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American Heritage Word Finder - Paperback

$16.99

by Paul Hellweg (Author)A thesaurus for adult learners of English. The American Heritage(R) Word Finder is a vocabulary builder designed for adult learners of English. This study guide provides students basic vocabulary to help them achieve their goals, such as entering an English-language university, doing well on an English proficiency test, or finding a good job. Every entry has been selected with the needs of beginning learners in mind. Easy-to-understand example sentences accompany each...

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by Simon Okotie (Author)Author and essayist Simon Okotie interprets the signposts - evident through the history of the novel - that point to the form's future. We're used to the novel being declared dead, dying, or endangered. Seemingly every few years, a critic will read it the last rites - yet the form remains more popular than ever with readers. In The Future of the Novel, author Simon Okotie presents a bold future for long-form fiction, and suggests its evolution is far from over. Okotie ...

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by Charles Martin (Author)A rich collection of poems inspired by the Persian lyric tradition.In The Khayyam Suite, acclaimed poet Charles Martin explores both the profound and the personal in verse that celebrates the spectrum of human experience. At the heart of this collection is a study of the Rubaiyat, the renowned poem cycle attributed to the Persian poet Omar Khayyam. Martin pays homage to Khayyam's classical Persian poetic form--the ghazal--by infusing it with contemporary sensibilitie...

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Collins Cobuild Dictionaries for Learners - Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's Dictionary - Paperback

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by Collins (Author)The 10th edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format.Ideal for upper intermediate and advanced learners of English, this dictionary covers all the words, phrases and idioms that students need to master in order to speak and write effective English. Thousands of updated examples taken from the 4.5- billion word Collins Corpus, show learners how the word...

Building Proficiency for World Language Learners: 100+ High-Interest Activities - Paperback

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by Janina Klimas (Author)This innovative book offers over 100 engaging and effective activities that busy teachers can use to help students become confident, comfortable, and proficient learners, acquirers, and communicators in new languages. Many activities can be adapted to different languages and levels in secondary-level language courses.Klimas provides readers with ready-to-use templates, editable posters, as well as multimodal communicative activities such as games, storytelling exercis...

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by Jeffrey Pomerantz (Author), Jason Griffey (Author)An engaging introduction to standards, the invisible infrastructure that shapes the built and digital environments of the modern world. Standards are the DNA of the built environment, encoded in nearly all objects that surround us in the modern world. In Standards, Jeffrey Pomerantz and Jason Griffey provide an essential introduction to this invisible but critical form of infrastructure--the rules and specifications that govern so many ele...

Binding Media: Hybrid Print-Digital Literature from Across the Americas - Hardcover

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by ?lika Ortega (Author)Far from causing the "death of the book," the publishing industry's adoption of digital technologies has generated a multitude of new works that push the boundaries of literature and its presentation. In this fascinating new work, ?lika Ortega proposes the notion of "binding media" - a practice where authors and publishers "fasten together" a codex and electronic or digital media to create literary works in the form of hybrid print-digital objects. Examining more than ...

So Much Secret Labor: James Wright and Translation - Paperback

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by Anne Wright (Author), Saundra Rose Maley (Author), Jeffrey Katz (Author)How a passion for translation fueled the development of a great American poetSo Much Secret Labor is a window into the work of the great American poet, James Wright (1927-1980), whose love of languages and quest for the "true imagination" helped transform American poetry. The book draws on memoir, archival research, interviews, letters, and previous unpublished journal excerpts, presenting a scrupulous and intimate rea...

Learning a New Language for Dummies - Paperback

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by Maria J. Cabrera-Puche (Author)Strategies, tools, and motivation for learning a new language Learning A New Language For Dummies explains how you can create a personal plan to achieve your language learning goals. Get research-based suggestions for speeding up your language acquisition and learn about the benefits of leveling up your linguistic ability. Even if you've never studied a language before, this easy-to-understand guide will prepare you to pick the learning methods that will work...

Acceptable Words: Prayers for the Writer - Paperback

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by Gary D. Schmidt (Editor), Elizabeth Stickney (Editor)Acceptable Words offers prayers that correspond with each stage of the writer's work -- from finding inspiration to penning the first words to "offering it to God" at completion. Gary Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney, experienced writers themselves, introduce each chapter of prayers with pithy pastoral reflections that will encourage writers in their craft. This welcome spiritual resource for writers includes both ancient and contemporary ...

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South Eastern Huastec Narratives: A Trilingual Edition - Hardcover

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by Ana Kondic (Author), Ana Kondic "Recorded by Ana Kondic in the village of San Francisco Chontla in La Sierra de Otontepec, Veracruz, Mexico, between 2007 and 2011, and translated into English and Spanish, the accounts in this landmark trilingual collection provide a rare opening into South Eastern Huastec (Teenek) traditions, oral literature, and daily life. An accompanying audio-video DVD-ROM allows readers the rare chance to hear and see these narrators tell their stories in their own la...

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by Ruth Toor (Author), Hilda K. Weisburg (Author)Transitioning from library school to a real world job or even from a different type of library can pose significant challenges for school library media specialists (SLMS). From job search strategies and discovering your work philosophy to the nitty-gritty details of creating acceptable use policies, New on the Job serves as a wise mentor for new SLMS. Expert authors Ruth Toor and Hilda K. Weisburg share the joys and perils of the profession alo...

Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms - Paperback

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by Arlene Miller (Author)Is it hunger pains or hunger pangs? Some time or sometime? Lay or lie? Butt naked or buck naked? Retroactive from or retroactive to? Does Your Flamingo Flamenco? The Best Little Dictionary of Confusing Words and Malapropisms contains over 250 confusing word pairs, word groups, and idioms. They are all listed alphabetically--with explanations and examples--and cross-referenced for ease of use, with a handy table of contents. You will want to keep this little book near ...

Digital Access and E-Government: Perspectives from Developing and Emerging Countries - Hardcover

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by Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi Sebina (Editor), Kgomotso Hildegard Moahi (Editor), Kelvin Joseph Bwalya (Editor)Access to government information faces many roadblocks in developing and emerging economies due to lack of appropriate legal frameworks and other requisite information laws. However, there is hope that many countries are now recognizing the importance of providing access to public information resources. Digital Access and E-Government: Perspectives from Developing and Emerging Countr...

A Grammar Guide: Future Tenses - Hardcover

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by Francisco Zamarron (Author)"A Grammar Guide" es una serie para hispanoparlantes que han enfrentado dificultades con la comprensión de la lengua inglesa. Esta obra es para personas de cualquier edad y escolaridad que necesitan comprender el idioma escrito, o escribir sus ideas en el mismo. Por medio de presentaciones sencillas entenderás cómo se organiza la lengua escrita básica, sus elementos fundamentales y el orden de palabras. Así mismo, aprenderás la función de diferentes tiempos grama...

The Hip-Hop Kingdom Upclose and Revealed - Paperback

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by Prell Madlock (Author)A Great Addition to Your Library My hope is this book will guide someone to Jesus, that is why I spend time defining key words. Starting with the word, WORD, the bible describe Jesus as the word of God, and Jesus the word, Being the author and the finisher of our faith, that the same mind in Christ Jesus, may be in us all, That we will speak in faith that is the Christian language, so that our understanding will be clear about, The will of God and our growth process w...

Acoustic Theory of Speech Production: With Calculations Based on X-Ray Studies of Russian Articulations - Hardcover

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by Gunnar Fant (Author)No detailed description available for "Acoustic Theory of Speech Production". Number of Pages: 328 Dimensions: 0.75 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication Date: February 27, 2013

All About the Alphabet Activity Book for Kids 4-8: Handwriting Practice Sheets, Word and Letter Match Exercises, Puzzles, Letter Recognition, Coloring - Paperback

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by Smart Books Publishing (Author)All About the Alphabet - Activity Workbook for Kids (165 Pages, 8.5 x 11) is a compilation of carefully selected activities that are fun and entertaining. This Workbook is designed for 4-8 Year old's to keep them busy and interested for hours. What's Included: Letter Printing Worksheets with dotted lines for easier and better handwriting practices. Letter Recognition Activities, A-Z (capital letters and small letters). Fun A-Z Coloring Pages, using imagery s...

Abbreviations Dictionary: Abbreviations, Acronyms, Anonyms and Eponyms, Appellations, Contractions, Geographical Equivalents, Historical and Myt - Paperback

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by Ralph 1908- de Sola (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserve...

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The 12-Hour Author: Everything You Need to Know to Get Published and Become a Successful Writer - Hardcover

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by Noah Charney (Author)Are you interested in getting published and earning money as a writer? Whether your focus is books or articles, there are all manner of tricks of the trade that most writers have to learn the hard way, on their own, through trial and error--if they learn them at all. From how to write a book proposal to pitching to editors, from great openings to how to get paid and read contracts, the logistics of how to be a writer are rarely taught, even in creative writing programs...

Self-Esteem: Unleash Your Inner Strength A Straightforward Guide To Regaining Your Confidence And Raising Your Self-Esteem (Quick A - Paperback

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by Lorenzo Rutherford (Author)Everyone in the modern world has an opinion about every other person on the planet. Our society constantly labels us with its perceptions of who we are, what we should do, and what we should not do. It is always about our flaws and weaknesses, but never about how to innovate on these flaws to improve our self-esteem and become a better person.Fortunately, self-esteem and self-confidence are both attributes that can be acquired through practice, tools, and knowled...

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Theater and Politics in Plutarch's Parallel Lives - Hardcover

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by Rapha?la Dubreuil (Author)An orator turns to an actor for advice, citizens expect assemblies to unfold like dramas, and a theater-goer cries at a play thinking of his fallen enemy: no Life escapes the mention of theatrical imagery in Plutarch's paralleled biographies. And yet this is the first book not only to examine Plutarch's consistent and coherent use of this imagery but also to argue that it is systematically employed to describe, explore, and evaluate politics in action. The theater...

English Course Intermediate Level: An Interactive Course to Learning English - Paperback

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by Melissa M Herrod (Author)The aim of this course is for students to practise and improve their speaking, listening, and pronunciation skills. Along the way the student will learn plenty of new vocabulary - including non-literal English expressions, such as idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang - and also practise reading, writing, and grammar skills, e.g. verb forms, word order, parts of a sentence, and so on. This book provides an organised sequence of learning activities for students at interm...

Linguistics Across Disciplinary Borders: The March of Data - Hardcover

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by Steven Coats (Editor), Mikko Laitinen (Editor), Veronika Laippala (Editor)This volume highlights the ways in which recent developments in corpus linguistics and natural language processing can engage with topics across language studies, humanities and social science disciplines. New approaches have emerged in recent years that blur disciplinary boundaries, facilitated by factors such as the application of computational methods, access to large data sets, and the sharing of code, as well as...

Descent From Richard Pace of Pace's Pains and Samuel Macock - Hardcover

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by Maud McLure Kelly (Author)Maud Kelly provides an extensive genealogy of the descendants of Richard Pace of Pace's Pains and Samuel Macock. This book also includes a history of the Pace and Macock families in America.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy a...

India with Sanjeev Bhaskar: One Man's Personal Journey Round the Subcontinent - Paperback

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by Sanjeev Bhaskar (Author)Sanjeev Bhaskar, the comedian and writer behind The Kumars at No. 42 embarks on an epic and highly personal journey through modern India. Sanjeev's characteristic humour and unique take on the country form the heart of this beautifully written travel book that became a Sunday Times bestseller in hardback when it accompanied his BBC series. Exotic and diverse, richly colourful and endlessly complex - India is one of the most exciting countries to visit in the world t...

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Chinese as a Second Language Research from Different Angles - Hardcover

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by Istvan Kecskes (Volume Editor), Hang Zhang (Volume Editor)A crucial question for Chinese as a Second Language research is how to help elevate Chinese language teaching methodology to the level of other world language methodologies such as English, Spanish and German. This work goes in two directs. One explores how to apply research results achieved in Chinese linguistics to Chinese language teaching and the other is engaged in creating a strong applied linguistics research field that suppo...

Heritage Languages in the Digital Age: The Case of Autochthonous Minority Languages in Western Europe - Hardcover

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by Birte Arendt (Editor), Gertrud Reershemius (Editor)In light of changing digital communication, this book addresses issues including a shift from a focus on oral to written practices; the rise of new communities of practice and communicative domains; and the need for resulting shifts in language policy and teaching methods when applied to minority (or autochthonous) heritage languages. Author BiographyBirte Arendt is a Lecturer at the Institute for German Philology and Director of the Compe...

Openings: Acknowledging Essential Moments in Human Communication - Paperback

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by Michael J. Hyde (Author)In Openings, award-winning author Michael Hyde provides a fascinating meditation on the ethical dimensions of human communication. With the breadth and depth of learning for which Hyde has become renowned, Openings engages philosophy, science, the arts, theology, and popular culture, all to demonstrate the profound importance of the possibility of openness to the human experience. In every situation, Hyde contends, this posture of conscious openness to the individua...

Curriculum Integrated Language Teaching - Paperback

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by Kim Bower (Editor), Do Coyle (Editor), Russell Cross (Editor)A guide on how to implement CLIL in the classroom to foster motivation, engagement and progress in language learning. Number of Pages: 233 Dimensions: 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 07, 2024

How to Write a Bestselling Fantasy Romance: From Myth to Manuscript: Building Your Fantasy Romance Universe - Paperback

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by Just Bae (Author)"Imagine a guide that not only inspires you to write but also walks you through the creation of your very own bestselling fantasy romance novel."Learn how to create vivid worlds, dynamic characters, and plots that pulse with life. This is your chance to write the fantasy romance novel that you've always wanted to read. This is more than a writing guide-it's a revelation. Master the intricate dance of plot, setting, and character that makes your next fantasy romance novel u...

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by Ericka Albaugh (Editor), Linda Cardinal (Editor), R?mi L?ger (Editor)Why do some countries have one official language while others have two or more? Why do Indigenous languages have official status in some countries but not others? How do we theorize about continuity and change when we explain state language policy choices? Combining both the theory and practice of language regimes, this book explains how the relationship between language, politics, and policy can be studied. It brings tog...