The Writer Laid Bare: Emotional Honesty in a Writer’s Art, Craft and Life by Lee Kofman
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Inspired by her popular writing courses, Lee also offers practical advice on drafts, edits and how to achieve a life/writing balance. How combining her writing with motherhood led her to recognise that ‘ the pram in the hall’ issue is real. Plus the ultimate reading list of books you really should ...Show more
The Conscious Style Guide: a flexible approach to language that includes, respects, and empowers by Karen Yin
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Thankfully, The Conscious Style Guide provides a roadmap for communicating with sensitivity and awareness - no matter how the world around us progresses. Readers will learn- How to identify biased language How to implement the overarching principles that guide us toward conscious language ...Show more
Big Ideas, Little Pictures: Explaining the world one sketch at a time by Jono Hey
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"This is such a cool book. The range of Jono's knowledge is astounding, and so is his ability to digest complex ideas into deceptively simple drawings. You'll learn something on every page--and be entertained too." --Bill GatesIn Big Ideas, Little Pictures, Jono Hey explains complex concepts through a c ...Show more
Two-Letter Words
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A simple, fun way to learn all 107 two-letter words to take your Scrabble game to new heightsBlow away the competition with this guide to easily learning all two-letter words allowed in Scrabble and Words With Friends. This light-hearted book is a must-read for Scrabble fans, using fun facts, hilarious ...Show more
Checkmate! - Great Champions and Epic Matches from a Timeless Game by Ben Graff
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Checkmate! has all the excitement a chess fan could want, from world champions, to history's most famous matches, to the role of chess in society. This volume begins by retracing the history of chess through 16 players who have been officially recognized as the greatest world champions--looking at their ...Show more
Writely or Wrongly: An Unstuffy Guide to Language Stuff by Joanne Anderson
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An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips s ...Show more
Undelivered - The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History by Jeff Nussbaum
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A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These second speeches provide alternative histories of what could have been if not f ...Show more
Name That Thing: Stretch your Brain Power with 20 Picture Quizzes by Dr Gareth Moore
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Can you name a BIRD from its feather?How about a MEAL from its ingredients?What about a SCIENTIST from their discovery?Stretch your brain power with20 fact-packed picture quizzes from expertpuzzle master Dr Gareth Moore.Covering key encyclopaedic topics, from nature,science and technology to sport, hist ...Show more
The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead: A Journey Around the World in Idioms, Proverbs and General Nonsense by Adam Sharp
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'The poet laureate of lists' John Mitchinson, QI Elf'Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master wordsmith - you will LOVE this book' Kit de WaalJoin wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journeys around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense. Learn unusual insults from France (You are a potato with the fac ...Show more
The Word Detective: A Life in Words: from Shenanigan to Selfie by John Simpson
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Language is always changing. No one knows where it is going but the best way to future-cast is to look at the past. John Simpson animates for us a tradition of researching and editing, showing us both the technical lexicography needed to understand a word, and the careful poetry needed to construct its ...Show more
The Elements of Style, Illustrated by William Strunk, Jr. (Author) , E. B. White (Author) , Maira Kalman (Illustrated by)
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The only style manual ever to appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principles of plain English. The book's mantra - make every word tell - is still on point. Whether seventeen or seventy, this much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to g ...Show more
How the Light Gets In - Writing As a Spiritual Practice by Pat Schneider
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When I begin to write, I open myself and wait. And when I turn toward an inner spiritual awareness, I open myself and wait. With that insight, Pat Schneider invites readers to contemplate their lives and deepest questions through writing. In seventeen concise thematic chapters that includemeditations on ...Show more