Language Arts & Disciplines

Master the art of article writing The world of journalism is changing rapidly, and the modern journalist needs more than a basic knowledge of article writing to navigate it. The Complete Guide to Article Writing provides a compass for freelancers and students of journalism...

The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Literary Agent If you dream of scoring the best possible deal with a traditional publisher and seeing your book in print, you need literary representation. Filled with practical, straightforward advice and insider tips, Get a Literary Agent is...

Map out your idea and finish your story in 7 stages This book will show writers how to develop their ideas into a finished novel by working through it in 7 stages, while learning how to mapping out their story's progress and structure so...

Literary Nonfiction. Italian Language Study. Edited by Zohra Saad. The purpose of this book is to provide detailed grammatical explanations, a pronunciation guide using English as a reference, notes on usage, and on fading and emerging linguistic trends, all based on contemporary Italian. It...

This book is not about how to make money by consulting, coaching, or hosting webinars. It provides guidelines for speakers who want to get booked to speak...MORE Inside these pages, CSP, CPAE and Hall of Fame speaker, Steve Gilliland, reveals the 40 critical steps...

Learn how to cost-effectively get new clients... ...without being looked upon as an ambulance chaser! In How to Build Your Law Practice with a Book, legal and publishing experts Kenneth L. Hardison and Adam D. Witty provide a powerhouse of advice for attorneys eager...

Write Your Own Success StoryBreaking into freelance writing has gotten much easier for word-savvy entrepreneurs like you. But even in the golden age of content creation, you still need to know what it takes to launch and consistently pitch your services so you can...

Presented here for the first time together, and many for the first time in English, are the writings that formed the genesis of "Six Characters in Search of an Author," along with a new translation of the theater masterpiece itself by Martha Witt and...

Want to learn more about our country's stamps? Do you collect United States stamps? Perhaps you save stamps from old envelopes or new issues from the post office. Maybe you are interested in delving more into the hobby of United States stamp collecting. But...

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MANRaising up men has never been easy, but today is seems particularly tough. The young and old need heroes to embody the eternal qualities of manhood: honor, duty, valor, and integrity. InThe Book of Man, William J. Bennett...

With his characteristic talent for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle-making and its flip-side, puzzle-solving....

As the United States and China move toward an expansion of political and economic relations, interest in China and its culture has never been greater. Chinese Writers on Writing makes a contribution in illuminating this corner of the globe through the works of some...

Comprehension is the ultimate aim of reading and listening. How do children develop the ability to comprehend written and spoken language, and what can be done to help those who are having difficulties? This book presents cutting-edge research on comprehension problems experienced by children...

What do you need to know to break in to the flourishing young adult (YA) market? With humor and a solid grounding in reality, author Victoria Hanley helps readers understand the ins and outs of the YA genre, how to stay inspired, and how...

Get ready to serve up a tantalizing feast of poetry lessons. Poetry à la Carte is an entire menu of classroom-tested ideas for teaching poetry. Teaching poetry is a cinch with these classroom-tested ideas. Start by introducing poetic devices (alliteration, simile, etc.) and using...

What if you could defuse tension and create accord in even the most volatile situations--just by changing the way you spoke? Over the past 35 years, Marshall Rosenberg has done just that, peacefully resolving conflicts in families, schools, businesses, and governments in 30 countries...

Building on the success and maintaining the 99 Jumpstarts format of the two previous books, 99 Jumpstarts for Kids' Social Studies Reports is divided into broad topical sections. Each topic is arranged in alphabetical order under its section. Topics are all new to this...

This updated and expanded fourth edition of a popular reference book for teachers and librarians to use in planning interesting extension projects, holiday events to promote diversity, and cross-cultural understanding indexes 725 new books and features over 1,000 indexed projects. Indexes build on the...

This third entry in the Jumpstarts series focuses on Science topics for upper elementary and middle school students. Maintaining the 99 Jumpstarts format of the two previous books, 99 Jumpstarts for Kids Science Research is divided into ten broad topical sections. Each topic is...

Applicable at every academic level and in any subject, the text offers practical guidelines that are based on effective, current theories, and the extensive online teaching experience of the author. The book details 21 effective designs with guidelines, strategies, examples, and tips to assist...