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English for Everyone English Grammar Guide Practice Book
by Inc. Dorling Kindersley
This essential—and beautifully presented—companion to the English for Everyone Grammar Guide covers basic, intermediate and advanced English grammar, providing a simple way to learning English grammar, remember it and use it with confidence.
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Calligraphy As Art and Meditation : A New Approach
by Gina Jonas
This book presents a new approach to calligraphy. In it, the making of calligraphic letterforms becomes a way to integrate mind, body, and feeling, to enrich creativity, and enhance well-being. The exercises in Western alphabetic writing, arranged in a guided progression, provide an opportunity to develop awareness, relax the mind, and open the door to artistic expression. Adult learners, meditators, teachers, therapists, artists, graphic designers, and children of all ages will love this book.
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Writing to persuade : how to bring people over to your side
by Trish Hall
The former New York Times op-ed page editor draws on her collaborations with a range of high-profile individuals in an anecdotal guide to the art of persuasive writing that outlines practical rules for communicating effectively in the digital era
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Elements of fiction : Meditations on the Structure of Revelation
by Walter Mosley
The award-winning author of the Easy Rawlins series presents a follow-up to This Year You Write Your Novel that offers conversational, instructive chapters demonstrating the essential elements of fiction, from character and plot development to context and description.
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Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens
by Melissa Hart
500 diverse contemporary books to help tweens and teens navigate challenging issues in today's world. Young people face issues today that can isolate them from family and friends--among them depression, anxiety, racism, and homophobia. Relating to characters in novels who face similar challenges can help them feel less alone, and reading books that feature a wide range of topics can also foster tolerance and compassion in all kids.
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The ministry of truth : the biography of George Orwell's 1984
by Dorian Lynskey
Tracks the impact and timely history of the 1949 classic novel through the author's wartime experiences in Great Britain, the utopian and dystopian literature that preceded it and its ongoing influence on novels, television shows, rock albums and commercials.
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If : the untold story of Kipling's American years
by Christopher E. G. Benfey
A revisionist exploration of the Nobel Prize-winning literary master's life in Gilded Age America reveals how he wrote some of his most prodigious works, including The Jungle Book, in Vermont before controversial disputes forced his departure in 1896
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How to love a country : poems
by Richard Blanco
A new collection from the renowned inaugural poet explores immigration, gun violence, racism, LGBTQ issues and more, in accessible and emotive verses.
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Magical negro : poems
by Morgan Parker
A latest collection by the prizewinning author of There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé explores black American womanhood through evocative themes ranging from self-conception and loneliness to objectification and ancestral trauma.
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