Linguistic Studies

Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition

The Miracle of Language

The Art of Dramatic Writing

Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives

The Bitter Sea

Coming of Age in a China Before Mao

In the Interest of Justice

Great Opening & Closing Statements Throu

The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate

Highly Selective Reference

Burn This Book

Notes on Literature and Engagement

Righting the Mother Tongue

From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling

Note to Self

On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits

How to Write a Sentence

And How to Read One

Wheelock's Latin

The Classic Introductory Latin Course, Based on Ancient Authors

Verbal Judo

The Gentle Art of Persuasion

I Is an Other

The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World

Dictionary of American Slang

Tibetan Calligraphy

How to Write the Alphabet and More

Scripture, Logic, Language

Essays on Dharmakirti and his Tibetan Successors

The Word Museum

The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten

The Writing of Fiction

Say Chic

A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without

Informal English

Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi Marbles, and Other Curious Words and Phrases of North America

Raising Bilingual Children

A Practical Guide

The Art Of Rhetoric

The Little Blue Book

The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic

The Fiddler in the Subway

The Story of the World-Class Violinist Who Played for Handouts. . . And Other Virtuoso Performances by America's Foremost Feature Writer