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Talk

The Science of Conversation

de 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 ... Leer más

$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

de 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 ... Leer más

$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

de 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 ... Leer más

$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

de 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 ... Leer más

$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

de 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 ... Leer más

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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

de 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• ... Leer más

$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

de 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. ... Leer más

$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

de 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 ... Leer más

$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
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Juba Arabic for Beginners

de 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 ... Leer más

$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
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Las mejores técnicas para hablar en público

de 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 ... Leer más

$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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Public Speaking For Beginners

de 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 ... Leer más

$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
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By Hook Or By Crook

A Journey in Search of English

de 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 ... Leer más

$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
... Leer más
The World's Greatest Speeches

Oratory that Altered History

de 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 ... Leer más

$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
... Leer más
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

de 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, ... Leer más

$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

de 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 ... Leer más

$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
... Leer más
Manual para hablar mejor

de 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. ... Leer más

$7.82 USD o gratis con 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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Symposium

de 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 ... Leer más

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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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Un debate sobre principios constitucionales

de Luigi Ferrajoli, Juan Ruiz Manero ...

Series Libro 27 - Derechos y Garantías
Un debate sobre principios constitucionalesEl número 34 (2011) de la prestigiosa Revista Doxa, dedicó como tema de debate la contraposición entre constitucionalismo garantista y constitucionalismo principialista que iniciaba con un texto de Ferrajoli en el que se establecía la distinción, marcando las diferencias desde el lado del constitucionalismo garantista defendido por el jurista italiano. En ... Leer más

$13.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Un debate sobre principios constitucionalesEl número 34 (2011) de la prestigiosa Revista Doxa, dedicó como tema de debate la contraposición entre constitucionalismo garantista y constitucionalismo principialista que iniciaba con un texto de Ferrajoli en el que se establecía la distinción, marcando las diferencias desde el lado del constitucionalismo garantista defendido por el jurista italiano. En
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Italian for Beginners: The COMPLETE Crash Course to Speaking Basic Italian in 5 DAYS OR LESS! (Learn to Speak Italian, How to Speak Italian, How to Learn Italian, Learning Italian, Speaking Italian)

de Bruno Thomas ...

Speaking Basic Italian in 5 Days Is Possible!If you're thinking of travelling to Italy, want to gain a basic understanding of the language or simply have an interest in Europe's finest culture, then you're in the right place. This book will show you how to speak basic Italian, right here and right now!Learning a new language, as we all know, can be an extremely daunting task and seem impossible to ... Leer más

$2.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Speaking Basic Italian in 5 Days Is Possible!If you're thinking of travelling to Italy, want to gain a basic understanding of the language or simply have an interest in Europe's finest culture, then you're in the right place. This book will show you how to speak basic Italian, right here and right now!Learning a new language, as we all know, can be an extremely daunting task and seem impossible to
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Vernacular Eloquence

What Speech Can Bring to Writing

de Peter Elbow ...

Since the publication of his groundbreaking books Writing Without Teachers and Writing with Power, Peter Elbow has revolutionized how people think about writing. Now, in Vernacular Eloquence, he makes a vital new contribution to both practice and theory. The core idea is simple: we can enlist virtues from the language activity most people find easiest-speaking-for the language activity most people ... Leer más

$17.09 USD

Since the publication of his groundbreaking books Writing Without Teachers and Writing with Power, Peter Elbow has revolutionized how people think about writing. Now, in Vernacular Eloquence, he makes a vital new contribution to both practice and theory. The core idea is simple: we can enlist virtues from the language activity most people find easiest-speaking-for the language activity most people
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Francese. Manuale di conversazione per chi viaggia

4500 vocaboli, 3000 frasi

de Henriette Devedeux Pompei, Anna Cazzini Tartaglino ...

Manuale di conversazione con pronuncia figurata per capire e farsi capire in croato in ogni occasione: - sui mezzi di trasporto, in albergo, in campeggio, al ristorante, nei negozi, nei grandi magazzini, al supermercato... - per visitare città e monumenti, per divertirsi e fare sport... - quando servono facilitazioni speciali, per bambini o viaggiatori disabili... - per presentarsi, fare ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

Manuale di conversazione con pronuncia figurata per capire e farsi capire in croato in ogni occasione: - sui mezzi di trasporto, in albergo, in campeggio, al ristorante, nei negozi, nei grandi magazzini, al supermercato... - per visitare città e monumenti, per divertirsi e fare sport... - quando servono facilitazioni speciali, per bambini o viaggiatori disabili... - per presentarsi, fare
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Culturally Speaking

The Rhetoric of Voice and Identity in a Mediated Culture

de Amanda Nell Edgar ...

Series series Intersectional Rhetorics
Winner, 2020 Outstanding Book Award, Critical/Cultural Studies Division of the National Communication AssociationRecent pieces by NPR, the BBC, and Forbes have called attention to the power of voice—positing that “your voice is the secret to getting hired” and that “voice can accelerate or hold back a career.” While it has become clearer that such things as pitch and intonation can be tied to ... Leer más

$19.43 USD

Winner, 2020 Outstanding Book Award, Critical/Cultural Studies Division of the National Communication AssociationRecent pieces by NPR, the BBC, and Forbes have called attention to the power of voice—positing that “your voice is the secret to getting hired” and that “voice can accelerate or hold back a career.” While it has become clearer that such things as pitch and intonation can be tied to
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Mastering the Four Arguments

The Classical Art of Persuasive Writing

de 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 ... Leer más

$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
... Leer más
Linguistic Semantics

de 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 ... Leer más

$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
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