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Elements of Style

Elements of Style more books like this

by William Strunk, Jr.

You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. The revisions to the new edition are purposely kept minimal in order to retain the book's unique tone, wit, and charm. A new Glossary of the grammatical terms used in the ...

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Writers Reference

Writers Reference more books like this

by Diana Hacker

This handbook covers such topics as composing and revising, effective sentences, word choice, trouble spots and spelling. A new section on document design is included in this edition. Research chapters feature a new unit on using the library that covers databases.

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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation more books like this

by Lynne Truss

A panda walked into a cafe. He ordered a sandwich, ate it, then pulled out a gun and shot the waiter. 'Why?' groaned the injured man. The panda shrugged, tossed him a badly punctuated wildlife manual and walked out. And sure enough, when the waiter consulted the book, he found an explanation. 'Panda,' ran the entry for his assailant. 'Large black ...

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Webster's New World Thesaurus

Webster's New World Thesaurus more books like this

by Charlton Laird

Although largely replaced by the modern A-Z thesaurus format, the thematic organization of the original Roget thesaurus set the standard for many years. This new edition of the renowned Webster's New World' Thesaurus combines a thematic index, based on Roget's original categories, with the proven usefulness of its A-Z listing. New introductory ...

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary more books like this

by Merriam-Webster (Creator)

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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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction more books like this

by William Zinsser

A revised and updated edition of one of the most successful guides to writing ever published (one million copies sold). A Classic in its Field, On Writing Well is the Indispensable reference tool for anyone who writes, wants to learn to write, or needs to do some writing to get through the day -- as almost everybody does. Illustrated with examples ...

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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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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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Hodges' Harbrace Handbook

Hodges' Harbrace Handbook more books like this

by Cheryl Glenn, Loretta Gray

Bringing fresh insight to the comprehensive "Hodges' Harbrace Handbook, Sixteenth Edition", rhetorician Cheryl Glenn and linguist Loretta Gray provide this market-leading handbook with groundbreaking treatment of writing.

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The American Heritage Student Dictionary

The American Heritage Student Dictionary more books like this

by American Heritage Dictionary (Editor)

Designed for middle school and early high school students, this new edition leads the market in content, features, and design. Now in full color, it has been completely revised and updated to reflect the changing world, with more than 3,000 new words and senses in all areas of vocabulary.

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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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Scholastic Dictionary of Spelling more books like this

by Marvin Terban

With a brand new design, 1,000 additional words, and new fun sections like "The Four Longest Words in the English Language" and "The Spelling Words That Made Kids Champions," this is the perfect spelling resource for students. The introduction gives instructions for looking up a word the reader does not necessarily know how to spell, offers more ...

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A Pocket Style Manual more books like this

by Diana Hacker

Covers clarity, grammar, usage, puntuation and mechanics, as well as common ESL problems and MLA and APA documentation. The book includes hand-edited examples that show students how to correct errors.

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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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The Mother Tongue more books like this

by Bill Bryson

The author of the acclaimed The Lost Continent now steers us through the quirks and byways of the English language. We learn why island, freight, and colonel are spelled in such unphonetic ways, why four has a u in it but forty doesn't, plus bizarre and enlightening facts about some of the patriarchs of this peculiar language.

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The Synonym Finder more books like this

by J. I. Rodale

The Last Word in Thesauruses -- More than 1,000,000 synonyms -- Simple alphabetical arrangement -- no separate index necessary -- Separate subdivisions for the different parts of speech and different meanings of the same word -- Expanded to include thousands of new words and expressions that have entered the language in recent years -- Includes ...

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Merriam-Webster Children's Dictionary more books like this

by DK Publishing (Creator)

This fully updated edition of the bestselling children's dictionary has more words, more images, and more stuff to learn--making this new volume a must-have for every home, classroom, and library. Full color.

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A Rulebook for Arguments more books like this

by Anthony Weston

Updated examples, streamlined text, and the chapter on definition reworked in a rule-based format strengthen this already strong volume. Readers familiar with the previous edition will find a text that retains all the features that make Rulebook ideally suited for use as a supplementary course book -- including its modest price and compact size. ...

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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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Mouse Soup more books like this

by Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)

One of a series designed to help beginner-readers to develop and improve their reading skills, this book is by the author of the "Frog and Toad" stories. Mouse tells Weasel that his soup won't taste any good unless he puts some stories into it.

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Bedford Guide for College Writers: With Reader, Research Manual, and Handbook more books like this

by X J Kennedy

When it was first published twenty years ago, "The Bedford Guide for College Writers" brought a lively and innovative new approach to the teaching of writing. Since that time, authors X. J. and Dorothy M. Kennedy have won praise for their friendly tone and their view, apparent on every page of the text, that writing is the "usually surprising, ...

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Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers more books like this

by Lynn Quitman Troyka

For Freshman-level writing courses, such as Freshman Composition, English Composition, First-Year Writing, Expository Writing or any course where students need help with the writing process, critical thinking, grammar, research, and documentation. The Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers, from trusted authors Lynn Troyka and Doug Hesse, is a ...

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Bedford Handbook more books like this

by Diana Hacker

Class-tested by over one million students, The Bedford Handbook has always worked both as a full classroom text and as a reference students can use on their own. Now integrated with an expanded companion Web site developed by Diana Hacker, the sixth edition gives students the help they need to face the challenges of writing and conducting research ...

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

by Simon Winchester

"The Professor and the Madman," masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the "Oxford English Dictionary"--and literary history. The compilation of the "OED," begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious projects ever ...

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