresa Miller perfectly captures her characters with empathy and insight. If you enjoyed Allison Pearson's, I Don't Know How She Does It, you'll love The Spin Doctor's Wife." - Petronella McGovern, bestselling author of Six Minutes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925786545
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Megan is desperate for a baby, running hard on the IVF treadmill and heading for the edge. Meanwhile, her PR spin-doctor husband, Laurie is distracted by very different desires. Enter Carla, an ambitious young singer, who can give them both what they want-at a price. For years, Megan was a much-loved schoolteacher, but her world falls apart after she's unfairly dismissed. She hopes having a baby will fill the void. Instead, her discovery that Laurie has secretly fathered a child, adds insult to injury. Finally, Megan devises a plan to take back control of her life. How far will Megan, Laurie and Carla go to get what they want? Set in Sydney against a backdrop of corporate cover-ups and the cult of celebrity, The Spin Doctor's Wife is fast-paced, heartbreaking and funny. "Theresa Miller perfectly captures her characters with empathy and insight. If you enjoyed Allison Pearson's, I Don't Know How She Does It, you'll love The Spin Doctor's Wife." - Petronella McGovern, bestselling author of Six Minutes
Spin Doctors
Author: Nora Loreto
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
ISBN: 1773635069
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that could allow their audience to better understand what was really happening, and why. Politicians and public health officials were mostly given the benefit of the doubt that what they said was true and that they acted in good faith. This book documents each month of the first year of the pandemic and examines the issues that emerged, from racialized workers to residential care to policing. It demonstrates how politicians and uncritical media shaped the popular understanding of these issues and helped to justify the maintenance of a status quo that created the worst ravages of the crisis. Spin Doctors argues alternative ways in which Canadians should understand the big themes of the crisis and create the necessary knowledge to demand large-scale change.
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
ISBN: 1773635069
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that could allow their audience to better understand what was really happening, and why. Politicians and public health officials were mostly given the benefit of the doubt that what they said was true and that they acted in good faith. This book documents each month of the first year of the pandemic and examines the issues that emerged, from racialized workers to residential care to policing. It demonstrates how politicians and uncritical media shaped the popular understanding of these issues and helped to justify the maintenance of a status quo that created the worst ravages of the crisis. Spin Doctors argues alternative ways in which Canadians should understand the big themes of the crisis and create the necessary knowledge to demand large-scale change.
How to Be a Spin Doctor
Author: Paul Richards
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1785900773
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Spin doctors are seldom out of the news for long. But who really understands what 'spin' is, or what spin doctors do? The media has moved on from a world where press officers carried piles of newspapers to the office each morning, when Twitter was what birds did and mobile phones were the size of bread loaves. Thank goodness Paul Richards is here to explain spin doctoring in a digital world. Essential reading for anyone who wants a career in communications or is intrigued by what keeps the cogs turning behind Parliament, How to Be a Spin Doctor covers all the essential skills, such as: Snagging positive media coverage Creating eye-catching news releases and photo opportunities Avoiding the endless traps set by journalists Paul Richards challenges the increasingly negative connotations of spin, arguing that it is neither a dishonourable practice nor a new one; it's simply the most practical way to convey information or make a point. The truth of the matter is that the spin doctor's trade secrets can be useful to anyone trying to promote a company, client or cause: to protect reputations, get messages across and win public support. So it's time to start reading and get spinning.
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1785900773
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Spin doctors are seldom out of the news for long. But who really understands what 'spin' is, or what spin doctors do? The media has moved on from a world where press officers carried piles of newspapers to the office each morning, when Twitter was what birds did and mobile phones were the size of bread loaves. Thank goodness Paul Richards is here to explain spin doctoring in a digital world. Essential reading for anyone who wants a career in communications or is intrigued by what keeps the cogs turning behind Parliament, How to Be a Spin Doctor covers all the essential skills, such as: Snagging positive media coverage Creating eye-catching news releases and photo opportunities Avoiding the endless traps set by journalists Paul Richards challenges the increasingly negative connotations of spin, arguing that it is neither a dishonourable practice nor a new one; it's simply the most practical way to convey information or make a point. The truth of the matter is that the spin doctor's trade secrets can be useful to anyone trying to promote a company, client or cause: to protect reputations, get messages across and win public support. So it's time to start reading and get spinning.
Spin Doctors
Author: Paul Benedetti
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459720873
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Canadians visit chiropractors about 30 million times a year, and surveys show that patients are generally satisfied with their treatment. But studies also show that as many as two hundred Canadians a year suffer strokes brought on by neck manipulation. Spin Doctors takes a hard, dramatic, and spine-chilling look into the world of chiropractic medicine. You will be surprised to learn what chiropractors treat and why and how much it costs you as a taxpayer. Most importantly, you'll learn how to protect yourself and your family from dangerous adjustments, practice-building tactics, bogus treatments, and misleading information.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459720873
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Canadians visit chiropractors about 30 million times a year, and surveys show that patients are generally satisfied with their treatment. But studies also show that as many as two hundred Canadians a year suffer strokes brought on by neck manipulation. Spin Doctors takes a hard, dramatic, and spine-chilling look into the world of chiropractic medicine. You will be surprised to learn what chiropractors treat and why and how much it costs you as a taxpayer. Most importantly, you'll learn how to protect yourself and your family from dangerous adjustments, practice-building tactics, bogus treatments, and misleading information.
Prescription for the Doctor's Wife
Author: Debby Read
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781938512032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Prescription for the Doctor's Wife offers hope and encouragement to women in a unique kind of marriage. Debby shares stories from her heart and from the lives of other women, giving practical advice based on the wisdom of God's Word to help you thrive... not just survive. You'll find kinship in these pages as you identify with others who know and understand the challenges and pressures you face. Whether you are dealing with the loneliness of an often-absent husband, the disappointment that life isn't what you expected, or feeling the pressure to "do it all," you'll find answers in this book. While Debby shares out of her personal experience as a doctor's wife, her words will resonate with universal truths that apply to all marriages. Prescription for the Doctor's Wife will inspire and encourage you in your relationship with God, with your husband, and with other women.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781938512032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Prescription for the Doctor's Wife offers hope and encouragement to women in a unique kind of marriage. Debby shares stories from her heart and from the lives of other women, giving practical advice based on the wisdom of God's Word to help you thrive... not just survive. You'll find kinship in these pages as you identify with others who know and understand the challenges and pressures you face. Whether you are dealing with the loneliness of an often-absent husband, the disappointment that life isn't what you expected, or feeling the pressure to "do it all," you'll find answers in this book. While Debby shares out of her personal experience as a doctor's wife, her words will resonate with universal truths that apply to all marriages. Prescription for the Doctor's Wife will inspire and encourage you in your relationship with God, with your husband, and with other women.
Spin Sucks
Author: Gini Dietrich
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 078974886X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Go beyond PR spin! Master better ways to communicate honestly and regain the trust of your customers and stakeholders with this book.
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 078974886X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Go beyond PR spin! Master better ways to communicate honestly and regain the trust of your customers and stakeholders with this book.
Beginning to Read and the Spin Doctors of Science
Author: Denny Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Suggesting that the contention that phonemic awareness must be taught directly and that children need explicit systematic instruction in phonics is less of a scientific "fact" than an exercise in political persuasion, this book presents the story of the political campaign that is taking place to change the minds of Americans about how young children learn to read. The book begins with a close look at the empirical research being used to support a massive shift in the national understandings about language, literacy, and learning and concludes by revealing the ways in which research studies on early reading instruction are being used by the federal and state governments to support a new methodology that has turned early reading instruction into "a massive business of unprecedented commercial worth." The chapters in the book are: (1) In Which We Are Told Training in Phonemic Awareness Is the Key to Reading Success; (2) In Which Phonemic Awareness Research Is Analyzed from an Experimental Psychological Perspective; (3) In Which Phonemic Awareness Research Is Analyzed from a Sociocultural Perspective; (4) In Which We Find Foorman's Research Does Not Support the NICHD [National Institute of Child Health and Human Development] Proposition That "Phonological Processing Is the Primary Area Where Children with Reading Difficulties Differ from Other Children"; (5) In Which Teachers Are Turned into Clerks and We Discuss Power, Privilege, Racism and Hegemony; (6) In Which Governor Bush's Business Council Holds a Pre-Summit Meeting in Texas; (7) In Which We Have an"If-They-Say-It's-So-It-Must-Be-So" Attitude toward Experimental Research; (8) In Which the Kindergarten Children in North Carolina Are No Longer Expected To Try To Read and Write; (9) In Which I Become the Documentation on Which I Build My Case; (10) In Which We Are Told That in America We Are All Equal. Are We or Aren't We?; (11) In Which We Find the Desks and Chairs Are Broken and the Toilets Don't Work; (12) In Which We Ask: Do You Think America Likes Children?; (13) In Which We Consider If We Are Comfortable Mandating Reading Programs based on Neuroimaging Research and Genetic Studies of Reading Disabilities; (14) In Which California Politically Reinvents How Young Children Learn To Read; (15) In Which California Ends Local Control and the State Board of Education Leads the Jihad; and (16) In Which We Enter the Central Chamber of the Hegemonic Labyrinth. (Contains approximately 250 references; an appendix that offers a response to preliminary statistical analyses used to support the nationally publicized findings of the NICHD Houston reading studies, and an appendix that offers "late-breaking" news about the NICHD Houston reading studies are attached.) (RS)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Suggesting that the contention that phonemic awareness must be taught directly and that children need explicit systematic instruction in phonics is less of a scientific "fact" than an exercise in political persuasion, this book presents the story of the political campaign that is taking place to change the minds of Americans about how young children learn to read. The book begins with a close look at the empirical research being used to support a massive shift in the national understandings about language, literacy, and learning and concludes by revealing the ways in which research studies on early reading instruction are being used by the federal and state governments to support a new methodology that has turned early reading instruction into "a massive business of unprecedented commercial worth." The chapters in the book are: (1) In Which We Are Told Training in Phonemic Awareness Is the Key to Reading Success; (2) In Which Phonemic Awareness Research Is Analyzed from an Experimental Psychological Perspective; (3) In Which Phonemic Awareness Research Is Analyzed from a Sociocultural Perspective; (4) In Which We Find Foorman's Research Does Not Support the NICHD [National Institute of Child Health and Human Development] Proposition That "Phonological Processing Is the Primary Area Where Children with Reading Difficulties Differ from Other Children"; (5) In Which Teachers Are Turned into Clerks and We Discuss Power, Privilege, Racism and Hegemony; (6) In Which Governor Bush's Business Council Holds a Pre-Summit Meeting in Texas; (7) In Which We Have an"If-They-Say-It's-So-It-Must-Be-So" Attitude toward Experimental Research; (8) In Which the Kindergarten Children in North Carolina Are No Longer Expected To Try To Read and Write; (9) In Which I Become the Documentation on Which I Build My Case; (10) In Which We Are Told That in America We Are All Equal. Are We or Aren't We?; (11) In Which We Find the Desks and Chairs Are Broken and the Toilets Don't Work; (12) In Which We Ask: Do You Think America Likes Children?; (13) In Which We Consider If We Are Comfortable Mandating Reading Programs based on Neuroimaging Research and Genetic Studies of Reading Disabilities; (14) In Which California Politically Reinvents How Young Children Learn To Read; (15) In Which California Ends Local Control and the State Board of Education Leads the Jihad; and (16) In Which We Enter the Central Chamber of the Hegemonic Labyrinth. (Contains approximately 250 references; an appendix that offers a response to preliminary statistical analyses used to support the nationally publicized findings of the NICHD Houston reading studies, and an appendix that offers "late-breaking" news about the NICHD Houston reading studies are attached.) (RS)
Dear Madam President
Author: Jennifer Palmieri
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 1538713446
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Redefine the expectations for women in leadership roles with this #1 New York Times bestselling volume of inspiring advice by the former communications director for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Framed as an empowering letter from former Hillary Clinton Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri to the first woman president, and by extension, to all women working to succeed in any field, Dear Madam President is filled with forward-thinking, practical advice for all women who are determined to seize control of their lives-from boardroom to living room. As a country, we haven't wrapped our heads around what it should look like for a woman to be in the job of President. Our only models are men. While wildly disappointed by the outcome of the 2016 election, Palmieri argues that our feelings-confusion, love, hate, acceptance-can now open the country up to reimagining women in leadership roles. And that is what Palmieri takes on in this book-redefining expectations for women looking to lead and creating a blueprint for women candidates and leaders to follow. Dear Madam President will turn the results of the 2016 election into something incredibly empowering for graduates, future female leaders, and independent thinkers everywhere.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 1538713446
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Redefine the expectations for women in leadership roles with this #1 New York Times bestselling volume of inspiring advice by the former communications director for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Framed as an empowering letter from former Hillary Clinton Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri to the first woman president, and by extension, to all women working to succeed in any field, Dear Madam President is filled with forward-thinking, practical advice for all women who are determined to seize control of their lives-from boardroom to living room. As a country, we haven't wrapped our heads around what it should look like for a woman to be in the job of President. Our only models are men. While wildly disappointed by the outcome of the 2016 election, Palmieri argues that our feelings-confusion, love, hate, acceptance-can now open the country up to reimagining women in leadership roles. And that is what Palmieri takes on in this book-redefining expectations for women looking to lead and creating a blueprint for women candidates and leaders to follow. Dear Madam President will turn the results of the 2016 election into something incredibly empowering for graduates, future female leaders, and independent thinkers everywhere.
The Spin Doctor's Diary
Author: Lance Price
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340898239
Category : Government and the press
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While he worked at Number 10 Downing Street, and then at the Labour party's notorious Millbank Campaign Headquarters, the author kept a detailed diary. Beautifully observed and often humorous, 'The Spin Doctor's Diary' does for the Blair administration what 'Yes, Minister' did for the Thatcher years.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340898239
Category : Government and the press
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While he worked at Number 10 Downing Street, and then at the Labour party's notorious Millbank Campaign Headquarters, the author kept a detailed diary. Beautifully observed and often humorous, 'The Spin Doctor's Diary' does for the Blair administration what 'Yes, Minister' did for the Thatcher years.
The Linguistics of Political Argument
Author: Alan Partington
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134446217
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
This book examines the relationship between the White House, in the person of its press secretary, and the press corps through a linguistic analysis of the language used by both sides. A corpus was compiled of around fifty press briefings from the late Clinton years. A wide range of topics are discussed from the Kosovo crisis to the Clinton-Lewinsky affair. This work is highly original in demonstrating how concordance technology and the detailed linguistic evidence available in corpora can be used to study discourse features of text and the communicative strategies of speakers. It will be of vital interest to all linguists interested in corpus-based linguistics and pragmatics, as well as sociolinguists and students and scholars of communications, politics and the media.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134446217
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
This book examines the relationship between the White House, in the person of its press secretary, and the press corps through a linguistic analysis of the language used by both sides. A corpus was compiled of around fifty press briefings from the late Clinton years. A wide range of topics are discussed from the Kosovo crisis to the Clinton-Lewinsky affair. This work is highly original in demonstrating how concordance technology and the detailed linguistic evidence available in corpora can be used to study discourse features of text and the communicative strategies of speakers. It will be of vital interest to all linguists interested in corpus-based linguistics and pragmatics, as well as sociolinguists and students and scholars of communications, politics and the media.