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Kieli Kirjayhteenvedot

Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami
kirjoittanut David Karashima • 2020
Your Murakami was crafted by translators who cut, reshaped, and sometimes rewrote him; this is how.
3.71
477
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami Yhteenveto
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami
Your Murakami was crafted by translators who cut, reshaped, and sometimes rewrote him; this is how.
kirjoittanut David Karashima 2020 304 sivua
3.71
477 arvostelua
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
kirjoittanut Michelle Maxom • 2009
Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.
3.62
126
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies Yhteenveto
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.
kirjoittanut Michelle Maxom 2009 400 sivua
3.62
126 arvostelua
How to be Heard
kirjoittanut Julian Treasure • 2017
Your voice is an untuned instrument, and deep listening is the practice that tunes it.
3.65
500+
How to be Heard Yhteenveto
How to be Heard
Your voice is an untuned instrument, and deep listening is the practice that tunes it.
kirjoittanut Julian Treasure 2017 308 sivua
3.65
500+ arvostelua
Proust and the Squid
kirjoittanut Maryanne Wolf • 2007
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
3.85
8 000+
Proust and the Squid Yhteenveto
Proust and the Squid
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
kirjoittanut Maryanne Wolf 2007 308 sivua
3.85
8 000+ arvostelua
Magic Words
kirjoittanut Tim David • 2014
Seven ordinary words with outsized influence: the psychology of each, and when to use them.
3.92
359
Magic Words Yhteenveto
Magic Words
Seven ordinary words with outsized influence: the psychology of each, and when to use them.
kirjoittanut Tim David 2014 160 sivua
3.92
359 arvostelua
How to Learn a Foreign Language
kirjoittanut Graham E. Fuller • 1987
Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.
3.45
128
How to Learn a Foreign Language Yhteenveto
How to Learn a Foreign Language
Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.
kirjoittanut Graham E. Fuller 1987 102 sivua
3.45
128 arvostelua
Once Upon an Algorithm
kirjoittanut Martin Erwig • 2017
What Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Groundhog Day can teach you about algorithms.
3.63
265
Once Upon an Algorithm Yhteenveto
Once Upon an Algorithm
What Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Groundhog Day can teach you about algorithms.
kirjoittanut Martin Erwig 2017 336 sivua
3.63
265 arvostelua
Writing Fiction
kirjoittanut Alexander Steele • 2003
The fiction curriculum from New York's most acclaimed writing workshop, now in book form.
4.20
2 000+
Writing Fiction Yhteenveto
Writing Fiction
The fiction curriculum from New York's most acclaimed writing workshop, now in book form.
kirjoittanut Alexander Steele 2003 304 sivua
4.20
2 000+ arvostelua
Babel No More
kirjoittanut Michael Erard • 2012
Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.
3.54
1 000+
Babel No More Yhteenveto
Babel No More
Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.
kirjoittanut Michael Erard 2012 306 sivua
3.54
1 000+ arvostelua
Words Can Change Your Brain
kirjoittanut Andrew B. Newberg • 2012
Your words flood the listener's brain with stress or trust hormones. The choice is trainable.
3.79
1 000+
Words Can Change Your Brain Yhteenveto
Words Can Change Your Brain
Your words flood the listener's brain with stress or trust hormones. The choice is trainable.
kirjoittanut Andrew B. Newberg 2012 267 sivua
3.79
1 000+ arvostelua
Word Painting
kirjoittanut Rebecca McClanahan • 2014
Most writing advice says 'show, don't tell.' This one teaches you how, sense by sense.
4.13
500+
Word Painting Yhteenveto
Word Painting
Most writing advice says 'show, don't tell.' This one teaches you how, sense by sense.
kirjoittanut Rebecca McClanahan 2014 250 sivua
4.13
500+ arvostelua
Writing Is Designing
kirjoittanut Michael J. Metts • 2020
Interface words are design elements, not just content. Research and strategy to get them right.
4.29
500+
Writing Is Designing Yhteenveto
Writing Is Designing
Interface words are design elements, not just content. Research and strategy to get them right.
kirjoittanut Michael J. Metts 2020 200 sivua
4.29
500+ arvostelua
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
kirjoittanut Sam Leith • 2017
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
3.73
195
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page Yhteenveto
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
kirjoittanut Sam Leith 2017 288 sivua
3.73
195 arvostelua
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
kirjoittanut Randy Ingermanson • 2014
From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.
4.24
2 000+
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method Yhteenveto
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.
kirjoittanut Randy Ingermanson 2014 234 sivua
4.24
2 000+ arvostelua
Linguistic Fingerprints
kirjoittanut Roger J. Kreuz • 2023
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
3.50
20
Linguistic Fingerprints Yhteenveto
Linguistic Fingerprints
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
kirjoittanut Roger J. Kreuz 2023 245 sivua
3.50
20 arvostelua
The Art of Intimacy
kirjoittanut Stacey D'Erasmo • 2013
Fiction's real intimacy lives in the subjunctive, the white space, and the shared glance.
3.93
248
The Art of Intimacy Yhteenveto
The Art of Intimacy
Fiction's real intimacy lives in the subjunctive, the white space, and the shared glance.
kirjoittanut Stacey D'Erasmo 2013 144 sivua
3.93
248 arvostelua
The Art of Subtext
kirjoittanut Charles Baxter • 2007
What a character won't say, can't hear, and can't admit: the hidden engine of unforgettable fiction.
4.02
1 000+
The Art of Subtext Yhteenveto
The Art of Subtext
What a character won't say, can't hear, and can't admit: the hidden engine of unforgettable fiction.
kirjoittanut Charles Baxter 2007 182 sivua
4.02
1 000+ arvostelua
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue
kirjoittanut Rob Anderson • 1997
The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.
4.16
31
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue Yhteenveto
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue
The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.
kirjoittanut Rob Anderson 1997 150 sivua
4.16
31 arvostelua
The Creative Writing Coursebook
kirjoittanut Julia Bell • 2001
Forty authors teach the exercises and craft tools that turn rough drafts into publishable work.
3.95
363
The Creative Writing Coursebook Yhteenveto
The Creative Writing Coursebook
Forty authors teach the exercises and craft tools that turn rough drafts into publishable work.
kirjoittanut Julia Bell 2001 449 sivua
3.95
363 arvostelua
The Writer's Portable Mentor
kirjoittanut Priscilla Long • 2010
A portable system for making writing a daily practice, mastering sentences, and getting published.
4.48
361
The Writer's Portable Mentor Yhteenveto
The Writer's Portable Mentor
A portable system for making writing a daily practice, mastering sentences, and getting published.
kirjoittanut Priscilla Long 2010
4.48
361 arvostelua
Semicolon
kirjoittanut Cecelia Watson • 2019
How a semicolon started a grammar war: the rules we invented, the people they hurt.
3.68
2 000+
Semicolon Yhteenveto
Semicolon
How a semicolon started a grammar war: the rules we invented, the people they hurt.
kirjoittanut Cecelia Watson 2019 224 sivua
3.68
2 000+ arvostelua
The 7 Principles of Public Speaking
kirjoittanut Richard Zeoli • 2008
Your audience wants to be helped, not impressed. Serve them, and stage fright fades.
3.68
362
The 7 Principles of Public Speaking Yhteenveto
The 7 Principles of Public Speaking
Your audience wants to be helped, not impressed. Serve them, and stage fright fades.
kirjoittanut Richard Zeoli 2008 224 sivua
3.68
362 arvostelua
English Grammar
kirjoittanut Sean Williams • 2019
Your grammar mistakes aren't random: a predictable hundred that mark you as careless.
4.15
147
English Grammar Yhteenveto
English Grammar
Your grammar mistakes aren't random: a predictable hundred that mark you as careless.
kirjoittanut Sean Williams 2019 184 sivua
4.15
147 arvostelua
Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive
kirjoittanut Gordon Smith-Durán • 2015
Spanish subjunctive: five trigger families replace the rulebook, and practice makes it permanent.
4.50
54
Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive Yhteenveto
Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive
Spanish subjunctive: five trigger families replace the rulebook, and practice makes it permanent.
kirjoittanut Gordon Smith-Durán 2015 358 sivua
4.50
54 arvostelua
Beyond Human Nature
kirjoittanut Jesse J. Prinz • 2011
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
3.69
246
Beyond Human Nature Yhteenveto
Beyond Human Nature
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
kirjoittanut Jesse J. Prinz 2011 402 sivua
3.69
246 arvostelua
Greek to Me
kirjoittanut Mary Norris • 2019
One copy editor's love affair with Greek: ancient ruins, Aegean swims, and a nation in turmoil.
3.63
2 000+
Greek to Me Yhteenveto
Greek to Me
One copy editor's love affair with Greek: ancient ruins, Aegean swims, and a nation in turmoil.
kirjoittanut Mary Norris 2019 240 sivua
3.63
2 000+ arvostelua
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
kirjoittanut J. Michael Straczynski • 2021
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
4.44
439
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer Yhteenveto
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
kirjoittanut J. Michael Straczynski 2021 288 sivua
4.44
439 arvostelua
Mastering Plot Twists
kirjoittanut Jane K. Cleland • 2018
Why your plot twists fall flat: the real conflict is never external.
3.88
199
Mastering Plot Twists Yhteenveto
Mastering Plot Twists
Why your plot twists fall flat: the real conflict is never external.
kirjoittanut Jane K. Cleland 2018 240 sivua
3.88
199 arvostelua
Woe Is I
kirjoittanut Patricia T. O'Conner • 1996
Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.
3.94
4 000+
Woe Is I Yhteenveto
Woe Is I
Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.
kirjoittanut Patricia T. O'Conner 1996 240 sivua
3.94
4 000+ arvostelua
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts
kirjoittanut Bryan Cohen • 2010
A thousand prompts and a one-month plan: write daily and the blank page stops winning.
3.63
251
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts Yhteenveto
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts
A thousand prompts and a one-month plan: write daily and the blank page stops winning.
kirjoittanut Bryan Cohen 2010 117 sivua
3.63
251 arvostelua
Making Shapely Fiction
kirjoittanut Jerome Stern • 1991
Story templates over pep talks: pick a shape, fill it with detail, and turn idea into draft.
3.98
1 000+
Making Shapely Fiction Yhteenveto
Making Shapely Fiction
Story templates over pep talks: pick a shape, fill it with detail, and turn idea into draft.
kirjoittanut Jerome Stern 1991 270 sivua
3.98
1 000+ arvostelua
Churchill
kirjoittanut Winston S. Churchill • 2012
His speeches held Britain together when the bombs fell, then drew the Cold War's battle lines.
4.28
500+
Churchill Yhteenveto
Churchill
His speeches held Britain together when the bombs fell, then drew the Cold War's battle lines.
kirjoittanut Winston S. Churchill 2012 688 sivua
4.28
500+ arvostelua
Dreaming in Hindi
kirjoittanut Katherine Russell Rich • 2009
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
3.12
1 000+
Dreaming in Hindi Yhteenveto
Dreaming in Hindi
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
kirjoittanut Katherine Russell Rich 2009 360 sivua
3.12
1 000+ arvostelua
Wired for Culture
kirjoittanut Mark Pagel • 2012
Culture isn't a byproduct of big brains. It's the reason we have them.
3.86
296
Wired for Culture Yhteenveto
Wired for Culture
Culture isn't a byproduct of big brains. It's the reason we have them.
kirjoittanut Mark Pagel 2012 432 sivua
3.86
296 arvostelua
Korean Made Simple
kirjoittanut Billy Go • 2014
Korean isn't English with different words. The verb goes last, and politeness has two settings.
4.42
235
Korean Made Simple Yhteenveto
Korean Made Simple
Korean isn't English with different words. The verb goes last, and politeness has two settings.
kirjoittanut Billy Go 2014 348 sivua
4.42
235 arvostelua
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
kirjoittanut Danny D. Steinberg • 1995
How children acquire language, why adults struggle with a second, and what feral children teach us.
3.96
107
Introduction to Psycholinguistics Yhteenveto
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
How children acquire language, why adults struggle with a second, and what feral children teach us.
kirjoittanut Danny D. Steinberg 1995 288 sivua
3.96
107 arvostelua
The Ancient Celts
kirjoittanut Barry Cunliffe • 2018
Two millennia of reinvention: the Celts as barbarians, noble savages, and nationalist ancestors.
3.92
1 000+
The Ancient Celts Yhteenveto
The Ancient Celts
Two millennia of reinvention: the Celts as barbarians, noble savages, and nationalist ancestors.
kirjoittanut Barry Cunliffe 2018 360 sivua
3.92
1 000+ arvostelua
Copywriting
kirjoittanut Mark Shaw • 2009
Your reader is scanning, not reading. The copywriter's craft for making every word count.
4.04
451
Copywriting Yhteenveto
Copywriting
Your reader is scanning, not reading. The copywriter's craft for making every word count.
kirjoittanut Mark Shaw 2009 216 sivua
4.04
451 arvostelua
A Writer's Notebook
kirjoittanut Ralph Fletcher • 1996
A notebook habit turns raw noticing into finished writing. Everything starts with what you catch.
4.06
1 000+
A Writer's Notebook Yhteenveto
A Writer's Notebook
A notebook habit turns raw noticing into finished writing. Everything starts with what you catch.
kirjoittanut Ralph Fletcher 1996 138 sivua
4.06
1 000+ arvostelua
Thinking Like Your Editor
kirjoittanut Susan Rabiner • 2002
Trade editors don't acquire books; they acquire audiences. Your proposal has to prove you have one.
4.10
500+
Thinking Like Your Editor Yhteenveto
Thinking Like Your Editor
Trade editors don't acquire books; they acquire audiences. Your proposal has to prove you have one.
kirjoittanut Susan Rabiner 2002 288 sivua
4.10
500+ arvostelua
The Everything Sign Language Book
kirjoittanut Irene Duke • 2003
A slight hand turn changes the word. Your face does the grammar. The complete ASL manual.
3.98
168
The Everything Sign Language Book Yhteenveto
The Everything Sign Language Book
A slight hand turn changes the word. Your face does the grammar. The complete ASL manual.
kirjoittanut Irene Duke 2003 304 sivua
3.98
168 arvostelua
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
kirjoittanut Orhan Pamuk • 2010
Why great novels put you in a trance even as you know every word is invented.
3.95
3 000+
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist Yhteenveto
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
Why great novels put you in a trance even as you know every word is invented.
kirjoittanut Orhan Pamuk 2010 81 sivua
3.95
3 000+ arvostelua
The Unfolding of Language
kirjoittanut Guy Deutscher • 2005
Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.
4.22
4 000+
The Unfolding of Language Yhteenveto
The Unfolding of Language
Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.
kirjoittanut Guy Deutscher 2005 368 sivua
4.22
4 000+ arvostelua
Monkeys with Typewriters
kirjoittanut Scarlett Thomas • 2012
Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.
4.17
500+
Monkeys with Typewriters Yhteenveto
Monkeys with Typewriters
Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.
kirjoittanut Scarlett Thomas 2012 480 sivua
4.17
500+ arvostelua
The Third Ear
kirjoittanut Chris Lonsdale • 2006
The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.
3.76
139
The Third Ear Yhteenveto
The Third Ear
The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.
kirjoittanut Chris Lonsdale 2006 184 sivua
3.76
139 arvostelua
Critical Thinking
kirjoittanut Tracy Bowell • 2001
Map an argument's structure, test its logic, and know when rhetoric is doing the work.
3.82
249
Critical Thinking Yhteenveto
Critical Thinking
Map an argument's structure, test its logic, and know when rhetoric is doing the work.
kirjoittanut Tracy Bowell 2001 294 sivua
3.82
249 arvostelua
Raising a Bilingual Child
kirjoittanut Barbara Zurer Pearson • 2008
The exposure minimum that predicts bilingual fluency, and the family strategies to get there.
3.84
360
Raising a Bilingual Child Yhteenveto
Raising a Bilingual Child
The exposure minimum that predicts bilingual fluency, and the family strategies to get there.
kirjoittanut Barbara Zurer Pearson 2008 368 sivua
3.84
360 arvostelua
Crafting Novels & Short Stories
kirjoittanut The Writer's Digest • 2011
Character, plot, prose, and revision: the craft kit every fiction writer returns to.
3.89
373
Crafting Novels & Short Stories Yhteenveto
Crafting Novels & Short Stories
Character, plot, prose, and revision: the craft kit every fiction writer returns to.
kirjoittanut The Writer's Digest 2011 368 sivua
3.89
373 arvostelua
Conflict and Suspense
kirjoittanut James Scott Bell • 2011
Tension leaks from most manuscripts. The craft guide for sealing every scene with conflict.
4.26
500+
Conflict and Suspense Yhteenveto
Conflict and Suspense
Tension leaks from most manuscripts. The craft guide for sealing every scene with conflict.
kirjoittanut James Scott Bell 2011 273 sivua
4.26
500+ arvostelua
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
kirjoittanut Claudia Hunter Johnson • 2000
Conflict isn't enough for short screenplays. Find resonant moments in your own life.
3.91
150
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect Yhteenveto
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
Conflict isn't enough for short screenplays. Find resonant moments in your own life.
kirjoittanut Claudia Hunter Johnson 2000 312 sivua
3.91
150 arvostelua
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