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  • The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself

    The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times

    by Robin Reames ...
    How rhetoric—the art of persuasion—can help us navigate an age of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and political acrimonyThe discipline of rhetoric was the keystone of Western education for over two thousand years. Only recently has its perceived importance faded.In this book, renowned rhetorical scholar Robin Reames argues that, in today’s polarized political climate, we should all care ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Sorry About That

    The Language of Public Apology

    People do bad things. They misspeak, mislead, and misbehave. They lie, cheat, steal, and kill. Often, afterward, they apologize. But what makes a successful apology? Why does Joe Biden's 2007 apology for referring to Barack Obama as "articulate and bright" succeed, whereas Mel Gibson's 2006 apology for his anti-Semitic tirade fails? Naturally, the effectiveness of an apology depends on the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Informal English

    Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi Marbles, and Other Curious Words and Phrases of North America

    The author of Forgotten English and The Word Museum “collects America’s colorful colloquialisms, past and present” (Publishers Weekly).Gleaned from antiquated dictionaries, dialect glossaries, studies of folklore, nautical lexicons, historical writings, letters, novels, and miscellaneous sources, Informal English offers a captivating treasure trove of linguistic oddities that will not only ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

    'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making Sense

    Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity

    by Sam Harris ...
    A New York Times New and Noteworthy BookFrom the bestselling author of Waking Up and The End of Faith, an adaptation of his wildly popular, often controversial podcast“Sam Harris is the most intellectually courageous man I know, unafraid to speak truths out in the open where others keep those very same thoughts buried, fearful of the modish thought police. With his literate intelligence and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Languages of the World

    This third edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts everywhere. Written with the non-specialist in mind, its user-friendly style and layout, delightful original passages, and exotic scripts, will continue to fascinate the reader. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include more languages, more countries, and up-to-date ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

    'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audio For Authors

    Audiobooks, Podcasting, And Voice Technologies

    by Joanna Penn ...
    Series Book 11 - Books for Writers
    Do you want to create, publish and market your audiobooks?Are you ready to use podcasting to grow your author brand and reach more readers with your books?Audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment in publishing with double-digit growth in markets across the world. Podcasting has gone mainstream with listeners consuming audio on mobile phones and in-car devices, as well as through smart speakers. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Watching My Language:

    Adventures in the Word Trade

    America's most entertaining language maven is back with more words to live by in his latest exploration of hot catchphrases, syntactical controversies, and other matters of national linguistic importance.Before you scratch that seven-year-itch, you might want to know where it came from. And before someone blurts, "You just don't get it," perhaps you should consult the Pulitzer Prize winning ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Handbook for Science Public Information Officers

    Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
    Whether sharing a spectacular shot from a deep-space probe, announcing a development in genetic engineering, or crafting an easy-to-reference list of cancer risk factors, science public information officers, or PIOs, serve as scientific liaisons, connecting academic, nonprofit, government, and other research organizations with the public. And as traditional media outlets cut back on their science ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Murder Your Darlings

    And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser

    From one of America's most influential teachers, a collection of the best writing advice distilled from fifty language books -- from Aristotle to Strunk and White.With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves, it can be hard to know where to look for the best advice. Should you go with Natalie Goldberg or Anne Lamott? Maybe William Zinsser or Stephen King would be more appropriate ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Kenneth Burke + The Posthuman

    Series series RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric
    While rhetoric as a discipline is firmly planted in humanism and anthropology, posthumanism seeks to leave the human behind. This highly original examination of Kenneth Burke’s thought grapples with these ostensibly contradictory concepts as opportunities for invention, revision, and, importantly, transdisciplinary knowledge making.Rather than simply mapping posthumanist rhetorics onto Burke’s ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Lost Art of the Great Speech

    How to Write One--How to Deliver It

    by Richard Dowis ...
    Learn how to give powerful, on-target speeches that capture an audience's attention and drive home a message.Splashy slides, confident body language, and a lot of eye contact are fine and well. However, if a speech is rambling, illogical, or just plain boring, the impact will be lost. The key is not just in the delivery techniques, but in tapping into the power of language.Prepared by award ... Read more

    $6.49 USD

  • The Tempest

    The 30-Minute Shakespeare

    Series series The 30-Minute Shakespeare
    Nick Newlin has broad experience marketing the Nicolo Whimsey Show to high school and library systems, and will incorporate The Thirty Minute Shakespeare into the Nicolo Whimsey website, mailings, school fairs, etc. We have purchased and successfully used theater mailing lists from MDR in the past, and will purchase new MDR lists aimed at the target users of The Thirty Minute Shakespeare for the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition)

    Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures

    by Dan Roam ...
    The acclaimed bestseller about visual problem solving-now bigger and better"There is no more powerful way to prove that we know something well than to draw a simple picture of it. And there is no more powerful way to see hidden solutions than to pick up a pen and draw out the pieces of our problem."So writes Dan Roam in The Back of the Napkin, the international bestseller that proves that a simple ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Lynching

    Violence, Rhetoric, and American Identity

    by Ersula J. Ore ...
    Series series Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series
    Winner of the 2020 Rhetoric Society of America Book AwardWhile victims of antebellum lynchings were typically white men, postbellum lynchings became more frequent and more intense, with the victims more often black. After Reconstruction, lynchings exhibited and embodied links between violent collective action, American civic identity, and the making of the nation.Ersula J. Ore investigates ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories

    A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective

    by Marcel Danesi ...
    Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective shows how language influences mechanisms of cognition, perception, and belief, and by extension its power to manipulate thoughts and beliefs.This exciting and original work is the first to apply cognitive linguistics to the analysis of political lies and conspiracy theories, both of which have flourished in the internet age ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Penn Statements, Vol. 40

    Student Compositions from the Program in Writing and Rhetoric

    Edited by Alex Sibo, Tyler Arsuaga ...
    Penn Statements is a reader of student essays and compositions from courses offered through Penn State's Program in Writing and Rhetoric. All essays are submitted by students and are used as examples of student writers engaging with rhetorical principles. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • How to win friend and influence people

    by Dale carnegie ...
    For more than sixty years the rock-solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.Now this previously revised and updated bestseller is available in trade paperback for the first time to help you achieve your maximum potential throughout the next century! Learn:* Three fundamental techniques in ... Read more

    $2.75 USD

  • Talk Like TED

    The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

    by Carmine Gallo ...
    Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sell your ideas persuasively. This ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. Many people have a fear of public speaking or are insecure about their ability to give a successful presentation. Now public speaking coach and bestselling author Carmine Gallo explores ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Verbal Judo, Second Edition

    The Gentle Art of Persuasion

    Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

  • The Adventure of English

    The Biography of a Language

    by Melvyn Bragg ...
    Here is the riveting story of the English language, from its humble beginnings as a regional dialect to its current preeminence as the one global language, spoken by more than two billion people worldwide. In this groundbreaking book, Melvyn Bragg shows how English conquered the world. It is a magnificent adventure, full of jealousy, intrigue, and war—against a hoard of invaders, all armed with ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Verbal Judo

    The Gentle Art of Persuasion

    Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

    The Elements of Style is a prescriptive American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk Jr., in 1918, and published by Harcourt, in 1920, comprising eight "elementary rules of usage", ten "elementary principles of composition", "a few matters of form", a list of 49 "words and expressions commonly misused", and a list of 57 "words often ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus