search for books and compare prices
Suzette Haden Elgin has written 35 work(s)
Search for other authors with the same name
at beginning |
displaying 1 to 25 |
next 10 >
show results in order: alphabetically | oldest to newest | newest to oldest
Library:
9780836879285 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 12, 2007, cover price $31.00 | About this edition: Presents graphic adaptations of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles,' 'Macbeth,' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Paperback:
9781590210307 | Lethe Pr, February 1, 2003, cover price $8.00 | About this edition: Peacetalk 101 is the story of an ordinary man with a hard row to hoe, who is so disgusted with the state of the world, so depressed at what he sees as a universal absence of hope for humankind, that he sees no way out except the most desperate of measures.
Paperback:
9781558614048 | Feminist Pr, October 1, 2002, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: An instant cult classic upon first publication, Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy has earned wide critical acclaim, shocking and captivating a loyal readership among science fiction and women's literature audiences alike.
9780886775926 | Daw Books, February 1, 1994, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: On a future Earth in which all women except genetically bred linguists are treated as property, the female linguists plan for the liberation of their sex and plan to seize power to save the world from certain disaster.
Paperback:
9781558614031 | 1 edition (Feminist Pr, October 1, 2002), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: An instant cult classic upon first publication, Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy has earned wide critical acclaim, shocking and captivating a loyal readership among science fiction and women's literature audiences alike.
9780886771867 | Reissue edition (Daw Books, February 1, 1994), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: In the male-dominated society of a future Earth, womankind battles to regain freedom--and preserve all humankind--using Laadan, the secret language of women, to fight for female rights and to organize opposition to a powerful alien confederation
Hardcover:
9780738202549 | Perseus Books, February 1, 2000, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Demonstrates that linguistic differences should not be trivialized and that there is a strong link between language and culture in American society.
Paperback:
9780738204284, titled "The Language Imperative: How Learning Languages Can Enrich Your Life" | Basic Books, December 27, 2000, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Many of us view language as a tool, a means by which to communicate our thoughts and emotions.
Hardcover:
9781558612556 | 1 edition (Feminist Pr, November 1, 2000), cover price $32.00 | About this edition: Called "fascinating" by the New York Times upon its first publication in 1984, Native Tongue won wide critical praise and cult status, and has often been compared to the futurist fiction of Margaret Atwood.
Paperback:
9780886774592 | Reissue edition (New Amer Library, February 1, 1994), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: The 'weaker' sex discovers a new weapon for liberation that could free women from the cold war between the sexes that resulted from the passage, in 1991, of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, which assured male supremacy
Product Description: Many of us view language as a tool, a means by which to communicate our thoughts and emotions. But is there more to language than just Âtalkâ? Can learning languages actually change the way you think? In The Language Imperative , best-selling author and linguistic scholar Suzette Haden Elgin makes a persuasive case that the linguistic differences between us are not trivial, that language and culture are inextricably linked, and that multilingualism has a profound (and beneficial) effect on the human mind...read more
Paperback:
9780756760946 | Diane Pub Co, October 1, 2000, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Many of us view language as a tool, a means by which to communicate our thoughts and emotions.
Hardcover:
9780756752682 | Diane Pub Co, October 1, 2000, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Many of us view language as a tool, a means by which to communicate our thoughts and emotions.
Hardcover:
9780789204318 | Abbeville Pr, September 1, 1998, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Teaches women how to think like grandmothers and to handle any situation in their lives, including mediating family arguments, growing old gracefully, coping with emergencies, managing resources, and being a long-distance grandmother
Paperback:
9780789205858 | Abbeville Pr, April 1, 2000, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Teaches women how to think like grandmothers and to handle any situation in their lives, including mediating family arguments, growing old gracefully, coping with emergencies, managing resources, and being a long-distance grandmother
Paperback:
9781557285928 | 2 edition (Univ of Arkansas Pr, March 1, 2000), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: The Ozark Trilogy (previously published in 1981) is a widely acclaimed fantasy/science fiction story with, as the title suggests, very strong ties to the Ozark region.
Paperback:
9780735200890 | Prentice Hall Pr, January 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Tells how to defend oneself against verbal abuse, including casual racist or sexist language, and explains how to use e-mail and voice-mail to handle sensitive issues
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780787109028 | Dove Entertainment Inc, December 1, 1997, cover price $22.95
Paperback:
9780785272496 | Thomas Nelson Inc, November 1, 1997, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: In How to Turn the Other Cheek and Still Survive in Today's World, linguistics expert Dr.
Hardcover:
9781567310818 | Mjf Books, July 1, 1997, cover price $7.98 | About this edition: Elgin applies her revolutionary system of verbal self-defense to the issue of wellness, showing that illness often has language-related causes, and leads readers to health-promoting language behavior.
Paperback:
9780138451165 | Prentice Hall Direct, August 1, 1990, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Connects verbal self-defense with physical well being, and tells how to eliminate stress and hostility through better use of language
Hardcover:
9781567311136 | Fine Communications, June 1, 1997, cover price $9.98
Hardcover:
9780471157014 | Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, April 8, 1997, cover price $42.00
Paperback:
9780471157052 | Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, April 8, 1997, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: As bestselling author Suzette Haden Elgin proves, you don't have to live your life on red alert.
Hardcover:
9780471006695 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, December 1, 1996, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Argues that each individual is dominated by a sense--sight, hearing, or touch--and the touch dominant people need help in communicating in a society in which they are in the minority
Paperback:
9780471006701 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, January 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Argues that each individual is dominated by a sense--sight, hearing, or touch--and the touch dominant people need help in communicating in a society in which they are in the minority
Hardcover:
9780471039730 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, January 1, 1996, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Presents techniques for better communication between parents and children, emphasizing being a better listener, spotting early warning signs, and talking about difficult subjects
Paperback:
9780471039969, titled "The Gentle Art of Communicating With Kids" | John Wiley & Sons Inc, February 1, 1996, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Presents techniques for better communication between parents and children, emphasizing being a better listener, spotting early warning signs, and talking about difficult subjects
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780787102821 | Dove Entertainment Inc, May 1, 1995, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Advises listeners on how to avoid and diffuse verbal abuse in their personal and professional lives by maintaining control of their communication environments and language behavior.
9780671727826 | Simon & Schuster, November 1, 1990, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Elgin
9780135599082 | Prentice Hall, February 1, 1989, cover price $69.95 | also contains Brain Training Puzzles: Quick Book 1
Hardcover:
9780070199996 | McGraw-Hill, April 1, 1995, cover price $29.95
Paperback:
9780070200005 | McGraw-Hill, April 1, 1995, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: In this groundbreaking book, the internationally acclaimed author of The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense applies the same powerful techniques to business.
Hardcover:
9780471003953 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, February 1, 1995, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: You can't say that to me!
Paperback:
9780471003991 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, March 2, 1995, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: Providing a practical approach to ending or controlling verbal abuse, an eight-step program uses the author's celebrated Gentle Art of Verbal Self-defense techniques and offers exercises and activities for dealing with common forms of verbal abuse.
Hardcover:
9780471305064 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, October 1, 1993, cover price $32.50 | About this edition: Shows how men and women can communicate more clearly with each other by listening more carefully and considering body language, sensory preferences, and other cues, and discusses sexual harassment and other problems
Paperback:
9780471580164 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, May 10, 1993, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Shows how men and women can communicate more clearly with each other by listening more carefully and considering body language, sensory preferences, and other cues, and discusses sexual harassment and other problems
Paperback:
9780133504224 | Prentice Hall Direct, April 1, 1993, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Tells how to write letters in response to blunders, complaints, mistakes, and misstatements, provides sample letters for fifteen situations, and analyzes the approach each one takes
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780924967184 | Intl Center for Creative Thinking, October 1, 1990, cover price $14.95
at beginning |
displaying 1 to 25 |
next 10 >