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Grasp the language, culture, and customs in just minutes more with Learn Czech: Ultimate Getting Started with Czech, the easiest way to learn Czech!

Half the world's population speaks a language that has evolved from a single prehistoric mother tongue. First spoken in Stone Age times on the steppes of central Eurasia 6,500 years ago, this mother tongue spread from the shores of the Black Sea across almost all of Europe and much of Asia. It is the genetic basis of everything we speak and write today - the DNA of language.

Unlock the magic of effortless conversation with "The Art of Small Talk: Mastering Conversation Skills, Building Relationships, and Networking with Ease." This ultimate guide is your secret weapon to transforming small talk from awkward to awesome. Dive into real-life scenarios and practical tips that make you a networking pro, whether you're at a party, a coffee shop, or a high-stakes business meeting.

If you find yourself struggling with conjugations and grammar while trying to learn from boring textbook materials...you're not going to get very far. As language instructors we know how difficult learning this way can be, which why we came up with a solution you're going to love. This bundle is overflowing with tons of real-world French phrases, natural dialogues, and useful vocabulary you can start using right now in everyday conversations!

The Write Structure uncovers the hidden truths of the best stories, allowing new and advanced writers to better understand their own stories and make them better.

Compared to novel writing, short stories and novellas need special and different skills that every writer should master. Readers love shorter stories! From Kim Knight, The Art of Short Story and Novella Writing writer’s reference is perfect for both seasoned and aspiring writers of all genres. The Art of Short Story and Novella Writing will help you perfect, sharpen, and increase your skills and abilities when writing engaging short stories, novellas, or novelettes for both stand-alone and series stories.

Distinguished author Phillip Lopate, editor of the celebrated anthology The Art of the Personal Essay, is universally acclaimed as “one of our best personal essayists” ( Dallas Morning News). Here, combining more than 40 years of lessons from his storied career as a writer and professor, he brings us this highly anticipated nuts-and-bolts guide to writing literary nonfiction. A phenomenal master class shaped by Lopate’s informative, accessible tone, and immense gift for storytelling.

"The Art of Controversy or The Art of Being Right" is an acidulous, sarcastic treatise written by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. In it, Schopenhauer examines a total of thirty-eight methods of showing up one's opponent in a debate. He introduces his essay with the idea that philosophers have concentrated in ample measure on the rules of logic, but have not engaged with the darker art of the dialectic, of controversy.

Five-time Edgar winner and MWA grand master Lawrence Block wrote a monthly column for the Writers Digest magazine for 14 years. The Liar's Bible consists of previously uncollected columns, chosen to illuminate the often dimly-lit path of the writer of fiction.

Introducing How to Speak to Anyone, your go-to, must-listen resource to master public speaking, learn how to communicate effectively, and speak confidently to anyone. With confidence and public speaking skills under your belt, you'll be amazed at the number of doors that will open up for you in all walks of life. Whether it's at work, where the ability to communicate effectively can help you land your dream role, or at home, where you'd like to take your relationships with your friends and family to new heights, effective communication is essential.

Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Post newsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe. Just seven months into his new job, Baron received explosive news: Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, would buy the Post, marking a sudden end to control by the venerated family that had presided over the paper for 80 years. Just over two years later, Donald Trump won the presidency.

Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie's underground war against the nefarious genius of Dr. Fu-Manchu continues in this, the second in the Fu-Manchu series by Sax Rohmer. Join in the adventure of kidnappings, poisonous cats, a haunted house, rat torture, mummy attacks and more!

Can you learn while sleeping? Studies say that yes, you can. Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary. Learn easily with the power of pleasant repetition. With the Learn Swedish While Sleeping audiobook, you'll absorb over 430 Swedish words and phrases effortlessly.

This book will guide you through the steps necessary to translate your dance experiences into written form. From understanding the essence of your story to overcoming the fears that may hold you back, and creating environments that nurture your creative spirit, you’ll find tools and encouragement tailored specifically for dancers like you. Each chapter will offer insights, real-world examples, and practical advice designed to help you articulate your unique perspective.

In Help! My Kid Hates Writing, Julie Bogart shares the secrets to breakthroughs in writing that have made her award-winning Brave Writer program a smash hit among homeschoolers and beyond. From unlocking the joys of freewriting to overcoming fear of the red pen, it blends useful advice and hands-on exercises with in-depth explanations of the underlying philosophy—and throws in more than a few pep talks for parents along the way.

After arriving in London just before the Second World War as a penniless and friendless Austrian-Jewish refugee, George Weidenfeld went on to transform not only the world of publishing but the culture of ideas. The books that he published include momentous titles such as Lolita, Double Helix, The Group and The Hedgehog and the Fox, with authors he championed ranging from Joan Didion, Mary McCarthy and Edna O'Brien to Henry Miller, Harold Wilson, Saul Bellow and Henry Kissinger.

Ein Buch wie eine persönliche Begegnung, ein Hörbuch wie eine private Live-Lesung. Benedict Wells erzählt von der Faszination des Schreibens und gibt einen tiefen Einblick in sein Leben, von seiner Kindheit bis zu seinen ersten Veröffentlichungen. Anhand eigener und anderer Werke zeigt er anschaulich, wie ein Roman entsteht, was fesselnde Geschichten ausmacht und wie man mit Rückschlägen umgeht. Ein berührendes, lebenskluges und humorvolles Buch – für alle, die Literatur lieben oder selbst schreiben wollen.

Once a watchword for African Americans in the early 1900s, 'woke' is now used as an insult across the political spectrum, and it has become synonymous with our era of angry debate. As the word has spread, what people mean by it has become less clear than ever. Award-winning journalist and author Matthew Syed is on a mission to uncover the roots of this social phenomenon and, in this series, he follows the evolution of 'woke' through five key stories.

Hart covers what writers in this genre need to know, from understanding story theory and structure, to mastering point of view and such basic elements as scene, action, and character, to drafting, revising, and editing work for publication. Revealing the stories behind the stories, Hart brings listeners into the process of developing nonfiction narratives by sharing tips, anecdotes, and recommendations he forged during his decades-long career in journalism.

China today is one of the world's most powerful nations, yet just a century ago it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the elite few, left behind in the wake of Western technology. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu shows that China's most daunting challenge was a linguistic one: to make the formidable Chinese language - a 2,200-year-old writing system that was daunting to natives and foreigners alike - accessible to a globalised digital world.