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Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven WorldBullshit isn't what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a world of fake news and bad data. "A modern classic . . . a straight-talking survival guide to the mean streets...
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The Ultimate RPG Quest Keeper: A Journal to Keep Your Campaign RollingChronicle every step of your RPG and record details about your characters, party, quest, and more with this customizable gaming journal for all your adventures. The Ultimate RPG Quest Keeper is an essential tool for all tabletop RPG players to record their characters and...
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The Rediscovery of Meaning, and Other Essays'The Rediscovery of Meaning' is a collection of essays about language, imagination, the human being, society and God. In each, Barfield points to solutions to the modern-day experience of meaningless fragmentation. This book includes some of Barfield's most brilliant, most readable, and most profound...
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The Joy of Phonetics and AccentsYou already have files from QUITE SPECIFIC MEDIA account. The rights to this tiutle have reverted to me from them. I want to continue printing on demand using the existing files and changing only the imprint and ISBN.Author: Louis E. ColaianniPublisher: Joy PressPublished: 12/10/2000Pages:...
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The Grant Writing Guide: A Road Map for ScholarsA practical guide to effective grant writing for researchers at all stages of their academic careers Grant funding can be a major determinant of promotion and tenure at colleges and universities, yet many scholars receive no training in the crucial skill of grant writing....
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The Essentials of Adolescent Literacy: Integrating Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Instruction in Grades 5-12The science of reading isn't just for younger learners--all middle and high school students, particularly those who struggle with foundational skills, benefit from literacy instruction. This groundbreaking book for Grades 5-12 is a practical guide for teaching reading and writing skills across all subject...
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Mysteries of English Grammar: A Guide to Complexities of the English LanguageDespite a history of hundreds of years of research analysing aspects of English grammar, there are still open problems which continue to baffle language researchers today. Such 'grammar mysteries' arise for a number of reasons: because the language is changing; because different speakers of...
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How to Speak Midwestern"A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance" -The New York Times In this book on Midwestern accents, and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He examines...
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Don't Say Um: How to Communicate Effectively to Live a Better LifeNATIONAL BESTSELLER Communicate with confidence and improve your presentation skills with this essential guide-because delivery matters. Michael Chad Hoeppner has coached presidential candidates, prominent CEOs, and Ivy League deans on their communication skills. Now, he shares his wide-ranging knowledge in Don't Say Um. Hoeppner...
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Cultivating Racial and Linguistic Diversity in Literacy Teacher Education: Teachers Like MeThis text examines how English and literacy teacher education-a space dominated by White, English-monolingual, middle class perspectives-shapes the experiences of preservice teachers of color and their construction of a teacher identity and offers ways to improve teacher training to better meet the needs of...
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An Apple a Day: 25 Surprisingly Universal Idioms & Their OriginsA colorful, cross-cultural journey through the world's most familiar idioms--and how they connect us. Meet the boldly colorful and charming backstory of familiar colloquialisms from some of the most-spoken languages--compared and contrasted in English, Italian, Spanish, and French. This beautifully illustrated and engaging idioms...
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A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family"A deeply moving, often humorous, and beautiful accountof what it means to be the hearing child of profoundly deaf parents . . . Ihave rarely read anything on the subject more powerful or poignant than thisextraordinary personal account by Lou Ann Walker." -- Oliver...
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What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book EditingEditing is an invisible art where the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. This makes it all the more difficult to truly understand the range...
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Ventures Level 4 Student's BookVentures 3rd Edition Level 4 Student's Book has 10 units with six lessons each, based on relevant adult-learner themes. Two-page lessons are designed for an hour of classroom instruction and are aligned to teach students the skills needed for success in college and careers....
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Ten Days in a Madhouse"The insane asylum on Blackwell's Island is a human rat-trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out." Twenty-three-year-old journalist Nellie Bly, describing New York City's most notorious mental institution, wrote those words in 1887 after getting...
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Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: If Not Me, Then Who? (Revised)History teachers aren't expected to teach science, math teachers aren't expected to teach social studies; so why are all teachers responsible for teaching reading? The answer is simple. An emphasis on reading and literacy skills in the content areas has an exponential effect on...
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Take It from Me: An Agent's Guide to Building a Nonfiction Writing Career from ScratchFrom the literary agent behind some of today's most successful authors comes a narrative guide geared specifically to the needs of aspiring and working nonfiction writers, demystifying the world of publishing and offering a practical roadmap to getting your book published. "An invaluable resource."--Clint...
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Revolutions in Communication: Media History from Gutenberg to the Digital AgeRevolutions in Communication offers a new approach to media history, presenting an encyclopedic look at the way technological change has linked social and ideological communities. Using key figures in history to benchmark the chronology of technical innovation, Kovarik's exhaustive scholarship narrates the story of...
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Reader Bot: What Happens When AI Reads and Why It MattersWhat happens to human reading when AI bots can do it for us? Explosive developments in artificial intelligence have awed everyday users with the technology's ability to draw, do computer coding, and especially to write. Those AI-generated essays and poems, legal briefs and responses...
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Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion: A Basic Guide for Library StaffCarrying over the reorganization that made the fifth edition such a convenient learning resource for students and working professionals alike, the newest edition of this comprehensive library technology primer is timelier and more compelling than ever. Burke's guide should be at the top of...
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