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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English (Kindle Edition)

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

Review

“The charms of The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English bring to mind a younger brother with troubled friends who has memorized long stretches of dialogue from movies starring stoners or mobsters.” — The Nation, December 2008 Praise for The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, edited by Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor: ‘This dictionary informs, but it also entertains.’ Booklist ‘This dictionary is huge fun.’ The Times Literary Supplement ‘…no term is excluded because it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, or any kind of slur…’ Against the Grain ‘…the editors have succeeded in … observing high standards of lexicography while producing an accessible work.’ Choice ‘…you can dip in just about anywhere and enjoy the exuberant, endless display of human inventiveness with language.’ BOOKFORUM ‘Modern American Slang is an unbeatable bargain, soundly academic, a (more…)

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Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0: 1,001 Unconventional Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Landing Your Dream Job (Paperback)

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0: 1,001 Unconventional Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Landing Your Dream Job

In Today’s Job Jungle, the Guerrilla is King “You’ll learn how to build a compelling new network in days that gets you sit-down meetings with decision makers who can hire you, for jobs that aren’t advertised or don’t even exist yet.” —Kevin Donlin, creator, TheSimpleJobSearch.com; co-creator, The Guerrilla Job Search Home Study Course “This book is brilliant. Packed with stories, examples, and tactics to help you at any point in your job search-this book is all about landing a real job with intense competition in a minimal amount of time.” —Jason Alba, CEO, JibberJobber.com; author, I’m on LinkedIn—Now What??? “Recruiters: read this book! You’re going to need it. When people start following the advice in Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0, you’re going to be looking for a job.” —Shelly Harrison, founder and CEO, Launch Pad “Job hunters don’t need to be told the ‘what’ of job hunting, they want and need to know the ‘hows (more…)