Language Arts & Disciplines

Winner of the 2007 Welty Prize In 1960, Jon Edgar and Louise "Gypsy Lou" Webb founded Loujon Press on Royal Street in New Orleans's French Quarter. The small publishing house quickly became a giant. Heralded by the Village Voice and the New York Times...

This volume is a textbook for aspiring translators of Japanese into English, as well as a reference work for professional Japanese-English translators and for translator educators. Underpinned by sound theoretical principles, it provides a solid foundation in the practice of Japanese-English translation, then extends...

Want to write novels that feel real enough to the reader to have been ripped from the headlines, whatever your genre? Think like a journalist. Looking at the questions journalists ask can help you think of the characters and events in your story as...

Los textos siguientes, compuestos por una cr nica principal y cinco variaciones, tomando el ejemplo de la m sica; corresponden al relato de la experiencia de la instalaci n fotogr fica propuesta por el fot grafo norteamericano Spencer Tunick, realizada en Caracas (Venezuela) el...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject American Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 2,3, University of G ttingen (Philosophische Fakult t), language: English, abstract: At the turn of the nineteenth century, the city of New York underwent a tremendous change that is regarded...

The Theological Librarian's Handbook is a multi-volume guide to the practice of theological librarianship. It is intended for use by library staff at theological and religious studies libraries who do not possess professional training in the field of library and information science. This handbook...

The last decade has seen significant global changes that have impacted the library, information, and learning services and sciences. There is now a mood to find pragmatic information solutions to pressing global challenges. Future Directions in Digital Information presents the latest ideas and approaches...

This beautiful hardcover journal is filled with prompted questions to make telling your story easy. It covers everything from your favorite things to your goals for the future. There are ample pages for photos and reminiscing on all the wonderful moments from your past....

Robert De Niro at Work is the first critical study to examine how Robert de Niro, perhaps the finest screen actor of his generation, works with screenplays to imagine, prepare and denote his performance. In categorising the various ways in which De Niro works...

Have you always wanted to learn how to speak Spanish but simply didn't have the time? If so, then, look no further. You can hold in your hands one of the most advanced and revolutionary methods ever designed for quickly becoming conversational in a...

Are you a Red Sneaker Writer?What must a writer know to survive in the modern publishing world?In this volume, William Bernhardt tackles essential topics that, while smaller in scope, are nonetheless necessary to a contemporary author's survival. How do you create a memorable series...

Are you a Red Sneaker Writer?Why do some books attract readers while others don't? What are the essential qualities of an irresistible read, a story people can't wait to start? And what's the secret to attracting a literary agent or publishing deal? The answer...

Are you a Red Sneaker Writer?Even the most unique and interesting characters will not engage readers if their journey--the plot--fails. In this book, bestselling author William Bernhardt reveals the secrets that will keep readers riveted to the page. He explains the importance of matching...

The Teaching Guide to The European World is a complete, all-in-one resource that provides teachers with the support they need to help their students access the content of the book. It contains a collection of important instructional tools for the teacher, and a separate...

Action Stories speak to ancient human desires. Readers want to experience heart-stopping fear and excitement and learn lessons of survival.How can you write a story that satisfies those desires? In Action Story: The Primal Genre, Story Grid founder Shawn Coyne takes you on a...

In Britain the monarch is never wrong. Whenever the sovereign drops a brick in public, a functionary turns up at Buckingham Palace to explain that Her/His Majesty "was badly advised."In the same way, many of the things that you are getting wrong in writing...

While The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is perhaps the best known bibliographic control system in existence, it is cumbersome and not always user friendly. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (or FAST) is designed to rework LCSH's authority rules, so that they are...

The importance of teaching information and communication technology (ICT) literacy is clear: without it, students will be ill-equipped to find and use information in all its forms as well as produce and present information in all forms. Unfortunately, most ICT literacy educational programs are...

How can teachers and librarians support true literacy in young learners? Are very young children guided by meaning in constructing their reality and their relationship to the world? What is the value of championing writing at the kindergarten level? Guided by Meaning in Primary...

Drawings and sequential images are so pervasive in contemporary society that we may take their understanding for granted. But how transparent are they really, and how universally are they understood? Combining recent advances from linguistics, cognitive science, and clinical psychology, this book argues that...