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Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition Summary
Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition
by Stephen D. Krashen 1982 212 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Education
Thirty Days to Better English Summary
Thirty Days to Better English
Learn to Speak and Write More Effectively — in Only Fifteen Minutes a Day!
by Norman Lewis 1973 208 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Communication
Magic Words Summary
Magic Words
by Jonah Berger 2023 256 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Communication
Business
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
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
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric Summary
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
by Ward Farnsworth 2010 256 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Education
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005 67 pages
3.58
14k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
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
Metaphors We Live By Summary
Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff 1980 276 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Linguistics
Psychology
Word Power Made Easy Summary
Word Power Made Easy
by Norman Lewis 1949 686 pages
4.42
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Writing
Language
Practical English Usage Summary
Practical English Usage
by Michael Swan 1981 658 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Reference
Language
Writing
Writing That Works Summary
Writing That Works
by Kenneth Roman 1981 193 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Closing the Vocabulary Gap Summary
Closing the Vocabulary Gap
by Alex Quigley 2018 204 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Language
Word Hero Summary
Word Hero
A Fiendishly Clever Guide to Crafting the Lines that Get Laughs, Go Viral, and Live Forever
by Jay Heinrichs 2011 352 pages
3.72
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
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
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
English Grammar in Use With Answers Summary
English Grammar in Use With Answers
Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students
by Raymond Murphy 1985 350 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Language
Reference
Linguistics
The Structure of Magic I Summary
The Structure of Magic I
A Book about Language and Therapy
by Richard Bandler 1975 419 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language Summary
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 1996 240 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Science
Anthropology
Evolution
Speak English Like an American Summary
Speak English Like an American
by Amy Gillett 2004 176 pages
4.20
100+ ratings
Language
The Linguist Summary
The Linguist
A Personal Guide to Language Learning
by Steve Kaufmann 2003 146 pages
3.49
100+ ratings
Language
Spanish Literature
Linguistics
The Elements of Style Summary
The Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr. 1918 105 pages
4.18
85k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
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
Language, Truth and Logic Summary
Language, Truth and Logic
by Alfred Jules Ayer 1936 160 pages
3.75
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Linguistics
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
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
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting Summary
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting
A Top Expert Reveals the Secrets Hidden in Your Handwriting
by Michelle Dresbold 2006 285 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
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
Understanding and Using English Grammar Summary
Understanding and Using English Grammar
by Betty Schrampfer Azar 1988 492 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Education
Fluent in 3 Months Summary
Fluent in 3 Months
How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World
by Benny Lewis 2014 249 pages
3.66
5k+ ratings
Language
Self Help
Linguistics
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
The Mother Tongue Summary
The Mother Tongue
English and How It Got That Way
by Bill Bryson 1990 270 pages
3.91
43k+ ratings
History
Language
Linguistics
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
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
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
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
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
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
Because Internet Summary
Because Internet
Understanding the New Rules of Language
by Gretchen McCulloch 2019 327 pages
4.05
11k+ ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
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 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
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
Socratic Logic Summary
Socratic Logic
A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles
by Peter Kreeft 2003 397 pages
4.29
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
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
On Language Summary
On Language
by Noam Chomsky 1998 481 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Linguistics
Philosophy
Language
The Language Game Summary
The Language Game
How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
by Morten H. Christiansen 2022 304 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
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
The Power of Language Summary
The Power of Language
How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds
by Viorica Marian 2023 288 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Science
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
Body Language For Dummies Summary
Body Language For Dummies
by Elizabeth Kuhnke 2007 309 pages
3.51
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Reference
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