Language Arts & Disciplines
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The Art of Creative Research: A Field Guide for Writers
$31.67 Add to cartAll writers conduct research. For some this means poring over records and combing, archives but for many creative writers research happens in the everyday world–when they scribble an observation on t… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Gerard, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 21 2017
- ISBN10: 022617980X
- Language: English
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Schaum’s Quick Guide to Writing Great Short Stories
$20.00 Add to cartThis guide to writing compelling, memorable short stories gives you all the essentials without wasted words. It tells you how and where to get ideas, how to establish and sustain excitement, how to cr… [more below]
- Series: Schaum’s Quick Guides
- Author: Lucke, Margaret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 22 1998
- ISBN10: 0070390770
- Language: English
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The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
$19.99 Add to cartIn the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells one of the most intriguing stories in the history of language, masterfully bl
- Author: Fox, Margalit
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 15 2014
- ISBN10: 0062228862
- Language: English
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On Writing the College Application Essay: The Key to Acceptance at the College of Your Choice
$16.00 Add to cartOne of the most stressful aspects of the college application process is the essay. Most students worry about what an admissions officer looks for in a writing sample. But that’s the wrong way to appro
- Author: Bauld, Harry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0062123998
- Language: English
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I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World
$19.99 Add to cartFor lovers of language and fans of Blink and Freakonomics, New York Times bestselling author James Geary offers this fascinating look at metaphors and their influence in every aspect of our lives, fro
- Author: Geary, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 13 2013
- ISBN10: 0061710296
- Language: English
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The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews
$17.99 Add to cartA delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together.
Yiddish is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselve
- Author: Karlen, Neal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 31 2009
- ISBN10: 0060837128
- Language: English
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Journey to the South
$18.95 Add to cartIn a small village on the southern coast of Crete, the narrator meets a young man who tells him a history of his journey which took him from Prague as far as to the Libyan sea. It is a voyage to uncov… [more below]
- Series: Czech Literature
- Author: Ajvaz, Michal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 598
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1628974443
- Language: English
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We Were Not Alone: A Community Building Art Works Anthology
$24.95 Add to cartSince 2010, Community Building Art Works has been building community in military hospitals through workshops led by professional artists. In that time, we’ve learned that more voices make for stronger
- Author: Alluri, Hari
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 11 2021
- ISBN10: 0578301555
- Language: English
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Crafting and Revising Dialogue
$19.99 Add to cart“What is ‘good’ dialogue? Ask the question of a writer, reader, movie-goer or television binge-watcher, and you’ll get a bunch of different responses.
Good dialogue is quotable.
Rapid-fire.
Character-
- Author: Gorney, Allen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: September 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1940761425
- Language: English
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Snails & Monkey Tails: A Visual Guide to Punctuation & Symbols
$19.99 Read more“There are countless books that can teach you the alphabet, but almost none that focus on the tiny designs that run interference among the letterforms: those easily overlooked punctuation and typograp
- Author: Arndt, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 22, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063061244
- Language: English
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Little What
$15.00 Add to cartLyric narrative poetry that explores relationships, queer poetry, LGBQ. sapphics, sonnets.
Little What is a collection of poems focused around narratives of childhood and trauma and the subsequent lab- Author: Oaks, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 74
- Publish Date: September 16 2019
- ISBN10: 1733768335
- Language: English
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Hebrew in 10 Minutes a Day: Language Course for Beginning and Advanced Study. Includes Workbook, Flash Cards, Sticky Labels, Menu Guide, Software,
$44.95 Read moreNow learning Hebrew is simply a breeze The new digital download includes interactive computer Sticky Labels, Flash Cards and special activities. It’s a blend of entertainment and education–you’ll le… [more below]
- Series: 10 Minutes a Day
- Author: Kershul, Kristine K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: April 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1931873364
- Language: English
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What’s Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She
$25.95 Add to cartLike trigger warnings and gender-neutral bathrooms, pronouns are sparking a national debate, prompting new policies in schools, workplaces, even prisons, about what pronouns to use. Colleges ask stude
- Author: Baron, Dennis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1631496042
- Language: English
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Kids Have All the Write Stuff: Revised and Updated for a Digital Age
$24.95 Add to cartYou can open up a world of imagination and learning for children when you encourage the expression of ideas through writing. Kids Have All the Write Stuff: Revised and Updated for a Digital Age shows … [more below]
- Author: Maloy, Robert W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1625344678
- Language: English
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Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights: The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix It
$28.27 Add to cartEssays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: “Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book.” —Library Journal
The sudden meltdown of the news media has spark- Author: McChesney, Robert W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 03 2011
- ISBN10: 1595585486
- Language: English
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An Asylum of Loons: Charming Names from the Bird World
$14.95 Read moreThis bright, vivid, and colorful book introduces a multitude of collective nouns for specific types of birds, along with the words’ meanings and history.
- Author: Publications, Adventure
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 1591939046
- Language: English
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The Rock That Is Higher: Story as Truth
$18.00 Add to cartWe are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse it sometimes in our dreams, or as we turn a corner, and suddenly there is a strange, s… [more below]
- Author: L’Engle, Madeleine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 1524759341
- Language: English
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Winning the Room: Public Speaking Skills for Unforgettable Storytelling (Public Speaking Skills, Everyday Business Storytelling, Pitch M
$24.99 Read moreFor entrepreneurs, creatives, business people, or anyone looking to create authentic connective moments, Winning the Room is the public speaking book for you! Expand from a scared fumbling mess to a p… [more below]
- Author: Pease, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 332
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1684811228
- Language: English
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The Modern Couple’s Guide to Wedding Speeches: How to Write and Deliver an Unforgettable Speech or Toast
$19.99 Read moreGroom or bride, straight or gay. Nail the perfect words to say.
There’s no longer an excuse for wedding speeches to be a tedious succession of predictable platitudes, outdated etiquette and cheesy wed- Author: Ellert-McDermott, Heidi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 26, 2023
- ISBN10: 1472147561
- Language: English
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Korean Short Stories for Beginners: Improve Your Korean Listening and Reading Comprehension Skills
$16.90 Add to cartAre you struggling to boost your Korean language skills?
Do you find it challenging to understand Korean pronunciation, vocabulary, and sentence structure?
Don’t worry, there is an easier, more enjoyabl
- Author: Korean, Fluent in
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: December 01 2022
- ISBN10: 9798888319932
- Language: English
