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The Science of Conversation

by Elizabeth Stokoe ...

We spend much of our days talking. Yet we know little about the conversational engine that drives our everyday lives. We are pushed and pulled around by language far more than we realize, yet are seduced by stereotypes and myths about communication.This book will change the way you think about talk. It will explain the big pay-offs to understanding conversation scientifically.Elizabeth Stokoe, a ... Read more

$4.99 USD

We spend much of our days talking. Yet we know little about the conversational engine that drives our everyday lives. We are pushed and pulled around by language far more than we realize, yet are seduced by stereotypes and myths about communication.This book will change the way you think about talk. It will explain the big pay-offs to understanding conversation scientifically.Elizabeth Stokoe, a
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Life on Delay

Making Peace with a Stutter

by John Hendrickson ...

**A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • USA TODAY BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF AUDIBLE'S BEST BIOS AND MEMOIRS OF 2023 • “A raw, intimate look at [Hendrickson's] life with a stutter. It’s a profoundly moving book that will reshape the way you think about people living with this condition.”—Esquire • A candid memoir about a lifelong struggle to speak.“Life On Delay brims with empathy and honesty . . . It ... Read more

$11.99 USD

**A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • USA TODAY BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF AUDIBLE'S BEST BIOS AND MEMOIRS OF 2023 • “A raw, intimate look at [Hendrickson's] life with a stutter. It’s a profoundly moving book that will reshape the way you think about people living with this condition.”—Esquire • A candid memoir about a lifelong struggle to speak.“Life On Delay brims with empathy and honesty . . . It
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Fluent in 3 Months

How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World

by Benny Lewis ...

Benny Lewis, a renowned polyglot who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Benny Lewis, a renowned polyglot who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World
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Thank You for Arguing, Fourth Edition (Revised and Updated)

What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

by Jay Heinrichs ...

The definitive guide to getting your way, revised and updated with new material on writing, speaking, framing, and other key tools for arguing more powerfully“Cross Cicero with David Letterman and you get Jay Heinrichs.”—Joseph Ellis, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Quartet and American SphinxNow in its fourth edition, Jay Heinrichs’s Thank You for Arguing is your master class in the art of ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The definitive guide to getting your way, revised and updated with new material on writing, speaking, framing, and other key tools for arguing more powerfully“Cross Cicero with David Letterman and you get Jay Heinrichs.”—Joseph Ellis, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Quartet and American SphinxNow in its fourth edition, Jay Heinrichs’s Thank You for Arguing is your master class in the art of
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Como Ganar Amigos e Influir en las Personas

by dale carnegie ...

Cómo ganar amigos e influir sobre las personas es uno de los primeros "best-sellers" de autoayuda publicados. Escrito por Dale Carnegie y publicado por primera vez en 1936, se han vendido mas de 30 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo.Es un libro clásico sobre las relaciones humanas. Dale Carnegie aplicó en este libro su profundo conocimiento sobre psicología y conducta humana, así como su ... Read more

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Cómo ganar amigos e influir sobre las personas es uno de los primeros "best-sellers" de autoayuda publicados. Escrito por Dale Carnegie y publicado por primera vez en 1936, se han vendido mas de 30 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo.Es un libro clásico sobre las relaciones humanas. Dale Carnegie aplicó en este libro su profundo conocimiento sobre psicología y conducta humana, así como su
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NLP

by Carolyn Boyes ...

Series series Collins Business Secrets
The NLP secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of NLP (neuro linguistic programming)Includes how to:• Identify role models and study how they communicate• Build instant rapport in any business situation• Understand the body language of colleagues and competitors• Overcome barriers to success you previously hadn’t known about• ... Read more

$0.99 USD

The NLP secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of NLP (neuro linguistic programming)Includes how to:• Identify role models and study how they communicate• Build instant rapport in any business situation• Understand the body language of colleagues and competitors• Overcome barriers to success you previously hadn’t known about•
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Make Your Voice Heard

An Actor's Guide to Increased Dramatic Range Through Vocal Training

by Chuck Jones ...

• Focuses on the relationship betweenvoice training and acting• Simple, easy-to-follow exercises to strengthen the voice in just 10 minutesper day• Revised and expanded edition includesnew techniques• Replaces ISBN 0-8230-8333-0Chuck Jones, the leading expert on using the voice to convey character, explains his groundbreaking techniques clearly and concisely in this revised edition of a classic. ... Read more

$13.99 USD

• Focuses on the relationship betweenvoice training and acting• Simple, easy-to-follow exercises to strengthen the voice in just 10 minutesper day• Revised and expanded edition includesnew techniques• Replaces ISBN 0-8230-8333-0Chuck Jones, the leading expert on using the voice to convey character, explains his groundbreaking techniques clearly and concisely in this revised edition of a classic.
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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

$5.99 USD

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
Public Speaking For Beginners

by Jimmy Cai ...

Speaking in front of people, large crowds in particular, is usually perceived as the most stressful experience imaginable. The following ideas in this course are designed to help you, or anyone for that matter, convey your ideas and messages to either one person, or a large group in just about any setting. Creating an effective presentation, can seem very overwhelming. But here are strategies you ... Read more

$2.19 USD

Speaking in front of people, large crowds in particular, is usually perceived as the most stressful experience imaginable. The following ideas in this course are designed to help you, or anyone for that matter, convey your ideas and messages to either one person, or a large group in just about any setting. Creating an effective presentation, can seem very overwhelming. But here are strategies you
... Read more
Las mejores técnicas para hablar en público

by Carlos Brassel ...

Se trata de uno de los mejores cursos de oratoria publicado hasta el momento; es una lectura fácil de seguir que lleva paso a paso por el difícil arte de hablar en público.Tiene en sus manos, amable lector, el mejor curso de oratoria publicado hasta el momento, un curso fácil de seguir, que lo llevará paso a paso por el difícil arte de hablar en público hasta hacer de usted un orador respetable ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Se trata de uno de los mejores cursos de oratoria publicado hasta el momento; es una lectura fácil de seguir que lleva paso a paso por el difícil arte de hablar en público.Tiene en sus manos, amable lector, el mejor curso de oratoria publicado hasta el momento, un curso fácil de seguir, que lo llevará paso a paso por el difícil arte de hablar en público hasta hacer de usted un orador respetable
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Juba Arabic for Beginners

by Richard L. Watson ...

Juba Arabic is an Arabic creole closely related to Kinubi. It began developing in the Equatoria Region of what is now South Sudan over 100 years ago, and spread widely, now being the spoken lingua franca of the region. It has become so well established that expatriates working in Equatoria often find themselves in situations in which neither English nor Khartoum colloquial Arabic is adequate for ... Read more

$10.43 USD

Juba Arabic is an Arabic creole closely related to Kinubi. It began developing in the Equatoria Region of what is now South Sudan over 100 years ago, and spread widely, now being the spoken lingua franca of the region. It has become so well established that expatriates working in Equatoria often find themselves in situations in which neither English nor Khartoum colloquial Arabic is adequate for
... Read more
Symposium

by Plato ...

Plato’s "Symposium" is a series of speeches on Love given at a party in ancient Greece. They deal with questions of: what Love is; interpersonal relationships through love; what types of love are worthy of praise; the purpose of love; and others. It is the first major philosophical text on love in Western literature. It can be classified as a tragicomedy, using elements of both genres.Apollodorus ... Read more

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Plato’s "Symposium" is a series of speeches on Love given at a party in ancient Greece. They deal with questions of: what Love is; interpersonal relationships through love; what types of love are worthy of praise; the purpose of love; and others. It is the first major philosophical text on love in Western literature. It can be classified as a tragicomedy, using elements of both genres.Apollodorus
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By Hook Or By Crook

A Journey in Search of English

by David Crystal ...

A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language.David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of 'latter day Dr Johnson', a populist linguist who has promoted the study of the English language in an ... Read more

$2.49 USD

A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language.David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of 'latter day Dr Johnson', a populist linguist who has promoted the study of the English language in an
... Read more
Manual para hablar mejor

by María del Pilar Montes de Oca Sicilia ...

Es un compendio sencillo y ameno de los consejos más útiles que debemos considerar a la hora de comunicarnos. ... Read more

$7.82 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Es un compendio sencillo y ameno de los consejos más útiles que debemos considerar a la hora de comunicarnos.
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The World's Greatest Speeches

Oratory that Altered History

by Various ...

A great speech is more than just words, it is at once truth, emotion, inspiration and conviction. It speaks to the not only to the heart and the mind, but also to the soul. In this book are 50 of the greatest speeches ever given in human history, from Socrates to Nelson Mandela, and with everyone in between The gift of rhetoric is given to just a few great speakers in each generation, who use ... Read more

$1.79 USD

A great speech is more than just words, it is at once truth, emotion, inspiration and conviction. It speaks to the not only to the heart and the mind, but also to the soul. In this book are 50 of the greatest speeches ever given in human history, from Socrates to Nelson Mandela, and with everyone in between The gift of rhetoric is given to just a few great speakers in each generation, who use
... Read more
The Inaugural Address, 2009

Together with Abraham Lincoln's First and Second Inaugural Addresses and The Gettysburg Address and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance

by Barack Obama ...

Celebrate the inauguration of America's 44th president with this New York Times bestsellerTying into the official theme for the 2009 inaugural ceremony, "A New Birth of Freedom" from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Penguin presents a keepsake edition commemorating the inauguration of President Barack Obama with words of the two great thinkers and writers who have helped shape him politically, ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Celebrate the inauguration of America's 44th president with this New York Times bestsellerTying into the official theme for the 2009 inaugural ceremony, "A New Birth of Freedom" from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Penguin presents a keepsake edition commemorating the inauguration of President Barack Obama with words of the two great thinkers and writers who have helped shape him politically,
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The Art of Rhetoric

by Aristotle ...

Series series Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, public speaking and debate became an increasingly important tool to garner influence in the assemblies, councils, and law ... Read more

$4.49 USD

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, public speaking and debate became an increasingly important tool to garner influence in the assemblies, councils, and law
... Read more
Talk Talk Talk

Decoding the Mysteries of Speech

by Jay Ingram ...

With a mixture of erudition and humor, Canadian radio personality Jay Ingram discusses the sociology of talking: the dynamics of conversation, men and women's different propensities for interrupting, and even the proper use of "you know." But he also delves into the mystery-riddled physiology of talking. While we now know that certain areas of the brain seem to control specific aspects of speech ... Read more

$14.99 USD

With a mixture of erudition and humor, Canadian radio personality Jay Ingram discusses the sociology of talking: the dynamics of conversation, men and women's different propensities for interrupting, and even the proper use of "you know." But he also delves into the mystery-riddled physiology of talking. While we now know that certain areas of the brain seem to control specific aspects of speech
... Read more
Argumentation in Everyday Life

by Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury ...

"Good coverage of concepts with understandable explanations of theory. Very user friendly with exercises to use in and out of class. Connects well with other communication classes through the application of other communication concepts to argumentation."—Christopher Leland, Azusa Pacific UniversityArgumentation in Everyday Life provides students with the tools they need to argue effectively in the ... Read more

$78.56 USD

"Good coverage of concepts with understandable explanations of theory. Very user friendly with exercises to use in and out of class. Connects well with other communication classes through the application of other communication concepts to argumentation."—Christopher Leland, Azusa Pacific UniversityArgumentation in Everyday Life provides students with the tools they need to argue effectively in the
... Read more
Linguistic Semantics

by William Frawley ...

This volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and readable introduction to linguistic meaning. While partial to conceptual and typological approaches, the book also presents results from formal approaches. Throughout, the focus is on grammatical meaning -- the way languages delineate universal semantic space and encode it in grammatical form.Subjects covered by the author include: the domain of ... Read more

$85.49 USD

This volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and readable introduction to linguistic meaning. While partial to conceptual and typological approaches, the book also presents results from formal approaches. Throughout, the focus is on grammatical meaning -- the way languages delineate universal semantic space and encode it in grammatical form.Subjects covered by the author include: the domain of
... Read more
101 Conversations in Intermediate English

101 Conversations | English Edition, #2

by Olly Richards ...

Series Book 2 - 101 Conversations | English Edition
Real English-speaking people don't speak like your textbook… so it's no wonder you feel unprepared when it's your turn to speak!Try the StoryLearning method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn natural spoken English in the process. Created by Olly Richards, internationally-renowned language teacher and author, this proven method of the immersive ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Real English-speaking people don't speak like your textbook… so it's no wonder you feel unprepared when it's your turn to speak!Try the StoryLearning method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn natural spoken English in the process. Created by Olly Richards, internationally-renowned language teacher and author, this proven method of the immersive
... Read more
J'accuse

Grand classique

by Émile Zola ...

Une édition de référence de J’accuse d’Émile Zola, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.« Voilà donc, monsieur le Président, les faits qui expliquent comment une erreur judiciaire a pu être commise ; et les preuves morales, la situation de fortune de Dreyfus, l'absence de motifs, son continuel cri d'innocence, achèvent de le montrer comme une victime des extraordinaires ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Une édition de référence de J’accuse d’Émile Zola, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.« Voilà donc, monsieur le Président, les faits qui expliquent comment une erreur judiciaire a pu être commise ; et les preuves morales, la situation de fortune de Dreyfus, l'absence de motifs, son continuel cri d'innocence, achèvent de le montrer comme une victime des extraordinaires
... Read more
Learn Romani

Das-duma Rromanes

by Ronald Lee ...

Following 18 carefully structured lessons, this Romani language primer explores the vocabulary and grammar of the Kalderash Roma in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Designed for beginner students, this course reference begins with the basic verbs and nouns and builds through to the subtler grammatical necessities of reading and speaking the language. Quotations from native ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Following 18 carefully structured lessons, this Romani language primer explores the vocabulary and grammar of the Kalderash Roma in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Designed for beginner students, this course reference begins with the basic verbs and nouns and builds through to the subtler grammatical necessities of reading and speaking the language. Quotations from native
... Read more
Mastering the Four Arguments

The Classical Art of Persuasive Writing

by Gregory Roper ...

Learning to think well means learning to argue well. But it’s not easy: Teachers often say they spend more time teaching students how to write than covering their subject, and students often wonder what all the fuss is about. What’s the point when AI has all the answers anyway?The truth is that writing persuasively has never been more important. In Mastering the Four Arguments, Dr. Gregory Roper ... Read more

$19.43 USD

Learning to think well means learning to argue well. But it’s not easy: Teachers often say they spend more time teaching students how to write than covering their subject, and students often wonder what all the fuss is about. What’s the point when AI has all the answers anyway?The truth is that writing persuasively has never been more important. In Mastering the Four Arguments, Dr. Gregory Roper
... Read more

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