Language Arts & Disciplines

Did you know that an "astronaut" is literally a "star sailor," that a thesaurus is, in fact, a "treasure trove" of words, and that someone who is "sinister" is actually just "left-handed"? Have you ever wondered why English isn't considered a Romance language if...

Despite the efforts of teachers and educators, every year secondary schools across the English-speaking world turn out millions of functionally-illiterate leavers. The costs in human misery and in wasted productivity are catastrophic. What can schools do to prevent this situation?In their highly-accessible new book,...

"Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem." --Time.com Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it...

In The New Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed, Karen Elizabeth Gordon "manages to make the period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, and semicolon sound friendly instead of forbidding" (New York Times).This essential guide to grammar rescues...

An accessible and complete Russian language course for beginners Designed to provide an excellent command of basic Russian, this book features thirty lessons punctuated by revision exercises to ensure you have fully understood what you have learned. The emphasis is on acquiring vocabulary, experiencing...

The "engaging" and "ambitious" (Washington Post) history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age.  The history of the library is rich, varied, and stuffed full of incident. In The Library, historians Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen introduce us to the antiquarians and...

Inside this stirring and timely collection, readers will discover the important stories of many trailblazing Black women who fought racism, sexism, and other hardships in their libraries and communities to become leaders of our profession.Black women have historically been hidden figures in librarianship, yet...

Named one of the 100 Best Nonfiction Books by The Modern Library and The Guardian - With surgical precision, Janet Malcolm dissects the famous case of journalist Joe McGinniss and murderer Jeffrey MacDonald. A riveting exploration of the uneasy dynamic between writers and their...

Providing concrete guidance on integrating accessibility into all aspects of a library's digital work, this book will serve as your one-stop guide to accessibility standards, processes, and best practices.A complicated topic encompassing many disparate facets, digital accessibility in libraries is in constant flux as...

The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely updated fourth edition This is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, multichannel marketers, creative directors, freelance writers, marketing managers . . . even small business owners and information marketers. It reveals...

Get advice from the best in the business on every stage of the novel-writing and publishing process! In The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing, 3rd Edition, you'll learn from established writers about how to make your novel a reality. Discover techniques and strategies for...

So, you want to master the verbs and conjugations of the Spanish language?Learning a new language involves dedication and hard work, and a language such as Spanish is no different. Spoken by over 500 million people across the world and used as an official...

"Johnson writes with a fervor that can only be described as religious. Seek is scary and beautiful and ecstatic and uncontrolled...he elevates the mundane to the sublime; he boils things down to their essence. He's simply one of the few writers around whose sentences...

Rules for Writers supports students from a wide range of backgrounds with accessible explanations, step-by-step advice, class-tested examples, and opportunities to practice and build their writing, grammar, and research skills--all at a tremendous value.Author: Diana Hacker,Nancy SommersPublisher: Bedford BooksPublished: 10/11/2021Pages: 624Binding Type: SpiralWeight: 1.25lbsSize:...

In Rethinking Writing Instruction in the Age of AI, Laist offers composition instructors practical ways to address AI panic as well as insight into how to embrace it as an opportunity to strengthen writing and critical thinking skills. Composition and writing instructors have long...

Improve your print and cursive handwriting, while appreciating the beauty and benefits of written wordsThis comprehensive print and cursive handwriting workbook for adults gives clear instruction and a sequential program of exercises that progress your penmanship to become perfectly polished. Make your best impression...

Quick and easy phrases in ASL for daily lifePerfect Phrases for American Sign Language provides 150 essential phrases for hearing-impaired users of ASL and those who interact with them. ASL expert Barbara Bernstein Fant--carrying on the work of her late husband Lou--and illustrator Betty...

Give Your Child an Edge on the 2025 NYST!Prepare them to excel in the New York state assessments with confidence and easeDesigned by NYST experts, the Lumos Learning 7th Grade English Language Arts Practice Workbook is crafted to boost your child's test scores by...

Created by America's foremost language experts, this dictionary is designed to help advanced students master spoken and written English, as it is actually used.With in-depth and up-to-date coverage of basic English vocabulary, grammar, and usage, this dictionary features 100,000 words and phrases with definitions...

Kaplan's LSAT Logical Reasoning Prep is the single, most up-to-date resource you need to confidently answer logical reasoning questions on the LSAT, especially now that the logical reasoning sections are worth up to two-thirds of your entire score. The Law School Admissions Test, also...