Language Arts & Disciplines

"With its superb organization, excellent examples and fresh approach, this book is unlike any other how-to for writers. Watt's practical program, broken down by weeks and containing useful information and inspiring techniques, succeeds because, quite simply, it teaches you exactly how not to fail"--Leslie...

Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook is a new beginner Mandarin Chinese course which enables you to quickly learn the basics of the language. The 24 lessons in this book are meant to be used in 3 hours per week of class instruction over one academic...

Master ESL (English as a Second Language) Writing with the study guide designed for non-native speakers of English. Skill-building lessons relevant to today's topics help ESL students write complete sentences, paragraphs, and even multi-paragraph essays. It's perfect for classroom use or self-guided writing preparation....

These all-inclusive skills resources provide the focused practice students need to apply, reinforce, and review skills in reading, math, and test-taking. Answer key included.Author: Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublisher: Steck Vaughn School SupplyPublished: 12/06/2013Pages: 136Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 10.70h x 8.10w x 0.50dISBN: 9780544268333Audience: Ages 4-8This...

In this book, major American philosopher Richard Rorty argues that thinkers such as Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein have enabled societies to see themselves as historical contingencies, rather than as expressions of underlying, ahistorical human nature, or as realizations of suprahistorical goals. This ironic perspective...

Are you preparing for the TOEIC(R) Test? Are you looking for extra support to help you pass the test with confidence? Written by experienced TOEIC(R) teachers, Cambridge Grammar and Vocabulary for the TOEIC(R) Test practices all the grammar and vocabulary you need to achieve...

Stands alone as the definitive reference work on Hebrew grammar. -- Ancient Hebrew Studies CenterFor almost a century, Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar has proven to be one of the most comprehensive works on Hebrew, covering all aspects of the language, including historical background, pronunciation, etymology,...

This Spanish grammar has been designed specifically for the adult with limited learning time. It covers the most important points of Spanish grammar in the clearest possible way, concentrating on the expressions that you would be most likely to use. All rules are illustrated...

In this important study Ernst Cassirer analyzes the non-rational thought processes that go to make up culture. He demonstrates that beneath both language and myth there lies an unconscious grammar of experience, whose categories and canons are not those of logical thought. He shows...

The Poet Laureate's clear and entertaining account of how poetry works. Poetry is a vocal, which is to say a bodily, art, Robert Pinsky declares in The Sounds of Poetry. The medium of poetry is the human body: the column of air inside the...

Roy Peter Clark, one of America's most influential writing teachers, offers writing lessons we can draw from 25 great texts. Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets...

When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today's students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the...

Do your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, The Writer's Diet is for you It's a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost your verbal fitness. Helen Sword dispenses with excessive explanations...

"When I begin to write, I open myself and wait. And when I turn toward an inner spiritual awareness, I open myself and wait." With that insight, Pat Schneider invites readers to contemplate their lives and deepest questions through writing. In seventeen concise thematic...

Expert advice to perfect your proofreading skills McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook helps ensure that your documents are letter-perfect, every time. Veteran editor and proofreader Laura Anderson arms you with all the tools of the proofreader's trade and walks you step-by-step through the entire proofreading process....

How do different animals carry their babies? In this book readers will discover, through a series of photographs, that some animals carry their young by the teeth, some on their backs and others in a special pouch.Author: Monica HughesPublisher: HarperCollins UKPublished: 01/01/2005Pages: 32Binding Type:...

Mocombe's Kreyol Reading Room: Òtograf Lang Kreyl Ayisyen highlights the grammar rules of Haitian Kreyol, as outlined by Akademi Kreyl Ayisyen (AKA), to be used as a teaching (pedagogical) tool in elementary and adult classes.Author: Paul C. Mocombe, Tiara S. MocombePublisher: Xlibris UsPublished: 04/07/2022Pages:...

Author: Michael McCarthyPublisher: ChambersPublished: 05/03/2022Pages: 192Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80dISBN: 9781529393514

BurnoutStressAnxietyThat's just part of the writing life. If you don't believe this, you're not alone. This handy little guide is meant to help you re-think what writers have been told is 'common sense'. New and experienced writers, with a sense of humor who are...

A practical, understandable, and accessible resource for learning the language of the New Testament.Introducing Koine Greek is intentionally designed to assist the student in learning Koine Greek without becoming overwhelmed. Each of the twenty-nine chapters are written concisely and structured logically. Every translation activity...