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Don't Read Poetry: A Book about How to Read Poems - Hardcover

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by Stephanie Burt (Author)An award-winning poet offers a brilliant introduction to the joys--and challenges--of the genreIn Don't Read Poetry, award-winning poet and literary critic Stephanie Burt offers an accessible introduction to the seemingly daunting task of reading, understanding, and appreciating poetry. Burt dispels preconceptions about poetry and explains how poems speak to one another--and how they can speak to our lives. She shows readers how to find more poems once they have some...

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The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion - Paperback

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by Zac Gershberg (Author), Sean Illing (Author)A thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas about freedom of speech and democracy "We are living through an information revolution, but we have not adequately understood how this tsunami reshapes democratic politics. Sean Illing and Zac Gershberg do just that in this very interesting and intriguing book." - Fareed Zakaria, CNN "The Paradox of Democracy is as provocative as it is unpredictable. It carefully and engagi...

Oxford International Lower Secondary English Workbook 9 - Paperback

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by Sullivan (Author) Dimensions: 0.27 x 10.93 x 8.3 IN Publication Date: April 17, 2023

Literacy and Learning: Reflections on Writing, Reading, and Society - Hardcover

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by Deborah Brandt (Author)Deborah Brandt, a recipient of the Grawemeyer Award, is one of the most influential figures in literacy and education. Brandt has dedicated her career to the status of reading and writing in the United States. Her literacy research is renowned and widely studied. Literacy and Learning is an important collection of Brandt's work that includes a combination of previously published essays, previously unpublished talks, and new work.Front JacketLiteracy and Learning Debo...

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All the News Unfit to Print: How Things Were... and How They Were Reported - Hardcover

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by Eric Burns (Author)You really can't believe everything you read . . .A premature newswire report announces the end of World War I, spurring wild celebrations in American streets days before the actual treaty was signed. A St. Louis newspaper prints reviews of theatrical performances that never took place--they had been canceled due to bad weather. New York newspaper reporters plant evidence in the apartment of the man accused of kidnapping the Lindbergh baby and then call him a liar in the...

Intercultural Communication 3e - Paperback

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by Ron Scollon (Author), Suzanne Wong Scollon (Author), Rodney H. Jones (Author)This newly revised edition is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and challenges of intercultural communication. Grounded in interactional sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, this work integrates theoretical principles and methodological advice, presenting students, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive and unified resource. Features new original theory, expand...

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable: Getting Your Point Across with the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense - Hardcover

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by Suzette Haden Elgin (Author)As bestselling author Suzette Haden Elgin proves, you don't have tolive your life on red alert. With her Gentle Art of VerbalSelf-Defense techniques, you'll be able to respond clearly tohostile comments from others--or deliver necessary negativemessages of your own--without sacrificing your dignity orprinciples. You'll learn to: * Keep domestic disagreements from escalating * Deliver criticism to coworkers, employers, or employees * Handle aggressive, negative ...

First Spanish Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book - Paperback

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by Angel Flores (Editor)Especially designed for the beginning student, this handy volume helps students learn Spanish by presenting simple, easy-to-read adaptations of classic Spanish stories and other material -- with complete faithful English translations on the facing pages.The selections, by significant writers of the past and present (Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Juan Jos Milla, Eufronio Viscarra, Ricardo Palma, Lope de Rueda, Enrique Amorim, Juan Jos Arreola, and other noted writers...

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Cryptanalysis: A Study of Ciphers and Their Solution - Paperback

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by Helen F. Gaines (Author)Gaines's Cryptanalysis (formerly published as Elementary Cryptanalysis) is a standard elementary and intermediate text for persons seriously interested in modern science methods for enciphering and deciphering cryptograms. It does not simply repeat older material, but contains much about modern cryptanalysis that is not generally known except to experts. It is especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution.This clear and thorough text also provides the reader ...

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French: How to Speak and Write It: A Conversational Method for Self-Study - Paperback

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by Joseph Lemaître (Author)Probably the most delightful, useful, and comprehensive elementary book available for learning spoken and written French, either with or without a teacher. Working on the principle that a person learns more quickly by example then by rule, Lema tre has assembled colloquial French conversations on a variety of subjects, as well as grammar, vocabulary, and idiom studies. Index. Number of Pages: 401 Dimensions: 0.81 x 8.46 x 5.37 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: J...

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German: How to Speak and Write It - Paperback

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by Joseph Rosenberg (Author)This is probably the most delightful, useful, and comprehensive elementary book available for learning spoken and written German, with or without a teacher. Working on the principles that a person learns more quickly by example than by rule, the author has put together a book that abounds in immediately usable German sentences and phrases on a wide variety of subjects.The student will find pleasure in the amusing sketches and drawings used to imbed new vocabulary f...

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Essential French Grammar: All the Grammar Really Needed for Speech and Comprehension - Paperback

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by Seymour Resnick (Author)This is the first French grammar designed specifically for adults with limited learning time who wish to acquire a knowledge of simple, everyday spoken French, and who have no need of all the archaic, highly literary, and seldom used forms that must be covered in a conventional grammar. It is not a simplified study, but a selective grammar that points out many time-saving short cuts.Constantly drawing comparisons with English construction, it covers all of the impor...

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Essential Spanish Grammar: All the Grammar Really Needed for Speech and Comprehension - Paperback

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by Seymour Resnick (Author)This Spanish grammar has been designed specifically for the adult with limited learning time. It covers the most important points of Spanish grammar in the clearest possible way, concentrating on the expressions that you would be most likely to use. All rules are illustrated with common phrases, and hints are included throughout the book on how to replace difficult constructions with simpler ones.All the major aspects of Spanish grammar are presented in logical orde...

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by Philip Gucker (Author)This English grammar has been specially designed for readers with limited learning time, who wish to gain command of all the important points of grammar needed for everyday speech and comprehension, yet who do not wish to be unnecessarily burdened with archaic, highly literary, or seldom used forms. Summarizing all the major constructions, principles, and basic terminology, this book will provide readers with a firm foundation in essential English grammar.The text pro...

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Essential Portuguese Grammar: All the Grammar Really Needed for Speech and Comprehension - Paperback

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by Alexander Da R. Prista (Author)This is the first Portuguese grammar designed specifically for adults with limited learning time, who have as their objective simple, everyday communication. The author covers the most important points of Portuguese grammar in the clearest possible way, concentrating upon the expressions that you would be most likely to use. All grammatical rules are illustrated with phrases and sentences that you can incorporate directly into your working vocabulary, and hin...

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by William Tomkins (Author)Plains Indians from different tribes speaking different languages were nevertheless able to communicate facts and feelings of considerable complexity when they met. They used a language composed of gestures made almost entirely with the hands and fingers, probably the most highly developed gesture language to be found in any part of the world.With this book, you will find it simple to use this language, which the author learned in the late nineteenth and early twent...

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by Lewis Thomas (Author)Turkish is the primary language of some thirty million people. Anyone concerned with current social, political, and cultural developments in Turkey knows that a practical understanding of the basic patterns of modern Turkish is an invaluable skill that until now has been difficult to attain without extensive training.This superb grammar and exercise text, used successfully for years in Princeton University, enables English-speaking students -- in and out of the classro...

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by Brian Kemple (Author)Designed for adults with limited learning time, this concise and easy-to-use guide enables language students to grasp the fundamentals of Russian quickly and easily. Focusing on the grammar needed to speak and understand the language, the text emphasizes comprehension rather than memorization of grammatical constructions.Author Brian Kemple uses an efficient and systematic approach to instructing students in the use of all the grammar that's needed for everyday speech ...

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Demian: A Dual-Language Book - Paperback

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by Hermann Hesse (Author), Stanley Appelbaum (Editor)All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult?Generations of readers have recognized the impassioned cry that introduces the young narrator of Demian, and embraced this tale of a troubled young man's struggle toward self-awareness. Initially published in Berlin in 1919, the novel met with instant critical acclaim, as well as great popular success among people see...

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George Bickham's Penmanship Made Easy (Young Clerks Assistant) - Paperback

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by George Bickham (Author)George Bickham was an enterprising eighteenth-century engraver and calligrapher who promoted the practice of proper penmanship. This volume, an unabridged reprint of his now extremely rare calligraphy manual, The Young Clerks Assistant, provided young practitioners with much valuable information on how to write not only legibly but also with beauty and grace. The book begins with Directions for Learners, a series of helpful hints on forming letters, holding the pen,...

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by Aristotle (Author), W. Rhys Roberts (Translator)One of the seminal works of Western philosophy, Aristotle's Rhetoric vastly influenced all subsequent thought on the subject -- philosophical, political, and literary. Focusing on the use of language as both a vehicle and a tool to shape persuasive argument, Aristotle delineates with remarkable insight both practical and aesthetic elements and their proper combination in an effective presentation, oral or written. He also emphasizes the role ...

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A Middle English Reader and a Middle English Vocabulary - Paperback

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by Kenneth Sisam (Author), J. R. R. Tolkien (Author)Scholarly and highly informative, this anthology represents a distinctive contribution to the understanding and enjoyment of Middle English literature. Kenneth Sisam's well-chosen extracts from writings of the 14th century illustrate a rising new spirit in vernacular works. Selections include excerpts from such tales as Sir Gawayne and the Grene Knight and the Gest Hystoriale of the destruction of Troy, the immortal Piers Plowman, John Wycli...

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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language - Paperback

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by Walter W. Skeat (Author)Comprehensive and easy to use, this resource offers numerous cross-references that allow readers to trace English words back to their Indo-European roots. By exhibiting the relationship between English and cognate tongues, it reveals the language's basis in Latin and Greek as well as prior derivations from Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic sources.Each entry begins with a brief definition and an exact statement of the term's actual (or probable) language of origin. An accou...

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by Gesenius (Author), E. Kautzsch (Editor), A. E. Cowley (Translator)"Stands alone as the definitive reference work on Hebrew grammar." -- Ancient Hebrew Studies CenterFor almost a century, Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar has proven to be one of the most comprehensive works on Hebrew, covering all aspects of the language, including historical background, pronunciation, etymology, syntax, and sentence structure. Generally recognized as the most useful and authoritative reference grammar for Biblical ...

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The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged (1999) Edition - Paperback

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by Lewis Copeland (Editor), Lawrence W. Lamm (Editor), Stephen J. McKenna (Editor)This outstanding compendium of 292 great speeches contains addresses from nearly every historical era and nation, from the formal orations of ancient Greece and the speeches of Julius Caesar, to modern-day addresses by Nelson Mandela, Ronald Regan and V clav Havel.Among the memorable speeches included here are Pericles' funeral oration, St. Bernard's advocacy of the Second Crusade, William Jennings Bryan's Cross...

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Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and Others - Paperback

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by James Daley (Author)Tracing the struggle for freedom and civil rights across two centuries, this anthology comprises speeches by Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other influential figures in the history of African-American culture and politics.The collection begins with Henry Highland Garnet's 1843 "An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America," followed by Jermain Wesley Loguen's "I Am a Fugitive Slave," the famous "Ain't I a ...

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The Prosody Handbook: A Guide to Poetic Form - Paperback

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by Robert Beum (Author), Karl Shapiro (Author)Written by two major American poets, this guide to versification is immensely useful for anyone interested in poetry or in general poetic structure. Its systematic study of meter, tempo, rhyme, and other components of verse incorporates countless vivid illustrative examples.Concise and informal, The Prosody Handbook progresses from the smaller elements to the larger: from syllables to feet to lines to stanzas, and from smaller stanzas to larger on...

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by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (Author)The art of writing is a living business, declares Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in the Preface to this classic. Literature is not a mere science, to be studied; but an art, to be practiced. Great as is our own literature, we must consider it as a legacy to be improved . . . if we persist in striving to write well, we can easily resign to other nations all the secondary fame.Renowned as a critic, teacher, and educational reformer, Quiller-Couch delivered a series...

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Easy Spanish Phrase Book New Edition: Over 700 Phrases for Everyday Use - Paperback

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by Pablo Garcia Loaeza (Author)Designed as a quick reference tool and an easy-to-use study guide, this inexpensive and up-to-date book offers fast, effective communications. The perfect companion for tourists and business travelers in Spain and Latin America, it features words, phrases, and sentences that cover everything from asking directions to making reservations to ordering dinner.Over 700 conveniently organized expressions include terms for modern telecommunications as well as phrases r...

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The Elements of Grammar in 90 Minutes - Paperback

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by Robert Hollander (Author)An eminent scholar explains the essentials of English grammar to those who never studied the basics as well as those who need a refresher course. Inspired by Strunk & White's classic The Elements of Style, this user-friendly guide focuses exclusively on grammar, explaining the individual parts of speech and their proper arrangement in sentence form. A modest investment of 90 minutes can provide readers of all ages with simple but important tools that will impr...

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First German Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book - Paperback

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by Harry Steinhauer (Editor)Designed expressly for the beginning German language student, here is an outstanding collection of fifty-two short stories, poems, essays, and anecdotes. Each selection has been specially chosen for its power to evoke German life and culture. This dual-language edition features precise English translations on pages that face the original German text. New students will enjoy the pleasure of reading great German literature from the very first page, as the selections ...

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Gangway!: Sea Language Comes Ashore - Paperback

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by Joanna Carver Colcord (Author), Paul Dickson (Introduction by)A delight to all who enjoy the American language. -- The Christian Science MonitorLandlubbers use a remarkable number of terms and expressions that originated at sea, from casting about and learning the ropes to parting company, spinning a yarn, and going by the board. This readable dictionary of maritime vernacular offers concise explanations for the seagoing meanings behind catspaw, kick the bucket, kittle o' fish, palaver, th...