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Euphemania

Our Love Affair with Euphemisms

de Ralph Keyes ...

A delightful look at euphemisms—where they come from, why we need them, and why they tell us about who we are."Whether you're looking for information or just browsing, Euphemania is a classic. It is beautifully written, uniformly delightful, and a pleasure to read. Keyes has spread a broad net and offers the tastiest morsels to his readers. I love this book!" ―Rosalie Maggio, author of How t... ... Leer más

$1.99 USD

A delightful look at euphemisms—where they come from, why we need them, and why they tell us about who we are."Whether you're looking for information or just browsing, Euphemania is a classic. It is beautifully written, uniformly delightful, and a pleasure to read. Keyes has spread a broad net and offers the tastiest morsels to his readers. I love this book!" ―Rosalie Maggio, author of How t...
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How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor

A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between

de Thomas C. Foster ...

The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.We live in an information age, but it is increasingly difficult to know which information to trust. Fake news is rampant in mass media, stoked by foreign ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.We live in an information age, but it is increasingly difficult to know which information to trust. Fake news is rampant in mass media, stoked by foreign
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The Way of the Fearless Writer

Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life

de Beth Kempton ...

An award-winning entrepreneur offers a mindful approach to the writing life.In a radical departure from standard advice about creative success, effort, critique, and competition, The Way of the Fearless Writer will show you that there is another way to thrive—a writing path of ease, trust, wonder, and joy.You are invited to embark on a sacred writing journey. Along the way, author Beth Kempton ... Leer más

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An award-winning entrepreneur offers a mindful approach to the writing life.In a radical departure from standard advice about creative success, effort, critique, and competition, The Way of the Fearless Writer will show you that there is another way to thrive—a writing path of ease, trust, wonder, and joy.You are invited to embark on a sacred writing journey. Along the way, author Beth Kempton
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PORTL

The Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab

de Jesús Rosales-Ruiz, Mary Hunter ...

Note: This Kobo ebook has a "read-only" format. You will be able to read the book and will have access to all of the content in the book. However, the book does not allow you to highlight text, add notes, or search within the book.PORTL stands for the Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab.It provides an interactive environment for learning about behavior principles and investigating ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

Note: This Kobo ebook has a "read-only" format. You will be able to read the book and will have access to all of the content in the book. However, the book does not allow you to highlight text, add notes, or search within the book.PORTL stands for the Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab.It provides an interactive environment for learning about behavior principles and investigating
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27 Essential Principles of Story

Master the Secrets of Great Storytelling, from Shakespeare to South Park

de Daniel Joshua Rubin ...

“So often people ask me if there’s a book on story I can recommend. This is the one. I can’t recommend it highly enough.”––Alexa Junge, writer/producer, Friends, Sex and the City, The West WingA master class of 27 lessons, drawn from 27 diverse narratives, for novelists, storytellers, filmmakers, graphic designers, and more. Author Daniel Joshua Rubin unlocks the secrets of what makes a story work ... Leer más

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“So often people ask me if there’s a book on story I can recommend. This is the one. I can’t recommend it highly enough.”––Alexa Junge, writer/producer, Friends, Sex and the City, The West WingA master class of 27 lessons, drawn from 27 diverse narratives, for novelists, storytellers, filmmakers, graphic designers, and more. Author Daniel Joshua Rubin unlocks the secrets of what makes a story work
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The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate

de Eugene Ehrlich ...

Series series Highly Selective Reference
Even if you already know more words than you need to know, this reference will help jog your memory when you're searching for a truly special word.With an introduction by Noah Adams of "All Things Considered"Anyone looking to improve his or her vocabulary and anyone who loves words will be enthralled by this unique and impressive thesaurus that provides only the most unusual—or is it recondite? ... Leer más

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Even if you already know more words than you need to know, this reference will help jog your memory when you're searching for a truly special word.With an introduction by Noah Adams of "All Things Considered"Anyone looking to improve his or her vocabulary and anyone who loves words will be enthralled by this unique and impressive thesaurus that provides only the most unusual—or is it recondite?
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The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives

For the Extraordinarily Literate

de Eugene Ehrlich ...

Series series Highly Selective Reference
Adjectives have long suffered from bad press. For many years, English teachers have been fond of telling students that "adjectives are the enemy of nouns, and adverbs are the enemy of everything else."While it's still advisable to heed your English teacher's advice on most other matters, The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives for the Extraordinarily Literate proves that breaking ... Leer más

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Adjectives have long suffered from bad press. For many years, English teachers have been fond of telling students that "adjectives are the enemy of nouns, and adverbs are the enemy of everything else."While it's still advisable to heed your English teacher's advice on most other matters, The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives for the Extraordinarily Literate proves that breaking
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Manga in Theory and Practice

de Hirohiko Araki ...

Hirohiko Araki is the author of one of the longest-running and most beloved manga of all time, the epic fan favorite JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. According to him, manga is the ultimate synthesis of all forms of art, and in this book he reveals the secrets behind how to make the magic happen using concrete examples from his own work. Read all about his “golden ratio” for drawing, the character ... Leer más

$12.39 USD

Hirohiko Araki is the author of one of the longest-running and most beloved manga of all time, the epic fan favorite JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. According to him, manga is the ultimate synthesis of all forms of art, and in this book he reveals the secrets behind how to make the magic happen using concrete examples from his own work. Read all about his “golden ratio” for drawing, the character
... Leer más
We Carry Their Bones

The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys

de Erin Kimmerle ...

"With We Carry Their Bones, Erin Kimmerle continues to unearth the true story of the Dozier School, a tale more frightening than any fiction. In a corrupt world, her unflinching revelations are as close as we'll come to justice." –Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer-Prize Winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground RailroadForensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle investigates of the notorious Dozier ... Leer más

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"With We Carry Their Bones, Erin Kimmerle continues to unearth the true story of the Dozier School, a tale more frightening than any fiction. In a corrupt world, her unflinching revelations are as close as we'll come to justice." –Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer-Prize Winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground RailroadForensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle investigates of the notorious Dozier
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Is This Autism?

A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else

de Donna Henderson, Sarah Wayland, Jamell White ...

Though our understanding of autism has greatly expanded, many autistic individuals are still missed or misdiagnosed. This highly accessible book clarifies many ways that autism can present, particularly in people who camouflage to hide their autistic traits.The authors take the reader step by step through the diagnostic criteria, incorporating the latest research as well as quotes from over 100 ... Leer más

$36.99 USD

Though our understanding of autism has greatly expanded, many autistic individuals are still missed or misdiagnosed. This highly accessible book clarifies many ways that autism can present, particularly in people who camouflage to hide their autistic traits.The authors take the reader step by step through the diagnostic criteria, incorporating the latest research as well as quotes from over 100
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Romancing the Beat

Story Structure for Romance Novels

de Gwen Hayes ...

What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book?Writing a well-structured romance isn't the same as writing any other genre—something the popular novel and screenwriting guides don't address. The romance arc is made up of its own story beats, and the external plot and theme need to be braided to the romance arc—not the other way around.Told in conversational (and often ... Leer más

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What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book?Writing a well-structured romance isn't the same as writing any other genre—something the popular novel and screenwriting guides don't address. The romance arc is made up of its own story beats, and the external plot and theme need to be braided to the romance arc—not the other way around.Told in conversational (and often
... Leer más
Redemption

Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row

de Lawrence Wright ...

**A powerful and startling account of the unsparing connection between a convent of cloistered nuns and the condemned women on Texas’s death row, exploring questions around crime and punishment, faith, and retribution in America as only Lawrence Wright can.“Redemption gripped me like the best crime novel and left me fundamentally changed. The relationship between two groups of isolated women ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

**A powerful and startling account of the unsparing connection between a convent of cloistered nuns and the condemned women on Texas’s death row, exploring questions around crime and punishment, faith, and retribution in America as only Lawrence Wright can.“Redemption gripped me like the best crime novel and left me fundamentally changed. The relationship between two groups of isolated women
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Creativity

Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and

de Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ...

Series Libro 7 - Harper Perennial Modern Classics
"Although the benefits of this study to scholars are obvious, this thought-provoking mixture of scholarly and colloquial will enlighten inquisitive general readers, too." — Library Journal (starred review)The classic study of the creative process from the bestselling author of Flow.Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly ... Leer más

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"Although the benefits of this study to scholars are obvious, this thought-provoking mixture of scholarly and colloquial will enlighten inquisitive general readers, too." — Library Journal (starred review)The classic study of the creative process from the bestselling author of Flow.Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly
... Leer más
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

Revised and Expanded Edition

de J.R.R. Tolkien ...

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The
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Make It Stick

The Science of Successful Learning

de Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel ...

To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer ... Leer más

$24.49 USD

To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer
... Leer más
Little Book of Restorative Justice & Community

Reclaiming Connection and Responsibility for Our Neighbors

de Sheryl Wilson, Caitlin Morneau ...

Series series Justice and Peacebuilding
What is the role and responsibility of the community when it is involved in a restorative process?This Little Book aims to expand upon the roles and responsibilities of community stakeholders in healing and repairative approaches to justice. Whether family members, friends, neighbors, concerned citizens, or system actors, the range of needs, obligations, and opportunities to engage with ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

What is the role and responsibility of the community when it is involved in a restorative process?This Little Book aims to expand upon the roles and responsibilities of community stakeholders in healing and repairative approaches to justice. Whether family members, friends, neighbors, concerned citizens, or system actors, the range of needs, obligations, and opportunities to engage with
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By the Fire We Carry

The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

de Rebecca Nagle ...

"No part of the judiciary exposes the chasm between American ideals and institutional practice like federal Indian law. In By the Fire We Carry, Nagle, a Cherokee journalist, turns a case most Americans haven’t heard of into a legal thriller." —New York Times Book ReviewNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe New Yorker’s Best Books of 2024 • Publishers Weekly Top 10 Book of the Year • NPR 2024 "Books We Loved" ... Leer más

$10.49 USD

"No part of the judiciary exposes the chasm between American ideals and institutional practice like federal Indian law. In By the Fire We Carry, Nagle, a Cherokee journalist, turns a case most Americans haven’t heard of into a legal thriller." —New York Times Book ReviewNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe New Yorker’s Best Books of 2024 • Publishers Weekly Top 10 Book of the Year • NPR 2024 "Books We Loved"
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How To Write An Autobiographical Novel

Essays

de Alexander Chee ...

Named a Best Book of 2018 by New York Magazine, the Washington Post, Publisher’s Weekly, NPR, and Time, among many others, this essay collection from the author of The Queen of the Night explores how we form identities in life and in art.**As a novelist, Alexander Chee has been described as “masterful” by Roxane Gay, “incendiary” by the New York Times, and "brilliant" by the Washington Post. With ... Leer más

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Named a Best Book of 2018 by New York Magazine, the Washington Post, Publisher’s Weekly, NPR, and Time, among many others, this essay collection from the author of The Queen of the Night explores how we form identities in life and in art.**As a novelist, Alexander Chee has been described as “masterful” by Roxane Gay, “incendiary” by the New York Times, and "brilliant" by the Washington Post. With
... Leer más
Field Guide to Knitting

How to Identify, Select, and Work Virtually Every Stitch

de Jackie Pawlowski ...

Series series Field Guide
There are so many intriguing ways to knit yarn that it's often tough to pick the right stitch. Help is on the way with Field Guide to Knitting, the stitch dictionary that belongs in every knitting bag.This handy go-to reference book takes a comprehensive look at knit and purl stitches as well as cables, laces, ribs, and edge treatments. Learn to tell k2togs from ssks and to differentiate between ... Leer más

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There are so many intriguing ways to knit yarn that it's often tough to pick the right stitch. Help is on the way with Field Guide to Knitting, the stitch dictionary that belongs in every knitting bag.This handy go-to reference book takes a comprehensive look at knit and purl stitches as well as cables, laces, ribs, and edge treatments. Learn to tell k2togs from ssks and to differentiate between
... Leer más
The Well-Educated Mind

A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had

de Susan Wise Bauer ...

The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition.Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven’t because they seem too daunting? In The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging antidote to the distractions of our age, electronic and otherwise.Newly expanded and updated to include ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition.Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven’t because they seem too daunting? In The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging antidote to the distractions of our age, electronic and otherwise.Newly expanded and updated to include
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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2027

de Becky Gandillon, Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa ...

Series series Unofficial Guides
Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Walt Disney World vacation.How do some guests get on the big, new attraction in less than 20 minutes while others wait for longer than 2 hours—on the same day? Why do some guests pay full price for their visit when others can save hundreds of dollars? In a theme park, every minute and every ... Leer más

$19.49 USD

Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Walt Disney World vacation.How do some guests get on the big, new attraction in less than 20 minutes while others wait for longer than 2 hours—on the same day? Why do some guests pay full price for their visit when others can save hundreds of dollars? In a theme park, every minute and every
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A Place for Everything

The Curious History of Alphabetical Order

de Judith Flanders ...

From a New York Times bestselling historian, the “truly revelatory” (Wall Street Journal) story of how the alphabet ordered our worldA Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. Once we’ve learned our ABCs as children, few of us ever think of them again, but alphabetical order plays a material role in our adult lives. From school ... Leer más

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From a New York Times bestselling historian, the “truly revelatory” (Wall Street Journal) story of how the alphabet ordered our worldA Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. Once we’ve learned our ABCs as children, few of us ever think of them again, but alphabetical order plays a material role in our adult lives. From school
... Leer más
Journey to the Center of the Earth

Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 2

de John Pasden, Xingxing Liu, Jules Verne ...

Series Libro 2 - Mandarin Companion
After decrypting a mysterious passage on an ancient parchment, Professor Luo and his niece Xiaojing embark on a daring quest to reach the center of the earth. Starting with a descent down the mouth of a volcano, they are accompanied by their faithful guide Lao Xu as the three explorers encounter subterranean phenomena, prehistoric animals, and vast underground seas. "A Journey to the Center of the ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

After decrypting a mysterious passage on an ancient parchment, Professor Luo and his niece Xiaojing embark on a daring quest to reach the center of the earth. Starting with a descent down the mouth of a volcano, they are accompanied by their faithful guide Lao Xu as the three explorers encounter subterranean phenomena, prehistoric animals, and vast underground seas. "A Journey to the Center of the
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Writing for Busy Readers

Communicate More Effectively in the Real World

de Todd Rogers, Jessica Lasky-Fink ...

Writing well is for school. Writing effectively is for life.**Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink offer the most valuable practical writing advice today. Building on their own research in behavioral science, they outline cognitive facts about how people actually read and distill them into six principles that will transform the power of your writing:Less is moreMake reading easyDesign for easy ... Leer más

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Writing well is for school. Writing effectively is for life.**Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink offer the most valuable practical writing advice today. Building on their own research in behavioral science, they outline cognitive facts about how people actually read and distill them into six principles that will transform the power of your writing:Less is moreMake reading easyDesign for easy
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