Language Arts & Disciplines
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Where the Past Begins: A Writer's MemoirFROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AMY TAN, A MEMOIR ON HER LIFE AS A WRITER, HER CHILDHOOD, AND THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FICTION AND EMOTIONAL MEMORYIn Where the Past Begins, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy...
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Live Writing: Breathing Life Into Your WordsA practical guide for how to make your writing come alive, by the bestselling author of A Writer's Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding.What is "live writing"? It's the kind of writing that has a current running through it--energy, electricity, juice. This...
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Winning Arguments: What Works and Doesn't Work in Politics, the Bedroom, the Courtroom, and the Classroom"Fish mines cultural touchstones from Milton to 'Married with Children' to explain how various types of arguments are structured and how that understanding can lead to victory" -- New York Times Book Review A lively and accessible guide to understanding rhetoric by the world...
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Vocal Power: Harness Your Inner Voice to Conquer Everyday Communication Challenges, with a Foreword by Michael Irvin"I was able to learn an incredible amount about my voice and about how to have great impact with more pleasure and less pain." -- Tony Robbins, New York Times bestselling author of Awaken the Giant Within Achieving Vocal Power is about making a...
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Translation and Conflict: A Narrative AccountTranslation and Conflict demonstrates that translators and interpreters participate in circulating as well as resisting the narratives that create the intellectual and moral environment for violent conflict. Drawing on narrative theory and using numerous examples from historical and contemporary conflicts, the author provides an...
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Heavens to Betsy!: And Other Curious SayingsHe's as mad as a hatter Whether it's like a bump on a log or a bat out of hell, these expressions have been around forever, but we've never really known why ... until now Finally Dr. Funk explains more than 400 droll, colorful,...
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A History of the Spanish Language Through TextsA History of the Spanish Language through Texts examines the evolution of the Spanish language from the Middle Ages to the present day. Pountain explores a wide range of texts from poetry, through newspaper articles and political documents, to a Bunuel film script and...
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McGraw-Hill's Essential ESL Grammar: A Hnadbook for Intermediate and Advanced ESL StudentsMaster American English and communicate with confidence As an experienced student of English, you know the language can be a tricky one to learn with its complex grammar and its many "exceptions to the rule" rules. Written by ESL guru Mark Lester--author of Grammar...
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Ghetto: The History of a WordJust as European Jews were being emancipated and ghettos in their original form--compulsory, enclosed spaces designed to segregate--were being dismantled, use of the word ghetto surged in Europe and spread around the globe. Tracing the curious path of this loaded word from its first...
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Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring GrammarHelpful instruction and plenty of practice for your child to understand the basics of grammar and vocabulary Understanding grammar is essential for your child to speak and write with competence and clarity. Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar gives your child bite-sized explanations of grammar...
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Why Translation MattersFrom the celebrated translator of Cervantes and Garci M rquez, a testament to the power of the translator's art Why Translation Matters argues for the cultural importance of translation and for a more encompassing and nuanced appreciation of the translator's role. As the acclaimed...
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My Little Animal BookChildren will quickly learn to recognize all sorts of animals with this wonderful word and picture book from Roger Priddy. My Little Animal Book introduces readers to a wide variety of animals - from the farm to the jungle Kids will love the adorable...
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Governmental and Nonprofit AccountingFor courses in governmental and nonprofit accounting. A practice-approach that prepares you for professional government and nonprofit accounting Written through the eyes of the learner, Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting prepares you for professional government, not- for- profit accounting practice, and the CPA exam. This...
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Writing in Anthropology: A Brief GuideWriting in Anthropology: A Brief Guide applies the key concepts of rhetoric and composition-audience, purpose, genre, and credibility-to examples based in anthropology. It is part of a series of brief, discipline-specific writing guides from Oxford University Press designed for today's writing-intensive college courses. The...
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Creating Their Own Image: The History of African-American Women ArtistsCreating Their Own Image marks the first comprehensive history of African-American women artists, from slavery to the present day. Using an analysis of stereotypes of Africans and African-Americans in western art and culture as a springboard, Lisa E. Farrington here richly details hundreds of...
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Choral RepertoireChoral Repertoire is the definitive and comprehensive one-volume presentation of the canon of the Western choral tradition. Designed for practicing conductors and directors, students and teachers of choral music, amateur and professional singers, scholars, and interested vocal enthusiasts, it is an account of the...
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Focus on Grammar 3 with MyenglishlabAuthor: Marjorie Fuchs, Margaret Bonner, Miriam WestheimerPublisher: Pearson Education ESLPublished: 09/08/2016Pages: 528Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.00lbsSize: 10.80h x 8.20w x 0.60dISBN: 9780133854886This title is not returnableThis title is only available via back order
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Focus on Grammar and MeaningAuthor: Luciana De Oliveira, Mary SchleppegrellPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 07/25/2015Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50dISBN: 9780194000857This title is only available via back order
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Write Source SkillsBook Teacher's Edition Grade 7Author: Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublisher: Great Source Education GroupPublished: 01/04/2011Pages: 210Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 10.88h x 8.25w x 0.44dISBN: 9780547484464This title is not returnable
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Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book about AdjectivesPerfect for introductory grammar lessons What is an adjective? Explore language and discover how to identify and create many different types of adjectives, from demonstratives to articles to proper adjectives. "To further a child's grasp of the meaning and function of adjectives, this gorgeous...
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