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The English Language, Its Grammar And History: Together With A Treatise On English Composition is a book written by Henry Lewis and published in 1881. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the English language, covering its grammar and history...

Hotel Rwanda. Philadelphia.  Silkwood. Some of the most important films ever made have tackled real-world social issues, from genocide to homophobia to corporate greed. As storytellers, activist screenwriters recognize that social issues make great...

This collection, aimed at scholars, teachers, and practitioners in technical communication, focuses on the praxis-based connections between technical communication and theoretical movements that have emerged in the past several decades, namely new...

Rhetorical Realism responds to the surging interest in nonhumans across the humanities by exploring how realist commitments have historically accompanied understandings of rhetoric from antiquity to the present. For a discipline that often defines itself...

A special gift for Mum!A lovely journal for adults to log and track the books they are reading, with prompts for book title, author, page count, date started, date finished, type of book, fiction genre or non-fiction topic, where the book came from, why...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Create the ultimate mindset: The 5-Step Blueprint to True SuccessDo you want to make a living from your writing?Do you believe it's possible to thrive as a writer?Developing a prosperous mindset is the foundation skill from which all else...

Get Your Writing Into Print and Get it Read - Gathered from more than thirty years of writing, editing, and teaching others from 23 nations how to write and publish, Beverly Caruso has assembled a wealth of helpful tips, useful check lists, and...

SELF IMPROVEMENTWhat do getting a job, earning a promotion, making the right friends, and boosting your confidence all have in common? Doing each one of those things is a whole lot easier when you can speak and write without making grammatical mistakes...

This edition of Don Quixote was developed particularly for the young minded. There are many teenagers, young adults and even baby boomers that have missed out on the wisdom and fun that Don Quixote can offer, for in their attempt at reading the work they...

This is Volume II of an enhanced edition of the Major Works of Judeo-Christian Author Valerie Lynn Stephens. Contained herein are works included in the original edition, as well as newer works not released in the previous edition.

What people are saying about The Writer’s Roadmap:“Surprised me, inspired me, and got me organized.”“This is the information I was praying for and a must read for all artists/entrepreneurs.”“If you’re seeking...

Jenna flees her life of slavery to fulfil one last desire to re-unite with her beloved Gabriel in the timeless city of Paris. During her journey she is hunted by the relentless Purgers and must confront a dying world bereft of its own history. In...

You've written a book of fiction. You want to make it the best it can be. 'The Elements of Active Prose' gives you pithy tips for improving your writing scene by scene, sentence by sentence. If you've ever wondered what is meant by the advice to 'show,...

The Literary Agent's Guide to Writing a Non-Fiction Book Proposal will  lead you through the steps to constructing a convincing book proposal that will make the best case possible for your project.  The author, Andy Ross, is a literary...

The focus of this volume is on how language is used between adults and children. The results is a volume that will appeal to readers in language development and narrative discourse. Has the potential to become a classic graduate-level text/reference.

This book explores three exciting and key areas of creative writing practice and understanding. What stimulates a writer to write - or to write a particular piece? What do they intend to achieve when they do it? And is there a process we can study and...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This book is designed to help both the beginning writer and the published writer who wants additional guidance in the marketing aspects of the trade. All the creative aspects of writing are covered from how to get and develop ideas to the ways and means...

Telling a Good One is the first comprehensive examination of the collaborative process that creates a Native American life story. Kathleen Mullen Sands draws on her partnership with the late Theodore Rios, a Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago) narrator, to...

A short story writing guide authored by editors and competition judges L. E. Daniels & C. Sawyer. Short fiction is in demand. Submission calls are global and a few publications will light up your portfolio. Collectively, L. E. Daniels and C. Sawyer...

De Antiphontis Et Thucydidis: Genre Dicendi (1875) est liber a Philippo Both scriptus, qui tractat de genere dicendi in duobus oratoribus et scriptoribus Graecis antiquis, Antiphonte et Thucydide. In hoc libro, Both investigat stilum et argumentationem...

Brilliant Activities for Reading Comprehension (3rd edition) is a 6-book series containing engaging, enjoyable texts and activities to help primary school children to develop their reading comprehension skills and foster a love of reading. The...

The past decade has brought important new advances in the fields of genetics, behavioral genetics, linguistics, language acquisition, studies of language impairment, and brain imaging. Although these advances are each highly relevant to the determination...

So You Want to Write about American Indians? is the first of its kind-an indispensable guide for anyone interested in writing and publishing a novel, memoir, collection of short stories, history, or ethnography involving the Indigenous peoples of the...

This book uses a clear format to set out the key stages of communication development in babies and young children.

An incredibly helpful guide to getting your book published, from an experienced literary agent.

Part of the 'We Are Greater' series, this notebook is personalized with a quote from Freya Celeste's poetry: "Cry as many tears as your body will allow. Let them soak your pillow with paintings of loss and second chances."This title...

Part of the 'We Are Greater' series, this notebook is personalized with a quote from Freya Celeste's poetry: "I know you need me but right now I need myself more. And that's okay."This title quote serves to continue the...

Part of the 'We Are Greater' series, this notebook is personalized with a quote from Freya Celeste's poetry: "I am not afraid anymore. I am free."This title quote serves to continue the conversation of self care, having been...

Part of the 'We Are Greater' series, this notebook is personalized with a quote from Freya Celeste's poetry: "I lived. I learned. I overcame."This title quote serves to continue the conversation of self care, having been...

Part of the 'We Are Greater' series, this notebook is personalized with a quote from Freya Celeste's poetry: "Have the nobility to give to others. Have the strength to give to yourself."This title quote serves to continue the...

Creating a unique, immersive setting one life form at a time.CREATING LIFE (THE ART OF WORLD BUILDING, #1) is a detailed how-to guide on inventing the heart of every imaginary world - life. With chapters on creating gods, species/races, plants, animals,...

"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-defining. Or even as one of my friends says: 'Good...

As writers of fiction, we have godlike power to create worlds and populate them with beings. It's a delicious feeling when we've done it successfully. Successfully, of course, is the key word. We have to know our characters' desires, fears,...

International award-winning writer, Ian Hooper, is a passionate advocate for Indie Authors and their ability to self-publish professionally. This 3rd edition of his beginner's guide navigates you through the use of eBook and print, 'Print on Demand'...

Created as the text book for the Speaking Canadian English course at Sheridan College, English is Crazy (EiC), (Originally English is Stupid), is a manual for learning spoken English. English conversation follows different rules from...

Not sure how to begin writing? Four assignments and only four weeks to go before the deadline? Then this book is for you.Find out the rules of the essay-writing game: how to muckrake for information, write drafts, handle references, and do analysis...

Good writing engages as it informs and feature journalism offers writers the opportunity to tell deep, affecting stories that look beyond the immediate mechanics of who, what, where and when and explore the more difficult-and more rewarding- questions:...

The longest-running national peer-reviewed journal dedicated to writing across the curriculum, the WAC Journal is an open-access journal published annually by Clemson University, Parlor Press, and the WAC Clearinghouse. It is available by subscription in...

The oldest independent periodical in the field, Composition Studies publishes original articles relevant to rhetoric and composition, including those that address teaching college writing; theorizing rhetoric and composing; administering writing...

THE WAC JOURNAL is a national peer-reviewed journal on writing across the curriculum. Published by Clemson University, Parlor Press, and the WAC Clearinghouse, THE WAC JOURNAL is an annual collection of articles by educators about their WAC ideas and WAC...

The oldest independent periodical in the field, Composition Studies publishes original articles relevant to rhetoric and composition, including those that address teaching college writing; theorizing rhetoric and composing; administering writing...