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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Elements of Style
William Strunk Jr., E.B. White · 72 pages
You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. And now The Elements of Style-the most widely read and employed English style manual-is available in a specially bound 50th Anniversary Edition that offers the title's vast audience an opportunity to own a more durable and elegantly bound edition of this time-tested classic. Offering the same content
Perrine's literature -- Tenth Edition
Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson, Антон Павлович Чехов · 1,696 pages
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
James Scott Bell · 234 pages
Teaching and Reading New Adult Literature in High School and College
Sharon Kane · 222 pages
An introduction to the rapidly growing category of New Adult (NA) literature, this text provides a roadmap to understanding and introducing NA books to young people in high school, college, libraries, and other settings. As a window into the experiences and unique challenges that young and new adults encounter, New Adult literature intersects with but is distinct from Young Adult literature. This
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
Nancy Kress · 240 pages
Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard
Laura Bates · 306 pages
The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
Susan Wise Bauer · 510 pages
"The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition."--Amazon.com.
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
John Gardner · 224 pages
Explains the principles and techniques of good writing, and discusses the seven basic technical matters that beginning writers must constantly bear in mind.
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Renni Browne, Dave King · 226 pages
"Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories." "In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the editing techniques they have developed
A Short Guide to Writing about Film
Timothy Corrigan · 193 pages
This best-selling text is a succinct guide to thinking critically and writing precisely about film. Both an introduction to film study and a practical writing guide, this brief text introduces students to major film theories as well as film terminology, enabling them to write more thoughtfully and critically. With numerous student and professional examples, this engaging and practical guide progre
Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory
Peter Barry · 338 pages
"Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for well over a decade now."--Back cover.
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft
Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French · 397 pages
The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision by providing practical writing techniques and concrete examples. Written in a tone that is personal and non-prescriptive, the text encourages students to develop proficiency through each step of th
The Water is Wide
Pat Conroy · 260 pages
"A young white teacher goes to an island off the coast of South Carolina to teach a group of functionally illiterate black children. Yamacraw Island is backward and primitive, a world for the most part left untouched by the 20th century....By ignoring the textbooks and concentrating on meaningful situations and dialogue...he begins to make headway. He also, unfortunately arouses the ire of the pow
Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Greg Mortenson · 420 pages
From the author of the #1 bestseller Three Cups of Tea, the continuing story of this determined humanitarian's efforts to promote peace through educationIn this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan af
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren · 398 pages
One Child
Torey L. Hayden · 251 pages
Hayden recounts her battle to uncover the keen intelligence and touch the emotions of a troubled, sexually molested six-year-old girl who abused a younger child and was placed in her class for retarded preadolescents while awaiting space in a state institution.
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science
Barbara Oakley · 336 pages
**The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"** Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows fi
Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
Leonard Sax · 309 pages
Reading in the Wild
Donalyn Miller, Susan Kelley · 304 pages
"Explores whether or not we are truly instilling lifelong reading habits in our students and provides practical strategies for teaching 'wild' reading. Based on survey responses from over 900 adult readers and classroom feedback, [the book] offers ... advice and strategies on how to develop, encourage, and assess key lifelong reading habits, including dedicating time for reading, planning for futu
I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High
Tony Danza · 272 pages
Entering Northeast High School's crowded halls in September of 2009, Tony Danza found his way to a classroom filled with twenty-six students who were determined not to cut him any slack. They cared nothing about his showbiz credentials, and immediately put him on the hot seat. I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had reveals just how hard it is to keep today's technologically savvy-and of