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Reference-Spelling and Vocabulary
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Instant Vocabulary
Instant Vocabulary
by Ida Ehrlich
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LEARNING NEW WORDS IS AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE! • RECOGNIZE the keys to the English language, the basic units from which all words are made • FOLLOW clear examples of how the key explains a word's origin and meaning -- or how it combines with... (read more)

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Reference-Grammar and Style
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Artful Sentences: Syntax As Style
Artful Sentences: Syntax As Style
by Virginia Tufte
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In Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style, Virginia Tufte presents — and comments on — more than a thousand excellent sentences chosen from the works of authors in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The sentences come from an extensive search... (read more)

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Reference-Grammar and Usage
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Bringing Words To Life (02 Edition)
Bringing Words To Life (02 Edition)
by Isabel L. Beck
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Exciting and engaging vocabulary instruction can set students on the path to a lifelong fascination with words. This book provides a research-based framework and practical strategies for vocabulary development with children from the earliest grades... (read more)

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Reference-Writing
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Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer
Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer
by Bret Anthony Johnston
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You already have the tools to become a gifted writer; what you need is the spark. Harvard creative writing professor and acclaimed author Bret Anthony Johnston brings you an irresistible interactive guide to the craft of narrative writing. From... (read more)

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Reference-Reading
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Discovering Fiction, Student Book 1 (01 Edition)
Discovering Fiction, Student Book 1 (01 Edition)
by Rosemary Gelshenen
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Authentic North American short stories enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. The universal appeal of the stories in this book touches students and makes them think. Among the authors included are O. Henry... (read more)

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Reference-Books on Books
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.)
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.)
by Simon Winchester
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The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary — and literary... (read more)

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Reference-Words Phrases and Language
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The Mother Tongue
The Mother Tongue
by Bill Bryson
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"Everything, it seems, is interesting to Bill Bryson. The marvel is that he can make it all interesting to us....Bryson's book, Mother Tongue...is the one that convinced me he could probably write informatively and with humor about anything. I mean, who... (read more)

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Reference-Dictionaries
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Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities
Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities
by John M. Carrera
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This "visual dictionary of curiosities" is charming, quirky, and endlessly entertaining. (It's also very hard to put down.) Fascinating images reproduced from wood engravings illustrate words from albatross and abracadabra to zibeth and zodiac."... (read more)

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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Instant Vocabulary
  1. Instant Vocabulary
    by Ida Ehrlich
  2. A Writer's Commonplace Book
    by Rosemary Friedman
  3. Artful Sentences: Syntax As Style
    by Virginia Tufte
  4. ABC for Book Collectors 8th Edition
    by John Carter
  5. Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
    by Mignon Fogarty
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