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The Loom of Language
by Frederick Bodmer • 1943
Languages are not taught. They are inherited. The family tree unlocks what phrasebooks never will.
4.16
398
The Loom of Language Summary
The Loom of Language 90%
Languages are not taught. They are inherited. The family tree unlocks what phrasebooks never will.
by Frederick Bodmer 1943
4.16
398 ratings
Babel No More
by Michael Erard • 2012
Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.
3.54
1k+
Babel No More Summary
Babel No More 90%
Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.
by Michael Erard 2012
3.54
1k+ ratings
Mother Tongue
by Christine Gilbert • 2016
A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.
3.72
449
Mother Tongue Summary
Mother Tongue 89%
A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.
by Christine Gilbert 2016
3.72
449 ratings
The Translator's Invisibility
by Lawrence Venuti • 1994
The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.
3.79
272
The Translator's Invisibility Summary
The Translator's Invisibility 89%
The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.
by Lawrence Venuti 1994
3.79
272 ratings
La sociolinguistique
by Louis-Jean Calvet • 1993
Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.
3.94
66
La sociolinguistique Summary
La sociolinguistique 89%
Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.
by Louis-Jean Calvet 1993
3.94
66 ratings
Raising a Bilingual Child
by Barbara Zurer Pearson • 2008
The exposure minimum that predicts bilingual fluency, and the family strategies to get there.
3.84
360
Raising a Bilingual Child Summary
Raising a Bilingual Child 89%
The exposure minimum that predicts bilingual fluency, and the family strategies to get there.
by Barbara Zurer Pearson 2008
3.84
360 ratings
The Power of Language
by Viorica Marian • 2023
Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.
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1k+
The Power of Language Summary
The Power of Language 89%
Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.
by Viorica Marian 2023
4.06
1k+ ratings
Improve Your Global Business English
by Fiona Talbot • 2012
Business English across borders: adapt your writing to any culture and never lose a deal.
3.81
26
Improve Your Global Business English Summary
Improve Your Global Business English 89%
Business English across borders: adapt your writing to any culture and never lose a deal.
by Fiona Talbot 2012
3.81
26 ratings
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 89%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
Fluent in 3 Months
by Benny Lewis • 2014
Skip the classroom: why broken sentences now beat years of silent preparation.
3.66
6k+
Fluent in 3 Months Summary
Fluent in 3 Months 88%
Skip the classroom: why broken sentences now beat years of silent preparation.
by Benny Lewis 2014
3.66
6k+ ratings
Parenting with an Accent
by Masha Rumer • 2021
Parenting advice assumes a shared culture. Immigrant families must invent their own playbook.
4.21
129
Parenting with an Accent Summary
Parenting with an Accent 88%
Parenting advice assumes a shared culture. Immigrant families must invent their own playbook.
by Masha Rumer 2021
4.21
129 ratings
Becoming a Translator
by Douglas Robinson • 1997
Your second language gets you in the door. Professional pride and cultural instinct keep you there.
3.68
122
Becoming a Translator Summary
Becoming a Translator 88%
Your second language gets you in the door. Professional pride and cultural instinct keep you there.
by Douglas Robinson 1997
3.68
122 ratings
You Are What You Speak
by Robert Lane Greene • 2011
Grammar rules are recent inventions, language decline is a myth, and purism is identity politics.
3.86
682
You Are What You Speak Summary
You Are What You Speak 88%
Grammar rules are recent inventions, language decline is a myth, and purism is identity politics.
by Robert Lane Greene 2011
3.86
682 ratings
Writing to Learn
by William Zinsser • 1988
Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.
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2k+
Writing to Learn Summary
Writing to Learn 88%
Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.
by William Zinsser 1988
3.81
2k+ ratings
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
by Sam Leith • 2017
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
3.73
195
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page Summary
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page 88%
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
by Sam Leith 2017
3.73
195 ratings
Dreaming in Hindi
by Katherine Russell Rich • 2009
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
3.12
1k+
Dreaming in Hindi Summary
Dreaming in Hindi 88%
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
by Katherine Russell Rich 2009
3.12
1k+ ratings
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
581
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 88%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
Translating as a Purposeful Activity
by Christiane Nord • 1997
What if fidelity to the original is the least important thing about a good translation?
4.20
65
Translating as a Purposeful Activity Summary
Translating as a Purposeful Activity 88%
What if fidelity to the original is the least important thing about a good translation?
by Christiane Nord 1997
4.20
65 ratings
Language City
by Ross Perlin • 2024
Seven hundred languages pack New York City. Most are on the verge of silence.
4.20
919
Language City Summary
Language City 88%
Seven hundred languages pack New York City. Most are on the verge of silence.
by Ross Perlin 2024
4.20
919 ratings
Dreaming in Chinese
by Deborah Fallows • 2010
Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.
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2k+
Dreaming in Chinese Summary
Dreaming in Chinese 88%
Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.
by Deborah Fallows 2010
3.63
2k+ ratings
Nicely Said
by Nicole Fenton • 2014
Your website has a voice. The rules for making it helpful, clear, and worth reading.
4.11
554
Nicely Said Summary
Nicely Said 88%
Your website has a voice. The rules for making it helpful, clear, and worth reading.
by Nicole Fenton 2014
4.11
554 ratings
The Linguist
by Steve Kaufmann • 2003
The method that builds fluency through audio, reading, and self-guided practice, not grammar drills.
3.47
200
The Linguist Summary
The Linguist 88%
The method that builds fluency through audio, reading, and self-guided practice, not grammar drills.
by Steve Kaufmann 2003
3.47
200 ratings
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing
by Parthesh Thakkar • 2013
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
4.10
553
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing Summary
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing 88%
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
by Parthesh Thakkar 2013
4.10
553 ratings
More Than Words
by John Warner • 2025
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
4.05
525
More Than Words Summary
More Than Words 88%
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
by John Warner 2025
4.05
525 ratings
Ingles para Latinos
by William C. Harvey • 1992
Spanish speakers, master English verbs as natives use them and crack the idioms textbooks ignore.
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53
Ingles para Latinos Summary
Ingles para Latinos 88%
Spanish speakers, master English verbs as natives use them and crack the idioms textbooks ignore.
by William C. Harvey 1992
4.51
53 ratings
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark • 2013
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
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1k+
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short 88%
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
by Roy Peter Clark 2013
3.77
1k+ ratings
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners
by Lingo Mastery • 2018
A Spanish beginner's shortcut: twenty stories with audio, translations, and zero grammar lectures.
3.72
265
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Summary
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners 88%
A Spanish beginner's shortcut: twenty stories with audio, translations, and zero grammar lectures.
by Lingo Mastery 2018
3.72
265 ratings
Memes of Translation
by Andrew Chesterman • 1997
Why do some ideas about translation survive for centuries while others vanish? A memetic answer.
4.09
22
Memes of Translation Summary
Memes of Translation 88%
Why do some ideas about translation survive for centuries while others vanish? A memetic answer.
by Andrew Chesterman 1997
4.09
22 ratings
How to Speak Any Language Fluently
by Alex Rawlings • 2017
The routines, memory tricks, and confidence builders that turn a silent learner fluent.
3.85
499
How to Speak Any Language Fluently Summary
How to Speak Any Language Fluently 87%
The routines, memory tricks, and confidence builders that turn a silent learner fluent.
by Alex Rawlings 2017
3.85
499 ratings
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 87%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami
by David Karashima • 2020
Your Murakami was crafted by translators who cut, reshaped, and sometimes rewrote him; this is how.
3.71
477
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami Summary
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami 87%
Your Murakami was crafted by translators who cut, reshaped, and sometimes rewrote him; this is how.
by David Karashima 2020
3.71
477 ratings
My Broken Language
by Quiara Alegría Hudes • 2021
A professor said her Spanish was broken. Write it that way. A playwright found her voice.
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4k+
My Broken Language Summary
My Broken Language 87%
A professor said her Spanish was broken. Write it that way. A playwright found her voice.
by Quiara Alegría Hudes 2021
4.18
4k+ ratings
Like, Literally, Dude
by Valerie Fridland • 2023
Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.
3.85
925
Like, Literally, Dude Summary
Like, Literally, Dude 87%
Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.
by Valerie Fridland 2023
3.85
925 ratings
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal • 2009
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
4.43
169
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Summary
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English 87%
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009
4.43
169 ratings
Borges on Writing
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1973
Plausibility trumps truth, short stories hinge on a situation, and great poems arrive unbidden.
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1k+
Borges on Writing Summary
Borges on Writing 87%
Plausibility trumps truth, short stories hinge on a situation, and great poems arrive unbidden.
by Jorge Luis Borges 1973
4.07
1k+ ratings
El pequeño libro del lenguaje
by David Crystal • 2012
Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.
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2k+
El pequeño libro del lenguaje Summary
El pequeño libro del lenguaje 87%
Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.
by David Crystal 2012
3.75
2k+ ratings
How to Learn a Language in 5 Days
by Frederick Dodson • 2013
Forget grammar. Eight hundred words, five days, and your favorite movies will get you speaking.
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38
How to Learn a Language in 5 Days Summary
How to Learn a Language in 5 Days 87%
Forget grammar. Eight hundred words, five days, and your favorite movies will get you speaking.
by Frederick Dodson 2013
4.55
38 ratings
Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient
by Pinhok Languages • 2018
2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.
3.00
1
Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient Summary
Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient 87%
2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.
by Pinhok Languages 2018
3.00
1 ratings
Rebel with a Clause
by Ellen Jovin • 2022
She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.
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1k+
Rebel with a Clause Summary
Rebel with a Clause 87%
She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.
by Ellen Jovin 2022
4.00
1k+ ratings
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts
by Ryan Andrew Kinder • 2014
A thousand prompts, from six-word tales to random-object chaos, each a cure for the blank page.
3.72
415
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts Summary
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts 87%
A thousand prompts, from six-word tales to random-object chaos, each a cure for the blank page.
by Ryan Andrew Kinder 2014
3.72
415 ratings
Writing Alone, Writing Together
by Judy Reeves • 2002
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
4.01
78
Writing Alone, Writing Together Summary
Writing Alone, Writing Together 87%
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
by Judy Reeves 2002
4.01
78 ratings
Everybody Writes
by Ann Handley • 2014
Show up. Write badly. Revise. The practical habits that turn anyone into a better content writer.
3.97
6k+
Everybody Writes Summary
Everybody Writes 87%
Show up. Write badly. Revise. The practical habits that turn anyone into a better content writer.
by Ann Handley 2014
3.97
6k+ ratings
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers
by Levon Sparks Salone • 2014
Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers Summary
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers 87%
Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.
by Levon Sparks Salone 2014
Stylish Academic Writing
by Helen Sword • 2012
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
4.06
1k+
Stylish Academic Writing Summary
Stylish Academic Writing 87%
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
by Helen Sword 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
by J. Michael Straczynski • 2021
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
4.44
439
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer 87%
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
by J. Michael Straczynski 2021
4.44
439 ratings
Through the Language Glass
by Guy Deutscher • 2010
Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.
3.91
8k+
Through the Language Glass Summary
Through the Language Glass 87%
Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.
by Guy Deutscher 2010
3.91
8k+ ratings
Linguistic Fingerprints
by Roger J. Kreuz • 2023
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
3.50
20
Linguistic Fingerprints Summary
Linguistic Fingerprints 87%
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
by Roger J. Kreuz 2023
3.50
20 ratings
Geek Sublime
by Vikram Chandra • 2013
Why great code feels elegant: the answer may lie in ancient Indian aesthetics, not algorithms.
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1k+
Geek Sublime Summary
Geek Sublime 87%
Why great code feels elegant: the answer may lie in ancient Indian aesthetics, not algorithms.
by Vikram Chandra 2013
3.28
1k+ ratings
How to Write Clearly
by Tom Albrighton • 2021
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
4.29
112
How to Write Clearly Summary
How to Write Clearly 87%
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
by Tom Albrighton 2021
4.29
112 ratings
Several Short Sentences About Writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg • 2012
Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.
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4k+
Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary
Several Short Sentences About Writing 87%
Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.
by Verlyn Klinkenborg 2012
4.13
4k+ ratings
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