In this revised and updated paperback edition, a veteran writing teacher makes a "compelling" (Wall Street Journal) argument that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can't be...

"The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With the AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which their...

"Comedy writing is hard. Or is it? Not with INSIDE JOKES. INSIDE JOKES is a masterclass in a book that teaches you how to write anything funnier, from short humor to essays to psychiatric in-take...

"A grand historical atlas of the region that would become New York City-its natural features, inhabitants, geography, flora, and fauna-from before Henry Hudson's arrival in 1609 up to the present day...

A user-friendly primer to the essential techniques of quantitative field ecology, or paleoecology, integrating the intuitive approach of the field researcher with the rational analytical tools of the...

This concise, abridged edition of Pierre Grimal's celebrated "Dictionary of Classical Mythology" brilliantly distils and captures the essence of Greek and Roman mythology. It is the ideal reference...

The world's most popular book meets the world's most popular thesaurus system creating this unique and indispensable Bible reference tool.More Versatile and Useful Than Any Concordance, Roget's...

Gives the traditional meanings of theological terms before expanding upon the meanings from a feminist perspective

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Take a fascinating journey from plastic (1909) to podcasting (2004). This vivid picture of the last 105 years is based on John Ayto's critically acclaimed Twentieth Century Words, and was published...

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Der "Georges" ist seit Jahrzehnten ein unentbehrliches Arbeitsmittel für alle, die sich intensiv mit dem klassischen Latein beschäftigen. Das Handwörterbuch erschließt den großen Reichtum der...

A concise, authoritative, up-to-date guide to Spanish and English The University of Chicago Spanish-English Dictionary has long set the standard for concise bilingual dictionaries. Portable yet...

A book for book lovers by a true lover of books!At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book—that string of confused, alien ciphers—shivered into meaning, and at that...