Language Arts & Disciplines

A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal--and seeing your book through to successful publication The scholarly book proposal may be academia's most mysterious genre. You have to write one to get published, but most scholars receive no training on how to...

Unpacking My Father's Bookstore brings to life the history of J. Roth / Bookseller of Fine & Scholarly Judaica, which was a microcosm of the Los Angeles Jewish community from 1966 to 1994 and one of the premier Jewish bookstores in the United States....

An engaging introduction to the study of visual culture, Practices of Looking bridges visual, communication, media, and cultural studies to investigate how images and the activity of looking carry meaning within and between different arenas in everyday life. The fourth edition has been updated...

Everything you need to speak Greek quickly and confidently Modern Greek For Dummies teaches you everything you need to start speaking Greek. This friendly guide provides clear explanations of grammar and authentic phrases and dialogues, so you can start communicating in Greek-speaking communities right...

An entertaining and eye-opening look at the history of crossword puzzles, who constructs them, and why crosswords matter as both a reflection of and influence on our culture "Warning: This book is highly contagious." -Mary Norris, author of Between You & Me "A gridful...

One of the obstacles to success in learning biblical Hebrew is understanding the various ways weak verbs inflect. Weak Verb Morphology by Adam J. Howell addresses the features and characteristics of the various weak verb patterns. With plenty of examples and thoughtful discussion, Howell's...

Celebrating the short, witty, philosophical phrases known as aphorisms, this delightful history is an entertaining tour through the wisest and wittiest sayings in the world. Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they contain everything you need to get through a rough day...

Addressing the distinctive communication skills expected of attorneys--and based on three decades of experience coaching lawyers--this manual of practical, useful solutions integrates cutting-edge discoveries in human factors, linguistics, neuroscience, gesture studies, and sports psychology. These techniques will transform any attorney into a more confident...

Teaching Young Learners English focuses on teaching English as a foreign language to children aged 7-12. It presents foundational concepts, best practices and practical suggestions on how to develop lessons and activities for the energetic and curious minds of young learners in the 21st...

Your child learns the alphabet by connecting the dots and making dozens of pictures to color. Puzzles in this workbook from the Get Ready! series connect an imaginative collection of scenes and ideas from the seasons and the circus. Each one labels the dots...

Everyone does research. Some just do it better than others. In this chaotic world of information and misinformation, referred to as "information fog," university students, in particular, need to learn how to conduct research effectively. Good research is about a quest to discover more,...

An ambitious look at rhetoric and psychosis that explores how communities form when society collapsesAmerican society seems to have fractured. Common touchpoints of authority have receded in recent decades and beliefs that were once taboo are now openly shared, from neo-Nazism to occultism to...

Mini Japanese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Japanese pocket dictionary available. This dictionary is completely up-to-date with the latest vocabulary for IT, smartphones and social media. It is the perfect dictionary to take with you when you travel to Japan for any reason. This...

"If I have learned anything in ten years of formal debating, it is that arguments are no different: without a good understanding of the rules and tactics, you are likely to do poorly and be beaten."--HENRY ZHANG, President of the Yale Debate Association Your...

The acclaimed author of Lolita offers unique insight into works by James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Jane Austen, and others--with an introduction by John Updike.In the 1940s, when Vladimir Nabokov first embarked on his academic career in the United States, he brought with him hundreds...

A new world has opened to writers who wish to have their words turned into finished books. With technological advances in typesetting, printing, distribution, and sales, self-publishing has become a reality. But while converting your writing into a commercially available title may sound relatively...

Drawing on deep passion and personal experience, former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith demystifies the art form that has too often been mischaracterized as "inaccessible," "irrelevant," or "intimidating." She argues that poetry is rooted in fundamentally human qualities innate to our capacities to...

Students learn to write well by developing fundamental literacy skills--and also by knowing how to get started, stay on track, and persist toward meaningful goals. From leading science-of-writing expert Leslie E. Laud, this is the first book that helps K-12 educators harness the power...

Daily Handwriting Practice, Traditional Manuscript is more than just a handwriting book; it's a learning tool that helps developing young minds practice basic skills in an interesting and unique way. For example, as students learn to clearly write, "The pizza is divided into fourths,"...

This Cursive Workbook helps Adults of all ages to start learning to write cursive letters words and sentences to improve their handwriting.Author: Sultana PublishingPublisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print USPublished: 04/10/2021Pages: 122Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.26dISBN: 9798735990581This title...