Language Arts & Disciplines
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: An Edition Printed in the Nyctographic Square Alphabet Devised by Lewis CarrollCharles Lutwidge Dodgson, a.k.a Lewis Carroll, invented a special writing instrument he called "the Nyctograph" on 24 September 1891, in frustration at the process of "getting out of bed at 2 a.m. in a winter night, lighting a candle, and recording some happy thought...
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A Jovial CrewA Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars, is a comedy about four noble lovers who join the beggar community for a pastoral life of dance and song. Or is it? Whilst maintaining its unremitting good humour, A Jovial Crew shows that the literary depiction...
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June CallwoodJune Callwood is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...
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Tom LongboatTom Longboat is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...
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Laura SecordLaura Secord is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...
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Cesar ChavezCesar Chavez is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...
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Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century WriterThe world has changed, and with it the craft of writing. In addition to the difficulties of putting pen to paper, authors must now contend with a slew of new media. This has forever altered the relationship between writers and their readers, their publishers,...
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Actually Learn Arabic Letters Week 2: Roh' Through GheinWeek 2 out of 3. Actually Learn Arabic Letters: A Fun Course That Works--In 3 Weeks offers THE definitive course on learning the Arabic letters and their pronunciations. For servicemen, executives, interfaith initiatives, housewives, and children of all ages, this gentle book takes you...
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Actually Learn Arabic Letters Week 1: 'Aalif Through DhaalWeek 1 of 3. Actually Learn Arabic Letters: A Fun Course That Works--In 3 Weeks offers THE definitive course on learning the Arabic letters and their pronunciations. For servicemen, executives, interfaith initiatives, housewives, and children of all ages, this gentle book takes you by...
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Records Management and Information Culture: Tackling the People ProblemThis book explores how an understanding of organisational information culture provides the insight necessary for the development and promotion of sound recordkeeping practices. It details an innovative framework for analysing and assessing information culture, and indicates how to use this knowledge to change behaviour...
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No-Nonsense Guide to Archives and RecordkeepingThis practical how-to-do-it guide is ideal for professionals involved in the management of archives and records, especially if they are just starting out or without formal training.The book covers all aspects of recordkeeping and archives management. It follows the records' journey from creation, through...
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The Book Lovers' MiscellanyHow is ink made? What is the bestselling book of all time? What are the oldest known books in the world? And how does one make sense of the colors found on Penguin paperbacks? The answers to these questions and many more await readers...
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A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for BirdsA charm of goldfinches. An ostentation of peacocks. A murder of crows. The English language brims with witty words for flocks of birds Thought to have originated from hunting manuals, the practice of inventing collective nouns for birds has since evolved into a sport...
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Successful Business Writing. How to Write Business Letters, Emails, Reports, Minutes and for Social Media. Improve Your English Writing and Grammar. ISuccessful business writing. How to write business letters, emails, reports, minutes and for social media. Improve your English writing and grammar. Improve your writing skills. A Skills Training Course. Lots of exercises and free downloadable workbook. Dramatic changes in technology in the workplace mean...
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The Big Heat: Earth on the BrinkThe world as we know it is undergoing a sudden and violent transformation, unlike anything the planet has experienced since the Cretaceous Extinction. The evidence is all around us: vast droughts that last decades, super-storms and floods that destroy cities, dwindling aquifers, vanishing glaciers,...
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Language Planning and Policy in Native America: History, Theory, PraxisComprehensive in scope and rich in detail, this book explores language planning, language education, and language policy for diverse Native American peoples across time, space, and place. Based on long-term collaborative and ethnographic work with Native American communities and schools, the book examines the...
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Bilingual First Language AcquisitionIncreasingly, children grow up hearing two languages from birth. This comprehensive textbook explains how children learn to understand and speak those languages. It brings together both established knowledge and the latest findings about different areas of bilingual language development. It also includes new analyses...
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Where Words Come from: A Dictionary of Word OriginsDid you know that 'aardvark' comes from the South African for 'earth pig'? Or that 'assassin' actually comes from the Arabic for 'smoker of hashish'? This book explains why 'bungalow' comes from Hindi and what exactly 'hello' is short for. It is an invaluable...
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The New Granta Book of TravelGranta has long been known for the quality of its travel writing. The 1980s were the culmination of a golden age, when writers including Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin, James Hamilton-Paterson and James Fenton set out to document life in largely unfamiliar territory, bringing...
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Penpals for Handwriting Year 1 Workbook (Pack of 10)Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds. The Year 1 Penpals for Handwriting Workbook introduces letters used within context, without joins. The workbooks provide opportunities for additional guided practice of the unit's handwriting focus and link it to a...
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