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Elements of Style

Elements of Style more books like this

by William Strunk, Jr.

The classic and still authoritative grammar guide gets a quirky, lovely makeover by acclaimed artist Maira Kalman, whose flat, colorful artwork illustrates several of the sentences used as examples in the book. A two-page spread featuring a couple observing a lush vista and a traveler walking along a mountain trail demonstrates the sentence, "The ...

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They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing

They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing more books like this

by Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein

Identifying the moves that matter in academic writing in ways that students can readily understand and apply.

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary more books like this

by Merriam-Webster

This 11th edition of Mirriam-Webster's flagship dictionary includes many thousands of new words and adds a CD-ROM version as a bonus.

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Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxfo

Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxfo more books like this

by Simon Winchester

The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford English Dictionary and his major collaborator, an imprisoned murderer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.

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Evergreen: A Guide to Writing with Readings

Evergreen: A Guide to Writing with Readings more books like this

by Susan Fawcett

Evergreen takes another leap forward in the paragraph-to-essay-level Developmental Writing market. In this Eighth Edition, the author endeavors to take an exceptional book and make it even more motivating, helpful, and engaging. Susan Fawcett has thoroughly reviewed and updated the text, guided by the thoughtful suggestions of faculty across the ...

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Scholastic Children's Dictionary

Scholastic Children's Dictionary more books like this

by Scholastic Books

This dictionary includes over 30,000 definitions and 1,000 illustrations. The reference section includes such things as the Braille alphabet, an American Sign Language chart, and information about the 50 states.

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A Writer's Reference

A Writer's Reference more books like this

by Diana Hacker

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Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction

Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction more books like this

by Donald R Bear, Shane Templeton, Marcia Invernizzi

Designed as a text or supplement for reading methods course. With more than 15 years of extensive observations and experiences in real classrooms, the authors bring keen insight to this activity-based text. They advocate basing student learning on the appropriate developmental level. This philosophy is supported with more than 250 ready-to-use ...

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Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary more books like this

by Merriam-Webster

A bilingual dictionary that focuses on all Spanish, including Latin-American Spanish. It contains more than 80,000 entries designed to be clear and easy to understand for users of all facets of the language.

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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them more books like this

by Francine Prose

This book presents an inside look at how the professionals read and write. Long before there were creative writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says the author. In "Reading Like a Writer", Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of ...

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Painless Grammar more books like this

by R Elliott

This very approachable text combines instruction in parts of speech and sentence structure with down-to-earth examples, funny illustrations, and examination of some of the more amusing and peculiar words in the English language. A chapter on clear e-mail communication and etiquette is brand new in this edition, as are many of the author's ...

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Writers Inc: A Student Handbook for Writing and Learning more books like this

by Patrick Sebranek

To succeed in writing theses, reports, and other forms of academic writing, students need plenty of support. The all-new edition of the

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The Little, Brown Handbook more books like this

by H Ramsey Fowler

KEY BENEFIT:The Little, Brown Handbook has always addressed both the most current and the recurrent needs of writers while remaining an accessible reference and a comprehensive book. The eighth edition continues that tradition by offering greatly expanded coverage of writing and researching with computers, smaller chapters for large subjects such ...

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Essential Words for the GRE more books like this

by Philip Geer

Test takers preparing for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) must command a high-level vocabulary to achieve a high score. This resource is designed to teach the definitions of 800 words often appearing on the GRE while also familiarizing test takers with how the words are generally used in context. It includes a detailed post-test and answers for all ...

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Webster's New World Children's Dictionary more books like this

by Michael Agnes (Editor)

This book is preferred by leading educators and informed parents. With more than 33,000 entries selected in consultation with top educators and definitions written specifically for children eight and up, this is the most up-to-date and kid-friendly dictionary ever.Designed to make kids enthusiastic instead of intimidated, it features: more than ...

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The St. Martin's Guide to Writing more books like this

by Rise B Axelrod

The best-selling college rhetoric for over 20 years, "The St. Martin's Guide" has an unparalleled record of proven success. From the beginning, Axelrod and Cooper have taken the best of classic and contemporary theory, filtered it through their own and their colleagues' classroom experience, and then blended the result into a flexible classroom ...

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The Princeton Review Cracking the SAT more books like this

by Adam Robinson, John Katzman, Staff of the Princeton Review

The experts at The Princeton Review provide the information and strategies students need to succeed on the math, verbal, and essay sections of the SAT. This new 2010 edition offers three practice tests and exclusive access to additional review and practice questions online.

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English Grammar for Dummies more books like this

by Geraldine Woods

A few years ago, a magazine sponsored a contest for the comment most likely to end a conversation. The winning entry? "I teach English grammar." Just throw that line out at a party; everyone around you will clam up or start saying "whom." Why does grammar make everyone so nervous? Probably because English teachers, for decades -- no, for centuries ...

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College Writing Skills with Readings more books like this

by John Langan

John Langan's "College Writing Skills with Readings, Seventh Edition", focuses on the essay using Langan's renowned clear writing style, as well as his wide range of writing assignments and activities that reinforce the four bases of effective writing: unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills. For the new seventh edition, John Langan has ...

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Essentials of Business Communication more books like this

by Mary Ellen Guffey

This volume presents a three-in-one approach to business communication, covering text, practical workbook, and a self-teaching grammar/mechanics handbook. Basic writing skills are emphasized, and these are applied to a variety of memos, letters, reports, and resumes. This edition features increased coverage of contemporary business communication ...

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Everything's an Argument with Readings more books like this

by Andrea A Lunsford

Designed to be a true alternative to traditional argument texts, "Everything's an Argument" takes a fresh and friendly approach to the subject by showing students that argument is everywhere. "Everything's an Argument with Readings" complements this approach with a uniquely broad range of examples -- from essays to billboards to emails to radio ...

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Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond more books like this

by Lester Faigley

Writing: A Guide for College and Beyonduses written instruction and visual tools to teach students how to read, write, and research effectively for different purposes. Lester Faigley's clear and inviting teaching style and Dorling Kindersley's accessible and striking design combine to give students a textbook that shows them what readers and ...

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New World Spanish/English, English/Spanish Dictionary more books like this

by Salvatore Ramondino (Editor)

This updated dictionary is the perfect tool for students, teachers, business people, or anyone wanting to write, speak or understand Spanish. With clear translations and 3,000 more definitions than previous editions, this is the best value on the market.

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Models for Writers: Short Essays for Composition more books like this

by Alfred F Rosa

It's a simple, best-selling combination that's worked for over 20 years -- short, accessible essays and helpful, thorough writing instruction. "Models for Writers" continues to offer thought-provoking selections organized to demonstrate not only the rhetorical patterns that students will use in their own essays but also the elements and language ...

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Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide more books like this

by Laurie G Kirszner

Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell, best-selling authors and experienced teachers, know what works in the classroom. They have a knack for picking just the right readings. In "Patterns for College Writing, "they provide students with exemplary rhetorical models and instructors with class-tested selections. The readings are a balance of classic ...

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