Language: Reference and general Books

How to Think Like a Writer is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate Creative Writing students and their tutors. Arranged into weeks, the book contains enough material for a 2 x 10 week programme, plus additional workshop material to help students think...

This book takes you on a journey of three months that will change the rest of your life. You will be inspired by the experiences of famous orators from history. The key concepts will become clear and correct speaking will become a second nature as you...

As a welfare kid who grew up in the streets, Randy Rush had to fight for everything he got and knew what it was like to struggle. So, when he was suddenly handed $50 million in tax-free money, he vowed to use his new-found wealth to help others. But what...

From the author of Films of the New French Extremity, The 1990 Teen Horror Cycle, and co-host of the Faculty of Horror podcast: a collection of essays where West seamlessly blends the genres of the personal essay and film criticism, examining gender...

TOUNSI in BLACK and WHITEis a visual dictionary designed for learners of Tunisian Derja. This unique language resource simplifies the learning process by presenting over 860 essential words and phrases through simple black and white illustrations and...

Tout simplement notre meilleur cahier d'exercices pour les débutants qui apprennent le Japonais ! Il regorge d'informations pratiques et utiles et de guides pas à pas pour faciliter et accélérer l'apprentissageDiagrammes d'ordre de course et instructions...

Wissenschaftlich schreiben leicht gemacht - In 5 Schritten zur perfekten Haus- oder Abschlussarbeit. Wie du wissenschaftliche Arbeiten mühelos zu Papier bringst. Inklusive vorgefertigten Satzanfängen und Phasen!Rund 30 % aller Studierenden geben ohne...

This logbook is a great organisational tool for readers. It helps with future purchases, especially online, and helps to avoid you buying a book only to discover pages in that you've read it before. Save time, frustration, and money by...

A collection of 99 compare and contrast writing prompts, along with blank space to respond. There is a wide range of topics, of the sort often found in standardized tests like the TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, or English language exams. Each prompt is phrased...

In a world where Gen-A speaks in words that sound like the inanities uttered by a stroke victim, Brainrot is your ultimate skibidi guide to decoding the chaos of meme culture, post-Covid slang, and TikTok virality. This is more than a book with...

Are you struggling with the verbs and conjugations of the French language?Spoken by close to 300 million people around the world and 20% of Europe, the French language can be tricky to learn if you're not a native. After all, certain aspects of the...

Are you looking to read, speak and write German like a native?Your journey begins here.Right now as a German student, you may be thinking: Nur Bahnhof verstehen... A famous German expression that translates to "I only understand train station".  And...

Do you want to be "ahead of the curve" in business vocabulary in time for your next big company meeting?Want to "get the ball rolling" on improving your communication with employees, employers and possible clients that will work alongside you?In the...

Smart speaking reflects smart thinking.Argue like a Lawyer shows you how expert presenters identify issues before building and then presenting a persuasive argument that uses reasoning and evidence in support of their ideas, actions or theories.We all...

Write a Gripping Murder Mystery and Get Noticed...Are you ready to unleash your inner detective and craft the ultimate crime novel?Would it be even better if you actually had fun writing your novel?This comprehensive toolkit is packed with everything you...

CIEP guides provide a short, basic introduction to the various skills and knowledge needed to work as an editorial professional. They are intended for copyeditors and proofreaders, both practising and potential, and will also prove useful to others...

Would you like to learn to write and speak better English and gain an advantage in your professional and personal life? Do you want to better communicate with an international audience and forge stronger relationships? If you answered "yes" to any of...

Immerse Yourself in Learning German with Short Stories that Make the Language Come Alive & Easy to Learn!Want to learn German the easiest and most exciting way possible? You came to the right place!Learning a second language is a great mental...

'Most books on persuasion teach the few how to sway the many. With wit and vim, Guy has given us something else: an X-ray into the tactics of those trying to change our minds and behaviour.' Stephen Krupin, former speechwriter for...

The definitive guide for anyone working in the oil business. Based on his 30 years' experience of working in oil logistics, storage, operations and oil trading, Stefan van Woenzel has compiled a comprehensive dictionary of oil terms and jargon. This...

Making your great ideas live and breathe in the hearts and minds of your stakeholders is key to your success.But too many great ideas wither and die because they don't have the communication strength and structure to develop, grow, adapt and reproduce in...

Now you can 'spook Fronch' like the policeman in ’Allo ’Allo! Based on a favourite character from the BBC TV sitcom. In this delightful book, Officer Crabtree's masterly grasp of Fronch falls under the spotlight as never...

The community of translator trainers is growing constantly, as new courses are set up in diverse contexts throughout the world. After a brief overview of current approaches to translator training, this book offers practical guidance to sound training...

The definition of value or quality with respect to work in translation has historically been a particularly vexed issue. Today, however, the growing demand for translations in such fields as technology and business and the increased scrutiny of...

The premise of this volume is a question: What can the concept of minority bring to the practice and study of translation? Minority is understood here to mean a cultural or political position that is subordinate, whether the social context that so...

Dialogue interpreting includes what is variously referred to in English as Community, Public Service, Liaison, Ad Hoc or Bilateral Interpreting - the defining characteristic being interpreter-mediated communication in spontaneous face-to-face interaction...

Popular and multimodal forms of cultural products are becoming increasingly visible within translation studies research. Interest in translation and music, however, has so far been relatively limited, mainly because translation of musical material has...

Michelle M. Welch, Author of Confidence Game"Jovial and practical, this is a fine 'companion' for any writer of fantasy." Sheri L. McGathy, Author of Within the Shadow of Stone"A treasure trove at your fingertips-a perfect companion to The Complete Guide...

It's time to crush the blank page, shed your writer's angst and write the novel you were meant to write! All the magic and enthusiasm of acclaimed author Karin Adams' in-person writing workshops-now in book form!You've always wanted to write a novel and...

Both in the sheer breadth and in the detail of their coverage the essays in these two volumes challenge hegemonic thinking on the subject of translation

Continuing globalization has meant the increased development and importance of regional and international trade organizations and trade agreements. This Dictionary gives background to the historical development of such systems, as well as giving a...

This reference volume is the definitive guide to the economics and politics of the Middle East. It provides clear definitions detailing terms, concepts, names and organizations used in relation to current economic or political affairs in the Middle East...

La vuelta a la poesía explora la relevancia de la escritura poética en el aula universitaria y escolar. En general, en la vida de quienes desean acercarse a un género que, con requerimientos técnicos sencillos, se presta a la revelación casi mágica del...

This volume engages with the ambivalence embedded in and materialized by waste, its ambiguous ownership, and temporalities, interrogating popular and normative notions of waste and discard, and offering insight into forms of ecology built around waste -...

Improve Your Child's Italian Skills in no Time with the Most Amusing Book for Kids and Beginners!Would you like your child to:Help your child improve their Italian?Learn proper Italian pronunciation?Discover the most commonly used phrases in daily...

The Advanced Rhyming Dictionary represents the culmination of more than seven years of work. It is the first of its kind and is a compendium of two and three syllable multisyllabic rhyme schemes aimed at rappers, poets, educators and academics.Adam...

IF YOU WRITE FICTION, YOU NEED THIS BOOKWhether you self-publish or publish traditionally, you want your book to be the best it can be. You want readers to buy it, love it, and recommend it to their friends.Sometimes this means getting help, not from...

100 Blank Wide Lined White Pages | Perfect Notebook for Kids, Teens, Students, and AdultsFeatures:100 pages of wide lined white paper8.5"x11" sizeClassic composition notebook designHigh quality glossy coverPrinted on both sidesCan be used as a notebook,...

Sell your tech (without getting technical).B2B tech marketing is confusing buyers with technical jargon and drowning them in meaningless buzzwords that leave them overwhelmed (and not all that interested in buying). When everyone's using the same tired...

Use the gigs you get to get the gigs you want. You spend a ton of time building your personal brand to generate more speaking opportunities. You write a blog, record podcasts, post on Instagram, and upload to YouTube. You refine your speaking...

Do you want to harness the full potential of the Competent Communicator program in Toastmasters? Are you a toastmaster who is serious about being good at Public Speaking? A time-tested way to become good at public speaking is to earn the...

2024 Hardcover Reprint of 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. American linguist Paul Postal wrote in 1964 that most of the "syntactic conceptions prevalent in the United States" were...

2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.  A class of educators, social workers, lawyers, and businesspeople at the New School for Social Research asked Mr...

The great classic work, A Course in Miracles, is devoted to teachings about who we are, our relationships to God and with each other, and the actually mental nature of our bodies and the world. There are three constituent parts to the Course: The Text, a...

Lin's plays take us back to her early years in the 50's and 60's. Bringing to life homey and humorous details of the era.

<h4><b>Welcome to the most comprehensive compilation of English poetry in a single volume.</b></h4><p>Explore a world of timeless verse featuring the <b>most famous English poems</b> ever written, all within the...

Far more than simply an overview of improv comedy, this book helps actors, writers and comedians learn the basics as taught in all the major comedy schools. First, the do's and don'ts of the Comedy Improv Commandments. The concepts that, when...