Language Arts & Disciplines
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Rare Tongues: The Secret Stories of Hidden Languages
$29.95 Add to cartAn enthralling tour of the world’s rarest and most endangered languages
Languages and cultures are becoming increasingly homogenous, with the resulting loss of a rich linguistic tapestry reflecting un- Author: Gibb, Lorna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 0691274177
- Language: English
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Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji
$19.99 Add to cartWe are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji’s impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, K
- Author: Houston, Keith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1324075147
- Language: English
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The Cleaving: Vietnamese Writers in the Diaspora Volume 8
$24.95 Add to cartThe first and only book to gather the voices and perspectives of Vietnamese diasporic authors from across the globe.
Edited by Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, Lan P. Duong, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Vi- Series: Critical Refugee Studies
- Author: Pelaud, Isabelle Thuy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0520410351
- Language: English
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The Motivated Speaker: Six Principles to Unlock Your Communication Potential
$28.00 Add to cartMaster the mindsets and practices of the world’s best public speakers
A team of veteran communication and speaking coaches delivers a groundbreaking new framework to becoming a great communicator. Tha
- Author: Milligan, Ruth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1394338031
- Language: English
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Like: A History of the World’s Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word
$27.99 Add to cartA comprehensive and thought-provoking investigation into one of the most polarizing words in the English language.
Few words in the English language are as misunderstood as “like.” Indeed, excessive us
- Author: Reynolds, Megan C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0063415283
- Language: English
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Yankees, Typewriters, Scandals, and Cooperstown: A Baseball Memoir
$30.00 Add to cartA freewheeling memoir of baseball, journalism, and New York spanning over 50 years of America’s pastime
Before he’d covered dozens of World Series; before he’d written about countless hirings, firing- Author: Madden, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1637277156
- Language: English
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Arabic Folktales for Language Learners: Traditional Stories in Arabic and English (Free Bilingual Online Audio)
$19.99 Add to cartLearn about Arabic culture while improving your language skills!
This fascinating book presents 28 traditional Arabic tales in parallel English and Arabic versions on facing pages. The stories all hav- Series: Stories for Language Learners
- Author: Risha, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 804857105
- Language: English
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El Pa?s de Las Mil Caras: Escritos Sobre El Per? / A Country of a Thousand Faces: Writings about Peru
$31.95 Add to cart«El Per? es para m? una especie de enfermedad incurable y mi relaci?n con ?l es intensa, ?spera, llena de la violencia que caracteriza a la pasi?n .
Las m?s de cinco d?cadas durante las que se… [more below]- Series: Obra Period?stica
- Author: Llosa, Mario Vargas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 832
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 8420460400
- Language: Spanish
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Imagine a Door: A Writer’s Guide to Unlocking Your Story, Choosing a Publishing Path, and Honoring the Creative Journey
$25.00 Add to cartIf you want to get your manuscript published, read this book.
There’s no secret handshake or golden key in these pages, but Imagine a Door offers a more equitable and empowering prize: information deli
- Author: Stanfill, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 518
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1942436653
- Language: English
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Aristotle’s Guide to Self-Persuasion: How Ancient Rhetoric, Taylor Swift, and Your Own Soul Can Help You Change Your Life
$29.00 Add to cartShow yourself who’s in charge using the original art of persuasion, backed by contemporary pop culture examples that make transforming your habits and achieving goals easy, even fun–from the New York… [more below]
- Author: Heinrichs, Jay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0593735277
- Language: English
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Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language
$29.00 Add to cart“Packed with fascinating facts, of-the-moment observations, and a sparkling voice, Algospeak is a gift to any word nerd. Deftly covering everything from emoji etymologies and trendbait to Taylor Swift… [more below]
- Author: Aleksic, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0593804074
- Language: English
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Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
$19.99 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER
“A fresh and democratic take on language by a gifted teacher.” –Mary Norris
“[Jovin] never hectors, never finger-points; she enlightens and illuminates. This is lovely work.” –Ben
- Author: Jovin, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 63433877
- Language: English
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Language and Life on Ocracoke: The Living History of the Brogue
$25.00 Add to cartIn this follow-up to the celebrated Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks, Jeffrey Reaser, Walt Wolfram, and Candy Gaskill have produced the most comprehensive linguistic look at Ocracoke yet. Many visitors ar… [more below]
- Author: Reaser, Jeffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 1469685299
- Language: English
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Write Now: 100 Writing Prompts to Kick-Start Your Creativity
$19.99 Read moreWriting for yourself is a wonderful way to explore personal creativity – each of these 100 prompts will enhance your skill and confidence and get you closer to being the writer you want to become.
Writ
- Author: Griffey, Harriet
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1784887676
- Language: English
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No Experience Necessary Writer’s Course
$16.00 Add to cartA unique stress-free approach for anyone who has ever wanted to write.
- Author: Edelstein, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 299
- Publish Date: January 02 1994
- ISBN10: 0812831349
- Language: English
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Women in Independent Publishing: A History of Unsung Innovators, 1953-1989
$29.95 Add to cartWomen in Independent Publishing is a collection of interviews with and resources about women actively engaged in small-press publishing between the 1950s and the 1980s. The interviewees include Hettie
- Author: Anderson, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 15 2024
- ISBN10: 0826367070
- Language: English
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Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
$29.99 Add to cartThe enthralling story of how today’s largest language family, spoken by nearly half the world’s population, descended from one ancient dialect.
Daughter. Duhit?r-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these Englis- Author: Spinney, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 1639732586
- Language: English
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Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay: Write Your Way Into the School of Your Dreams
$19.99 Add to cartThe essential guide to writing a winning college admissions essay, from America’s favorite writing coach.
Most high school students never have received any instruction in how to write a personal essa- Author: Clark, Roy Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 0316567671
- Language: English
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The Lede: Dispatches from a Life in the Press
$20.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A fascinating portrait of journalism and the people who make it, told through pieces collected from the incomparable six-decade career of bestselling author and longtime Ne… [more below]
- Author: Trillin, Calvin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0593596463
- Language: English
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Speaking in Tongues
$26.99 Add to cartLanguage, historically speaking, has always been slippery. Two dictionaries provide two different maps of the universe: which one is true, or are both false? Speaking in Tongues–taking the form of a … [more below]
- Author: Coetzee, J. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1324096454
- Language: English
