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Paperback Oxford Canadian Thesaurus - Paperback

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by Robert Pontisso (Editor)Edited by Oxford's Canadian lexicography department, this is Oxford University Press's first Canadian thesaurus. With 300,000 synonyms and 8,000 opposites, this easy-to-use reference is ideal for all kinds of writing needs-- for study, at home, or in the office. The Paperback Oxford Canadian Thesaurus provides the most useful alternative word first, with the words that are closest in meaning to the entry work given in capitals. Thousands of example sentences show wo...

The Power of Communication: Professional Writing Strategies for Public Administrators - Paperback

$33.73

by Ygnacio Flores (Author)The Power of Correspondence: Professional Writing Strategies for Public Administrators provides a simple approach to develop writing strategies to meet the writing requirements in the professional work environment. The importance of communicating in a professional setting cannot be overstated. A well-written memo, report, or other correspondence can affect an organization's strategy and operations. Strong writing skills will set you apart from others in your organiza...

English by the Nature Method - Hardcover

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by Arthur M. Jensen (Author)English by the by Nature Method. The aim of the natural approach is to develop communicative skills, and it is primarily intended to be used with beginning learners.It is presented as a set of principles that can apply to a wide range of learners and teaching situations, and concrete objectives depend on the specific context in which it is used.Terrell outlines three basic principles of the approach: "Focus of instruction is on communication rather than its form." ...

Análisis de la Conversación: Fundamentos, Metodología Y Alcances - Paperback

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by Chase Wesley Raymond (Author), Luis Manuel Olguín (Author), Carol Klee (Editor)Análisis de la Conversación: fundamentos, metodología y alcances ofrece la primera introducción comprehensiva al Análisis de la Conversación (AC) en español y con datos conversacionales disponibles en línea. Escrito enteramente en español, el libro ofrece una introducción actual, comprehensiva y amigable al AC y sus aplicaciones por lo que constituye una fuente de referencia ideal para estudiantes, instructores ...

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Number of Pages: 208 Dimensions: 0.45 x 7.23 x 4.91 IN Publication Date: November 01, 2014

There's No Way to Do It Wrong!: How to Get Young Learners to Take Risks, Tell Stories, Share Opinions, and Fall in Love with Writing - Paperback

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by Gary Miller (Author)What if you could transform your students into enthusiastic, engaged writers in just 7 minutes? With this small but mighty handbook, you can! Professional curriculum developer Gary Miller has used decades of experience in language arts development to create a new way for young people to write. It's simple. It's powerful. And best of all, There's No Way to Do It Wrong! Number of Pages: 58 Dimensions: 0.12 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: June 28, 2021

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The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language - Paperback

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by Clayton Valli (Editor), Peggy Swartzel Lott (Illustrator), Daniel Renner (Illustrator)Created by an unparalleled board of experts led by renowned ASL linguist and poet Clayton Valli, The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language contains over 3,000 illustrations. Each sign illustration, including depictions of fingerspelling when appropriate, incorporates a complete list of English synonyms. A full, alphabetized English index enables users to cross-reference words and signs throughout...

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Approaches to Teaching the Plum in the Golden Vase (the Golden Lotus) - Paperback

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by Andrew Schonebaum (Editor)The Plum in the Golden Vase (also known as The Golden Lotus) was published in the early seventeenth century and may be the first long work of Chinese fiction written by a single (though anonymous) author. Featuring both complex structural elements and psychological and emotional realism, the novel centers on the rich merchant Ximen Qing and his household and describes the physical surroundings and material objects of a Ming dynasty city. In part a social, politica...

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NBC Goes to War: The Diary of Radio Correspondent James Cassidy from London to the Bulge - Hardcover

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by James Cassidy (Author), Michael Sweeney (Editor)The diary of radio correspondent James Cassidy presents a unique view of World War II as this reporter followed the Allied armies into Nazi Germany. James Joseph Cassidy was one of 362 American journalists accredited to cover the European Theater of Operations between June 7, 1944, and the war's end. Radio was relatively new, and World War II was its first war. Among the difficulties facing historians examining radio reporters during that per...

Memoir as Medicine: The Healing Power of Writing Your Messy, Imperfect, Unruly (But Gorgeously Yours) Life Story - Paperback

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by Nancy Slonim Aronie (Author)A wonderfully fresh and frank guide to why and how to write personal stories that will heal, liberate, inspire -- and entertain -- both writer and reader Writing has been medicine for Nancy Slonim Aronie. At nine months old, her son Dan was diagnosed with diabetes. Then, at twenty-two, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. During the years she and her husband took care of Dan, and when he died at age thirty-eight, Aronie could not find the book she needed. ...

Learn Russian Language: Illustrated step by step guide for complete beginners to understand Russian language from scratch - Paperback

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by White Belt Mastery (Author)Dear Learner, It's amazing to know that you have decided to immerse yourself in the exciting process of learning the Russian language. Russian is a beautiful language spoken by hundreds of millions people worldwide. This book is designed for total beginners. It will guide you through some very basic concepts of the Russian language. The book has 11 modules. In the beginning of each module you will see a short simple dialogue or a text presenting the topic covered...

Modern Spanish Grammar Workbook - Paperback

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by Juan Kattan-Ibarra (Author), Irene Wilkie (Author)Modern Spanish Grammar Workbook is an innovative book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of European or Latin American Spanish.The book is divided into two sections: * Section 1 provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures* Section 2 practises everyday functions such as making introductions and expressing needsA comprehensive answer key at the back of the book enables you to check on your progress.Modern Spanis...

The Grammar You Missed in High School: 2nd Edition - Paperback

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by Jim Molloy (Author)End Your Grammar Insecurity Forever! Are you the student going back to school after some time away and finding yourself anxious about grammar, usage and punctuation? Are you the business professional who has to get the grammar right-and who's been embarrassed once or twice when you didn't? Maybe you are the tired mom or dad trying to help your child with homework-and worried about your ability to do that. Or maybe you are a high school student who doesn't want to graduat...

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by Abraham Jongroor (Author)We must be disciplined to achieve our life dreams. This book discusses all kinds of disciplines and how discipline help us out in any situation, especially self-discipline. It also provides many examples of how discipline especially self-discipline could possibly guide our ways out of enormous difficulties to reach our destinations. Had my life not been fundamentally established on a strong foundation of self-discipline, I would have not made it to where I am today...

The Greek Dialects, Third Revised Edition - Paperback

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by Carl Darling Buck (Author)This is the classic treatment of the dialects of ancient Greece. Here Buck presents detailed information on the phonology, inflection, syntax, and other aspects of some twenty-five of the known Greek dialects. A highly useful feature of the work is an extensive annotated selection, comprising nearly half the book, of the actual inscriptions upon which our knowledge of dialects is based.Author BiographyCarl Darling Buck (1866-1955) the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguish...

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30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary - Paperback

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by Norman Lewis (Author), Wilfred Funk (Author)Elevate your vocabulary in just thirty days with this informative, fun, and accessible guide to utilizing powerful language. Do you occasionally misuse or misunderstand certain words? Do you sometimes find yourself at a loss to express exactly what you mean? Are you tired of having people seemingly talk "above" you? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary is the perfect solution. Millions of peo...

Speak Techniques With Confidence: Ways To Improve Your Public Speaking Skills: Speak With Confidence - Paperback

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by Alex Stadt (Author)Public speaking techniques are a powerful asset to any individual. It provides us with an opportunity to leave a deep and lasting impact on others. And yet, this is one opportunity most people shirk, as they are terrified of expressing themselves in front of an audience!Why a gathering, a few of us stammer and become apprehensive notwithstanding when they need to address a new individual on a one-on-one premise. In any case, if you deal with a couple of things, open talk...

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The Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick - Paperback

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by Elizabeth Hardwick (Author), Alex Andriesse (Editor), Alex Andriesse (Introduction by)Essays on music, art, pop culture, literature, and politics by the renowned essayist and observer of contemporary life, now collected together for the first time. The Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick is a companion collection to The Collected Essays, a book that proved a revelation of what, for many, had been an open secret: that Elizabeth Hardwick was one of the great American literary critics, a...

Humor Speaking: How To Have Successful Speech With Humor: How To Improve Public Speaking Skills - Paperback

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by Curt Jerdee (Author)Do you have a fear of public speaking? Are you worried that others may misunderstand what you're saying? As individuals, we are concerned that the information we offer in our presentations may lead to misunderstandings and disputes. This is understandable, as many renowned individuals are terrified of public speaking.This workbook is designed to teach anybody with a basic understanding of public speaking how to use comedy in their speeches. Even though you can use the b...

Homophones: Words that Sound Alike or One Reason English is Difficult to Learn - Paperback

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by Charlotte Smith (Author)One reason the English language may seem difficult to learn is that there are so many words that sound alike but are spelled differently. This large group of multiple-meaning words is called homophones. The term "homophone" comes from the Greek words "homos" (same) and "phone" (sound). There are hundreds of homophones. This book lists those that may help English as a second language students the most in their study of the English language. Some words are not pronoun...

Data Model Storytelling: An Agile Approach to Maximizing the Value of Data Management - Paperback

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by Larry Burns (Author)What value does data modeling contribute to an organization, and how can that value be increased? Starting with analogies from Native American storytelling traditions and drawing on his experiences as an officer in Toastmasters (the International public speaking organization), Larry shows us how we can be data modeling Shamans. We can use data models to bring people together to solve business problems, reengineer inefficient business processes, forge agreements on data ...

Public Speaking For Kids: Help Your Child Increase Confidence And Take Part In Social Events: Public Speaking Topics - Paperback

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by Leon Neat (Author)Some kids are naturally good speakers and take to public speaking, while others fear standing in front of an audience and talking to them. Public speaking improves young people's overall communication skills, increases self-esteem and confidence, plans and organize their thoughts, expresses their ideas in front of the class, and develops leadership skills.This book will help your child in Increasing confidence, increasing participation in social events, better performance...

Writing Your First Book Made Easy Vol 1 - Hardcover

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by Luther T. Collins (Author)This book was written as a tour guide for first time authors. I'm a firm believer that everyone has a story to tell but not everyone knows where to begin. "Your voice is your vision and your legacy has the potential to become legendary!" - Luther T. Collins Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: July 27, 2021

Participatory Community Inquiry in the Opioid Epidemic: A New Approach for Communities in Crisis - Hardcover

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by Craig T. Maier (Author)This book explores a research project focused on finding a community-level response to the opioid epidemic. Grounded in communication ethics, appreciative inquiry, and action research, this book contends that the opioid epidemic in the United States is as much a social disease as it is a pharmaceutical one, arising from a lack of social connection and the "communal literacy" Americans need to deal with the challenges they face together.Asking how Americans can redisc...

How To Be A Good Storyteller: Improve Your Social Skills: Tell A Story - Paperback

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by Margaret Larch (Author)Storytelling is a means for sharing and interpreting experiences. ... Storytelling can be used as a method to teach ethics, values, and cultural norms, and differences. Learning is most effective when it takes place in social environments that provide authentic social cues about how knowledge is to be applied.Stories not only touch lives, but they also move people to act. Imagine this very real scenario - you are asked to give a speech on your best work, after weeks ...

The Dictionary of 1980s Slang: Stranger than Fiction! The Totally Awesome Guide to Rockin' '80s Lingo - Hardcover

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by Rick Carlile (Author), Rick Carlile (Illustrator)STRANGER THAN FICTION! Ideal for any '80s kid, and anyone who wants to discover what made the '80s great! From the author of the USA #1 best-selling (unofficial) Scrabble book "The Dictionary of Two-Letter Words." Packed with over 800 scrupulously-researched entries. Over 500 citations from '80s movies, music and books. Incisive, humorous definitions examining etymology, history, and more. Numerous explanatory illustrations. Bonus! Cut-...

The Great Demon King: A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin, 1800 Word Vocabulary Level, Journey to the West Book #16 - Paperback

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by Jeff Pepper (Author), Xiao Hui Wang (Author)The Monkey King Sun Wukong leads the Tang monk and his two fellow disciples westward until their path is blocked by a river eight hundred miles wide. On the riverbank is a village where the people live in fear of the Great Demon King, who demands two human sacrifices each year. Sun Wukong and the pig-man Zhu Bajie come up with a clever plan to trick the Demon King and save the people of the village, but they soon discover that the Demon King has ...

Current Approaches to Metaphor Analysis in Discourse - Paperback

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by Ignasi Navarro I. Ferrando (Editor)This volume takes up the challenge of surveying the present state of a variety of approaches to the identification, analysis and interpretation of metaphor across communication channels, situational contexts, genres and social spheres. It reflects three foremost trends of present metaphor research, namely the communicative approach, the cognitive modelling approach and the multimodality approach. These trends are considered as areas of research emerging o...

New West Indian Readers - Infant Book 1 - Spiral

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by Clive Borely (Author) Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.27 x 9.68 x 7.36 IN Publication Date: November 01, 2014

Loath to Print: The Reluctant Scientific Author, 1500-1750 - Hardcover

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by Nicole Howard (Author)Why did so many early modern scientific authors dislike and distrust the printing press?While there is no denying the importance of the printing press to the scientific and medical advances of the early modern era, a closer look at authorial attitudes toward this technology refutes simplistic interpretations of how print was viewed at the time. Rather than embracing the press, scientific authors often disliked and distrusted it. In many cases, they sought to avoid put...

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by Kerry Johnson Mba (Author)Negotiation doesn't have to be a win-loss game...you can strike a deal good for everyone but the skill lies in negotiating in a way that relationships can be built, developed and maintained Number of Pages: 232 Dimensions: 0.63 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: June 07, 2022

Public Policy Argumentation and Debate: A Practical Guide for Advocacy, Second Edition - Paperback

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by Philip Dalton (Author), John R. Butler (Author)Through an exclusive focus on public policy advocacy as a practical endeavor, Philip Dalton and John R. Butler depart from approaches to debate education that focus on the rules of simulated, academic debate formats.Author BiographyPhilip Dalton (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma) is Associate Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Public Advocacy and Director of the Center for Civic Engagement, at Hofstra University. He studies political com...