Language Arts & Disciplines
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On Writing and Failure: Or, on the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a WriterWriting is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it. Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have...
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MLA Guide to Digital Literacy (Updated with AI Guidance)Updated edition providing students with hands-on strategies for digital literacy.The third edition of this best-selling classroom guide helps students understand why digital literacy is a crucial skill for their education, future careers, and participation in democracy. Offering practical guidance for assessing information online, this...
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Kafkaesque: From Jorge Luis Borges to Primo Levi, Ten Writers Who Translated Kafka and Transformed Twentieth-Century LiteratureA lively inquiry into a literary genius, the translators who immortalized him, and what it means to cultivate a rich inner life in turbulent times"What happens to a writer's work when it is translated-specifically, what happens if his name is Franz Kafka?"In Kafkaesque, Maïa...
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Digital Literacy in Public LibrariesToday's libraries are thoroughly digital environments, not only storing and preserving written information electronically, but also emphasizing digital access to information as a pathway to equitably educating the community on issues of health, employment, education, and local history. And fostering patrons' ability to effectively...
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The SoTL Guide: (Re)Orienting the Scholarship of Teaching and LearningCenter for Engaged Learning Open Access Book SeriesSeries Editors: Jessie L Moore and Peter FeltenThe SoTL Guide is a practical, accessible, and engaging book that explicitly guides readers through clear steps to develop their own scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) project. The book...
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The Songwriter's Notebook: An All-Levels Workbook for Inspired Lyric WritingThe Songwriter's Notebook is an all-levels songwriting workbook featuring prompts, activities, and guidance for unlocking creativity in a new generation of songwriters inspired by Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan, and more. Everyone has a song in them--because everyone has a story to tell....
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The Navajo Language: The Elements Of Navajo Grammar With A Dictionary In Two Parts Containing Basic Vocabularies Of Navajo And EnglishThis book is a source of vocabulary and grammatical information that is indispensable for teachers and students of the Navajo language. Beginning with an explanation of the Navajo sound system, the publication is followed by a 125 page long outline of Navajo grammar. The...
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Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners, Premium Fourth EditionThe go-to guide for learning and reinforcing American English vocabulary for beginning ESL learners--now enhanced with audio recordings through the McGraw Hill Language Lab app Now enhanced with audio recordings of exercise answers through the McGraw Hill Language Lab app, this bestselling guide to...
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Poetry for DummiesExplore the mystique, power, and beauty of poetry with this easy-to-read guide Poetry For Dummies, 2nd Edition is an easy-to-follow and insightful guide to poetry designed to unlock your innate ability to understand and appreciate this powerful art form. The authors offer clear discussions...
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Pleasures of Reading in an Age of DistractionIn recent years, cultural commentators have sounded the alarm about the dire state of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, they say, or reading the right books, in the right way. In this book, Alan Jacobs argues that, contrary to the doomsayers,...
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Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children"Conversational essays on wonder . . . A meditation on what gives life meaning. . . . A loving sermon on the rewards of children's books." ―Kirkus Reviews Make Believe is bestselling children's author Mac Barnett's rallying cry for art and imagination, and a...
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Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children"Conversational essays on wonder . . . A meditation on what gives life meaning. . . . A loving sermon on the rewards of children's books." ―Kirkus Reviews Make Believe is bestselling children's author Mac Barnett's rallying cry for art and imagination, and a...
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How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy PanelsEverything that you need to know about reading, making, and understanding comics can be found in a single Nancy strip by Ernie Bushmiller from August 8, 1959. Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden's groundbreaking work How to Read Nancy ingeniously isolates the separate building blocks...
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Write Like You Mean It: Start Strong, Maintain Momentum, and (Finally!) Get It DoneSomewhere between the idea and the finished page, most writers get lost. This book is your map.Writing projects don't fizzle out from lack of talent. Writers struggle because they can't see the path forward, and no one has ever shown them the way. Whatever...
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Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking and Sounding Your BestSheryl Sandberg advises women to "lean in" to realize their full potential. To do so successfully, women need effective communication skills and a confident presentation style.In this must-have guide, one of the nation's premier speech coaches shares tested techniques from twenty years of coaching...
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Verb Your Enthusiasm: How to Master the Art of the Verb and Transform Your Writing"Personable, smart, and, yes, enthusiastic... a masterclass you can take at your own pace." - Ron Charles "This verb-filled outing reads like a dream." - Publishers Weekly (starred) "An almost shockingly adroit guide to how to make every word count." --Benjamin Dreyer, author of...
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Tolkien: Maker of Middle-EarthThe range of J. R. R. Tolkien's talents is remarkable. Not only was he an accomplished linguist and philologist, as well as a scholar of Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature and Norse folklore, but also a skillful illustrator and storyteller. Drawing on these talents, he...
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Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners, Third EditionGet the expert instruction and practice needed to take your English skills to the next level!Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners helps you take your English grammar skills to a higher level and gives you the confidence to speak and write...
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Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning"Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning" is a foundational exploration into the relationship between language, imagination, and the historical development of human consciousness. Written by Owen Barfield, this profound philosophical inquiry challenges conventional views on how words acquire and change their meanings over time....
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Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on WritingFrom the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments "A clear-eyed glance into the shadows where writers work and live." --The Washington Post Book World In this wise and irresistibly quotable book, one of the most intelligent writers now working in English...
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