John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2024. — 384 р. — ISBN 978-1-394-26174-1. Learn how to generate high quality, business documents with AI This essential guide helps business writers and other professionals learn the strengths and weaknesses of AI as a writing assistant. You'll discover how AI can help you by chopping through writer's block, drafting an outline, generating headlines and...
Riverhead Books, 2019. — 326 p. A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the...
Crown, 2024. — ISBN 9780593444092. A kinder, funnier usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan. Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance...
Independently published, 2019. — 75 pages. — ASIN: B07Q3T23WV The most effective method of mastering any language is to get involved in real practice of the language rather than memorizing and doing tests. Thus, why do not we change our attitude and learn naturally? All the tools and materials are available starting with videos and ending with travel and reading. And the most...
Independently published, 2019. — 191 pages. — ASIN: B07Q6SL7RW Speak & Write Like a PRO is a detail free book that contains all the steps, tips, strategies, notes, samples and even the content of any speaking task and essay writing. The introduction sheds light on the challenges that face every speaker and writer and the most reliable and practical methods to overcome them. Two...
Independently published, 2020. — 208 p. — ASIN: B08B3337VD You may have asked yourself whether there is some effective method that can make you speak English fluently, efficiently and with confidence.Well, there is such a method! Advanced English Conversations will first and foremost help you gain mastery and command of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in...
Michael Shea, William Scanlon, Mary Scanlon, Arthur Aufses, Oliver Pankiewicz. — 3rd edition. — BFW Publishers, 2018. — 1312 p. — ISBN 978-1319056148. For over a decade, The Language of Composition has been the most successful textbook written for the AP English Language and Composition Course. Now, its esteemed author team is back, giving practical instruction geared toward...
Barrons Educational Series, 2020. — 214 p. Barron's makes writing fun and PAINLESS! Painless Writing provides lighthearted, step-by-step learning and includes: Painless writing techniques with sample writing passages throughout Instruction on expressing your thoughts clearly, enlivening your writing with vivid images, and avoiding the dull, passive voice Painless tips, common...
Michael O'Mara, 2015. — 192 p. From the author of the bestselling I Used to Know That comes a veracious cornucopia of 500 of the best, trickiest, and oft-misused words in the English language that will have you confabulating with the literary cognoscenti in no time Ever wanted to ameliorate your atavistic lexicon, engage in a little intellectual badinage, or been...
HarperCollins, 2012. — 334 p. On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology,...
Princeton Review, 2021, - 720p. - ISBN: 9780525569404 WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER, WITH THE Princeton REVIEW. Get the prep you need to ace the SSAT & ISEE with 6 full-length practice tests, thorough content reviews, and tons of extra drills in the book. Techniques That Actually Work. Time-saving tips to help you effectively tackle the exams Problem-solving tactics demonstrated on...
Independently published, 2019. — 207 p. — ISBN: 1700183516, ASIN B07Z2SB6BB. You may have asked yourself whether there is some effective method that can make you speak English fluently, efficiently and with confidence. Well, there is such a method! Advanced English Conversations will first and foremost help you gain mastery and command of those tricky idioms and phrases that...
6th edition. — Open Road Media, 2018. — 144 p. Proven strategies for better reading skills—from comprehension, focus, and retention to overcoming challenges such as ADD. Whether it’s for education or enjoyment, reading can be challenging. Understanding and remembering what you’ve read, and keeping focus and concentration when you have to read long or difficult texts, takes...
New Harbinger Publications, 2019. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1684032679. Conversations about controversial topics can be difficult, painful, and emotionally charged. This user-friendly guide will help you engage in effective, compassionate discussions with family, friends, colleagues, and even strangers about race, immigration, gender, marriage equality, sexism, marginalization, and...
Weiser, 1999. — 163 p. — (Better English). — ISBN10: 1564142043, 13 978-1564142047. This easy-to-use guide to grammar not only teaches you to use the right verb at the right time, but helps you brush up on all your rusty grammar skills so you can write and speak clear, error-free English with confidence. You'll also find: Thorough coverage of key areas of grammar....
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. — 124 p. — ASIN B00B3M3SSA, ISBN: 1328710327. Eliminate mistakes and improve your vocabulary with this engaging guide to the world's most misused words. Do you know your delegate from your relegate, your cachet from your cache? At one time or another we've all suffered the embarrassment of having our remarks corrected by a family member,...
3rd Ed. New York: Norton, 2012. Качество: изначально электронное A new approach to looking up just the needed word with a zest of intellectual zing added. It covers a wide variety of common words, gives recent examples of usage in major publications, the only thesaurus I use and trust, solves the common thesaurus problem of improper usage. The go-to guide for finding those...
Gotham Books, 2015. — 240 p. — ISBN: 1592408850. An expat's witty and insightful exploration of English and American cultural differences through the lens of language that will leave readers gobsmacked In That's Not English, the seemingly superficial differences between British and American English open the door to a deeper exploration of a historic and fascinating cultural...
4th Edition. — St. Martin's Griffin, 2014. — 192 p. — ISBN: 1250048052. With talented applicants coming from the top high schools as well as the pressure to succeed from family and friends, it's no wonder that writing college application essays is one of the most stressful tasks high schoolers have to face. Add in how hard it is to get started or brag about accomplishments or...
Anchor, 2014. — 560 p. — ISBN10: 110187385X This time-tested classic—first published more than sixty years ago — has helped millions achieve mastery of English. Word Power Made Easy is the most effective vocabulary builder in the English language. It provides a simple, step-by-step method for increasing knowledge and mastery of written and spoken English. Arranged in thematic...
AdamsMedia, 2014. — 448 p. — ISBN: 1440573085 The ultimate tool for students! Tired of using the same few phrases in all your presentations? Can't find the right expression to begin your college admissions essay? Stuck with a drab, uninspiring conclusion at the end of your research paper? Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students will help you find the perfect words and phrases...
Adams Media, 2009. — 448 p. — ISBN10: 1605501395, ISBN13: 978-1605501390. Do you know what quatrefoil and impolitic mean? What about halcyon or narcolepsy? This book is a handy, easy-to-read reference guide to the proper parlance for any situation. In this book you will find: Words You Absolutely Should Know (covert, exonerate, perimeter); Words You Should Know But Probably...
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