2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture
2 Second Lean will flip your world right-side up. It's a practical way to improve your life every day by making a simple 2 second improvement. Join author, business expert, radio show host, and international speaker, Paul A. Akers, as he takes you on a LEAN journey that will transform every aspect your life... from your home to the office.
In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, creator of the renowned Pimsleur Method, the world leader in audio-based language learning, shows how anyone can learn to speak a foreign language. If learning a language in high school left you bruised, with a sense that there was no way you can learn another language, How to Learn a Foreign Language will restore your sense of hope. In simple, straightforward terms, Dr. Pimsleur will help you learn grammar (seamlessly), vocabulary, and how to practice pronunciation (and come out sounding like a native).
Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
The ultimate rapid language-learning guide! For those who’ve despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is a book that will make the words stick. At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school -- who does? -- rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources. In Fluent Forever Wyner reveals what he’s discovered.
Dialogue for Writers: Create Powerful Dialogue in Fiction and Nonfiction
In Dialogue for Writers, publisher Sammie Justesen explores the necessary elements of dialogue for every genre. This invaluable book is packed with ideas and examples, showing writers how to improve their technique and eliminate mistakes that bring rejection. Dialogue for Writers is the only book on the market that explores dialogue for fiction, screenplays, graphic writing, memoir, poetry, journaling, and children’s books. Addressing novices and seasoned authors alike, Justesen helps all writers bring their work to a higher level.
The Handbook of Creative Writing (2nd edition) - 2014
In this new edition 54 chapters cover the central pillars of writing creatively: the theories behind the creativity, the techniques and writing as a commercial enterprise. With contributions from over 50 poets, novelists, dramatists, publishers, editors, tutors, critics and scholars, this is the essential guide to writing and getting published.
