100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces (The 100 Words)
 "Language is always changing.": "100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces," from the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, will be of interest mostly to English teachers, librarians, and others who are meticulous about [... more]
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Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words That ...
Great for any reader -- even bilingual speakers of Spanish and English: I could not disagree more with the reviewer who states that this "book is too basic for bilingual Spanish-English speakers. . . overall fluent Spanish speakers will find little [... more]
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Words of a Feather
Fun, with some hidden gems: Book Review: Words of a Feather I recently spent a pleasant Saturday morning reading "Words of a Feather: A Humorous Puzzlement of Etymological Pairs" by Murray Suid. Suid is the author of one of my favorite writing [... more]
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The Little Book of Big Words
Author: Andy Hughes Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 428 EAN: 9781905862030 ISBN: 1905862032 Number Of Pages: 203 Publication Date: 2007-04-30 [... more]
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Kaplan Word power, Second Edition: Empower Yourself! 750 ...
Thoroughly mediocre: I have a two hour commute each day and I'm trying to utilize that time in some positive fashion. I'm studying for the GRE and was looking for something I could listen to that would contribute to this goal/project. This was a waste of [... more]
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When Words Matter Most: Thoughtful Words and Deeds to ...
Not what I expected: I bought this book thinking it would help with my holiday letter writing and a letter I wished to write for a friend who recently married. I was very disappointed in the sparse selection of sample letters and the overabundance of [... more]
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I Didn't Know That: From "Ants in the Pants" to "Wet ...
Dressed to the Nines: I thought this was a worthy companion to some of my other books on pop culture and aphorisms. It is a little short but contains a lot of well known and popular catchphrases. This book will give you plenty of "a-ha" moments. [... more]
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A Cure For The Common Word
Author: K. D. Sullivan Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 428.1 EAN: 9780071493307 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0071493301 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 2007-10-10 [... more]
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Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th Edition)
A Prose Artist's Best Kept Secret: Finally, a guide to better writing that actually teaches you -- systematically -- how to write better. Throw away your Strunk & White, with its (often outmoded) rules that lack context. Let Williams guide you, with [... more]
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100 Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 503 EAN: 9780618701742 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0618701745 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2006-04-05 [... more]
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1500 Words in 15 Minutes a Day
Use as a fun and easy guidebook, not as a full program: "1500 Words in 15 Minutes a Day" is an easy way to expand your vocabulary if you don't have the time to devote to other vocab programs such as Norman Lewis' "Word Power Made Easy" [... more]
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Words Words Words
A Great Surprise: WORDS WORDS WORDS It was the first time that I have ever read a book by David Crystal. Although I am not an English native speaker I think that Crystal has a straightforward way to write even to those - like me- who are not familiar [... more]
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