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The essential companion for your writing life.

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Bestselling author and teacher Natalie Goldberg shares her inspiring personal journey out of a devastating period of writers block and back into a life of growth, creativity, and healing.

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A brand new take on how to write with style - from The Economist's language columnist, Lane Greene

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This beautifully illustrated book, published to coincide with an interactive landmark British Library exhibition, celebrates the act of writing from across the globe and explores its complex and diverse history.

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The history of the written word, from the cuneiform characters invented in 4000 BC, through the evolution of the alphabet around 2000 BC, to modern typographical techniques. A title from the NEW HORIZONS series of pocket-sized information books, with foldouts and double-page spreads.

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This set of 75 graded readings provide an introduction to the writing system used in Japan.

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A selection of HSC prescribed texts for the 2009-2012 list and related texts, including a range of types, drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, non-fiction, film, cartoons and multi-media. They are examined with a focus on the way composers can manipulate language and stylistic techniques to shape meaning, perceptions and understanding.

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A wide ranging textual study of the notions underpinning the concept of belonging, with emphasis on: defining and identifying conceptual meaning; examining the process of representing and communicating meaning within texts; evaluating textural forms, structure and language; and interpretation of conceptual links between texts.

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Teaches over 400 of the most used and useful Chinese characters, phrases and sentences. Organized into eleven themes that reflect our daily lives, this book brings the stories and myths behind the characters to life, providing a unique perspective into Chinese history and culture.

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The essential Chineasy guide to characters, words and phrases, culture and traditions for travellers of all types, in a pocket-size format.

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Provides you the opportunity to practise writing Chinese characters. In this workbook, playful and appealing colour illustrations are interspersed with practical pages showing learners how to write the characters themselves. It also features short facts that illuminate the meaning of a character or the origin of its shape.

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Introduces the radicals the key characters on which the language is built and reveals how they can be combined to form a wealth of more complex words and phrases.

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The Kansai region of Western Japan includes the cities of Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe.

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Discover 50 of the worlds greatest writers in this inspirational guide to exceptional writing. From Lynley Dodd to Peter Carey, profiles explore acclaimed writers style and work, then 175 writing exercises help you learn from them as you play with perspective, perfect characterisation, and craft opening lines like the greats.

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Language expert Max Cryers new book is an up-to-date guide to some of the most interesting words and phrases in the English language: where they come from, why we say them, what they mean. Bulging with information, it is a useful reference book and the ideal gift for anyone curious about the words and expressions we use.

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Suitable a classroom text and a practical style manual for writers, this title reviews English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and correct word usage, and advises on adapting writing style to different formats, including classroom assignments, business documents, and electronic communication.

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The essential reference for producing clear, effective writing. Each style of non-fiction writing is dissected before the authors formula of Pre-write, Free-write, Re-write is applied, enabling writers to dramatically improve the quality of their work. Basic grammar and punctuation, easily confused words and other writing tips are also covered.

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Supplements the main title - The Journey: area of study. This guide identifies the specific skills needed by students to answer questions in each part of the examination paper, including: understanding the basics; sample papers; responding skills and questions; composing skills and questions; identify the Journey motif in texts, etc.

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Our individual memories define us. Our tribal memories unite us. Emotional Inheritance works with psychologists, writers and historians to provide a premium interview and life story production service. Now, Finding True Connections clearly and simply sets out how you can undertake this process yourself, without an external interviewer.