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  • Writing for Social Justice

    Writing can make a difference in your world. Whether it's personal writing that helps you clarify issues in your own life, letters and petitions to draw attention to local and national issues, or essays about the big issues, learning to write clearly, logically, and effectively can help you change the world.This workbook/journal offers over 160 thought-provoking writing topics, as well as ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

  • We Shall Fight on the Beaches

    The Speeches That Inspired History

    Prefaced by brief historical and biographical introductions, the examples in this book show how words can be used to inspire, to comfort, to move, or to enthuse even the most seemingly hard-bitten of listeners. From rallying cries such as Garibaldi's 'To arms, then, all of you!' and Chou En-lai's 'We must hold aloft the great red banner' to sombre statements such as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's 'This ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Citizen Science in the Digital Age

    Rhetoric, Science, and Public Engagement

    by James Wynn ...
    Series series Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique
    A discussion of the benefits and pitfalls of citizen science—scientific undertakings that make use of public participation and crowd-sourced data collectionJames Wynn’s timely investigation highlights scientific studies grounded in publicly gathered data and probes the rhetoric these studies employ. Many of these endeavors, such as the widely used SETI@home project, simply draw on the processing ... Read more

    $17.99 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

  • Gorgias

    by Plato ...
    Translated by Walter Hamilton ...
    Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office.Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Should individuals be motivated by a desire for personal power and prestige, or ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Demagogue for President

    The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump

    Winner, Bronze, 2020 Foreword Indies, Political and Social SciencesWinner, 2021 PROSE Award for Government & Politics"Deserves a place alongside George Orwell’s 'Politics and the English Language'. . . . one of the most important political books of this perilous summer."—The Washington Post**"A must-read"—Salon"Highly recommended"—Jack Shafer, PoliticoFeatured in "The Best ... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Demagoguery and Democracy

    A clear-eyed guide to demagoguery—and how we can defeat itWhat is demagoguery? Some demagogues are easy to spot: They rise to power through pandering, charisma, and prejudice. But, as professor Patricia Roberts-Miller explains, a demagogue is anyone who reduces all questions to us vs. them.Why is it dangerous? Demagoguery is democracy’s greatest threat. It erodes rational debate, so that intellige ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • O Príncipe

    Texto Integral

    Translated by Lívio Xavier ...
    Nesta obra, que é um clássico sobre pensamento político, o grande escritor Maquiavel mostra como funciona a ciência política.Discorre sobre os diferentes tipos de Estado e ensina como um príncipe pode conquistar e manter o domínio sobre um Estado.Trata daquilo que é o seu objetivo principal: as virtudes que o governante deve adquirir e os vícios que deve evitar para manter-se no poder.Maquiavel ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Years of Talking Dangerously

    "There has never been," Nunberg writes, "an age as wary as ours of the tricks words can play, obscuring distinctions and smoothing over the corrugations of the actual world . . . Yet as advertisers and marketers know, our mistrust of words doesn't inoculate us against them." These are the years of talking dangerously, and Nunberg is a sure guide to the pitfalls. With illuminating intelligence and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Don't Buy It

    The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy

    After everything that's happened, how is it possible that conservatives still win debates about the economy? Time and again the right wins over voters by claiming that their solutions are only common sense, even as their tired policies of budgetary sacrifice and corporate plunder both create and prolong economic disaster. Why does the electorate keep buying what they're selling? According to ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Enough Said

    What's Gone Wrong with the Language of Politics?

    by Mark Thompson ...
    There’s a crisis of trust in politics across the western world. Public anger is rising and faith in conventional political leaders and parties is falling. Anti-politics, and the anti-politicians, have arrived. In Enough Said, President and CEO of The New York Times Company Mark Thompson argues that one of the most significant causes of the crisis is the way our public language has changed.Enough ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Elements of Style ( Fourth Edition ) ( A to Z Classics)

    Auteur Strunk, William, 1869-1946 Titre The Elements of Style Langue Anglais Classe LoC PE: Language and Literatures: English Sujet English language -- Rhetoric Sujet English language -- Style Sujet Report writing ... Read more

    $1.99 USD $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Einfach mal die Klappe halten

    Warum Schweigen besser ist als Reden

    by Cornelia Topf ...
    Series series Dein Erfolg
    Pausenlos laufen Radio oder Fernsehen, klingeln Telefon oder Handy und texten Kollegen, Kunden, Partner, Kinder uns zu. Journalisten und Politiker produzieren Sprechlawinen, unter denen jeder vernünftige Gedanke verschütt geht. Wir leben in einer Sprechblasenzeit. Einer Zeit, in der pausenlos geredet und kaum etwas gesagt wird. Das Problem: Quasselstrippen nimmt keiner ernst. Je mehr geredet wird, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Armarse de argumentos

    by Luisa Puig ...
    Un primer acercamiento lo suficientemente amplio y profundo, para dotar a los interesados en la argumentación con herramientas que les permitan acceder a este campo de estudio y a la práctica que se deriva de su conocimiento.Ningún sujeto hablante, ningún ser humano, escapa a la necesidad de recurrir a la argumentación. Ya sea para resolver algún problema relacionado con el ámbito del trabajo, el ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • En buena lógica

    Una introducción a la teoría de la argumentación

    No hay buenos y malos argumentos, sino argumentos mejores y peores. Hubert Marraud, autor de este libro, nos presenta su enfoque de la argumentación en dos partes principales: la analítica y la crítica. En la primera, entre otras cosas, nos muestra la definición de argumentar, la importancia de los conectores y operadores argumentativos y la adopción de un modelo descriptivo. En la segunda, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Coaching de oratória

    Um livro ideal para quem procura uma transformação face aos seus medos, aplicando o Coaching em práticas de oratória, conseguindo o impulso individual, a superação do objetivo, e sentindo-se incentivado a confrontar de cada vez que tem de se dirigir a um auditório; tanto para os profissionais, como para estudantes, advogados, docentes, funcionários, académicos, ou simplesmente para quem pretende ... Read more

    $5.50 USD

  • Verdad

    Cómo los distintos lados de cada historia configuran nuestra realidad

    ¿Verdad o mentira? Las cosas casi nunca son tan sencillas.Un alegato a favor de la verdad en tiempos de posverdad.Hay más de una verdad acerca de casi todo. Comer carne es nutritivo, pero también perjudicial para el medioambiente. Internet difunde el conocimiento, pero también el odio. Como es lógico, cuando nos comunicamos seleccionamos aquellas verdades que son más favorables a lo que nos ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Rhetoric

    With linked Table of Contents

    by Aristotle ...
    RHETORIC is the counterpart of Dialectic. Both alike are concerned with such things as come, more or less, within the general ken of all men and belong to no definite science. Accordingly all men make use, more or less, of both; for to a certain extent all men attempt to discuss statements and to maintain them, to defend themselves and to attack others. Ordinary people do this either at random or ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Win an Argument

    An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion

    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest oratorAll of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying to win a trivial argument with a friend or convince our coworkers about an important decision. Instead of relying on untrained instinct—and often floundering or failing as a result—we’d win more arguments if we learned ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • OBJECTIF PLUME : comment écrire un discours, construire un message et convaincre un auditoire

    by Rémi Raher ...
    N’avez-vous jamais été contraint d’écouter quelqu’un qui parle pour ne rien dire ?Cette sensation d’ennui et de néant est particulièrement désagréable, surtout quand on n’est pas en mesure d’interrompre celui qui s’écoute parler ! Vous devez vous interdire d’infliger ce supplice à celles et ceux qui vous consacrent du temps... et c'est exactement ce que vous propose de livre !Cela implique de se ... Read more

    $3.32 USD

  • Word Hero

    A Fiendishly Clever Guide to Crafting the Lines that Get Laughs, Go Viral, and Live Forever

    by Jay Heinrichs ...
    Yes, it’s true: you can learn how to be a verbal wizard!Ever hear someone utter an unforgettable phrase and feel yourself reacting with with…well, awe? Ever read a great quote and think I could never come up with anything that clever?Daunting as it may seem, there’s nothing mystical about witcraft. Crafting memorable lines doesn’t require DNA-encoded brilliance. What it does require is some ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • How to Tell a Story

    An Ancient Guide to the Art of Storytelling for Writers and Readers

    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    An inviting and highly readable new translation of Aristotle’s complete Poetics—the first and best introduction to the art of writing and understanding storiesAristotle’s Poetics is the most important book ever written for writers and readers of stories—whether novels, short fiction, plays, screenplays, or nonfiction. Aristotle was the first to identify the keys to plot, character, audience ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • La parole en public pour les timides, les stressés et autres tétanisés

    Guide pratique pour devenir un bon orateur

    Trucs et astuces pour vaincre l'angoisse de la prise de parole !Prendre la parole avec plaisir et passionner son auditoire, c’est un rêve que beaucoup d’entre nous caressent. La plupart du temps, ce moment est stressant.Devant la prise de parole, nous sommes très inégaux. De cet exercice ô combien périlleux, certains sortent victorieux, car ils sont capables d’enflammer leur auditoire ; pour d ... Read more

    $18.99 USD