Language Arts & Disciplines

Around the time this book is being written the world is faced with threats of terrorism, random shootings in various public places on a global scale, increased school violence especially in the United States, increased racial, ethnic, and religious tension worldwide as well as...

If you look at the trends of over 30 years ago in fashion, technology, architecture, and any other industry, what was cutting edge back then has become cliché and grossly out of date now. But in the speaking industry, most people get up and...

Sign language is used in preschool because it's a good way of touching the different kinds of intelligence. In linguistics, it helps with word retention because acting out words is better than just saying them. It helps with logic by spotting patterns and in...

Our everyday language is full of surprises; its origins are stranger than you might think. Any word might be knocked and buffeted, subjected to twists and turns, expansions and contractions, happy and unhappy accidents. There are intriguing tales behind even the most familiar terms,...

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Preschoolers are in the most crucial stage of child development, and it's during this important time period that your preschooler should learn the ABCs and other essentials. This workbook makes learning how to read a fun process that you and your child can experience...

SPEND LESS TIME STRUGGLING AND MORE TIME WRITING. What happens when you're writing book four and can't remember book one? You can waste hours re-reading book one OR you can refresh your memory in ten minutes by flipping through your series bible. The Writer's...

SPEND LESS TIME STRUGGLING AND MORE TIME WRITING. What happens when you're writing book four and can't remember book one? You can waste hours re-reading book one OR you can refresh your memory in ten minutes by flipping through your series bible. The Writer's...

What is it to be a cat? What drives a cat to behave a certain way? Dr. Nhien Nguyen, a board-certified psychiatrist of 38 years, examines the peculiarities of feline behavior through personal observations of his family's indoor and outdoor cats. Having rekindled his...

Harboring dark secrets for too long will only affect your emotional development. That is why you should free yourself of these secrets. You might not want to tell anybody about them but you can write about them. Keep a diary that's for your eyes...

Being an effective, powerful, and entertaining speaker is the best thing you can do for your career and your personal power.In this special 7-Figure Speaker Training, I'm going to deliver to you the lowest hanging fruit, the easiest stuff you can implement today and...

Translation played an essential role throughout the Middle Ages, bridging the gap between literate and lay, and enabling intercourse between languages in multi-lingual Europe. Because of its universality and its vitality, and because it unlocked the door to antiquity's cultural heritage, medieval translation was...

Something is wrong with American journalism. Long before "fake news" became the calling card of the Right, Americans had lost faith in their news media. But lately, the feeling that something is off has become impossible to ignore. That's because the majority of our...

Completely revised edition of the ground-breaking travel writing book that provides a road map to success in the digital age. It dives headlong into the entrepreneurial world of blogging and digital books, while still acknowledging the real money to be made in declining print...

In this humorous and practical guide to public speaking, Mary Milla offers tips for moving your presentations out of the PowerPoint weeds. Drawing on more than two decades as a public speaking coach, Mary debunks common excuses and offers strategies to make your next...

Library education is changing. At a time when librarianship is increasingly seen as part of the information industry, Library and Information Science is also searching for its place in a new and rapidly developing university landscape.This book analyzes the development of the contemporary university...

Reference work often receives short shrift in the contemporary discourse and practice of librarianship. Reference Librarianship & Justice: History, Practice & Praxis highlights the unique position of reference librarianship, a liminal and dialectical space, potentially distinct from the power dynamics of classroom instruction and...

Feminist pedagogy employs strategies such as collaborative learning, valuing experiential knowledge, employing consciousness-raising about sexism and other forms of oppression, and destabilizing the power hierarchies of the traditional classroom. Ultimately, feminist library instruction seeks to empower learners to be both critical thinkers and critical...

Borne of a professional development workshop, Teaching for Justice highlights the commitment and efforts of LIS faculty and instructors who feature social justice theory and strategies in their courses and classroom practices. This book is geared towards LIS instructors who have begun to incorporate...

How to be a self-publishing successSecrets to self-publishing: How to Self-Publish for Under $100 is THE bible for getting published. Publishing expert and author, Cinquanta Cox-Smith offers all her tips and tricks on self-publishing a book on a reasonable budget. This book is especially...