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Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition

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

Generations of students have learned Latin with this classic introductory Latin grammar textbook that remains the most highly regarded and bestselling single-volume of its kind.Wheelock’s Latin 7th Edition retains its signature core of authentic Latin readings—curated from the works of Cicero, Vergil, and other major Roman authors of Roman literature, drama, and poetry, as well as inscriptions, ... Leer más

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Generations of students have learned Latin with this classic introductory Latin grammar textbook that remains the most highly regarded and bestselling single-volume of its kind.Wheelock’s Latin 7th Edition retains its signature core of authentic Latin readings—curated from the works of Cicero, Vergil, and other major Roman authors of Roman literature, drama, and poetry, as well as inscriptions,
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Dreyer's English

An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style

de Benjamin Dreyer ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A sharp, funny grammar guide they’ll actually want to read, from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine • Paste • Shelf Awareness“Essential (and delightful!)”—People**We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to writ. ... Leer más

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A sharp, funny grammar guide they’ll actually want to read, from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine • Paste • Shelf Awareness“Essential (and delightful!)”—People**We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to writ.
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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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Monsters in the Archives

My Year of Fear with Stephen King

de Caroline Bicks ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A fascinating, first-of-its-kind exploration of Stephen King and his most iconic early books, based on groundbreaking research and interviews with King—all conducted by the first scholar to be given extended access to his private archives“A treat for fans of Stephen King.”—Paul Tremblay“A master class in craft—and a peek behind the curtain.”—Stephen Graham Jones ... Leer más

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A fascinating, first-of-its-kind exploration of Stephen King and his most iconic early books, based on groundbreaking research and interviews with King—all conducted by the first scholar to be given extended access to his private archives“A treat for fans of Stephen King.”—Paul Tremblay“A master class in craft—and a peek behind the curtain.”—Stephen Graham Jones
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Steering The Craft

A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

de Ursula K. Le Guin ...

From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le ... Leer más

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From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le
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Lingo

Around Europe in Sixty Languages

de Gaston Dorren ...

Six thousand years. Sixty languages. One "brisk and breezy" whirlwind armchair tour of Europe "bulg[ing] with linguistic trivia" ( The Wall Street Journal).Take a trip of the tongue across the continent in this fascinating, hilarious and highly edifying exploration of the many ways and whys of Euro-speaks—its idiosyncrasies, its histories, commonalities, and differences.Most European languages are ... Leer más

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Six thousand years. Sixty languages. One "brisk and breezy" whirlwind armchair tour of Europe "bulg[ing] with linguistic trivia" ( The Wall Street Journal).Take a trip of the tongue across the continent in this fascinating, hilarious and highly edifying exploration of the many ways and whys of Euro-speaks—its idiosyncrasies, its histories, commonalities, and differences.Most European languages are
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Verbal Judo, Second Edition

The Gentle Art of Persuasion

de George J. Thompson, PhD ...

Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand ... Leer más

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Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand
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Smart Brevity

The Power of Saying More with Less (Revised and Updated)

de Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz ...

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear.This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. In this revised and updated edition, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart ... Leer más

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Brevity is confidence. Length is fear.This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. In this revised and updated edition, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart
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On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition

An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

de William Zinsser ...

"On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." —New York TimesA beloved classic and the definitive volume on the art of writing nonfictionOn Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the w ... Leer más

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"On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." —New York TimesA beloved classic and the definitive volume on the art of writing nonfictionOn Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the w
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition

How to Edit Yourself Into Print

de Renni Browne, Dave King ...

Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the essential editing techniques of the trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories.In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the professional book editing ... Leer más

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Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the essential editing techniques of the trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories.In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the professional book editing
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Consider This

Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different

de Chuck Palahniuk ...

In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes for powerful writing.With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved ... Leer más

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In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes for powerful writing.With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved
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Think, Write, Edit, Romance

The Romance Writer's Journey from Blank Page to Finished Novel

de KJ Charles ...

**A practical craft guide for romance writers from KJ Charles, former editor and author of over 30 novels—including The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen—focused on writing, revising, polishing, and publishing emotionally satisfying romance novels.Think, Write, Edit, Romance is a smart, practical, and deeply reassuring guide to writing romance novels from one of the genre’s most respected voices ... Leer más

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**A practical craft guide for romance writers from KJ Charles, former editor and author of over 30 novels—including The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen—focused on writing, revising, polishing, and publishing emotionally satisfying romance novels.Think, Write, Edit, Romance is a smart, practical, and deeply reassuring guide to writing romance novels from one of the genre’s most respected voices
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Proto

How One Ancient Language Went Global

de Laura Spinney ...

Named a Best Book of 2025 by the Guardian and Scientific American"The story of how one language left the steppes of Ukraine and became the earth's dominant language family has become clearer and more exciting than ever before. Hooray for a book where the author's curiosity, diligence, and literary craft gets it all down in what will stand as the go-to source for a generation.” - John McWhorter, ... Leer más

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Named a Best Book of 2025 by the Guardian and Scientific American"The story of how one language left the steppes of Ukraine and became the earth's dominant language family has become clearer and more exciting than ever before. Hooray for a book where the author's curiosity, diligence, and literary craft gets it all down in what will stand as the go-to source for a generation.” - John McWhorter,
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Nothing Random

Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built

de Gayle Feldman ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • The “exhilarating” (The Boston Globe) story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century afforded him a front-row seat to literary and cultural history in the making“[A] big, beautiful biography . . . There’s a new Power Broker in town.”—The New York Times“Feldman depicts a lost world, at ti ... Leer más

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A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • The “exhilarating” (The Boston Globe) story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century afforded him a front-row seat to literary and cultural history in the making“[A] big, beautiful biography . . . There’s a new Power Broker in town.”—The New York Times“Feldman depicts a lost world, at ti
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Several Short Sentences About Writing

de Verlyn Klinkenborg ...

Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that will change the way you work and think. There is no gospel, no orthodoxy, no dogma in ... Leer más

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Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that will change the way you work and think. There is no gospel, no orthodoxy, no dogma in
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Pitch Perfect

The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory

de Mickey Rapkin ...

High notes, high drama, and high jinks collide as elite collegiate a cappella groups compete to be the best in the nationJournalist Mickey Rapkin follows a season in collegiate a cappella, covering the breathtaking displays of vocal talent, the groupies (yes, a cappella singers have groupies), the rock-star partying (and run-ins with the law), and all the bitter rivalries. Along the way are ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

High notes, high drama, and high jinks collide as elite collegiate a cappella groups compete to be the best in the nationJournalist Mickey Rapkin follows a season in collegiate a cappella, covering the breathtaking displays of vocal talent, the groupies (yes, a cappella singers have groupies), the rock-star partying (and run-ins with the law), and all the bitter rivalries. Along the way are
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How to Write Romantasy

Blending Fantasy and Romance into One Heart-Stopping Adventure

de Jenna Moreci ...

Learn the craft of creating a page-turning romantasy novel in this easy-to-follow guide from writing expert and renowned author of The Savior’s Series, Jenna Moreci.In How to Write Romantasy, Moreci takes you from your first kernel of inspiration through the resolution of your novel, ensuring you hit all the key elements along the way. Chapters are organized around specific plot points, necessary ... Leer más

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Learn the craft of creating a page-turning romantasy novel in this easy-to-follow guide from writing expert and renowned author of The Savior’s Series, Jenna Moreci.In How to Write Romantasy, Moreci takes you from your first kernel of inspiration through the resolution of your novel, ensuring you hit all the key elements along the way. Chapters are organized around specific plot points, necessary
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Writing to Learn

How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All

de William Zinsser ...

This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning. ... Leer más

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This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.
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How to Write a BA Thesis, Second Edition

A Practical Guide from Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper

de Charles Lipson ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
How to Write a BA Thesis is the only book that directly addresses the needs of undergraduate students writing a major paper. This book offers step-by-step advice on how to move from early ideas to finished paper. It covers choosing a topic, selecting an advisor, writing a proposal, conducting research, developing an argument, writing and editing the thesis, and making through a defense. Lipson ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

How to Write a BA Thesis is the only book that directly addresses the needs of undergraduate students writing a major paper. This book offers step-by-step advice on how to move from early ideas to finished paper. It covers choosing a topic, selecting an advisor, writing a proposal, conducting research, developing an argument, writing and editing the thesis, and making through a defense. Lipson
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Essential Writing Skills for College and Beyond

de C.M. Gill ...

Now with new material on inclusive language, peer review, sample essay prompts, and more, this indispensable guide helps you hone your writing skills for success in college and in life.Every student knows that writing a successful college paper is no small undertaking. To make the grade, you need to express your ideas clearly and concisely. So how do you do it? Essential Writing Skills for College ... Leer más

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Now with new material on inclusive language, peer review, sample essay prompts, and more, this indispensable guide helps you hone your writing skills for success in college and in life.Every student knows that writing a successful college paper is no small undertaking. To make the grade, you need to express your ideas clearly and concisely. So how do you do it? Essential Writing Skills for College
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Queer Data

Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action

de Kevin Guyan ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures
Data has never mattered more. Our lives are increasingly shaped by it and how it is defined, collected and used. But who counts in the collection, analysis and application of data?This important book is the first to look at queer data – defined as data relating to gender, sex, sexual orientation and trans identity/history. The author shows us how current data practices reflect an incomplete ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

Data has never mattered more. Our lives are increasingly shaped by it and how it is defined, collected and used. But who counts in the collection, analysis and application of data?This important book is the first to look at queer data – defined as data relating to gender, sex, sexual orientation and trans identity/history. The author shows us how current data practices reflect an incomplete
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Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis

de Glenn D'Cruz ...

Series series The Fourth Wall
"Everything passes/Everything perishes/Everything palls" – 4.48 PsychosisHow on earth do you award aesthetic points to a 75-minute suicide note? The question comes from a review of 4.48 Psychosis’ inaugural production, the year after Sarah Kane took her own life, but this book explores the ways in which it misses the point. Kane’s final play is much more than a bizarre farewell to mortality. It’s ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

"Everything passes/Everything perishes/Everything palls" – 4.48 PsychosisHow on earth do you award aesthetic points to a 75-minute suicide note? The question comes from a review of 4.48 Psychosis’ inaugural production, the year after Sarah Kane took her own life, but this book explores the ways in which it misses the point. Kane’s final play is much more than a bizarre farewell to mortality. It’s
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The Best American Essays 2024

de Wesley Morris, Kim Dana Kupperman ...

A collection of the year’s best essays, selected by Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Wesley Morris and series editor Kim Dana Kupperman.“Imparting some piece of yourself—any part—is arduous and warrants some kind of commendation,” writes guest editor Wesley Morris in his introduction. Both personal and personable, the essayists in this compelling volume of literary nonfiction use their own ... Leer más

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A collection of the year’s best essays, selected by Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Wesley Morris and series editor Kim Dana Kupperman.“Imparting some piece of yourself—any part—is arduous and warrants some kind of commendation,” writes guest editor Wesley Morris in his introduction. Both personal and personable, the essayists in this compelling volume of literary nonfiction use their own
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Say It Well

Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind, Inspire Any Audience

de Terry Szuplat ...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLERPORCHLIGHT AWARD WINNER AS ONE OF THE BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF 2024One of Barack Obama’s longest-serving speechwriters reveals the public speaking lessons and communication skills that will help you become a more confident and compelling communicator and leader.As a White House speechwriter, Terry Szuplat helped craft hundreds of speeches for President Obama. But when it came to ... Leer más

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A NATIONAL BESTSELLERPORCHLIGHT AWARD WINNER AS ONE OF THE BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF 2024One of Barack Obama’s longest-serving speechwriters reveals the public speaking lessons and communication skills that will help you become a more confident and compelling communicator and leader.As a White House speechwriter, Terry Szuplat helped craft hundreds of speeches for President Obama. But when it came to
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