Language Arts & Disciplines

In Attributing Knowledge, Jody Azzouni challenges philosophical conventions about what it means to know something. He argues that the restrictive conditions philosophers place on knowers only hold in special cases; knowledge can be attributed to babies, sophisticated animals (great apes, orcas), unsophisticated animals (bees),...

Advanced English Writing Skills: Masterclass for English Language Learners How to Write Effectively in English & Write with Confidence: How to Write Essays, Summaries, Emails, Letters, Articles & ReviewsThis English writing practice book for adults is an advanced writing workbook for students of English...

You want to be a screenwriter. You've read all the screenwriting books. But you're left wanting more.Here is a fresh book written by a screenwriter who has spent years in the trenches.That's Not The Way It Works is a no holds barred look at...

Written by an international and interdisciplinary team of distinguished scholars, The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Daily Life in Roman Palestine is an indispensable reference compendium on the day-to-day lives of Jews in the land of Israel in Roman times. Ranging from subjects such as...

"Storytelling is the beating heart of journalism--and good design. It is also the one part of the journalistic craft that has undergone the biggest transformation as we practice the journalism of the mobile era. Storytelling is the coveted element that makes it worth the...

Supporting Oxford's new Course Book, this fully-updated Skills and Practice text uses a range of interactive activities to build and consolidate vital assessment skills - maximizing achievement.Author: AbriouxPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 06/24/2022Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 12.00h x 8.20w x 0.50dISBN: 9780198424710

Words are the elements of a language that also serve as a mirror reflecting the cultural history and development of a people. Tracing words to their origins will open a unique window to human civilization and help us understand the roots of some of...

"No book in shorter space, with fewer words, will help any writer more than this persistent little volume." - The Boston Globe You know the author's name. You recognize the title. The advice of Strunk is as valuable today as when it was first...

Live to Tell Again is the second book in this series that explores the art and craft of storytelling. This volume explores storytelling as a means to discover meaning and purpose in one's life, using moments in which difficult decisions are made as material...

Covering thinkers from Aristotle to Saussure and Chomsky, "Introducing Linguistics" reveals the rules and beauty that underlie language, our most human skill.Author: R. L. TraskPublisher: Icon BooksPublished: 09/03/2009Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 6.50h x 4.60w x 0.60dISBN: 9781848310889About the AuthorR.L. Trask was a professor...

What makes a successful presenter?How do you attract and engage your audience?How can you distinguish yourself to enjoy lasting success?How do you ensure your programme or podcast chimes with audiences in an ever more competitive world?Drawing on his forty years in radio and on...

An accessible but incisive introduction to modern syntax and generative grammar, for conlangers and anyone interested in languages or linguistics.Syntax can be frustrating, because there are multiple schools that seem to fight over inessential things. I hope I can show you that this is...

The Elements of Style (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., and E..B. White, is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and...

A master film critic is at her witty, exhilarating, and opinionated best in this career-spanning collection featuring pieces on Bonnie and Clyde, The Godfather, and other modern movie classics "Film criticism is exciting just because there is no formula to apply," Pauline Kael once...

Takes you beyond assigning inspirational words to the page. It shows you how to use your writing to unlock the joy of life and the infinite perspectives and possibilities that living provides.Author: Rami Shapiro, Aaron ShapiroPublisher: Skylight Paths PublishingPublished: 04/01/2012Pages: 194Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize:...

Baudrillard's essential crib-book, lexicon, and companion piece to any and all of his books and a prescient portrait of our contemporary condition.Author: Jean BaudrillardPublisher: Semiotext(e)Published: 11/30/2012Pages: 88Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 9.05h x 6.07w x 0.21dISBN: 9781584350576Audience: Young AdultAbout the AuthorJean Baudrillard (1929-2007) was a...

Got 90 Days? Then You Can Be a Novelist... Many famous authors write their novels in a matter of weeks. William Faulkner wrote As I Lay Dying in six weeks. Joyce Carol Oates often cranks out two or three books a year. Stephen King...

Gutenberg's invention of movable type in the fifteenth century introduced an era of mass communication that permanently altered the structure of society. While publishing has been buffeted by persistent upheaval and transformation ever since, the current combination of technological developments, market pressures, and changing...

Daily writing prompts that help students build strong writing skills! Everything your students need to develop critical-thinking skills, vocabulary, writing fluency, creativity, and a love for writing itself is inside one book! Giant Write Every Day: Daily Writing Prompts is filled with an abundance...

"Rollins' debut is a book of dissonance, with race and women's bodies proving two unyielding concerns throughout this four-part work. In poem after poem, Rollins demonstrates that she is finding her own way, shining a light, making darkness apparent." ―Publishers Weekly "The range of...