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The Mother Tongue
by Bill Bryson  
From Powells.com "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...
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Self-editing for Fiction Writers (2ND 04 Edition)
by Renni Browne Publisher Comments Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories. In this completely...
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Metaphors We Live by
by George Lakoff Publisher Comments conversion in...
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Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
by Lynne Truss
Publisher Comments 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...
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Semantic Antics: How and Why Words Change Meaning
by Sol Steinmetz Publisher Comments A fun, new approach to examining etymology! Many common English words started out with an entirely different meaning than the one we know today. For example: The word adamant came into English around 855 C.E. as a synonym for 'diamond,' very different...
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Language in South Asia
by Braj B. (edt) Kachru Publisher Comments An overview of the language of South Asia within a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context....
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Words, Words, Words (06 Edition)
by David Crystal Publisher Comments "Lexicography is not just an exercise in linguistic accounting," writes preeminent English language scholar David Crystal in this exceptionally lively and erudite little book. "It is a voyage of lexical exploration and discovery." In Words, Words, Words,...
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What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers
by Anne Bernays Publisher Comments Part One. Beginnings Chapter 1. First Sentences: Beginning in the Middle Chapter 2. The Story's History Chapter 3. Pairs of Beginning Sentences (From Alexandra Marshall) Chapter 4. Begin a Story with a Given First Line (From William Kittredge) Chapter 5....
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Suite Dreams & Tightmares: New Words for a Changing World
by Keith Barker-main Publisher Comments Ever been a victim of a "chugger,” had a "suite dream," or experienced a "tightmare?" Chances are you have, but you didn't have the vocabulary to describe it. From the extraordinary comic mind of Keith Barker-Main, this is a must-have lexicon of...
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Forgotten English
by Jeffrey Kacirk Publisher Comments Have you ever sent a message via scandaroon, needed a nimgimmer, or fallen victim to bowelhive? Never heard of these terms? That's because they are a thing of the past. These words are alive and well, however, in Forgotten English, a charming collection...
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Pocket Guide To Apa Style (2ND 07 Edition)
by Robert Perrin Synopsis An ideal tool for students writing research papers across the disciplines, the concise and inexpensive Pocket Guide to APA Style provides straightforward explanations, annotated examples, and margin notes to help students write properly documented papers...
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Language in South Asia
by Braj B. (edt) Kachru Publisher Comments An overview of the language of South Asia within a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context....
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100 Words to Make You Sound Great (100 Words)
by Ahd (edt) Editors Publisher Comments 100 Words to Make You Sound Great showcases 100 words illustrated by quotations that are historic, moving, insightful, humorous, and fun to read. The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries have carefully selected them as evidence that it pays to...
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America in So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America
by Allan Metcalf Publisher Comments This book presents a unique historical view of American English. It chronicles year by year the contributions Americans have made to the vocabulary of English and the words Americans have embraced through the evolution of the nation. For important years...
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The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: the Ultimate Opinionated Guide for the Well-spoken
by Charles Harrington Elster Publisher Comments 'How do you pronounce affluent: AF-loo-int or uh-FLOO-int? Does it make a difference? Charles Harrington Elster believes that yes, it does make a difference (and that, for the record, one should pronounce the word AF-loo-int). Elster, the author of Is...
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Rereading Fluency: Process, Practice, and Policy
by Bess Altwerger Publisher Comments sRereading Fluency is an important and timely bookandhellip;. The authors do not just criticize current policies and practices but offer alternatives for improving the quality of reading assessment and instruction. - Richard L. AllingtonsHas your school...
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Filthy Shakespeare: Shakespeare's Most Outrageous Sexual Puns
by Pauline Kiernan Publisher Comments Celebrating the Bard in all his bawdy glory, a hilarious and insightful look into the down-and-dirty sexual puns lurking in Shakespeares body of work Londons Elizabethan theaters were located in the seedy part of town, close to whorehouses but never far...
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Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin
by Nicholas Ostler Publisher Comments The Latin language has been the one constant in the cultural history of the West for more than two millennia. It has been the foundation of our education, and has defined the way in which we express our thoughts, our faith, and our knowledge of how the...
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English Grammar and Punctuation
by Javier Salado Synopsis This guide shows the parts of speech and how they combine to form clauses, phrases and sentences that express complete thoughts. The 4-page laminated guide includes: subjects, verbs & modifiers, objects, words & phrases, clauses, connectors & sentences...
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Made in America
by Bill Bryson Publisher Comments Bill Bryson, who gave glorious voice to The Mother Tongue, now celebrates her magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywood...and exactly why Mr...
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