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  • Defining the World

    The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary

    by Henry Hitchings ...
    “[A] marvelous account” of Johnson’s towering achievement, nearly a decade of labor and linguistic fact-finding, presented by “a buoyant, zestful writer” (The Boston Globe).By the early eighteenth century, France and Italy had impressive lexicons, but there was no authoritative dictionary of English. Impelled by a mixture of national pride and commercial expedience, the prodigious polymath Samuel ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beginner's Russian with Interactive Online Workbook, 2nd edition

    by Anna S. Kudyma, Frank J. Miller, Olga E. Kagan, Michael A. Lavery ...
    Start speaking Russian today!Now in an updated second edition, Beginner’s Russian with Interactive Online Workbook offers an innovative, easy, and thorough way to speak, and read Russian confidently. This complete Russian course includes a user-friendly textbook and interactive online workbook. The carefully-paced, relevant lessons cover grammar and language basics in the context of everyday ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • How to Write & Sell True Crime

    by Gary Provost ...
    It all starts with a newspaper article depiciting an unthinkable crime in a local community. From these headlines, a skilled writer can weave a full-length book - developing the characters, determining the motives, reporting on the judgment. That writer could be you. If you're fascinated by unusual crime stories; if you want to know how to determine which stories have book potential; if you want ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Elements of Fiction

    by Walter Mosley ...
    The renowned novelist and author of This Year You Write a Novel shares a “compact but insight-rich” guide to fiction writing (Publishers Weekly).In his essential writing guide, This Year You Write Your Novel, Walter Mosley supplied aspiring writers with the basic tools to write a novel in one year. In this complementary follow up, Mosley guides the writer through the elements of not just any ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Biliteracy from the Start

    Literacy Squared in Action

    by Kathy Escamilla, Ph.D., Susan Hopewell, Ph.D., Sandra Butvilofsky, Ph.D., Wendy Sparrow, Ph.D., Lucinda Soltero-González, Manuel Escamilla, Ph.D. ...
    Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared in Action shows bilingual education teachers, administrators, and leadership teams how to plan, implement, monitor, and strengthen biliteracy instruction that builds on students’ linguistic resources in two languages, beginning in kindergarten. Escamilla and her team present a holistic biliteracy framework that is at the heart of their action-oriented ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Etymologicon

    A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

    by Mark Forsyth ...
    This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example,do you know why a mortgage is literally a “death pledge”? Why guns have girls’ names? Why “salt” is related to “soldier”? Discover the answers to all of these etymological questions and more in this fascinating book for fans of of Eats, Shoots & Leaves.The Etymologicon is a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $12.99 USD

  • The Elements of Eloquence

    Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase

    by Mark Forsyth ...
    From the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry…From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase—such as “O Captain! My Captain!” or “To be or not to be”—memorable.In ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Fluent Forever

    How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

    by Gabriel Wyner ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick.“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar ZeroAt thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition

    How to Edit Yourself Into Print

    by Renni Browne, Dave King ...
    Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories.In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the editing techniques they have developed to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • The Flowers of Evil

    The Award-Winning Translation

    by Charles Baudelaire ...
    Translated by Richard Howard ...
    The celebrated, National Book Award-winning, translation of Baudelaire’s masterpiece. “It is the English edition to acquire.”—Washington PostPulitzer Prize winning poet and translator, Richard Howard, gives readers the true voice of Baudelaire in this masterful translation. Charles Baudelaire’s 1857 masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex love, death, the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Audio Recorders to Zucchini Seeds

    Building a Library of Things

    Edited by Mark Robison, Lindley Shedd ...
    This exploration of the range of options for a "library of things" collection demonstrates what has been implemented successfully and offers practical insights regarding these nontraditional projects, from the development of concepts to the everyday realities of maintaining these collections.What services libraries provide and how they function in their communities is constantly being reconsidered ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • Cyfres Amdani: Agor y Drws

    by Amrywiol ...
    6 original, light-hearted short stories, about 1,000 words each aimed at Welsh learners Entry Level. It comprises a list of some unfamiliar words at the bottom of each page together with an A-Z glossary at the end of the volume. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Supporting Neurodiverse College Student Success

    A Guide for Librarians, Student Support Services, and Academic Learning Environments

    by Jeffrey G. Coghill, Elizabeth M.H. Coghill ...
    The basic premise of neurodiversity is that there is no “normal” baseline for brain processes, but that all individual brains vary and therefore are diverse. The CAST organization estimates that 11% of college students enrolling in post-secondary campuses having a learning disability or learning difference. As neurodiverse students enroll in post-secondary education, the environments within which ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • How the Word Is Passed

    A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

    by Clint Smith ...
    This “important and timely” (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives.Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • How to Tell a Story

    The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth

    by The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on twenty-five years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth“From toasts to eulogies, from job interviews to social events, this book will help you with ideas, structure, delivery and more.”—CNNLONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARDOver the past twenty-five years, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Eye on the Struggle

    Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press

    by James McGrath Morris ...
    New York Times–Bestseller and Hooks National Book Award Winner: “A riveting biography of a groundbreaking African American journalist.” —O, The Oprah MagazineIn the 1950s and 1960s, pioneering journalist Ethel Lois Payne, Washington correspondent for the Chicago Defender, elevated civil rights issues to the national agenda. She raised challenging questions at presidential press conferences about ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Misadventures of Zhou Haisheng

    Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level

    by John Pasden, Jared Turner ...
    Series series Mandarin Companion
    Zhou Haisheng is a fun-loving and determined young boy whose life revolves around school and his family’s Chinese restaurant. Always well-intentioned, he finds ways to help out his hard-working parents with the family business. Whether it's inventing his own noodle recipe, delivering the wrong order to a customer, or resorting to extremes when a competing noodle shop opens across the street, Zhou ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • An Introduction to English Sentence Structure

    by Andrew Radford ...
    This new edition of Andrew Radford's outstanding resource for students is a step-by-step, practical introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, written by a globally-renowned expert in the field. Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, Radford outlines key concepts and how they can be used to describe various aspects of English sentence structure. Each chapter contains core ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Novelist as a Vocation

    by Haruki Murakami ...
    Translated by Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • An insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller—and a unique look at the craft of writing from the beloved and best-selling author of 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running."Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers" —New York Times ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Elements of Style ( Fourth Edition )

    by William Strunk Jr., Classics for all ...
    Auteur Strunk, William, 1869-1946 Titre The Elements of Style Langue Anglais Classe LoC PE: Language and Literatures: English Sujet English language -- Rhetoric Sujet English language -- Style Sujet Report writing ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How America Gets the News

    A History of U.S. Journalism

    by Ford Risley, Ashley Walter ...
    This concise history of American journalism—including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and digital—introduces readers to the news media from the first colonial newspapers to today’s news conglomerates and the rise of the digital media.Authors Ford Risley and Ashley Walter examine historical trends, including advocacy journalism, yellow journalism, investigative journalism, tabloid ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Everybody Needs an Editor

    The Essential Guide to Clear and Effective Writing

    by Melissa Harris, Jenn Bane ...
    Wedding toasts, website copy, social media posts, even holiday cards—you’ll become a sharper everyday writer with this witty and comprehensive guide to clearer, better communication.You’ll never write an email the same way after reading Everybody Needs an Editor, a game-changing guide to sharp, attention-getting writing. The authors use their decades of real-life journalism and marketing expertise ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Journalism Manifesto

    by Barbie Zelizer, Pablo J. Boczkowski, C. W. Anderson ...
    Series series The Manifesto Series
    Drawing on the collaborative expertise of three senior scholars, The Journalism Manifesto makes a powerful case for why journalism has become outdated and why it is in need of a long-overdue transformation.Focusing on the relevance of elites, norms and audiences, Zelizer, Boczkowski and Anderson reveal how these previously integral components of journalism have become outdated: Elites, the sources ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • Translating Myself and Others

    by Jhumpa Lahiri ...
    Luminous essays on translation and self-translation by an award-winning writer and literary translatorTranslating Myself and Others is a collection of candid and disarmingly personal essays by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who reflects on her emerging identity as a translator as well as a writer in two languages.With subtlety and emotional immediacy, Lahiri draws on Ovid’s myth of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD