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TOEFL iBT Vocabulary Builder for Score 50+: Idioms, Words, and Expressions for Lower-Level English Learners - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Jackie Bolen (Author)Learn hundreds of essential American English expressions, sayings, idioms, and phrases to help you get a higher score on the TOEFL.Improve your TOEFL score by mastering new expressions and sayings. You'll see the words used in sentences, find out what they mean, and get an opportunity to practice what you've learned. It's everything you need to improve your English vocabulary and score higher on this important exam.Jackie Bolen has twenty y...

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by Sky Marsen (Author)Now in its fourth edition, this is a comprehensive yet concise introduction to professional writing for different media, which synthesises methods and ideas developed in journalism, public relations, management and marketing. Based on research in the field, it equips students with the ability to convey their ideas in a wealth of print and digital formats, in a variety of professional contexts internationally. It begins by examining the different aspects of the writing pr...

The Official ACT English Guide - Paperback

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by ACT (Author)The ACT official subject guides are a step by step guide for outlining the preparation for the ACT section tests. These prep guides provide students a concept-based outline for the subjects they plan to focus on. Each one of the official guides, is an efficient prep tool comprised of the most current and relevant test information packed into one guide. In addition to the book, the entire pool of questions are available online for a customizable learning experience. These guides...

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by Andrew Northedge (Author)This practical and reassuring guide will ensure your students pass their exams with flying colours. Ace Your Exam establishes a clear, simple framework for revision and helps students get to grips with what exams are all about. Part 1 begins by exploring institutional expectations and common anxieties and exam myths, before showing students how to tackle various types of exam, including essay-based exams, short-answer questions, multiple-choice questions, calculati...

The Lean PhD: Radically Improve the Efficiency, Quality and Impact of Your Research - Paperback

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by Julian Kirchherr (Author)This book fundamentally challenges the way in which PhDs are currently pursued. It applies lean methodologies - which have been embraced by start-ups - to the doctoral research process. It explains how to apply techniques such as the minimal viable product (MVP) approach, rapid prototyping and pivoting to each stage, from choosing a topic to seeking feedback, in order to save time, make the process more efficient and demonstrate impact. Chapters are enriched with i...

Reading at University: How to Improve Your Focus and Be More Critical - Paperback

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by Jamie Q. Roberts (Author), Caitlin Hamilton (Author)This concise and practical text will equip students with the effective reading strategies they need when preparing for their university assessments. It dispels assumptions often made about the nature of reading at university, and provides an overview of the culture of academic reading, note-making, and what markers expect. This text provides support for reading structured around the process of crafting an assignment, including reading cri...

Understanding Death of a Salesman: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents - Hardcover

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by Brenda Murphy (Author), Susan Abbotson (Author)This collection of social, cultural, and historical documents and popular materials, with linking explanations and commentary, will help the reader to study the play in the context of its time and cultural background. The collected materials are designed to work with the play to highlight inherent conflicts within American society which lie at the heart of Death of a Salesman, and to explore how the play affects and is affected by social mores...

Understanding The Crucible: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents - Hardcover

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by Claudia Johnson (Author), Vernon Johnson (Author)Ideal for student research and class discussion, this interdisciplinary casebook provides a rich variety of primary historical documents and commentary on The Crucible within the context of two relevant historical periods: the Salem witch-trials of 1692 and the Red Scare of the 1950s, when the play was written. The play is a testimony to the inherent dangers Miller sees in any community seized by hysteria. The Salem witch-hunts, which Miller...

Understanding A Raisin in the Sun: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents - Hardcover

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by Lynn Domina (Author)A Raisin in the Sun is the first play by a black woman to be produced in a Broadway theater. First performed in 1959, before the civil rights and women's movements came to the fore, it raises issues of segregation, family strife, and relationships between men and women that are both representative of the time and timeless in their universality. This interdisciplinary collection of commentary and forty-five primary documents will enrich the reader's understanding of the ...

Understanding The Great Gatsby: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents - Hardcover

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by Dalton Gross (Author), Maryjean Gross (Author)Today, more than 70 years after its publication, The Great Gatsby seems as fresh and pertinent to American life as it did in the 1920s. The social, cultural, and historical milieu of the 1920s reflected in its pages is not so very different from our own. This interdisciplinary collection of commentary and rich collateral materials will enrich the reader's understanding of those times and their influence on Fitzgerald's novel. The authors have i...

Understanding to Kill a Mockingbird: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historic Documents - Hardcover

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by Claudia Durst Johnson (Author)To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel of such profound power that it has affected the lives of readers and left and indelible mark on American culture. This rich collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary captures the essence of the novel's impact, making it an ideal resource for students, teachers, and library media specialists. Drawing on multi-disciplinary sources, the casebook places the issues of race, censorship, stereotyping, and...

Museum Careers and Training: A Professional Guide - Hardcover

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by Victor Danilov (Author)Danilov presents a comprehensive guide to museum careers and training programs in the United States and 38 other countries around the world. More than 700 courses, undergraduate and graduate programs, internships and fellowships, and mid-career training programs are described. He discusses the nature and requirements of many different types of museum positions, including director, curator, educator, exhibit designer, registrar, conservator, and careers in business af...

The Mature Student's Guide to Writing - Paperback

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by Jean Rose (Author)Through its use of conversational and supportive tones, this popular guide puts readers at ease, assisting the transition to academic study. With clear explanations, summaries and exercises, it is an invaluable companion for the mature student. This third edition has much new content including a new chapter on writing a dissertation proposal.Author BiographyJEAN ROSE specialises in teaching mature students. She is an associate lecturer with The Open University, UK, and a ...

Finding the Best Business School for You: Looking Past the Rankings - Hardcover

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by Everette E. Dennis (Author), Sharon P. Smith (Author)Ultimately, finding the best and most appropriate business school requires more than following trends and assessing rankings. Dennis and Smith offer an approach that is designed to help prospective MBA students cast their nets widely, thinking more expansively, creatively, and strategically, with both short- and long-term implications in mind. Discussing the pros and cons of a formal business education (in the context of evolving attitud...

Launch Your Career in College: Strategies for Students, Educators, and Parents - Hardcover

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by Adele M. Scheele (Author), Alexander W. Astin (Foreword by)Adele Scheele, a widely published career strategist, has created a roadmap designed to inspire students to use their time wisely, to help their parents become better coaches to their children, and to empower college faculty and administrators to become more active mentors. Only a fraction of students actually know how to use college as a stepping-stone for educational exploration and social connection. Most students are keenly disa...

Colleges and Universities in World War II - Hardcover

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by V. R. Cardozier (Author)V. R. Cardozier provides a comprehensive and engaging look at the role played by colleges and universities in World War II, the contributions they made to the war effort, and the impact of the war on higher education institutions. He captures the wartime mood and spirit of the American people, something that is not easy to convey to younger readers who did not directly experience these times. During the war, American colleges and universities were dedicated to servi...

How to Study a Shakespeare Play - Paperback

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by Martin Coyle (Author), John Peck (Author)This book - for a decade the most highly regarded general introduction to Shakespeare - offers students a clear and practical method of approaching a Shakespeare play. This major new edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include five new chapters that illustrate the nature and impact of the new approaches to Shakespeare that have swept through literary studies in recent years: structuralism, poststructuralism, deconstruction, feminism,...

Essentials of Shinto: An Analytical Guide to Principal Teachings - Hardcover

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by Stuart D. B. Picken (Author)Shinto is finally receiving the attention it deserves as a fundamental component of Japanese culture. Nevertheless, it remains a remarkably complex and elusive phenomenon to which Western categories of religion do not readily apply. A knowledge of Shinto can only proceed from a basic understanding of Japanese shrines and civilization, for it is closely intermingled with the Japanese way of life and continues to be a vital natural religion. This book is a conveni...

2023 Georgia PSI Business and Law Exam Prep: 2023 Study Review & Practice Exams - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Upstryve Inc (Contribution by), Upstryve Inc (Author)Get one step closer to becoming a Georgia contractor with a book for exam prep designed by 1 Exam Prep to help you conquer the required Georgia Business and Law Exam. Our Georgia Business and Law Exam Prep Course includes: Test-taking techniquesHighlighting and tabbing locations for your books.Practice exams with hundreds of questions The Georgia PSI Business and Finance Exam is a 50 question open book exam c...

Spectrum Vocabulary, Grade 3: Volume 86 - Paperback

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by Spectrum (Author)3rd Grade Vocabulary workbooks for kids ages 8+Support your child's educational journey with Spectrum's Grade 3 Vocabulary Workbook that teaches essential vocabulary and language arts skills to third graders.3rd grade books on vocabulary are a great way for children to learn vocabulary skills such as word classification, abbreviations, roots, compound words, and more through a variety of vocabulary builder activities that are both fun AND educational! Why You'll Love This ...

Thinking into German: A step by step guide to expressing ideas in German - Paperback

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by Robert Blair (Author)Robert Blair's Thinking into German offers a tried and tested method of enabling students to cope with the daunting task of expressing their thoughts in German. Thinking into German starts by acknowledging that thoughts will initially appear in English and provides a workable strategy for moving them into German without falling for the false allure of direct translation. With the aid of comprehensive exercises the skills acquired through thinking into German will incre...

Correction Officer Study Guide and Practice Test Questions for Correctional Exams [4th Edition Book] - Paperback

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by Joshua Rueda (Author)Test Prep Books' Correction Officer Study Guide and Practice Test Questions for Correctional Exams [4th Edition Book] Taking the Correctional Officer test? Want to get a good score? Written by Test Prep Books, this comprehensive study guide includes: Quick Overview Test-Taking Strategies Introduction Reading Comprehension Mathematics Verbal Reasoning Vocabulary Reasoning Memory Understanding and Applying Correctional Directives, Procedures, and Regulations L...

Georgia Milestones Assessment System Grade 4 Summer Math Workbook: Essential Summer Learning Math Skills plus Two Complete GMAS Math Practice Tests - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Smith (Author), Reza Nazari (Author)Prepare for the GMAS Math test with a perfect workbook GMAS Summer Math Workbook is a learning math workbook to prevent Summer learning loss. It helps students retain and strengthen their Math skills and provides a strong foundation for success. This workbook provides students with solid foundation to get a head starts on their upcoming school year. GMAS Summer Math Workbook is designed by top test prep experts to he...

Common Core Grade 8 Summer Math Workbook: Essential Summer Learning Math Skills plus Two Complete Common Core Math Practice Tests - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Smith (Author), Reza Nazari (Author)Core Summer Math Workbook is designed by top test prep experts to help students prepare for the Common Core Math test. It provides test-takers with an in-depth focus on the math section of the test, helping them master the essential math skills that test-takers find the most troublesome. This is a prestigious resource for those who need an extra practice to succeed on the Common Core Math test in the summer.Common Cor...

7th Grade Math Common Core 24 - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Todd Hawk (Author)The 7th Grade Math Common Core 24 is a weekly, year long math program that previews and reviews all the key concepts for 7th grade math.There are 36 weekly Common Core 24s. Each CC24 is divided into 6 sections each containing 4 problems.The sections of a weekly Common Core 24 include: - 6th Grade Review- Ratios and Proportions- The Number System- Equations and Expressions- Geometry- Statistics and ProbabilityWhat is included in this 7th grade ...

California MBE Questions, Answers and Analysis (1): Law students rely on this material across all states! - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Value Bar Prep Books (Author)For Easy Exam Prep California MBE Questions, Answers and Analysis (1) By Value Bar Prep books Look insideAuthor BiographyLaw school books/Exams and Study California MBE Questions, Answers and Analysis (1) By Value Bar Prep books Look inside! Number of Pages: 140 Dimensions: 0.3 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: June 25, 2016

CUNY Strategy: Winning multiple choice strategies for the CUNY Assessment Test - Paperback

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by Complete Test Preparation Inc (Author)Improve your score on the CUNY Assessment Exam with multiple choice strategies from exam experts Learn and practice proven multiple choice strategies for reading comprehension, English grammar, word problems and Basic Math Multiple choice tips, secrets and strategies to increase your score Not found anywhere else Includes FREE ebook version suitable for iPhone, iPad, any tablet or smartphone If you are preparing for the CUNY, you probably wan...

New Jersey Law Enforcement (LEE) Exam Review Guide: Learn how to Ace the New Jersey Law Enforcement Exam - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Lewis Morris (Author)New Jersey Law Enforcement Exam Review Guide Learn how to pass the New Jersey Police Officer Exam and become a Police Officer. The New Jersey Law Enforcement Exam Review Guide includes practice questions and instruction on how to tackle the specific subject areas on the New Jersey Police Officer Exam. Network4Learning has found the most up-to-date information to help you succeed on the New Jersey Law Enforcement Exam (LEE).The New Jersey La...

GED Math Test Preparation and Study Guide: The Most Comprehensive Prep Book with Two Full-Length GED Math Tests - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Reza Nazari (Author), Michael Smith (Author)GED Math Test Preparation and Study GuideGED Math Test Preparation and Study Guide covers all mathematics topics that will be key to succeeding on the GED Math test. The step-by-step guide and hundreds of examples in this book can help you hone your math skills, boost your confidence, and be well prepared for the GED test on test day.Inside the pages of this comprehensive GED Math prep book, you can learn math topics ...

Master English Reading Comprehension (for Beginners): Easy Dialogues, Short Stories & Vocabulary - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Jackie Bolen (Author)Improve your reading comprehension skills and vocabulary with these easy English stories and dialogues.What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to read freely in English? How about understanding more vocabulary, including phrases, idioms, slang and expressions? The short stories and dialogues for lower-level ESL/EFL learners are designed to improve your English quickly and easily.Jackie Bolen has more than 20 years of experi...

100 Days to Better English Speaking (For Beginners): Learn to Speak English Fluently - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Jackie Bolen (Author)Improve your English speaking in 100 days with these lessons for beginners. Jackie Bolen has 20 years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. With her help, you'll improve your English vocabulary and speaking skills in no time at all! Increase your confidence in English in a fun and easy way.These 100 ESL speaking lessons will help you . . . Have thousands of phrases, expressions, and idioms at your fingertips....

How to Write a 5-Paragraph Essay Step-by-Step: Step-by-Step Study Skills - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby J. Matthews (Author)Does your learner need help with writing essays? Do your students believe they can write an excellent essay? This practical workbook teaches your students how to write a 5-paragraph essay using a foolproof step-by-step process. Each mini-lesson lesson teaches one step and contains practice examples to build your learner's writing skill and confidence. Every student will benefit from this confidence-building, reliable process that can be reus...