15 books in Language Arts - Grammar
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More Nitty-Gritty Grammar
Another Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication
Written by Hope Edith Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: June 20, 2012
Price: $9.99
Who or whom? Lay or lie? Conjunction, pronoun, predicate, or gerund? If such questions and terms leave you scratching your head, you need the hip and fun follow-up to NITTY-GRITTY GRAMMAR. With a new, easy-to-use alphabetical format and the same winning formula of wacky cartoons, off-the-wall examples, and catchy reminders, MORE... Read more >
Another Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication
Written by Hope Edith Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: June 20, 2012
Price: $9.99
Who or whom? Lay or lie? Conjunction, pronoun, predicate, or gerund? If such questions and terms leave you scratching your head, you need the hip and fun follow-up to NITTY-GRITTY GRAMMAR. With a new, easy-to-use alphabetical format and the same winning formula of wacky cartoons, off-the-wall examples, and catchy reminders, MORE... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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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 >
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 >
Also available as an
eBook.
Write Right!
A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style
Written by Jan Venolia
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2011
Price: $9.99
In this age of electronic correspondence and self-produced documents, we need a useful and reliable writing guide more than ever. WRITE RIGHT! covers the essentials of good writing in a concise and easy-to-follow format. The new edition of this classic handbook takes you through the entire writing process, from understanding the... Read more >
A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style
Written by Jan Venolia
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2011
Price: $9.99
In this age of electronic correspondence and self-produced documents, we need a useful and reliable writing guide more than ever. WRITE RIGHT! covers the essentials of good writing in a concise and easy-to-follow format. The new edition of this classic handbook takes you through the entire writing process, from understanding the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Nitty-Gritty Grammar
A Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication
Written by Hope Edith Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: February 2, 2011
Price: $9.99
With clear text, appealing cartoons, and a focus on common errors and how to correct them, this little volume is a real gem that should find a permanent place with companies, universities, and anyone seeking a user-friendly guide to style and usage.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
A Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication
Written by Hope Edith Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: February 2, 2011
Price: $9.99
With clear text, appealing cartoons, and a focus on common errors and how to correct them, this little volume is a real gem that should find a permanent place with companies, universities, and anyone seeking a user-friendly guide to style and usage.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Great Typo Hunt
Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
Written by Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2010
Price: $13.99
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 >
Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
Written by Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2010
Price: $13.99
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 >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences
A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences
Written by June Casagrande
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2010
Price: $14.00
Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this most important unit. The result? Manuscripts that will never be published and writing careers that will never begin.
In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes... Read more >
A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences
Written by June Casagrande
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2010
Price: $14.00
Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this most important unit. The result? Manuscripts that will never be published and writing careers that will never begin.
In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Script and Scribble
The Rise and Fall of Handwriting
Written by Kitty Burns Florey
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $22.95
Steeped in the Palmer Method of Handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed “penmanship nut” who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding, it gave her pause: “There... Read more >
The Rise and Fall of Handwriting
Written by Kitty Burns Florey
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $22.95
Steeped in the Palmer Method of Handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed “penmanship nut” who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding, it gave her pause: “There... Read more >
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When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It
The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
Written by Ben Yagoda
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $13.99
What do you get when you mix nine parts of speech, one great writer, and generous dashes of insight, humor, and irreverence? One phenomenally entertaining language book.
In his waggish yet authoritative book, Ben Yagoda has managed to undo the dark work of legions of English teachers and libraries of dusty grammar... Read more >
The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
Written by Ben Yagoda
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $13.99
What do you get when you mix nine parts of speech, one great writer, and generous dashes of insight, humor, and irreverence? One phenomenally entertaining language book.
In his waggish yet authoritative book, Ben Yagoda has managed to undo the dark work of legions of English teachers and libraries of dusty grammar... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It
The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
Written by Ben Yagoda
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $13.99
What do you get when you mix nine parts of speech, one great writer, and generous dashes of insight, humor, and irreverence? One phenomenally entertaining language book.
In his waggish yet authoritative book, Ben Yagoda has managed to undo the dark work of legions of English teachers and libraries of dusty grammar... Read more >
The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
Written by Ben Yagoda
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $13.99
What do you get when you mix nine parts of speech, one great writer, and generous dashes of insight, humor, and irreverence? One phenomenally entertaining language book.
In his waggish yet authoritative book, Ben Yagoda has managed to undo the dark work of legions of English teachers and libraries of dusty grammar... Read more >
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The Pen Commandments
Written by Steven Frank
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99
Written by Steven Frank
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99
Steven Frank has a new approach to writing: fun first, rules to follow, success for all. In The Pen Commandments, his offbeat and entertaining guide, he's given us a book that all writers can turn to for help and a good laugh.
With outrageous anecdotes (how a kid's oral surgery led to the...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Um. . .
Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean
Written by Michael Erard
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $24.95
Um… is about how you really speak, and why it’s normal for your casual, everyday speech to be filled with verbal blunders — about one in every ten words. Why do they happen? Why can’t we control them? What can you tell about the people who make them?
In this charming, engaging... Read more >
Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean
Written by Michael Erard
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $24.95
Um… is about how you really speak, and why it’s normal for your casual, everyday speech to be filled with verbal blunders — about one in every ten words. Why do they happen? Why can’t we control them? What can you tell about the people who make them?
In this charming, engaging... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
Um. . .
Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean
Written by Michael Erard
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $13.99
This original, entertaining, and surprising book investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them.Um... is about how you really speak, and why it's normal for your everyday speech to be filled with errors—about one in every... Read more >
Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean
Written by Michael Erard
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $13.99
This original, entertaining, and surprising book investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them.Um... is about how you really speak, and why it's normal for your everyday speech to be filled with errors—about one in every... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It
The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
Written by Ben Yagoda
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $21.95
The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
Written by Ben Yagoda
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $21.95
What do you get when you mix nine parts of speech, one great writer, and generous dashes of insight, humor, and irreverence? One phenomenally entertaining language book.
In his waggish yet authoritative book, Ben Yagoda has managed to undo the dark work of legions of English teachers and libraries of dusty grammar...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog
The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences
Written by Kitty Burns Florey
Format: Hardcover, 200 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2006
Price: $19.95
Once wildly popular in grammar schools across the country, sentence diagramming has fallen out of fashion. But are we that much worse for not knowing the word-mapping method?
Now, in this illustrated personal history that any language lover will adore, Kitty Burns Florey explores the rise and fall of sentence diagramming, including... Read more >
The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences
Written by Kitty Burns Florey
Format: Hardcover, 200 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2006
Price: $19.95
Once wildly popular in grammar schools across the country, sentence diagramming has fallen out of fashion. But are we that much worse for not knowing the word-mapping method?
Now, in this illustrated personal history that any language lover will adore, Kitty Burns Florey explores the rise and fall of sentence diagramming, including... Read more >
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The Pen Commandments
Written by Steven Frank
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2004
Price: $15.00
Written by Steven Frank
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2004
Price: $15.00
Steven Frank has a new approach to writing: fun first, rules to follow, success for all. In The Pen Commandments, his offbeat and entertaining guide, he's given us a book that all writers can turn to for help and a good laugh.
With outrageous anecdotes (how a kid's oral surgery led to the...
Also available as an
eBook.
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