I'm writing a book about language learning and the science of memory for a major publisher. We're a couple months away from sending galley copies around to various people for blurbs and reviews, and they've asked me for input as to who might be interested. So! Who should read this thing? Name some people who, if you saw their name on the back of a science-y book on language learning and memory, you'd buy it.
posted by sdis
on May 4, 2013 -
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I'm writing a book for a major publisher on language learning, and we're currently in the process of figuring out/fighting over a title+subtitle(+sub-subtitle) combo.
Here's the issue: the book crosses two genres. Originally, it was simply a how-to book, with a step-by-step method for learning any language quickly. But over the course of writing and researching it, it's turned into a discussion about the science of memory and learning, how we learn languages, why we generally don't succeed at learning them in school, and what to do differently. It's become
interesting, not just on a how-to level, but on an intellectual how-do-our-brains-work sort of level. This is great news from an audience standpoint – we've added a whole new potential audience (people who aren't looking for a how-to-learn-a-language book, but *are* interested in how their brains work) – but it's very tricky from a title standpoint.
How do you choose a title that conveys the How-to nature of the book and the How-your-brain-works part at the same time?
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posted by sdis
on Apr 17, 2013 -
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"Book review" typically refers to the review of a single book. Is there a term for a single article that reviews the collective works of an author?
posted by NotMyselfRightNow
on Nov 30, 2012 -
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I'm trying to track down a French book, published recently, 2010 or 2011. It's either a conlang book or a book about an invented society. Possibly both. It is not a novel or a collection of stories but a description of the language/society. This is the author's first book. It was published by a respected publishing house and garnered positive notes in France.
posted by Kattullus
on Sep 18, 2011 -
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I'm looking for recommendations for books related to the philosophy of education, especially those related to multicultural approaches to education or foreign language instruction.
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posted by one little who
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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Have there been any attempts to make a book designed to teach a language (whether natural or constructed), without reference to another language?
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posted by Jebdm
on Apr 13, 2010 -
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A friend of mine is seeking the title of an old children's book about synonyms and language; his description inside.
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on Feb 3, 2010 -
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How can I convert a Dynatext book (with SGML exporting capabilities) to something that can be viewed on a web server ?
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posted by vincentm
on Mar 21, 2007 -
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Has Finnegans Wake ever been translated? How?
posted by dead_
on Oct 20, 2006 -
36 answers
Does any language have a word or phrase for the feeling of sorrow one experiences upon finishing a really good book?
posted by honeydew
on Apr 14, 2006 -
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I'm making a display for the library in which I work. The display is to show off our collection of children's book in languages besides English. I want to have phrases like 'reading is fun', 'read books' and so on in as many languages as possible. Please list away!
posted by malpractice
on May 3, 2004 -
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