Language Arts & Disciplines

Forget the cardboard evil-doers with their evil laughter and stinking breath. Your villains will have personality, ideals, feelings and conflicts. They will challenge your heroes, chill your readers, and give your novel excitement and depth. This book is part of the acclaimed 'Writer's Craft'...

Learning a language takes time and effort, especially if it is not your first language. Even if it is your mother tongue, you still need time and effort to master it because almost every language has its own slang and colloquial expressions, and the...

The first critical study of writing without language In recent years, asemic writing--writing without language--has exploded in popularity, with anthologies, a large-scale art exhibition, and flourishing interest on sites like tumblr, YouTube, Pinterest, and Instagram. Yet this burgeoning, fascinating field has never received a...

El Coaching trabaja sobre los objetivos personales, es decir la propia vida de las personas. Desarrolla el potencial de stas partiendo de sus propios objetivos personales. La aplicaci n del Coaching para la oratoria es un instrumento posible, conociendo primero como funciona el Coaching...

Tired of being bitch slapped by the American Psychological Association's (APA) writing format? We were too. So, we decided to bitch slap it back Using satire and a hella lot of four-letter words, this writing manual teaches APA sixth edition in a comical and...

Literary devices are the techniques used in the telling of a narrative. Literary devices are also known as fictional devices and are any of several specific methods that the creator of a narrative uses to convey the ideas and drama of the narrative to...

English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects and was brought to Britain by Germanic invaders (orsettlers) from what is now called northwest Germany and the Netherlands. It uses a vocabulary unlike other European languages of the same era. A...

Theories of Rhetoric: An Anthology offers students a critical/cultural lens through which to view the history and definition of rhetoric and how it functions in society. The scholarly readings included in this volume illuminate the effects of gender, race, and power on the understandings...

In Paradise Lost Milton tells the story of the fall of man, which encompasses a battle that rages across Heaven between God and Satan. Here are passion and innocence, victory and defeat, hope and despair. This is without a doubt the greatest epic poem...

Breaking one of his own cardinal rules about marketing ("Always present a positive image"), publishing professional Ian Randal Strock offers honest insights for up-and-coming authors who want to make writing a career.The publishing world is constantly in flux, but some hidden truths are eternal....

In reprinting these orations the editor has endeavored to present them here as nearly as possible in their original form. No effort has been made to improve the English. Published in this form, then, these orations will be of value not only to persons...

Discover how writing fiction can make the world a better place. This book offers instruction, inspiration and prompts for writing cli-fi - speculative fiction that focuses primarily on the ways that climate change is transforming our world. Explore how plot, place and character development...

This book is based on a experimental study conducted to enhance vocabulary of ESL learners using task-based activities.Author: Sunil Shah, Tanmay NaikPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 09/18/2013Pages: 84Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.20dISBN: 9781515213802This title is not returnable

Yes, you can publish for free. The industry has changed. You have the tools available to publish a high quality book without having to pay thousands. Today's authors are no longer dependent upon getting the approval of big publishing houses in order to get...

No one said learning a language had to be boring Learning vocabulary can be a long and tiresome process. We try to add some fun to it with these word search puzzles. Spend several enjoyable hours finding the words in each grid and the...

'Rasskaz-kanonizatsiya' ('The Story Canonisation') is the third in the series of unconventional Russian language textbooks (Russian readers) for Pre-Intermediate/Intermediate levels (B1-B2). Order the audio-book on http: //russianinlondon.com/audio. The books written in the form of fun to read detective lines follow the continuing story of...

This indispensable guide to American papermaking, lists papermakers in America from 1690 to 1817.Author: Dard HunterPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press AnniversaryPublished: 09/22/1952Pages: 210Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69dISBN: 9781512812398

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire...

The Ultimate Learning Companion for the Modern Man/Woman Pursuing the Ways of the Timeless RenaissanceAuthor: The Instant-SeriesPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 03/25/2015Pages: 166Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.38dISBN: 9781512267501About the AuthorGet instant how-to instruction, practical self-help information, and beneficial improvement. Acquire...

Full of lively pictures, capital and lower case letters, children ages 3-5 will find "MY FIRST ABC BOOK" helpful in developing word association and a readiness for reading. Educational fun for the entire family. EnjoyAuthor: Jamantha WatsonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 05/08/2015Pages: 32Binding Type:...