The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar—an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Now in its 18th edition! More than 1.75 million copies sold!Much has happened in the years since the...

The only world atlas updated annually, Oxford's Atlas of the World is the most authoritative atlas on the market.Full of crisp, clear cartography of urban areas and natural landscapes around the globe, the Atlas contains maps of cities and regions at...

A masterfully updated edition of The F-Word which renders a comprehensive portrait of English's most notorious and colorful word.No word has generated more uses, more creative euphemisms, and more strong opinions than fuck. Jesse Sheidlower's historical...

By The Author Of The Blog Not One-off Britishisms (noob), An Account Of When, How, And Why Various British Terms And Phrases Have Become Part Of Contemporary American English. Critics And Lexicographers Have Long Noted The Many Differences Between...

A richly illustrated atlas of the world’s deserts and drylands, their ecosystems, and their environmentsDeserts and drylands account for more than 40 percent of land on our planet. Characterized by a lack of water and extreme temperatures, they are the...

A guide to writing with the reader in mindIf you want people to read your writing, it has to be readable. In Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, Leonard Cassuto offers academic writers a direct, practical prescription for writing that will be read and...

A bestselling author’s definitive guide to writing and publishing research-based nonfiction for a wide audienceWriting fact-based nonfiction for large general audiences requires two different skills: the ability to conduct rigorous research and to craft...

An innovative and accessible guide to writing and reading poetry by an acclaimed poet and beloved professor of poetry.What makes reading a poem unlike reading anything else? In Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens, acclaimed poet and teacher Paisley Rekdal...

From NPR comes the definitive guide to podcasting—featuring step-by-step advice on how to find a unique topic, tell the best stories, and engage the most listeners, as well as the secrets that will take your pod to the next level.Whoever you are,...

“Still Writing offers up a cornucopia of wisdom, insights, and practical lessons gleaned from Dani Shapiro's long experience as a celebrated writer and teacher of writing. The beneficiaries are beginning writers, veteran writers and everyone in between...