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On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005 67 pages
3.58
14k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
The Glamour of Grammar Summary
The Glamour of Grammar
A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English
by Roy Peter Clark 2010 304 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
You Are What You Speak Summary
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
by Robert Lane Greene 2011 312 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Politics
The Stuff of Thought Summary
The Stuff of Thought
Language as a Window into Human Nature
by Steven Pinker 2007 499 pages
3.91
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Linguistics
Writing That Works Summary
Writing That Works
by Kenneth Roman 1981 193 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Story Structure Architect Summary
Story Structure Architect
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2005 288 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Dreaming in Chinese Summary
Dreaming in Chinese
Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, And Language
by Deborah Fallows 2010 208 pages
3.63
2k+ ratings
China
Language
Travel
Metaphors We Live By Summary
Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff 1980 276 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Linguistics
Psychology
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences
Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2011 578 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
How to Learn a Foreign Language Summary
How to Learn a Foreign Language
by Graham E. Fuller 1987 102 pages
3.42
100+ ratings
Language
Reference
Linguistics
Babel No More Summary
Babel No More
The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
by Michael Erard 2012 307 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
On Writing Well Summary
On Writing Well
The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
by William Zinsser 1976 321 pages
4.24
29k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Business
Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers Summary
Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers
Over 2,300 Emotive, Evocative, Descriptive Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Writer Should Know
by David Olsen 2013 450 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Dictionaries
Fluent Forever Summary
Fluent Forever
How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
by Gabriel Wyner 2014 326 pages
4.08
11k+ ratings
Language
Self Help
Linguistics
The Sense of Style Summary
The Sense of Style
The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
by Steven Pinker 2014 368 pages
4.04
8k+ ratings
Writing
Language
Linguistics
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies Summary
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
by Michelle Maxom 2009 400 pages
3.61
100+ ratings
Reference
Teaching
Linguistics
The Positive Trait Thesaurus Summary
The Positive Trait Thesaurus
A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes
by Angela Ackerman 2013 241 pages
4.62
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
That's Not English Summary
That's Not English
Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us
by Erin Moore 2015 223 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Humor
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short
Word Craft for Fast Times
by Roy Peter Clark 2013 272 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Business
Nicely Said Summary
Nicely Said
Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose
by Nicole Fenton 2014 192 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Writing
Design
Business
The Art of Slow Writing Summary
The Art of Slow Writing
Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity
by Louise DeSalvo 2014 336 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
Writing Tools Summary
Writing Tools
50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark 2006 260 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Thirty Million Words Summary
Thirty Million Words
Building a Child's Brain
by Dana Suskind 2015 320 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate Summary
Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate
The Essential Guide for Progressives
by George Lakoff 2004 144 pages
3.96
6k+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
On Language Summary
On Language
by Noam Chomsky 1998 481 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Linguistics
Philosophy
Language
You Talkin' To Me? Summary
You Talkin' To Me?
Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
by Sam Leith 2011 256 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Language
Perfect English Grammar Summary
Perfect English Grammar
The Indispensable Guide to Excellent Writing and Speaking
by Grant Barrett 2016 240 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
Body Language For Dummies Summary
Body Language For Dummies
by Elizabeth Kuhnke 2007 309 pages
3.51
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Reference
English Grammar For Dummies Summary
English Grammar For Dummies
by Geraldine Woods 2001 359 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time Summary
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time
by Mignon Fogarty 2012 144 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric Summary
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
by Ward Farnsworth 2010 256 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Education
Effortless English Summary
Effortless English
Learn To Speak English Like A Native
by A.J. Hoge 2014 192 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Self Help
Language
Education
Word Up! How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs Summary
Word Up! How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs
by Marcia Riefer Johnston 2013 270 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
The Elements of Style Summary
The Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr. 1918 105 pages
4.18
85k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Speak English Like an American Summary
Speak English Like an American
by Amy Gillett 2004 176 pages
4.20
100+ ratings
Language
The Myth of Mars and Venus Summary
The Myth of Mars and Venus
Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?
by Deborah Cameron 2007 196 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Feminism
Linguistics
Gender
Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive Summary
Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive
Feel the Fear and 'Subjunctive ' Anyway!
by Gordon Smith-Durรกn 2015 323 pages
4.46
50+ ratings
Language
Spanish Literature
The Art of X-Ray Reading Summary
The Art of X-Ray Reading
by Roy Peter Clark 2016 288 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Writing
Books About Books
Education
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Summary
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners
20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Spanish & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!
by Lingo Mastery 2018 212 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Spanish Literature
Short Stories
Language
Dreyer's English Summary
Dreyer's English
An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
by Benjamin Dreyer 2019 269 pages
4.34
9k+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook Summary
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook
Simple Lessons and Activities to Teach Yourself Over 1,400 Must-Know Words
by Magoosh 2018 256 pages
4.18
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
Greek to Me Summary
Greek to Me
Adventures of the Comma Queen
by Mary Norris 2019 240 pages
3.62
2k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Greece
Writing to Be Understood Summary
Writing to Be Understood
What Works and Why
by Anne H. Janzer 2018 228 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
Language
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook Summary
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook
Simple Rules and Quizzes to Master Today's English
by Lisa McLendon 2017 270 pages
4.15
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
Semicolon Summary
Semicolon
The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
by Cecelia Watson 2019 213 pages
3.68
2k+ ratings
Language
Writing
History
How to Speak Any Language Fluently Summary
How to Speak Any Language Fluently
Fun, stimulating and effective methods to help anyone learn languages faster
by Alex Rawlings 2017 194 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Self Help
Swearing Is Good for You Summary
Swearing Is Good for You
The Amazing Science of Bad Language
by Emma Byrne 2017 240 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Language
Word Power Made Easy Summary
Word Power Made Easy
by Norman Lewis 1949 686 pages
4.42
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Writing
Language
Mother Tongue Summary
Mother Tongue
My Family's Globe-Trotting Quest to Dream in Mandarin, Laugh in Arabic, and Sing in Spanish
by Christine Gilbert 2016 336 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Language
Becoming Fluent Summary
Becoming Fluent
How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language
by Roger J. Kreuz 2015 226 pages
3.60
1k+ ratings
Language
Science
Linguistics
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