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All We Say

The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches

de Ben Rhodes ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? This sweeping history of the United States told through fifteen speeches relives the battle over American identity, from a New York Times bestselling author and one of President Barack Obama’s former speechwriters.“At a time of moral and political drift, Ben Rhodes reminds us what American greatness actually sounds ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? This sweeping history of the United States told through fifteen speeches relives the battle over American identity, from a New York Times bestselling author and one of President Barack Obama’s former speechwriters.“At a time of moral and political drift, Ben Rhodes reminds us what American greatness actually sounds
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A Poetry Handbook

A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry

de Mary Oliver ...

“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”— Los Angeles TimesFrom the beloved and acclaimed poet, an ultimate guide to writing and understanding poetry.With passion and wit, Mary Oliver skillfully imparts ... Leer más

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“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”— Los Angeles TimesFrom the beloved and acclaimed poet, an ultimate guide to writing and understanding poetry.With passion and wit, Mary Oliver skillfully imparts
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The New Dark Ages

The Death of Reading and the Dawn of the Post-Literate Society

de James Marriott ...

INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • The evidence is clear—we are now entering a post-literate society. In this urgent and timely account, James Marriott shows the potential impact of this shift and offers a passionate defense of the written word.It’s not by chance that the rise of new printing technologies coincided with the age of revolutions and the decline of the aristocratic order. At the ... Leer más

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INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • The evidence is clear—we are now entering a post-literate society. In this urgent and timely account, James Marriott shows the potential impact of this shift and offers a passionate defense of the written word.It’s not by chance that the rise of new printing technologies coincided with the age of revolutions and the decline of the aristocratic order. At the
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While Idaho Slept

The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students

de J. Reuben Appelman ...

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,” offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with investigative true crime, the media’s seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer ... Leer más

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The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,” offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with investigative true crime, the media’s seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer
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The Captain is Out to Lunch

de Charles Bukowski ...

“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriterA book length collaboration between two underground legends, Charles Bukowski and Robert Crumb. In The Captain is Out to Lunch, Bukowski's last journals candidly and humorously reveal the events in the writer's life as death draws inexorably nearer ... Leer más

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“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriterA book length collaboration between two underground legends, Charles Bukowski and Robert Crumb. In The Captain is Out to Lunch, Bukowski's last journals candidly and humorously reveal the events in the writer's life as death draws inexorably nearer
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How to Write Dazzling Dialogue

The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript

de James Scott Bell ...

Series Libro 5 - Bell's Knockout Fiction Series
There is one sure-fire way of improving your novel fast ...You may know the fundamentals of how to write fiction. You may be more than competent in plot, structure and characters. But if your dialogue is dull it will drag the whole story down.On the other hand, if your dialogue is crisp and full of tension it immediately grabs the reader. And if that reader is an agent or editor, sharp dialogue ... Leer más

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There is one sure-fire way of improving your novel fast ...You may know the fundamentals of how to write fiction. You may be more than competent in plot, structure and characters. But if your dialogue is dull it will drag the whole story down.On the other hand, if your dialogue is crisp and full of tension it immediately grabs the reader. And if that reader is an agent or editor, sharp dialogue
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Syllabus

Notes From an Accidental Professor

de Lynda Barry ...

Series series Lynda Barry's Creativity Series
Writing exercises and creativity advice from Barry's pioneering, life-changing workshopThe award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and bestselling work What It Is.She believes that anyone can be a writer and has set out to prove it. For the past decade, Barry has run a highly popular writing workshop for nonwriters called Writing the Unthinkable, which was ... Leer más

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Writing exercises and creativity advice from Barry's pioneering, life-changing workshopThe award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and bestselling work What It Is.She believes that anyone can be a writer and has set out to prove it. For the past decade, Barry has run a highly popular writing workshop for nonwriters called Writing the Unthinkable, which was
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Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

de Matt Bell ...

They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger.From lauded writer and teacher Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done is encouraging and intensely practical, focusing always on ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger.From lauded writer and teacher Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done is encouraging and intensely practical, focusing always on
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Poetry as Spellcasting

Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power

de Tamiko Beyer, Destiny Hemphill, Lisbeth White ...

Poems, essays, and prompts to sing a new world into being--Queer & BIPOC perspectives on poetry as an insurgent ritual for manifesting liberation and reclaiming power.Written for poets, spellcasters, and social justice witches, Poetry as Spellcasting reveals the ways poetry and ritual can, together, move us toward justice and transformation. It asks: If ritualized violence upholds white supremacy, ... Leer más

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Poems, essays, and prompts to sing a new world into being--Queer & BIPOC perspectives on poetry as an insurgent ritual for manifesting liberation and reclaiming power.Written for poets, spellcasters, and social justice witches, Poetry as Spellcasting reveals the ways poetry and ritual can, together, move us toward justice and transformation. It asks: If ritualized violence upholds white supremacy,
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

de William Strunk, Jr., E.B. White ...

'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of ... Leer más

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'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of
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Zen in the Art of Writing

de Ray Bradbury ...

The celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles offers inspiration and insight on finding one's muse and channeling it onto the page.Acclaimed writer of novels and short stories as well as screen- and stage plays, Ray Bradbury has established himself as one of the most legendary voices in science fiction and fantasy. In Zen in the Art of Writing, he shares how his unbridled ... Leer más

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The celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles offers inspiration and insight on finding one's muse and channeling it onto the page.Acclaimed writer of novels and short stories as well as screen- and stage plays, Ray Bradbury has established himself as one of the most legendary voices in science fiction and fantasy. In Zen in the Art of Writing, he shares how his unbridled
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Japanese Kanji & Kana

(JLPT All Levels) A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System (2,136 Kanji and 92 Kana)

de Wolfgang Hadamitzky, Mark Spahn ...

This comprehensive book helps you learn the 92 basic Kana characters and 2,136 standard Kanji characters.Complete, compact and authoritative—this Japanese language book provides all the information needed to learn kanji and kana, including the 92 basic hiragana and katakana phonetic symbols (known collectively as Japanese Kana) and the 2,136 standard Joyo Kanji characters that every Japanese ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

This comprehensive book helps you learn the 92 basic Kana characters and 2,136 standard Kanji characters.Complete, compact and authoritative—this Japanese language book provides all the information needed to learn kanji and kana, including the 92 basic hiragana and katakana phonetic symbols (known collectively as Japanese Kana) and the 2,136 standard Joyo Kanji characters that every Japanese
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Japanese Folktales for Language Learners

Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English (Free online Audio Recording)

de Eriko Sato, Anna Sato ...

Series series Stories for Language Learners
Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills!Japanese Folktales for Language Learners presents 22 traditional stories in parallel Japanese and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate learners. This book can be used as a language reader and will be of great interest to anyone wishing to learn more about Japanese ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills!Japanese Folktales for Language Learners presents 22 traditional stories in parallel Japanese and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate learners. This book can be used as a language reader and will be of great interest to anyone wishing to learn more about Japanese
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White Pine

Poems and Prose Poems

de Mary Oliver ...

From the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver, a collection of evocative and haunting poetry and prose“Oliver’s poems are...as genuine, moving and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring.” — New York TimesIn her first collection since winning the National Book Award, Mary Oliver writes of the silky bonds between every person and the natural world, of the ... Leer más

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From the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver, a collection of evocative and haunting poetry and prose“Oliver’s poems are...as genuine, moving and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring.” — New York TimesIn her first collection since winning the National Book Award, Mary Oliver writes of the silky bonds between every person and the natural world, of the
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Agatha Christie: The Real-Life Agatha Christie Mystery

de Albert Jack ...

The Real-life Agatha Christie MysteryHow did the world's favourite crime writer become involved in a mystery of her very own?Agatha Miller was born in 1890, the youngest child of a wealthy American businessman. But after her father contracted double pneumonia, he was unable to provide for his young family and sank into a depression, dying when Agatha was only eleven.The poverty-stricken Millers ... Leer más

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The Real-life Agatha Christie MysteryHow did the world's favourite crime writer become involved in a mystery of her very own?Agatha Miller was born in 1890, the youngest child of a wealthy American businessman. But after her father contracted double pneumonia, he was unable to provide for his young family and sank into a depression, dying when Agatha was only eleven.The poverty-stricken Millers
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How Fiction Works

de James Wood ...

In the tradition of E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, James Wood's How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.Here one of the most prominent and stylish critics of our time looks into the machinery of storytelling to ask some fundamental questions: What do ... Leer más

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In the tradition of E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, James Wood's How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.Here one of the most prominent and stylish critics of our time looks into the machinery of storytelling to ask some fundamental questions: What do
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Filosofía del lenguaje

de Ignacio Vicario Arjona, Ignacio Vicario Arjona, Marc Artiga Galindo, Antonio Blanco Salgueiro, María Cristina Corredor Lanas, Luis Fernández Moreno, Manuel García-Carpintero Sánchez-Miguel, Mario Gómez Torrente, Javier González de Prado Salas, Kepa Korta, Dan López de Sa Medina0, Teresa Marques1, Genoveva Martí Campillo2, Luisa Martí3, Eduardo Pérez Navarro4, Claudia Picazo Jaque5, María de Ponte Azkarate6, María Esther Romero González7, Belén Soria Clivilles8, Neftalí Villanueva Fernández9 ...

Series series Filosofía - Filosofía y Ensayo
Este es un libro introductorio sobre filosofía del lenguaje. Se ocupa de algunas cuestiones y ciertos destacados problemas sobre el lenguaje que suscitan reflexión filosófica. Versa sobre el significado, y la capacidad de representar o referirse algo, de expresar y conformar el pensamiento; sobre los distintos modos de decir o las variadas acciones lingüísticas que cabe realizar; sobre la ... Leer más

$22.68 USD

Este es un libro introductorio sobre filosofía del lenguaje. Se ocupa de algunas cuestiones y ciertos destacados problemas sobre el lenguaje que suscitan reflexión filosófica. Versa sobre el significado, y la capacidad de representar o referirse algo, de expresar y conformar el pensamiento; sobre los distintos modos de decir o las variadas acciones lingüísticas que cabe realizar; sobre la
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The Scene Book

A Primer for the Fiction Writer

de Sandra Scofield ...

A treasure-trove of scene-writing wisdom from award-winning author and teacher Sandra ScofieldTo write a good scene, you have to know the following: Every scene has an EVENT Every scene has a FUNCTION in the narrative Every scene has a STRUCTURE: a beginning, middle, and end Every scene has a PULSEThe Scene Book is a fundamental guide to crafting more effective scenes in fiction. In clear, simple ... Leer más

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A treasure-trove of scene-writing wisdom from award-winning author and teacher Sandra ScofieldTo write a good scene, you have to know the following: Every scene has an EVENT Every scene has a FUNCTION in the narrative Every scene has a STRUCTURE: a beginning, middle, and end Every scene has a PULSEThe Scene Book is a fundamental guide to crafting more effective scenes in fiction. In clear, simple
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The Literacy Specialist

Leadership and Coaching for the Classroom, School, and Community

de Rita M. Bean, PhD, Virginia J. Goatley, PhD ...

The definitive practitioner resource and text for developing excellence as a PreK–12 literacy/reading specialist is now updated to reflect key changes in the field. Delving into the literacy specialist's multiple leadership roles, the book provides strategies for teaching children experiencing difficulty with reading and writing; supporting teachers through coaching and professional learning ... Leer más

$46.99 USD

The definitive practitioner resource and text for developing excellence as a PreK–12 literacy/reading specialist is now updated to reflect key changes in the field. Delving into the literacy specialist's multiple leadership roles, the book provides strategies for teaching children experiencing difficulty with reading and writing; supporting teachers through coaching and professional learning
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Framing Communication: Decode the Language of Power

Master persuasion tactics, strategic messaging, and narrative control through discourse analysis to counter political spin and influence operations.

de Inuus A.I. Saage ...

This book provides a structured approach to understanding and applying the principles of strategic communication. It guides you to decode the language of power by examining the architecture of framing, the application of persuasive language patterns, and the core elements of communication used to establish authority.The content is organized to help you analyze and understand sophisticated ... Leer más

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This book provides a structured approach to understanding and applying the principles of strategic communication. It guides you to decode the language of power by examining the architecture of framing, the application of persuasive language patterns, and the core elements of communication used to establish authority.The content is organized to help you analyze and understand sophisticated
... Leer más
Wheelock's Latin

The Classic Introductory Latin Course, Based on Ancient Authors

de Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LeFleur ...

The classic introductory Latin textbook, first published in 1956, and still the bestselling and most highly regarded textbook of its kind.Revised and expanded, this sixth edition of classics professor Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin has all the features that have made it the bestselling single-volume beginning Latin textbook and more:* Forty chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based ... Leer más

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The classic introductory Latin textbook, first published in 1956, and still the bestselling and most highly regarded textbook of its kind.Revised and expanded, this sixth edition of classics professor Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin has all the features that have made it the bestselling single-volume beginning Latin textbook and more:* Forty chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based
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You: The Story

A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

de Ruta Sepetys ...

**A powerful how-to guide that helps aspiring writers find the stories hidden within—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray.★ "Instructive and inspiring for storytellers of all ages."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)**Life is story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different angle. You erase things. Tear ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

**A powerful how-to guide that helps aspiring writers find the stories hidden within—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray.★ "Instructive and inspiring for storytellers of all ages."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)**Life is story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different angle. You erase things. Tear
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On Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

de Roger Zelazny ...

Roger Zelazny was a stylist. Indeed, few writers have had a better grasp of the English language than he did, to say nothing of rhythm and style. More than any other writer Zelazny makes writing look fun. It's seems like he's having the time of his life writing these masterful stories and he's happy to share them with you for the sheer love of it. And somehow, in a way that no other modern writer ... Leer más

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Roger Zelazny was a stylist. Indeed, few writers have had a better grasp of the English language than he did, to say nothing of rhythm and style. More than any other writer Zelazny makes writing look fun. It's seems like he's having the time of his life writing these masterful stories and he's happy to share them with you for the sheer love of it. And somehow, in a way that no other modern writer
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Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay

Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged

de Richard Lederer, Richard Dowis ...

A "delightful, witty, and hugely absorbing celebration of the English language" filled with usage tips, grammar games, and more (Bill Bryson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Mother Tongue).Famed wordaholic Richard Lederer has teamed up with Richard Dowis to take readers on another journey through the world's most wonderful, albeit perplexing, language. Aside from clearing up once and for ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

A "delightful, witty, and hugely absorbing celebration of the English language" filled with usage tips, grammar games, and more (Bill Bryson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Mother Tongue).Famed wordaholic Richard Lederer has teamed up with Richard Dowis to take readers on another journey through the world's most wonderful, albeit perplexing, language. Aside from clearing up once and for
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