Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
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The Frugal Book Promoter – 3rd Edition: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher
$24.95 Add to cartThe Frugal Book Promoter assures your book gets the best possible start in life, whether your publisher assigns zero dollars or thousands to your book’s marketing campaign. A former publicist, the aut
- Author: Howard-Johnson, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 292
- Publish Date: September 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1615994688
- Language: English
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Be An Author: A Guide to the Basics and the Bewares of Getting Published
$14.00 Add to cartIt’s no secret that the world of publishing can be difficult to understand. It’s an industry where things change almost as much as they stay the same. Confusing, right? Technology has paved the way fo
- Author: Nine, Diane S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 78
- Publish Date: August 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1950544060
- Language: English
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Find Out Anything from Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning from a Veteran Interrogator
$19.95 Read moreThe secret to finding out anything you want to know is amazingly simple: Ask good questions. Most people trip through life asking bad questions–of teachers, friends, coworkers, clients, prospects, ex… [more below]
- Author: Pyle, James O.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 20 2014
- ISBN10: 1601632983
- Language: English
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Story Craft: Reflections on Faith, Culture, and Writing from the Author of Hank the Cowdog
$12.99 Read moreIn his book, Story Craft, John R. Erickson says that one of the biggest challenges he faced as a young author was figuring out, What is a story, and what is it supposed to do? Those were simple questi… [more below]
- Author: Erickson, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1591888913
- Language: English
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Grammatically Correct: The Essential Guide to Spelling, Style, Usage, Grammar, and Punctuation
$19.99 Read moreHow does good writing stand out?
If its purpose is to convey facts, findings, or instructions, it need be read only once for its content to be clear. If its purpose is to entertain or to provoke thoug- Author: Stilman, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 07 2010
- ISBN10: 1582976163
- Language: English
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Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo (Novel and Creative Writing Book, National Novel Writing Month Nan
$16.95 Read moreEvery writer knows that as rewarding as the creative process is, it can often be a bumpy road. Have hope and keep at it! Designed to kick-start creativity, this handsome handbook from the executive di… [more below]
- Author: Faulkner, Grant
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1452161089
- Language: English
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Confessions of a Public Speaker
$24.99 Add to cartIn this hilarious and highly practical book, author and professional speaker Scott Berkun reveals the techniques behind what great communicators do, and shows how anyone can learn to use them well. Fo
- Author: Berkun, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 238
- Publish Date: February 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1449301959
- Language: English
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The One and Only Ivan: An Instructional Guide for Literature
$12.99 Read moreStudents will take meaningful lessons from this inspiring story of a gorilla named Ivan who grew up in captivity. The One and Only Ivan: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides rigorous and app… [more below]
- Series: Great Works: Instructional Guides for Literature
- Author: Prior, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1425889697
- Language: English
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Forgotten Manuscript
$16.95 Read more“Sergio Chejfec is an admirable writer.” –Patti Smith
“Could anyone possibly believe that writing doesn’t exist? It would be like denying the existence of rain.”
The perfect green notebook forms the ba
- Author: Chejfec, Sergio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1913867714
- Language: English
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Do Not Write a Book…Until You Read This One: The Only Guide You Need to Pen, Publish, and Profit from Your Nonfiction Book
$49.99 Add to cartEmbark on your authorship journey with confidence and clarity by delving into Do Not Write a Book…Until You Read This One. This indispensable guide takes you on a comprehensive exploration of the en
- Author: Berthiaume, A. Y.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 402
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1953315283
- Language: English
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Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive, Revised and Expanded Edition
$19.95 Read moreFrom veteran teacher and acclaimed author Joni B. Cole comes a revised and expanded edition of her popular writing guide Toxic Feedback. Successful writers know that feedback is often the difference b… [more below]
- Author: Cole, Joni B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0826364837
- Language: English
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I Hate Writing: The Unofficial Guide to Freshman Composition and Undergraduate Writing
$10.95 Add to cartI Hate Writing may be the only “page-turner” textbook out there. J.M. Bohannon gives her readers invaluable writing advice, using an uplifting, modern voice tinged with humor. She takes her readers th… [more below]
- Author: Bohannon, J. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 74
- Publish Date: March 18 2005
- ISBN10: 0595349439
- Language: English
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Jimmy Breslin: Essential Writings (Loa #377)
$40.00 Read moreRediscover the golden age of journalism, when columns were events, through this collection of more than 70 pieces by a master stylist and larger-than-life character on the New York and national scene … [more below]
- Author: Breslin, Jimmy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 734
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1598537687
- Language: English
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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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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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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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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
