"Satire is her oxygen. . . . In her new oddball comedy, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Sarah Ruhl is forever vital in her lyrical and biting takes on how we behave."-The Washington Post
"Ruhl's zany probe of the razor-thin line between life and death delivers a fresh and humorous look at the times we live in."-Variety
"Sarah Ruhl is deliriously imaginative and fearless in her choice of subject matter. She is an original."-Molly Smith, artistic director, Arena Stage
Sarah Ruhl's plays have been produced at theaters around the country, including Lincoln Center Theater, the Goodman Theatre, Arena Stage, South Coast Repertory, Yale Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, among others, and internationally. She is the recipient of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (for The Clean House, 2004), the Helen Merrill Emerging Playwrights Award, and the Whiting Writers' Award. The Clean House was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2005. She is a member of 13P and New Dramatists.
About this product: The world of selling keeps changing, and inside sales professionals are on the front line. More than ever, they need powerful tools to open stronger, build trust faster, handle objections better, and close more sales. Based on the author's "TeleSmart 10 System for Power Selling", "Smart Selling on the Phone and Online" pinpoints the ten skills essential to high-efficiency, high-success performance. Combining an accessible text with clear graphics and step-by-step processes, "Smart Selling on the Phone and Online" will help any rep master the world of 'Sales 2.0' and become a true sales warrior!
About this product: The phone is the most important tool most sales professionals will ever use, especially now that companies are cutting back travel budgets and other sales-related expenses. But few sales professionals have ever had any real training in how to sell over the phone; at most they are given a script and some talking points. Effective phone selling means tailoring the approach to each individual customer, and Selling to Anyone Over the Phone shows how to do it much better. This priceless tool will help salespeople: * build rapport * identify and adapt to personality types * generate excitement about a business or product * listen for information that will lead to a sale * control voice inflection and tone * consistently close more deals over the phone Customers are busier than ever and are being more and more selective in their purchases and business relationships. In a clear, reader-friendly tone, Selling to Anyone Over the Phone shows sellers how to develop truly exceptional phone skills and close more sales faster.
About this product: Cell Phones and The Dark Deception is a very powerful and comprehensive non-fiction book. Unlike any other in its category, this unique document scrutinizes the evidence to resolve a question that has been lingering since 1993: Are Cell Phones Safe? After years of controversy, Cell Phones and The Dark Deception is the only publication that brings all the pieces of this perplexing puzzle together to give readers insight into the truth. When startling news of intentional industry cover-ups and government secretsare exposed by veteran cell phone researchers, industry insiders and government officials, there will no longer be any speculation as to why cell phone users have been falsely ensured of safety. Cell Phones and The Dark Deception answers the tough questions that cell phone users have been asking for years: "If cell phones are really dangerous why aren t we being told?", "Why are there so many contradicting reports on the subject?", and "If cell phones were dangerous, wouldn t the government be protecting us from harm?". All of the public's uncertainties will be addressed in this eye-opening and thought-provoking book. Cell Phones and The Dark Deception is a very insightful and trustworthy resource that candidly identifies several real health hazards which are proven to exist from exposure to non-ionizing radiofrequency microwave radiation, i.e. wireless communication signals. All of the information in this book is founded on factual statistics and measurable results. The evidence is derived from hundreds of documented, duplicated, published and peer-reviewed scientific data from the numerous global research efforts of governments, world renowned scientists, biophysicists, epidemiologists, and industry-hired experts. All of which are referenced. Among the scientific details of this thought-provoking and easy to read manuscript, Cell Phones and The Dark Deceptionincorporates a true story of tragedy and heartache. The author's personal recollection of her late husband s misfortune brings the contents of this book closer to home and into a painful reality. Cell Phones and The Dark Deception is an engaging must-read for cell phone users who are concerned about their health and well-being. It is also highly recommended for parents of young cell phone users and those who wish to ascertain the real truth behind the deception. This 178 page paperback offers an easy-to-understand overview of the cell phone industry and its ethical character, the government's role as it pertains to cell phone safety, and the nature of electromagnetic radiation (EMR), especially the non-ionizing radiofrequency microwave radiation used in wireless communication. The proven consequential impact that this invisible and influential energy has on the human body is truly inconceivable. That is why one-third of this valuable resource focuses on the hidden health hazards which are established as being directly linked to this particular type of exposure. Find out what you're not being told...and why. Knowledge is power. If you are a cell phone user, you have a right to know the truth. There are ways to reduce your exposure and risk without giving up your cell phone. Don't wait until it's too late. Ignoring the facts doesn't change them.
About this product: Ace your phone interview by reading this handbook! This book is based on research covering the career development industry with a focus on phone interviewing. This handbook contains over 50 guidelines that will enhance your performance on your phone interview! Land that career you've always wanted!
If you've heard about Skype--and who hasn't with all the recent media attention devoted to internet telephone services--chances are you've been mighty tempted to try it out. "Skype Hacks" tells you what all the Skype hype is about, explains the basics, and shows you more than 100 clever tips and tricks for tweaking and tuning Skype to make it do just what you want and more.
Millions of people (48 million and counting, in fact) have opted for Skype, which uses peer-to-peer (P2P) technology to turn any PC, Mac, or Pocket PC into a telephone. Skype offers free calls between computers and extremely cheap calls to "old-fashioned" phone numbers (landlines and mobile phones). The sound quality is excellent, and end-to-end encryption means the connection is private and secure.
But if you really know what you're doing, Skype can accomplish a whole lot more than that. Software developer and author Andrew Sheppard recently converted his entire house to Skype and uses it for all his personal and business calls, even when he's traveling. In "Skype Hacks," he shows you how to do things with the technology that even the engineers at Skype probably never intended.
"Skype Hacks" shows you how to:
Get started with Skype
Figure out how much money you're saving and maximize your savings
Cut the ties to your old phone company
Optimize your Skype configuration
Integrate Skype with desktop tools like Microsoft Office and your web browser
Set up a Skype-based call center
The book offers ideas for creating and organizing a contacts list, using Skype to transfer files, taking advantage of chat and voicemail capabilities, turning a PDA into a mobile phone, andautomating Skype for even greater efficiency. So whether you'd simply like to give Skype a trial run, you want new Skype ring tones and fun on-hold music, or you're considering wiring your home with Skype to get rid of "regular" phone service altogether, "Skype Hacks" is your ideal guide.
About this product: Cell phones and mobile technologies are omnipresent in everyday life, yet the cultural implications of mobile phones have been neglected. This book aims to fill this gap, providing the first comprehensive, accessible, and international introduction to cell phone culture and theory. It offers a clear yet sophisticated overview of mobile telecommunications, putting the technology in historical and technical context. Cell Phone Culture is a fascinating biography of an important cultural object, that adopts an integrated, multiperspectival approach to the cultural and social shaping of technology. Goggin considers the mobile phone from the standpoint of its history, production, design, consumption, and representation, as well as its deep implication in contemporary media convergence - such as digital photography, mobile blogging, mobile Internet, and mobile television. Interdisciplinary in its conceptual framework, Cell Phone Culture draws on a wide range of national, regional, and international examples, to carefully explore the new forms of consumption and use of communication and media technology that the phenomenon of mobiles represents. Cell Phone Culture also reflects upon the challenges and provocations of mobile phone technology, use, and consumption for doing cultural and media studies today.
About this product: Excited about the new Google phone? T-Mobile’s G1 android phone is packed with possibilities, and T-Mobile G1 For Dummies will help you make the most of them.
This fun and friendly guide shows you how to navigate the G1’s android interface, make phone calls, view maps, manage contacts, browse the Web, and a whole lot more. Your T-Mobile G1 is so much more than a phone—it’s also an administrative assistant, movie theater, jukebox, mobile office, and several more things all rolled into one device. With T-Mobile G1 For Dummies, you can:
Find out all about the Android smartphone operating system and what it offers
Learn your way around the G1’s keyboard, buttons, and touch screen
See how your G1 connects to both Wi-Fi networks and T-Mobile’s high-speed network
Surf the Web, download music and picture files, and tweak browser settings
Send and receive Gmail, get where you’re going with Google Maps, and stay organized with Google Calendar
Take photos, check out YouTube, and fill your phone with media
Manage your e-mail and choose which messages will be synced to your phone
Shop the Android Market and discover more cool apps for your G1
Don’t waste a single cool feature of your T-Mobile G1! T-Mobile G1 For Dummies shows you how to use all the great Google functions, play (and even buy) music, browse the Web, add apps, and more.
About this product: Bangladeshi villagers sharing cell phones helped build what is now a thriving company with more than $200 million in annual profits. But what is the lesson for the rest of the world? This is a question author Nicholas P. Sullivan addresses in his tale of a new kind of entrepreneur, Iqbal Quadir, the visionary and catalyst behind the creation of GrameenPhone in Bangladesh.
GrameenPhone—a partnership between Norway's Telenor and Grameen Bank, co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize—defines a new approach to building business opportunities in the developing world. You Can Hear Me Now offers a compelling account of what Sullivan calls the "external combustion engine"—a combination of forces that is sparking economic growth and lifting people out of poverty in countries long dominated by aid-dependent governments. The "engine" comprises three forces: information technology, imported by native entrepreneurs trained in the West, backed by foreign investors.
About this product: Has the cell phone forever changed the way people communicate? The mobile phone is used for "real time" coordination while on the run, adolescents use it to manage their freedom, and teens "text" to each other day and night. The mobile phone is more than a simple technical innovation or social fad, more than just an intrusion on polite society. This book, based on world-wide research involving tens of thousands of interviews and contextual observations, looks into the impact of the phone on our daily lives. The mobile phone has fundamentally affected our accessibility, safety and security, coordination of social and business activities, and use of public places.
Based on research conducted in dozens of countries, this insightful and entertaining book examines the once unexpected interaction between humans and cell phones, and between humans, period. The compelling discussion and projections about the future of the telephone should give designers everywhere a more informed practice and process, and provide researchers with new ideas to last years.
*Rich Ling (an American working in Norway) is a prominent researcher, interviewed in the new technology article in the November 9 issue of the New York Times Magazine. *A particularly "good read", this book will be important to the designers, information designers, social psychologists, and others who will have an impact on the development of the new third generation of mobile telephones. *Carefully and wittily written by a senior research scientist at Telenor, Norway's largest telecommunications company, and developer of the first mobile telephone system that allowed for international roaming.
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