First Grade Reading Roundup (Sylvan Fun on the Run Series)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $3.99

Have fun improving reading skills with Sylvan's proven techniques for success!

First Grade Reading Roundup helps children improve their reading skills through engaging games and activities. Packed with colorful pictures and quick, fun exercises, this book will help students learn and practice while they:

·  Put words together to make bigger words—like "cup" and... Read more >

The Great Typo Hunt
Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
Written by Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $14.00

The signs of the times are missing apostrophes.
 
The world needed a hero, but how would an editor with no off-switch answer the call? For Jeff Deck, the writing was literally on the wall: “NO TRESSPASSING.” In that moment, his greater purpose became clear.  Dark hordes of typos had descended upon civilization&hellip... Read more >

Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines
Sixteen Master Archetypes
Written by Tami D. Cowden, Caro Lafever and Sue Viders

Format: eBook, 216 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2010
Price: $14.99

All fiction writers want to write stories with great heroes and heroines--characters who leap off the page and capture the reader's imagination. Read more >

How to Speak Like a Pro

Written by Leon Fletcher

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 29, 1996
Price: $16.00

This book contains step-by-step strategies to help you develop both the confidence and skills necessary to become a good speaker, and features a handy "checklist" at teh end of each chapter.


From the Paperback edition. Read more >

You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
Written by Robert Lane Greene

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $25.00

"An insightful, accessible examination of the way in which day-to-day speech is tangled in a complicated web of history, politics, race, economics and power." - Kirkus


What is it about other people’s language that moves some of us to anxiety or even rage? For centuries, sticklers the world over have donned the... Read more >

The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing
How to Find Funds and Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary, and Performing Artist
Written by Gigi Rosenberg

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 14, 2010
Price: $16.99

The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing is designed to transform readers from starving artists fumbling to get by into working artists who confidently tap into all the resources at their disposal. Written in an engaging and down-to-earth tone, this comprehensive guide includes time-tested strategies, anecdotes from successful grant writers, and tips... Read more >

Writing Begins with the Breath
Embodying Your Authentic Voice
Written by Laraine Herring

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $16.95

In this distinctive guide to the craft of writing, author Laraine Herring shows us how to tune into our bodies and connect with our emotions so that our writing becomes an expression of our full beings, rather than just an intellectual exercise. With warmth and wisdom, Herring offers a path to... Read more >

Second Grade Success with Sight Words (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $12.99

A solid foundation of reading skills is essential for children to become successful readers. Learning basic sight words is a critical step in building that foundation. The activities in this workbook are designed to help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead—and best of all, to have lots of... Read more >

Word Hero
A Fiendishly Clever Guide to Crafting the Lines that Get Laughs, Go Viral, and Live Forever
Written by Jay Heinrichs

Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $9.99

Yes, it’s true: you can learn how to be a verbal wizard!
 
Ever hear someone utter an unforgettable phrase and feel yourself reacting with with…well, awe?  Ever read a great quote and think I could never come up with anything that clever?  
 
Daunting as it may seem, there’s... Read more >

How to Make a Journal of Your Life

Written by Dan Price

Format: eBook
On Sale: October 5, 2011
Price: $9.99

When nomad artist and free spirit Dan Price began jotting down his musings in the form of whimsical drawings and inspired prose, he hardly could have imagined that his self-published journal-zine, the MOONLIGHT CHRONICLES, would earn him a cult following across the country. Now in its twentieth edition, the MOONLIGHT CHRONICLES... Read more >