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3000 Writing & Plot Prompts A-C

Supercharge Your Creativity & Remove Writer’s Block Forever!

by K.J. Heritage ...

Series Book 2 - Writing Craft Essentials
Want to break writer’s block forever? This jam-packed writing & plot prompt guide is all that you need. It is a tailored reference tool designed to get you creatively inspired, unblocked, and ready to write.Take control of writer’s block and never suffer from it again.You will also learn a simple method for creating your own prompts, so you can build an endless personal bank of ideas for drafting ... Read more

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Want to break writer’s block forever? This jam-packed writing & plot prompt guide is all that you need. It is a tailored reference tool designed to get you creatively inspired, unblocked, and ready to write.Take control of writer’s block and never suffer from it again.You will also learn a simple method for creating your own prompts, so you can build an endless personal bank of ideas for drafting
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AMA Manual of Style

A Guide for Authors and Editors

by The JAMA Network Editors ...

The AMA Manual of Style is a must-have resource for anyone involved in medical, health, and scientific publishing. Written by an expert committee of JAMA Network editors, this latest edition addresses issues that face authors, editors, and publishers in the digital age. Extensive updates are included in the References chapter, with examples of how to cite digital publications, preprints, databases ... Read more

$100.07 CAD

The AMA Manual of Style is a must-have resource for anyone involved in medical, health, and scientific publishing. Written by an expert committee of JAMA Network editors, this latest edition addresses issues that face authors, editors, and publishers in the digital age. Extensive updates are included in the References chapter, with examples of how to cite digital publications, preprints, databases
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Russian Grammar ( Blokehead Easy Study Guide)

by The Blokehead ...

Series series Blokehead Easy Study Guide
At first glance, mastering even the basics of Russian grammar can seem like a daunting challenge. However, while it can be significantly different from English grammar, it is not as difficult as it seems. For one thing, Russian grammar does not make use of articles. Grab The Easy Study Guide now! ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

At first glance, mastering even the basics of Russian grammar can seem like a daunting challenge. However, while it can be significantly different from English grammar, it is not as difficult as it seems. For one thing, Russian grammar does not make use of articles. Grab The Easy Study Guide now!
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See It & Say It! Jumbo Workbook Edition | First Grade Sight Words

by Baby Professor ...

First graders need all the help they need to learn to read. Reading is a skill that must be learned at this stage in order to proceed to advanced educational levels. However, you don’t have to bore your child with all texts and no pictures. You have this picture book available just within reach. Go ahead and secure a copy now! ... Read more

$4.49 CAD

First graders need all the help they need to learn to read. Reading is a skill that must be learned at this stage in order to proceed to advanced educational levels. However, you don’t have to bore your child with all texts and no pictures. You have this picture book available just within reach. Go ahead and secure a copy now!
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I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar

A Collection of Egregious Errors, Disconcerting Bloopers, and Other Linguistic Slip-Ups

by Sharon Eliza Nichols ...

A hilarious and eye-opening tour of unforgettable typos, misspellings, and more with pictures culled from the Facebook group by the same name.Correct grammar and proper spelling can be a challenge, and their absence can be a source of gleeful humor to everyone but the victim of a bad grammar attack. How do you react to sandwich boards, road signs, laminated instructions, and other written missives ... Read more

$15.83 CAD

A hilarious and eye-opening tour of unforgettable typos, misspellings, and more with pictures culled from the Facebook group by the same name.Correct grammar and proper spelling can be a challenge, and their absence can be a source of gleeful humor to everyone but the victim of a bad grammar attack. How do you react to sandwich boards, road signs, laminated instructions, and other written missives
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First 100 Chinese Characters: Simplified Character Edition

(HSK Level 1) The Quick and Easy Way to Learn the Basic Chinese Characters

by Alison Matthews, Laurence Matthews ...

This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters.All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language. This character book is intended for beginning Chinese students. It ... Read more

$10.79 CAD

This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters.All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language. This character book is intended for beginning Chinese students. It
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Turkish Grammar Workbooks 1

Turkish Language Learning eBooks

by Ali Akpinar ...

Learn and practice Turkish language with Turkish grammar workbooks with exercises for early beginners (A1)!Turkish Grammar Workbooks 1 is a Turkish grammar ebook with short explanations and lots of exercises. You can use the book for self-study or as a supplementary book to your early beginner (A1) Turkish course.The book includes 30 grammar points, lots of exercises and answer keys at the end of ... Read more

$4.98 CAD

Learn and practice Turkish language with Turkish grammar workbooks with exercises for early beginners (A1)!Turkish Grammar Workbooks 1 is a Turkish grammar ebook with short explanations and lots of exercises. You can use the book for self-study or as a supplementary book to your early beginner (A1) Turkish course.The book includes 30 grammar points, lots of exercises and answer keys at the end of
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French Visual Dictionary

A photo guide to everyday words and phrases in French

by Collins Dictionaries ...

Series series Collins Visual Dictionary
A photographic guide to the key words and phrases in French. This attractive ebook is a perfect travel companion and provides a practical guide to France and French language and culture.Everyday words are arranged in themes with carefully selected up-to-date images to illustrate key words and phrases, and an English and French index help you to find words quickly as you learn.3,000 essential words ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

A photographic guide to the key words and phrases in French. This attractive ebook is a perfect travel companion and provides a practical guide to France and French language and culture.Everyday words are arranged in themes with carefully selected up-to-date images to illustrate key words and phrases, and an English and French index help you to find words quickly as you learn.3,000 essential words
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Japanese Kanji Flash Cards Ebook Volume 2

Kanji 201-400: Intermediate Level (Downloadable Material Included)

by Alexander Kask, Emiko Konomi Ph.D. ...

Everything you need to learn 200 everyday Japanese kanji characters is here in this ebook!Flash cards are an essential tool in memorizing words when you are learning a new language. In Japanese Kanji Flash Cards Kit, Volume 2, you'll get all the tools needed to learn 200 everyday Japanese kanji, following on from the 200 kanji introduced in Volume 1 of this series.This Japanese language ebook ... Read more

$16.55 CAD

Everything you need to learn 200 everyday Japanese kanji characters is here in this ebook!Flash cards are an essential tool in memorizing words when you are learning a new language. In Japanese Kanji Flash Cards Kit, Volume 2, you'll get all the tools needed to learn 200 everyday Japanese kanji, following on from the 200 kanji introduced in Volume 1 of this series.This Japanese language ebook
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Rebel with a Clause

Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian

by Ellen Jovin ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A fresh and democratic take on language by a gifted teacher." —Mary Norris"[Jovin] never hectors, never finger-points; she enlightens and illuminates. This is lovely work." —Benjamin DreyerAn unconventional guide to the English language following the adventures of a grammar guru's pop-up advice stand on an epic road trip across all 50 states.When Ellen Jovin first walked ... ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A fresh and democratic take on language by a gifted teacher." —Mary Norris"[Jovin] never hectors, never finger-points; she enlightens and illuminates. This is lovely work." —Benjamin DreyerAn unconventional guide to the English language following the adventures of a grammar guru's pop-up advice stand on an epic road trip across all 50 states.When Ellen Jovin first walked ...
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The Times Improve Your Bridge Game

A practical guide on how to improve at bridge

by Andrew Robson, The Times Mind Games ...

Based on The Times Bridge column, an extensive bridge guide aimed at the less experienced or social player who longs to improve their game, with instructive deals and tips, as well as a helpful Index.Andrew Robson, The Times Bridge Correspondent, is both a champion Bridge player and an inspired teacher. He teaches and tutors at his Bridge Club and has acquired great practical knowledge about how ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Based on The Times Bridge column, an extensive bridge guide aimed at the less experienced or social player who longs to improve their game, with instructive deals and tips, as well as a helpful Index.Andrew Robson, The Times Bridge Correspondent, is both a champion Bridge player and an inspired teacher. He teaches and tutors at his Bridge Club and has acquired great practical knowledge about how
... Read more
Adventures in Grammarland

by Paul Georgiou, Christopher Prendergast ...

Adventures in Grammarland is set in a fantasy world, where words are people and where, because of bitter conflict and disunity in the past, the land is now oppressed by the tyrant Ignorance. A young lad, Josh, embarks on a quest in Grammarland that requires him to grasp the rules of grammar, to understand why the rules are so important and to face Ignorance, and his two sons Bigotry and Prejudice, ... Read more

$4.49 CAD

Adventures in Grammarland is set in a fantasy world, where words are people and where, because of bitter conflict and disunity in the past, the land is now oppressed by the tyrant Ignorance. A young lad, Josh, embarks on a quest in Grammarland that requires him to grasp the rules of grammar, to understand why the rules are so important and to face Ignorance, and his two sons Bigotry and Prejudice,
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Steering The Craft

A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

by Ursula K. Le Guin ...

From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition

Chicago Style for Students and Researchers

by Kate L. Turabian, Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William T. FitzGerald, The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their ... Read more

$21.68 CAD

When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their
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Mind the Gaffe

The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English

by R L Trask ...

Can anything be described as 'very real'? There are so many obstacles on the way to writing clear, precise ('accurate'?) English ('english'?) that it is a wonder ('wander'?) anyone ('any one' or 'anyone'?) can be understood. Fortunately, all those who have ever feared being shown up by using one of the twenty worst words and phrases to be avoided at all costs, or confusing the complex with the ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Can anything be described as 'very real'? There are so many obstacles on the way to writing clear, precise ('accurate'?) English ('english'?) that it is a wonder ('wander'?) anyone ('any one' or 'anyone'?) can be understood. Fortunately, all those who have ever feared being shown up by using one of the twenty worst words and phrases to be avoided at all costs, or confusing the complex with the
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Word Court

by Barbara Wallraff ...

The "witty and accessible" bestseller by the Atlantic Monthly editor who rules on linguistic disputes ( San Francisco Chronicle).Atlantic Monthly senior editor Barbara Wallraff first began answering grammar questions on AOL in the 1990s, and the site's success soon morphed into a regular magazine feature. In Word Court, Wallraff moves beyond her column to preside over common and uncommon cases, ... Read more

$13.67 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The "witty and accessible" bestseller by the Atlantic Monthly editor who rules on linguistic disputes ( San Francisco Chronicle).Atlantic Monthly senior editor Barbara Wallraff first began answering grammar questions on AOL in the 1990s, and the site's success soon morphed into a regular magazine feature. In Word Court, Wallraff moves beyond her column to preside over common and uncommon cases,
... Read more
The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

by William Strunk, Jr., E.B. White ...

'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

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'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
The Joy of Syntax

A Simple Guide to All the Grammar You Know You Should Know

by June Casagrande ...

Language columnist June Casagrande presents a fun and breezy guide to everything a grown-up interested in grammar needs to know.When it comes to grammar, it seems like everyone—even die-hard word nerds—feel they "missed something" in school. The Joy of Syntax picks up where sixth grade left off, providing a fresh foundation in English syntax served up by someone with an impressive record of making ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Language columnist June Casagrande presents a fun and breezy guide to everything a grown-up interested in grammar needs to know.When it comes to grammar, it seems like everyone—even die-hard word nerds—feel they "missed something" in school. The Joy of Syntax picks up where sixth grade left off, providing a fresh foundation in English syntax served up by someone with an impressive record of making
... Read more
Woe Is I

The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English (Fourth Edition)

by Patricia T. O'Conner ...

A revised and updated edition of the iconic grammar guide for the 21st century.In this expanded and updated edition of Woe Is I, former editor at The New York Times Book Review Patricia T. O'Conner unties the knottiest grammar tangles with the same insight and humor that have charmed and enlightened readers of previous editions for years. With fresh insights into the rights, wrongs, and maybes of ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A revised and updated edition of the iconic grammar guide for the 21st century.In this expanded and updated edition of Woe Is I, former editor at The New York Times Book Review Patricia T. O'Conner unties the knottiest grammar tangles with the same insight and humor that have charmed and enlightened readers of previous editions for years. With fresh insights into the rights, wrongs, and maybes of
... Read more
Bad Advice

The Most Unreliable Counsel Available on Grammar, Usage, and Writing

by John McIntyre ...

In Britain the monarch is never wrong. Whenever the sovereign drops a brick in public, a functionary turns up at Buckingham Palace to explain that Her/His Majesty “was badly advised.” In the same way, many of the things that you are getting wrong in writing are not your fault: you have been badly advised. You have been taught superstitions about English that have no foundation in the language. You ... Read more

$7.01 CAD

In Britain the monarch is never wrong. Whenever the sovereign drops a brick in public, a functionary turns up at Buckingham Palace to explain that Her/His Majesty “was badly advised.” In the same way, many of the things that you are getting wrong in writing are not your fault: you have been badly advised. You have been taught superstitions about English that have no foundation in the language. You
... Read more
The Sense of Style

The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

by Steven Pinker ...

“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.comWhy 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 ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

“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.comWhy 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
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Strictly English

The correct way to write ... and why it matters

by Simon Heffer ...

"Be in no doubt: the beer was drunk but the man drank the beer.""We must avoid vulgarities like 'front up'. If someone is 'fronting up' a television show, then he is presenting it."Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at the The Daily Telegraph about grammatical mistakes and stylistic slips have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. Now, in his ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

"Be in no doubt: the beer was drunk but the man drank the beer.""We must avoid vulgarities like 'front up'. If someone is 'fronting up' a television show, then he is presenting it."Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at the The Daily Telegraph about grammatical mistakes and stylistic slips have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. Now, in his
... Read more
The Bride of Anguished English

A Bonanza of Bloopers, Blunders, Botches, and Boo-Boos

by Richard Lederer ...

For years wordsmith and punster Richard Lederer has charmed and delighted fans with his bestselling "Anguished English" series. In his funniest book yet, readers will again cherish the author's latest chronicle of the goofs and gaffes and fluffs and flubs of our anguished language. And the best part? Everything in here actually occurred! Nothing has been made up!Bloopers from foreign restaurants ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

For years wordsmith and punster Richard Lederer has charmed and delighted fans with his bestselling "Anguished English" series. In his funniest book yet, readers will again cherish the author's latest chronicle of the goofs and gaffes and fluffs and flubs of our anguished language. And the best part? Everything in here actually occurred! Nothing has been made up!Bloopers from foreign restaurants
... Read more
Better Grammar in 30 Minutes a Day

by Constance Immel, Florence Sacks ...

Series series Better English
Do verb tenses make you tense? Does "affect" vs. "effect" put you in a panic? Help is here!This easy-to-use guide to grammar explains just how the English language works—especially the many ways it can trip you up—so you can write and speak with confidence. You'll find:•Thorough coverage of key areas of grammar•Easy-to-understand explanations and plenty of exercises to test and refine your skills ... Read more

$12.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do verb tenses make you tense? Does "affect" vs. "effect" put you in a panic? Help is here!This easy-to-use guide to grammar explains just how the English language works—especially the many ways it can trip you up—so you can write and speak with confidence. You'll find:•Thorough coverage of key areas of grammar•Easy-to-understand explanations and plenty of exercises to test and refine your skills
... Read more

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