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Readers who finished Essential Communication by Ronald B. Adler and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Communication Studies, Linguistics, and Language Arts & Disciplines.

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Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

Of Mottos and Morals — Martin, Mike W.

Of Mottos and Morals

Martin, Mike W.

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

On Dialogue — David Bohm

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Thank You for Arguing What Cicero, Shakespeare and the Simpsons Can Teach Us about the Art of Persuasion — Jay Heinrichs

Thank You for Arguing What Cicero, Shakespeare and the Simpsons Can Teach Us about the Art of Persuasion

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Digital Media and Innovation Management and Design Strategies in Communication — Richard A. Gershon

Digital Media and Innovation Management and Design Strategies in Communication

Richard A. Gershon

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Principles of Public Speaking — Dakota Horn

Principles of Public Speaking

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Cultish The Language of Fanaticism — Amanda Montell

Cultish The Language of Fanaticism

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Small Group Communication: Theory and Practice An Anthology — Randy Y. Hirokawa

Small Group Communication: Theory and Practice An Anthology

Randy Y. Hirokawa

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Talk as Therapy Psychotherapy in a Linguistic Perspective — Joanna Pawelczyk

Talk as Therapy Psychotherapy in a Linguistic Perspective

Joanna Pawelczyk

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Interface Between the Written and the Oral — Jack Goody

The Interface Between the Written and the Oral

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

A Better Pencil Readers, Writers, and the Digital Revolution — Dennis Baron

A Better Pencil Readers, Writers, and the Digital Revolution

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Politics of Writing — Romy Clark

The Politics of Writing

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Symbols — Sandra Forty

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Wordslut A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language — Amanda Montell

Wordslut A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

True to the Language Game African American Discourse, Cultural Politics, and Pedagogy — Keith Gilyard

True to the Language Game African American Discourse, Cultural Politics, and Pedagogy

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Teaching Writing for Academic Purposes to Multilingual Students Instructional Approaches — John Bitchener

Teaching Writing for Academic Purposes to Multilingual Students Instructional Approaches

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Words and Minds How We Use Language to Think Together — Neil Mercer

Words and Minds How We Use Language to Think Together

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Chronotopes and Migration Language, Social Imagination, and Behavior — Farzad Karimzad

Chronotopes and Migration Language, Social Imagination, and Behavior

Farzad Karimzad

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Language of Service Encounters — J. César Félix-Brasdefer

The Language of Service Encounters

J. César Félix-Brasdefer

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Making Connections A Practical Guide to Online Intercultural Exchanges — John Corbett

Making Connections A Practical Guide to Online Intercultural Exchanges

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Translating for the Community — Mustapha Taibi

Translating for the Community

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

Naturalistic Text Comprehension — Herre van Oostendorp

Naturalistic Text Comprehension

Herre van Oostendorp

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Oxford Handbook of Language and Social Psychology — Thomas Holtgraves

The Oxford Handbook of Language and Social Psychology

Thomas Holtgraves

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

To be Real Truth and Racial Authenticity in African American Standup Comedy — Lanita Jacobs

To be Real Truth and Racial Authenticity in African American Standup Comedy

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

The Oxford Handbook of the History of English — Terttu Nevalainen (linguiste)

The Oxford Handbook of the History of English

Terttu Nevalainen (linguiste)

Themes: Communication Studies • Linguistics • Language Arts & Disciplines

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Communication Studies, Linguistics, Language Arts & Disciplines — the same threads that run through Essential Communication by Ronald B. Adler. Among the authors featured: Martin, Mike W., David Bohm, Jay Heinrichs, Richard A. Gershon, and others.

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