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"The best college guide you can buy."—USA Today
For fans of Mary Norris and Benjamin Dreyer, an unconventional guide to the English language drawn from the cross-country adventures of an itinerant grammarian.
Elevate your vocabulary in just thirty days with this informative, fun, and accessible guide to utilizing powerful language.
Do you occasionally misuse or misunderstand certain words? Do you sometimes find yourself at a loss to express exactly what you mean? Are you tired of having people seemingly talk “above” you?
Transform your down time into 'do time'.
The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis.
Transform your down time into 'do time'.
The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis.
Transform your down time into 'do time'.
The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this clarion call to pick up a pen and find yourself from “one of our most astute chroniclers of modern life” (The New York Times Book Review), #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen shows us how anyone can write, and why everyone should.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on twenty-five years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth
“From toasts to eulogies, from job interviews to social events, this book will help you with ideas, structure, delivery and more.”—CNN
A Wolfson History Prize Finalist
"Timely and authoritative...I enjoyed it immensely."
A New Statesman Book of the Year
A Sunday Times Book of the Year
--Philip Pullman
From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores
Remember all those grammar rules from school? No? Most of us don't. Mike McCarthy, renowned corpus linguist and co-author of the 900-page Cambridge Grammar of English answers the awkward questions that regularly bother us about English grammar.
“Delightful.” —Mary Norris, The New Yorker