Language Arts & Disciplines

Modern Calligraphy Workbook for BeginnersBrush Pen Lettering & Hand Lettering Practice Sheets Turn your notes into art with step-by-step lessons that guide you from basic strokes to flowing script.What's Inside: Learn fast, stress-free: progressive drills turn shaky lines into confident curves. All the practice...

Ace your grammar, improve your grades--125 simple exercises for grades 6, 7, and 8Grammar is an essential part of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade curriculum. With The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8, students will build a strong foundation for...

Learn American Sign Language the easy way! Become a lifelong learner of American Sign Language (ASL) with this guide for true beginners. It breaks down ASL fundamentals and gives you step-by-step instructions for signing more than 400 vocabulary words, organized by practical topics like...

The Best Grammar Workbook Ever! is a comprehensive instructional guide for ages 10-110. It covers grammar basics, common grammar problems, punctuation, capitalization, and word usage. In addition to a Pretest and Final Test, there are more than 100 practice exercises and tests at the...

For those with countless ideas but not enough time, this invaluable guide shows even the busiest people how to finally finish the book they've always dreamed of. "This guide efficiently organizes tasks so a story can emerge, while inviting creativity and wonder to grace...

A fully updated and expanded third edition of the acclaimed writing guide for scientists The Scientist's Guide to Writing explains the essential techniques that students, postdocs, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily. Now in its third edition, this incisive...

Tapices: An Intermediate Spanish Language Textbook, Volume I is an innovative Spanish language textbook that invites students to deepen their language proficiency through engaging and current topics, activities, and projects. It promotes authentic communication and encourages critical thinking through integrated tasks and culminating projects....

A SMARTER WAY TO PAY FOR COLLEGE. Take control of your financial aid experience with this essential guide--the only annual guidebook with line-by-line instructions for completing the FAFSA aid forms! Includes guidance for how to handle delays to the redesigned FAFSA. "A first-rate guide...

"Journalism is in fact history on the run." - Thomas Griffith, The Waist-High Culture Reporter and publisher Nat Winthrop has collected articles spanning two decades covering a wide range of topics, including getting a grip on health care costs, landmark Vermont Supreme Court decisions,...

Thomas K. Holcomb's highly successful textbook on Deaf culture has been fully revised and updated in this second edition. The changes reflect those in the field and include three new chapters focusing on the impact of technology on the Deaf experience, the roles of...

Do HVAC systems seem too complex to understand? Do you feel frustrated by expensive maintenance calls, or unsure where to begin if you're considering a career in the HVAC field? If you've ever felt lost dealing with your home's climate control, or intimidated by...

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest--a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts--teaches you how...

Why do we write poetry?Who should write it?And where do you even start? Well, Brian Bilston, one of the UK's most hilarious and best-loved poets, is here to take us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day....

The original contextualized approach brings grammar to life. Grammar in Context brings grammar alive through engaging and informative readings that are relevant to learners' lives. National Geographic photography and stories deliver real-world content to improve grammar awareness and retention. Students learn more, remember more,...

"English is such a vivid and skillful storyteller that it becomes impossible to resist the urge to turn the page."--CrimeReadsAn essential collection of T. J. English's finest literary journalism, spanning true crime, jazz, boxing, police corruption, the desert Southwest, and George Carlin.The world of...

This is the first step in a program of Hebrew learning for adults with no knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet.The newest edition of this trusted resource is designed for English-speaking adults who primarily encounter the Hebrew language through Jewish religious life--the prayers and Torah...

Might there be a smaller story running like a hidden stream through the second of our nation's two great, storied waves of migration from the rural South to the industrial Midwest? That is the question animating David Hardin's Water Finds a Way. The first...

This workbook aims to help teens and adults develop their vocabulary through reading passages written at an appropriate level. The workbooks are organized around four themes: health, wildlife, the environment, and popular culture. Each lesson presents a non-fiction passage that relates to one of...

New public library directors quickly learn what seasoned directors already know: running a library means you've always got your hands full--balancing the needs of staff, patrons, facilities, library boards, and other stakeholders with professional responsibilities like community interactions, legal and financial requirements, and whole...

Human resources is an area of leadership that requires its own specialized knowledge, but many library managers and directors assume their roles without any background knowledge of HR or adequate training. This comprehensive toolkit, which has been vetted by HR professionals as well as...