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Marketing Your Library's Electronic Resources, Second Edition: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians - Paperback

$117.00

by Marie R. Kennedy (Author), Cheryl Laguardia (Author)When front line librarians improve awareness of under-utilized resources, thereby increasing demand for more of the same, it can also encourage increased funding for the library. The authors' evidence-based approach to effectively promoting electronic resources made the previous edition of this guide a bestseller. Newly expanded and updated, this manual shows library marketing staff how to get the job done from beginning to end and in a v...

Outdoor Signalling (Legacy Edition): A Classic Handbook on Communicating Over Distance using Cypher Messages with Flags, Light, and Sound - Hardcover

$40.30

by Elbert Wells (Author)A Classic Handbook for Signaling and Secret Communications at a Distance in the OutdoorsThis unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Elbert Wells' Outdoor Signalling is a classic handbook on sending signals over distance in the outdoors and coded communications using Wells' personal system of cyphered messages. Originally published in 1911, Wells presents readers with the ins-and-outs of many different types of coded messaging techniques for communicating over distance, w...

-30- Why Small-Town American Print Journalism is Anything But Dead - Paperback

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by Greg Little (Author)What is the current state of journalism in America? Better yet, what is the current state of small-town print journalism? Maybe this doesn't seem like a relevant question, but it might be the most important question there is when it comes to the future of the business. The reason is the backbone of American journalism takes place in small cities and towns across America, not what most people see in big newsrooms with flashy graphics. The heart and soul of American journ...

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Easy Learning Spanish Grammar: Trusted Support for Learning - Paperback

$15.99

by Collins Dictionaries (Author)The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries for everyday language learning.This book offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the verbs and grammar of Spanish. Perfect for Spanish exams revision.Designed for all those learning Spanish at school, at work or at home. It provides easily accessible information in an attractively presented layout. Key grammatical points are highlighted throughout as a means of reinforcement. In addition, a full glossary...

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The Big Book of Jewish Humor - Paperback

$28.99

by William Novak (Author), Moshe Waldoks (Author)A fantastic collection of Jewish and Jewish-inspired humor with contributions from Woody Allen, Max Apple, Gary Epstein, Lenny Bruce, Joseph Heller, David Levine, Sam Levenson, G.B. Trudeau, Judith Viorst, S. Gross, The National Lampoon, Jules Feiffer, The Talmud, and dozens of other sources. Cartoons. Number of Pages: 308 Dimensions: 0.9 x 10.8 x 8.4 IN Publication Date: October 31, 2006

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by Donald Black (Author)That discrimination exists in courts of law is beyond dispute. In American murder cases, for instance, studies show that blacks who kill a white are much more likely to receive the death penalty than if they kill a black. Indeed, in Georgia, they are 30 times more likely to be condemned, and in Texas a staggering 90 times more likely. Conversely, in Texas, of 143 whites convicted of killing a black, only one was sentenced to die. But how extensive is discrimination in ...

He-Said-She-Said: Talk as Social Organization Among Black Children - Paperback

$70.11

by Marjorie H. Goodwin (Author)"...carefully researched and clearly written....Goodwin makes a major step in redefining the enterprise of studying language use in context and acress contexts." --American Ethnologist Number of Pages: 384 Dimensions: 0.87 x 9.24 x 6.15 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1991

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Reading for Their Life: (Re)Building the Textual Lineages of African American Adolescent Males - Paperback

$61.00

by Alfred Tatum (Author) "Because African American adolescent males and face their own challenges, they must identify texts that mark their times and their lives. If we create opportunities for this to happen, they will not only begin to trust the texts, they will begin to trust us, too. Then maybe, we'll hear one of them say, Education is on our side, ' or, 'I used to keep it gutter, but now I am all good.' This is my hope." -Alfred Tatum No reading strategy, no literacy program, no remed...

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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assualts Upon Our Language - Paperback

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by Richard Lederer (Author)"Richard Lederer is the true king of language comedy. Anguished English is the funniest book I have ever read."--Sidney Sheldon Anguished English is the impossibly funny anthology of accidental assaults upon our language. From bloopers and blunders to Signs of the Times to Mixed Up Metaphors . . . from Two-Headed Headlines to Mangling Modifiers, here is an outrageous treasury of assaults upon our common language that will leave you roaring with delight and laughter....

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Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem: Volume 141 - Paperback

$170.91

by Brent Douglas Galloway (Author)An extensive dictionary (almost 1800 pages) of the Upriver dialects of Halkomelem, an Amerindian language of B.C., giving information from almost 80 speakers gathered by the author over a period of 40 years. Entries include names and dates of citation, dialect information, phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic information, domain memberships of each alloseme, examples of use in sentences, and much cultural information. Number of Pages: 888 Dime...

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Write Away! Poetry: A Guided Poetry Journal with Over 101 Writing Exercises - Paperback

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by Editors of Chartwell Books (Author)Begin your epic poetry adventure today with engaging writing prompts that will have you turning out verse in no time. No doubt you've fallen in love with a poem at some point in your life. Whether it was a nursery rhyme from childhood or something you read in a high school English class, something about poetry's form has captured your attention. And now you'd like to try writing a poem yourself. But where do you start? From the moment you put pen to pape...

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Journey Into Social Activism: Qualitative Approaches - Paperback

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by Joshua D. Atkinson (Author)Academic study of social activism and social movements has become increasingly prevalent over the years; this is due in large part to the fact that activists have captured public imagination and gained substantial influence in political discourse. For instance, Occupy Wall Street activists, Tea Party activists, and activists affiliated with the Arab Spring have transformed political debates and have become the focus of mainstream news media coverage about a varie...

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by Samuel H. Elbert (Author), Mary Kawena Pukui (Author)Without question, this is the definitive grammar of the Hawaiian language. Indeed it is the first attempt at a comprehensive treatment of the subject since W. D. Alexander published his concise Short Synopsis of the Most Essential Points in Hawaiian Grammar in 1864. This grammar is intended as a companion to the Hawaiian Dictionary, by the same authors. The grammar was written with every student of the Hawaiian language in mind--from the...

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Spanish Tutor: Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook (Learn Spanish with Teach Yourself): Advanced Beginner to Upper Intermediate Course - Paperback

$29.99

by Juan Kattan-Ibarra (Author), Angela Howkins (Author)"200+ skill-building exercises; master essential grammar; build vocabulary expertise; improve reading and writing skills; gain awareness through 'personal tutor' hints and tips"--Cover.Author BiographyJuan Kattan-Ibarra holds degrees in foreign-language teaching from the universities of Chile, Michigan State, Manchester and London. He taught Spanish at Ealing College and Shell International and was an examiner for the University of London...

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by Dawn Colclasure (Author)Introducing "Terrors: Holiday Horror Poetry" by Dawn Colclasure-an exciting journey into the spooky unknown. This amazing collection of poems explores eerie moments when you feel like something is watching or when chilling things lurk in the shadows. Have you ever heard of night terrors? This book has a poem about them that will make you think. But wait, there's more! Dive into poems about monsters like zombies, vampires, and werewolves. Brace yourself for holiday h...

Paper Machines: About Cards & Catalogs, 1548-1929 - Paperback

$72.00

by Markus Krajewski (Author), Peter Krapp (Translator)Why the card catalog--a "paper machine" with rearrangeable elements--can be regarded as a precursor of the computer. Today on almost every desk in every office sits a computer. Eighty years ago, desktops were equipped with a nonelectronic data processing machine: a card file. In Paper Machines, Markus Krajewski traces the evolution of this proto-computer of rearrangeable parts (file cards) that became ubiquitous in offices between the worl...

Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts - 2023 /Volume 34 Number 2 - NEWTROSPECTION - Paperback

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by Jfa (Author)Contents________________________________________IntroductionNewtrospection: Reverse-Engineering Modernity in South Korean Speculative FictionSang-Keun YooA Radical Future: Gender and Science Fiction in Contemporary Korean LiteratureJi-Eun LeeTwo Can Play This Squid Game: The Japanese Entanglements of South Korean Speculative FictionSe Young KimBecoming a Ghost: Newtrospective Representation of Historical Violence Through Virtual Reality Media in Gina Kim's BloodlessSang-Keun Yo...

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Bodleian Library Souvenir Guide - Paperback

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by Geoffrey Tyack (Author) Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: January 11, 2024

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Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 6 Teacher Resource - Paperback

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by Evan-Moor Corporation (Author)Help Students Succeed at Learning--While Having Fun! Illustrated theme-based worksheets take grade 6 students on spelling adventures as they expand their vocabulary and language skills. Over 600 words from real-world topics boost students' spelling competencies and reinforce spelling skills and strategies they have learned. Supplement your grade 6 spelling program with worksheets that provide additional practice with spelling and word study skills. Over 100 wo...

Words in Mind: An Affable Guide to Building Vocabulary - Paperback

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by Vicki Wilt (Author), Alan Michael Wilt (Author)What's the difference between affect and effect?What happens when you add -ation to imagine?What is a squigger?Find out all about words: where they come from, what they mean, and how to use them. Learn about words you use every day--and words you've never heard of before. A good vocabulary will help you speak well, write more clearly, and do better in every class you take. Number of Pages: 120 Dimensions: 0.28 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: Octo...

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Last Paper Standing: A Century of Competition Between the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News - Hardcover

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by Ken J. Ward (Author)Last Paper Standing chronicles the history of competition between the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News--from both newspapers' origins to their joint operating agreement in 2001 to the death of the News in 2009--to tell a broader story about the decline of newspaper readership in the United States. The papers fought for dominance in the lucrative Denver newspaper market for more than a century, enduring vigorous competition in pursuit of monopoly control. This freque...

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by Ruth Ahnert (Author), Sebastian E. Ahnert (Author)Tudor Networks of Power is the product of a groundbreaking collaboration between an early modern book historian and a physicist specializing in complex networks. Together they have reconstructed and computationally analysed the networks of intelligence, diplomacy, and political influence across a century of Tudor history (1509-1603), based on the British State Papers. The 130,000 letters that survive in the State Papers from the Tudor perio...

The Monumental Challenge of Preservation: The Past in a Volatile World - Paperback

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by Michele Valerie Cloonan (Author)The enormous task of preserving the world's heritage in the face of war, natural disaster, vandalism, neglect, and technical obsolescence. The monuments--movable, immovable, tangible, and intangible--of the world's shared cultural heritage are at risk. War, terrorism, natural disaster, vandalism, and neglect make the work of preservation a greater challenge than it has been since World War II. In The Monumental Challenge of Preservation Mich鑞e Cloonan makes ...

How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries 2022 Edition - Paperback

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by Kathy Lynn Emerson (Author)This new edition of How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries is the author's personal take on writing historical mysteries, based on over forty years in print as a writer of fiction and nonfiction and the publication of eighteen of her historical mysteries and two collections of historical mystery short stories. Her experiences are the core of the book. The remainder of the text consists of contributions from fellow historical mystery writers--advice, opinions, a...

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Translating Early Modern China: Illegible Cities - Paperback

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by Carla Nappi (Author)The history of China, as any history, is a story of and in translation. Translating Early Modern China tells the story of translation in China to and from non-European languages and Latin between the fourteenth and the nineteenth centuries, and primarily in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Each chapter finds a particular translator resurrected from the past to tell the story of a text that helped shape the history of translation in China. In Chinese, Mongolian, Manchu, Lati...

The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of Rare, Curious, and Useful Books, Published in Or Relating to Great Britain - Paperback

$46.01

by William Thomas Lowndes (Author), Henry George Bohn (Author)This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation ...

A Dictionary Of The Osage Language - Hardcover

$76.25

by Francis La Flesche (Author)A Dictionary of the Osage Language is a comprehensive reference book that provides a detailed description of the Osage language. The book is authored by Francis La Flesche, a Native American ethnologist who was born in Nebraska in 1857. The Osage language is a member of the Siouan language family and is spoken by the Osage people, who are indigenous to the United States.The book is organized alphabetically and contains over 5,000 entries, including nouns, verbs, ...

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Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt - Hardcover

$75.55

by Ilona Regulski (Editor)Today the history of ancient Egypt is known around the world, recognisable in precious museum collections and countless retellings from popular culture. Yet for hundreds of years, from the late Roman Empire to the 19th century, the wonders of this ancient civilisation were frozen in time, locked in artefacts that could not be understood due to the loss of the ancient Egyptian language. In 1799 the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, a slab inscribed in three scripts, hie...

Power and Politics in the Media: The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research, Volume 9 - Hardcover

$179.98

by Robert X. Browning (Editor)Power and Politics in the Media: The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research, Volume 9 features articles from multiple disciplines that use the C-SPAN Video Library to explore recent controversies in American politics. Topics covered include Supreme Court nominations, Supreme Court oral arguments, rhetoric on disasters and COVID-19, and the effect of clothing on the approval of women in power. What unites these topics is the unique use of the video record of C-SPAN to e...

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Language Acquisition in a Nutshell - Paperback

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by Russell Simonsen (Author)Language Acquisition in a Nutshell: A Primer for Teachers will be your definitive guide on second languages and how they are acquired. Written in an easy-to-understand tone with an occasional touch of light-heartedness, Language Acquisition in a Nutshell is made for both teachers and teachers in training. It will show you new ways to think about second-language acquisition, while providing practical ways to implement your new insights. Language Acquisition in a Nut...

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The Frankfurt Kabuff Critical Edition - Paperback

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by Beth Driscoll (Editor), Claire Squires (Editor)When violence breaks out at the stands of far-right publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Beatrice Deft is provoked into action. An alienated Australian high school teacher who finds herself at the centre of the global book industry, Beatrice encounters a cast of characters including the very hot Caspian Schorle (German police officer), Kurt Weidenfeld (left-wing German publisher), and White Storm (a neo-Nazi publishing organisation).Such is ...

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Breathing the Page: Reading the Act of Writing - Paperback

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by Betsy Warland (Author)The 2010 edition of Warland's Breathing the Page was twelve years in the making. A must-read for students of creative writing, it has also proven to be a companion to creative writing teachers and literary editors. The original collection reflects on the history and animate nature of the objects we use in the act of writing, from computers to pens and pencils, right down to paper. They also investigate, name, and address the powerful forces at work beneath the languag...