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Grammar: 1,001 Practice Questions For Dummies

Geraldine Woods · For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Book

Practice makes perfect - and helps deepen your understanding of English grammar Establishing good grammar habits will set you up for success. From English class to writing your college essay, from corporatecommunications, to updating your social media sites, good grammar is essential and now you have...
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The Long Shadow: The Legacies of the Great War in the Twentieth Century

David Reynolds · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2014 PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for the Best Work of History. "If you only read one book about the First World War in this anniversary year, read The Long Shadow. David Reynolds writes superbly and his analysis is compelling and original." -Anne Chisolm, Chair of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman...
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Stories, Songs, and Stretches!: Creating Playful Storytimes with Yoga and Movement

Katie Scherrer · Amer Library Assn Editions
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback

Young children love to move and that's a great thing! Because in addition to supporting early learning, storytime can provide young children with opportunities to explore physical movement. The centuries-old contemplative movement practice known as yoga is more than just a passing trend;...
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Film Noir 101: The 101 Best Film Noir Posters From The 1940s-1950s

Mark Fertig · Fantagraphics; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

This art book collects film noir posters and critical commentary, with a foreword by Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist). Collecting 101 noir movie posters of, arguably, the greatest noir films ever made (including classics The Maltese Falcon,...
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50 Fandom Programs: Planning Festivals and Events for Tweens, Teens, and Adults

Amy J Alessio · American Library Association
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

This book of ready-to-go programs and events will help public libraries give fans who are passionate about genres, characters, games, and book series plenty of reasons to return to the library again and again. Fandom programming can require planning across departments, tie-ins to collections...
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Praxis: Core Academic Skills for Educators:

LLC LearningExpress · Learningexpress, Llc
Format: Book

Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Tests measure academic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. Colleges and universities may use the Praxis Core tests to evaluate individuals for entry into teacher education programs, and many states also require Praxis Core scores as part...
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Creating Literacy-Based Programs for Children: Lesson Plans and Printable Resources for K 5

R LYNN BAKER · AMER LIBRARY Association
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

The all-in-one resource you've been clamoring for, this book presents a comprehensive package of literacy-based public library programming ideas designed for children in kindergarten through the early tweens. Chock full of strategies and best practices for promoting literacy and reading...
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Cold War: An International History

Carole K. Fink · Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pages: 321
Format: Paperback

More than a bipolar conflict between two Superpowers, the decades-long Cold War had implications for the entire world. In this accessible, comprehensive retelling, Carole K. Fink provides new insights and perspectives on key events with an emphasis on people, power, and ideas, along with...
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ASVAB Core Review

Learningexpress. · Learning Express, 2016.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

This fully revised and updated guide offers comprehensive review and preparation for the ASVAB Core tests that comprise the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) : Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, and Mathematics Knowledge. Performance on these tests determines...
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ACT 2016-2017 Strategies, Practice, and Review with 6 Practice Tests: Online Book

Kaplan · Kaplan Publishing
Pages: 600
Format: Print book

Kaplan's essential, comprehensive ACT guide provides proven test-taking strategies, realistic practice questions and tests, detailed answer explanations, and video tutorials so you can score higher on test day - guaranteed. More than 1.9 million high school students take the ACT. Despite...
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McGraw-Hill Education Firefighter Exam, 2nd Edition

Ronald Spadafora · McGraw-Hill; 2 edition
Format: Print book

Your up-to-the-minute guide for acing the firefighter exam McGraw-Hill Education: Firefighter Exams offers 7 full-length sample exams (two more exams than previous edition), plus valuable instruction and practice in all the most common question types--all designed to reflect today's...
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Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints and Voices

Roger Chapman · M.E. Sharpe
Pages: 74
Format: Print book

The term "culture wars" refers to the political and sociological polarisation that has characterised American society the past several decades. This new edition provides an enlightening and comprehensive A-to-Z ready reference, now with supporting primary documents, on major topics...
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Brando's Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work

Susan L. Mizruchi · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. When people think about Marlon Brando, they think of the movie star, the hunk, the scandals. In Brando's Smile, Susan L. Mizruchi reveals the Brando others have missed: the man who collected four...
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