Words, Language & Grammar

When Niall came across a dog shackled to a short chain and in a poor state of health, something reminded him and his personal battle with addiction. He knew he had to rescue her immediately – golden retrievers are rare in Thailand but there was just something about this one in particular that told him she was special. He just didn't know how special she was going to be. He named her Tina and what she did next is an incredible tale of survival, hope and love.

How can you cheat… at drinking wine? It turns out you can. And when you do, a whole world of power, ego and money will unravel. Corked is the scandalous saga in the glamorous, competitive and mysterious world of fine wines.

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Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. One bookshelf can creak with character in a bohemian coffee shop and another can groan with gravitas in the Library of Congress. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds bookshelves to be holders not just of books but of so many other things: values, vibes, and verbs that can be contained and displayed in the buildings and rooms of contemporary human existence.

How Media Ownership Matters provides a fresh approach to understanding news media power, moving beyond the typical emphasis on market concentration or media moguls. Through a comparative analysis of the US, Sweden, and France, as well as interviews of news executives and editors and an original collection of industry data, this book maps and analyzes four ownership models: market, private, civil society, and public.

Die Rhetorik ist eine der einflussreichsten Fähigkeiten der Geschichte, die in der Lage ist, Gesellschaften zu formen, Gedanken zu verändern und Führungsqualitäten zu festigen. Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Untersuchung der Grundlagen, Techniken und Philosophie der Rhetorik, indem es ihre Entwicklung von der Antike bis zu den Herausforderungen der Kommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter analysiert.

Écrire une histoire inoubliable, ça s’apprend. Après L’Anatomie du scénario, John Truby passe quatorze genres narratifs majeurs au crible - Horreur, Comédie, Fantasy, Policier… - et délivre les meilleures techniques pour devenir un maître du récit. Le guide indispensable qui fera de vous un auteur accompli.

Unleash the power of natural influence and unshakable presence—even if you've struggled with speaking under pressure your whole life. Do your nerves take over when it's your time to speak? Have you practiced endlessly, attended workshops, or memorized scripts—only to freeze or fall flat when it matters most?

Becoming a great speaker isn’t a natural talent—you can learn to be an influential speaker through physical practice, repetition, and focusing on what matters most to the audience. End Boring is your roadmap to becoming the speaker everyone wants to listen to. Join our mission to End Boring!

Du möchtest ein Hörbuch veröffentlichen – oder hast schon eins veröffentlicht, aber es verkauft sich nicht? Dann bist du hier genau richtig. Dieses Buch ist für Autor:innen und Sprecher:innen, die mehr wollen als nur "veröffentlicht" sein. Es ist für alle, die wissen möchten, wie der Hörbuchmarkt wirklich funktioniert – und was nötig ist, um sichtbar zu werden, Verkäufe zu erzielen und Hörer:innen zu gewinnen.

Магия — это не таинство, открытое избранным, а необходимые для повседневной жизни навыки. И если вам не достались магические способности от предков, то с помощью магических книг вы сможете овладеть этой наукой. Перед вами — учебник по практической магии, написанный опытной русской ведуньей Эллиной Болтенко. Прочитав его, вы научитесь уверенно проводить денежные и любовные ритуалы, делать расклады Таро, изготавливать талисманы для разных областей деятельности, проводить защитные обряды и изгонять энергетических вампиров.

Du har blivit antagen till språkpolishögskolan. Du har fått din rödpenna och ser fram emot att börja arrestera språkmissbrukare med de klassiska orden ”det heter faktiskt”. Men hur ligger det till med Luciasången, är det förlät eller förgät? Hur hårt ska man bestraffa en särskrivare, och vilket kommateringsreglemente är det som gäller?

A curated collection of the best Advice King columns, with a new introduction by the Advice King and a foreword by Tracy Moore.

You've done it! You’ve finished writing your novel. Next step? Time to connect with an agent. The good news is agents are searching for promising new novelists. But are you prepared to immediately capture their attention?