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Practical English Grammar: A Concise Guide to Usage

Author(s): HEATHER HARRIS, GREGORY CAMPBELL

New Publication Now Available! Practical English Grammar helps students think about how the English language is structured and how it works. The authors break down the basic elements of an English sentence, show students how the parts function, and give students the tools they need to parse and r...

This Book Is Taboo: An Introduction to Linguistics through Swearing

Author(s): Randall Eggert

Every known language has words that are taboo, that speakers aren't supposed to say. Yet these very words are said; simply put, people swear. In This Book is Taboo: An Introduction to Linguistics through Swearing, rather than condemning swearing or the people who swear, Randall Eggert applies the to...

Designing Your NIC Experience

Author(s): Carey Carlson, Amy Page

Designing Your NIC Experience is designed to help smooth the transition into college as well as equip students with strategies for success that they can use throughout college and beyond. Its aim is to promote the academic excellence and personal development of all students—whether students are (a) ...

Argumentation and Debate: A Public Speaking Approach

Author(s): Martin Remland, Kay Neal, Tim J Brown, ROGER DAVIS GATCHET

Argumentation and Debate: A Public Speaking Approach addresses the needs of students with no prior experience in formal debate, limited experience in public speaking, and little or no plans to compete in speech and debate tournaments. The publication takes content beyond the classroom by featuring a...

Exercise Prescription for Healthy Living

Author(s): Thomas W Allen, Michael T Liang

Two experienced clinical exercise specialists authored a textbook, Exercise Prescription for Healthy Living. They are Michael T.C. Liang, Ph.D, and Thomas W. Allen, D.O., MPH. Their textbook introduces practical approaches to improving and maintaining physical capacity and health through exercise. E...

TECHNE: The Ancient Art of Public Discourse for the 21st Century Speaker

Author(s): Crystal Etzel

How does one become a competent public speaker? Public Speaking teachers have been asking this question for a very long time. There are many answers to this question. The answer this book chooses is The Progymnasmata. The Progymnasmata is close to 2,500 years old. The ancient Greeks and later ...

Abnormal Psychology: Myths of Crazy

Author(s): Drew Curtis, Leslie Kelley

For over a century, movies and media have promoted myths of psychopathology and normalcy that have been absorbed into our daily perception.Abnormal Psychology: Myths of ‘Crazy’ challenges students to reconsider the ideas they have concerning myths of “crazy” and how these ideas developed.Abnormal Ps...