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Who Moved My Cheese?
Who Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer Johnson
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With Who Moved My Cheese? Dr. Spencer Johnson realizes the need for finding the language and tools to deal with change--an issue that makes all of us nervous and uncomfortable. Most people are fearful of change because they don't believe they have any... (read more)

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As You Like It No Fear Shakespeare - Study Notes
As You Like It No Fear Shakespeare - Study Notes
by John (edt) Crowther
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No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of As You Like It on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains - The complete text of the original play - A line-by-line... (read more)

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Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke
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From 1903 to 1908 Rilke wrote a series of remarkable responses to a young would-be poet, on poetry and on surviving as a sensitive observer in a harsh world. Accompanying the letters is a chronicle of Rilke's life showing what he was experiencing in his... (read more)

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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
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"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was  ten years old at the time, was trying to get a  report on birds written that he'd had three months to  write. It was due the next day. We were out at our  family... (read more)

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Editing
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers)
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers)
by Mla
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The seventh edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to research and writing in the online environment. It provides an authoritative update of MLA documentation style for use in student writing, including simplified guidelines for citing works... (read more)

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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
by American Heritage
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The much-anticipated Fifth Edition of The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language is the premier resource about words for people who seek to know more and find fresh perspectives. Exhaustively researched and thoroughly revised, the... (read more)

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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
by A. J. Jacobs
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33,000 PAGES 44 MILLION WORDS 10 BILLION YEARS OF HISTORY 1 OBSESSED MAN Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible quest to read the... (read more)

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Spelling and Vocabulary
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Depraved and Insulting English (Harvest Book)
Depraved and Insulting English (Harvest Book)
by Peter Novobatzky
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Originally published as two distinct collections, Depraved and Insulting Englishbrings to light the language's most offensive and obscene words--words that have fallen out of today's lexicon but will no doubt delight, amuse, and in some cases prove... (read more)

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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
by Websters
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New edition! Created especially for crossword puzzle lovers. 350,000 answer words, including 50,000 new entries. Organized alphabetically and by number of letters. Newly formatted for greater legibility and ease of use, with comprehensive coverage of... (read more)

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Libraries and Google
Libraries and Google
by William Miller
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Discover the benefits--and drawbacks--of Google(R) Google(R) has become a nearly omnipresent tool of the Internet, with its potential only now beginning to be realized. How can librarians effectively integrate this powerful search engine to provide... (read more)

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Tuesday,
May 29, 2012
Who Moved My Cheese?
  1. Who Moved My Cheese?
    by Spencer Johnson
  2. Webster's American English Dictionary
    by Inc. Merriam-webster
  3. As You Like It No Fear Shakespeare - Study Notes
    by John (edt) Crowther
  4. Letters to a Young Poet
    by Rainer Maria Rilke
  5. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
    by Anne Lamott
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