American English Language

From the award-winning author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us, an “extraordinary” (The Denver Post) account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school and their compassionate teacher and “a reminder that in an era of nativism, some Americans are still breaking down walls and...

Only my Automatic Fluency programs have the advantage of real fluency building with vocabulary rich and memory rich simplicity. All programs teach the same high frequency language that native speakers use, and all use my original spaced memory repetition, allowing you to use your own creativity while enhancing your language memory.

Do you want to learn English the fast, fun and easy way? And do you want to master daily conversations and speak like a native? Then this is the Audiobook for you. Learn English: Must-Know American English Slang Words & Phrases by EnglishClass101.com is designed for intermediate-level learners. You learn the top 100 must-know slang words and phrases that are used in everyday speech. All were hand-picked by our team of English teachers and experts.

Do people have trouble understanding you? Are you yearning for your dream career, but your accent is stopping you? Is English your second language? Do you believe that your accent may be keeping you from the advancement you've been seeking? In Accent Reduction For Professionals, you'll discover secrets of reducing - and eliminating - your foreign accent. With this guide, you'll quickly learn the easiest ways to sound more like an American and dramatically improve the way you sound.

Longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize When a young DeafBlind man learns the girl he thought was lost forever might still be out there, he embarks on a life-changing journey to find her—and his freedom. Arlo Dilly is young, handsome, and eager to meet the right girl. He also...

How do tons of people already learn several languages and have fun doing so? While you're probably hustling your way through boring dictionaries or old-school language learning books (and still no hablas español?), there are tons of people who already speak several languages and have fun while learning them.

From the best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful nonfiction debut—an “honest, engaging, and very moving account of a writer searching for herself in words.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred) In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story—of a long and...

Advanced English Conversations will first and foremost help you gain mastery and command of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. In this book, you are going to be acquainted with 90 active dialogues that present the language functionally. In other words, you are going to learn exactly where and how to use the phrases effortlessly and with ease.

In The Dictionary Wars, Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers, authors, scholars, and publishers, all vying for dictionary supremacy and shattering forever the dream of a unified American language.

Today, I am going to show you how to take your first big step towards really becoming conversationally fluent in Spanish. All it takes is a few minutes of your time every day to actually speak and understand authentic conversational Spanish and build fluency one lesson at a time. Please remember this: None of the language programs out there that you've been using are really focusing on fluency. Even the best language programs are pattern rich, but vocabulary and memory poor.

“Here is a life story so unbelievable, it could only be true.” —Sandra Cisneros, bestselling author of The House on Mango Street From bestselling author of the remarkable memoir The Distance Between Us comes an inspiring account of one woman’s quest to find her place in America as a...

What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to read freely in English? How about understanding more vocabulary? These short stories in English for beginners are designed to improve your English quickly and easily.

Joanna Shupe returns to New York City’s Gilded Age, where fortunes and reputations are gained and lost with ease—and love can blossom from the most unlikely charade With the fate of her disgraced family resting on her shoulders, Lady Christina Barclay has arrived in New York City from London...

Bestselling advice columnist Vandy Guru built her career teaching others how to live honestly and courageously, but after the loss of her husband, Vandy’s public veneer can barely conceal her grief. When her beloved daughter Mallika suddenly disappears and her estranged childhood best friend Rani returns, stirring up long-buried secrets, Vandy’s carefully crafted life feels at risk.

Jackie Bolen has 20 years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. She has written these dialogues filled with helpful sentences, expressions, and phrases in American English for business people, plus each section has some practice opportunities to make what you've learned more memorable. Business English Vocabulary Builder by Jackie Bolen will help you stay motivated while consistently improving your business English skills.

Find out how people speak English in real life. That’s where The Big Book of American Idioms comes in. You’ll see what the idiom means and the history behind it. Then, you'll see how it’s used in some example sentences. It’s everything you need to "bone up" on your English vocabulary! Get The Big Book of American Idioms to improve your English quickly and easily.

English Grammar Rules You Must Know is the only book you will ever need to learn about the English language. You will learn all about nouns and verbs, adjectives and adverbs, punctuation, synonyms and antonyms, and more, in addition to writing paragraphs and composing essays across various contexts - from casual settings to professional environments. So, take note of this book, as it is the only one you will ever need to answer all your questions about the English language and grammar. Buy this book now, and get started on your new path to mastering the English language.

Bullshit isn’t what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a world of fake news and bad data. Misinformation, disinformation, and fake news abound and it’s increasingly difficult to know what’s true. Our media...

From the celebrated twenty-nine-year-old author of the everywhere-heralded short-story collection St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (“How I wish these were my own words, instead of the breakneck demon writer Karen Russell’s . . . Run for your life. This girl is on fire”—Los...

Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, and the enduring classic Mountains Beyond Mountains, has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the “master of the non-fiction narrative.” In this new book, Kidder gives us the superb...