Language Arts & Disciplines

Writing Local History Today guides local historians through the process of researching, writing, and publishing their work. Thomas A. Mason and J. Kent Calder present step-by-step advice to guide aspiring authors to a successful publication and focus not only on how to write well...

Author: Shirley JumpPublisher: Authority PressPublished: 06/24/2024Pages: 84Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.17dISBN: 9798988677659

'What is your best investment? Buying a copy of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook.' Kimberley Chambers This bestselling Writers' & Artists' Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts....

BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN, THE OBSERVER (LONDON), GRANTA, AND TLS One of our greatest and most original living writers sets out the perils of the writing life with joyful provocation in this "anti-memoir." M. John Harrison has produced one of the...

Translation as Home is a collection of autobiographical essays by Ilan Stavans that eloquently and unequivocally make the case that translation is not only a career, but a way of life.Born in Mexico City, Ilan Stavans is an essayist, anthologist, literary scholar, translator, and...

During the middle decades of the nineteenth century, a generation of Ottoman Greeks was caught up in radical social and political changes, including the period of reforms known as Tanzimat. The Ottoman Greek press was both a product and an agent of these changes....

Are you seeking a comprehensive and engaging way to help your 6th-grade student improve spelling skills and grasp essential academic and social vocabulary?The Spelling Practice Workbook for 6th Grade focuses on mastering the spelling of 100 words that 6th graders are expected to learn...

A native of Philadelphia, PA, Dorothea "Dottie" Grossman lived in Los Angeles for thirty-plus years. Her work was featured in the March, 2010 edition of Poetry Magazine and was awarded that magazine's J. Howard and Barbara M. J. Wood Prize. The 2007 opera, Five,...

This book serves as a definitive reference for the inverse morphology of the Algonquian languages, which has attracted much attention in typological and theoretical linguistics. Will Oxford describes the patterning of inverse morphology across the Algonquian family and presents a framework for understanding the...

Reignite your writing motivation and develop creative resilience in your author career.Have you lost touch with the ease and enthusiasm for writing you once had? Does the process of writing stories feel tougher than it used to? Do you find yourself thinking about giving...

An anthology both personal and profound exploring the deep meaning of reading in our lives. Readers for Life is a collection of essays, mainly specially commissioned for the book, by fiction authors and literary scholars, who reflect on their childhood or adolescent memories of...

One of the most famous collaborations in the history of mathematics, this book tells the story of the brilliant Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and his collaboration with the eminent British mathematician G.H. Hardy. Exploring Ramanujan's work on complex analysis, number theory, and other fields,...

The Oxford Paperback Dictionary & Thesaurus is the ultimate one-stop reference, containing both a dictionary and a thesaurus in one handy reference volume. The dictionary and thesaurus texts have an integrated design which has been tried and tested with users to speed up browsing...

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, third edition, is an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume.Author: Claudia Ross, Jing-Heng Sheng Ma, Pei-Chia ChenPublisher: RoutledgePublished: 01/24/2024Pages: 422Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.89lbsSize: 9.69h x 6.88w x 0.91dISBN:...

America is facing an epidemic of loneliness and isolation, with troubling effects on our mental and physical health. We live in one of the most divisive times in our history, one in which we tend to work, play, and associate only with people who...

Lyrical love involves a wide aspect of the concept of love and heartbreak. It deals with overcoming emotional challenges such as depression, grief, heartbreak, and loss. It introduces patterns of love and how it empowers the ability to let go of the pain that...

New title in the Flame Tree Blank Notebook collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, and featuring blank pages, a pocket at the back and two ribbon bookmarks. Perfect as a gift, or an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, and poets....

This is an essential guide to the art of interviewing, with checklists, tips and examples from leading journalists and PR specialists, covering basic to advanced techniques. Sedorkin and Forbes provide a comprehensive, step-by-step overview of how to manage the interview process. They cover: best...

Input is the name of a topic - the way that language 'out there' impacts the development of interlanguage, within the individual. It is perhaps the most important aspect of second language learning. This Element offers an overview of the key concepts related to...

Fashion writing now enjoys its highest-ever profile as the digital world has multiplied the number of platforms on which it is available. No longer confined to restrictive print schedules or occasional broadcast slots, fashion is now an ever-present content driver. With retailers, brands and...