Language Arts & Disciplines

Honorable Mention Recipient of the 2021 Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Public Address by the National Communication Association In the 1969 issue of Negro Digest, a young Black Arts Movement poet then-named Ameer (Amiri) Baraka published "We Are Our Feeling: The...

Davis takes readers on a guided tour through the story of Keli Lane and her conviction for murdering her daughter Tegan. Along the way, Davis dispels the myths and loose ends that have grown up around the case and conducts a fact-check of a...

If you've ever set out to write a book, you may have realized it wasn't as easy as it may seem. It can be even more difficult to find advice if you're busy.How to Write a Book: A Step by Step Guide is the...

This classic, best-selling communication skills book has already helped thousands of people cultivate better relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and partners. Now fully revised and updated, this long-awaited fourth edition of Messages teaches readers to become active listeners, read body language, identify communication...

This Element looks at adaptations of bestselling works of popular fiction to cinema, television, stage, radio, video games and other media platforms. It focuses on 'transmedia storytelling', building its case studies around the genre of modern fantasy: because the elaborate storyworlds produced by writers...

The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.We live in an...

Investigative Creative Writing is Mark Spitzer's lively and original treatment of creative writing practice and teaching within a college/university environment. The author presents an experiential, discovery-based approach that builds on teaching theories of established writers and scholars as well as current innovators and his...

Public Speaking: The Path to Success guides students through the process of preparing and delivering a successful speech. With new material on informative and persuasive speeches, this edition explores a unique set of insights that students can use right away to become more effective...

"Maisel has a wonderful voice and A Writer's San Francisco reads like a gritty, fluent love letter. He moves seamlessly between thoughtful descriptions of modern San Francisco and the San Francisco of the '60s and '70s in narratives that bring the city alive on...

This volume offers comprehensive analyses of how we live continuously in a multiplicity and simultaneity of 'places'. It explores what it means to be in place, the variety of ways in which meanings of place are made and how relationships to others are mediated...

Hate speech has been extensively studied by disciplines such as social psychology, sociology, history, politics and law. Some significant areas of study have been the origins of hate speech in past and modern societies around the world; the way hate speech paves the way...

Every writer would like to have a Muse--or many Muses. All writers want inspiration, encouragement, and ideas because there are few experiences better than getting into the writing flow. Sue Hardesty reveals the Muses that inspire her. In sharing her practical and sincere advice,...

Lab reports are used across a range of subjects, and they require very different skills to writing essays or literature reviews. Get the know-how you need to avoid losing marks and write your report with ease. Understand the structure so you know what's different...

Want to write a book but don't know where to start? Discover the simple story structure keystones common to blockbuster fiction that will help you write bestseller books Rebecca Laffar-Smith is an author, publisher, and writing coach who specialises in helping new and emerging...

Contemporary Publishing and the Culture of Books is a comprehensive resource that builds bridges between the traditional focus and methodologies of literary studies and the actualities of modern and contemporary literature, including the realities of professional writing, the conventions and practicalities of the publishing...

"Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power." Over time, every great civilization has made acclamation to a great warrior tradition. Going back we remember the Spartans, Vikings, Knights, Samurai, and the...

With self-discipline, all things are possible. Without it, even the simplest goal can seem like the impossible dream." Theodore Roosevelt Imagine how different your life would be if you knew a way to hack your daily habits to become a highly self-disciplined and productive...

From the Heart with Tears is for all those special people who have the tremendous honour of paying tribute to a loved one who has passed. In most cases there are only a few days from when you are asked to give a eulogy...

The Ultimate First Time Author BOOK Planner is the perfect companion to help you pull the jigsaw puzzle that writing your first book can be Guides, templates and working space throughout make this planner easy to carry anywhere with you while you unpack your...

Artisan Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame Tree in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment. They're hand crafted with decorated edges overflowing with petals and teasing vines. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons and...