{"product_id":"to-labor-less-and-accomplish-kenneth-a-wick-9781539567219","title":"To Labor Less and Accomplish More Part 1: A Brief History of English Shorthand","description":"Shorthand dates back to the Romans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern shorthand dates to John Willis' 1602 \"Art of Stenographie.\" Over the next 150 years, many authors improved the art of shorthand including Edmond Willis, Thomas Shelton, Jeremiah Rich, William Mason, Thomas Gurney, John Byrom, and Samuel Taylor. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pinnacle of shorthand improvement occurred in the late 1800s with Sir Isaac Pitman's 1837 \"Phonography\" and Dr. John Robert Gregg's 1888 \"Gregg Shorthand.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work reviews the influential shorthand authors and their systems since 1602.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth a. Wick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1539567214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781539567219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Kenneth a. Wick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520538951935,"sku":"9781539567219","price":13.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8db5bcb1-66f2-45de-924a-3c2390da2073.jpg?v=1762885687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-labor-less-and-accomplish-kenneth-a-wick-9781539567219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}