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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Story of My Life
Helen Keller · 240 pages
Seeing Voices
Oliver Sacks · 186 pages
A neurologist investigates the world of the deaf, examining their past and present treatment at the hands of society, and assesses the value and significance of sign language.
Hands of My Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love
Myron Uhlberg · 232 pages
By turns heart-tugging and hilarious, Myron Uhlberg's memoir tells the story of growing up as the hearing son of deaf parents--and his life in a world that he found unaccountably beautiful, even as he longed to escape it.
Silent Boy
Torey L. Hayden · 409 pages
From the author of Sunday Times bestsellers One Child and Ghost Girl comes a heartbreaking story of a boy trapped in silence and the teacher who rescued him.
The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal
Jonathan Mooney · 288 pages
Labeled "dyslexic and profoundly learning disabled with attention and behavior problems," Jonathan Mooney was a short bus rider--a derogatory term used for kids in special education and a distinction that told the world he wasn't "normal." Along with other kids with special challenges, he grew up hearing himself denigrated daily. Ultimately, Mooney surprised skeptics by graduating with honors from
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
Roy Peter Clark · 272 pages
One of America 's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds can draw practical inspiration."Writing is a craft you can learn," says Roy Peter Clark. "You need tools, not rules." His book distills decades of experience into 50 tools that will help any writer become more fluent and effective. WRITING TOOLS covers everything from the most basic ("Tool 5: W
Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez
Richard Rodriguez · 197 pages
Hunger of Memory is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English, and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum. Here is the poignant journey of a "minority student" who pays the cost of his social assimilation and academic success with a painful alienation
Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had
Brad Cohen, Lisa Wysocky
Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace
Joseph M. Williams, Gregory G. Colomb · 253 pages
Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well. Williams' and Bizup's clear, accessible style models the kind of writing that audiences–both in college and after–will admire. The principles offered here help writers understand what readers expect and encourage writers to revise to meet those expectations more effectively. This book is
A Writer's Reference
Diana Hacker, Nancy Sommers · 445 pages
When you have a question as you write, you want quick, practical advice in language you can understand and in a format that's easy to use. A Writer's Reference, Sixth Edition, has the help you need.
Understanding and Using English Grammar
Betty Schrampfer Azar · 437 pages
A classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced students of English, Understanding and Using English Grammar is a comprehensive reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text. While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the Fourth Edition more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities. Some of
Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Andrew Solomon · 721 pages
Solomon’s startling proposition in *Far from the Tree* is that being exceptional is at the core of the human condition—that difference is what unites us. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down's syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, or multiple severe disabilities; with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, and who are transgender. While eac
Fire in the Ashes: Twenty-Five Years Among the Poorest Children in America
Jonathan Kozol · 368 pages
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
Maryanne Wolf · 320 pages
In the Book. Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, Harper Perennial, 2008. This is an account of how our brains change as we learn to read.
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
William Zinsser · 288 pages
In addition to exploring the techniques of nonfiction writing, Zinsser discusses sexism in writing, jargon, and psychological writing blocks.
High School English Grammar and Composition
H. Martin, P.C. Wren
Principles of Language Learning and Teaching
H. Douglas Brown · 316 pages
"Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, Fifth Edition, by H. Douglas Brown, is the classic second language acquisition text used by teacher education programs worldwide. Principles introduces key concepts through definitions of terms, thought-provoking questions, charts, and spiraling. New "Classroom Connections" encourage students to consider the implications of research for classroom peda
The Practice of English Language Teaching
Jeremy Harmer · 370 pages
English Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English
Raymond Murphy · 371 pages
30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary
Wilfred Funk, Norman Lewis · 244 pages
First Greek book: containing exercises and reading-lessons
John Robson (B.A.) · 144 pages
Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
Gabriel Wyner · 363 pages
At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sound
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Joseph Gibaldi · 292 pages
The MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association, the authority on MLA documentation style. Widely adopted in high schools, colleges, and publishing houses, the MLA Handbook treats every aspect of research writing, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. The seventh edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to research and writing in the online environment. It