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Reference-Dictionaries
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The Bantam New College French & English Dictionary/Dictionnaire Anglais Et Francais
The Bantam New College French & English Dictionary/Dictionnaire Anglais Et Francais
by Roger J Steiner
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With more than 85,000 entries--no other portable French and English paperback dictionary offers you so much at so reasonable a price. Newly revised and expanded, The Bantam New College French & English Dictionary is the finest low-priced dictionary you... (read more)

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Reference-Writing
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Elements of Style
Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
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You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. The revisions to the new edition are purposely kept minimal in order to... (read more)

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Reference-Reading
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How to Read a Book
How to Read a Book
by Mortimer J Adler
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How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated. You are told... (read more)

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Reference-Words on Words
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I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms from Around the World
I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms from Around the World
by Jag Bhalla
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I'm not hanging noodles from your ear. In Moscow, this curious, engagingly colorful assertion is common parlance, but unless you're Russian your reaction is probably Say what? The same idea in English is equally odd: I'm not pulling your leg. Both mean... (read more)

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Reference-Grammar and Style
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The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
Publisher Comments
You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. The revisions to the new edition are purposely kept minimal in order to... (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-Books on Books
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 ABC for Book Collectors 8th Edition
ABC for Book Collectors 8th Edition
by John Carter
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Eighth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, E-book, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not, this is the book for you... (read more)

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Reference-Publishing
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Writers Market (Writer's Market)
Writers Market (Writer's Market)
by Writers Market
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Incorporating all the great information writers have to come to expect for more than 80 years, this latest edition features higher profiles of its author interviews, five new market sections, and the most up-to-date market listings available to help... (read more)

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