Language arts & disciplines

The Prison Library Primer: A Program for the Twenty-First Century

by Brenda Vogel

This book is a practical guide to understanding how to operate a prison library in contemporary society. It equips the librarian and library advocate with the necessary background, practical library science...

Literary Research and the American Modernist Era: Strategies and Sources

by Robert N. Matuozzi & Elizabeth B. Lindsay

Examines best current reference resources and strategies for doing research on American modernist era writers, with narrative coverage of archival collections, digital content and printed tools, as well as historical...

Language and the Ineffable: A Developmental Perspective and Its Applications

by Louis S. Berger

The prevailing conception of language is often called 'the received view.' Though ubiquitous, Louis S. Berger demonstrates its flaws and the difficulties it raises for other disciplines, such as philosophy and...

The Egyptian Press and Coverage of Local and International Events

by Mohamed El-Bendary

The book focuses on the Egyptian press since Egyptian newspapers and magazines deserve study because of their large readership. Written in Cairo, the author offers an in depth analysis of the state of various...

Images for a Generation Doomed: The Films and Career of Gregg Araki

by Kylo-Patrick R. Hart

Images for a Generation Doomed: The Films and Career of Gregg Araki provides an interpretive critical history of director Gregg Araki's career trajectory to date. In doing so, Kylo-Patrick R. Hart articulates...

Script Tease: Today's Hottest Screenwriters Bare All

by Dylan Callaghan

The Newest Screenwriting Secrets

What do an erstwhile stripper, an ex-gambling addict, and a stoned Canadian teenager have in common? They wrote your favorite movies, and they're not who you'd expect.

Diablo...

The Science of Investigation: Working with Equations--Book 2 the Human Equation Toolkit

by Wayne Constantineau, Eric McLuhan & Heidi Overhill

The second of five books in a groundbreaking new series, The Human Equation Toolkit. "We are very lucky indeed that Eric McLuhan and Wayne Constantineau are carrying on the McLuhan tradition of fearless investigation...

Reading Assessment in an RTI Framework

by Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl & Michael C. McKenna

From leading experts, this indispensable resource presents a practical model for conducting reading assessments for screening, diagnosis, and progress monitoring in each of the three tiers of response to intervention...

Sign Language Made Simple: A Complete Introduction to American Sign Language

by Karen Lewis

Sign Language Made Simple will include five Parts:

Part One: an introduction, how to use this book, a brief history of signing and an explanation of how signing is different from other languages, including its...

Meeting Procedures: Parliamentary Law and Rules of Order for the 21st Century

by James Lochrie

A complete, modern guide to meeting procedures. From voting and debating to rules on quorum, this guidebook is packed with simplified information that avoids jargon, meeting the needs of most non-profit organizations...

History of Libraries of the Western World

by Michael H. Harris

This edition of the History of Libraries in the Western World represents a substantial revision of the earlier edition, taking into account the "information revolution" that has swept the West since 1945 and...

Creative Writing

by Adèle Ramet

This book is a first-rate guide for writers who are looking for ways to improve their output. It focuses on: - Fiction writing and the world of genre fiction - science, romance, horror and crime. - Ways of drawing...

Winning Proposals

by Hans Tammemagi

Proposals are vital tools of modern business. Many companies would falter without the ability to write proposals that gain funding, venture capital, or grants. Anyone can write a proposal, but writing a winning...

Descriptive Metadata for Television: An End-to-End Introduction

by Mike Cox, Ellen Mulder & Linda Tadic

Descriptive Metadata for Television is a comprehensive introduction for television professionals that need to understand metadata's purpose and technology. This easy-to-read book translates obscure technical...

Branding TV: Principles and Practices

by Walter McDowell & Alan Batten

In an effort to halt increasing media competition and decreasing audience shares, Branding has become the new mantra among television station and network executives. Branding TV: Principles and Practices second...

The Global Indie Author: How anyone can self-publish in the U.S. and worldwide markets -- 2nd Edition

by M. A. Demers

At 400 pages and now indexed for easier reference, The Global Indie Author is the definitive guide to this rapidly expanding industry. A beacon in the sea of conflicting information, The Global Indie Author...

Hungarian

by Istvan Kenesei, Robert M. Vago & Anna Fenyvesi

Hungarian is spoken by 12-14 million people worldwide. A unique language, completely unrelated to the languages of its neighbouring countries, it boasts a grammar full of complex features and a vocabulary deriving...

Verbal Hygiene

by Deborah Cameron

BAAL Book Prize Winner 1996

In this award winning book Deborah Cameron takes a serious look at popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. Instead...

Linguistics, Anthropology and Philosophy in the French Enlightenment: A contribution to the history of the relationship between language theory and id

by Ulrich Ricken

Linguistics, Anthropology and Philosophy in the French Enlightenment treats the development of linguistic thought from Descartes to Degerando as both a part of and a determining factor in the emergence of modern...

Language: The Basics

by R. L. Trask

What makes human language unique?

Do women speak differently from men?

Just what is the meaning of "meaning"?

Language: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging...