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The Writer's Practice: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing

John Warner - Penguin Books
Format: eBook

For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a revolutionary new approach to establishing robust writing practices inside and outside the classroomAfter a decade of teaching writing using the same methods he'd experienced as a student many years before, writer, editor, and educator...
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Easy English Grammar Step-by-Step, Second Edition

Phyllis Dutwin - McGraw Hill
Format: Hardcover

This step-by-step approach helps you learn the rules of grammar quickly and easily!The English language is full of rules, exceptions, and often confusing concepts, and for many students, English grammar is a difficult subject that only gets tougher as more concepts are learned. That's...
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Words to Make a Friend: A Story in Japanese and English

Donna Jo Napoli - Random House Studio; Bilingual edition
Format: October 12

When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. How will these two girls have any fun at all?...
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Baby Sign Language Made Easy: 101 Signs to Start Communicating with Your Child Now

Lane Rebelo - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback

Baby Sign Language Made Easy makes it fun and simple to communicate with your little one long before they are able to talk.From clapping their hands in excitement to lifting their arms to be held, babies are naturally inclined to use gestures to communicate. With Baby Sign Language Made...
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English for Everyone: English Vocabulary Builder

Dorling Kindersley, Inc. - DK
Format: Paperback

A combined reference book and workbook covering over 3,000 entries of essential words and phrases to expand your English vocabulary.Designed around the most up-to-date theories of language acquisition, English for Everyone: English Vocabulary Builder includes all the words and phrases English...
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Homer

Barbara Graziosi - Oxford Univ Press
Format: Print book

Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. Yet their author, 'the greatest poet that ever lived' is something of a mystery. By the 6th century BCE,...
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1100 Words You Need to Know: Build Your Vocabulary in just 15 minutes a day!

Richard Carriero
Format: Eighth Edition

Over the years, thousands of students preparing for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and other standardized tests have relied on 1100 Words You Need to Know as an ideal way to strengthen their word power. With this brand-new edition, test prep expert Richard Carriero provides a fully updated and invaluable...
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Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar for ESL Learners, Premium Fourth Edition

ED SWICK - McGraw Hill
Format: Paperback

This bestselling workbook for beginning ESL (English as a Second Language) learners helps you master English grammar -- now with a streaming audio answer key via the McGraw Hill Language Lab app.Understanding the rules of grammar is the first step in learning a language, and extensive...
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Compact Oxford Italian dictionary.

Catherine E. Love - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback

The Compact Oxford Italian Dictionary covers over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations of contemporary Italian and English. Includes all essential Italian and English words, based on findings from the Oxford Languages Tracker. More than just a dictionary, this handy reference...
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power.What makes "cults" so intriguing and frightening? What makes...
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