Language Arts & Disciplines

The history of Japanese Journalism, though relatively short, is marked by periods of great upheaval and radical change. It began during the two centuries of seclusion, when Dutch traders confined to the port of Nagasaki, through a small army of Japanese hereditary interpreters, conveyed...

Learn the 1100 most common and useful English words in a format that enhances memorization! For decades students preparing for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and other standardized tests have relied on Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know as an ideal way to strengthen...

AI (AGI) is here and it is already having an impact on education, and on society at large. In this100-page book, we explore in detail the capabilities and the weaknesses of AI as a language or writing assistant. We might think of AI as...

Curious about the fascinating origins and historical context behind certain common expressions, such as "up in the air" or "brain drain"? Ever wondered why people say "once bitten, twice shy" and how a past negative experience influences future caution? Do you know the dark...

In Vigil: Notes from a Hospice Life, A.J. Land reflects upon her work as a hospice social worker, caring for people who are ill and dying. This is the type of daily work that fosters endless introspection and floods of emotions. Poetry is the...

To what extent does journalism deserve blame for the failure to address climate change over the last thirty years? Critics point out that climate coverage has often lacked necessary urgency and hewed to traditional notions of objectivity and balance that allowed powerful interests--mainly fossil...

This, the original little book, has been incredibly popular since it was first written back in 1918. William Strunk, Jr., a professor at Cornell, released it in a privately printed edition in 1919 "to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention...on...

A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing...

Practical notebook for learning to write in Russian.This book will help you learn to write in Cyrillic and will allow you to master Russian language faster and better! A helpful guide for beginners and "dummies" who have just started to learn Russian. If you...

Despite the volume of self-help formation, parents can still be overwhelmed with the demands to raise happy, healthy, responsible, and academically prepared children. There is one thing that can make a real difference, something tried and true but sometimes forgotten. The answer: Read to...

In Reading Reasons: Motivational Mini-Lessons for Middle and High School, author and teacher Kelly Gallagher offers a series of mini-lessons specifically tailored to motivate middle and high school students to read, and in doing so, to help them understand the importance and relevance reading...

Films have been a part of U.S. society for a century--a source of great enjoyment for the audience and of great profit to filmmakers. How does a mass entertainment medium deal with some of the great sources of dramatic real-life political and economic conflict--the...

Providing an accessible integration of theory and research methods, this text prepares students to critically analyze persuasive appeals and to design effective messages and campaigns. The book draws on key ideas from both communication and social psychology to explore the mutual influence of cognitive...

A book of short poems for busy minds and messy hearts. Witness growth and change in perspective as you read through this chapter of my life. You might even find healing for yourself if you read between the lines.Author: Courtney BygnessPublisher: C. Bygness PublishingPublished:...

Millions of Suns is an open invitation for all writers to create something new. Each chapter features a pair of essays-in-dialogue between two working artists, Sharon Fagan McDermott and M. C. Benner Dixon, which addresses a specific writing element such as metaphor, inspiration, place,...

Let's make preschool learning easy... This Handwriting workbook helps kids of all ages to start learning letters of the alphabet and to improve their handwriting. Cute Cover Design One alphabets at a time on one page to introduce your kid with the shape of...

An absolute must-have guide for beginners, this is an interactive workbook designed to teach you how to create gorgeous lettering with any pen on any surface, no brush pen or calligraphy nib necessary You'll learn how to draw letters, words, inspirational phrases, and bible...

Ciao Come stai? Are you looking for an alternative course that allows you to learn Italian like a native in the easiest way?Often language courses focus too much on grammar without bringing any news and risk to bore the student.In Learn Italian for Beginners,...

The perception of a permanent enrollment crisis in US postsecondary foreign language education has shaped our profession's image for an entire generation of educators. Over the past 30 years, this crisis rarely invited self-examination or inspired creativity. Instead, it was routinely attributed to external...

This volume takes up themes emergent from the 7th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (ISPI) which invited participants to reflect on the United Nations Declaration of 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. In this refereed collection, Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors use poetic...