Language Arts & Disciplines

A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools.Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America's most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism,...

As this Preface is being written, the twentieth century is coming to an end. Historians may perhaps come to refer to it as the century of information, just as its predecessor is associated with the process of industrialisation. Successive technological...

Using an introduction to mythology by the master storyteller Ovid himself, the authors have prepared a unique teaching tool designed to achieve proficiency at Latin in one year at the college level, two years at the high school or intermediate level. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615702506Author Mark A E WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint SophronPublisher SophronWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9787561930762Format PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Beijing Language & Culture University Press,ChinaPublisher Beijing Language & Culture University...

A fun, fully-illustrated retro-style picture book with 60+ words and phrases you can use to practise your Welsh with your furry best friend. -- Welsh Books CouncilBook InformationISBN 9781912631087Author Anne CakebreadFormat PaperbackPage Count...

'Will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation' - The Times_______________________A runaway hit and Sunday Times bestseller in 2008, My Grammar and I has continued to grow in popularity, becoming the go-to guide for grammar.My...

Being kind is super important, but it isn't always easy. Using a goodhearted, enthusiastic little boy's perspective, a lot of sensitivity and a little gentle humour, this story explores the potential pitfalls of trying to be kind, and what being kind...

A light-hearted, fully-illustrated retro-style picture book with 60+ words and phrases you can use to practise your Gaelic with your furry best friend. -- Welsh Books CouncilBook InformationISBN 9781912631117Author Anne CakebreadFormat PaperbackPage...

Eric Hayot teaches graduate students and faculty in literary and cultural studies how to think and write like a professional scholar. From granular concerns, such as sentence structure and grammar, to big-picture issues, such as adhering to genre...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732640405Author Sandra WendelFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Write on Ink PublishingPublisher Write on Ink PublishingWeight(grams) 140g

The first in a series of 7 fun-filled activity books for children covers the first group of letter sounds. Jolly Phonics teaches children to read and write using synthetic phonics in a fun and engaging way. Each of these 36-page activity books for...

Kipper and Lee take the dogs for a walk and make an exciting discovery in A Lucky Find. Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with a delightful...

An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. The story of the world in the last five thousand years is above all the...

Through close readings of a number of classic texts, Charry develops the thesis that classic Christian theology is thoroughly shaped by pastoral and moral purposes. Charry's hope is to show contemporary theologians how to teach the faith in a morally...

When a fireball falls from the sky in Fireball in the Sky the children go to have a closer look. What has crash-landed and why is it here? Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex...

Lonely Planet Dutch Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Dutch phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Understand art and culture, and ask for directions with...

Reporting on China has long been one of the most challenging and crucial of journalistic assignments. Foreign correspondents have confronted war, revolution, isolation, internal upheaval, and onerous government restrictions as well as barriers of...

The inside story of the most seismic election in a generation In Taken As Red acclaimed political journalist Anushka Asthana takes readers behind the scenes of the 2024 general election campaign. As the political landscape undergoes a seismic shift,...

To be a journalist is to tell the truth. I Love Russia is Elena Kostyuchenko's fearless attempt to document Russia as experienced by those whom it systematically and brutally erases: village girls recruited into sex work, queer people in the outer...

From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue by one of the most decorated journalists of our time.'A new book by Keefe means drop everything and close...

The Level 6 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B involve familiar...

The Level 6 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B involve familiar...

Gift a love of words with this beautifully designed children's dictionary For children aged 7 and over, this dictionary contains up to date coverage of a range of everyday and curriculum vocabulary. It offers additional language...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912956210Author STP BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint STP BooksPublisher Swot Tots Publishing LtdDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 6mm

Providing a comprehensive introduction to speech and language therapy, this book introduces students to the linguistic, medical, scientific and psychological disciplines that lie at the foundation of this health profession. As well as examining...

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: A Level Subject: Spanish First teaching: September 2016 First exams: June 2018 This course delivers content to equip students with the grammar and structures...

Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Bruges, the typesetters simply spelled it the way it sounded to their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781555404277Author Sarah Iles JohnstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Scholars PressPublisher Scholars PressWeight(grams) 341gDimensions(mm) 228mm *...

Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific region? Why do Danes understand Norwegians better than Norwegians understand Danish? Is Ebonics a language or a dialect? Linguistics tends to ignore the relationship between languages and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859026724Author GomerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Gomer PressPublisher Gomer Press

'Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it's all true.' - TimeIn this thrilling story of real-life events, the bestselling author of Empire of Pain...

This Student Book, written by an expert author team, provides students with the support they need to pass the Edexcel Level 1 Functional Skills English assessments. *Clear learning objectives show students exactly what they need to do to succeed...

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: A Level Subject: French First teaching: September 2016 First exams: June 2018 This course delivers content to equip students with the grammar and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939099099Author Nazanin MirsadeghiFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint Bahar BooksPublisher Bahar BooksWeight(grams) 649gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

For more than a quarter of a century, Pat Schneider has helped writers find and liberate their true voices. She has taught all kinds--the award winning, the struggling, and those who have been silenced by poverty and hardship. Her innovative methods have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936891351Author Shawn M CoyneFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Black Irish Entertainment LLCPublisher Black Irish Entertainment LLCWeight(grams)...

Lakoff researches how framing influences reasoning, or how the way we say something often matters much more than what we say. the Guardian Over a quarter of a million copies sold worldwide! Ten years after writing the definitive, international...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913321673Author Joanna PennFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Curl Up PressPublisher Curl Up PressWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm

**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024****SHORTLISTED FOR THE WRITERS' PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024**'A wonderful read (or a great present) for anyone who loves stories and art' Nina Stibbe, author of Love, NinaA beautifully illustrated...