Language Arts & Disciplines 5

This is the book editors have been recommending to would-be authors who might be shocked to hear that a fine writing style usually plays only a tiny role in whether a proposal becomes a book. Instead, according to the authors, the freshness of ideas and the size of the potential audience drive the……続きを見る

This essential resource helps all writers organize, shape, and complete their work while expressing their ideas creatively and clearly. Rules of style and technique are covered, with examples of expert prose from the masters. An Appendix covers punctuation and grammar.続きを見る

Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge is a poet and teacher who conducts workshops privately, as well as in the California Poets in the Schools program. Her exuberant, critically acclaimed teaching guide takes instructors, writers, and general readers into the very heart and intensity of life and the craft o……続きを見る

Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo ……続きを見る

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How do culture and language correspond? How does language work, and how do languages vary? An expert linguist and anthropologist addresses these and related issues in a highly readable examination of language within the contexts of thought, historical process, race, culture, and art. Topics includ……続きを見る

This highly respected anthology of medieval English literature features poetry, prose and popular tales from Arthurian legend and classical mythology. Includes notes on each extract, appendices, and an extensive glossary by J. R. R. Tolkien.続きを見る

One of the most comprehensive books on the Hebrew language, it covers all aspects, including word roots and derivatives, prefixes and suffixes, syntax and pronunciation. Filled with features, like historical background on the Hebrew language and grammar, this is an indispensable resource for the s……続きを見る

Written by two major American poets, this systematic study of meter, tempo, rhyme, and other components of verse incorporates countless vivid illustrative examples. Concise and informal, it progresses from the smaller elements to the larger: from syllables to feet to lines to stanzas, and from sma……続きを見る

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the bestselling "Den of Thieves" and "Blood Sport" comes a hands-on guide to the art of reporting and the craft of writing compelling non-fiction, featuring the techniques Stewart uses in his own work.続きを見る

Using examples from actual manuscripts and query letters he's received, a publishing professional illuminates principles that can be applied to virtually any type of writing--fiction, nonfiction, journalism, and even poetry.続きを見る

In his characteristically elegant style, Block offers expert writing advice and shares the experiences and attitudes of a fiction writer, in this companion guide to the popular Telling Lies for Fun & Profit. Destined to become another classic in Block's repertoire, Spider, Spin Me a Web takes a ma……続きを見る

Written in a straightforward manner, with complicated matters clearly explained, Stage Writers Handbook is truly a work no writer for the stage can afford to be without. Here, for the first time, Dana Singer gathers the information and ideas stage writers need to conduct their careers in a busines……続きを見る

From the author of On Writing Well comes a book on how to write clearly aboutany subject--and how to use writing as a means of learning.続きを見る

There are approximately 28 million deaf, hard of hearing, and deafened people in the US, according to Gallaudet University, and although not all of them speak American Sign Language (ASL), a visual-spatial language that is used by the deaf community in the United States (and English-speaking parts……続きを見る

More than a million people have learned the secrets of effective conversation using "Conversationally Speaking." This revised edition provides more ways to improve conversational skills by asking questions that promote conversation, learning how to listen so that others will be encouraged to talk,……続きを見る

Full of diagrams, plot brainstormers, and examples from popular novels, mastering plot and structure has never been so simple.続きを見る

Pick up the Sunday paper and consider how many stories it takes to fill all those pages. How can any newspaper staff produce so many stories every day, every week, every month of the year and keep up with breaking news, too? They cant. They use freelancers. This book serves as a guide to newspaper……続きを見る

Better Vocabulary In 30 Minutes A Day offers a comprehensive method for adding a more impressive list of words to your everyday speech and learning how to use them effortlessly and accurately. Sprinkled throughout the book are fascinating stories about words and origins.続きを見る

In this fun collection of over 400 curious expressions and sayings, Dr. Funk explains the meanings that people use in everyday speech without even thinking about it. He has traced the expressions back through the years in an effort to determine their sources, to find out what the original allusion……続きを見る

A comprehensive and illuminating survey of literary journalism with both historical and international scope, this anthology is the only one of its kind. In a series of sparkling readings, Kevin Kerrane and Ben Yagoda trace the evolution of the so-called "new" journalism back to the 18th century.続きを見る