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Haynes Manuals Inc Chrysler 300 & Dodge Charger, Magnum & Challenger
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Columbia University Press Better Data Visualizations
Book SynopsisThis book details essential strategies to create more effective data visualizations. Jonathan Schwabish walks readers through the steps of creating better graphs and how to move beyond simple line, bar, and pie charts.Trade ReviewAn excellent primer for anyone who wants to display quantitative information clearly and powerfully. -- Robert B. Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, and former U.S. secretary of laborThis is an immensely practical guide to more effective communication through data visualization. From basic principles, to an extensive taxonomy of visualization types, to developing a style guide, this will be an invaluable and accessible read for anyone who needs to turn data into information. -- Mara Averick, RStudioToo often, good data falls prey to bad or lazy visualizations. At last, an indispensable guide for presenting your work intelligibly and compellingly. -- DJ Patil, former U.S. chief data scientistFor many of us, it’s tough to understand data without visuals. But visualizing data is hard! This book is the authoritative guide. It’s terrific—and spectacularly useful. -- Cass R. Sunstein, Harvard Law School, and author of Too Much InformationA stellar variety and number of visualizations are included in these pages, an enjoyable-to-read encyclopedia of graphs. Jonathan Schwabish provides practical considerations for when to use which visual and thoughtful design guidelines in this excellent resource for those who work and communicate with data. You’ll be inspired and—as promised—learn better data visualization! -- Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, author of Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business ProfessionalsNavigating the myriad chart types available today can be a daunting experience. This book provides you with not only a guiding light but also an important foundation in the burgeoning field of data visualization. You will want to keep its set of principles and guidelines right next to you in your next project. -- Manuel Lima, author of The Book of Circles: Visualizing Spheres of KnowledgeBetter Data Visualizations carefully teaches the reader when to use which type of visualization and why. This engaging book takes you from the basics to the entire breadth of today’s visualization methods. There are hundreds of clear, elegant, and varied visualizations to give you ideas for your own work. -- Max Roser, founder and director, Our World in DataBetter Data Visualizations is a practical guide to a large catalogue of chart types. No other book introduces the reader to specific chart types with such detail and finesse. It is an excellent resource for students, analysts, and researchers alike. -- Alberto Cairo, author of How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter About Visual InformationNot only is the book well designed from fonts to white space, it’s also well written and enjoyable to read. * Technical Communication *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Principles of Data Visualization1. Visual Processing and Perceptual Rankings2. Five Guidelines for Better Data Visualizations3. Form and FunctionPart II: Chart Types4. Comparing Categories5. Time6. Distribution7. Geospatial8. Relationship9. Part-to-Whole10. Qualitative11. TablesPart III: Designing and Redesigning Your Visual12. Developing a Data Visualization Style Guide13. RedesignsConclusionAppendix 1. Data Visualization ToolsAppendix 2. Further Reading and ResourcesAcknowledgmentsReferencesIndex
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Emons Verlag GmbH 111 Places in Cambridge That You Shouldn't Miss
Book SynopsisWhat do movable dolls' eyes have to do with a Catholic church? Where could you meet Plain Bob Maximus and Surprise Major? Why does just one person know where Oliver Cromwell's head is buried? And where is a dog a very large cat? The answers to all these questions lie in Cambridge, which combines the magnificence of a medieval university with the dynamism of a high-technology hub. Tens of thousands of visitors flock to Cambridge every year to see the colleges, go punting on the river, and shop. But there is much more to Cambridge than its university and Silicon Fen. Over the centuries, town and gown together have transformed this city, which was an inland port until the 17th century. Eccentricity is something of a Cambridge tradition, and the town seems to delight in taking its visitors by surprise, whether that's with a huge metal time-eating grasshopper, May Balls held in June, sculptures that dive into the ground feet first, or a museum that makes a feature of broken pottery. You will find these and many more curiosities in this book.
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The History Press Ltd Track and Sign
Book SynopsisThe most detailed and accurate book on tracking animals in the UKTrade Review"If you want a reference book for when you are out in the field and see tracks/signs you can’t identify, or are simply fascinated by the subject matter, then look no further.""By FAR the best tracking book in my library."THE book for British trackers."
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Oxford University Press Fowlers Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Book SynopsisWhy literally shouldn''t be taken literally. Why Americans think home in on something is a mistake and Brits think hone in is. Is it OK to spell OK okay? What''s wrong with hence why? Was Alanis Morrisette ever ironic? Fowler''s Dictionary of Modern English Usage is the world-famous guide to English usage, loved and used by writers, editors, and anyone who values correct English since it first appeared in 1926. Fowler''s gives comprehensive and practical advice on complex points of grammar, syntax, punctuation, style, and word choice. Now enlarged and completely revised to reflect English usage in the 21st century, it provides a crystal-clear, authoritative picture of the English we use, while illuminating scores of usage questions old and new. International in scope, it gives in-depth coverage of both British and American English usage issues, with reference also to the English of Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. The thousands of authentic examples in the book vividly demonstraTrade ReviewJeremy Butterfield has given us easily the best edition of this beloved work since H. W. Fowler's original. For anyone who cares about the English language, this book will provide helpful guidance and fascinating distraction in equal measure. * Times Literary Supplement, Benjamin George Friedman *The book is impressively up to date, with entries on internet-related neologisms: hash-tag is here and selfie, and the verb to google (which Butterfield does not object to, insisting only that is should be capitalized) ... easily the best edition of this beloved work since H.W Fowler's original. For anyone who cares about the English language, this book will provide helpful guidance and fascinating distraction in equal measure. * Benjamin George Friedman, The Times Literary Supplement *Butterfield's passion for discussing language is evident throughout ... This edition is rich in examples of language in use and discussion of debates about appropriate usage. * Lisa Pettifer, Babel: The Language Magazine *here is another fascinating tome that will be in constant use by yours truly * Suffolk & Norfolk Life *Butterfield has created a guide that is readable for entertainment as well as enlightenment. * World Wide Words, Michael Quinion *I must congratulate Jeremy Butterfield, editor of the latest edition of Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. To wordsmiths such as myself, Fowler's is akin to the Koran or the Bible. * The Herald, Alan Taylor *Table of ContentsPreface to the Fourth Edition ; Acknowledgements ; Dedication, 1926 ; Key to the Pronunciation ; Abbreviations and Symbols ; Bibliographical Abbreviations ; A to Z
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Oxford University Press A Dictionary of Zoology
Book SynopsisWith over 6,000 entries, A Dictionary of Zoology is a detailed and authoritative guide to all areas of the field. It offers full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. It also includes terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology. All entries have been fully revised and updated, making this the most up-to-date reference guide of its kind. There are around 400 entries new to this edition covering areas that include taxonomic groups, prefixes, and widely used descriptive terms. These include articles on micronucleus, stoma, platy-, proto-, and terrestrial.The dictionary is enriched through its useful web links, accessible via the companion website, as well as diagrams and detailed appendices. This fifth edition also includes a new Common Names appendix and three new illustrations.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition a fine compendium of unquestionable use ... Make sure you have an Allaby handy * Nature *Table of ContentsPreface A to Z entries Endangered animals Endangered animals 2012 The universal genetic code Geologic time-scale SI units Supplementary units Derived SI units Multiples used with SI units Extant animal phyla Taxonomic classification Common names
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Siles Press,U.S. Bobby Fischer and His World
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Amber Books Ltd The Encyclopedia of Warfare
Book Synopsis‘Every age has its own kind of war.’ – Clausewitz, On War Raids, invasions and sieges; trench battles, naval encounters and aerial dogfights; civil wars, guerrilla wars, trade wars and nuclear wars; wars of succession, religion and independence – wars have been fought in all kinds of ways and for all kinds of reasons. From the ancient world to the invasion of Ukraine, from the Hundred Years’ War to the Six Day War, from the Wars of the Roses to the Opium Wars, across over 1000 pages The Encyclopedia of Warfare presents the reader with more than 5000 entries – arranged chronologically – on wars, campaigns, empires, rebellions and counter-insurgencies. From battles fought with spears to the latest drone technology, The Encyclopedia of Warfare features an immense range of conflict. Each war narrative, where appropriate, includes descriptions of its campaigns, battles and sieges. All this is easily accessed via an extensive index. Featuring over 600 full colour maps created specifically for this volume, The Encyclopedia of Warfare is written in a style accessible to both the student and the general enthusiast, and reflects the latest thinking among military historians. The Encyclopedia of Warfare is an authoritative compendium of almost five millennia of conflict.Table of ContentsWars and Campaigns Maps Authors and Contributors Publisher’s Note Foreword by Dennis Showalter Timeline of Notable Civilizations How to use the Maps Key to the Map Symbols Ancient Wars c.2500 BCE–500 CE 33 Medieval Wars 500–1500 161 Early Modern Wars 1500–1775 289 Revolutionary Wars 1775–c.1815 449 Wars of Empire and Revolt, 1815–1914 577 The Era of World Wars 1914–45 769 Modern Wars 1945–Present 865 Rank Abbreviations 949 General Index 950 Index of Battles & Sieges 988
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Human Body A Childrens Encyclopedia
Book SynopsisEverything you need to know about what makes your body tick! Find out how the body works through the pages of this illustrated children''s book. Take a tour of the human body and learn everything from the structure of the brain, skeleton and bones to the immune and nervous system and the human mind and personality!This children''s biology encyclopedia for children ages 9 years and older includes:- Awe-inspiring imagery and straightforward explanations suitable for children in Key Stage 2- Double-page images display the fascinating human body in detail- Timeline of key medical breakthroughs- Quizzes to test your personality, and logical and reasoning skillsDiscover mind-blowing facts about the human body! Did you know that you are made up of 100 trillion cells? Or that blood vessels, if they were laid out end to end, would wrap around the Earth twice? Find out what makes a balanced diet and see what part of the brain makes you
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Haynes Manuals Inc Honda Shadow VT600 & 750 (88-19)
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The University of Chicago Press The Concise GreekEnglish Lexicon of the New
Book SynopsisOf interest to ministers, seminarians, translators, and students of biblical Greek, this title offers definitions or explanations in idiomatic English for all Greek terms. It features entries that include basic etymological information, short renderings, information on usage, and plentiful biblical references as well as Greek terms.Trade Review"A standard reference for biblical scholars." - Publishers Weekly "This is a rare instance in which it may well be impossible to praise too highly either Danker or the volume that he has produced." - Michael W. Holmes, Religious Studies Review"
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Pan Macmillan The Language of Flowers Gift Book
Book SynopsisMandy Kirkby is an editor and flower enthusiast. Vanessa Diffenbaugh is the writer of the internationally bestselling novel The Language of Flowers.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Extremely Hardcore
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English
Book SynopsisAn essential text for a new generation of twenty-first-century English language enthusiasts, its dual purpose as both a reference and textbook will appeal to English language lecturers and students as well as non-native English speakers. Audio resources recorded by David Crystal for this new edition bring the text to life.Table of Contents1. Modelling English; Part I. The History of English: 2. The origins of English; 3. Old English; 4. Middle English; 5. Early modern English; 6. Modern English; 7. World English; Part II. English Vocabulary: 8. The nature of the lexicon; 9. The sources of the lexicon; 10. Etymology; 11. The structure of the lexicon; 12. Lexical dimensions; Part III. English Grammar: 13. Grammatical mythology; 14. The structure of words; 15. Word classes; 16. The structure of sentences; Part IV. Spoken and Written English: 17. The sound system; 18. The writing system. Part V. Using English: 19. Varieties of discourse; 20. Regional variation; 21. Social variation; 22. Personal variation; 23. Electronic variation; Part VI. Learning About English: 24. Learning English as a mother tongue; 25. New ways of studying English.
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LMH Publishing Caribbean Herbs And Medicinal Plants And Their
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The University of Chicago Press My Mother Was a Computer
Book SynopsisExplores how the impact of code on life has become comparable to that of speech and writing: as language and code have grown entangled, the lines that once separated humans from machines, analog from digital, and old technologies from new ones have become blurred. The book gives us the tools necessary to make sense of these complex relationships.Trade Review"A deeply insightful and significant investigation of how the science and rhetorics of cybernetics have reshaped the boundaries of human identity." - Village Voice "In her important new book, N. Katherine Hayles... traces the evolution over the last half-century of a radical reconception of what it means to be human and, indeed, even of what it means to be alive, a reconception unleashed by the interplay of humans and intelligent machines." - Chicago Tribune"
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University of California Press Grad School Essentials
Book SynopsisTeaches you to master the five most crucial skills you need to succeed: how to read, write, speak, act, and research at a higher level. This guide outlines an approach for acquiring a skill and then demonstrates how to enhance it.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Skills You Need 1. How to Read, Part I: Dissecting a Text 2. How to Read, Part II: Critiquing a Text 3. How to Write 4. How to Speak 5. How to Act 6. How to Research
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Octopus Publishing Group An Encyclopedia of Fairies
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Websters New World Portable Large Print
Book SynopsisOffers over 35,000 entries; precise definitions; and, syllable breaks, accents, and pronunciation for difficult words.Table of ContentsDictionary Staff. Rules for Spelling. Rules for Forming Plurals. Pronunciation Key. Abbreviations Used in This Book. A Dictionary of American English. Rules for Punctuation. Weights and Measures. The United States. Presidents of the United States. Canada.
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Oxford University Press Oxford Dictionary of Idioms Oxford Quick
Book SynopsisThis dictionary defines a myriad of phrases and sayings that are used daily in the English language. It contains more than 10,000 idioms, including figurative expressions, similes, sayings, and proverbs, and features usage examples and information on origins for many of them.Trade ReviewI'm impressed with this book ... it has, so far, delivered the goods every time I've consulted it about a particular expression ... A brilliant addition to your reference collection * Terry Freedman, Writer's Know-How *Table of ContentsPreface A-Z Text Thematic Index
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Haynes Manuals Inc Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX (2007-2019) (USA)
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Haynes Manuals Inc Duramax Diesel Engine (2001-2019)
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Haynes Manuals Inc Toyota Tundra & Sequoia: 41821
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Random House Falco The Official Companion
Book SynopsisHistorical novelist Lindsey Davis is best known for her novels set in Ancient Rome, including the much-loved Marcus Didius Falco series, although she has also written about the English Civil War, including in 2014 A Cruel Fate, a book for the Quick Reads literacy initiative. Her examination of the paranoid reign of the roman emperor Domitian began with Master and God, a standalone novel, leading to her new series about Flavia Albia, set in that dark period.Her books are translated and have been dramatized on BBC Radio 4. Her many awards include the Premio Colosseo (from the city of Rome) and the Crime Writers' Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. Most recently she was awarded the City of Ubeda Historical Novel Prize, also for lifetime achievement.
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Ripley Entertainment Inc Div of The Jim Pattison Group Ripley's Believe It or Not! Level Up
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Haynes Manuals Inc Chevrolet Silverado & GMC Sierra (14-16): 2014-16
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Rowman & Littlefield Knack Bridge for Everyone: A Step-By-Step Guide
Book SynopsisBridge is a famously challenging card game, one that’s next to impossible to learn without a whole host of visual aids. But books on the subject all too often seem to ignore this. Enter Knack Bridge for Everyone, which takes a step-by-step, visual approach to explaining the game clearly to beginners and intermediates. With 400 full-color photos, as well as numerous charts and diagrams, it begins with the rules and the fundamentals of bidding, play, defense, and scoring. It then takes the bidding up a notch by introducing more bidding techniques and strategies for winning.Table of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1 Rules of BridgeChapter 2 Introductory BiddingChapter 3 Playing a HandChapter 4 ScoringChapter 5 No Trump Openers and ResponsesChapter 6 Playing a NT handChapter 7 Convenient MinorChapter 8 RespondingChapter 9 Next Step BiddingChapter 10 LeadsChapter 11 OvercallsChapter 12 DoublesChapter 13 Other Defense StrategiesChapter 14 When to Pull TrumpChapter 15 Preemptive Bids and ResponsesChapter 16 Stealing the bidChapter 17 2C and responsesChapter 18 Looking for SlamChapter 19 Other Ways to Show a Big HandChapter 20 Resource Directory
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Quarto Publishing PLC The Periodic Table: A visual guide to the
Book SynopsisWhich is the densest element? Which has the largest atoms? And why are some elements radioactive? From the little-known uses of gold in medicine to the development of the hydrogen bomb, this is a fresh new look at the Periodic Table. Combining cutting edge science with fascinating facts and stunning infographics, this book looks at the extraordinary stories of discovery, amazing properties and surprising uses of each elements, whether solid, liquid or gas - naturally occurring, synthesised or theoretical! From hydrogen to oganesson, this is a fact-filled visual guide to each element,each accompanied by technical date (category, atomic number, weight, boiling point) as well as fun facts and stories about their discovery and surprising uses. Table of ContentsContents 1 The Periodic Table 2 The Big Picture 3 Inside Chemistry 4 Directory of Elements Glossary Index Acknowledgements
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Thames & Hudson Ltd An Anarchy of Chillies
Book SynopsisCelebrates 100 powerful personalities from the chilli family in lively four-colour illustrations, presenting everything the aspiring chef or gardener needs to help them harness the heat.Trade Review'A beautifully illustrated ode to the hot stuff' - Mr Porter'Witty and playful … a tongue-warming tribute to this fiendish fruit, providing insight into an exotic world of flavour and flame … It will brighten up your bookshelf no end' - Quirk and Spoon'Gorgeous graphic illustrations … a must for chilli obsessives' - Stylist'A perfect gift for any food connoisseur or to keep for yourself' - Italia!'Packed with bold and bright illustrations' - Stuff'Beautifully illustrated … ideal for anyone who loves to grow or cook chillies' - Vegetarian Living'A must for anyone who’s serious about their chillies, graphic design, or both' - Yotam Ottolenghi, Guardian, Books of the YearTable of ContentsIntroduction • 100 Chillies
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Hachette Livre - BNF Notice Des Monuments Exposés Dans La Galerie d'Antiquités Égyptiennes, Salle Du Rez-De-Chaussée: Et Palier de l'Escalier Sud-Est Au Musée Du Louvre. 3e Édition
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The History Press Ltd Scottish Genealogy Fourth Edition
Book SynopsisScottish Genealogy is a comprehensive guide to tracing your family history in Scotland.
£18.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Schotts Original Miscellany
Book SynopsisIntends to provide you great wisdom in the morning, several conversational bons mots for the afternoon, and many an enlightened smile after dark. This book contains the 13 principles of witchcraft, the structure of military hierarchy, clothing care symbols, a list of the countries where you drive on the left, and a nursery rhyme about sneezing.
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TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1976
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TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Floorstanding Rotating Book
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The University of Chicago Press Dancing at Armageddon Survivalism and Chaos in
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The University of Chicago Press Telling About Society Chicago Guides to Writing
Book SynopsisExplores the unconventional ways we communicate what we know about society to others. This book explores the many ways knowledge about society can be shared and interpreted through different forms of telling such as fiction, films, photographs, maps, mathematical models - many of which remain outside the boundaries of conventional social science.Trade Review"Telling About Society should carry a warning label: 'Do not start reading unless you're prepared to spend the next few hours having your horizons broadened and your understanding of social sciences deepened. Further, prepare to abandon any belief that insight and originality are incompatible with clarity, accessibility, and plain good writing.' This book will immediately take its place on my shelves and my students' reading lists alongside Becker's Tricks of the Trade as an indispensable introduction to thinking about social science theory and research." - Larry Gross, professor and director, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California"
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TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1967
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Princeton University Press One Day in the Life of the English Language
Book SynopsisGenerations of student writers have been subjected to usage handbooks that proclaim, "This is the correct form. Learn it"--books that lay out a grammar, but don't inspire students to use it. By contrast, this antihandbook handbook, presenting some three hundred sentences drawn from the printed works of a single, typical day in the life of the languTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 "This little volume has several things going for it: it's compact, bound in the style of an industrial manual, so it can take a lot of punishment."--Mary Norris, Times Literary Supplement "Cioffi effectively employs a fast-paced narrative style that readers will find entertaining and insightful."--Teaching Matters Monthly "The work is accessible, fun to read, and packed with helpful information on almost every page. It will appeal to a wide audience--not only those who love grammar but also those who do not."--Library Journal "For readers at any level who are seeking to improve their written English, One Day in the Life of the English Language helps to make grammar relatable and rewarding... A creative alternative for students of all ages."--Sarah Powell, Reference Reviews "Cioffi has created a different kind of grammar handbook, one that not only lays out the 'rules' of Standard English but also makes readers more sensitive to language and so better able to communicate ideas... He used the material in this book in a freshman composition course, to good effect, and readers will find that this clever book sharpens their awareness."--ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface xi Navigation Tips xix Introduction The Starting Idea: You and Your Audience 1 Preview of the Following Pages 7 December 29, 2008, as History 10 Two Disclaimers 20 On Using Sentences from the Real World 23 Formal Usage-Its Rules and Value 31 "If you don't have grammar, you don't have sense" 40 1Actants, Actions, Ongoing States: Nouns, Verbs, and the Sentences They Form Why Learn the Parts of Speech? 45 Fundamentals 49 Fine Tuning 56 Deep Focus 71 2Words That Modify and Orient: Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Articles, Interjections The Power of Small Words Well Deployed 88 Adjectives 89 Adverbs 99 Conjunctions 114 Prepositions 123 Articles 128 Interjections 133 3Who Is He/She? Pronouns A Whole Chapter on Pronouns? 134 Fundamentals 135 Fine Tuning 150 Deep Focus 160 4Punctuation, Part I-The Comma: Promiscuous Uses Introduction: Punctuation Substitutes for Oral Emphases, Facial Expressions, and Body Language 167 Fundamentals 169 Fine Tuning 193 Deep Focus 200 5Punctuation, Part II-The Colon, Semicolon, and More Mysteries of Punctuation The Colon and Semicolon 207 The Apostrophe 217 The Dash 228 The Quotation Mark 232 End Punctuation and Combining Sentences 241 6Diction: Sentences as Clockwork On the Interconnectedness of Words 254 Fundamentals 258 A Microconclusion 286 Appendix I: Fifteen Myths of Digital-Age English 293 Appendix II: Using This Book to Teach College Writing: A Microguide 301 Fifty Key Terms: A Microglossary 317 Works Cited General Sources 329 December 29, 2008, Examples 335 Index 351
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Vintage Publishing Shadows Of The Mind
Book SynopsisRoger Penrose is one the world's foremost theoretical physicists, and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020. He has won numerous other prizes, including the Albert Einstein Medal, for his fundamental contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He is the bestselling author of The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe and Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe. His other books include Fashion, Faith and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe, The Emperor's New Mind, Shadows of the Mind and, with Stephen Hawking, The Nature of Space and Time. He is the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics Emeritus at the University of Oxford, and lives in Oxford.Trade ReviewPenrose has come closer than anyone to a rigorous discussion of the most intriguing problems of all: what are we? How do we think? And what is it that makes us human? * The Times *Clearly the product of a brilliant mind * Times Literary Supplement *His book may be the first accessible report to a general readership about the site, if not the actual substance, of the holy grail of consciousness - the precise point where quantum activity interacts with classical physical activity in the brain... His passionate attempt at popular exposition lends importance to a debate that he believes too crucial to be left to the specialists alone * Sunday Times *
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TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1957
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TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1959
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TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1965
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TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1975
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Vocabulary For Dummies
Book SynopsisA guide that shows how to use vocabulary to communicate effectively in any situation, this title includes tips for remembering when and how to use the right word and helps readers learn vocabulary that can enrich their speaking and writing skills.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Your Bearings 7 Chapter 1: figuring out how words work 9 Chapter 2 Building your vocabulary 17 Chapter 3 Picking up meaning 37 Chapter 4 Using the right word 51 Part II: Mastering the Basics 63 Chapter 5: Getting to the root of the matter 65 Chapter 6: Starting off with prefixes 81 Chapter 7: Ending well: Suffixes 101 Part III: Expanding Your Base 119 Chapter 8: Shading meaning: Synonyms, Antonyms, Connotations, Denotations 121 Chapter 9: Hear your homonyms and homophones here 131 Chapter 10: Compounding words 151 Chapter 11: Romancing English: Words from French, Spanish, and Italian 167 Chapter 12: Borrowing from the neighbors: Words from other languages 183 Part IV: Getting Savvy with Vocabulary 197 Chapter 13: Trying your skills on standardized tests 199 Chapter 14: Taking care business vocabulary 215 Chapter 15: Mutterings on money matters 227 Chapter 16: Speaking legalese 237 Chapter 17: Doctoring your words: Medical terms 251 Chapter 18: Acquiring shopping and eating language 263 Chapter 19: Expanding the language: Recent additions 273 Chapter 20: Exploring words from real and mythical people and places 287 Part V: The Part of Tens 301 Chapter 21: Don’t go there: Language to Avoid 303 Chapter 22: Distinctions worth making 307 Chapter 23: Ten techniques for nonnative speakers 315 Index 321
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Anness Publishing An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of World
Book SynopsisExpert and stunning illustrations show in painstaking detail the uniforms and their developments for all the major nations involved in World War I.
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Scarecrow Press Canadian Archival Studies and the Rediscovery of
Book SynopsisThe best archival thinking and debate in Canada are reflected in this careful selection of previously published essays, arranged in four broad categories: the overall history and evolution of Canadian archives; major theoretical statements concerning the nature of archives and archival work; systematic analyses of archival records and media; and highlights of Canadian contributions to archival practice. Contributors include Jay Atherhorn, Catherine Bailey, Andrew Birrell, Gabrielle Blais, Jim Burant, Terry Cook, Gordon Dobbs, Wendy Duff, Luciana Duranti, Terry Eastwood, David Enns, Kent Haworth, Lilly Koltun, Tom Nesbit, Peter Robertson, Andrew Rodger, Bill Russell, Joan Schwartz, Wilfred I. Smith, Hugh Taylor, and Ian E. Wilson.Trade Review...should be acquired by any library that supports archival education programs at any level, including archives courses in graduate schools of library science and history....the finest essays....highly recommended. * Collection Management *How splendid to have these important articles from the Association of Canadian Archivists...journal Archivaria brought together in one volume.... * Journal of Information and Library Research *...clearly this work serves as a handy, one-volume book of reading on archival history and theory in Canada. This volume should be in every academic library, and especially in those offering archival courses. This is a welcome addition to today's archival literature. * The American Archivist *...interesting and wide ranging in their content and...to be recommended to British archival theory in its international context and to re-examine the basic principle of our professional work from a number of different angles. * Journal Of The Society Of Archivists *...an important contribution to the recent and growing literature on the subject...an important volume...those interested in reviewing the archival literature on the evolution of archival thinking in Canada cannot do much better than this primer. * Épilogue *...will interest American as well as Canadian readers. * The Library Quarterly *
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The History Press Ltd A Companion to the Falklands War
Book SynopsisThis accessible yet comprehensive companion to the Falklands War will be a welcome addition to any enthusiast’s shelves.
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University of Alaska Press Lovtsov Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean 38
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