Dean Nelson

From respected journalist, professor, and founder of the Writer's Symposium by the Sea, a book that demystifies the art and science of interviewing, in the vein of On Writing Well or How to Read Literature Like a Professor. “Dean Nelson is one of the best interviewers around.”—Anne Lamott Interviewing is the single most important way journalists (and doctors, lawyers, social workers, teachers, human resources staff, and, really, all of us) get information. Yet to many, the perfect interview feels more like luck than skill—a rare confluence of rapport, topic, and timing. But the thing is, great interviews aren’t the result of serendipity and intuition, but rather the result of careful planning and good journalistic habits. And Dean Nelson is here to show you how to nail the perfect interview every time. Drawing on forty-years of award-winning journalism and his experience as the founder and host of the Writer’s Symposium by the Sea, Nelson walks readers through each step of the journey from deciding whom to interview and structuring questions, to the nitty gritty of how to use a recording device and effective note-taking strategies, to the ethical dilemmas of interviewing people you love (and loathe). He also includes case studies of famous interviews to show readers how these principles play out in real time. Chock full of comprehensive, time-tested, gold-standard advice, Talk to Me is an indispensable guide to the subtle art of the interview guaranteed to afford readers with the skills and confidence they need the next time they say, “talk to me.”

How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro

Talk to Me

Exploring the Indian Art of Problem Solving

Jugaad Yatra

Gary Morsch

In this engaging new work, Heart to Heart International founder Gary Morsch and award-winning journalist Dean Nelson explain, through inspiring real-life stories, how everyday acts enrich the lives of the needy as well as those of the givers.

You Can Start where You are

The Power of Serving Others

Great writing can seem to be an act of mystery, a gift given to just a few, but these renowned writers pull back the curtain to show you how it's done and how you can do it, too. The volume on nonfiction (including journalism and memoir writing) includes interviews with Anne Lamont, David Brooks, Tracy Kidder, and Elizabeth Gilbert, and more.

The Craft of Nonfiction

Talking to Writers

The founder of the international relief agency, Heart to Heart International, relates how his medical mission work began and how everyone can help others in need.

Awakening Your Passion to Serve

Heart and Soul

Great writing can seem to be an act of mystery, a gift given to just a few, but these renowned writers pull back the curtain to show you how it's done and how you can do it, too. The volume on fiction (including poetry) includes interviews with Ray Bradbury, Alice Walker, Nick Hornby, Anthony Doerr, Amy Tan, and more.

The Craft of Fiction

"This book has wonderful and valuable things to say. I won't soon forget them." Frederick Buechner Have you ever had a conversation that went far deeper than the words spoken or an experience where you felt you had participated in something sacred that you had been part of the unbidden activity of God? Although these situations may seem rare and unexplainable, they are reminders that God's grace surrounds us constantly and shows up in manifold ways to those who have eyes to see the sacred in everyday life. "These sacramental moments are the bursts of revelation that give spiritual order to our otherwise disordered lives," says veteran journalist Dean Nelson. In this colourful, story-driven introduction to sacramental living, Nelson offers all Christians a way to see the presence of God amid the chaos and monotony of daily life. Each chapter emphasizes a different kind of sacramental moment, showing how it can be a lens through which we can see more of God.

How to See the Sacred in a Chaotic World

God Hides in Plain Sight

Reuben Welch

A meaningful, personal relationship with Jesus often seems a distant and lofty goal for many Christians. Through his books and discussion, teacher and author Reuben Welch has always encouraged people to meet with Jesus and let Him reach for them and allow life to change. "Come As You Are" explores the way Reuben shared this invitation and what it means for people.

An Invitation to Meet Jesus--Just Where You Are

Come As You Are

This new hardcover book (320 pages, over 250 illustrations) is the first comprehensive biography of Byron J. Carter, a prominent, successful Michigan automobile pioneer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who established the Jackson Automobile Company in 1902 and the Motorcar (later ?Cartercar?) Company in 1904. Carter's printing and bicycle businesses, steam-powered yacht projects, extensive gasoline and steam horseless carriage experiments starting in the late 1890s, and his efforts to perfect the friction-drive automobile transmission are covered in detail. The accuracy of the folklore surrounding Carter's death at the age of 44 is also investigated (i.e., the tale that Carter's jaw was fractured while starting an automobile when the engine backfired causing the crank to strike him in the face, which in turn led to fatal pneumonia, and that upon hearing of Byron J. Carter's death, Cadillac Motor Car Company founder and Carter's friend, Henry M. Leland, pushed to develop the automobile electric self-starter to eliminate the hand-cranking danger). The text is thoroughly researched and relies on historical accounts, photographs, and other information generously provided by Byron J. Carter's descendants; prints of several glass negatives photographed by a Carter employee are also included. Many of the book's images have never been published before. Additionally, the book references national automotive journals of the day and contemporary newspaper accounts, public documents, and city directories, primarily from Jackson, Michigan, and Detroit, all of which provide greater detail about and pinpoint the specific timing of events in Carter's life and productive career.

The Ingenious Inventor Who Founded the Jackson Automobile and Cartercar Companies

Byron J. Carter

Karl Giberson

Quantum Leap uses key events in the life of Polkinghorne to introduce the central ideas that make science and religion such a fascinating field of investigation. Sir John Polkinghorne is a British particle physicist who, after 25 years of research and discovery in academia, resigned his post to become an Anglican priest and theologian. He was a professor of mathematical physics at Cambridge University, and was elected to the Royal Society in 1974. As a physicist he participated in the research that led to the discovery of the quark, the smallest known particle. This cheerful biography-cum-appraisal of his life and work uses Polkinghorne's story to approach some of the most important questions: a scientist's view of God; why we pray, and what we expect; does the universe have a point?; moral and scientific laws; what happens next?

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