Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
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How to Listen Out Loud: Ridiculously Powerful Skills for Leading, Relating, & Happifying
$14.99 Add to cartGood news: listening is much more fun and energizing than we’ve been led to believe.
No endless conversations- you can interrupt!
No solving required-you can relax!
No agreement needed-you can be open-mi
- Author: Powers, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: February 10 2023
- ISBN10: 9798987599402
- Language: English
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Creative Writing Exercises for Dummies
$25.99 Add to cartTurn your inspiration into a story with clear, expert guidance
Creative Writing Exercises For Dummies is a step-by-step creative writing course designed to hone your craft, regardless of ability. Writ
- Author: Hamand, Maggie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 10 2014
- ISBN10: 1118921054
- Language: English
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From Lying to Perjury: Linguistic and Legal Perspectives on Lies and Other Falsehoods
$27.99 Add to cartThis volume provides new insights on lying and (intentionally) misleading in and out of the courtroom, a timely topic for scholarship and society. Not all deceptive statements are lies; not every lie … [more below]
- Series: Foundations in Language and Law [fll] #3
- Author: Horn, Laurence R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 419
- Publish Date: November 03 2023
- ISBN10: 3111356884
- Language: English
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Speakership is Leadership: a guide for Sudden Leaders who need to lead with their words. Yesterday.
$19.87 Add to cartWhat happens when you’re suddenly in a leadership position, but you didn’t plan on being the one speaking up or being listened to?
In a world where communication holds immense power, “Speakership” goes
- Author: Romney, Margaret Watts
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: December 10 2023
- ISBN10: 9798889267904
- Language: English
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How to Give a Speech: Easy-to-Learn Skills for Successful Presentations, Speeches, Pitches, Lectures, and More!
$15.95 Add to cartYour ability to speak confidently and persuasively is your most important asset. It helps you connect with people, share the ideas you’re most passionate about, and realize your dreams. This updated g
- Author: Genard, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: November 05 2016
- ISBN10: 0979631467
- Language: English
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Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular: An Informal Textbook
$15.99 Add to cartHere is a practical guide to writing short stories that explains all the essential techniques of fiction – from character and plot to flashback and foreshadowing – in a way that is both understandable… [more below]
- Author: Hills, Rust
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 19 2011
- ISBN10: 0618082344
- Language: English
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New Directions: Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking
$71.50 Add to cartNew Directions Second edition is a thematic reading and writing-skills text for advanced learners that bridges the gap between ESL and college writing courses. New Directions is a thematic reading/wri… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Academic Writing Collection
- Author: Gardner, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 17 2005
- ISBN10: 0521541727
- Language: English
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100 Successful College Application Essays: Third Edition
$15.00 Add to cartThe Largest Collection of Successful College Application Essays Available in One Volume
These are the essays that helped their authors gain admission to Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Wellesley, Pomo- Author: The Harvard Independent
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 03 2013
- ISBN10: 0451417615
- Language: English
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Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language, Revised and Expanded Edition
$22.95 Add to cartSeth Lerer tells a masterful history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. Many have written about the evolution of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Ler… [more below]
- Author: Lerer, Seth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 25 2015
- ISBN10: 0231174470
- Language: English
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Cite Right, Third Edition: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles–Mla, Apa, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More
$30.00 Read moreCite Right is the perfect guide for anyone who needs to learn a new citation style or who needs an easy reference to Chicago, MLA, APA, AMA, and other styles. Each chapter serves as a quick guide that… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Lipson, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 20 2018
- ISBN10: 022643110X
- Language: English
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The Elements of Story: Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing
$18.99 Add to cart“A splendid book for journalists (new or old), fiction writers, essayists, and critics. But it could also be of great use to the intelligent common reader, the man or woman who wonders why it’s imposs
- Author: Flaherty, Francis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 07 2010
- ISBN10: 0061689157
- Language: English
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How to Write a Book: Step by Step Guide
$15.98 Add to cartIf you’ve ever set out to write a book, you may have realized it wasn’t as easy as it may seem. It can be even more difficult to find advice if you’re busy.
How to Write a Book: A Step by Step Guide is
- Author: Vincent, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: October 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1087810809
- Language: English
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Handwriting Brain Body DisConnect: Adaptive teaching techniques to unlock a child’s dysgraphia for the classroom and at home
$14.95 Add to cartSchool is tough enough when you know how to write. Imagine being one of the 33% of students who struggle with writing letters and numbers. This inability or difficulty is called dysgraphia. Children w
- Author: Dotterer, Cheri L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1640855718
- Language: English
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Elements of Fiction Writing – Beginnings, Middles & Ends
$22.00 Add to cartGet Your Readers’ Attention–And Keep It–From the First World to the Final Page
Translating that initial flash of inspiration into a complete story requires careful crafting. So how do you keep your s
- Series: Elements of Fiction Writing
- Author: Kress, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 25 2011
- ISBN10: 1599632195
- Language: English
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Grammar 101: From Split Infinitives to Dangling Participles, an Essential Guide to Understanding Grammar
$16.99 Read moreLearn the rules of the English language with this easy and engaging style guide.
Grammar is complicated. But many textbooks and style guides are often so long and tedious that even English teachers us- Series: Adams 101
- Author: Sears, Kathleen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 1507203594
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers
$19.99 Add to cartYou’ve just boarded a plane. You’ve loaded your phone with your favorite podcasts, but before you can pop in your earbuds, disaster strikes: The guy in the next seat starts telling you all about somet… [more below]
- Author: Bird, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1440348235
- Language: English
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On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
$17.99 Add to cartThe masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all!
In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell- Author: Castle, Mort
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 18 2006
- ISBN10: 1582974209
- Language: English
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Contact Languages and Music
$55.00 Add to cartLanguage and music are connected in many
ways. As social and cultural practices, they have been intertwined in
multiple ways. Musical and linguistic practices are often intertwined to
express distinct an… [more below]- Author: Hollington, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 350
- Publish Date: December 20 2022
- ISBN10: 9766409234
- Language: English
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Black Meme: A History of the Images That Make Us
$19.95 Add to cart“Unsettles, expands and deepens our understanding of the black meme…necessary reading; brilliant and utterly convincing.”
“You will be galvanized by Legacy
-Christina Sharpe, author of Ordinary Notes- Author: Russell, Legacy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1839762802
- Language: English
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Introduction to Chinese-English Translation: Key Concepts and Techniques
$19.95 Add to cartIntroduction to Chinese-English Translation is the first book published in the U.S. that addresses how to translate from Chinese into English. Part One discusses basic issues in translation. Part Two … [more below]
- Series: Key Concepts and Techniques
- Author: Ye, Zinan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 078181216X
- Language: English
