Nearly everyone has trouble remembering the difference between 'affect' and 'effect', whether it's 'supposedly' or 'supposably', or which form of 'hear' you use in 'Hear, hear!' (Or is it 'Here, here!'?). Each word pair entry contains a straightforward explanation - complete with examples - to ensur[...]
Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded more than 30 million times. Now she's turning her attention to improving our vocabulary--one word at a time--with "Grammar Girl's 101 Words Ev[...]
Look no further for help than "New York Times" bestselling author Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl to get your vocabulary back up to snuff. Millions of fans around the world communicate better thanks to Grammar Girl, and with this third book in the series of "101 Words Books", she's here to make sur[...]
Are you often left wondering whether to use "healthy" or "healthful"? Is that sugary treat a "doughnut" or a "donut"? Is "data" singular, plural, or both? Look no further for help than "New York Times" bestselling author Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl. Millions of fans around the world sound bette[...]
This book addresses whether and how multilateral economic regimes can successfully transition from international institutions-cooperation among states-to global governance-cooperation among states and nonstate actors. The unprecedented era of peace and prosperity since World War II has been underpin[...]
The future of renewable energy, and how to navigate the legal, political, and financial roadblocks to investment success The business of generating electricity is vastly different from other enterprises in that it is highly regulated and its product can't be stored.[...]
Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad grammar - but she's also determined to make the process as painless as possible. One year ago, she created a weekly pod cast to tackle some of the most common mistakes people make while communicating. The pod casts have now been down[...]
Named to the International Reading Association's 2012 Teachers' Choice book list "Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students" is a complete and comprehensive guide to all things grammar from Grammar Girl, a.k.a. Mignon Fogarty, whose popular podcasts have been downloaded over twen[...]
Named to the International Reading Association's 2012 Teachers' Choice book list "Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students" is a complete and comprehensive guide to all things grammar from Grammar Girl, a.k.a. Mignon Fogarty, whose popular podcasts have been downloaded over twen[...]
During the First World War, the French army deployed more than 500,000 colonial subjects to European battlefields. The struggle against a common enemy associated these soldiers with the French nation, but racial and cultural differences left them on the outside. This study investigates French concep[...]
The third edition is revised and expanded by 20 percent and remains a useful guide to mixed-up, mangled expressions, foreign language faux pas, confusing terms, and commonly mispronounced words.[...]
In this gorgeous style guide from the 50s, American fashion designer Anne Fogarty reveals the secrets of 'wife-dressing' - the art of looking chic on all occasions, be it at a cocktail party, on the tennis pitch or in the boudoir. Illustrated with Fogarty's stylish drawings and 50s fashion photograp[...]
Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma and completed it in August 1816.
More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19-year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome y[...]