Baby Sign Language Basics
In this newly expanded edition, a renowned baby-signing expert provides more than 300 American Sign Language (ASL) signs, illustrated with the same clear, easy-to-understand photos and descriptions. Since 2004, Baby Sign Language Basics has introduced hundreds of thousands of parents and caregivers around the globe to the miracle of signing with their babies--and left them wanting more! Baby-specific signing techniques, songs, and games are also included to make learning fun and to quickly open up two-way communication. Parents will meet real signing families and learn how to make sign language a part of their everyday interactions with their children. Also included is a video signing dictionary featuring all the signs from the book. Just point and click, and see the sign you want to learn come alive! This is a must-have for all parents, grandparents, and anyone else who spends time with preverbal children. After all, what parent or caregiver doesn't want to know what their baby is trying to tell them? Now includes streaming video, additional tips, advice, and updated resources!
The Sense of Style
"Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem." --Time.com Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing--and why should we care? From the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now. In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and New York Times-bestselling author Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone and Spartan tastes of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right. The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in letters and literature and are curious about the ways in which the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best.
Priority
Priority: A Survey of Methodology for Improvement Toward Betterment and Well-BeingBruce Knecht describes his book, PRIORITY, as a "coffee tabletop book" a book for everyone."It is not academic; rather, a read for all young or old, and whatever intellectual level the reader is at. Whether one has two minutes or an hour, there is something to read, view, digest, and contemplate."Knecht's background in poetry allows for a lyrical approach to an often dry subject. He also adds vibrant, colorful photography to the book to bring beauty into the survey of finding well-being and betterment.Whether a simple quotation, essay, or prose, Knecht makes the subject of internal positive growth an enjoyable and satisfying one.In all, Knecht challenges readers to look within themselves to find understanding, which brings the reward of a fulfilling life resulting in one of deeper satisfaction.Common sense and reason are included in Knecht's toolbox for wisdom and well-being."With systematic reasoning," Knecht says, "anyone can gain the foundation for a better and more beneficial life."Knecht proposes a positive aim of betterment for humankind, and a reward of "deep satisfaction" as one moves along in the journey of improvement."Life presents this opportunity for positive growth. Stay on the path and enjoy this harmony with nature and its laws. Flow and glide, like the grace of the seabirds just above the ocean's surface."
Show Don't Tell
Tired of readers calling your fiction "distant" or "flat"? You're not alone. Most writers know they should "show don't tell," but nobody explains how to actually do it.This book changes that. You'll learn the systematic techniques professional writers use to transform boring prose into compelling fiction that readers can't put down.Inside, you'll discover how to replace emotional announcements with physical responses that make readers feel what your characters feel. You'll master the art of revealing character psychology through behavior instead of explanation. You'll learn to create sensory-rich scenes that immerse readers completely.Each chapter builds on the last, taking you from basic showing techniques through advanced methods like layered subtext and environmental storytelling. You'll see exactly how to convert weak telling into powerful showing through step-by-step examples.The book covers everything: emotional showing, dialogue that reveals character, sensory writing that brings scenes to life, and advanced techniques that separate amateur from professional prose. You'll also learn when strategic telling actually works better than showing.Most importantly, you'll develop the diagnostic skills to spot flat passages in your own work and fix them instantly. No more wondering why your scenes feel lifeless or your characters seem distant.Whether you write romance, thriller, fantasy, or literary fiction, these techniques will transform your prose from something readers skim to something they can't stop reading.
Writing Memoir in Flashes
Writing Memoir in Flashes helps you tell your true stories. Whether you're a memoirist, a family historian, or an author who needs to write about yourself, this friendly book will help you get started, find the heart of your story, and connect your piece with your audience. Learn to write short memoir: Creative writing techniquesWriting samples and exercisesAdvice on building a collectionYou don't have to write a whole book to create compelling, meaningful memoir. Tell your own story in your own words!
Writing Memoir in Flashes
Writing Memoir in Flashes helps you tell your true stories. Whether you're a memoirist, a family historian, or an author who needs to write about yourself, this friendly book will help you get started, find the heart of your story, and connect your piece with your audience. Learn to write short memoir: Creative writing techniquesWriting samples and exercisesAdvice on building a collectionYou don't have to write a whole book to create compelling, meaningful memoir. Tell your own story in your own words!
My Language Learning Journal
My Language Learning Journal is a dedicated space for your linguistic travels. From the first spark of a new word to the steady rhythm of a complex expression, use these pages to capture the nuances, the breakthroughs, and the quiet progress of your journey. It is one of many companions from Summer Languages.
Current Issues in Vietnamese Linguistics
This Reprint, part of the International Symposium on Vietnamese Linguistics (ISVL) series, brings together ten revised papers originally presented at the 4th and 5th ISVL workshops, hosted by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in 2024 and Ca' Foscari University of Venice in 2025. Earlier ISVL meetings and companion volumes have mapped the field and set out broad directions for research; this Reprint continues that work with a set of focused studies that highlight both theoretical and empirical advances. These contributions examine a wide range of topics in Vietnamese linguistics, including the Austroasiatic inheritance of the language, the historical development of negation and the interaction of Sino-Vietnamese prefixes with sentential negators, reduplication and its interpretive effects, clause structure and locative inversion, the organization of the left periphery, reference and binding, null possessors in kinship and body-part terms, and the semantics and pragmatics of particles.Together, these papers provide new data, testable analyses, and comparative insights that connect Vietnamese to central debates in typology, historical linguistics, cartography, binding theory, and the semantics-pragmatics interface. The Reprint offers a concise but wide-ranging resource for scholars interested in the structure and history of Vietnamese and its role in broader linguistic theory.
Toasts And Forms Of Public Address For Those Who Wish To Say The Right Thing In The Right Way
Toasts and forms of public address for those who wish to say the right thing in the right way serves as a practical and accessible guide to confident public speaking in social settings. The book focuses on helping individuals communicate clearly and gracefully during occasions that call for formal or semi-formal speech. Emphasis is placed on preparation as a foundation for confidence, showing how thoughtful structure can reduce anxiety and improve delivery. Readers are guided through the essentials of crafting toasts, responses, and short addresses that balance sincerity with lightness. Humor is presented as a valuable tool when used with restraint, allowing speakers to connect naturally with audiences. The work highlights how effective speaking relies less on natural talent and more on understanding purpose, audience, and occasion. By offering adaptable examples and clear principles, the book encourages even hesitant speakers to participate with assurance. Overall, it promotes the idea that good public address is a learnable skill rooted in clarity, practice, and thoughtful expression.
How To Speak And Write Correctly
How to speak and write correctly offers a clear and practical approach to improving everyday communication through effective use of the English language. The book focuses on helping readers develop confidence in expression by emphasizing clarity, precision, and simplicity rather than technical mastery of complex grammar systems. It promotes the idea that effective communication depends on a manageable working vocabulary and thoughtful word choice, encouraging the use of familiar terms that convey meaning directly. The discussion highlights how unnecessary complexity and inflated language often obscure understanding and weaken expression. Attention is given to spoken and written forms alike, presenting communication as a skill shaped through awareness and practice rather than formal study alone. The work challenges intimidating educational models and instead supports an accessible method that values correctness, confidence, and purpose. By stressing practical usage over theory, the book frames language as a tool for clear thinking and honest expression. Its emphasis on simplicity, accuracy, and everyday usefulness positions communication as an attainable skill essential for personal and professional interaction.
Write My Book
A step-by-step guide from blank page to best seller.Are you interested in writing a book? Maybe you need an idea, have an idea but don't know where to start, or have started but have got stuck. Write My Book will help you believe in yourself, develop your book idea, prioritise the time, get writing and get published!
Les m矇tamorphoses africaines et leurs langages
Tout le monde s'accorde ? reconna簾tre le tournant marqu矇 par la colonisation dans l'矇volution des valeurs, des normes et des pratiques en Afrique. La rationalit矇 binaire, modernit矇/tradition, caract矇ristique de l'Afrique postcoloniale, ne relate pas suffisamment la complexit矇 des mouvements de rupture ou de renforcement, les ins矇curit矇s et les esp矇rances propres ? l'hybridation des peuples, des formes et des normes dans le continent. Les langages de cet in-betweeness sont des appropriations monstrueuses parfois, originales souvent, toujours ? la recherche d'un sens dans le chaos de son environnement. C'est ce sens que tentent de reconstruire des chercheurs en sciences politiques, en sciences du langage et en litt矇rature ? travers des productions langagi癡res issues de contextes divers.
How to Write Great Dialogue
How to Write Great Dialogue: for Authors and Editors - Solutions, the companion volume to How to Write Great Dialogue: for Authors and Editors, gives detailed example answers to exercises in the original book.Here, you'll find carefully crafted responses that demonstrate the dialogue techniques and principles discussed in the main text.Whether you're an author checking your own work, or an editor looking for examples to share with others, this volume has workable solutions to exercises from the original book. Considering these solutions, and your exercise responses, deepen your confidence and enjoyment in writing dialogue.
Give My Speech
A step-by-step guide to public speaking with confidence.Do you need to give a speech or want to become a public speaker? Give Your Speech is full of practical tips and advice that you can immediately implement to become a better speaker. You can learn to speak better, speak more and make money from your efforts.
How to Publish Your Articles
For every writer who hopes to break into print, getting that first article published is essential. How do you get your story idea looked at, let alone accepted? Where do you start? Now, freelance article writer Shirley Kawa- Jump has written an exceptional book designed to answer all the novice writer's common questions about getting articles into magazines, journals, newspapers, and newsletters.How to Publish Your Articles is divided into three parts. Part One covers the basics of the world of print publication. Part Two provides a complete system of article submission geared to maximize your odds of getting an acceptance. And Part Three looks at the possibility of building a rewarding career as a freelance article writer.
Jack's Handy Guide to Baseball Jargon
Jack's Handy Guide to Baseball Jargon is required reading for viewing any baseball game! The author, Jack Forbes, has a lifetime of experience in playing and being a fan of baseball, this is anything but a dry dictionary of baseball terminology. The Guide is filled with colorful examples of each and every baseball term, where Jack's imagination is revealed on every page. You'll experience the baseball play-by-play announcer in every example. This truly is a "handy guide" to give you quick reference to baseball jargon, and it's perfect for bringing youth baseball players up to speed in baseball slang. Jack's Handy Guide to Baseball Jargon should be on every baseball fan's "hit-list." Befuddled by complicated game rules and baseball announcer's commentary? Pick up your copy of the Guide and problem solved. As a reference guide, Jack's Handy Guide to Baseball Jargon is Yiketty Yak! It's more than a reference guide, it's a visit to the ballpark, complete with hot dogs, peanuts and cracker jacks. The only question: Why would any baseball fan not have this book close at hand? Whether you're a veteran baseball fan, or new to the game, Jack's Handy Guide to Baseball Jargon is indispensable. Go ahead, try finding baseball jargon that's missing; keep trying, 'cause it's all there. The Guide is complete, clear, concise, hilarious and a must-read. Any library of baseball books is incomplete without a copy. If you're a fan of baseball, but ESL, then you need this book. In any ballpark, anywhere, Jack's Handy Guide to Baseball Jargon is a No Doubter, Out-of-the-Park, Moon Shot, Jacked Out, Dinger! Once you have Jack's Guide, you'll never watch another baseball game without it. Folks are taking their copy to the ballpark-for that definitive call. Hit your own Four Bagger with a copy of Jack's Guide to Baseball Jargon. Adding to the fun, Jack often uses more than one slang term in his examples. If you don't know the jargon, you're missing half the fun of baseball! In this Guide, Jack puts baseball slang in motion for a genuine baseball experience.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Reclaiming the 5,000-Year History of Ariana and KhorasanVolume 1: Ancient Roots and Medieval SplendourAn Essential Archival Resource for Scholars and Historians of Central Asia.In the first volume of this definitive series, the Afghan Historical Society presents a rigorous exploration of Afghanistan's deep-rooted identity. Moving beyond modern conflict narratives, this work meticulously reconstructs the history of the region once known as Ariana and Khorasan.Through a dedicated examination of primary source documents, this volume bridges the gap between ancient heritage and the foundational political shifts of the 19th century. It serves as both a historical corrective and a vital reference for understanding the cultural and geopolitical evolution of the Afghan state.Key Features: Comprehensive analysis of the transition from Ariana/Khorasan to modern Afghanistan. Rare primary source documentation curated for academic research. Insights into the early diplomatic and internal political structures that shaped the region. Official publication of the Afghan Historical Society.
Keywords
In 1976, Raymond Williams published Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, showing how ordinary words carry buried ideologies that shape what a society can see. This book applies his method to the language that surrounds disabled children.From Abandonment to Young carer, 177 entries examine the medical, educational, legal, bureaucratic, and everyday vocabulary of child disability. Each traces a word's history, dissects its current usage, and reveals the ideological work it performs - often invisibly, often against the interests of the children it claims to describe.The word need appears in almost every statute governing disabled children's lives in Britain. It looks like it is about the child. It is about the budget. The word special was introduced to replace categories of deficit. Within a generation it had become a mechanism for segregation. The word care means tenderness, and it means warehousing, and the history of disabled children is the history of that ambiguity being exploited.Dan McEvoy spent a decade inside the systems that surround disabled children and their families, as the father of a daughter who lived with cerebral palsy, dystonia, and complex medical needs. He is also an autistic person, diagnosed in mid-life, with his own relationship to the vocabularies of deficit and difference. This is not a detached academic exercise. The language of child disability is not an abstraction for the families who live inside it.Drawing on disability studies, policy analysis, etymology, and lived experience, Keywords builds a cumulative argument: that the language used about disabled children is not a reflection of how we think about them - it is a mechanism by which we avoid thinking about them. Every euphemism, every clinical classification, every sentimental phrase exists in part to manage the discomfort that disability provokes in a society organised around productivity, independence, and normality.The words are not innocent. They never were.
Keywords
In 1976, Raymond Williams published Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, showing how ordinary words carry buried ideologies that shape what a society can see. This book applies his method to the language that surrounds disabled children.From Abandonment to Young carer, 177 entries examine the medical, educational, legal, bureaucratic, and everyday vocabulary of child disability. Each traces a word's history, dissects its current usage, and reveals the ideological work it performs - often invisibly, often against the interests of the children it claims to describe.The word need appears in almost every statute governing disabled children's lives in Britain. It looks like it is about the child. It is about the budget. The word special was introduced to replace categories of deficit. Within a generation it had become a mechanism for segregation. The word care means tenderness, and it means warehousing, and the history of disabled children is the history of that ambiguity being exploited.Dan McEvoy spent a decade inside the systems that surround disabled children and their families, as the father of a daughter who lived with cerebral palsy, dystonia, and complex medical needs. He is also an autistic person, diagnosed in mid-life, with his own relationship to the vocabularies of deficit and difference. This is not a detached academic exercise. The language of child disability is not an abstraction for the families who live inside it.Drawing on disability studies, policy analysis, etymology, and lived experience, Keywords builds a cumulative argument: that the language used about disabled children is not a reflection of how we think about them - it is a mechanism by which we avoid thinking about them. Every euphemism, every clinical classification, every sentimental phrase exists in part to manage the discomfort that disability provokes in a society organised around productivity, independence, and normality.The words are not innocent. They never were.
L'Apprenant dans l'enseignement et dans l'apprentissage des langues
Mando's Mandarin Chinese Foundation Course A
Mandarin Foundation Course A were created from years of real teaching experience. Many students wanted a beginner textbook that felt friendly, practical, and not overwhelming. So the A and B books were designed with real-life communication at the center.Book A starts with people. You'll learn how to introduce yourself and others, ask questions, talk about nationality, describe where you live, introduce family members, talk about jobs and daily routines, and make simple suggestions. Phrases like "Where do you live?", "This is my husband," and "Let's go to the park" appear throughout because they are truly useful.This book contain: Practical vocabularyClear grammar explanationsGradual practice exercisesRealistic dialoguesEach lesson is built around situations you will actually experience, making the language memorable and usable. Whether you are learning on your own or teaching others, the lessons can easily be adapted to different needs.After completing both books, you'll be able to introduce yourself, make small talk, talk about family, tell time, discuss prices, talk about the weather, leave messages, and share contact information-communicating naturally and confidently in everyday Chinese.
Words - I Know What I Want To Say - I Just Don't Know How To Say It
Words skillfully guides you, step by step, through your entire writing project. Written in a conversational style, Words explains how to shape, focus, organize, and polish your nonfiction writing. It coaches you through the process of discovering what you want to say, how you want to say it, and how you convey your ideas with precision, clarity, and confidence. Words is for born writers, aspiring writers, and for people who have writing thrust upon them. If you are a student, Words provides a step by step approach to writing that works across disciplines and will serve you well throughout your academic and professional career. If you write books, proposals, essays, memos, reports, blogs, manuals, presentations, memoirs, articles, journals, speeches, or creative nonfiction, Words is the book for you. Overview Section A, Knowing What You Want To Say, presents practical strategies for discovering your key word and your key idea, generating a title, and connecting with your audience. Thoughtful writing begins with a single word, a specific goal, and a well-defined audience. Section B, Knowing How To Say It, provides realistic techniques for writing your introduction, creating a shared context, conducting a guided tour of your ideas, and creating a satisfying ending. We all see the world through a slightly different lens because of our individual experiences and expectations. Writing is successful when readers see the world through your lens. Section C, Editing, offers common sense guidelines for editing your work and writing concise, confident, and credible sentences. It explains how the misuse of verbs is the leading cause of wordiness and how wordiness is the leading cause of poor writing. It also explains how the English language contains only four basic punctuation marks and three basic sentence types. Comments About The Book And The Author "No instructor has changed the course of my life more than Mark Hanen. His teaching style was a gift. . . . Words is chock-a-block full of many of the same crystal clear tips he taught in his classroom, and they are written in the same engaging style as when he presented them to his students. If readers take away even a smidgeon of his advice, they will be well on their way to becoming a better writer." Donna Kane's reviews, essays, poetry, and short fiction have been published widely as well as been aired on CBC and Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac. She is the award-winning author of two collections of poetry, and her writing appears in several anthologies. "When I get positive comments from crown counsel or colleagues about my report writing I recall that many of the writing skills I possess are a direct result of the class I took with Mark. He was a teacher who truly enriched my education. He taught me to organize my thoughts and clearly articulate them in my writing." Beth Parslow is a Sex Crimes Investigator & Supervisor with the RCMP. With wisdom, clarity, and humour, Mark Hanen offers a common sense guide about how to write. . . . Mark's approach is fresh and insightful. Student writers and even more experienced professional writers will benefit from having Mark Hanen's Words at their fingertips. Dr. Steve Roe is the Dean of Academic and Vocational Programs at Northern Lights College. He is the co-editor of the composition textbook Designs for Disciplines.
Total Writing
23 COLOR MIND MAPS EDITION - Black and white edition also available.Discover TOTAL WRITING, the innovative method grounded in the latest scientific and transdisciplinary research on creativity. This complete edition offers a contemporary approach that awakens the natural potential living within all of us.WHAT YOU'LL FIND: . An accessible method for beginners and experienced writers alike..Exercises that awaken your natural creativity.Narrative techniques drawn from Literary Journalism and storytelling."Teachers' Corner" sections designed for educators.Tools for memoirs, biographies, essays, chronicles, profiles, academic writing, corporate texts, poetry, fiction, and moreWHO IT'S FOR: Ideal for authors, communicators, students, educators, professionals and leaders whose work centers on human connection, creative writing instructors, and anyone with a story to tell or an insight to share.THE ESSENCE OF THE METHODWriting can flow with the spontaneity of a river. TOTAL WRITING clears the path to your inner wellspring of lived experiences, memories, perceptions, and imagination. It releases the creative currents that a misguided approach to learning may have dammed up.The method shows you how to develop different kinds of texts while learning to connect with your authentic voice, break through creative blocks, structure compelling narratives, and forge deep bonds with your readers.CULTURAL LEGACYTOTAL WRITING draws from the rich cultural universe of Latin American and Brazilian fiction, as well as from the international tradition of Literary Journalism, weaving in the wisdom of masters such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garc穩a M獺rquez, Eliane Brum, Alma Guillermoprieto, Tom Wolfe, Fernando Morais, Gay Talese, George Orwell, and many more.TRANSFORMATION AND CONSCIOUSNESSThis book aligns with emerging conceptual frameworks that are driving a global transformation. It moves beyond the false divides between reason and emotion, science and spirituality, offering an integrative approach where different ways of knowing converge.Creative writing plays an essential role in the development of human consciousness and our evolution as a species. It goes far beyond technique - encompassing therapeutic applications, the recovery of ancestral wisdom, academic research, and effective corporate communication.YOUR CALL TO ADVENTUREDo you have a story to tell? A memory to pass on? An insight to share? If you want to experience the joy of creating and offering it to the world, this book is for you.Accept the Call to Adventure and embark on your Hero's or Heroine's Journey. The power of writing can blossom within you as a liberating flame of creative joy, revealing the extraordinary path of transformation that pulses through every narrative that reaches the world from the depths of your mind, heart, and soul.
Anna Stead: Mushrooms & Fungi (Soft Touch Journal)
New title in the lighter-weight Flame Tree Soft Touch Journals collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, with gold-foiled page edges, gloss detailing and lined pages. Perfect as a gift, or a personal choice for notetakers and journal users of all kinds. Soft Touch Journals, the new paperback notebook series from Flame Tree featuring a range of popular designs by artists and illustrators, are lightweight journals with the same high-quality production as our hardback journals. Our trademark blend of the practical and beautiful, with FSC-certified paper, blue page edges, a tactile matt cover and lined pages, they're perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. Easy to slip into your bag, a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! Anna Stead is an illustrator working from her home in the beautiful North Cotswolds. She draws inspiration from nature, legend, history, folklore, literature, folk art and the mythic arts. She has a background in medieval studies and is a lover of fantasy literature. Flame Tree: The Art of Fine Gifts.
Anna Stead: The Forest Floor (Soft Touch Journal)
New title in the lighter-weight Flame Tree Soft Touch Journals collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, with gold-foiled page edges, gloss detailing and lined pages. Perfect as a gift, or a personal choice for notetakers and journal users of all kinds. Soft Touch Journals, the new paperback notebook series from Flame Tree featuring a range of popular designs by artists and illustrators, are lightweight journals with the same high-quality production as our hardback journals. Our trademark blend of the practical and beautiful, with FSC-certified paper, blue page edges, a tactile matt cover and lined pages, they're perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. Easy to slip into your bag, a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! Anna Stead is an illustrator working from her home in the beautiful North Cotswolds. She draws inspiration from nature, legend, history, folklore, literature, folk art and the mythic arts. She has a background in medieval studies and is a lover of fantasy literature. Flame Tree: The Art of Fine Gifts.
Anna Stead: For Spells & Potions (Soft Touch Journal)
New title in the lighter-weight Flame Tree Soft Touch Journals collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, with gold-foiled page edges, gloss detailing and lined pages. Perfect as a gift, or a personal choice for notetakers and journal users of all kinds. Soft Touch Journals, the new paperback notebook series from Flame Tree featuring a range of popular designs by artists and illustrators, are lightweight journals with the same high-quality production as our hardback journals. Our trademark blend of the practical and beautiful, with FSC-certified paper, blue page edges, a tactile matt cover and lined pages, they're perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. Easy to slip into your bag, a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! Anna Stead is an illustrator working from her home in the beautiful North Cotswolds. She draws inspiration from nature, legend, history, folklore, literature, folk art and the mythic arts. She has a background in medieval studies and is a lover of fantasy literature. Flame Tree: The Art of Fine Gifts.
How to Write Great Dialogue
Writing dialogue can seem straightforward but some writers struggle to bring compelling dialogue into their stories. With a comprehensive consideration of dialogue, this book, set out in five parts, guides authors, and the editors who may work with them, to improve the writing of dialogue.Part One includes fundamentals with effective dialogue punctuation, formatting and attribution.Part Two considers characters' distinctive voices, highlights personality traits shown in speech and techniques for dialogue in group scenes.Part Three discusses how story can be driven through characters' spoken exchanges in different genres.Part Four describes how setting can be vividly put across within dialogue and includes ways to include significant silence.Part Five presents methods of self-editing and developing your tailored approach to dialogue.With over forty practical exercises designed to build dialogue skill there are many opportunities here for debut writers and the more experienced to experiment with new approaches and develop confidence in different dialogue challenges. In this book you will find tools, insights and practice to inspire and develop writing skills.
Anna Stead: Medieval Herbal (Soft Touch Journal)
New title in the lighter-weight Flame Tree Soft Touch Journals collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, with gold-foiled page edges, gloss detailing and lined pages. Perfect as a gift, or a personal choice for notetakers and journal users of all kinds. Soft Touch Journals, the new paperback notebook series from Flame Tree featuring a range of popular designs by artists and illustrators, are lightweight journals with the same high-quality production as our hardback journals. Our trademark blend of the practical and beautiful, with FSC-certified paper, blue page edges, a tactile matt cover and lined pages, they're perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. Easy to slip into your bag, a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! Anna Stead is an illustrator working from her home in the beautiful North Cotswolds. She draws inspiration from nature, legend, history, folklore, literature, folk art and the mythic arts. She has a background in medieval studies and is a lover of fantasy literature. Flame Tree: The Art of Fine Gifts.
Hungarian-English Linguistic Contrasts
There is no denying that linguistic contrasts between languages can have an impact on the learning of foreign languages, and there is no doubt that an awareness of the differences between the mother tongue (L1) and the foreign or second language being learnt (L2) can help learners to acquire the L2. The aim of this book is to acquaint Hungarian students of English with some of the linguistic contrasts between English and Hungarian that may affect their own and their future students' learning of English. The author, P獺l Heltai, provides a summary of the most important principles and concepts proposed by classical contrastive analysis, highlighting those that have retained their relevance for foreign language teaching over the years and presents an overview of the most important contrasts between English and Hungarian at the level of- phonetics, syntax, lexicology, pragmatics and translation. Most chapters consist of a theoretical introduction complemented by illustrative texts with example sentences and translations. The book provides a good opportunity for students to recapitulate or supplement some of the material covered earlier in their linguistics courses at university and shows the relevance of these disciplines to foreign language learning, teaching and translation. This is the revised version of the previous book, supplemented by suggested solutions to the exercises. This edition is also available online.
Total Writing
BLACK AND WHITE EDITION - 23 Color Mind Maps edition also available.Discover TOTAL WRITING, the innovative method grounded in the latest scientific and transdisciplinary research on creativity. This complete edition offers a contemporary approach that awakens the natural potential living within all of us.WHAT YOU'LL FIND: An accessible method for beginners and experienced writers alikeExercises that awaken your natural creativityNarrative techniques drawn from Literary Journalism and storytelling"Teachers' Corner" sections designed for educatorsTools for memoirs, biographies, essays, chronicles, profiles, academic writing, corporate texts, poetry, fiction, and moreWHO IT'S FOR: Ideal for authors, communicators, students, educators, professionals and leaders whose work centers on human connection, creative writing instructors, and anyone with a story to tell or an insight to share.THE ESSENCE OF THE METHODWriting can flow with the spontaneity of a river. TOTAL WRITING clears the path to your inner wellspring of lived experiences, memories, perceptions, and imagination. It releases the creative currents that a misguided approach to learning may have dammed up.The method shows you how to develop different kinds of texts while learning to connect with your authentic voice, break through creative blocks, structure compelling narratives, and forge deep bonds with your readers.CULTURAL LEGACYTOTAL WRITING draws from the rich cultural universe of Latin American and Brazilian fiction, as well as from the international tradition of Literary Journalism, weaving in the wisdom of masters such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garc穩a M獺rquez, Eliane Brum, Alma Guillermoprieto, Tom Wolfe, Fernando Morais, Gay Talese, George Orwell, and many more.TRANSFORMATION AND CONSCIOUSNESSThis book aligns with emerging conceptual frameworks that are driving a global transformation. It moves beyond the false divides between reason and emotion, science and spirituality, offering an integrative approach where different ways of knowing converge.Creative writing plays an essential role in the development of human consciousness and our evolution as a species. It goes far beyond technique - encompassing therapeutic applications, the recovery of ancestral wisdom, academic research, and effective corporate communication.YOUR CALL TO ADVENTUREDo you have a story to tell? A memory to pass on? An insight to share? If you want to experience the joy of creating and offering it to the world, this book is for you.Accept the Call to Adventure and embark on your Hero's or Heroine's Journey. The power of writing can blossom within you as a liberating flame of creative joy, revealing the extraordinary path of transformation that pulses through every narrative that reaches the world from the depths of your mind, heart, and soul.
Key Concepts in the Discipline of Africology
Key Concepts in the Discipline of Africology is a definitive reference work that establishes the intellectual vocabulary, conceptual architecture, and scholarly orientation of Africology as a disciplined field of study. This volume provides an extensive, carefully curated lexicon of key terms that structure Africological inquiry across history, culture, politics, philosophy, and methodology.Organized alphabetically, the book offers precise definitions, contextual explanations, etymological grounding, and scholarly cross-referencing for foundational concepts such as Afrocentricity, Afronography, African Womanism, agency, centeredness, cultural unity, and anteriority. Each entry is written with graduate-level rigor and disciplinary clarity, allowing readers to engage Africology on its own epistemic terms rather than through borrowed or distorted frameworks.Designed for students, faculty, researchers, and academic libraries, this volume functions as both an instructional guide and a scholarly companion. It supports coursework in Africology, Africana Studies, African American Studies, African World Studies, and related fields, and it also serves as an essential reference for dissertation writing, peer-reviewed research, and curriculum development. As the inaugural volume 1 of The Black Lexicon series, Key Concepts in the Discipline of Africology solidifies Africology's conceptual foundations and affirms its status as a mature, globally engaged discipline. This catalog terminology clarifies intellectual lineage, advances disciplinary coherence, and equips scholars with the conceptual tools necessary for sustained academic excellence. Vol. 1 in THE BLACK LEXICON series.
Publish - Your Message Matters Journal
YOUR MESSAGE MATTERS-AND SO DOES YOUR JOURNEY.The PUBLISH - Your Message Matters Journal was created to help you move from simply reading the book to truly living it. Because writing and publishing a book isn't just a checklist-it's a calling-and your heart, mindset, and faith will shape every step.This guided companion journal includes thoughtful questions and prompts for each chapter to help you process what you're learning, apply it personally, and take action with clarity and confidence.Inside, you'll work through three powerful sections: YOUR MESSAGE MATTERSReflect on what God has placed in you, why it matters, and how He's shaping you as a writer and communicator.RECOGNIZE AND RESISTIdentify the doubt, fear, comparison, and spiritual resistance that tries to silence your voice-and learn how to push back with truth and courage.STRATEGIC STEPSTurn inspiration into momentum with practical next steps that help you move forward in writing, publishing, and sharing your message with excellence.Whether you're beginning your first manuscript or preparing for your next release, this journal will help you stay grounded, focused, and faithful-because the message God gave you is worth stewarding well.A companion journal to Publish Your Message Matters by Athena Dean Holtz.
write it.
You know there's a book inside you. You just don't know how to get it out. That's where I come in. write it. is a practical and honest guide for first-time nonfiction authors who want to stop overthinking and start building a book that actually gets finished. Inside, you'll learn how to: Break through the faulty beliefs that keep smart people unpublishedGet clear on why you're writing and what you actually want to sayTurn your foggy ideas into a crystal-clear blueprintBuild a writing rhythm to fit your lifeNavigate editing, publishing, production, and marketing at this stageGrab your copy to get started on your non-fiction book today!
Conversational Spanish Quick and Easy
Have you always wanted to learn how to speak Spanish but simply didn't have the time?Well if so, then, look no further. You can hold in your hands "Conversational Spanish Quick and Easy" which contains one of the most advanced and revolutionary methods that was ever designed for quickly becoming conversational in a language.In creating this time-saving program, master linguist Yatir Nitzany spent years examining the twenty-seven most common languages in the world and distilling from them the three hundred and fifty words that are most likely to be used in real conversations.These three hundred and fifty words were chosen in such a way that they were structurally interrelated and, when combined, form sentences.Through various other discoveries about how real conversations work-discoveries that are detailed further in this book-Nitzany created the necessary tools for linking these words together in a specific way so that you may become rapidly and almost effortlessly conversant-now.If you want to learn complicated grammar rules, or to speak perfectly proper and precise Spanish, this book is not for you.However, if you need to actually hold a conversation while on a trip to a Spanish-speaking country, to impress that certain someone, or to be able to speak with your grandfather or grandmother as soon as possible, then the Nitzany Method is what you have been looking for.This method is designed for fluency in a foreign language, while communicating in the present tense. Nitzany believes that what's most important is actually being able to understand and be understood by another human being right away.This is one of the several, in a series of instructional language guides, the Nitzany Method's revolutionary approach is the only one in the world that uses its unique language technology to actually enable you to speak and understand native speakers in the shortest amount of time possible.No more depending on volumes of books of fundamental, beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, all with hundreds of pages in order to learn a language. With Conversational Spanish Quick and Easy, you will have all you need.Pick up your copy today and learn a new language quickly and easily.
Jade Mosinski Set of 3 MIDI Notebooks
Shrink-wrapped set of 3 midi notebooks, each with a different bee illustration by Jade Mosinski. Stitched spine, with ruled and blank pages. High-quality production makes a stunning gift. Ideal for personal use too. The Jade Mosinski Set of 3 Midi Notebooks features a collection of three midi, foiled notebooks with alternating lined and blank pages. Each notebook has a different design featuring Jade's delightful Botanical Bees. With a sturdy cover and rounded corners, they are perfect to be carried everywhere! FSC-certified paper. Jade Mosinski is a Derbyshire-based designer and illustrator who loves to create beautiful and intricate illustrations inspired by the natural world, using detailed linework. She also likes to create more colourful, feminine patterns, with bolder shapes and imagery.
Thomas Kinkade Set of 3 MIDI Notebooks
Shrink-wrapped set of 3 midi notebooks, each with a different painting from Thomas Kinkade Studios. Stitched spine, with ruled and blank pages. High-quality production makes a stunning gift. Ideal for personal use too. The Thomas Kinkade Set of 3 Midi Notebooks features a collection of three midi, foiled notebooks, each with a different beautiful artwork: Italian Caf矇, Wine Country Living and Reflections of Faith. With alternating lined and blank pages, a sturdy cover and rounded corners, they are perfect to be carried everywhere! FSC-certified paper. Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light(TM), emphasized simple pleasures and inspirational messages through his art - and the branded products created from that art. From textiles, to collectibles, to music and books, Thom believed that both the ability and the inspiration to create his paintings had been given to him as a gift. His goal as an artist was to touch people of all faiths and to bring peace and joy into their lives through the images he had created.
Violent Phenomena
"These essays, deftly blending the political and the personal, offer fresh, galvanizing, and passionate perspectives on literary translation."--Jhumpa LahiriA manifesto in 22 essays, Violent Phenomena breaks stale rules about who can and should translate, envisioning a future more reflective of the beautiful polyphony of literature in all languages.?What would it take to unlearn centuries of colonial influence over the books we read? The values, institutions, and structures that determine which of the world's books and authors are translated, and by whom, are in dire need of disruption. Violent Phenomena brings together established and emerging translators from around the world to guide the way.Frantz Fanon wrote in 1961 that "Decolonization is always a violent phenomenon," meaning that the violence of colonialism can only be counteracted in kind. As colonial legacies linger today, what are the ways in which we can disentangle literary translation from imperial violence? In stark contrast with their predecessors, who were trained to be as "neutral" as possible, the contributors to Violent Phenomena demand engagement with the translator's identity, voice, and cultural context, which shapes the result and in turn has an outsize influence on how a writer's work is received.From Anton Hur on "The Mythical English Reader" to Sawad Hussain's "Why Don't You Translate Pakistanian?," these essays face the hard questions head on, offering readers the tools they need to demand a new literary playing field.Features a new foreword by award-winning translator and author Bruna Dantas Lobato.
The writing of fiction
A blank page brims with possibility, yet the journey from idea to enduring story can feel as intricate as a labyrinth. Within these pages, the art and architecture of storytelling are laid bare, inviting both new and seasoned writers to explore the very foundations of narrative craft. Emerging from the early twentieth century-a period of seismic change in the American literary tradition-this restored volume stands as a beacon for anyone drawn to the mysteries of fiction writing. It dissects the nuances of narrative technique analysis and character development tips with a clarity that transcends its era, offering insights as relevant to today's creative writing guide seekers as they were to its original audience. For those fascinated by literary criticism books or seeking a resource for a university literature course, this work provides a rare window into the evolution of storytelling structure advice. Its pages pulse with the same intellectual energy that once animated salons and classrooms, drawing thoughtful comparisons to contemporaries like Henry James while forging its own distinct voice. The text's exploration of plot, character, and the writer's intent is both rigorous and accessible, making it indispensable for aspiring writers and collectors of classic writing instruction alike. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations, ensuring that its wisdom continues to inspire. More than just a reprint, this edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Whether you are delving into fiction writing as a craft, curating a classic collection, or seeking to understand the roots of American narrative artistry, this enduring manual offers a rare blend of practical guidance and historical insight, bridging past and present with eloquence and authority.
Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers Artisan Art Blank Notebook (Flame Tree Journals)
A new title in the colourful Artisan Art Blank Notebook collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment, crafted with decorated page edges and embellished with beautiful tactile art on the cover. Artisan Art Blank Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame Tree, come in a range of hues to suit the moment and are embellished with a wide variety of well-known art on their tactile, vegan leather covers. They're carefully crafted with decorated page edges overflowing with petals, teasing vines and patterns. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons and blank pages, the Artisan Art Blank Notebooks are perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. And, with robust flexi covers, they're easy to slip into your bag and a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! Pages are FSC-certified paper. Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous and influential artists in modern history. He painted a series of pictures depicting sunflowers, having first been inspired by the yellow flowers in Paris when he saw them growing in the gardens of Montmartre. Sunflowers were symbolic of life and hope to the artist, and could also be associated with his concept of the sun - glowing, yellow and hopeful.
Vincent Van Gogh: Almond Blossom Artisan Art Blank Notebook (Flame Tree Journals)
New title in the colourful Artisan Art Blank Notebook collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment, crafted with decorated page edges and embellished with beautiful tactile art on the cover. Artisan Art Blank Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame Tree, come in a range of hues to suit the moment and are embellished with a wide variety of well-known art on their tactile, vegan leather covers. They're carefully crafted with decorated page edges overflowing with petals, teasing vines and patterns. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons and blank pages, the Artisan Art Blank Notebooks are perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. And, with robust flexi covers, they're easy to slip into your bag and a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! Pages are FSC-certified paper. Vincent van Gogh is considered one of the world's greatest painters, his work having had a huge and far-reaching influence on 20th-century art as well as remaining visually and emotionally powerful to this day. Van Gogh painted Almond Blossom as a gift in celebration of the birth of his nephew. He had previously been greatly inspired by flowering trees, and appreciated their power as symbols of rebirth.
Jade Mosinski: Bee Artisan Art Blank Notebook (Flame Tree Journals)
New title in the colourful Artisan Art Blank Notebook collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment, crafted with decorated page edges and embellished with beautiful tactile art on the cover. Artisan Art Blank Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame Tree, come in a range of hues to suit the moment and are embellished with a wide variety of well-known art on their tactile, vegan leather covers. They're carefully crafted with decorated page edges overflowing with petals, teasing vines and patterns. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons and blank pages, the Artisan Art Blank Notebooks are perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. And, with robust flexi covers, they're easy to slip into your bag and a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good! Pages are FSC-certified paper. Jade Mosinski is a Derbyshire-based designer and illustrator who loves to create beautiful and intricate illustrations inspired by the natural world, using detailed linework. She also likes to create more colourful, feminine patterns, with bolder shapes and imagery.
