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On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005 67 pages
3.59
14k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Humor
The Glamour of Grammar Summary
The Glamour of Grammar
A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English
by Roy Peter Clark 2010 292 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 336 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Politics
The Stuff of Thought Summary
The Stuff of Thought
Language as a Window Into Human Nature (Penguin Press Science)
by Steven Pinker 2008 512 pages
3.91
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Linguistics
Writing That Works, 3rd Edition Summary
Writing That Works, 3rd Edition
How to Communicate Effectively in Business
by Kenneth Roman 2010 210 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Metaphors We Live By Summary
Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff 2003 242 pages
4.1
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Linguistics
Psychology
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences
Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
by Douglas R Hofstadter 2013 592 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
How to Learn a Foreign Language Summary
How to Learn a Foreign Language
by Graham E. Fuller 1991 102 pages
3.41
100+ ratings
Language
Reference
Linguistics
It's the Way You Say It Summary
It's the Way You Say It
Becoming Articulate, Well-Spoken, and Clear
by Carol A. Fleming 2013 264 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
Communication
Self Help
Business
Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary
Several Short Sentences About Writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg 2012 224 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
On Writing Well Summary
On Writing Well
The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
by William Zinsser 2016 336 pages
4.24
28k+ 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 2014 448 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Dictionaries
Story Engineering Summary
Story Engineering
by Larry Brooks 2011 288 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Fluent Forever Summary
Fluent Forever
How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
by Gabriel Wyner 2014 336 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
That's Not English Summary
That's Not English
Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us
by Erin Moore 2015 240 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Humor
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark 2014 272 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
Writing Tools Summary
Writing Tools
50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark 2006 272 pages
4.2
5k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The ALL NEW Don't Think of an Elephant! Summary
The ALL NEW Don't Think of an Elephant!
Know Your Values and Frame the Debate
by George Lakoff 2014 192 pages
3.96
6k+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
On Language by Chomsky Noam Author ON Jan 30 1998 Paperback Summary
On Language by Chomsky Noam Author ON Jan 30 1998 Paperback
by Noam Chomsky 1998 269 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Linguistics
Philosophy
Language
Words Like Loaded Pistols Summary
Words Like Loaded Pistols
by Sam. Leith 2012
3.77
1k+ ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Language
Perfect English Grammar Summary
Perfect English Grammar
The Indispensable Guide to Excellent Writing and Speaking
by Grant Barrett 2016 238 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
Body Language For Dummies Summary
Body Language For Dummies
by Elizabeth Kuhnke 2012 380 pages
3.51
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Reference
English Grammar For Dummies Summary
English Grammar For Dummies
by Geraldine Woods 2017 416 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time (Quick & Dirty Tips) Summary
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time (Quick & Dirty Tips)
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 253 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
4.21
500+ ratings
Self Help
Language
Education
Elements of Style Summary
Elements of Style
by E. B. Strunk William and White 1999 105 pages
4.18
84k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
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 2009 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 Mr Gordon Smith-Durán 2015 326 pages
4.63
50+ ratings
Language
Spanish Literature
The Art of X-Ray Reading Summary
The Art of X-Ray Reading
How the Secrets of 25 Great Works of Literature Will Improve Your Writing
by Roy Peter Clark 2016 336 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Writing
Books About Books
Education
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook Summary
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook
Simple Lessons and Activities to Teach Yourself Over 1,400 Must-Know Words
by Chris Lele 2018 254 pages
4.15
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
Writing to Be Understood Summary
Writing to Be Understood
by Anne Janzer 2018 336 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Business
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook Summary
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook
Simple Rules and Quizzes to Master Today's English
by Lisa McLendon 2017 214 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
How real is real? Summary
How real is real?
Confusion, disinformation, communication
by Paul Watzlawick 1976 266 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Making Your Case Summary
Making Your Case
The Art of Persuading Judges
by Bryan A. Garner 2008 245 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Law
Writing
Reference
Semicolon Summary
Semicolon
by Cecelia Watson 2019
3.67
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
3.85
500+ 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 2018 240 pages
3.49
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Language
Word Power Made Easy Summary
Word Power Made Easy
The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary
by Norman Lewis 2014 779 pages
4.42
8k+ 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 333 pages
3.74
100+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Language
Becoming Fluent Summary
Becoming Fluent
How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language (MIT Press)
by Richard M. Roberts 2015 248 pages
3.6
1k+ ratings
Language
Science
Linguistics
How to Win an Argument Summary
How to Win an Argument
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2016 288 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Write to the Point Summary
Write to the Point
by Sam Leith 2017 288 pages
3.71
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Leadership
The Gervais Principle Summary
The Gervais Principle
The Complete Series, with a Bonus Essay on Office Space (Ribbonfarm Roughs Book 2)
by Venkatesh Rao 2013 144 pages
3.59
14k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Humor
Spanish Short Stories For Beginners Volume 2 Summary
Spanish Short Stories For Beginners Volume 2
8 More Unconventional Short Stories to Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn Spanish the Fun Way! (Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners) (Spanish Edition)
by Olly Richards 2015 236 pages
4.33
100+ ratings
Spanish Literature
Language
Short Stories
The Everything Sign Language Book Summary
The Everything Sign Language Book
American Sign Language Made Easy... All new photos!
by Irene Duke 2009 304 pages
3.96
100+ ratings
Reference
Language
Education
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
The Artistry, Joy, and Career of Storytelling
by J. Michael Straczynski 2021 230 pages
4.45
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
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 259 pages
3.65
5k+ ratings
Language
Self Help
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
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