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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition 369 reviews
William Strunk Jr., E. B. White
Longman, 1999
Great Reference
+ :)
+ Strunk and White should be next to your dictionary.
+ The Elements of Style
+ Elements of Style, a text for a lifetime
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation 543 reviews
Lynne Truss
Gotham, 2004
An ode to an endangered species: Punctuation
+ It gets folks fired up, doesn't it?
This book is not a grammar or style guide. This is rather a book by someone who is passionate about language, in general, and punctuation, in particular. If you see a signboard of a shop advertising "CD's, Video's, DVD's, and Book's", and if you see another one declaring "No Dogs Please" and both ...
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition thumb-notched with Win/Mac CD-ROM and Online ...65 reviews
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, 2003
The Best on the Market
+ Indexing
+ great for students
+ Merrian-Websters Dictionary
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Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary11 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
finally a good dictionary for chinese
+ use two dictionaries
+ Learning Chinese
+ Dictionary for Beginners
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Introduction to American Government (Collins College Outlines)
Larry Elowitz
Collins, 2006
Master Your Coursework with Collins College Outlines The Collins College Outline for Introduion to American Government covers all the major events in the creation of both the government and legislation, from the origins of the United States and the Bill of Rights and the Constitution to the three branches of government to civil rights and modern-day public policy. This detailed outline ...
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How to Win Friends & Influence People638 reviews
Dale Carnegie
Pocket, 1990
Charismatic!
+ excelent book
+ A Life Changer
+ good price
+ An excellent way to change your life
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish, 4th Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to)2 reviews
Gail Stein
Alpha, 2006
Great Help
+ pretty good
I was failing spanish and then once i used this book, i got a 94 on my test.
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Now, Discover Your Strengths335 reviews
Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton
Free Press, 2001
How do you want to spend the rest of your life?
+ Now Discover Your Strengths
+ a required read that was a pleasure to read
+ Very inspiring book
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Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition (Book with CD-ROM)2 reviews
Webster's New World, 2004
Very nice dictionary
+ Dictionary
+ very good at school
This is a fine resource item at a very good price. Easy on the eyes too.
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The 48 Laws of Power509 reviews
Robert Greene
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Smart Book
+ Awesome guide
Very smart book. Has some very unique and useful tools. I don't agree with everything but I like the book and I will use some parts. I try to treat people as I would have them treat me....The Golden Rule. But with trouble makers or bad people this book can be very helpful.
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Test Words You Should Know: 1,000 Essential Words for the New SAT and Other Standardized Texts9 reviews
P. T. Shank
Adams Media, 2006
Too old for the SAT!
+ Essential Words for Prison
+ A Must Own for families with children in high school and college!
+ fabulous!
+ Great teaching tool...
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The Teaching Voice
Stephanie Martin, Lyn Darnley
Wiley, 2005
In this second edition of The Teaching Voice, the text has been extensively re-written in response to new developments within the growing field of occupational voice use. Much new research has been undertaken since the first edition was published in 1996 and there continues to be intense interest in the topic, with increasing evidence of the potential for vocal damage due to the demands of ...
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Black's Law Dictionary, Eighth Edition (Black's Law Dictionary (Standard Edition))111 reviews
Thomson West, 2004
Black's Law Dictionary
+ a home library must
+ Excellent value for the price
A wonderful resource for anyone associated with law. Thorough, effortless and exponentially helpful. The hardback version protects the contents from weathering.
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The Official SAT Study Guide113 reviews
The College Board
College Board, 2007
Bought this for the mystery tutor site, glad I did.
+ Great Book!
+ Good, solid study guide
I bought this book for my kid because it was recommended on mysterytutor.com, and I have to say I'm glad I did. The questions are different from what he was working on before, which was one of the Barron's books, just like the guy on the mystery tutor site said they would be. It just makes sense to ...
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Lend Me Your Ears: All You Need to Know about Making Speeches and Presentations 3 reviews
Max Atkinson
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Great book for writing a speech
+ Useful, practical textbook for speech preparation
+ Lend Me Your Ears: All You Need to Know About Making Speeches And Presentations
As an executive speech writer and coach, I've read many fine books on public speaking. This book is one of the best I've seen about the art of crafting a compelling speech.
I especially enjoyed the three chapters of the first section. They examine how giving a speech is like and unlike holding a ...
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The Official SAT Study Guide113 reviews
The College Board
College Board, 2007
Bought this for the mystery tutor site, glad I did.
+ Great Book!
+ Good, solid study guide
I bought this book for my kid because it was recommended on mysterytutor.com, and I have to say I'm glad I did. The questions are different from what he was working on before, which was one of the Barron's books, just like the guy on the mystery tutor site said they would be. It just makes sense to ...
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Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary11 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
finally a good dictionary for chinese
+ use two dictionaries
+ Learning Chinese
+ Dictionary for Beginners
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Test Words You Should Know: 1,000 Essential Words for the New SAT and Other Standardized Texts9 reviews
P. T. Shank
Adams Media, 2006
Too old for the SAT!
+ Essential Words for Prison
+ A Must Own for families with children in high school and college!
+ fabulous!
+ Great teaching tool...
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The 48 Laws of Power509 reviews
Robert Greene
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Smart Book
+ Awesome guide
Very smart book. Has some very unique and useful tools. I don't agree with everything but I like the book and I will use some parts. I try to treat people as I would have them treat me....The Golden Rule. But with trouble makers or bad people this book can be very helpful.
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Now, Discover Your Strengths335 reviews
Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton
Free Press, 2001
How do you want to spend the rest of your life?
+ Now Discover Your Strengths
+ a required read that was a pleasure to read
+ Very inspiring book
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