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William Strunk, E. B. White
The Elements of Style (4th Edition)
by Longman (Hardcover)

365 New Words-A-Year Page-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Original Page a Day Calendars)
by Workman Publishing Company (Calendar)

This is the gold standard of word calendars. For students, writers, readers, crossword buffs, and all lovers of language, it's the pleasure of learning a new word every day from the editors at Merriam-Webster, the world's most respected dictionary. Discover literary words (Aesopian: conveying an innocent meaning to an outsider but a hidden meaning to a member of a conspiracy or underground movement), words that are too much fun not to use (slugabed: a person who stays in bed after the usual or proper time to get up), and more. Each entry includes a definition, pronunciation, sample sentence, and detailed word history.

Christopher Kendris
501 Spanish Verbs (501 Verbs Series)
by Barrons Educational Series Inc (Paperback)

With more than 1 million copies in print, the new, updated edition of this all-time best selling language book of Spanish verbs is now printed in two colors for increased ease of reference. The most important and most commonly used Spanish verbs are presented alphabetically in chart form, one verb per page, and conjugated in all persons and tenses, both active and passive. This thorough guide to the use of verbs features many additional references and tips, including a bilingual list of more than 1,250 additional Spanish verbs, helpful expressions and idioms for travelers, and verb drills and tests with answers explained at the back of the book.

Rick Steves
Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary
by Avalon Travel Publishing (Paperback)

Buon giorno! From ordering calamari in Venice to making new friends in Tuscan hill towns, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling; an English-Italian and Italian-English dictionary; the latest information on European currency and rail transportation, and even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice as you wait in line at the Sistine Chapel. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary is an essential item for any traveler's zainetto.

Donald R. Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane R. Templeton, Francine Johnston
Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction (4th Edition) (Words Their Way Series)
by Prentice Hall (Paperback)

With more than 15 years of extensive observations and experiences in real classrooms, the authors bring keen insight to this activity-based book. They advocate basing student learning on the appropriate developmental level. This philosophy is supported with more than 250 ready-to-use word study, spelling, vocabulary, and phonics activities presented in developmental sequence, from the Emergent through the Derivational Relation stage. For educators and school administrators.

Philip Geer
Essential Words for the GRE (Barron's Essential Words)
by Barron's Educational Series (Paperback)

Test takers preparing to take the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) must command a high-level vocabulary to achieve a high score. This book is designed to teach the definitions of 800 words often appearing on the GRE while also familiarizing test takers with how the words are generally used in context. The book opens with a pretest that serves as a diagnostic, then presents the word list with extensive sentence-completion exercises. A following chapter discusses and analyzes essential word roots. The book concludes with a detailed post-test. Answers are given for all exercises and for all questions in the post-test.

Patricia T. O'Connor
Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
by Riverhead Trade (Paperback)

100 Words To Make You Sound Smart
by Houghton Mifflin (Paperback)

The newest title in the popular 100 Words series is an informativeand entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on themoney when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal,or just keep folks listening. Chosen by the editors of the AmericanHeritage Dictionaries, these words will appeal to anyone who wantsto be a more compelling communicator—as a worker, consumer,advocate, friend, dinner companion, or even as a romantic prospect.The book includes a colorful variety of words, including handywords of just one syllable (such as glib) and words derived from thenames of famous people (such as Freudian slip and Machiavellian).There are expressions from popular culture (Catch-22) and words thatdate back to classical civilization (spartan and stoic). Each word isclearly defined and shown in context with quotations from contemporarysources: magazines, newspapers, broadcast media, movies, andtelevision. For many words, quotations from distinguished authors ...

H. Ramsey Fowler, Jane E. Aaron
The Little, Brown Handbook
by Harpercollins College Div (Hardcover)

The most trusted and authoritative name in handbooks, The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises is an easy-to-use reference that will answer any question you may have in grammar, writing, or research.  It also includes exercises so you can practice skills.  This edition offers the latest information on writing with computers, writing online, analyzing visuals, and researching effectively on the Internet.  With clear explanations, a wealth of examples, and quick reference checklists and boxes, The Little, Brown Compact Handbook will makes it easy to find what you need and use the information you find.   Will answer any question a writer has about grammar, the writing process, or research. The writing process, critical thinking, argumentative writing, style, grammar, mechanics, usage, the research process, how to document sources.  Anyone who wants a reliable writing reference book.

Anu Garg
The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two: The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words
by Plume (Paperback)

From the creator of the popular A.Word.A.Day e-mail newsletter A collection of some of the most interesting stories and fascinating origins behind more than 300 words, names, and terms by the founder of WordSmith.org. Did you know: There’s a word for the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell? Petrichor, combining petros (Greek for stone) and ichor (the fluid that flows in the veins of Greek gods). An illeist is one who refers to oneself in the third person. There’s a word for feigning lack of interest in something while actually desiring it: accismus. For any aspiring deipnosophist (a good conversationalist at meals) or devoted Philomath (a lover of learning), this anthology of entertaining etymology is an ideal way to have fun while getting smarter.

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