Language Arts & Disciplines

The universe falls into chaos. The moon and the stars vanish from the night sky. The son of a fickle deity must restore balance to the cosmos... by pushing a sticky ball around and picking up every toothpick, tree, and skyscraper in its path....

On 16 October 2017, Daphne Caruana Galizia, the most formidable Maltese journalist of her time, was murdered by a bomb placed under her car. That bomb tore a hole right through Maltese society and politics. For over thirty years, Daphne took a pen to...

The range of roles in healthcare knowledge and library services are many and varied. From 'traditional' librarian roles to those that break new ground, including clinical, embedded and outreach librarians and knowledge management, they are a vital ongoing support for this important sector.This book...

A step-by-step guide filled with proven and successful techniques for writing a self-help book that transforms readers' lives.Author: Ginny CarterPublisher: Practical Inspiration PublishingPublished: 09/26/2023Pages: 168Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36dISBN: 9781788604628About the AuthorGinny Carter is a bestselling ghostwriter of 25 books,...

Over 15,000 of the most commonly used words and phrases; a brief introduction to Cantonese pronunciation in accordance with the Yale System of Romanization; a comparative chart of four systems of Romanization; and grammatical notes for beginners.Author: New Asia CenterPublisher: Chinese University of Hong...

The library is a universal resource where knowledge and information meet. To advertise this resource and advance equal access in positive ways, libraries must develop strategies, campaigns, and messages that show they care about the lives of their diverse communities. Empathy by Design: Empathy-Driven...

Elegant Legal Writing helps attorneys elevate their writing from passable to polished. Drawing on ideas from cognitive science, stylistics, and litigation strategy, the book teaches practical techniques by example using fast-paced chapters. Readers will learn the essentials of effective legal composition: Writing clear, efficient...

A lively hands-on introduction to the use of electronic corpora in the description and analysis of English - revised and updated. After introducing corpora and the rationale and basic methodology of corpus linguistics, the author presents a number of recent case studies providing new...

All-in-one resource teaches close reading with effective mini-lessons, on-level passages across a range of genres, and activities with graphic organizers for Grade 6 students.Author: Ralph TachukPublisher: Newmark LearningPublished: 01/01/2019Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.40dISBN: 9781478822882This title is only available via...

Children Today gives students practical knowledge to support children in their development. It uses stories and case studies to connect theory to practice, with a particular emphasis on how technology impacts the lives of children. Theories are most useful when we can see their...

With staff time at a premium, and library budgets that leave little room for overages, undertaking a successful library building or renovation project requires precision planning, effective communication, and focused coordination. Using a checklist approach that will ensure that no detail is overlooked, this...

The Navajo language (Diné bizaad) has a vocabulary of landscape terms that allow speakers to communicate about their environment. This book documents that vocabulary and provides photographic illustration of many of the terms.Author: David M. MarkPublisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic PubliPublished: 02/28/2019Pages: 98Binding...

"Nenhum insight sobre o ofício e a jornada de ser um artista me guiou na luta cotidiana desta profissão mais que os de Steven Pressfield. Onde quer que você esteja, o que quer que tenha sido chamado a fazer, você precisa ler este livro......

Discover an innovative, evidence-based method for preparing students for the demands of college writing called Supporting Strategic Writers (SSW). The goal of SSW is to help students become independent learners who understand the value of strategies and can apply them flexibly in future courses...

"Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow is one of the best books on writing I've ever read. It's also the funniest by a country mile." --Richard Russo, author of the North Bath trilogy The long-awaited craft book from Steve Almond, based on...

Following the 2017 release of my first book, Where To Start, I present my second book, This Journey Isn't Over Yet. This is a collection of my poetry from over the past few years, taking a deeper dive on experiences of life and looking...

A practical, body-oriented program to enliven your creative abilities - Provides a comprehensive, step-by-step program for writers to use their bodies to expand their creative capacity on the page and in their lives - Offers hands-on exercises, rooted in the disciplines of Aikido and...

The Writer's Workshop takes an approach to teaching writing that is new only because it is so old. Today, rhetoric and composition typically proceed by ignoring what was done for 2,500 years in Western education. Gregory Roper, on the other hand, helps students learn...

"The Professor and the Madman," masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" -- and literary history. The compilation of the "OED,"...

A unique collection of interviews with contemporary poets at the height of their craft. How does a subconscious thought become an award-winning poem? Journalist, Rosanna McGlone, speaks to some of the country's leading poets to find out. Don Paterson, Sean O'Brien, Gillian Clarke, and...