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  • Ideas into Words

    Mastering the Craft of Science Writing

    by Elise Hancock ...
    "I am so proud to be Elise's student. Read this book and I suspect you will be too."—from the foreword by Robert Kanigel, author of The Man Who Knew InfinityFrom the latest breakthroughs in medical research and information technologies to new discoveries about the diversity of life on earth, science is becoming both more specialized and more relevant. Consequently, the need for writers who can ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

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    (In 10 Simple Steps)

    by Jessica Hagy ...
    **An inspiring visual guide to a richer life.“If there’s a thinker to steal from, it’s Jessica Hagy.”—Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist and Newspaper Blackout**How to Be Interesting is passionate, positive, down-to-earth, and irrepressibly upbeat, combining fresh and pithy life lessons, often just a sentence or two, with deceptively simple diagrams and graphs. Each of the book's more ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Solitude

    A Singular Life in a Crowded World

    Governor General's Award-winner Michael Harris explores the profound emotional and intellectual benefits of solitude, and how we may achieve it in our fast-paced world.The capacity to be alone--properly alone--is one of life's subtlest skills. Real solitude is a contented and productive state that garners tangible rewards: it allows us to reflect and recharge, improving our relationships with ... Read more

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  • How to Write Like a Writer

    A Sharp and Subversive Guide to Ignoring Inhibitions, Inviting Inspiration, and Finding Your True Voice

    The New York Times bestselling author of the beloved classic How to Read Literature Like a Professor teaches you how to write everything from a report for your community association to a meaningful memoir in this masterful and engaging writing guide.Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching and writing—and invoking everyone from Hemingway to your third-grade teacher—retired ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Words Fail Me

    What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing

    From the bestselling author of Woe Is I: A guide to grammar fundamentals that's sympathetic to the struggling writer and often just plain funny" ( The Seattle Times).Whether you need to improve your skills for work or school, or aspire to the Great American Novel, a grounding in grammar, spelling, and punctuation is essential—not just to make you look like a professional but to communicate ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Keep Moving

    Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

    by Maggie Smith ...
    **The NATIONAL BESTSELLER from the author of YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL“A meditation on kindness and hope, and how to move forward through grief.” —NPR“A shining reminder to learn all we can from this moment, rebuilding ourselves in the darkness so that we may come out wiser, kinder, and stronger on the other side.” —The Boston Globe“Powerful essays on loss, endurance, and renewal.” ... Read more

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  • Awaken Your Genius

    Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary

    by Ozan Varol ...
    **A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERUnlock your originality and unleash your unique talents with this simple guide from the acclaimed author of Think Like a Rocket Scientist.**We say some people march to the beat of a different drummer. But implicit in this cliché is that the rest of us march to the same beat. We sleepwalk through life, find ourselves on well-worn paths that were never ours to walk, ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • How to Conduct a Great Meeting

    Meetings are the bane of many a work life. Theyre boring, unfocused, too long, and just plain ineffective. But all of this can be cured. It just takes some organization, technique, and common sense. In fact, meetings can be turned into incredible engines for results and morale. Heres how its done. ... Read more

    $1.40 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Creative Writing

    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Creative writing is arguably the ultimate form of self-expression. Ideal for anyone interested in writing (student or not), Idiot's Guides: Creative Writing helps readers master the basics of crafting compelling fiction and nonfiction stories. Various genres, including novels, short stories, plays and screenplays, poetry, book-length and article-length narrative nonfiction, memoirs, and more are ... Read more

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  • Help! For Writers

    210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces

    The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head.In Help! For Writers, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 21 most urgent problems that writers face. In his trademark engaging and ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Writing on Both Sides of the Brain

    Breakthrough Techniques for People Who Write

    A revolutionary approach to writing that will teach you how to express yourself fluently and with confidence for the rest of your life.In Writing on Both Sides of the Brain, author Henriette Anne Klauser offers writers breakthrough techniques to break through blocks and create and communicate yourself through words. From working with procrastination and fending off your inner critic to organizing ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • You Are Not Special

    And Other Encouragements

    A profound expansion of David McCullough, Jr.'s popular commencement speech—a call to arms against a prevailing, narrow, conception of success viewed by millions on YouTube— You Are (Not) Special is a love letter to students and parents as well as a guide to a truly fulfilling, happy life.Children today, says David McCullough—high school English teacher, father of four, and son and namesake of the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus