Browsing the "Language Arts & Disciplines" category: 801 books
As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English comes a collection of f ...more »
ISBN: 0743214943 / Touchstone Press / Pub Date: Sep 2000 / File Size: 208K
David Crystal, world authority on the English language, has written a timely and informative account of the phenomenon of English as a global language - the most successful the globe has ever known, with perhaps 1,500 million speakers. But if its ris ...more »
ISBN: 0511000030 / Cambridge University Press / Pub Date: Nov 2000 / File Size: 1003K
Susie Bright is the first and reigning queen of contemporary erotica. In How to Write a Dirty Story, she reveals her tricks of the trade and shows you how to heat up sex scenes in everything from traditional novels and romances to science fict ...more »
ISBN: 0743229835 / Fireside Books / Pub Date: Feb 2002 / File Size: 296K
Featuring powerful how-tos, illustrated with pithy examples, insights, and witticisms from Shakespeare's works, Say It Like Shakespeare is an enjoyable look at what goes into successful communication. ...more »
ISBN: 0071382704 / McGraw-Hill / Pub Date: May 2001 / File Size: 632K
The King of the Ferret Leggers and Other Stories is a collection of journalist Donald Katz's best work across an impressive array of subjects -- business, technology, adventure, culture, and international conflict. Featuring profiles of figures rangi ...more »
ISBN: 0679647023 / At Random / Pub Date: Apr 2001 / File Size: 513K
Sin and Syntax covers grammar's ground rules while revealing countless unconventional syntax secrets (such as when to use -- gasp! -- interjections or how to use slang and rhythm to your favor) that make for sinfully good writing. Featuring innovativ ...more »
ISBN: 0767908929 / Doubleday / Pub Date: Dec 2001 / File Size: 519K
In college and graduate school, Jewell Parker Rhodes never encountered a single reading assignment or exercise that featured a person of color. Now she has made it her mission to rectify the situation, gathering advice and inspiring tips tailored ...more »
ISBN: 0767910850 / Broadway / Pub Date: Jan 2002 / File Size: 325K
A complete six week course that will teach you how to add zing to your writing! Over 70 pages of useful tips, techniques and methods - great for beginners and pros alike. ...more »
ISBN: 1589292413 / DPC, Inc / Pub Date: Mar 2002 / File Size: 176K
As journalism experiences a crisis of conscience, confidence, and purpose, Elements of Journalism identifies the enduring principles that define journalism as a profession and a calling. In 1997, 25 of America's most influential journalists, includin ...more »
ISBN: 0609504312 / Crown / Pub Date: Aug 2001 / File Size: 244K
Quickly and simply, this guide gives you clear, concise explanations--illustrated by dozens of examples--that show you how to write the kinds of essays that will help you succeed in college and the professional world. ...more »
ISBN: 0071368485 / McGraw-Hill / Pub Date: Dec 2000 / File Size: 149K
ISBN: 0930751191 / Sharon's Books / Pub Date: Jul 2001 / File Size: 458K
Unlocking the riddles of history, Eco explores the "linguistics of the lunatic", stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world. The bewildering anecdotes and scholarly rigor entertain r ...more »
ISBN: 0231500149 / Columbia University Press / Pub Date: Oct 1998 / File Size: 730K
ISBN: 0231500157 / Columbia University Press / Pub Date: Jun 1998 / File Size: 491K
An engaging and insightful book for writers of all kinds on navigating the psychological issues of creative writing, based on the author's popular "Writer's Life" column, which appears in the journal of the Writer's Guild of America. ...more »
ISBN: 0471417068 / John Wiley & Sons / Pub Date: Nov 2000 / File Size: 488K
Multiple award-winning author Mike Resnick analyzes his writing process, discussing in detail how he writes his short stories. Each discussion is accompanied by the developing drafts of five of his most famous stories. An insightful look into the wri ...more »
ISBN: 1590620038 / Fictionwise, Inc. / Pub Date: Jun 2001 / File Size: 190K
Contemporary processes of globalization have led to radical new modes of cultural interaction, forms not easily understandable in terms of traditional models of discrete national or ethnic cultures.Transcultural Experiments develops new sch ...more »
ISBN: 0312299710 / Palgrave / Pub Date: Jul 2001 / File Size: 2418K
The first authoritative guide to publishing and promoting one's work on the web, by two pioneers of the online publishing format. ...more »
ISBN: 0312700490 / St Martins / Pub Date: Feb 2001 / File Size: 1143K
No writer's or editor's desk is complete without a battered, page-bent copy of the AP Stylebook. However, this not-so-easy-to-use reference of journalistic style is often not up-to-date and leaves reporters and copyeditors unsatisfied. Bill Walsh, co ...more »
ISBN: 007138992X / McGraw-Hill / Pub Date: Aug 2000 / File Size: 1450K
George Kennedy's three volumes on classical rhetoric have long been regarded as authoritative treatments of the subject. This new volume, an extensive revision and abridgment of The Art of Persuasion in Greece, The Art of Rhetoric in the Roman World ...more »
ISBN: 140080437X / Princeton Univ. Press / Pub Date: Feb 2001 / File Size: 433K
This handbook arms aspiring and working sports reporters, broadcasters, and photographers with exactly what they need to know to make it to the top in the glamorous and exciting world of sports journalism. ...more »
ISBN: 0071389733 / McGraw-Hill / Pub Date: Aug 2001 / File Size: 1601K
This title is compatible with Pocket PC 2000 and 2002 devices as well as desktops and laptops.In the beginning I swore I'd never self-publish. Of course, I also swore to myself I'd never purchase an anthology unless I was a contest ...more »
ISBN: 0930865332 / CyberRead / Pub Date: Sep 2001 / File Size: 447K
If you are plagued by writer's block...
...or simply a suitor of the Muse...
Sandy Cagle, writing instructor, brings practical help that will expand your creative process by giving you exercises to get---and keep---the pen moving. Rather ...more »
ISBN: 1928973302 / DLSIJ Press / Pub Date: Apr 2002 / File Size: 370K
May you live as long as you want, and not want as long as you live? ...more »
ISBN: 078652362X / NAL / Pub Date: Apr 2002 / File Size: 190K
Why do human beings need fictions? For that matter, why do human beings need to interpret, despite the fact that complete interpretation is unattainable? These are the questions with which philosopher Wolfgang Iser has grappled throughout his career. ...more »
ISBN: 0231500238 / Columbia University Press / Pub Date: Apr 2000 / File Size: 506K
Robin Lakoff gets to the heart of one of the most fascinating and pressing issues in American society today: who holds power and how they use it, keep it, or lose it. In a brilliant and vastly entertaining discussion of news events that have occupied ...more »
ISBN: 0520900103 / University of California Press / Pub Date: May 2000 / File Size: 774K
