When a dissertation crosses my desk, I usually want to grab it by its metaphorical lapels and give it a good shake. “You know something!” I would say if it could hear me. “Now tell it to us in...

Become a poet and write poetry with ease with help from this clear and simple guide in the popular 101 series. Poetry never goes out of style. An ancient writing form found in civilizations across...

Unleash your inner grammar geek! A perfect gift for word nerds and language lovers, This Is a Book of Sentence Diagrams uses the simplicity of the classic sentence diagram to unpack iconic quotes...

From the former New York Times Op-Ed page editor, a definitive and entertaining resource for writers of every stripe on the neglected art of persuasion. In the tradition of The Elements of Style...

"How lovely to discover a book on the craft of writing that is also fun to read . . . Alison asserts that the best stories follow patterns in nature, and by defining these new styles she offers...

The all-time best-selling writer's handbook turns 30. With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully and...

A practical and compact guide to writing for professionalsWriting is an essential skill in today’s workplace. From messaging platforms and social media to traditional forms of communication like...

Drawing from more than thirty years of creative writing teaching experience, Suzanne Roberts offers down-to-earth, witty, and wise straight talk about writing and the writing life, accessible craft...

With warmth and humor, a popular radio and podcast host shares her love of language, weaving together linguistic history, regional phrases, the hidden poetry in etymologies, new words, and stories...

The English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today? In this Very Short...

• More than 70,000 entries • Thoroughly revised and updated • 2,500 new words and meanings • More than 400 photographs and illustrations • Expert guidance on correct usage   YOU ARE YOUR WORDS   The...

A guide to writing with the reader in mindIf you want people to read your writing, it has to be readable. In Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, Leonard Cassuto offers academic writers a direct,...

The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.Novelist Jessica Brody presents...

"A daily dose of joy and wisdom. Just what we need to chase the gloom away!" - OLIVIA COLMANHave you ever wondered... Why is a heart not heart-shaped?What exactly is cryptocurrency?Where is the...

From the creator of the New York Times dialect quiz that ignited conversations about how and why we say the words we say, a stunning and delightful exploration of American language. Did you know...

The most comprehensive book of quotations by the most quotable Founding FatherMore than any other Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson made his reputation on the brilliance of his writing. John Adams...

An authoritative photographic guide to Europe’s spectacular Alpine floraEurope’s Alpine Flowers covers the flowering plants and conifers that occur regularly on mountains and in Arctic areas north of...

When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we...

The most original and authoritative voice of today's English lexicography presents a fully revised new edition of his beloved usage dictionary When Bryan Garner published the first edition of A...

The first international history of railroads and railroad infrastructure told through stunningly reproduced maps. Since their origins in eighteenth-century England, railroads have spread across the...