Poemcrazy
Freeing Your Life with Words
Written by Susan G. Wooldridge

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 1, 1997
Price: $13.95

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 of expressing what one feels... Read more >

Kindergarten Alphabet Activities (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $12.99

Bonus $10 discount coupon off your child’s Skills Assessment at a Sylvan Learning Center with the purchase of every Sylvan Workbook!

Is your child ready to master the letters of the alphabet? Sylvan’s Kindergarten Alphabet Activities workbook will help teach your child the alphabet letters and sounds. It is full of curriculum-based... Read more >

On Method Acting

Written by Edward Dwight

Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: July 30, 1989
Price: $7.99

Practiced by such actors of stature as Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Julie Harris, Dustin Hoffman, and Ellen Burstyn (not to mention the late James Dean) the Method offers a practical application of the renowned Stanislavsky technique.

On Method Acting demystifies the "mysteries" of Method acting -- breaking down the various steps... Read more >

Transformational Speaking

Written by Gail Larsen

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2009
Price: $16.95

You can change the world—one audience at a time!
 
Today's challenging times call for passionate visionaries who are authentic and articulate communicators. Speaking coach and consultant Gail Larsen presents a proven program that liberates the "speaker within" and transforms even the reluctant orator into an agent of change.
 
While most books on... Read more >

Living Language Arabic, Essential Edition
Beginner course, including coursebook, 3 audio CDs, Arabic script guide, and free online learning
Written by Living Language

Format: Package, 272 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $22.99

Arabic, Essential Edition is a unique multimedia introduction to Modern Standard Arabic.
 
At the core of Arabic, Essential Edition is the Living Language Method™, based on linguistic science, proven techniques, and over 65 years of experience. Our method teaches you the whole language, so you can express yourself, not just recite memorized words... Read more >

Screenplay Workbook
The Writing Before the Writing
Written by Jeremy Robinson and Tom Mungovan

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2003
Price: $18.95

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Fifth Grade Vocabulary Success (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $12.99

Solid vocabulary knowledge not only prepares fifth-graders for academic success–it makes them stronger readers. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it!

TIC-TAC-TOE
Helps kids distinguish between synonyms and antonyms. Find... Read more >

A Family of Readers
The Book Lover's Guide to Children's and Young Adult Literature
Edited by Roger Sutton and Martha V. Parravano

Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2011
Price: $14.99

Two of the most trusted reviewers in the field join with top authors, illustrators, and critics in a definitive guide to choosing books for children—and nurturing their love of reading.

A FAMILY OF READERS is the definitive resource for parents interested in enriching the reading lives of their children. It’s divided into... Read more >

Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes
Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
Written by Daniel L. Everett

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $16.00

A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived with the Pirahã, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in central Brazil. Daniel Everett arrived among the Pirahã with his wife and three young children hoping to convert the tribe to Christianity. Everett quickly became... Read more >

Tokyo Vice
An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Written by Jake Adelstein

Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $9.99

A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist.
 
Jake Adelstein is the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police Press Club, where for twelve years he covered the dark side of Japan: extortion, murder, human trafficking, fiscal... Read more >