Words That Work: An Insider's Guide to the Language of Professions - Hardcover

Harrison, Mim

 
9780802715685: Words That Work: An Insider's Guide to the Language of Professions
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0802715680 ISBN 13: 9780802715685
Publisher: Walker & Co, 2007

Synopsis

An entertaining overview of the arcane language of the workplace looks at fifteen different professions--ranging from waste manager to symphony orchestra musician--to explore the singular vocabularies of each occupation and their meanings. 30,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Mim Harrison has been a speechwriter, scriptwriter and ghostwriter for numerous professions since 1984. She is the founding editor of Levenger Press and has written pieces on Winston Churchill, Robert Louis Stevenson and Alexis de Tocqueville for the imprint's titles. She currently writes a column on the reading habits of writers for www.wellreadlife.com.

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Publisher
Walker & Co
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802715680
ISBN 13 
9780802715685
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Passarella Lee
Number of pages
125