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The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
by Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson
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The signs of the times are missing apostrophes. The world needed a hero, but how would an editor with no off-switch answer the call? For Jeff Deck, the writing was literally on the wall: "NO TRESSPASSING." In that moment, his greater purpose became... (read more)

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Everything's an Argument: With Readings (5TH 10 Edition)
Everything's an Argument: With Readings (5TH 10 Edition)
by Andrea A. Lunsford
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This best-selling combination rhetoric and thematically organized reader shows students how to analyze all kinds of arguments — not just essays and editorials, but clothes, cars, ads, and Web site designs — and then how to use what... (read more)

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Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
by Lynne Truss
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We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species... (read more)

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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester
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Erudite noir. "A tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary," as the book's subtitle explains, The Professor and the Madman tells the true story of Dr. W. C. Minor, a convicted murderer who from his book-lined cell at... (read more)

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The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully (Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write)
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully (Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write)
by Arielle Eckstut
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The best, most comprehensive book for writers is now completely revised and updated to address ongoing changes in publishing. Published in 2005 as Putting Your Passion Into Print, this is the book that"s been praised by both industry professionals... (read more)

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Merriam Webster Dictionary 11TH Edition
Merriam Webster Dictionary 11TH Edition
by Webster
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A completely revised and updated edition of this best selling language reference is now available. COvers the core vocabulary of everyday life with over 75,000 clear, concise definitions. Inlcudes pronunciations, word origins and synonym lists. Special... (read more)

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Teaching Writing in the Content Areas
Teaching Writing in the Content Areas
by Vicki Urquhart
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This guidebook provides 35 classroom practices and methods for strengthening students' writing abilities in science, history, math, and other classes taught at the middle and high school level. Written by consultants at Mid-continent Research for... (read more)

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Reference-Grammar and Usage
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Woe Is I : the Grammarphobe's Guide To Better English in Plain English (New and Expanded) ((2ND)03 - Old Edition)
Woe Is I : the Grammarphobe's Guide To Better English in Plain English (New and Expanded) ((2ND)03 - Old Edition)
by Patricia T. Oconner
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The bestselling grammar book has been updated and revised to include the latest and greatest on the basics and subtleties of English, and features a new chapter on the language of the Internet.... (read more)

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