Human Science / Language arts & disciplines

Elements of Style

by William, Jr. Strunk

The Elements of Style (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., and E.B. White, is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and...

English Grammar For Dummies

by Wendy M. Anderson, Geraldine Woods & Lesley J. Ward

Improve the writing and speaking skills you use every day

Graceless with grammar? Perplexed by punctuation? Have no fear! This second Australian edition of English Grammar For Dummies explains everything from...

The Creative Writer's Workshop

by Cathy Birch

This book aims to get you writing and keep you writing - and help you enjoy your writing to the full. It will show you how to free your own unique voice and create original, individual work. It is packed with...

Word On The Street: Debunking The Myth Of A Pure Standard English

by John McWhorter

A barbed rebuttal to the conservative view that popular culture is destroying the English language.

Words You Don't Know: Humorous Essays Involving Rare Words, Swear Words, Wrong Words, Long Words, Curse Words, Terse Words, Legal Words, Regal Words,

by Robin Bloor

In 23 chapters and 202 pages, author Robin Bloor shines a light on nearly 300 of the least known words in the English language, illuminating the history and mystery of each in short, humorous essays.

Introducing Body Language: A Practical Guide

by Glenn Wilson

A Practical Guide to using and understanding body language to get ahead.

T&P English-Portuguese vocabulary 3000 words

by Andrey Taranov

This is a learner's Portuguese vocabulary, which can help you gain a good basic knowledge of the Portuguese language. Its 3000 words will help you understand and compose simple phrases and will be useful during...

T&P English-Swedish vocabulary 5000 words

by Andrey Taranov

This Swedish vocabulary of 5000 words will help you understand simple texts. It will make you more confident in conversation. Combined with a grammar course, it will help you compose many phrases correctly....

T&P English-Danish vocabulary 3000 words

by Andrey Taranov

This is a learner's Danish vocabulary, which can help you gain a good basic knowledge of the Danish language. Its 3000 words will help you understand and compose simple phrases and will be useful during a trip...

The Deal from Hell: How Moguls and Wall Street Plundered Great American Newspapers

by James O'Shea

 The authoritative account of a catastrophic merger of media empires that symbolizes the crisis in American journalism and the challenges faced by the nation's newspapers in the digital age

The Battling Pilot

by L. Ron Ron Hubbard

Riveting, historical accounts of daredevils, pilots and brutal madmen that inspire many of today's cinematic blockbusters. Pilot Peter England's humdrum airplane routine is unexpectedly disrupted when his company...

Everyday English: How to Say What You Mean and Write Everything Right

by Patrick Scrivenor

Do you puzzle over participles, argue over agreement, or throw up your hands over the comma? This back-to-basics overview of the English language includes just what you need to know to make a great impression...

Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

by Jay Heinrichs

Thank You for Arguing is your master class in the art of persuasion, taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill. The time-tested secrets the book discloses include Cicero’s three-step...

How to Blog a Book: Write, Publish, and Promote Your Work One Post at a Time

by Nina Amir

How to Blog a Book teaches you how to create a blog book with a well-honed and uniquely angled subject and targeted posts—and how to build the audience necessary to convince agents and publishers to make your...

Human Communication and the Brain: Building the Foundation for the Field of Neurocommunication

by Donald B. Egolf

Human Communication and the Brain: Building the Foundation for the Field of Neurocommunication by Donald B. Egolf, explores communication in a variety of contexts, including intrapersonal, interpersonal, and...

The Art of Civilized Conversation: A Guide to Expressing Yourself With Style and Grace

by Margaret Shepherd

Say It with Style

In our fast-paced, electronic society, the most basic social interaction—talking face-to-face—can be a challenge for even the most educated and self-assured individuals. And yet making conversation...

How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit: Your Guide to Writing and Publishing Books, E-Books, Articles, Special Reports, Audio Progr

by Robert W. W. Bly

Packed with income-generating ideas about creating a variety of saleable written works, this guide includes information for researching and writing effective, instructional materials and calling upon a variety...

Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation

by Marshall B. Rosenberg

You're about to have an uncomfortable meeting with your boss. The principal just called about your middle-schooler. You had a fight with your partner and it's an hour before bed. You know your next move will...

Naked, Drunk, and Writing

by Adair Lara

The material is right there in front of you. You’ve known yourself for, well, a lifetime—and you finally feel ready to share your story with the world. Yet when it actually comes time to put pen to paper,...

Don't Just "Sign..". Communicate!: A Student's Guide to Mastering ASL Grammar

by Michelle Jay

Are You Making Common Signing Errors? Make no mistake about it... when venturing into the world of American Sign Language, the first thing you must understand is that ASL is its own language. It is different...