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Says Who?

A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words

by Anne Curzan ...

A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan“I was bowled over, page after page, by the author’s fine ear for our language and her openhearted erudition. I learned a lot, and I couldn’t have enjoyed myself more.”—Benjamin Dreyer, New York ... Read more

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A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan“I was bowled over, page after page, by the author’s fine ear for our language and her openhearted erudition. I learned a lot, and I couldn’t have enjoyed myself more.”—Benjamin Dreyer, New York
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Fixing English

Prescriptivism and Language History

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Over the past 300 years, attempts have been made to prescribe how we should and should not use the English language. The efforts have been institutionalized in places such as usage guides, dictionaries, and school curricula. Such authorities have aspired to 'fix' the language, sometimes by keeping English exactly where it is, but also by trying to improve the current state of the language. Anne ... Read more

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Over the past 300 years, attempts have been made to prescribe how we should and should not use the English language. The efforts have been institutionalized in places such as usage guides, dictionaries, and school curricula. Such authorities have aspired to 'fix' the language, sometimes by keeping English exactly where it is, but also by trying to improve the current state of the language. Anne
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Says Who?

A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words

by Anne Curzan ...

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10 hours 48 min

A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan“I was bowled over, page after page, by the author’s fine ear for our language and her openhearted erudition. I learned a lot, and I couldn’t have enjoyed myself more.”—Benjamin Dreyer, New York ... Read more

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A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan“I was bowled over, page after page, by the author’s fine ear for our language and her openhearted erudition. I learned a lot, and I couldn’t have enjoyed myself more.”—Benjamin Dreyer, New York
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The Conscious Style Guide

A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers

by Karen Yin ...

Narrated by Michelle H. Lee ...

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7 hours 15 min

A timeless, indispensable guide for anyone who wants to communicate with sensitivity and compassion.Most of us want to choose inclusive, respectful, and empowering language. But language—and how we use it—continually evolves, along with cultural norms. When contradictory opinions muddle our purpose, how do we align our word choices with our beliefs? Who has the final say when people disagree? And ... Read more

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A timeless, indispensable guide for anyone who wants to communicate with sensitivity and compassion.Most of us want to choose inclusive, respectful, and empowering language. But language—and how we use it—continually evolves, along with cultural norms. When contradictory opinions muddle our purpose, how do we align our word choices with our beliefs? Who has the final say when people disagree? And
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The World She Edited

Katharine S. White at The New Yorker

by Amy Reading ...

Narrated by Christa Lewis ...

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20 hours 59 min

Finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award""Meticulously researched."" —The New York Times**""A first-rate biography."" —Washington PostA lively and intimate biography of trailblazing and era-defining New Yorker editor Katharine S. White, who helped build the magazine’s prestigious legacy and transform the 20****th</... ... Read more

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Finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award""Meticulously researched."" —The New York Times**""A first-rate biography."" —Washington PostA lively and intimate biography of trailblazing and era-defining New Yorker editor Katharine S. White, who helped build the magazine’s prestigious legacy and transform the 20****th</...
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Why We Read

On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

by Shannon Reed ...

Narrated by Paige McKinney ...

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8 hours 54 min

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize SemifinalistWe read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and perhaps ... Read more

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A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize SemifinalistWe read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and perhaps
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Ask

Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life

by Jeff Wetzler ...

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

**Globally recognized expert on learning and leadership, Jeff Wetzler offers a hands-on, surprisingly effective way to find out what others really think, know, and feel, leading to smarter decisions, more creative solutions, and deeper relationships."Invaluable ... required reading." —Kim Scott, author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect**Too often, we don’t find out what’s truly on others’ ... Read more

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**Globally recognized expert on learning and leadership, Jeff Wetzler offers a hands-on, surprisingly effective way to find out what others really think, know, and feel, leading to smarter decisions, more creative solutions, and deeper relationships."Invaluable ... required reading." —Kim Scott, author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect**Too often, we don’t find out what’s truly on others’
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Enough Is Enuf

Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell

by Gabe Henry ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

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5 hours 49 min

A brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter.Why does the G in George sound different from the G in gorge? Why does C begin both case and cease? And why is it funny when a philologist faints, but not polight to laf about it? Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to write in English has, ... Read more

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A brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter.Why does the G in George sound different from the G in gorge? Why does C begin both case and cease? And why is it funny when a philologist faints, but not polight to laf about it? Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to write in English has,
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The Art of X-Ray Reading

How the Secrets of 25 Great Works of Literature Will Improve Your Writing

by Roy Peter Clark ...

Narrated by Jefferson Mays ...

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8 hours 10 min

Roy Peter Clark, one of America's most influential writing teachers, offers writing lessons we can draw from 25 great texts.Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In The Art of X-Ray Reading, Clark invites you to don your ... Read more

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Roy Peter Clark, one of America's most influential writing teachers, offers writing lessons we can draw from 25 great texts.Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In The Art of X-Ray Reading, Clark invites you to don your
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Outrage Machine

How Tech Amplifies Discontent, Disrupts Democracy—And What We Can Do About It

by Tobias Rose-Stockwell ...

Narrated by Tobias Rose-Stockwell, Justin Price, Bolton Marsh ...

Unabridged

12 hours 50 min

**An invaluable guide to understanding how the internet has broken our brains—and what we can do to fix it."Vivid and unforgettable.” ―Jonathan Haidt, New York Times bestselling author of The Righteous Mind**The original internet was not designed to make us upset, distracted, confused, and outraged. But something unexpected happened at the turn of the last decade, when a handful of small features ... Read more

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**An invaluable guide to understanding how the internet has broken our brains—and what we can do to fix it."Vivid and unforgettable.” ―Jonathan Haidt, New York Times bestselling author of The Righteous Mind**The original internet was not designed to make us upset, distracted, confused, and outraged. But something unexpected happened at the turn of the last decade, when a handful of small features
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The Darwinian Trap

The Hidden Evolutionary Forces That Explain Our World (and Threaten Our Future)

by Kristian Rönn ...

Narrated by Jamie Renell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 40 min

A provocative exploration of how humans are wired to seek short-term success at the expense of long-term survival—an evolutionary “glitch” that explains everything from toxic workplaces to climate change“Essential reading . . . a lively, ultimately hopeful examination of how incentivizing the wrong values and actions has led to some of our most intractable problems.”—Eric Ries, New York Times ... Read more

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A provocative exploration of how humans are wired to seek short-term success at the expense of long-term survival—an evolutionary “glitch” that explains everything from toxic workplaces to climate change“Essential reading . . . a lively, ultimately hopeful examination of how incentivizing the wrong values and actions has led to some of our most intractable problems.”—Eric Ries, New York Times
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Second Act

What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Success and Reinventing Your Life

by Henry Oliver ...

Narrated by Joshua Manning ...

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13 hours

*"*Henry Oliver is a rare talent: smart, funny and insightful. SECOND ACT showcases his wide reading, deep understanding and playful prose style. Read this book to discover why it's never too late for a second act in your own life."HELEN LEWIS, author of Difficult WomenHave you ever dreamed that you might be far more successful than you are today? Our society tells us over and over that if we're ... Read more

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*"*Henry Oliver is a rare talent: smart, funny and insightful. SECOND ACT showcases his wide reading, deep understanding and playful prose style. Read this book to discover why it's never too late for a second act in your own life."HELEN LEWIS, author of Difficult WomenHave you ever dreamed that you might be far more successful than you are today? Our society tells us over and over that if we're
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