Language Arts & Disciplines
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Language and State
An Inquiry into the Progress of Civilization, Second Edition by Xing Yu
This book argues that while humans communicate using language, they create and use media. Media extend the distance of communication. Humans form themselves into a large community. This happens in a long historical process in which the state of the ...
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Living The Lingo of Linguine
Italian Words to Live By by Teresa De Luca
Are you looking for a lesson in language and in life? If the answer is yes, look no further. Luckily for us, Italians have gifted the globe with their many contributions in the realms of art, opera, cinema, pizza—the list is endless. Although, one ...
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Dialogue
The Influence of Intra-personal Discourse on Interpersonal Communication in Fostering Relationships in a Digital Age by Emmanuel Olusola
I am glad to see a new work from Fr. Emmanuel Olusola on the importance of dialogue. In a world with advanced technologies for communication, coupled with increasing polarization, it is a task of both the Church and of society to create dynamics for ...
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Colonization and Imperialism in Libraries
Perspective from a Caribbean Immigrant by Mark-Shane Scale
Former university lecturer and Caribbean immigrant Mark-Shane Scale offers an unsettling look at how the centuries-old legacy of colonialism and imperialism continues to haunt one of the most seemingly innocuous and unexpected of spaces: the world’s ...
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Dirty Truths
How to Survive as a Freelancer in the Writing Game - and other Equally Dodgy Professions by Robin Brunet
For those of you starting a career or considering a different one: freelancing is the current rage and may be your best option. But only maybe. Dirty Truths examines what it takes to jam your foot in the door of self-employed opportunity, force it ...
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Writing with Your Ever-Present Muse
75 Catalytic Reads, Wisdom Pockets, and Living Experiments by Edith Friesen
Learn to write freely from an open, fluid, and spacious state of consciousness with this extraordinary guide to attuned writing. Whatever your writing experience, context, or genre, this book will give you the tools and support to open your creative ...
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May I Have a Word With You?
The Surprising Origins of Everyday Words of Religion and Spirituality by David Tickner
Words are the foundation of all communication―the foundation upon which we build our understanding of the world around us … of nature, philosophy, faith, and of ourselves. But where do those words come from? Using humor and insight paired with ...
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Headliner
Helping You Come out on Top in Today’s Media Landscape by Phil Gaudreau and Stephen Heckbert
Ask 100 different people about their opinion of the news these days and you might hear 100 different answers. The only certainty: everyone has an opinion. At a time where the news industry is changing rapidly, and the pace of communication is ...
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She said it with her eyes He heard it in her smile
by Paula Olmstead
DO YOU find yourself sometimes wondering why others tell you that you don’t listen? DO YOU find yourself being told that while you seemed to be listening, you are making completely misguided comments or asking questions making it clear you haven’t ...
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Craft, Cost & Call
How to Build a Life as a Christian Writer by Patricia Paddey and Karen Stiller
Inspiring and immensely readable, Craft, Cost & Call offers hands-on help to people of faith who want to write well and understand what it takes to be published. For writers yearning to grow in their craft or hoping to launch a writing career, this ...
