Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
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English After Rp: Standard British Pronunciation Today
$29.99 Add to cartThis book concisely describes ways in which today’s standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned o… [more below]
- Author: Lindsey, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 153
- Publish Date: March 07 2019
- ISBN10: 3030043568
- Language: English
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Office of Assertion: An Art of Rhetoric for Academic Essay
$19.99 Add to cartScott F. Crider addresses the intelligent university student with respect and humor. A short but serious book of rhetoric, it is informed by both the ancient rhetorical tradition and recent discoverie… [more below]
- Author: Crider, Scott F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: May 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1932236457
- Language: English
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Spine Poems: An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book Lovers
$27.99 Read moreA charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poems-a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spines–illustrated with 110 full-color photographs.
Easy to create an
- Author: Simon, Annette Dauphin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0063208229
- Language: English
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The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated
$22.00 Add to cartEnjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a l… [more below]
- Author: Rosten, Leo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: August 26 2003
- ISBN10: 0609806920
- Language: English
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The Soul of the Full-Length Manuscript: Turning Life’s Wounds into the Gift of Literary Fiction, Memoir, or Poetry
$25.00 Add to cart“This book should come with a warning label: ‘Be ready, you are going to have to go deeper than you ever imagined.'” Dorothy Allison Author of Bastard Out of Carolina
Utilize your emotional, psychologi
- Author: Lockhart, Zelda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: March 25 2017
- ISBN10: 0978910265
- Language: English
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Las Mejores Técnicas Para Hablar En Público / The Best Techniques for Public Spe Aking
$14.95 Read moreSe trata de uno de los mejores cursos de oratoria publicado hasta el momento; es una lectura f?cil de seguir que lleva paso a paso por el dif?cil arte de hablar en p?blico.
Tiene en sus manos, amable … [more below]- Author: Brassel, Carlos
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 6073129130
- Language: Spanish
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The View from Somewhere: Undoing the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity
$18.00 Add to cartA look at the history and myth of the objective journalist and how this ideal has been used to silence marginalized voices.
In The View from Somewhere, Lewis Raven Wallace dives deep into the history- Author: Wallace, Lewis Raven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0226826589
- Language: English
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A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler
$30.00 Add to cartA Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and “MacArthur Genius” Octavia
- Author: George, Lynell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1626400636
- Language: English
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Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language
$20.00 Add to cartA Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year
“Richly evocative and entertaining.”–Guardian “An essential book for anyone who wants to Polari bona “–Attitude “Exuberant, richly detailed. . . . A deli- Author: Baker, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1789142946
- Language: English
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Read and Understand with Leveled Texts, Grade 2 Teacher Resource
$23.99 Read moreStrengthen your grade 2 students’ comprehension and vocabulary skills!
The 25 engaging reading selections in Read & Understand with Leveled Texts, Grade 2 are leveled according to Lexile(R) criteria,
- Series: Read & Understand with Leveled Texts
- Author: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1608236714
- Language: English
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American Sign Language Workbook: Exercises to Build Your Signing Vocabulary
$19.99 Add to cartThe simple way to start learning American Sign Language
This foundational workbook makes it easy to get started with American Sign Language. Focusing on practical vocabulary and basic grammar, this wo- Author: Barlow, Rochelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1646119509
- Language: English
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Crafting Expository Argument
$24.95 Add to cart- Author: Degen, Michael E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 266
- Publish Date: August 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0985384905
- Language: English
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Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing
$19.98 Add to cartAlmost everyone swears, or worries about not swearing, from the two year-old who has just discovered the power of potty mouth to the grandma who wonders why every other word she hears is obscene. Whet… [more below]
- Author: Mohr, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 01 2016
- ISBN10: 019049168X
- Language: English
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Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know about Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction
$19.99 Add to cartWriters of memoir and narrative nonfiction are experiencing difficult days with the discovery that some well-known works in the genre contain exaggerations–or are partially fabricated. But what are t
- Author: Gutkind, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: February 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0393330982
- Language: English
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Writing for Social Scientists, Third Edition: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article
$17.00 Add to cartFor more than thirty years, Writing for Social Scientists has been a lifeboat for writers in all fields, from beginning students to published authors. It starts with a powerful reassurance: Academic w… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Becker, Howard S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 022664393X
- Language: English
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The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
$20.00 Read moreFrom the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry…
From classic poetry to pop… [more below]- Author: Forsyth, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 042527618X
- Language: English
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The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop
$19.99 Add to cartA poetry tutorial to inform and inspire poets. Includes model poems and prompts, writing tips, and interviews contributed by 56 of our nation’s finest poets, including 13 former and current state Poet
- Author: Lockward, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0996987126
- Language: English
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On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts
$23.00 Read moreA trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision.
So you’ve just finished writing something? Congratulations! Now revise it. Because revision is about getting from- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Germano, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 05 2021
- ISBN10: 022641065X
- Language: English
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Speak With No Fear: Go from a nervous, nauseated, and sweaty speaker to an excited, energized, and passionate presenter
$19.99 Add to cartPublic speaking is the #1 fear in America.
Millions of people are terrified at the prospect of going up on stage and addressing a crowd even more than they’re afraid of death. And yet, it’s an unavo
- Series: Speak #1
- Author: Acker, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: May 10 2021
- ISBN10: 1954024185
- Language: English
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Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
$23.99 Add to cartA classic handbook for anyone who needs to write, Writing With Power speaks to everyone who has wrestled with words while seeking to gain power with them. Here, Peter Elbow emphasizes that the essenti… [more below]
- Author: Elbow, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 09 1998
- ISBN10: 0195120183
- Language: English
