Language Arts & Disciplines

Author: Stephen HakePublisher: Stephen Hake GrammarPublished: 07/05/2013Pages: 616Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 3.00lbsSize: 10.70h x 8.20w x 1.30dISBN: 9780544044203

"A trenchantly argued critique of the near-destruction of the American Dream" (Philadelphia Inquirer) and the image-obsessed culture that has taken over society and culture An instant bestseller, Empire of Illusion is a striking and unsettling exploration of illusion and fantasy in contemporary American culture....

"The book every entrepreneur should read. . . . Better than Strunk and White. . . . The work of a master."--Stephen Kinsella, University of Limerick Economics is not a field that is known for good writing. Charts, yes. Sparkling prose, no. Except, that...

"At once erudite and colloquial" (New Yorker), this book provides an accessible introduction to the joys and challenges of poetry In Don't Read Poetry, poet and literary critic Stephanie Burt offers an accessible introduction to the seemingly daunting task of reading, understanding, and appreciating...

How might we love God and our neighbors through the task of writing? This book offers a vision for expressing one's faith through writing and for understanding writing itself as a spiritual practice that cultivates virtue. Drawing on authors and artists throughout the church's...

The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in. "This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me." -TikTok user camrynbanks Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only...

Beat the Bots offers science-based creativity techniques that guide you through the writing process to unlock your imagination and create compelling stories that resonate with emotional truth in ways AI can't match. Even though artificial intelligence is based on a technology called "machine learning,"...

A lively journey through the story of language, from an infant's first word to the languages of the internet Language never leaves you alone. It's there in your head, helping you think. It's there to help you make relationships - and to break them....

The nonfiction debut by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys is now in paperback! Perfect for fans of Burn After Writing and Bird by Bird. Life is a story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view...

An updated edition of the essential guide for all scientists--from undergraduates to senior scholars--who want to produce prose that anyone can understand. Scientific writing is often dry, wordy, and difficult to understand. But, as biologist and experienced teacher of scientific writing Anne E. Greene...

A study of everyday life in Regency and Victorian England derived from anecdotes, written histories and first hand accounts. The author covers subjects from contemporary recipes, to courtship rituals, and popular slang, to common occupations.Author: Kristine HughesPublisher: Penguin Publishing GroupPublished: 01/03/1998Pages: 260Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...

Already, this guide has helped thousands of teachers to save time and create better and more powerful English grammar lessons. This easy-to-understand tool provides usable templates for teaching grammar lessons to students, from the simple basics to advanced ideas and concepts. Clear and succinct...

Learn how to give powerful, on-target speeches that capture an audience's attention and drive home a message.Splashy slides, confident body language, and a lot of eye contact are fine and well. However, if a speech is rambling, illogical, or just plain boring, the impact...

Digital library terminology like "accessible," "discoverable," and "searchable" usually presumes passive collections waiting to be found by motivated information seekers. Rarely do we envision collection managers initiating outreach with those most likely to benefit from the collections. This new collection from Core flips the...

Shortlisted in the Smart Thinking category at the Business Book Awards in partnership with Pathway Group 2025 Finalist in the Leadership - Think Differently category of the Goody Business Book Awards 2024 The pandemic, climate change, rising populism, geo-political unrest - just a few...

A story where the character gets exactly what they want doesn't make for good reading. But add villainous clashes, lost advantages, power struggles, and menacing threats...well, now we have the makings of a page-turner. Conflict is the golden thread that binds plot to arc,...

Turn any student into a bookworm with a few easy and practical strategies Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she can't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade...

Teaching Climate Change to Children describes the journey of two literacy researchers to learn about climate change and support relevant literacy pedagogy for young children (pre-K-6). The authors argue that climate change and social justice are inextricable from each other; that children in the...

With wit and humor, Michael Martone writes his life as one of brief bites, effervescent episodes, and meaningful meals illuminated by the luminaries on the other side of the table. In many ways Martone's annotations of a life lived with words and writers, Table...

Comprehensive and evidence-based, Structured Literacy (SL) approaches place a high value on explicit, systematic, and sequential instruction. This book brings together leading experts to present a wealth of SL interventions for different components of literacy. Chapters describe instructional strategies for supporting phonological awareness, basic...