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Technical Communicationby Mike Markel
Bedford/St. Martin's 2010; US$ 44.99Comprehensive and truly accessible, Technical Communication guides students through planning, drafting, and designing the documents that will matter in their professional lives. Known for his student-friendly voice and eye for technology trends, Mike Markel addresses the realities of the digital workplace through fresh samples and cases, practical writing advice, and a companion Web site — TechComm Web — that continues to set the standard with content developed and maintained by the author. The text is also available in a convenient, affordable e-book format. more...
English as a Global Languageby David Crystal
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 21.00This new edition of David Crystal's influential book contains extra sections on subjects including the future of English as a world language, English on the Internet, and the possibility of an English 'family' of languages; footnotes; new tables; and a full bibliography. There are updates throughout. more...
A Rulebook for Argumentsby Anthony Weston
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2008; US$ 6.95A Rulebook for Arguments is a succinct introduction to the art of writing and assessing arguments, organized around specific rules, each illustrated and explained soundly but briefly. This widely popular primer?translated into eight languages?remains the first choice in all disciplines for writers who seek straightforward guidance about how to assess arguments and how to cogently construct them. more...
How to Write a Bestselling Self-Help Bookby Jean Marie Stine
Renaissance E Books 2002; US$ 4.99The 'must have' book by the acknowledged expert for self-help/how-to business, recovery, sports, health, self-improvement, hobby, crafts, health, and New Age writers. 'If you follow only a third of her advice, you'll have a successful book'. Jeremy Tarcher, publisher Tarcher-Putnam. In this exclusive ebook, author-editor Jean Marie Stine shows writers how to avoid the errors that keep most self-help books from finding publishers and off the bestseller lists if they are published. more...
The Elements of New Testament Greekby Jeremy Duff; David Wenham
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 26.00A step-by-step guide to learning New Testament Greek which assumes no prior knowledge of the language. Hundreds of examples cover every book of the New Testament and there is a passage to translate in almost every chapter. Jeremy Duff brings a century-old tradition of Cambridge learning to a new generation. more...
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Lifeby Marshall B. Rosenberg; Arun Gandhi
PuddleDancer Press 2003; US$ 13.95Do you hunger for skills to improve the quality of your relationships, to deepen your sense of personal empowerment or to simply communicate more effectively? Unfortunately, for centuries our culture has taught us to think and speak in ways that can actually perpetuate conflict, internal pain and even violence. Nonviolent Communication partners practical skills with a powerful consciousness and vocabulary to help you get what you want peacefully. In this internationally acclaimed text, Marshall Rosenberg offers insightful stories, anecdotes, practical exercises and role-plays that will dramatically change your approach to communication for the better. Discover how the language you use can strengthen your relationships, build trust, prevent... more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Readingby Abby Marks Beale; Pam Mullan
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 13.99On your marks, get set, read! Most adults today are working with antiquated skills and ingrained beliefs about their reading abilities, or lack thereof. But with the tips and examples offered in The Complete Idiot?s Guide® to Speed Reading, getting through a load of must-do reading doesn?t have to be an arduous or overwhelming chore. The strategies are surprisingly simple once revealed. With practice, readers will not only speed through and understand books, articles, and professional journals but will also build their personal reading confidence and competence. * Written by a reading specialist * Useful for students, business people, lawyers, doctors * Includes how-to strategies as well as practice timed readings * Tips for reading on... more...
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuationby Jane Straus; Mignon Fogarty
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008; US$ 14.95The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is filled with easy-to-understand rules,real-world examples, dozens of reproducible exercises, and pre- and post-tests. This handy workbook is ideal for teachers, students in middle school through college, ESL students, homeschoolers, and professionals. Valuable for anyone who takes tests or writes reports, letters, Web pages, e-mails, or blogs, The Blue Book offers instant answers to everyday English usage questions. more...
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writingby Michael Harvey
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2009; US$ 6.95Engagingly written and illustrated with scores of telling examples, this plainspoken how-to book for college writers identifies those qualities that most typically distinguish good writing from bad and provides practical measures for avoiding pitfalls. more...
The Informationby James Gleick
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 11.99James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: a revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality—the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world. The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every thought and utterance vanishes as soon as it is born. From the invention of scripts and alphabets to the long-misunderstood talking drums of Africa, Gleick tells the story of information technologies that changed the very nature of human consciousness. He provides portraits of the key figures contributing to the inexorable development of our modern understanding... more...









