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  • LOL

    Losing Our Language

    de Jack Brennan ...
    Series series Losing Our Language
    LOL is a tongue-in-cheek look at language trends in the wireless age through the jaundiced eye of a self-hating Luddite and grammar scold.LOL: Losing Our Language is an irreverent guide to what's funny about the American English vernacular in the new millennium. LOL sheds crocodile tears over the fate of our language as it bends to the will of such pervasively destructive influences as adolescent ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

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  • How Not to Write a Novel

    200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide

    de Howard Mittelmark, Sandra Newman ...
    "The teaching of creative writing just entered a whole new era . . . Heavens, what a joy this book is." —Lynne Truss, New York Times–bestselling author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves"What do you think of my fiction book writing?" the aspiring novelist extorted."Darn," the editor hectored, in turn. "I can not publish your novel! It is full of what we in the business call 'really awful writing.'""But how ... Leer más

    $18.79 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Extra Lives

    Why Video Games Matter

    de Tom Bissell ...
    Tom Bissell is a prizewinning writer who published three widely acclaimed books before the age of thirty-four. He is also an obsessive gamer who has spent untold hours in front of his various video game consoles, playing titles such as Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, BioShock, and Oblivion for, literally, days. If you are reading this flap copy, the same thing can probably be said of you, or of someone ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Never Say You Can't Survive

    How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories

    de Charlie Jane Anders ...
    WINNER OF THE 2022 HUGO AWARD FOR BEST RELATED WORKFrom Charlie Jane Anders, the award-winning author of novels such as All the Birds in the Sky and The City in the Middle of the Night, this is one of the most practical guides to storytelling that you will ever read.The world is on fire.So tell your story.Things are scary right now. We’re all being swept along by a tidal wave of history, and it’s ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Word Hero

    A Fiendishly Clever Guide to Crafting the Lines that Get Laughs, Go Viral, and Live Forever

    de Jay Heinrichs ...
    Yes, it’s true: you can learn how to be a verbal wizard!Ever hear someone utter an unforgettable phrase and feel yourself reacting with with…well, awe? Ever read a great quote and think I could never come up with anything that clever?Daunting as it may seem, there’s nothing mystical about witcraft. Crafting memorable lines doesn’t require DNA-encoded brilliance. What it does require is some ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • The First 50 Pages

    Engage Agents, Editors and Readers, and Set Your Novel Up For Success

    de Jeff Gerke ...
    Seeking writing success? Start at the beginning...Whether youre looking to get published or just hoping to hook your reader, first impressions are vital. Compelling opening scenes are the key to catching an agent or editors attention, and are crucial for keeping your reader engaged.As a writer, what you do in your opening pages, and how you do it, is a matter that cannot be left to chance. The ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Play Anything

    The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games

    de Ian Bogost ...
    How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds -- forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient ageLife is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • To Be a Machine

    Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death

    de Mark O'Connell ...
    “This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians’ pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful characters.” —New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice)Transhumanism is a movement pushing the limits of our bodies—our capabilities, intelligence, and lifespans—in the hopes that, through technology, we can become something better than ourselves. It has ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means

    The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories

    de Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras ...
    An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse.Even the most erudite among us use words like apocryphal, facetious, ironic, meteorite, moot, redundant, and unique incorrectly every day. Don’t be one of them. Using examples of misuse from leading ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Words on the Move

    Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)

    de John McWhorter ...
    A bestselling linguist takes us on a lively tour of how the English language is evolving before our eyes -- and why we should embrace this transformation and not fight itLanguage is always changing -- but we tend not to like it. We understand that new words must be created for new things, but the way English is spoken today rubs many of us the wrong way. Whether it’s the use of literally to mean ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Elements of Expression

    Putting Thoughts into Words

    de Arthur Plotnik ...
    More than ever in this completely updated edition, The Elements of Expression helps word users "light up the cosmos or the written page or the face across the table" as they seek the radiance of expressiveness—the vivid expression of thoughts, feelings, and observations. Nothing kills radiance like the murky, generic language dominating today's talk, airwaves, and posts. It tugs at our every ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Storyteller

    Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop

    de Kate Wilhelm ...
    “Wilhelm really knows students and knows how to teach them to craft a professional story.”—The OregonianPart memoir, part writing manual, Storyteller is an affectionate account of how the Clarion Writers’ Workshop began, what Kate Wilhelm learned, and how she passed a love of the written word on to generations of writers. Includes writing exercises and advice. A Hugo and Locus award winner. ... Leer más

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