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The Least You Should Know about English: Writing Skills,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilson, Paige / Glazier, Teresa Ferster, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Quickly master English writing skills with ong>THEong> LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH: WRITING SKILLS, FORM B, Tenth Edition. Brief and uncomplicated, this text has helped students learn ong>theong> basics of English writing for thirty years with its clear, concise concept explanations and useful, relevant corresponding exercises. Topics include spelling, word choice, sentence structure, and punctuation as well as more advanced topics such as ong>theong> writing process, argumentation, and summarizing skills. Check your work easily with exercise answers located in ong>theong> back of ong>theong> book. When ong>theong> course ends, this text is an excellent writing resource for all your college courses and beyond.

Dreaming Arrival

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Welch, John, PUBLISHER: Shearsman Books, Circumventing conventional narratives of trauma and recovery, 'Dreaming Arrival' presents a series of very personal reflections on ong>theong> writing life set in ong>theong> context of John Welch's experience of psychoanalysis. Intensely felt, but always retaining a significant degree of scepticism, ong>theong> book's starting-point was in a journal ong>theong> writer kept when in analysis and it refers back to an experience of breakdown and hospitalisation thirty years previously. Calling easy notions of creativity into question 'Dreaming Arrival' looks not only at ong>theong> way 'ong>theong>rapy' affects writing, but also at how ong>theong> writing may affect ong>theong> process of ong>theong> ong>theong>rapy itself.

The Essence of Anthropology.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haviland, William A., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Haviland et al. present anthropology from a holistic, four-field perspective using three unifying ong>theong>mes to provide a framework for ong>theong> text: ong>theong> varied ways human groups face ong>theong> many challenges of existence, ong>theong> connections between human culture and human biology, and ong>theong> disparate impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around ong>theong> world. Between ong>theong> superlative writing-which instructors raved about in ong>theong>ir reviews-and ong>theong> strong pedagogical program, ong>theong> text is designed to help students grasp ong>theong> concepts and ong>theong>ir relevance to today's complex world. Such pedagogy as ong>theong> "Challenge Issue" at ong>theong> beginning of each chapter and ong>theong> "Questions for Reflection" at ong>theong> end of each chapter--which are linked to ong>theong> Challenge Issue--provide a framework that ensures that ong>theong> chapters consistently focus on and reflect ong>theong> text's ong>theong>mes. Boxed features such as "Biocultural Connections," "Original Studies," and "Anthropology Applied" hone in on particularly interesting examples that give students deeper insight into ong>theong> meaning and relevance of a wide range of topics covered in ong>theong> general narrative.

On Writing Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Tom, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Writing Short Stories offers a fascinating introduction to writing fiction and ong>theong> short story by bringing togeong>theong>r 9 original essays by professional writers and 30 exemplars of short fiction. ong>Theong> first part features original essays by well-known authors such as Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andre Dubus that take ong>theong> student through ong>theong> process of writing ong>Theong>se essays focus on ong>theong> characteristics and craft of ong>theong> short story and its writer, and take ong>theong> student from ong>theong> workshopping process all ong>theong> way through ong>theong> experience of working with agents and publishers. ong>Theong> second part of ong>theong> text is an anthology of stories-many referred to in ong>theong> essays-that gives readers dynamic examples of technique brought to life. In this second edition, Bailey brings ong>theong> text up-to-date with new and revised essays and a freshened anthology that retains many of ong>theong> classics, but adds in new styles and diverse voices-from short short fiction to ong>theong> postcolonial writing of non-Western authors. In doing so, Bailey gives readers a broader scope of ong>theong> short fiction landscape. ong>Theong> first part of ong>theong> text now features Bailey's updated essay on ong>theong> elements of fiction, which incorporates many of ong>theong> nw stories in ong>theong> anthology. ong>Theong>re are also two new essays that expand on ong>theong> workshopping process: "Whose Story Is It? ong>Theong> Anonymous Workshop" by Antonya Nelson and "After ong>theong> Workshop: Transitional Drafts" by Robert Nelson. C. Michael Curtis also updates his essay on "Publishers and Publishing" from ong>theong> first edition, bringing in ong>theong> latest innovations in electronic and online publishing.

The Rhetoric of Credit: Merchants in Early Modern Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sullivan, Ceri, PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Scores of business advice manuals, double-entry handbooks, and trade publicity briefs give ong>theong> early modern merchant help on guaranteeing ong>theong> value of his word. ong>Theong> Rhetoric of Credit looks at ong>theong> rhetorical handling of ong>theong> just price of goods, cash and credit; analyses ong>theong> uses of ong>theong> heroism in trade; shows how ong>theong> ethos of ong>theong> merchant is enhanced in dealing with bankruptcy and sovereign dept, and distinguishes between miser and usurer. Such shifts between ong>theong> fields of social and financial credit structure ong>theong> three plays that it goes on to examine: If You Know Not Me (1), ong>Theong> Alchemist, and Eastword Ho

Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scouller, Steven F., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, ong>Theong> book looks in depth at ong>theong> collectable world of Murderabila and delves closely into ong>theong> cultural impact of murderer and serial killer culture in contemporary society. Through interviews with some of ong>theong> world's most prolific and notorious murderers and serial killers this book discusses ong>theong>ir point of view on serial killer artwork and crafts being freely available in ong>theong> public domain and ong>theong> issues that exist between killer, collector and victim. Featuring exclusive interviews with: Dennis Nilsen, Wayne Lo, Ian Brady, Joel Rifkin, Nico Claux and many more. Also including artwork from: John Wayne, Danny Rolling, Ottis Toole, Issei Sagawa, plus lots of images of some of ong>theong> most unusual crafts and memorabilia affiliated with some of ong>theong> most infamous killers of our time. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in, Murderabilia, true crime and serial killer culture. "Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting is ong>theong> definitive book on ong>theong> subject of Murderabilia and related serial killer culture."

AIDS: The Biological Basis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weeks, Benjamin S. / Alcamo, I. Edward, PUBLISHER: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Completely updated with ong>theong> latest findings and data, ong>theong> Fifth Edition of this award-winning text builds upon ong>theong> foundation established by ong>theong> late Edward Alcamo. Dr. Alcamo's accessible writing style is maintained with completely updated content and extended commentary on current developments. ong>Theong> text provides ong>theong> necessary background information for students to understand ong>theong> biology of HIV and AIDS while also providing information on critical epidemiological patterns and research developments.

The Brief Wadsworth Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kirszner, Laurie G. / Mandell, Stephen R., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, ong>Theong> most comprehensive brief handbook available, ong>THEong> BRIEF WADSWORTH HANDBOOK, Sixth Edition, provides students with extensive coverage of rhetorical concerns, ong>theong> writing and research process, writing and researching with computers, visual rhetoric, and oong>theong>r topics essential for 21st-century student writers. This versatile and proven text is a uniquely effective guide to help students develop ong>theong> critical thinking, reading, and writing skills ong>theong>y need to become successful communicators in college and beyond. Practicing teachers and collaborative writing partners throughout ong>theong>ir careers, Kirszner and Mandell bring an "in-ong>theong>-trenches" pragmatic understanding of instructor and student needs to every page of this Sixth Edition. Acquista Ora

Cracking the GMAT

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martz, Geoff / Robinson, Adam, PUBLISHER: Princeton Review, If it's on ong>theong> GMAT, it's in this book. "Cracking ong>theong> GMAT, Edition," includes: - Exclusive access to 2 full-length practice tests online - More than 250 practice questions with detailed explanations - Extensive, up-to-date coverage of math, verbal, and ong>theong> analytical writing assessment - Practical information on ong>theong> what, when, where, and how of ong>theong> GMAT - Additional sample problems and drills on ong>theong> companion website - Thorough review of data sufficiency, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, sentence correction, reading comprehension, critical reasoning, and more - Planning and organization tips to get you all ong>theong> way to test day

Writing in the Academic Disciplines, : A Curricular

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Russell, David R., PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, In this singular study, David R. Russell provides a history of writing instruction outside general composition courses in American secondary and higher education, from ong>theong> founding of public secondary schools and research universities in ong>theong> s through ong>theong> spread of ong>theong> writing-across-ong>theong>-curriculum ong>moveong>ment in ong>theong> s. Russell's task is to examine ong>theong> ways writing was taught in ong>theong> myriad curricula that composed ong>theong> varied structure of secondary and higher education in modern America. He begins with ong>theong> assertion that, before ong>theong> s, writing was taught as ancillary to speaking. As a result, formal writing instruction was essentially training in handwriting, ong>theong> mechanical process of transcribing sound to visual form. From this point, Russell carefully examines academic writing, its origins and its teaching, from a broad institutional perspective. He looks at ong>theong> history of little-studied genres of student writing such as ong>theong> research paper, lab report, and essay examination. Tracing ong>theong> effects of increasing specialization on writing instruction, he notes how two new ideals of academic life, research and utilitarian service, shaped writing instruction into its modern forms. Finally, he contributes ong>theong> definitive history of ong>theong> current writing-across-ong>theong>-curriculum ong>moveong>ment, providing a study of ong>theong> long tradition of oong>theong>r WAC efforts with an analysis of why ong>theong>y have waned.

Writing Teaching Learning Math

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meier, John / Rishel, Thomas / Rishel, Thoams, PUBLISHER: Maong>theong>matical Association of America (MAA), Meier and Rishel explore ong>theong> hows and whys of writing in maong>theong>matics. How to get started? How to grade assignments? How to introduce good writing into a maths course, and why you should care to do this? And most importantly, why is it so important to get students speaking and writing about maong>theong>matics anyway? This book should provide anybody involved in ong>theong> teaching of maong>theong>matics with useful and constructive tools to examine ong>theong> assignments ong>theong>y are using and ong>theong> goals ong>theong>y hope to accomplish with ong>theong>m.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions of ong>theong> Brain and of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility of Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or ong>theong> Moral and Intellectual Dispositions of Men and Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration of ong>theong> Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

Umwelt-Lesebuch: Green Issues in Contemporary German Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodbody, Axel / Goodbody, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, ong>Theong> environment plays a central role in contemporary German political culture. Umwelt-Lesebuch provides essential information on ong>theong> key ong>theong>mes of deforestation, nuclear power, endangered species, ong>theong> changing landscape, and ong>theong> darker side of technology and progress, giving an overview of contemporary German responses to ong>theong> global ecological problems of our time. It contains thirty-four German literary texts on environmental issues written in ong>theong> last twenty-five years. ong>Theong>se texts, passages from novels such as Gunter Grass' Die Rattin, essayistic prose such as Christa Wolf's Storfal, and poems, protest songs, and speeches by West and East Germans have been chosen as much for ong>theong>ir literary quality as for ong>theong>ir role in furong>theong>ring public debate on ecological issues and promoting environmental consciousness. ong>Theong>y are introduced in English and accompanied by notes, exercises and a glossary.

Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing: A Novelist Looks at His

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morrell, David, PUBLISHER: Writers Digest Books, Bestselling novelist David Morrell provides insights and advice learned during thirty years of writing and selling novels--insider secrets that are sure to help writers achieve ong>theong> next level of literary success, wheong>theong>r ong>theong>y're just beginning or already published With captivating anecdotes and thoughtful discussion, Morrell explores ong>theong> basics of ong>theong> writing craft, from structure and character to dialogue and style, allowing readers to look into ong>theong> mind of an internationally-known bestselling novelist. He also examines how to get published, ong>theong> business of writing and ong>theong> steps for getting fiction translated into film. Acquista Ora

Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fullan, Michael, PUBLISHER: Corwin Press, Cycling from practice to ong>theong>ory and back again, this concise book provides ong>theong> skinny on motion leadership, or how to "ong>moveong>" individuals, institutions, and whole systems forward.

The Inuit of Canada

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Corriveau, Danielle, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publications, Taking an in-depth look at distinct aboriginal cultures, ong>theong>se comprehensive volumes balance information about both traditional and modern lifeways. From ong>theong>ir history and cultural practices to ong>theong>ir religions and ong>theong> landscapes ong>theong>y call home, discover ong>theong> intricacies of each featured native culture. Supports ong>theong> national curriculum standards Culture; Time, Continuity, and Change; People, Places, and Environments; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; Power, Authority, and Governance; Production, Distribution, and Consumption; Science Technology and Society; and Global Connections as outlined by ong>theong> National Council for ong>theong> Social Studies.

E-Learning Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haythornthwaite, Caroline / Andrews, Richard, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), In" "E-learning ong>Theong>ory and Practice ong>theong> authors set out different perspectives on e-learning. ong>Theong> book deals with ong>theong> social implications of e-learning, its transformative effects, and ong>theong> social and technical interplay that supports and directs e-learning. ong>Theong> authors present new perspectives on ong>theong> subject by exploring ong>theong> way teaching and learning are changing with ong>theong> presence of ong>theong> Internet and participatory media; providing a ong>theong>oretical grounding in new learning practices from education, communication and information science; addressing e-learning in terms of existing learning ong>theong>ories, emerging online learning ong>theong>ories, new literacies, social networks, social worlds, community and virtual communities, and online resources; and emphasizing ong>theong> impact of everyday electronic practices on learning, literacy and ong>theong> classroom, locally and globally.This book is for everyone involved in e-learning including teachers, educators, graduate students and researchers.

Writing Desk Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Made by cabinetmaker Alex Martin in . This writing desk for Walter Blackie, for ong>Theong> Hill House, Helensburgh, is considered to be one of Mackintosh's most accomplished pieces of furniture design. Three working designs exist for this piece (all in ong>theong> collection of Glasgow University), showing ong>theong> desk's evolution and reflecting discussions that must have taken place between Mackintosh and Blackie. ong>Theong> ebonised wood is inlaid with luxurious materials that reflect ong>theong> composite shapes of ong>theong> desk: squares of moong>theong>r-of-pearl on ong>theong> doors, and dotted lines of ivory along ong>theong> top curves. ong>Theong> result is a piece of furniture with proportional and musical harmony.

Society in Space: Colonialism, Nationalism and Post-Colonial

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perera, Nihal, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, "Society and Space" traces ong>theong> historical construction of social space in Sri Lanka. Utilizing a world-systems perspective, landscape interpretation, and ong>theong>ories of colonial architecture and urbanism, Nihal Perera looks at colonized, decolonized, and postcolonial Sri Lanka through ong>theong> lens of successive spatial transformations. ong>Theong> author skillfully reveals ong>theong> importance of construction, occupation, and ong>theong> fashioning of territories, urban landscapes, and built forms, pointing out ong>theong> interconnections and meanings of ong>theong>se spatial aspects as part of changing political, economic, and cultural systems.This book treats space and ong>theong> built environment of Sri Lanka's place in ong>theong> world system at different points in history. Yet, it also maintains an awareness of specific issues of local politics and culture. Writing from a position in ong>theong> "postcolonial periphery," Perera argues that ong>theong> politics governing ong>theong> construction of space and spatial structures is of primary importance for those seeking to understand a particular society and culture.

Japanese Language, Life & Culture

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gilhooly, Helen, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, Teach Yourself Language, Life, and Culture titles delve into ong>theong> customs and ways of ong>theong>ir featured countries, taking a respectful yet lively point of view. Topics include government, arts, language, work, leisure, education, festivals, and food. Each title explains ong>theong> role of language in shaping culture and provides practical information for travelers. Find out about traditional Chinese medicine, English fish and chips, ong>theong> Welsh red dragon, and even Christmas in Japan.

Cliffsquickreview Writing: Grammar, Usage, and Style

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eggenschwiler, Jean, PUBLISHER: Cliffs Notes, CliffsQuickReview course guides cover ong>theong> essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions. Wheong>theong>r you're new to nouns, verbs, and prepositions or just brushing up on your grammar, "CliffsQuickReview Writing: Grammar, Usage, and Style" can help. This guide not only helps you understand grammar concepts, but it also gives you clear explanations of sentence structure, as well as advice on how to write well. As you work your way through this guide, you'll find out aboutNouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbsPropositions, conjunctions, and interjectionsSentence construction and variety, as well as punctuationWords: compound words, idioms, cliches, and jargonong>Theong> different types of writing and organizing a writing assignment "CliffsQuickReview Writing: Grammar, Usage, and Style" is an invaluable reference for those who want to improve ong>theong>ir writing, wheong>theong>r at ong>theong> high school level or in college. Here are just a few of ong>theong> things you'll learn about how to bring your writing up to snuff: Understanding your writing assignmentWriting a ong>theong>sis statementQuoting and paraphrasing, and avoiding plagiarismCreating an outline for your paperWriting your first draft, and polishing up your final draft With titles available for all ong>theong> most popular high school and college courses, CliffsQuickReview guides are a comprehensive resource that can help you get ong>theong> best possible grades.

The Fremont Culture: A Study in Culture Dynamics on the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James H Gunnerson, PUBLISHER: University of Utah Press, NA

Suri's Burn Book: Well-Dressed Commentary from Hollywood's

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hagan, Allie, PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers, Based on ong>theong> popular blog of ong>theong> same name, "Suri's Burn Book "is told from ong>theong> harsh yet clever perspective of "Suri Cruise," Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' five-year-old daughter--and one of ong>theong> youngest fashionistas in America today. Suri's snarky and clever wit will cover everything celeb obsessed, from celebrity culture and fashion mistakes to celebs who are annoying pregnant. Also included is Suri's very best advice and essays on topics ranging from pop culture to politics, accompanied by approximately 100 full-color photos throughout.

The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bigsby, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong> Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture offers a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible overview of ong>theong> cultural ong>theong>mes and intellectual issues that drive ong>theong> dominant culture of ong>theong> twentieth century. This companion explores ong>theong> social, political and economic forces that have made America what it is today. It shows how ong>theong>se contexts impact upon twentieth-century American literature, cinema and art. An international team of contributors examines ong>theong> special contribution of African Americans and of immigrant communities to ong>theong> variety and vibrancy of modern America. ong>Theong> essays range from art to politics, popular culture to sport, immigration and race to religion and war. Varied, extensive and challenging, this Companion is essential reading for students and teachers of American studies around ong>theong> world. It is ong>theong> most accessible and useful introduction available to an exciting range of topics in modern American culture.

African-American Athletes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aaseng, Nathan, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, "Writing is clear... a] useful source...recommended for school and public libraries." Booklist "ong>Theong> range of entries is impressive...ong>Theong> writing is clear...valuable for brief student reports. Recommended." Library Media Connection African-American Athletes, Revised Edition highlights athletes who have competed at ong>theong> highest levels in one or more sports. Each entry provides an exciting and enlightening biographical profile, concentrating on ong>theong> events in that person's life related to his or her accomplishments in sports, followed by an up-to-date furong>theong>r reading list on that individual.

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