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Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess
A Journal
Written by E L James
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $16.99
Inspired by the #1 New York Times Bestselling Trilogy, the official FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: Inner Goddess Journal is a beautiful blank book designed for keeping a journal or writing notes. It features a foreword by E L James, brief excerpts from the novels, tips for writers, a writing playlist, elegant... Read more >
A Journal
Written by E L James
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $16.99
Inspired by the #1 New York Times Bestselling Trilogy, the official FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: Inner Goddess Journal is a beautiful blank book designed for keeping a journal or writing notes. It features a foreword by E L James, brief excerpts from the novels, tips for writers, a writing playlist, elegant... Read more >
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Several Short Sentences About Writing
Written by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $15.00
Written by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $15.00
An indispensable and distinctive book that will help anyone who wants to write, write better, or have a clearer understanding of what it means for them to be writing, from widely admired writer and teacher Verlyn Klinkenborg.
Klinkenborg believes that most of our received wisdom about how writing works is not only...
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Leap Write In!
Adventures in Creative Writing to Stretch and Surprise Your One-of-a-Kind Mind
Translated by Karen Benke
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $14.95
Invite your jittery mind into quiet slips of timed or untimed writing experiments that are designed to encourage your timid heart to forge forgotten feelings and entice your shy-self to make friends with emerging emotions. With a bounty of prompts to select from, you’ll be inspired to explore all the wacky... Read more >
Adventures in Creative Writing to Stretch and Surprise Your One-of-a-Kind Mind
Translated by Karen Benke
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $14.95
Invite your jittery mind into quiet slips of timed or untimed writing experiments that are designed to encourage your timid heart to forge forgotten feelings and entice your shy-self to make friends with emerging emotions. With a bounty of prompts to select from, you’ll be inspired to explore all the wacky... Read more >
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College Essays that Made a Difference, 5th Edition
Written by Princeton Review
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $11.99
Not sure how to tackle the scariest part of your college application—the personal essays? Get a little inspiration from real-life examples of successful essays that scored! In this 5th edition of College Essays that Made a Difference, you’ll find:
• 114 real essays written by 90 unique college hopefuls applying to Harvard, Princeton... Read more >
Written by Princeton Review
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $11.99
Not sure how to tackle the scariest part of your college application—the personal essays? Get a little inspiration from real-life examples of successful essays that scored! In this 5th edition of College Essays that Made a Difference, you’ll find:
• 114 real essays written by 90 unique college hopefuls applying to Harvard, Princeton... Read more >
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College Essays That Made a Difference, 5th Edition
Written by Princeton Review
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $13.99
Written by Princeton Review
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $13.99
Not sure how to tackle the scariest part of your college application—the personal essays? Get a little inspiration from real-life examples of successful essays that scored! In College Essays that Made a Difference, 5th Edition, you’ll find:
• 114 real essays written by 90 unique college hopefuls applying to Harvard, Princeton, Stanford...
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Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $12.99
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! The eBook edition of Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam has been optimized for e-reader viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. The 2013 edition includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
• A comprehensive “Hit Parade” of important vocabulary words
• Detailed... Read more >
Written by Princeton Review
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $12.99
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! The eBook edition of Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam has been optimized for e-reader viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. The 2013 edition includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
• A comprehensive “Hit Parade” of important vocabulary words
• Detailed... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Cracking the AP English Literature & Composition Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $12.99
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! This eBook edition of Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam has been optimized for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. The 2013 edition includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
• In-depth, engaging review of important literary movements
• Comprehensive glossary... Read more >
Written by Princeton Review
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $12.99
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! This eBook edition of Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam has been optimized for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. The 2013 edition includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
• In-depth, engaging review of important literary movements
• Comprehensive glossary... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $18.00
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2013 Edition includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
• A comprehensive “Hit Parade” of important vocabulary words
• Detailed coverage of all essay types—rhetorical analysis, argumentative, and synthesis
• Tips on how to craft a winning synthesis essay
• Useful techniques... Read more >
Written by Princeton Review
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $18.00
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2013 Edition includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
• A comprehensive “Hit Parade” of important vocabulary words
• Detailed coverage of all essay types—rhetorical analysis, argumentative, and synthesis
• Tips on how to craft a winning synthesis essay
• Useful techniques... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Cracking the AP English Literature & Composition Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $18.00
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2013 Edition includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
• In-depth, engaging review of important literary movements
• Comprehensive glossary of key AP English Literature terms
• Practical, targeted advice for writing high-scoring essays
• Useful techniques for cracking the multiple-choice... Read more >
Written by Princeton Review
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $18.00
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2013 Edition includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
• In-depth, engaging review of important literary movements
• Comprehensive glossary of key AP English Literature terms
• Practical, targeted advice for writing high-scoring essays
• Useful techniques for cracking the multiple-choice... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Several Short Sentences About Writing
Written by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $11.99
Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that... Read more >
Written by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $11.99
Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Several Short Sentences About Writing
Written by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $22.00
Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that... Read more >
Written by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $22.00
Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Wired for Story
The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
Written by Lisa Cron
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $14.99
This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.
Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals... Read more >
The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
Written by Lisa Cron
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $14.99
This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.
Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Wired for Story
The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
Written by Lisa Cron
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $11.99
This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.
Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals these... Read more >
The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
Written by Lisa Cron
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $11.99
This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.
Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals these... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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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 >
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 >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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How to Write It, Third Edition
A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write
Written by Sandra E. Lamb
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: August 30, 2011
Price: $18.99
Write personal and professional communications with clarity, confidence, and style.
How to Write It is the essential resource for eloquent personal and professional self-expression. Award-winning journalist Sandra E. Lamb transforms even reluctant scribblers into articulate wordsmiths by providing compelling examples of nearly every type and form of written communication. Completely updated... Read more >
A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write
Written by Sandra E. Lamb
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: August 30, 2011
Price: $18.99
Write personal and professional communications with clarity, confidence, and style.
How to Write It is the essential resource for eloquent personal and professional self-expression. Award-winning journalist Sandra E. Lamb transforms even reluctant scribblers into articulate wordsmiths by providing compelling examples of nearly every type and form of written communication. Completely updated... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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How to Write It, Third Edition
A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write
Written by Sandra E. Lamb
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: August 30, 2011
Price: $12.99
Write personal and professional communications with clarity, confidence, and style.
How to Write It is the essential resource for eloquent personal and professional self-expression. Award-winning journalist Sandra E. Lamb transforms even reluctant scribblers into articulate wordsmiths by providing compelling examples of nearly every type and form of written communication. Completely updated... Read more >
A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write
Written by Sandra E. Lamb
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: August 30, 2011
Price: $12.99
Write personal and professional communications with clarity, confidence, and style.
How to Write It is the essential resource for eloquent personal and professional self-expression. Award-winning journalist Sandra E. Lamb transforms even reluctant scribblers into articulate wordsmiths by providing compelling examples of nearly every type and form of written communication. Completely updated... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Lonely Voice
A Study of the Short Story
Written by Frank O'Connor
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 7, 2011
Price: $17.95
A Study of the Short Story
Written by Frank O'Connor
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 7, 2011
Price: $17.95
Introduction by Russell Banks.
The legendary book about writing by the legendary writer is back!
Frank O’Connor was one of the twentieth century’s greatest short story writers, and one of Ireland’s greatest authors ever. Now, O’Connor’s influential and sought-after book on the short story is back.
The Lonely Voice offers a master class with...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Lonely Voice
Written by Frank O'Connor
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 6, 2011
Price: $16.95
Introduction by Russell Banks.
The legendary book about writing by the legendary writer is back!
Frank O’Connor was one of the twentieth century’s greatest short story writers, and one of Ireland’s greatest authors ever. Now, O’Connor’s influential and sought-after book on the short story is back.
The Lonely Voice offers a... Read more >
Written by Frank O'Connor
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 6, 2011
Price: $16.95
Introduction by Russell Banks.
The legendary book about writing by the legendary writer is back!
Frank O’Connor was one of the twentieth century’s greatest short story writers, and one of Ireland’s greatest authors ever. Now, O’Connor’s influential and sought-after book on the short story is back.
The Lonely Voice offers a... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Effective Magazine Writing
Let Your Words Reach the World
Written by Roger Palms
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2011
Price: $7.99
Let your words reach the World
If you are a writer who wants to have an impact with your words in the Christian magazine market, this book is for you. The former editor of Decision magazine, Palms helps you take stock of your gifts and use the to creatively minister to others... Read more >
Let Your Words Reach the World
Written by Roger Palms
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2011
Price: $7.99
Let your words reach the World
If you are a writer who wants to have an impact with your words in the Christian magazine market, this book is for you. The former editor of Decision magazine, Palms helps you take stock of your gifts and use the to creatively minister to others... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Right Letter
How to Communicate Effectively in a Busy World
Written by Jan Venolia
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2011
Price: $11.99
Replaces previous edition.In today'¬?s hectic world of cell phones, email, and instant messages, is it still worthwhile to know how to write a good letter? Absolutely! An attractive, well-written letter can grab the reader'¬?s attention and hold it long after someone else'¬?s email has been discarded. It can make a strong... Read more >
How to Communicate Effectively in a Busy World
Written by Jan Venolia
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2011
Price: $11.99
Replaces previous edition.In today'¬?s hectic world of cell phones, email, and instant messages, is it still worthwhile to know how to write a good letter? Absolutely! An attractive, well-written letter can grab the reader'¬?s attention and hold it long after someone else'¬?s email has been discarded. It can make a strong... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Rewrite Right!
Your Guide to Perfectly Polished Prose
Written by Jan Venolia
Illustrated by Ellen Sasaki
Format: eBook, 200 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2011
Price: $9.99
Everyone knows that writing can be improved by the simple process of reviewing, editing, and rewriting, but many struggle with how to go about critiquing their own work—be it a letter to a friend, an important business document, or an academic essay. Fortunately, help is at hand in REWRITE RIGHT!, the... Read more >
Your Guide to Perfectly Polished Prose
Written by Jan Venolia
Illustrated by Ellen Sasaki
Format: eBook, 200 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2011
Price: $9.99
Everyone knows that writing can be improved by the simple process of reviewing, editing, and rewriting, but many struggle with how to go about critiquing their own work—be it a letter to a friend, an important business document, or an academic essay. Fortunately, help is at hand in REWRITE RIGHT!, the... Read more >
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Beyond the Writers' Workshop
New Ways to Write Creative Nonfiction
Written by Carol Bly
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2011
Price: $11.99
An innovative new approach to teaching and writing creative nonfiction from veteran teacher and critically acclaimed author Carol Bly.
Teachers and writers everywhere are facing the limits imposed by the prevailing models of teaching: community or MFA “workshops” or, at the high-school level, “peer review.” In Beyond the Writers' Workshop Carol Bly... Read more >
New Ways to Write Creative Nonfiction
Written by Carol Bly
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2011
Price: $11.99
An innovative new approach to teaching and writing creative nonfiction from veteran teacher and critically acclaimed author Carol Bly.
Teachers and writers everywhere are facing the limits imposed by the prevailing models of teaching: community or MFA “workshops” or, at the high-school level, “peer review.” In Beyond the Writers' Workshop Carol Bly... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Finding the Words
Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules
Written by Jared Bland
Format: Trade Paperback, 328 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $24.99
Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules
Written by Jared Bland
Format: Trade Paperback, 328 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $24.99
Celebrated writers reveal surprising truths about the joys, challenges, and importance of finding the words, in this special fundraising anthology for PEN Canada.
In Finding the Words, thirty-one well-known writers share deeply personal discoveries and stories that will surprise, delight, and stir the mind and heart. By turns inspiring, provocative, witty, and...
Also available as an
eBook.
Finding the Words
Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules
Written by Jared Bland
Format: eBook, 328 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $19.99
Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules
Written by Jared Bland
Format: eBook, 328 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $19.99
Celebrated writers reveal surprising truths about the joys, challenges, and importance of finding the words, in this special fundraising anthology for PEN Canada.
In Finding the Words, thirty-one well-known writers share deeply personal discoveries and stories that will surprise, delight, and stir the mind and heart. By turns inspiring, provocative, witty, and...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing
How to Find Funds and Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary, and Performance Artist
Written by Gigi Rosenberg
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 14, 2010
Price: $12.99
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 >
How to Find Funds and Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary, and Performance Artist
Written by Gigi Rosenberg
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 14, 2010
Price: $12.99
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 >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
