Office Of Assertion: An Art of Rhetoric for the Academic Essay

10 best books like Office Of Assertion: An Art of Rhetoric for the Academic Essay (Scott F. Crider): Inferno, Confessions, City of God, Ember Rising, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Lilith, An Experiment in Criticism, Singing for Mrs Pettigrew: A Story Maker's Journey, The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy, An Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication: Building Great Relationships with Faith, Skill, and Virtue in the Age of Social Media

Inferno

Author	Dante Alighieri
ISBN	0812970063

I just want to start off by saying that "Through me you enter into the City of Woes" would make an EXCELLENT tramp stamp. Jump on it!

Being that I am an atheist living in the "Bible Belt," I was certain that reading this would lead to some sort of goodreads tirade, which can at times feel about as good...

Confessions

Author	Augustine of Hippo
ISBN	0192833723

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literature. Written in the author's early forties in the last years of the fourth century A.D. and during his first years as a bishop, they reflect on his life and on the activity of remembering and interpreting...

City of God

Author	Augustine of Hippo
ISBN	0140448942

This is a truly COLOSSAL book!

You know, there are two ways of getting answers in the world... there’s getting the world’s answers (and that’s sometimes doublethink) and there’s getting TRANSCENDENTAL answers!

Sub specie aeternitatis, transcendental answers are the...

Ember Rising

Author	S.D. Smith
ISBN	0999655329

*zips lips against spoilers* *realizes I won’t be able to speak at all* *unzips lips*

I’ll just have to try to keep the spoilers out because OH MY WORD I went into this blind and was repeatedly gobsmacked by the twists and turns and reveals. O.o. :D

The first 60% of the book was sooo...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Author	Unknown
ISBN	0451528182

Contains the greatest "OH FUCK" moment in medieval literature!

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - listed here as written by Unknown, though I believe it may have been penned by that prolific Greek author Anonymous - is a classic tale from Arthurian legend in which the code of honor attributed...

Lilith

Author	George MacDonald
ISBN	1587159260

Lilith is a story concerning the nature of life, death, and salvation.

After he followed the old man through the mirror, nothing in his life was ever right again. It was a special mirror and the man he followed was a special man -- a man who led him to the things that underlie the fate of all creation....

An Experiment in Criticism

Author	C.S. Lewis
ISBN	0521422817

Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C.S. Lewis's classic analysis springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. Crucial to his notion of judging literature is a commitment to laying aside expectations...

Singing for Mrs Pettigrew: A Story Maker's Journey

Author	Michael Morpurgo
ISBN	1406300764

Short story collections seem a good idea for busy people. This book stands out from others on my shelves as the author, Michael Morpurgo shares the genesis of his stories, indeed, his writing journey. His raison d'être.
"I am a grower of stories. I farm them as surely as a farmer does his corn." he...

The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy

Author	Padraic Colum
ISBN	0020425201

Travel back to a mythical time when Achilles, aided by the gods, waged war against the Trojans. And join Odysseus on his journey through murky waters, facing obstacles like the terrifying Scylla and whirring Charybdis, the beautiful enchantress Circe, and the land of the raging Cyclôpes. Using narrative...

An Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication: Building Great Relationships with Faith, Skill, and Virtue in the Age of Social Media

Author	Quentin J. Schultze
ISBN	0801038944

Virtually every human endeavor involves interpersonal communication. Leading Christian scholar and media commentator Quentin Schultze and respected professor of communication Diane Badzinski offer a solid Christian perspective on the topic, helping readers communicate with faith, skill,...

Something They Will Not Forget

Author

Joshua Gibbs

Every teacher has suffered the demoralizing realization that most students quickly forget the content they are taught. Many sophomores, for example, could not pass a literature exam or history quiz which they aced during freshman year. While most teachers are too embarrassed to admit this, their...