Language Arts & Disciplines

This is an invaluable study guide and practice book for learning basic Japanese kanji. Learning Japanese Kanji Practice Book is intended for beginning students or experienced speakers who need to practice their written Japanese. Kanji are an essential part of the Japanese language and...

Is it possible to conceive of the American diet without bagels? Or Star Trek without Mr. Spock? Are the creatures in Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are based on Holocaust survivors? And how has Yiddish, a language without a country, influenced Hollywood? These...

The two most popular titles by the noted linguist and critic in one volume--an ideal introduction to his work. On Language features some of Noam Chomsky's most informal and highly accessible work. In Part I, Language and Responsibility, Chomsky presents a fascinating self-portrait of...

Focused on English for writing and speaking to improve everything from grades and communication skills, to reading and the understanding of essential rules of grammar. One third of the 1000 cards includes "Write Right" cards that are presented in a standardized test format designed...

Author: Laura K. MurrayPublisher: Creative PaperbacksPublished: 01/17/2023Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.80h x 9.30w x 0.20dISBN: 9781682772638Audience: Ages 9-12

Roderick D. Talley returns with volume 3 of his underground book series, "A Taste of the Creative Juices". Mr. Talley continues addressing both social & personal dilemmas that he faces, as well as what we face as a human race, while showing appreciation to...

Can Outlining Help You Write a Better Story?Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly wielded, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer's arsenal.Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success will:...

Academic libraries and museums foster many outstanding collaborations supporting teaching, learning, and research within their respective institutions. These collaborations, like other progressive activities, require significant invisible labor, caretaking, and resources that have not always been documented. Cultural Heritage and the Campus Community collects examples...

"I want you to know that I'm not a critic or theorist, which means that in my work I look for solutions as problems arise." So begins the first of eight classes that the great Argentine writer Julio Cortázar delivered at UC Berkeley in...

Author: Stephen HakePublisher: Stephen Hake GrammarPublished: 07/09/2013Pages: 152Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 10.70h x 8.00w x 0.30dISBN: 9780544044333This title is not returnable

In 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,...

Written by a team of top ESL specialists, here is everything you need to teach beginning learners of English as a second language.Games, oral, and visual exercises are used to make learning enjoyable and socially engaging.Complete activities using visual, written, and kinesthetic skills round...

Want to enjoy the wit and wisdom of the "greatest humorist the United States has produced?" Need some wise, funny, and timeless quotes with many of the truisms from our everyday lives? Looking for a perfect gift? Then, this is the book for you!Samuel...

Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core...

Featuring a new introduction, this updated edition of the New York Times bestselling classic by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author and one of the most revered figures in American letters is "profound and priceless as guidance for anyone who aspires to write"...

Like trigger warnings and gender-neutral bathrooms, pronouns are sparking a national debate, prompting new policies in schools, workplaces, even prisons, about what pronouns to use. Colleges ask students to declare their pronouns along with their majors; corporate conferences print name tags with space to...

Prep for the GRE on the go with Kaplan's GRE Vocabulary Flashcards. This set of 500 essential flashcards help you build strong vocabulary skills so you can master the GRE Verbal Reasoning section of the test. Plus, a web-based app lets you review your...

Barron's Hot Words for the SAT features more than 500 words that appear most frequently on the SAT. This edition includes additional lessons on the vocabulary specific to the SAT Reading and SAT Writing and Language tests. In each lesson, author Linda Carnevale focuses...

This is a book of expression, on events that we often dream about at some point in our lives, but we fail to look beyond the preeminence. Messages within this book gives value and the needed insight before aspiring to fulfill such roles. Though...

CONTENTSI The Evolution of the Short-Storyn II The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe (1661-1731) III The Mysterious Bride by James Hogg (1770-1835) IV The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving (1783-1859) V Dr Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1807-1864) VI The...