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The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics
Written by Dennis O'Neil
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: July 9, 2013
Price: $11.99
For any writer who wants to become an expert comic-book storyteller, The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics is the definitive, one-stop resource!
In this valuable guide, Dennis O’Neil, a living legend in the comics industry, reveals his insider tricks and no-fail techniques for comic storytelling. Readers will discover the various methods... Read more >
Written by Dennis O'Neil
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: July 9, 2013
Price: $11.99
For any writer who wants to become an expert comic-book storyteller, The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics is the definitive, one-stop resource!
In this valuable guide, Dennis O’Neil, a living legend in the comics industry, reveals his insider tricks and no-fail techniques for comic storytelling. Readers will discover the various methods... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps, Second Edition
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Written by Alan Gelb
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $9.99
A guide to crafting a meaningful and polished college admissions essay that gets students into the school of their dreams by expressing their unique personality, strengths, and goals.
Writing a memorable personal statement can seem like an overwhelming project for a young college applicant, but college essay coach Alan Gelb's organized and... Read more >
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Written by Alan Gelb
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $9.99
A guide to crafting a meaningful and polished college admissions essay that gets students into the school of their dreams by expressing their unique personality, strengths, and goals.
Writing a memorable personal statement can seem like an overwhelming project for a young college applicant, but college essay coach Alan Gelb's organized and... Read more >
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Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps, Second Edition
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Written by Alan Gelb
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $11.99
A guide to crafting a meaningful and polished college admissions essay that gets students into the school of their dreams by expressing their unique personality, strengths, and goals.
Writing a memorable personal statement can seem like an overwhelming project for a young college applicant, but college essay coach Alan Gelb's organized and... Read more >
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Written by Alan Gelb
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $11.99
A guide to crafting a meaningful and polished college admissions essay that gets students into the school of their dreams by expressing their unique personality, strengths, and goals.
Writing a memorable personal statement can seem like an overwhelming project for a young college applicant, but college essay coach Alan Gelb's organized and... Read more >
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How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare
Written by Ken Ludwig
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $12.99
A foolproof, enormously fun method of teaching your children the classic works of William Shakespeare
Williams Shakespeare’s plays are among the great bedrocks of Western civilization and contain the finest writing of the past 450 years. Many of the best novels, plays, poetry, and films in the English language produced since Shakespeare’s... Read more >
Written by Ken Ludwig
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $12.99
A foolproof, enormously fun method of teaching your children the classic works of William Shakespeare
Williams Shakespeare’s plays are among the great bedrocks of Western civilization and contain the finest writing of the past 450 years. Many of the best novels, plays, poetry, and films in the English language produced since Shakespeare’s... Read more >
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How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare
Written by Ken Ludwig
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $25.00
A foolproof, enormously fun method of teaching your children the classic works of William Shakespeare
Williams Shakespeare’s plays are among the great bedrocks of Western civilization and contain the finest writing of the past 450 years. Many of the best novels, plays, poetry, and films in the English language produced since Shakespeare’s... Read more >
Written by Ken Ludwig
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $25.00
A foolproof, enormously fun method of teaching your children the classic works of William Shakespeare
Williams Shakespeare’s plays are among the great bedrocks of Western civilization and contain the finest writing of the past 450 years. Many of the best novels, plays, poetry, and films in the English language produced since Shakespeare’s... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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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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Pre-K Letters Flashcards
Written by Sylvan Learning
Format: Non-traditional book, 240 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $11.99
Getting comfortable with the alphabet is a big step towards learning to read. These brand new flashcards are designed to help children get ahead, prepare for kindergarten, and develop a love of learning--and best of all, to have fun doing it! The box contains 230 flashcards with colorful illustrations, plus 10... Read more >
Written by Sylvan Learning
Format: Non-traditional book, 240 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $11.99
Getting comfortable with the alphabet is a big step towards learning to read. These brand new flashcards are designed to help children get ahead, prepare for kindergarten, and develop a love of learning--and best of all, to have fun doing it! The box contains 230 flashcards with colorful illustrations, plus 10... 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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Second Mencken Chrestomathy
Written by H.L. Mencken
Format: eBook, 656 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2013
Price: $11.99
Before there was any such thing as political correctness, H. L. Mencken was flouting it. He was also cheerfully deriding the precursors of family values and lambasting the guardians of public virtue. This historic new collection is further evidence that Mencken was our most astute, stylish, and biliously funny commentator on... Read more >
Written by H.L. Mencken
Format: eBook, 656 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2013
Price: $11.99
Before there was any such thing as political correctness, H. L. Mencken was flouting it. He was also cheerfully deriding the precursors of family values and lambasting the guardians of public virtue. This historic new collection is further evidence that Mencken was our most astute, stylish, and biliously funny commentator on... Read more >
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Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control . . .
Written by Fred W. Friendly
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2013
Price: $11.99
This discourse on the importance of television in society presents Friendly's uncannily prescient views on the corrosive effect of money on the news business, the sensationalization of news reporting, and the viewing public's appetite for quality broadcasting.
With Edward R. Murrow, Fred Friendly practically invented television journalism. Through telling anecdotes and... Read more >
Written by Fred W. Friendly
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2013
Price: $11.99
This discourse on the importance of television in society presents Friendly's uncannily prescient views on the corrosive effect of money on the news business, the sensationalization of news reporting, and the viewing public's appetite for quality broadcasting.
With Edward R. Murrow, Fred Friendly practically invented television journalism. Through telling anecdotes and... Read more >
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On an Irish Island
The Lost World of the Great Blasket
Written by Robert Kanigel
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $16.00
The Lost World of the Great Blasket
Written by Robert Kanigel
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $16.00
On an Irish Island tells the remarkable story of a remote outpost nearly untouched by time in the first half of the twentieth century, and of the adventurous men and women who visited and were inspired by it.
In a love letter to a vanished way of life, Robert Kanigel brings to...
Discovering Words
Written by Julian Walker
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $7.95
For 1500 years English has built new words or taken them from other languages and changed their form and often their meaning to make them the words we use today. When we explore the journeys, arrivals and changes of these words, they present us with some extraordinary stories. School for example... Read more >
Written by Julian Walker
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $7.95
For 1500 years English has built new words or taken them from other languages and changed their form and often their meaning to make them the words we use today. When we explore the journeys, arrivals and changes of these words, they present us with some extraordinary stories. School for example... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Discovering Words in the Kitchen
Written by Julian Walker
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $7.95
Throughout history, the English language has reflected social changes, trade routes, and waves of fashion. This book examines the histories of the names of foods, ingredients, utensils, drinks, cooking methods, and dishes to show how the vocabulary of English has reflected the ways speakers of the language have interacted with their... Read more >
Written by Julian Walker
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $7.95
Throughout history, the English language has reflected social changes, trade routes, and waves of fashion. This book examines the histories of the names of foods, ingredients, utensils, drinks, cooking methods, and dishes to show how the vocabulary of English has reflected the ways speakers of the language have interacted with their... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Team Talk
Sporting Words and their Origins
Written by Julian Walker
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $7.95
Have you ever wondered why we talk about a handicap in sport, why boxing is so named, or whether a dumbbell ever rang? It was during the nineteenth century that hitherto local games with relaxed and varying rules were formalized. During this process terminologies developed to refer to these new standardized... Read more >
Sporting Words and their Origins
Written by Julian Walker
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $7.95
Have you ever wondered why we talk about a handicap in sport, why boxing is so named, or whether a dumbbell ever rang? It was during the nineteenth century that hitherto local games with relaxed and varying rules were formalized. During this process terminologies developed to refer to these new standardized... Read more >
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hardcover.
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The Good Guys, the Bad Guys and the First Amendment
Free Speech Vs. Fairness in Broadcasting
Written by Fred W. Friendly
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: January 23, 2013
Price: $11.99
Unlike newspapers, TV and radio broadcasting is subject to government regulation in the form of the FCC and the Fairness Doctrine, which requires stations "to devote a reasonable amount of broadcast time to the discussion of controversial issues" and "to do so farily, in order to afford reasonable opportunity for opposing... Read more >
Free Speech Vs. Fairness in Broadcasting
Written by Fred W. Friendly
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: January 23, 2013
Price: $11.99
Unlike newspapers, TV and radio broadcasting is subject to government regulation in the form of the FCC and the Fairness Doctrine, which requires stations "to devote a reasonable amount of broadcast time to the discussion of controversial issues" and "to do so farily, in order to afford reasonable opportunity for opposing... 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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Good Prose
The Art of Nonfiction
Written by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: January 15, 2013
Price: $26.00
Good Prose is an inspiring book about writing—about the creation of good prose—and the record of a warm and productive literary friendship. The story begins in 1973, in the offices of The Atlantic Monthly, in Boston, where a young freelance writer named Tracy Kidder came looking for an assignment. Richard Todd... Read more >
The Art of Nonfiction
Written by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: January 15, 2013
Price: $26.00
Good Prose is an inspiring book about writing—about the creation of good prose—and the record of a warm and productive literary friendship. The story begins in 1973, in the offices of The Atlantic Monthly, in Boston, where a young freelance writer named Tracy Kidder came looking for an assignment. Richard Todd... Read more >
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eBook and a
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Good Prose
The Art of Nonfiction
Written by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: January 15, 2013
Price: $13.99
Good Prose is an inspiring book about writing—about the creation of good prose—and the record of a warm and productive literary friendship. The story begins in 1973, in the offices of The Atlantic Monthly, in Boston, where a young freelance writer named Tracy Kidder came looking for an assignment. Richard Todd... Read more >
The Art of Nonfiction
Written by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: January 15, 2013
Price: $13.99
Good Prose is an inspiring book about writing—about the creation of good prose—and the record of a warm and productive literary friendship. The story begins in 1973, in the offices of The Atlantic Monthly, in Boston, where a young freelance writer named Tracy Kidder came looking for an assignment. Richard Todd... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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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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Living Language English for Japanese Speakers, Complete Edition (ESL/ELL)
Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, and free online learning
Written by Living Language
Format: Package, 384 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $49.99
Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, and free online learning
Written by Living Language
Format: Package, 384 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $49.99
English, Complete Edition is a unique multimedia program that is designed for speakers of any language. It takes you from a beginner to an advanced level in one convenient package.
At the core of English, Complete Edition is the Living Language Method™, based on linguistic science, proven techniques, and over 65 years of experience. Our method teaches...
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Living Language English for Japanese Speakers, Essential Edition (ESL/ELL)
Beginner course, including coursebook, 3 audio CDs, and free online learning
Written by Living Language
Format: Package, 240 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $22.99
English, Essential Edition is a unique multimedia introduction to English for speakers of any language.
At the core of English, 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... Read more >
Beginner course, including coursebook, 3 audio CDs, and free online learning
Written by Living Language
Format: Package, 240 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $22.99
English, Essential Edition is a unique multimedia introduction to English for speakers of any language.
At the core of English, 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... Read more >
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Censored 2013
The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011-2012
Edited by Mickey Huff
Illustrated by Khalil Bendib
Contribution by Project Censored
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $19.95
Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation's oldest news-monitoring group--a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey Huff--has produced a Top-25 list of underreported news stories and a book, Censored, dedicated to the stories that ought... Read more >
The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011-2012
Edited by Mickey Huff
Illustrated by Khalil Bendib
Contribution by Project Censored
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $19.95
Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation's oldest news-monitoring group--a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey Huff--has produced a Top-25 list of underreported news stories and a book, Censored, dedicated to the stories that ought... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Censored 2013
The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011-2012
Edited by Mickey Huff
Illustrated by Khalil Bendib
Contribution by Project Censored
Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $19.95
Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation's oldest news-monitoring group--a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey Huff--has produced a Top-25 list of underreported news stories and a book, Censored, dedicated to the stories that ought... Read more >
The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011-2012
Edited by Mickey Huff
Illustrated by Khalil Bendib
Contribution by Project Censored
Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $19.95
Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation's oldest news-monitoring group--a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey Huff--has produced a Top-25 list of underreported news stories and a book, Censored, dedicated to the stories that ought... 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: 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.
