My books
Since 2013, I’ve published dozens of books for native speakers and for students of English as a second or foreign language. The five below are the ones I publish myself, followed by the coursebook series I’ve worked on for Richmond.
Academic writing
For anyone writing essays, theses, and papers in English.
The Academic Writing Lifesaver
100 grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation mistakes, explained in depth and fixed for good.
The Academic Writing Lifesaver — Compact Edition
The core of the Lifesaver in 100 one-page lessons, for when you need the answer fast.
The Only Academic Phrasebook You’ll Ever Need
600 ready-to-use sentence templates for essays, theses, and papers.
Not sure which one? Compare the three books
Vocabulary
For B2 and C1 learners, including TOEFL and IELTS candidates.
100 Phrasal Verbs to Learn for Life
100 essential phrasal verbs for B2 and C1 learners, grouped by topic, with 1,500 example sentences.
English in the News
News vocabulary and collocations for B2 and C1 learners, built on real headlines.
Coursebook series published by Richmond
About the author
Luiz Otávio Barros (MA in Applied Linguistics with Distinction, Lancaster University) has been teaching, training teachers, designing language courses and writing ELT materials since 1990. Formerly head of teacher training at Cultura Inglesa and responsible for research and development at Associação Alumni (both in São Paulo, Brazil), Luiz Otávio has written dozens of international coursebooks, including Richmond’s English iD and Personal Best. His latest title is The Academic Writing Lifesaver, available on Amazon.