books about: language     books:       The Alchemist1266 reviews Paulo Coelho HarperCollins, 2006 The Alchemist A true classic. This book is also being taught at Tamalpais High School in Marin County, California. I recommend it highly.             The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate615 reviews Gary Chapman Northfield Publishing, 1995 Wow! This book is Fantastic! My husband and I have always had a great marriage, but this took it to a whole new level. It should be given to every couple when they apply for a marriage license!             The Elements of Style (Coyote Canyon Press Classics)378 reviews William Strunk Coyote Canyon Press, 2007 Excellent! My Mom bought it for me to use in my freshman year and now I'm buying it for my son as he heads off to college. Still a wonderful tool.             MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition80 reviews Joseph Gibaldi Modern Language Association of America, 2003 The Best of Class The Modern Language Association has developed a crisp contemporary style with ready application well beyond the realms of modern literature. The style is an evolution of Chicago style. The reference format for the "Works Cited" in MLA-speak, are virtually indistinguishable from those in Chicago-style bibliographies. However, MLA has added a unique parenthetical "author-page" citation to ...             The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades44 reviews Gail Boushey, Joan Moser Stenhouse Publishers, 2006 Inspiring and helpful This is one of the few education books that I really looked forward to reading and learning more about the philosophy. Even if your school has a set idea of how Language Arts/Reading periods should look, there are some fabulous theories and strategies that can be implemented!             A Pocket Style Manual27 reviews Diana Hacker Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008 Great Tool for Your Writing I am excited to use the MLA tools in this pocket guide for writing my college papers. There is so much in this little book, and was worth ever cent of my purchase. There are lots of little things that students forget like noun/verb agreement, and possession. It is very helpful, and every student should have this!             A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition: Chicago Style for ...31 reviews Kate L. Turabian University Of Chicago Press, 2007 Good Update Not only have the editors updated Turabian for the internet age, they have greatly improved the layout and made it easier to use.             501 Spanish Verbs: with CD-ROM (Barron's Foreign Language Guides)233 reviews Christopher Kendris, Theodore Kendris Barron's Educational Series, 2007 Great resource I love this book!!!!!!!!!! It really helps me keep all the verb tenses and spelling changes straight. It is a godsend whenever I am dealing with an irregular verb. I also like that it has a ton of other common verbs in the back. Even thou they aren't conjugated, it is still helpful to see what verb they resemble and what they mean. I would definitely recommend this book.             The Art of Public Speaking with Learning Tools Suite (Student CD-ROMs 5.0, Audio Abridgement CD set, ...32 reviews Stephen E Lucas McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005 Bought for College Class-Serves Purpose-Good Condition! I bought the book for a college class and it serves it purpose well. The book was in good condition to be used.             A Writer's Reference60 reviews Diana Hacker Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006 Excellent Service I ordered this book and received it very quickly. The book came in new condition as described. Thanks!             Out Stealing Horses: A Novel84 reviews Per Petterson Picador, 2008 A Rare Gem! Winner of the 2007 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Out Stealing Horses is a magical novel that captivated me from the first few pages. It is one of those rare books that merits rereading. The story is set in Norway. It is the story of a 67 year old man named Trond Sander who, having suffered a terrible loss, retreats to an isolated forest cabin. The run down cabin needs lots of work ...             They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing18 reviews Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein W. W. Norton, 2005 The best endorsement is that my students loved it. I used "They Say/I Say" with my composition students in the Spring semester of 2008. Frankly, I had some reservations because the department required a fairly expensive handbook, and this would be an add-on. On the plus side, it was brief enough to go over thoroughly and was not too expensive. I thought it would be useful if students read it. As usual, I made assignments in the book, and we ...             Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary48 reviews Merriam-Webster, 2002 For Spanish Language Dictionary Great little pocket dictionary for those who don't want to carry around a heavier full-sized eng/span diction. It's not 'quite' as complete, but it's about 99% there. It's going to have all of the important words             The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)5 reviews Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, ... University Of Chicago Press, 2008 Excellent resource Although there are many books on writing research or term papers, I have not found anything else which brings together material on planning, reasoning and writing the research paper as well as this book. Ignore any reviewers who make this book out to be a simplistic text. It is an excellent work on well reasoned writing that even most graduate students can benefit greatly from reading. As a ...             The Definitive Book of Body Language86 reviews Barbara Pease, Allan Pease Bantam, 2006 A total must-read Reading this book has changed my perception of people's actions overnight. One thing that struck me was that Sigmund Freud was right about how much we think about sex (though he isn't mentioned in this book) - there is a lot of consideration of a future mating partner (I use the word 'mating' because this book references a lot of primates' actions as a pre-evolutionary version of ours) as we ...             The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law21 reviews Norm Goldstein Basic Books, 2007 Helpful This was quite helpful while taking a journalism course. It takes a few minutes to understand the layout of the book to lookup things, but once you get it, it's easy. I think this book helped raise me a letter grade in my course. Anyone taking a journalism course with a strict professor or planning on entering journalism should get a copy. My textbook had a reference in it, but it was ...             How Fiction Works15 reviews James Wood Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 A personal and practical approach to a master critic This book works for me on many levels. It was great fun to read the many thoughtful reviews and comments here on Amazon. I found the Reviews of Charlus, Stanley H. Nemeth and madman particularly thoughtful and insightful; I found the Comments of Doug - Haydn Fan', especially Doug - Haydn Fan, The Ghost of M, Thomas Plotkin, and Stanley Nemeth first rate. Literary fireworks of the first order, ...             APA: The Easy Way!90 reviews Peggy M. Houghton, Timothy J. Houghton Baker College, 2007 Excellent, concise reference Having used MLA for all of my past academic work, I was completely baffled by APA's rules and intricacies. This concise reference helped me overcome my anxiety in one evening. My scores on APA style have been perfect since buying this book. Highly recommended.             Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction (4th Edition) (Words Their Way ...35 reviews Donald R. Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, ... Prentice Hall, 2007 Very useful for homeschoolers too... My children attended a public school where this program was used. When I brought them home due to their various LDs/allergies, I balked at the $40 price tag of this book and opted for the less expensive Spectrum Spelling books for their grade level. I found those to be rather annoying because often my children already knew the words. And the ones they didn't know, they would spell correctly on ...             Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy Phrase)112 reviews Dover Publications, 1994 Spanish Made Easy for someone who can't speak too well I actually do speak well in spanish, but I needed a few brush ups. I absolutely think this is the easiest and most user friendly book out there. My co workers always come in to use it. If you want to have something handy in case your stuck with your spanish than this is the one. Very user friendly and easy to understand.              search for books abridgement, academic, alchemist, associated, briefing, commitment, definitive, dictionary, dissertations, elementary, fostering, heartfelt, independence, instruction, language, languages, learning, merriam-webster, powerweb, publishing, reference, research, researchers, spanish-english, speaking, spelling, stealing, students, stylebook, vocabulary books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause (TM): The Breakthrough ... home  impressum - about us