Language Arts & Disciplines

Like its highly acclaimed companions, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and The Outlaw Bible of American Literature, this edition is a prime for generational revolt and an enduring document of the visionary tradition of authenticity and nonconformity in American lives and letters. A...

Written by librarians working and teaching on the front lines, this guide uses a functional, hands-on approach to lay out the basics of technical services, from acquiring new materials to making them available to library users. Perfect for those just moving into the profession,...

Author: H. TigayPublisher: BrillPublished: 01/01/1986Pages: 130Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9781555400637This title is only available via back order

Nothing is more infuriating than working hard on an essay or work report, only to realize you let an embarrassing typo slip through after you've submitted it. Proofreading is hard work, and often left until the final hours or minutes before a deadline, so...

Every day all around the world, learners of the English language are constantly battling with those irksome multiple word verbs which we all refer to as phrasal verbs. This book has been written as a guide on how to use two hundred commonly used...

Popular Proverbs focuses on common proverbs and their role in daily life and culture. Arabs everywhere take great pride in the Arabic language, a pride which is evident in the constant usage of proverbs in literature, the media and every-day life. Given the integral...

Ready to Start Writing Your Book? Discover What Every First-Time Author Needs to Know For years now, you've been saying, "I need to write this book." But every year, you still don't write it. The real reason... basically, you don't know where to start....

Are your frightening scenes scary enough? Learn practical tricks to turn up the suspense. Make your readers' hearts hammer with suspense, their breaths quicken with excitement, and their skins tingle with goosebumps of delicious fright. This book contains practical suggestions how to structure a...

This is the second edition of Robert Pratten's massively popular Getting Started in Transmedia Storytelling. It's a practical guide to developing cross-platform and pervasive entertainment written by a thought-leader and early practitioner. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a complete newbie, this book is...

Metadata Essentials: Proven Techniques for Book Marketing and Discovery provides clear and easy-to-implement recommendations so you can focus your efforts on the industry's most relevant metadata.Based on direct feedback from retailers and librarians, Metadata Essentials unlocks insights into the value and real-life uses of...

"An eloquent account of the noble history of libraries, as it has unfolded from the earliest times to the present." --Nicholas A. Brasbanes, author of A Gentle Madness Throughout the history of the world, libraries have been constructed, burned, discovered, raided, and cherished--and the...

An Introduction to the Chaldean-Aramaic language, including progressive exercises in the Alphabet and vowels, basic conversation, common phrases, introductory vocabulary, reading exercises, samples of literature, and a 2000-word glossary.Author: Andrew Younan, Sarhad Y. JammoPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 11/23/2014Pages: 154Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.50h...

El diccionario define el trabalenguas como una palabra o frase dif cil de pronunciar, que usualmente se utiliza como pasatiempo en una especie de competencia para confirmar qui n es capaz de memorizarlo sin equivocar una consonante o una vocal. En el presente libro,...

Winner of the 2020 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award While victims of antebellum lynchings were typically white men, postbellum lynchings became more frequent and more intense, with the victims more often black. After Reconstruction, lynchings exhibited and embodied links between violent collective action,...

Learn Old Norse, the official spoken language during the Viking Age Old Norse is the language that was spoken by the vikings and their overseas settlements during the Viking Age. The Old Norse alphabet was originally written in the Runic alphabet until it was...

Creative writing prompts are short questions or situations that are meant to inspire you to write. Far beyond the typical, "It was a dark and stormy night..." story starters, this new collection of 1,000 prompts has been specifically formulated to dig deep into the...

The Exclusive Method You Can Use to Learn--Not Just Memorize--Essential WordsA powerful vocabulary expands your world of opportunity. Building your word power will help you write more effectively, communicate clearly, score higher on standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, or GRE, and be more...

Note: This version of The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar reflects the material tested on the old (pre-March 2016) version of the SAT. If you are studying for the current exam, you should purchase The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar, 3rd Edition at http:...

After it was known that Jamaican natives failed interviews that were conducted in patois, the writer decided that it was time to awaken Patois. This book was written to inform readers that Patois is a written language which can be learned and spoken like...

Master Common Core language standards with easy-to-use, all-in-one resource books! Each unit in this 120-page reproducible book targets specific Common Core language standards, and includes: mini -lessons that model language, vocabulary, and grammar for each standard. Practice pages that support and reinforce learned skills....