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By founding Penguin books and popularizing the paperback, Allen Lane not only changed publishing in Britain, he was also at the forefront of a social and cultural revolution that saw the millions of people given access to what had previously been the preserve of a wealthy few. In Penguin Special, Jeremy Lewis brings this extraordinary era brilliantly to life, recounting how Allen Lane came to launch his Penguins for the price of a packet of cigarettes.

Unleash the power of natural influence and unshakable presence—even if you've struggled with speaking under pressure your whole life. Do your nerves take over when it's your time to speak? Have you practiced endlessly, attended workshops, or memorized scripts—only to freeze or fall flat when it matters most?

Erfüllen Sie sich Ihren Traum vom Schreiben! Sie können Ihr ureigenstes Ziel verfolgen und sich selbst verwirklichen! Nur durch Ausbildung gelingt Ihnen der Einstieg in das Geschäft mit der Feder, dem Tintenfass oder dem Computer.

With decades of Hollywood experience, John August and Craig Mazin know what it takes to write a successful script for the screen. And over the past ten years, they've analyzed generation-defining movies and shared their wisdom on their popular podcast Scriptnotes, inviting experts in the craft, including Mike Schur, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Seth Rogen, and many others to discuss everything that makes a script shine.

Du möchtest ein Hörbuch veröffentlichen – oder hast schon eins veröffentlicht, aber es verkauft sich nicht? Dann bist du hier genau richtig. Dieses Buch ist für Autor:innen und Sprecher:innen, die mehr wollen als nur "veröffentlicht" sein. Es ist für alle, die wissen möchten, wie der Hörbuchmarkt wirklich funktioniert – und was nötig ist, um sichtbar zu werden, Verkäufe zu erzielen und Hörer:innen zu gewinnen.

In Why Journalism – Real News in an Age of Lies, Erik Fichtelius explores the media's role in defending truth in an era of misinformation. With democracy under threat worldwide, this book reveals the challenges faced by journalists as they navigate political pressures, digital disruption, and AI's impact on newsrooms. Drawing on five decades of experience, Fichtelius, one of Sweden's most respected journalists, delves into major global events, from Cold War smuggling operations to modern-day conflicts between the press and political powerhouses.

Магия — это не таинство, открытое избранным, а необходимые для повседневной жизни навыки. И если вам не достались магические способности от предков, то с помощью магических книг вы сможете овладеть этой наукой. Перед вами — учебник по практической магии, написанный опытной русской ведуньей Эллиной Болтенко. Прочитав его, вы научитесь уверенно проводить денежные и любовные ритуалы, делать расклады Таро, изготавливать талисманы для разных областей деятельности, проводить защитные обряды и изгонять энергетических вампиров.

From its glitzy heyday in the 1980s through to the 2000s, American publishing empire Condé Nast and its magazines—including Vogue, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and GQ—defined how to live the good life, with its editors and writers creating a vision of luxury and sophistication that shaped cultural and consumer trends, intellectual attitudes, and political beliefs the world over.

Du har blivit antagen till språkpolishögskolan. Du har fått din rödpenna och ser fram emot att börja arrestera språkmissbrukare med de klassiska orden ”det heter faktiskt”. Men hur ligger det till med Luciasången, är det förlät eller förgät? Hur hårt ska man bestraffa en särskrivare, och vilket kommateringsreglemente är det som gäller?

You've done it! You’ve finished writing your novel. Next step? Time to connect with an agent. The good news is agents are searching for promising new novelists. But are you prepared to immediately capture their attention?

Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. One bookshelf can creak with character in a bohemian coffee shop and another can groan with gravitas in the Library of Congress. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds bookshelves to be holders not just of books but of so many other things: values, vibes, and verbs that can be contained and displayed in the buildings and rooms of contemporary human existence.

A curated collection of the best Advice King columns, with a new introduction by the Advice King and a foreword by Tracy Moore.

Martha Barnette has spent two decades as the co-host of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as “a virtual treasure house” and “‘Car Talk’ for Lexiphiles.” Over that time, she’s developed a keen sense of what fascinates people about language. They are curious about etymology and revel in slang, are surprised by regional vocabulary and celebrate linguistic diversity. Idioms both puzzle and delight word lovers, and they are eager to share family neologisms and that weird phrase Grandma always used to say.

Effective communication is the ultimate currency. It *is* the way to trusted relationships, great work and a happy life—and it’s a team sport. All of us play a role.

In Why Do We Say That, we've rounded up 101 of the most commonly used idioms and "hit the nail on the head" by providing the historical context behind each one. Don't be a "deer in the headlights" when someone asks you the meaning of "straw man" or "up a creek without a paddle." This book has got you covered.

A mind-expanding, deeply humane tour of language by the best-selling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers.

Steven Pinker looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are. Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions, or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive while others fall out of favour? Why do we threaten and bribe and seduce in such elaborate, often comical ways? How can a choice of metaphor damn a politician or start a war? And why do we rarely say what we actually mean?

La puntuación es un sistema de convenciones que otorga mayor precisión y profundidad a las letras y palabras, dotándolas de color y emoción, tono y ritmo. De hecho, tiene consecuencias aún más drásticas: los signos de puntuación no son únicamente una parte importante de nuestro código idiomático, sino que se transformaron nada menos que en una de las fuerzas impulsoras en el desarrollo de toda nuestra civilización occidental.

Recent research suggests there are only six basic emotions. But if that makes you feel uneasy, suspicious, and maybe even a little bereft, The Book of Human Emotions is for you. In this unique book, you'll get to travel across the world and through time, learning how different cultures have articulated the human experience and picking up some fascinating new knowledge about yourself along the way.

J. K. Rowling's magical tale, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, has captivated millions of readers for decades, transporting them into a world where a young boy discovers he is not only a wizard but also the key to a larger, hidden world of magic. As Harry navigates the challenges of his new life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he uncovers secrets about his past and faces the ultimate test of courage and friendship. For writers, Rowling's work stands as an aspirational model of world-building and character development.