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30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabularyby Norman Lewis, Wildfred John FunkISBN 1578660300 (1-57866-030-0)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Analectsby ConfuciusISBN 1421808226 (1-4218-0822-6)
Hardcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Analects'Book summary:The Master said, 'Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application? 'Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? 'Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?" The philosopher Yu said, 'They are few who, being filial and fraternal, are fond of offending against their superiors. There have been none, who, not liking to offend against their superiors, have been fond of stirring up confusion. [via]
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The Analects: Confuciusby David HintonISBN 1582430381 (1-58243-038-1)
Softcover, Counterpoint
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The Analects of Confuciusby ConfuciusISBN 1420926373 (1-4209-2637-3)
Softcover, Digireads.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Analects of Confucius'Book summary:The Analects of Confucius is one of the most influential books ever written, not only shaping Chinese thought and culture, but providing a template for the western world on how to blend the practical and the spiritual with a sense of social form and propriety. The translation by Arthur Waley is widely regarded as the best. [via]
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A B C Et Cetera: The Life & Times of the Roman Alphabetby Alexander Humez, Nicholas HumezISBN 1567921000 (1-56792-100-0)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Originsby Michael QuinionISBN 1588342190 (1-58834-219-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins'Book summary:The real story of a word or phrases origin and evolution is often much strangerand much more humorousthan the commonly accepted one; the many entries will certainly leave you happy as a clam. Happy as a clam? Really, whats so happy about being a clam? The saying makes much more sense when its paired with its missing second half: at high water. Now a clam at high water is a safe clam, and thus a happy clam. From the bawdy to the sublime, Quinions explanations and delightful asides truly prove that the proof is in the pudding. [via]
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The Bbi Dictionary of English Word Combinationsby Robert Ilson, Evelyn Benson, Morton BensonISBN 1556195214 (1-55619-521-4)
Softcover, John Benjamins Pub Co
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Bob's Your Uncle: A Dictionary of Slang for British Mystery Fansby Jann Turner-LordISBN 1564740226 (1-56474-022-6)
Softcover, Fithian Pr
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The Book of Positive Quotationsby John CookISBN 1577490533 (1-57749-053-3)
Softcover, Fairview Pr
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Cardcaptor Sakuraby Clamp, Carol FoxISBN 1591828821 (1-59182-882-1)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cardcaptor Sakura'Book summary:The Show Must Go On! It's time for the school talent show and Sakura's class is putting on Sleeping Beauty. Sakura is cast as the prince and you won't believe who the princess is! All seems to be going well with the performance until a Clow Card makes an unexpected entrance between acts! Can our prince break the spell, capture the card and save the day? [via]
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Cardcaptor Sakura - 100% Authentic Mangaby Clamp, Carol FoxISBN 1591828783 (1-59182-878-3)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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Cardcaptor Sakura 4by ClampISBN 1591828813 (1-59182-881-3)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cardcaptor Sakura 4'Book summary:Tests of Courage The school field trip is the perfect getaway for Sakura. She loves the sea, making dinner with her friends, having no homework, telling ghost stories--and best of all, no worrying about Clow Cards! It's all a blast... until the students start disappearing, one by one! Sakura and company have fallen into a Clow Card trap! Can she defeat the unknown card to get her friends back?! [via]
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Styleby Laurie RozakisISBN 1592571158 (1-59257-115-8)
Softcover, Alpha Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style'Book summary:The jokey, conversational style of the Complete Idiot's Guide series is better suited to some of its many subjects than to others, but for the Guide to Grammar and Style, it works. This book might not be appropriate for professional proofreaders in search of the definitive use of the en dash, but it is a solid, amusing volume for those who daydreamed through grade school and would like to brush up on the fundamentals. Puns, silly humor, and hyperbole abound, but so do the entertaining quotations from beloved masters of the English language that author Laurie E. Rozakis has managed to dig up. For every "The rules of standard written English are ... more frightening than a sail on the Titanic," there is an amusing tidbit such as this one, courtesy of Calvin Trillin: "Whom is a word invented to make everyone sound like a butler. Nobody who is not a butler has ever said it out loud without feeling just a little bit weird." For every "Like my thighs, the distinction between that and which is becoming less firm," we have someone such as James Thurber to show us how to break a rule in style. "When I split an infinitive," Thurber is said to have admonished a meddlesome editor, "it is going to damn well stay split!" The text is highly energetic, and Rozakis cuts to the chase. For instance, she summarizes one chapter this way: "Don't be a sexist pig; ditch doublespeak; end euphemisms; can clichés." And she offers us these wise words, from Thomas Jefferson: "The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do." [via]
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Dictionary of Historical Allusions & Eponymsby Dorothy AuchterISBN 1576070999 (1-57607-099-9)
Hardcover, Abc-Clio Inc
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Editing Canadian EnglishISBN 1551990458 (1-55199-045-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Emmaby Jane Austen, Kristin Flieger SamuelianISBN 155111321X (1-55111-321-X)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emma'Book summary:Of all Jane Austen's heroines, Emma Woodhouse is the most flawed, the most infuriating, and, in the end, the most endearing. Pride and Prejudice's Lizzie Bennet has more wit and sparkle; Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey more imagination; and Sense and Sensibility's Elinor Dashwood certainly more sense--but Emma is lovable precisely because she is so imperfect. Austen only completed six novels in her lifetime, of which five feature young women whose chances for making a good marriage depend greatly on financial issues, and whose prospects if they fail are rather grim. Emma is the exception: "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her." One may be tempted to wonder what Austen could possibly find to say about so fortunate a character. The answer is, quite a lot.
For Emma, raised to think well of herself, has such a high opinion of her own worth that it blinds her to the opinions of others. The story revolves around a comedy of errors: Emma befriends Harriet Smith, a young woman of unknown parentage, and attempts to remake her in her own image. Ignoring the gaping difference in their respective fortunes and stations in life, Emma convinces herself and her friend that Harriet should look as high as Emma herself might for a husband--and she zeroes in on an ambitious vicar as the perfect match. At the same time, she reads too much into a flirtation with Frank Churchill, the newly arrived son of family friends, and thoughtlessly starts a rumor about poor but beautiful Jane Fairfax, the beloved niece of two genteelly impoverished elderly ladies in the village. As Emma's fantastically misguided schemes threaten to surge out of control, the voice of reason is provided by Mr. Knightly, the Woodhouse's longtime friend and neighbor. Though Austen herself described Emma as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like," she endowed her creation with enough charm to see her through her most egregious behavior, and the saving grace of being able to learn from her mistakes. By the end of the novel Harriet, Frank, and Jane are all properly accounted for, Emma is wiser (though certainly not sadder), and the reader has had the satisfaction of enjoying Jane Austen at the height of her powers. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Hardcover, 1st World Library - Emma: ISBN 1592640044 (1-59264-004-4)
Hardcover, Toby Pr - Emma: ISBN 1593083343 (1-59308-334-3)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Emma: ISBN 1576463338 (1-57646-333-8)
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The English: A Portrait of a Peopleby Jeremy PaxmanISBN 1585671762 (1-58567-176-2)
Softcover, Overlook Press, The
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The English: A Portrait of a People'Book summary:What is it about the English? Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or the Welsh, but the English. Why do they seem so unsure of who they are? As Jeremy Paxman remarks in his preface to The English, being English "used to be so easy". Now, with the Empire gone, with Wales and Scotland moving into more independent postures, with the troubling specter of a united Europe (and despite the raucous hype of "Cool Britannia"), the English seem to have entered a collective crisis of national identity.
Jeremy Paxman has set himself the task of finding just what exactly is going on. Why, he wonders, "do the English seem to enjoy feeling so persecuted? What is behind the English obsession with games? How did they acquire their odd attitudes to sex and food? Where did they get their extraordinary capacity for hypocrisy?" He ranges widely in pursuit of answers, sifting through literature, cinema, and history. It is an intriguing investigation, encompassing many aspects of national life and character (such as it is), including the obligatory visit to that baffling phenomenon, the funeral of Princess Diana. Yet Paxman finds something fresh and interesting to say about even that now rather threadbare topic. In the end, he seems to find further questions to ask instead of answers. But why not? To him it is a sign that the English are acquiring a new sense of self. And some indication of this might lie in the obvious response to his remark that the English, being top of the British Imperial tree, had nicknames for their fellow nationalities--Jock, Taffy, Paddy, and Mick--but there was no corresponding name for an Englishman. Of course, there is one now, and it comes from one of the bits of empire to which so many undesirables were exported: Whinging Pom. --Robin Davidson, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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English from Caedmon to Chaucer: The Literary Developement of Englishby S. Terrie CurranISBN 1577661966 (1-57766-196-6)
Softcover, Waveland Pr Inc
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Essentials of Business Communicationby Mary Ellen GuffeyISBN 1428808396 (1-4288-0839-6)
Softcover, Academic Internet Pub Inc
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Fitzhenry & Whiteside Canadian Thesaurusby J.K. ChambersISBN 1550411985 (1-55041-198-5)
Softcover, Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd
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Flip Dictionaryby Barbara KipferISBN 1582971404 (1-58297-140-4)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flip Dictionary'Book summary:You know what you want to say but can't think of the word. You can describe what you're thinking but you don't know the name for it. Flip Dictionary solves this common problem! Best-selling author Barbara Ann Kipfer has created a huge reference that offers cues and clue words to lead writers to the exact phrase or specific term they need. It goes beyond the standard reverse dictionary format to offer dozens of charts and tables, listing groups by subject (such as automobiles, clothing types, plants, tools, etc.) Flip Dictionary is an excellent resource for everyone. Writers of fiction and non-fiction will use it to find that elusive word they need, and word lovers will find it an entertaining book to simply sit and browse through. Crossword puzzlers will also find it invaluable. An indispensable desk reference, as necessary as a dictionary or thesaurus, but a whole lot more fun. [via]
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From Playpen to Podiumby Jeff MyersISBN 1568570686 (1-56857-068-6)
Softcover, Noble Pub Assoc/Noble Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'From Playpen to Podium'Book summary:Paperback book, 1997. [via]
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Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Controversial Timesby Geoff NunbergISBN 1586482343 (1-58648-234-3)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Controversial Times'Book summary:Geoffrey Nunberg can make one quite self conscious to write even a simple sentence. And yes, that is a compliment. A regular language commentator on NPR's Fresh Air, Nunberg examines the curious ways in which the modern language expresses far more about history, politics, and culture than most casual English users would ever realize. Going Nucular, besides having one of the more whimsical titles to come along in a while, offers up scores of chapters, each examining specific words, phrases, or verbal tendencies. And while words like "terrorism", "fascism", "appeasement", and "Caucasian" (and even the hapless "like" and "ain't") are tossed about regularly in contemporary usage, achieving an understanding of their origin and evolution can serve to better explain not just the word but the issue to which it is attached. Other language books have become popular among the "grammarati" for their hard line approach but Nunberg seeks to explore and understand rather than to enforce and punish. To that end, he defends "blog" as being a verb and noun that has earned its place in the language; it's very phonetic clunkiness being part of the appeal. And though he can diagram a sentence with the best of them, Nunberg is at his most delightful when shining a harsh lingual light on the ways in which the average person encounters words every day. A stinging and hilarious indictment of TV news' weird obsession with the present tense ("In North Dakota, high winds making life difficult") makes the reader hear the evening news in an entirely new way. Going Nucular is much more than a nudge and a wisecrack to self-appointed word cops, it's an insider's tour of the vernacular by the English teacher you only wish you had. --John Moe [via]
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Going Nucular: Language, Politics. and Culture in Confrontational Timesby Geoff NunbergISBN 1586483455 (1-58648-345-5)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Going Nucular: Language, Politics. and Culture in Confrontational Times'Book summary:Geoffrey Nunberg can make one quite self conscious to write even a simple sentence. And yes, that is a compliment. A regular language commentator on NPR's Fresh Air, Nunberg examines the curious ways in which the modern language expresses far more about history, politics, and culture than most casual English users would ever realize. Going Nucular, besides having one of the more whimsical titles to come along in a while, offers up scores of chapters, each examining specific words, phrases, or verbal tendencies. And while words like "terrorism", "fascism", "appeasement", and "Caucasian" (and even the hapless "like" and "ain't") are tossed about regularly in contemporary usage, achieving an understanding of their origin and evolution can serve to better explain not just the word but the issue to which it is attached. Other language books have become popular among the "grammarati" for their hard line approach but Nunberg seeks to explore and understand rather than to enforce and punish. To that end, he defends "blog" as being a verb and noun that has earned its place in the language; it's very phonetic clunkiness being part of the appeal. And though he can diagram a sentence with the best of them, Nunberg is at his most delightful when shining a harsh lingual light on the ways in which the average person encounters words every day. A stinging and hilarious indictment of TV news' weird obsession with the present tense ("In North Dakota, high winds making life difficult") makes the reader hear the evening news in an entirely new way. Going Nucular is much more than a nudge and a wisecrack to self-appointed word cops, it's an insider's tour of the vernacular by the English teacher you only wish you had. --John Moe [via]
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsby J. K. RowlingISBN 1551922444 (1-55192-244-4)
Hardcover, Raincoast Book Dist Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'Book summary:What makes the Harry Potter series so successful? Maybe it's the fact that J.K. Rowling doesn't write children's books, she writes children's stories, more in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm than Dr. Seuss. The exploits of Harry and his friends captivate even the shortest attention spans by engaging the imagination with vivid characters and fast-moving action, instead of trying to merely catch the eye with colorful pictures or pop-up effects. Not surprisingly, the Potter tales sound wonderful read aloud, and adapt to the audiobook format extremely well. Broadway actor Jim Dale's impressive vocal range gives each character in the book its own distinctive voice--a considerable task, given the pantheon of witches, warlocks, ghosts, ghouls, dwarves, and elves that Harry encounters in his second outing. And thankfully, since the book is read unabridged, no one's favorite character is omitted. Engaging for children without being childish, the audio version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is worthy addition to the deservedly popular series. (Running time: 9 hours, 7 CDs) --Andrew Nieland [via]
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Harry Potter And the Philosopher's Stone: Scottish Gaelic Editionby J. K. RowlingISBN 158234681X (1-58234-681-X)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. RowlingISBN 1581306571 (1-58130-657-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'Book summary:For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest him. The third book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series catapults into action when the young wizard "accidentally" causes the Dursleys' dreadful visitor Aunt Marge to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift up to the ceiling. Fearing punishment from Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon (and from officials at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who strictly forbid students to cast spells in the nonmagic world of Muggles), Harry lunges out into the darkness with his heavy trunk and his owl Hedwig.
As it turns out, Harry isn't punished at all for his errant wizardry. Instead he is mysteriously rescued from his Muggle neighborhood and whisked off in a triple-decker, violently purple bus to spend the remaining weeks of summer in a friendly inn called the Leaky Cauldron. What Harry has to face as he begins his third year at Hogwarts explains why the officials let him off easily. It seems that Sirius Black--an escaped convict from the prison of Azkaban--is on the loose. Not only that, but he's after Harry Potter. But why? And why do the Dementors, the guards hired to protect him, chill Harry's very heart when others are unaffected? Once again, Rowling has created a mystery that will have children and adults cheering, not to mention standing in line for her next book. Fortunately, there are four more in the works. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind The Rhymeby Chris RobertsISBN 1592402178 (1-59240-217-8)
Softcover, Gotham Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme'Book summary:Was Little Jack Horner a squatter? "Baa Baa Black Sheep" a bleat about taxation? What did Jack and Jill really do on that hill? Chris Roberts reveals the seamy and quirky stories behind our favorite nursery rhymes.
Nursery rhymes are rarely as innocent as they seemthere is a wealth of concealed meaning in our familiar childhood verse. More than a century after Queen Victoria decided that children were better off without the full story, London librarian Chris Roberts brings the truth to light. He traces the origins of the subtle phrases and antiquated references, revealing religious hatred, political subversion, and sexual innuendo.
Roberts reveals that when Jack, nimble and quick, jumped over a candlestick, he was reenacting a popular sport that tested whether a person was lean and healthy. Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon mounted on the walls of a church in Colchester, blown up during the English Civil War. Few know that the cockles in "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" actually refer to cuckolds in the promiscuous court of Mary Queen of Scots. Or that "Rub-a-dub-dub, three maids in a tub" was inspired by a fairground peepshow.
A fascinating history lesson that makes astonishing connections to contemporary popular culture, Heavy Words Lightly Thrown is for Anglophiles, parents, history buffs, and anyone who has ever wondered about the origins of rhymes. The book features a glossary of slang and historical terms, and spooky silhouettes of nursery-rhyme characters to accompany the rhymes. Mother Goose will never look the same again. [via]
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History of the English Speaking Peoplesby Winston ChurchillISBN 1566198135 (1-56619-813-5)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of the English Speaking Peoples'Book summary:1995 3rd printing trade paperback as shown. Tight spine, clear crisp pages, no writing, no spine creases, light bottom corner crease, smokefree. [via]
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How Much Can A Bare Bear Bear: What Are Homonyms And Homophones?by Brian P. Cleary, Brian GableISBN 1575058243 (1-57505-824-3)
Hardcover, Lerner Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How Much Can A Bare Bear Bear: What Are Homonyms And Homophones?'Book summary:This accessible, lighthearted look at language introduces homonyms and homophones. Playful rhymes and comical cartoons make both concepts memorable. Each corresponding pair of homonyms and homophones is printed in color for easy identification. At the end, readers are challenged to apply what they've learned - and they'll have fun doing so. [via]
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How to Write Love Lettersby Michelle LovricISBN 1556525311 (1-55652-531-1)
Hardcover, Chicago Review Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Write Love Letters'Book summary:Offering sample writings, historical examples, and practical advice, this invaluable and beautifully packaged book contains guidance for all occasions that call for eloquent and inspired love letters. Modern model letters to adapt and use in specific circumstances, tips on letter-writing techniques, and creative suggestions for packaging and delivering messages of love are peppered with fanciful, original Victorian illustrations, making the look of this volume as romantic as the letters within. With charming specificity, guidance and appropriate words are provided for various would-be Shakespeares, from the morning-after lover and the anniversary lover to the frustrated lover and the neglected lover. Also included are a short history of epistolary romance, 76 model letters, and a host of helpful and witty epigrams.[via]More editions of How to Write Love Letters:
It's Raining Cats and Dogs...and Other Beastly Expressionsby Christine AmmerISBN 1557780579 (1-55778-057-9)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Langenscheidt Standard Dictionary Frenchby LangenscheditISBN 1585735000 (1-58573-500-0)
Softcover, Langenscheidt Pub Inc
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Mad Amadeus Sued a Madamby Lee Lorenz, Allan Miller, Roger AngellISBN 1567920772 (1-56792-077-2)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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Magic Knight 3: Rayearthby ClampISBN 159182267X (1-59182-267-X)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Magic Knight 3: Rayearth'Book summary:To control Cephiro means to sacrifice oneself to keep it safe. This is a lesson the Magic Knights know only too well, however, the invading countries are not aware of this and continue the assault with greater force. When powerful Djinns, deadly dragons, and menacing mechs attack the peaceful nation, Hikaru, Umi and Fuu don their sacred armor once more to defend the land as Magic Knights! [via]
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Native Speakerby Chang-Rae LeeISBN 1573225312 (1-57322-531-2)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Native Speaker'Book summary:Korean-American Henry Park is "surreptitious, B+ student of life, illegal alien, emotional alien, Yellow peril: neo-American, stranger, follower, traitor, spy ..." or so says his wife, in the list she writes upon leaving him. Henry is forever uncertain of his place, a perpetual outsider looking at American culture from a distance. As a man of two worlds, he is beginning to fear that he has betrayed both -- and belongs to neither. [via]
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The New York Times Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, Mispronounced Wordsby Laurence UrdangISBN 1579120601 (1-57912-060-1)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New York Times Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, Mispronounced Words'Book summary:Featuring over 13,000 of the most difficult and interesting words in the English language, this practical and unique volume is great for students and adults, fans of word games, linguaphiles, and linguaphobes. [via]
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On the Art of Writing: Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914by Arthur Quiller-CouchISBN 1421970430 (1-4219-7043-0)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com
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Opus Maledictorum: A Book of Bad Wordsby Reinhold AmanISBN 1569248362 (1-56924-836-2)
Softcover, Marlowe & Co
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Pronunciation Contrasts in Englishby Alleen Pace Nilsen, D. L. NilsenISBN 1577662377 (1-57766-237-7)
Softcover, Waveland Pr Inc
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Pun and Games: Jokes, Riddles, Rhymes, Daffynitions, Tairy Fales, and More Wordplay for Kidsby Richard Lederer, Dave MoriceISBN 1556522649 (1-55652-264-9)
Softcover, Chicago Review Pr
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Ranma 1/2by Rumiko TakahashiISBN 1569310165 (1-56931-016-5)
Softcover, Viz Media
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Ranma 1/2, Volume 8by Rumiko TakahashiISBN 1569319626 (1-56931-962-6)
Softcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ranma 1/2, Volume 8'Book summary:Ranma and Shampoo change into cats, and Ranma becomes invincible. But what happens to Shampoo? This tale combines action, adventure, and romantic comedy, and is the longest-running manga in the United States. [via]
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Ranma 1/2, Volume 8by Gerard Jones, Rumiko Takahashi, Matt Thorn, Toshifumi YoshidaISBN 1591160650 (1-59116-065-0)
Softcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ranma 1/2, Volume 8'Book summary:A great manga graphic novel by Takahashi. [via]
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Sonnets of Love & Friendshipby Holly Pell McConnaughyISBN 1566190460 (1-56619-046-0)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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The Superior Person's Third Book of Well-Bred Wordsby Peter Bowler, Dennis CorriganISBN 1567921612 (1-56792-161-2)
Hardcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Superior Person's Third Book of Well-Bred Words'Book summary:A dictionary for those who perceive a difference, a handbook for Superior Persons who love words.
Are you an Anglophile? (Stout fellow!) Just stand at this springboard and leave the fields of popinjay jabber and tongue-stumped battology behind forever! Step up for big dividends in the giddy heights of superior speech. Are you a rasorial searcher after words? Are nouns your bread? Adjectives your butter? Verbs your little salad? Adverbs your house dressing? Well, then, this is the book to shiver you futtocks! Put an end to fopdoodly speech; amaze your friends, baffle your enemies, write interoffice memos to end all discussion! Peter Bowler will teach you the practical riches of saying it well with good words, neglected words, precise words for vocabular exultation. A Superior Person is not defined by income, class, or sex. A Superior Person uses Superior Speech. And, if Aristotle's definition of art as something both entertaining and edifying is still toasted with glee, then there's art a-chock-a-block in Mr. Bowler's dictionary - a funny, useful, and elevating little book. [via]More editions of The Superior Person's Third Book of Well-Bred Words:
What Did They Mean by That?: A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms Old and Newby Paul E. Drake, Paul DrakeISBN 1556139446 (1-55613-944-6)
Hardcover, Heritage Books
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Why Men Don't Listen & Women Can't Read Maps: How We're Different and What to Do About Itby Allan Pease, Barbara PeaseISBN 1566491568 (1-56649-156-8)
Hardcover, Welcome Rain
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The premises behind Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps is that all too often, these differences get in the way of fulfilling relationships and that understanding our basic urges can lead to greater self-awareness and improved relations between the sexes. The Peases spent three years researching their book--traveling the globe, talking to experts, and studying the cutting-edge research of ethnologists, psychologists, biologists, and neuroscientists--yet their work does not read a bit like "hard science." In fact, the authors go to considerable lengths to point out that their book is intended to be funny, interesting, and easy to read; in short, this is a book whose primary purpose is to talk about "average men and women, that is, how most men and women behave most of the time, in most situations, and for most of the past."
Why Men Don't Listen, therefore, deals largely in generalizations, and this is bound to alienate some readers. "We don't beat around the bush with suppositions or politically correct clichés," the Peases claim. Those up for an irreverent and unapologetic take on why men and women just can't help themselves sometimes may just decide to read on. --Svenja Soldovieri [via]
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Why You Say Itby Webb GarrisonISBN 1558531289 (1-55853-128-9)
Softcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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Shindig - A veteran square dance caller will tell you that bruised shins result from the swigging feet of beginning dancers. A dance that leaves telltale marks on the lower legs of participants is a shindig.Alibi - The word is taken straight from Latin and means "elsewhere." The perfect "alibi" is to prove one was "elsewhere" when the deed was done.
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The Word Detectiveby Evan MorrisISBN 1565122399 (1-56512-239-9)
Hardcover, Algonquin Books
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Each entry begins with the original question asked of Morris, complete with the writer's misspellings and misinformation, and a few of these may result in cringes from the serious wordsmiths out there. One query incorrectly remembers the metaphor "hair of the dog that bit you" as "Something like bite the dog's tail or the dog that bit you last night," and Morris makes plenty of entertaining suggestions regarding these incorrect versions before finally explaining that the phrase have been around since about 1546, and specifically refers to a hangover remedy. The author is in especially fine form while explaining the phrase "passing the bar"--who knew that it dates back to a requirement that lawyers wrestle a grizzly "bar" before entering into practice? The correct explanation follows Morris's whimsical tale, but 16th-century England just doesn't have quite the same entertainment value. Several special sections cover larger topics, such as food- and animal-based phrases (easy as pie, dog days), onomatopoeia, euphemisms, diner slang, and Yiddish expressions. While not as detailed as the alphabetical entries, words like "wreck", "mensch," and "throb" are given satisfying, if short, descriptions. --Jill Lightner [via]
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Word Stems: A Dictionaryby John KennedyISBN 1569470510 (1-56947-051-0)
Softcover, Soho Pr Inc
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Words on Wordsby John B. BremnerISBN 1567312829 (1-56731-282-9)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebookby Sherrilyn KenyonISBN 1582972958 (1-58297-295-8)
Hardcover, Writers Digest Books
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Your Own Wordsby Barbara WallraffISBN 158243283X (1-58243-283-X)
Softcover, Counterpoint
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Your Own Words'Book summary:If you have a language question, where do you go for the answer? How do you keep proper syntax from sounding stiff, and, on the other hand, how do you keep conversational language from being embarrassingly incorrect? Barbara Wallraff, the author of The Atlantic Monthly's Word Court column, offers answers to these crucial questions. On one level, Your Own Words is a guide to using and understanding language references-dictionaries, thesauruses, stylebooks, usage guides, grammars, writing guides, and the Internet-with emphasis on how the different kinds of resources can help you answer different kinds of questions. On a deeper level, however, Your Own Words is about how to make good form your own. It helps you turn these various, often contradictory references into the tools that every experienced and confident user of language needs.In the world of language commentary, Barbara Wallraff offers an unequaled combination of authority, accessibility, and popularity. Her book shows you how to develop a genuine style that's both correct and personal-a style that expresses you at your best. Illuminated throughout with anecdotes and selections from the Word Court columns, Your Own Words does what very few books on usage even attempt: It shows every reader-amateur, professional, student, or graduate -how to think about what goes into good style.I think her judgment is flawless. I never disagree with her. -Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography[via]
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Harrius Potter Et Philosophi Lapis / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneby J. K. RowlingISBN 1582348251 (1-58234-825-1)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harrius Potter Et Philosophi Lapis / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'Book summary:Latin translation of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in which Harry Potter, a normal eleven-year-old boy, discovers that he is a wizard. Long ago, Harry's parents were killed in a battle with the evil Lord Voldemort. When we first meet Harry, he is living miserably with his repulsive and non-magical (or Muggle) Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley, and their even more revolting son, Dudley. Following a bizarre but hilarious chain of events, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with an outrageous cast of characters, including super-smart Hermione Granger, vile Draco Malfoy, sinister Professor Snape, and the wise Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Adventures galore ensue.[via]More editions of Harrius Potter Et Philosophi Lapis / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone:
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La Caseta Magicaby Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer, Alberto Jiménez RiojaISBN 1587171090 (1-58717-109-0)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Caseta Magica'Book summary:Norton Juster's timeless, best-selling novel will reach an even wider readership with this outstanding Spanish translation. Milo thinks that just about everything is a big waste of time--when he even bothers to think at all. But he starts to see life in a whole new way after a mysterious gift transports him to the Lands Beyond. Accompanied by the ticking watchdog Tock and the boastful Humbug, Milo embarks on an unforgettable quest to rescue Princesses Rhyme and Reason and restore common sense to the Kingdom of Wisdom. [via]
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Harri Potter a Maen Yr Athronydd / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneby J. K. RowlingISBN 1582348278 (1-58234-827-8)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harri Potter a Maen Yr Athronydd / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'Book summary:J. K. Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury in the UK in 1965. Such a funny-sounding name for a birthplace may have contributed to her talent for collecting odd names. Jo always loved writing more than anything and in 1996, one year after she finished it, Bloomsbury bought her first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.[via]More editions of Harri Potter a Maen Yr Athronydd / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone:
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Ancient Greek Editionby J. K. RowlingISBN 158234826X (1-58234-826-X)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Ancient Greek Edition'Book summary:The Greek translation of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in which Harry Potter, a normal eleven-year-old boy, discovers that he is a wizard. Long ago, Harry's parents were killed in a battle with the evil Lord Voldemort. When we first meet Harry, he is living miserably with his repulsive and nonmagical (or Muggle) Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley, and their even more revolting son, Dudley. Following a bizarre but hilarious chain of events, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with an outrageous cast of characters, including super smart Hermione Granger, vile Draco Malfoy, sinister Professor Snape, and wise Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Adventures galore ensue.[via]More editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Ancient Greek Edition:
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