Critical Writing

The Prison Notebooks were a series of essays written by the Italian neo-Marxist Antonio Gramsci. Gramsci was imprisoned by the Italian Fascist regime in 1926, and the notebooks were written between 1929 and 1935, when Gramsci was released from prison on grounds of ill-health. He died in April...

At seventeen, Frederick Douglass forged five travel passes for an escape attempt that failed before the canoe was even touched. Caught, he burned his; a friend still holding his own asked what to do with it, and the answer that went around the group was to eat the evidence with breakfast. Ten years later, Douglass reproduced that forged pass from memory in his narrative — alongside a genuine marriage certificate he had actually kept. From there the book names names: the overseer, the property line, the year, the weapon. Each cruelty it describes comes with an address attached. Seven years...

In this powerful follow-up to her bestselling memoir In Shock, a doctor asks: What does it truly mean to heal? This program features author notes and a dedication read by the author. In the aftermath of her own critical illness, physician and writer Dr. Rana Awdish finds herself oddly estranged...

WRITING CRITICALLY: A GUIDE TO RESEARCH, REFERENCING & ACADEMIC ARGUMENT Write clearer, better-argued essays and research papers. This book takes you step by step from reading critically to building a strong argument—then shows you how to integrate sources and reference them correctly. Structured lessons, practical exercises, and a useful phrase bank make the process clear and doable. With examples for APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard. What you’ll learn Critical reading & source evaluation: credibility, relevance, bias, and how to compare studies. Analysing the question: unpacking key ...

Give your toddlers a challenge with "Reverse Alphabet with Rhymes: Critical Thinking for Toddlers." This book offering an engaging twist to traditional alphabet learning. Dive into the world of letters in reverse, accompanied by delightful rhymes, to unlock a host of benefits for your little one. Why should you choose this book? Firstly, it goes beyond the ABCs, boosting your child's cognitive skills. Learning the alphabet backward creates a new and exciting challenge, stimulating their memory, problem-solving, and analytical abilities in a playful and enjoyable way.

Many who have read the New York Times bestseller The Da Vinci Code have questions that arise from seven codes-expressed or implied-in Dan Brown's book. In Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everyone's Asking, Darrell Bock, Ph.D., responds to the novelist's claims using central...

Written during the most eventful years of Benjamin Franklin's life (1771-90), the autobiography is one of the most influential memoirs in history. This newly edited Norton Critical Edition includes an introduction that explains the history of the autobiography within the larger history of the life-writing genre as well as within the history of celebrity.

When the lessons of the battlefield are lost, they are paid for again in blood. The United States Army has long been defined by its ability to fight, adapt, and win. Less visible, but equally decisive, is how it thinks, learns, and remembers. Professional military writing stands at the center of that process. It captures experience, challenges assumptions, and transforms hard-earned lessons into shared knowledge that shapes future leaders. Professional Military Writing: How the Army Thinks, Learns, and Remembers examines the evolution of writing as a core function of the profession of arms....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The legendary biologist and bestselling author mounts a timely and passionate defense of science and clear thinking with this career-spanning collection of essays, including twenty pieces published in the United States for the first time. For decades, Richard...

A groundbreaking and timely book about how evolutionary biology can explain our black-and-white brains, and a lesson in how we can escape the pitfalls of binary thinking. Several million years ago, natural selection equipped us with binary, black-and-white brains. Though the world was arguably...

In the age of GenAI, the real advantage will not belong to the people who produce the most elegant output. It will belong to the people who can still think clearly when working with the machine. In Thriving in an Era of GenAI, Part 1: Language, Michael Cheah argues that language is not decoration. It is the operating environment. We meet AI through prompts, instructions, labels, summaries, euphemisms, and self-talk—and the quality of those words shapes both what the machine gives back and the habits of mind we quietly develop in using it. Across thirteen chapters and two appendices, Cheah...

Get to the Point is a beginner’s guide on how to write essays, use critical thinking, and break down complex topics with the use of logical analysis. Essays are a profound way to build your body of work and solidify your philosophy. Learn the art and science of essay writing in this book, including how to create a compelling subject for your essays, how to break down complex topics, effective research strategies, a quick way to build a rough draft, a simple framework for editing, the art of proofreading, how to overcome imposter syndrome and publish your work, and more.

Transform the way you write academic texts by integrating technology, reflection, and personal judgment without delegating your thinking. The way academic texts are produced has changed. Today, studying does not merely consist of submitting assignments; it involves learning how to think, argue, and construct knowledge in an environment shaped by technology and artificial intelligence. This book offers a clear, current, and educational guide to understanding what it means to write in higher education when digital tools are already part of the process. It is not a technical manual or a ...

Read by Simon Le Bon, Derren Brown, Charlie Brooker, Richard Dawkins, Ben Goldacre, Mitch Benn and more! In this download there are 38 atheist celebrities, comedians, scientists and writers give their funny and serious tips for enjoying the Christmas season. When the Atheist Bus Campaign was...

The study guide has many excellent essays and examples on • Invention and Outline Examples • Analysis of Persuasion in Advertising Example • Field-Based Solutions, arguments and conclusions based on interviews and observations • APA Research Paper • An Argumentative Paper Taking a Position on an Issue (Chicago Manual (CM) Research Paper) • An essay to nominate a film. Why should your chosen film be the one shown? • Critical Book Review

Early in his life, Walter Benjamin committed himself to a typically paradoxical idea: Die Freundschaft der fremden Freunde - the friendship of friends who remain strange to each other even in their closeness. Such strangeness in the midst of intimacy forms the heart of this foray into the lives...

What if your child could win any argument—fairly? Debate Play transforms everyday disagreements into 150+ structured persuasion games designed to help kids ages 8–12 build logical arguments, critical thinking, and confident communication—without a single screen. Each prompt asks your child to argue FOR a topic, then argue AGAINST it (even if they disagree). Then comes the twist: a “Now Think” scenario that changes the rules and forces deeper perspective-taking. There are no right answers—only stronger reasoning. Perfect for curious kids and thoughtful families, this book turns ...

Noteworthy Note Making: A Practical Critical Writing Solution for Every Classroom, shares with teachers a step-by-step plan for implementing meaningful note making in any classroom. Noteworthy Note Making is a transferable skill that students can use in school and life. Noteworthy Note Making improves student thinking about, and increases student retention of, content. Noteworthy Note Making when implemented correctly immerses students in a learning environment of high-yield instructional strategies. For schools and classrooms using The Fundamental 5 as an instructional framework, ...

Conquer information overload and boost your career with practical philosophy built for everyday problem-solving. Perfect for your daily commute, this intellectually stimulating guide transforms traditional education into a dynamic toolkit for lifelong learners. Stop feeling paralyzed by modern...

If the thought of embarking on another doorstopper novel makes you break out in a cold sweat, it might be time to pick up this book. In a fast-paced world full of distraction, engaging with challenging texts can feel like an impossible task. But it doesn’t have to be this way. This is the...