Language Arts & Disciplines
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Britain Unravelled
A North American Guide to the UK by Pamela A. Brown
What exactly is spotted dick or bangers and mash? What times are pubs open? How can you get from the airport to London city centre? How do you use the Tube in London? What about driving? Everyday language and daily routines that you are familiar ...
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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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The Time Machine and the Domaine
Origins and Functions of Imaginative Literature by Richard W. Bevis
Why have so many cultures created what we call imaginative literature in the past, and still do? What prompts so many people to read literature? And how are we to understand the economy that links these producers and consumers? These and related ...
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Language and State
A Theory of the Progress of Civilization by Xing Yu
Language and State: A Theory of the Progress of Civilization, Second Edition, argues that the state takes form because of language. It argues that since humans began to use language, they have been able to create and use media. Media include ...
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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 ...
