Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers, Seventh Edition By admin Published: March 7, 2006
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 By Lynn Quitman Troyka A self-instruction manual and reference book for academic, personal, business, and public audience writing. Coverage includes writing college-level essays, source-based arguments, and research papers; thinking and reading critically; using documentation style correctly; designing documents; writing for the Web; writing about literature; writing for business; creating oral presentations; taking essay tests; and using correct grammar, punctuation, and mechanics correctly. Anyone looking to succeed and fulfill their potential in writing.
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400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL By admin Published: March 7, 2006
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 By Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz, Lawrence Zwier, For students whose first language is not English and who wish to study at a university with an English-based curriculum, no admittance test is more important than the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL helps you score well by arming you with the most important English vocabulary words commonly found on this crucial exam. This timely guide also encompasses the recent changes made to the test, including the emphasis on conversation and spontaneous communication to mirror the interactive nature of the classroom. 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL also includes: Activities such as paraphrasing, synonym and antonym exercises, and identifying prefixes and suffixes Strategies on how to incorporate new words into everyday vocabulary Chapters on identifying synonyms and paraphrasing sentences, roots, prefixes, and suffixes
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Basic English for Computing : Student's Book By admin Published: March 7, 2006
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 by Eric Glendinning, John McEwan
Vocational students in universities, colleges, and technical schools. Computing professionals who need to upgrade their knowledge of English. Key features The up-to-date computing content gives students a highly relevant and stimulating context in which to improve their English. 28 topic-based units cover a range of key areas including the latest developments on the Internet and in multimedia. A further six 'interview' units focus on six different jobs in the sector, from computing student to systems manager. The course provides a selective language syllabus that develops specialist vocabulary, basic grammar, and functional phrases. This is integrated into a programme of realistic practical tasks which improve reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills. The consistent unit structure gives learners a format that is clearly signposted and easy to use. All readings and listenings come from authentic, up-to-date sources. The Student's Book includes a glossary of key computing terms, phonetically transcribed and clearly defined.
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Handbook of Language and Social Interaction By admin Published: March 7, 2006
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 by Kristine L. Fitch (Editor), Robert E. Sanders (Editor) This handbook is foundational work in language and social interaction, with contributions from the premier scholars in the field.
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Comedy Writing Secrets By admin Published: March 7, 2006
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 By Melvin Helitzer A comprehensive (and fundamental) guide to writing, selling and performing all types of comedy, including comments, advice, gags and routines from dozens of top comics.
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Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization By admin Published: February 10, 2006
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By Mary K. McCaskill
The four chapters making up this reference publication were originally written as part of an ongoing effort to write a style manual for the Technical Editing Branch of the NASA Langley Research Center. These chapters were written for technical publishing professionals (primarily technical editors) at Langley. At the urging of my branch head, I am making this part of the style manual available to the technical publishing community. This publication is directed toward professional writers, editors, and proofreaders. Those whose profession lies in other areas (for example, research or management), but who have occasion to write or review others' writing will also find this information useful. By carefully studying the examples and revisions to these examples, you can discern most of the techniques in my editing "bag of tricks"; I hope that you editors will find these of particular interest. Being a technical editor, I drew nearly all the examples from the documents written by Langley's research staff. I admit that these examples are highly technical and therefore harder to understand, but technical editors and other technical publishing professionals must understand grammar, punctuation, and capitalization in the context in which they work. In writing these chapters, I came to a realization that has slowly been dawning on me during my 15 years as a technical editor: authorities differ on many rules of grammar, punctuation, and capitalization; these rules are constantly changing (as is our whole language); and these rules (when they can be definitely ascertained) sometimes should be broken! Thus much of writing and editing is a matter of style, or preference. Some of the information in this publication, particularly the chapter on capitalization, is a matter of style. Langley's editorial preferences are being presented when you see the words we prefer, "we" being Langley's editorial staff. I do not intend to imply that Langley's style is preferred over any other; however, if you do not have a preferred style, Langley's editorial tradition is a long and respected one.
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Mother Goose By admin Published: February 10, 2006
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ARRANGED BY LOGAN MARSHALL
It is one of the larger collections of rhymes for children Mother Goose is the name given to an archetypical countrywoman, who is supposedly the originator of the Mother Goose stories and rhymes. Yet no specific writer has ever been identified with such a name, and the first known mention of which appears in an aside in a versified chronicle of weekly happenings, that appeared regularly for several years, Jean Loret's La Muse Historique (in 1660): comme un conte de la Mere Oye ("Like a Mother Goose story").
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American Accent Training By admin Published: February 10, 2006
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by Ann Cook
This unusual book and Compact Discs program has special value for foreign-born students and business people who are working, traveling, or going to school in the United States or Canada. Its purpose is to eliminate the speaker's often difficult-to-comprehend accent through training in the rhythms and sound-flow of English as it is spoken in North America. In the process, students will also dramatically improve their English listening comprehension. Durable and convenient Compact Discs replace the cassette tapes that came in this program's first edition. Supplementary materials include colored markers that facilitate speech exercises contained in the book. There is also a hand mirror so students can watch their own lip movements and get them right in the process of learning American speech patterns. With Audio CD
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The Art of Writing Love Songs By admin Published: February 10, 2006
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by Pamela Phillips Oland
At last, here is the first songwriting guide to the most popular genre in history. This companion provides instruction and inspiration to anyone seeking to write authentic and captivating love songs. Readers will learn to reflect creatively upon love, express their feelings in lyrics, develop an exciting story idea, choose an appropriate music style, and craft songs that will woo any audience. Technical information is presented with precision yet wrapped in a conversational, personal tone appropriate for the topic. Exploring the love theme from an inspired range of angles, including love in the 21st century, love lyrics as therapy, and love’s role in the history of pop music, makes for great entertainment value. Packed with references to hit songs, this must-have guide enables songwriters and musicians from the pop, country, rock, R & B, rap and religious genres to uderstand and express love in a whole new way.
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Speak English Like An American By admin Published: February 10, 2006
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by Amy Gillett
If you already speak English, but now would like to start speaking even better, then Speak English Like an American is for you. This book and CD set is designed to help native speakers of any language speak better English. Over 300 of the most-used American English idioms and phrases are presented in engaging dialogue, with plenty of usage examples, illustrations, and lots of exercises -- with convenient answer key -- to help you learn the material. The audio CD includes all of the dialogues. Ideal for self-study. A fun and effective way to improve your conversational English! With Audio CD
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