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Let's Learn Katakana: Second Book of Basic Japanese Writing6 reviews
Yasuko Kosaka Mitamura

Kodansha International, 1986

Eh it's the best i've seen out there.

+ Learning Katakana made easy
+ This book is just awesome!
+ Extremely easy to use
+ Best source for learning Katakana
  
  











  



  
Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication3 reviews
Adrian Akmajian, Richard A. Demers, ...

The MIT Press, 2001

Excellent intro text

+ Great book!
+ great book for learning linguistics

This is the second edition and fourth printing of this popular text by Akmajian, Demers, and Harnish at the University of Arizona. Although this text is now over 15 years old, it's still a fine introduction to the subject. One nice thing about the book is that the prose is not too technical for the ...
  
  











  



  
Jim Tolpin’s Woodworking Wit & Wisdom (Popular Woodworking)4 reviews
Jim Tolpin

Popular Woodworking Books, 2004

pearls of wisdom

+ Practical & Clever
+ quick bits for quick reads
+ Wonderful!
  
  











  



  
The Nuts and Bolts of Organic Chemistry: A Student's Guide to Success19 reviews
Joel Karty

Prentice Hall, 2005

Prepare or Review

+ Lucid writing makes for better learning.
+ Completely Fantastic
+ Great pre-organic book!
  
  











  



  
Japanese Grammar (Barron's Grammar Series)26 reviews
Carol Akiyama, Nobuo Akiyama

Barron''s Educational Series, 2002

Japanese grammar review

+ Great book for learning the basics of speaking Japanese
+ Excellent Reference
+ Good Beginner's Reference
+ I love it!
  
  











  



  
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary24 reviews
James G. Harris, Melinda Woolf Harris

Spring Lake Pub., 2001

Plant Identification Terminology

+ Plant Parts
+ organization makes it
+ Very helpful, clear, and concise
  
  











  



  
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Applications to Chemistry15 reviews
Linus Pauling, E. Bright Wilson

Dover Publications, 1985

Outstanding and a classic, however not for beginners, don't let "introduction" fool you! :)

+ Excellent introduction to QM for Chemists
+ One Of The Best Quantum Texts
+ Pauling
+ It's worth a read.
  
  











  



  
Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses128 reviews
Dorothy Richmond

McGraw-Hill, 1996

Perfect for me

+ Buy this book!!
+ Spanish verb tenses
+ Super book to work in!
+ Learning Spanish basics
  
  











  



  
The Kanji Dictionary16 reviews
Mark Spahn, Wolfgang Hadamitzky

Tuttle Publishing, 1996

Binding concerns

+ Amazing resource
+ Great!
+ Great Tool!!
+ HIGLY RECOMMENDED
  
  











  



  
How to Make Sewing Patterns46 reviews
Donald H. McCunn

Design Enterprises of San Francisco, 1977

Great Book!

+ How to Make Sewing Patterns
+ generally pleased
+ Excellent a must
  
  











  



  
Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's Children's ...19 reviews
Jay Rubin

Kodansha International, 2002

Greasing the transition from intermediate to advanced...

+ More To Japanese Than Just The Lanuage
+ Making Sense of Japanese really Made Japanese Made More Sense
+ How did I miss this the first time?
  
  











  



  
Biology55 reviews
Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece

Benjamin Cummings, 2004

Great Book

+ ~
+ great condition
+ Biology Text
+ Biology
  
  











  



  
Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volume 1: Undergarments, Bodices, Skirts, Overskirts, Polonaises, and Day ...6 reviews

Lavolta Press, 2004

as good as all the other Frances Grimble books

+ Great for inspiration and making accurate patterns
+ Excellent book!!!
+ Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volume 1: Undergarments, Bodices, Skirts, Overskirts, Polonaises, and Day Dresses 1877-1882
+ What An Excellent Book!!
  
  











  



  
NOVA - The Stars: Supernovas, The Big Bang and More1 review
Nova

WGBH Boston, 2006

A NOVA Astronomy Triple-Header!

This is a box set of three of the best NOVA PBS science documentary series episodes on astronomy and cosmology. From 1987 is Death of a Star, my favorite NOVA episode of all time! This follows the discovery of supernova 1987a in the Large Magellanic Cloud by an astronomer in Chile. Although the ...
  
  











  



  
The Human Body Book17 reviews
Steve Parker

DK ADULT, 2007

Nursing student says: "this book is amazing"

+ Great resource for anatomy and physiology
+ Awesome book
+ Beautifully Illustrated
+ Wish I had checked first on Amazon!
  
  











  



  
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming: Psychological Skills for Understanding and Influencing People21 reviews
Joseph O'Connor, John Seymour

Thorsons Publishers, 1993

I Met the Author in a Course

+ Informative and Useful
+ Great for understanding thought processes and people

I met Mr. Joseph O'Connor in 2002 in the NLP Master Practitioner course with NLP Comprehensive, Denver, USA. I started my journey in NLP with this book and before any training I got. I can passionately say, this is the "BEST INTRODUCTORY BOOK I EVER RED IN NLP". The main contribution of the ...
  
  











  



  
Conversational Japanese: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & ...14 reviews
Pimsleur

Pimsleur, 2005

christmas present

+ worth it
+ Great for under $35
+ Good but could be better
  
  











  



  
Japanese Kanji Flashcards, Vol. 1 (Third Edition)49 reviews
Max Hodges, Tomoko Okazaki

White Rabbit Press, 2006

Excellent Study Resource

+ Wonderful resource.
+ Great cards, but what happened to the Mneumonics?
+ If you are looking for the kanjis for JLPT4-3 you MUST buy it
+ Quality Flashcards!
  
  











  



  
Shirtmaking: Developing Skills for Fine Sewing21 reviews
David Page Coffin

Taunton, 1998

professional shirtmaking tips

+ Very good book about shirtmaking. I highly recommend it.
+ What a find!
+ Oh my, this is scary good!!
+ A WONDERFUL RESOURCE OF PROFESSIONALISM
  
  











  



  
A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition1 review
Ann K. Farmer, Richard A. Demers

The MIT Press, 2001

Highly Recommended!

"A Linguistics Wrokbook" is a very well-organized workbook for students of linguistics to DO linguistics. It provided sufficient exercises based on a wide variety of the world's languages. The third edition has more exercises on phonetics and syntax. Also, a lot of exercises are revised and ...
  
  











  






   



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