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The Birds of Victoria and Where to Find Themby W. Roy Wheeler, Jeremy BootISBN 0170053229 (0-17-005322-9)
Hardcover, Nelson
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The Chowhound's Guide To The San Francisco Bay Areaby Jim LeffISBN 0143034413 (0-14-303441-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Complete Book of Spices: A Practical Guide to Spices and Aromatic Seedsby Jill NormanISBN 0140238042 (0-14-023804-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Compose Yourself: And Write Good Englishby Harry Blamires, Harry BlamireISBN 0141010533 (0-14-101053-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Compose Yourself: And Write Good English'Book summary:[via]Compose Yourself is the ideal reference work for anyone who wants to express their thoughts in the clearest and most effective way for any audiencewhether in essays, journalism, letters or work reports. Inaccurate or poorly expressed writing can create a detrimental impression on the reader, but it is easy to avoid such problems by thinking logically about what you want to say before starting to write. Packed with examples of poor usage from sources such as magazines and newspapers, this commonsense guide demonstrates the best ways of producing confident and persuasive English. An invaluable addition to the bookshelf of everyone who wants to write well, it provides the key tools to help you:
- Focus on what you want to say and keep your message clear
- Use words meaningfully and unambiguously
- Prevent common errors in usage and lapses in grammar
- Find the most appropriate language for your subject
- Avoid jargon, clichés and misuse of metaphors
- Cut out unnecessary phrases and words
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Depraved and Insulting Englishby Ammon Shea, Peter NovobatzkyISBN 0156011492 (0-15-601149-2)
Softcover, Harcourt
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Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classicby Alberto Manguel, Gianni GuadalupiISBN 0156008726 (0-15-600872-6)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic'Book summary:The Dictionary of Imaginary Places is best described as a guidebook of the make-believe. A good way to understand what Alberto Manguel and Gianni Guadalupi set out to do with their book is to imagine that you want to travel to a place like Oz, as in The Wizard of. What you remember from watching the classic movie and what you would want to know as a traveler are two very distinct things. What you'll earn in this book is that Oz is a large rectangular country where everyone works half the time and plays half the time, one that is divided into four smaller countries: Munchkin Country, Winkie Country, Quadling Country, and Gillikin Country. Flip through more of the book's alphabetized listings and you'll discover Fuddlecumjig, a town in Oz's Quadling Country whose inhabitants, the Fuddles, are among the most curious people in Oz. The main peculiarity is that they are made of many pieces, rather like jigsaw puzzles, and literally fall apart when strangers approach, and have to be reassembled with skill and patience. A travel tip for readers with vivid imaginations: put Fuddlecumjig's cook together first if you want a meal. And so go the descriptions of more than 1,200 worlds invented by storytellers throughout history, from Homer's Wandering Rocks in the Odyssey to Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park. But there's more here than just the worlds of literature and film. You can learn more about John Lennon's Nutopia from his album Mind Games. Nutopia is a country with no land, no boundaries, no passports, and no laws other than cosmic laws. And the Beatles' Pepperland from Yellow Submarine is described as a country 18,000 leagues beneath the Sea of Green, where inhabitants dress in bright colors and rainbows are frequent. Written with rich descriptions that bring places to life, The Dictionary of Imaginary Places is a wonderful, magical reference book perfect for fiction lovers. --John Russell [via]
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Discovery of Poetryby Frances MayesISBN 0155001620 (0-15-500162-0)
Softcover, Heinle
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Discovery of Poetry'Book summary:The Discovery of Poetry introduces the art and craft of poetry. From an early tribal orison on the rising sun to a recent freeway lyric just out of the word processor, poems always reveal the writer's concerns, feelings, and values. Starting with words and images, this book hopes to help the student understand the importance of word choice and image-making, building a foundation as he or she learns about rhythm, voice, and structure. Questions and writing prompts help facilitate class discussion and a deeper thinking about poetry. The last chapter, "A Poet's Handbook," breaks down the creative process of the poet from creating images to revision. The Discovery of Poetry will help facilitate a deeper appreciation and understanding of poetry. [via]
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Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poemsby Frances MayesISBN 0156007622 (0-15-600762-2)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems'Book summary:The bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun brings poetry[via]
out of the classroom and into the homes of everyday readers.
Before she fell in love with Tuscany, Frances Mayes fell in love with verse. After publishing five books of poetry and teaching creative writing for more than twenty-five years, Mayes is no stranger to the subject. In The Discovery of Poetry, an accessible "field guide" to reading and writing poetry, she shares her passion with readers. Beginning with basic terminology and techniques, from texture and sound to rhyme and repetition, Mayes shows how focusing on one aspect of a poem can help you to better understand, appreciate, and enjoy the reading and writing experience. In addition to many creative and helpful composition ideas, following each lyrical and lively discussion is a thoughtful selection of poems. With its wonderful anthology from Shakespeare to Jamaica Kinkaid, The Discovery of Poetry is an insightful, invaluable guide to what Mayes calls "the natural pleasures of language-a happiness we were born to have."More editions of Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems:
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First Aid for Dogs: What to Do When Emergencies Happenby Bruce Fogle, Amanda WilliamsISBN 0140255419 (0-14-025541-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivityby David AllenISBN 0142000280 (0-14-200028-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity'Book summary:With first-chapter allusions to martial arts, "flow", "mind like water", and other concepts borrowed from the East (and usually mangled), you'd almost think this self-helper from David Allen should have been called Zen and the Art of Schedule Maintenance.
Not quite. Yes, Getting Things Done offers a complete system for downloading all those free-floating gotta-dos clogging your brain into a sophisticated framework of files and action lists--all purportedly to free your mind to focus on whatever you're working on. However, it still operates from the decidedly Western notion that if we could just get really, really organised, we could turn ourselves into 24/7 productivity machines. (To wit, Allen, whom the New Economy bible Fast Company has dubbed "the personal productivity guru", suggests that instead of meditating on crouching tigers and hidden dragons while you wait for a plane, you should unsheathe that high-tech sabre known as the mobile phone and attack that list of calls you need to return.)
As whole-life-organising systems go, Allen's is pretty good, even fun and therapeutic. It starts with the exhortation to take every unaccounted-for scrap of paper in your workstation that you can't junk. The next step is to write down every unaccounted-for gotta-do cramming your head onto its own scrap of paper. Finally, throw the whole stew into a giant "in-basket".
That's where the processing and prioritising begin; in Allen's system, it get a little convoluted at times, rife as it is with fancy terms, subterms, and sub-subterms for even the simplest concepts. Thank goodness the spine of his system is captured on a straightforward, one-page flowchart that you can pin over your desk and repeatedly consult without having to refer back to the book. That alone is worth the purchase price. Also of value is Allen's ingenious Two-Minute Rule: if there's anything you absolutely must do that you can do right now in two minutes or less, then do it now, thus freeing up your time and mind tenfold over the long term. It's common sense advice so obvious that most of us completely overlook it, much to our detriment. Allen excels at dispensing such wisdom in this useful, if somewhat belaboured, self-improver aimed at everyone from CEOs to football mums (who, we all know, are more organised than most CEOs to start with). --Timothy Murphy [via]
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Good Fiction Guideby Hermione Lee, Mike Harris, Douglas Houston, Daniel Hahn, Jane RogersISBN 0192806475 (0-19-280647-5)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies: A Guide to Language for Fun & Spiteby June CasagrandeISBN 0143036831 (0-14-303683-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies: A Guide to Language for Fun & Spite'Book summary:[via]What do suicidal pandas, doped-up rock stars, and a naked Pamela Anderson have in common? Theyre all a heck of a lot more interesting than reading about predicate nominatives and hyphens. June Casagrande knows this and has invented a whole new twist on the grammar book. Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies is a laugh-out-loud funny collection of anecdotes and essays on grammar and punctuation, as well as hilarious critiques of the self-appointed language experts.
Chapters include:
- Im Writing This While NakedThe Oh-So Steamy Predicate Nominative
- SemicolonoscopyColons, Semicolons, Dashes, and Other Probing Annoyances
- Ill Take "I Feel Like a Moron" for $200, AlexWhen to Put Punctuation Inside Quotation Marks
- Snobbery Up with Which You Should Not Put UpPrepositions
- Is That a Dangler in Your Memo or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
- HyphensLife-Sucking, Mom-and-Apple-Pie-Hating, Mime-Loving, Nerd-Fight-Inciting Daggers of the Damned
Casagrande delivers practical and fun language lessons not found anywhere else, demystifying the subject and taking it back from the snobs. In short, its a grammar book people will actually want to readjust for the fun of it.
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Great Expectationsby Charles Dickens, Linda JenningsISBN 0140366814 (0-14-036681-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Expectations'Book summary:The orphan Pip's terrifying encounter with an escaped convict on the Kent marshes, and his mysterious summons to the house of Miss Havisham and her cold, beautiful ward Estella, form the prelude to his "great expectations." How Pip comes into a fortune, what he does with it, and what he discovers through his secret benefactor are the ingredients of his struggle for moral redemption. @piMp The walk was a bad idea. I met a prisoner who demanded bread and a file. He looks like a pederast. And a murderer. Amber alert? From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less [via]
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Softcover, Penguin USA - Great Expectations: ISBN 0140434895 (0-14-043489-5)
Softcover, Penguin USA - Great Expectations: ISBN 0141309326 (0-14-130932-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Great Expectations: ISBN 0192100343 (0-19-210034-3)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Great Expectations: ISBN 0192545116 (0-19-254511-6)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Great Expectations: ISBN 0140366814 (0-14-036681-4)
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Great Expectationsby James Riordan, Victor G. AmbrusISBN 019274190X (0-19-274190-X)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Expectations'Book summary:"I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip." So begins James Riordan's lively retelling of Great Expectations, Charles Dickens's classic novel about a boy taken from poor beginnings, educated as a gentleman, and his ultimate discovery of the identity of his mysterious benefactor. This compelling and easy-to-read version of Great Expectations is vividly brought to life with the illustrations of Victor G. Ambrus, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in England and the artist for numerous other classics in this popular series, including Moby Dick, Gulliver's Travels, The Wizard of Oz, and many others. [via]
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Guerrilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreamsby Kimm Alayne WaltonISBN 0159003172 (0-15-900317-2)
Softcover, West Group
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Guide to American Graduate Schoolsby Harold R. DoughtyISBN 0142003972 (0-14-200397-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Guide to American Graduate Schools'Book summary:For students planning further study after college, the Guide to American Graduate Schools puts the necessary information at their fingertips. Completely revised and updated, this long-trusted and indispensable tool features comprehensive information on every aspect of graduate and professional study, including: Alphabetically arranged profiles of more than 1,200 accredited institutions, including enrollment, locations, libraries and other facilities, and housing situations Fields of study offered by each institution and types of degrees conferred Admissions standards and requirements, recruitment practices, and degree requirements Tuition costs and opportunities for financial aid Details on scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, and internships Organized in a clear, straightforward, easy-to-use format, this is the essential source with which to begin planning for the future. [via]
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Guide to Greeceby Pausanias, Peter LeviISBN 0140442251 (0-14-044225-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Guide to Greece: Southern Greeceby Pausanias, Peter LeviISBN 014044226X (0-14-044226-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Harcourt Brace Guide to Peer Tutoringby Toni-Lee CaposselaISBN 0155081594 (0-15-508159-4)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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The Heart of Darknessby Joseph ConradISBN 0140281630 (0-14-028163-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Heart of Darkness'Book summary:Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' is widely regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature and part of the Western canon. The story was the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now'. This highly symbolic story is actually a story within a story, or frame narrative. It follows Marlow as he recounts, from dusk through to late night, his adventure into the Congo to a group of men aboard a ship anchored in the Thames Estuary. The story details an incident when Marlow, an Englishman, took a foreign assignment as a ferry-boat captain, employed by a Belgian trading company. Although the river is never specifically named, readers may assume it is the Congo River, in the Congo Free State, a private colony of King Leopold II. Marlow is employed to transport ivory downriver; however, his more pressing assignment is to return Kurtz, another ivory trader, to civilization in a cover up. [via]
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Heart of Darkness and Other Talesby Joseph Conrad, Cedric WattsISBN 0192801724 (0-19-280172-4)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heart of Darkness and Other Tales'Book summary:The finest of all Conrad's tales, Heart of Darkness is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr. Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature. Endlessly reinterpreted by critics and adapted for film, radio, and television, the story shows Conrad at his most intense and sophisticated. The other three tales in this volume depict corruption and obsession, and question racial assumptions. Set in the exotic surroundings of Africa, Malaysia, and the east, they variously appraise the glamour, folly, and rapacity of imperial adventure. This revised edition uses the English first edition texts and has a new chronology and bibliography. [via]
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Heidiby Johanna Spyri, Eileen Hall, Cecil LeslieISBN 0140366792 (0-14-036679-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heidi'Book summary:Johanna Spyri's classic story of a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps is retold in it's entirety in this beautifully bound hardcover edition. Heidi has charmed and intrigued readers since it's original publication in 1880. Much more than a children's story, the narrative is also a lesson on the precarious nature of freedom, a luxury too often taken for granted. Heidi almost loses her liberty as she is ripped away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Happily, all's well that ends well, and the reader is left with only warm, fuzzy thoughts. Spryi's story will never grow wearisome--and this is a very appealing edition. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 Houseplants That Purify Your Home or Officeby B. C. WolvertonISBN 0140262431 (0-14-026243-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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I Don't Know What I Want, but I Know It's Not This: A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Workby Julie JansenISBN 0142002488 (0-14-200248-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Informed Argumentby Robert K. MillerISBN 0155031856 (0-15-503185-6)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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The Informed Argument: A Multidisciplinary Reader and Guideby Robert Keith MillerISBN 0155414569 (0-15-541456-9)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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The Informed Argument: A Multidisciplinary Reader and Guideby Miller, Robert Keith MillerISBN 0155038095 (0-15-503809-5)
Softcover, Thomson Learning
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Kama Sutraby Vatsyayana, Wendy Doniger, Sudhir Kakar, Mallanaga VatsyayanaISBN 0192802704 (0-19-280270-4)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kama Sutra'Book summary:The Kamasutra is the oldest extant textbook of erotic love. But it is more than a book about sex. It is about the art of living--about finding a partner, maintaining power in a marriage, committing adultery, living as or with a courtesan, using drugs--and also, of course, about the many and varied positions available to lovers in sexual intercourse and the pleasures to be derived from each.
The Kamasutra was composed in Sanskrit, the literary language of ancient India, sometime in the third century, probably in North India. It combines an encyclopedic coverage of all imaginable aspects of sex with a closely observed sexual psychology and a dramatic, novelistic narrative of seduction, consummation, and disentanglement. Best known in English through the highly mannered, padded, and inaccurate nineteenth-century translation by Sir Richard Burton, the text is newly translated here into clear, vivid, sexually frank English. This edition also includes a section of vivid Indian color illustrations along with three uniquely important commentaries: translated excerpts from the earliest and most famous Sanskrit commentary (thirteenth century) and from a twentieth-century Hindi commentary, and explanatory notes by the two translators.
The lively and entertaining introduction by translator Wendy Doniger, one of the world's foremost Sanskrit scholars, discusses the history of The Kamasutra and its reception in India and Europe, analyses its attitudes toward gender and sexual violence, and sets it in the context of ancient Indian social theory, scientific method, and sexual ethics. [via]More editions of Kama Sutra:
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The New Read-Aloud Handbookby Jim TreleaseISBN 0140468811 (0-14-046881-1)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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The Official Guide to Legal Specialties: An Insider's Guide to Every Major Practice Areaby National Association for Law Placement, Lisa L. AbramsISBN 0159003911 (0-15-900391-1)
Softcover, West Group
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On Warby Karl Von ClausewitzISBN 0140444270 (0-14-044427-0)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On War'Book summary:On War is one of the most important books ever written on the subject of war. Clausewitz, a Prussian officer who fought against the French during the Napoleonic Wars, sought to understand and analyze the phenomenon of war so that future leaders could conduct and win conflicts more effectively. He studied the human and social factors that affect outcomes, as well as the tactical and technological ones. He understood that war was a weapon of government, and that political purpose, chance, and enmity combine to shape its dynamics. On War continues to be read by military strategists, politicians, and others for its timeless insights.
This abridged edition by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed. Heuser's introduction explains the originality of Clausewitz's ideas, his education and background, and summarizes his key theories, while explanatory notes provide further information on the historical examples Clausewitz cites. [via] 
The Penguin Book of Pets: A Practical Guide to Animal-Keepingby Barbara Burn, Emil P. DolensekISBN 0140463186 (0-14-046318-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Books
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The Penguin Guide to Londonby F.R. BanksISBN 0140704175 (0-14-070417-5)
Hardcover, Penguin
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Penguin Guide to Compact Discs And Dvds, 2005-2006by Robert Layton, Edward Greenfield, Paul Czajkowski, Ivan MarchISBN 0140515232 (0-14-051523-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Penguin Guide To Compact Discs And Dvds Yearbook 2004/5'Book summary:More than an essential companion to the complete Penguin Guide to Compact Discs (1999), the Yearbook 2000/1 reviews hundreds of brand new CDs and takes a closer look at some of the more unusual areas of the classical-music repertoire. Features include:
-- Evaluations of recordings based on sound quality, interpretation, excellence of performance, and financial value
-- Reviews of ongoing series, information on rarer pieces and an extensive new section on instrumental recitals and concerts
-- Listings of bargain and super-bargain CDs
-- The editors' personal selection of the 100 greatest recordings of all timeThe Yearbook will help you make an informed choice from the vast and bewildering range of classical recordings offered today. [via]
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The Penguin Guide To Jazz On Cdby Richard Cook, Brian MortonISBN 0141014164 (0-14-101416-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Penguin Guide To Jazz On Cd'Book summary:This work is a leading guide to recorded jazz, full of information and often trenchant criticism. For this edition, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist's entry and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional CDs. The book contains artist biographies, full line-ups, recording information along with details of labels and catalogue numbers, authoritative critical ratings, and full index of artists. The book should be of interest to aficionados and jazz novices alike. [via]
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Discby Richard Cook, Brian MortonISBN 014051368X (0-14-051368-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc'Book summary:What was the line-up at John Coltrane's Village Vanguard sessions? What is John Zorn's most important contribution to contemporary jazz? When was Jelly Roll Morton recorded for the Library of Congress? Where can you find a complete set of Ella Fitzgerald's many songbook recordings? Leading critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton answer these and a myriad other questions in The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD -- the most comprehensive critical guide to jazz recordings available. Updated with revised artists' entries and thousands of additional CDs, the fourth edition includes:
-- listings for over 10,000 discs
-- musical and biographical details
-- full line-ups
-- accurate label and number details
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordingsby Brian Morton, Richard CookISBN 0141023279 (0-14-102327-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'Book summary:The leading guide to recorded jazz, now extensively revised
Music fans have been turning to this established reference through seven editions as a source of intelligent and insightful criticism. Fully updated to incorporate thousands of additional recordings, the eighth edition features artist biographies, detailed recording information with labels and catalog numbers, reliable and authoritative ratings, the authors' personal selection of the essential recordings for every collection, an index of artists, and more. [via]More editions of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings:
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The Princeby Niccolo Machiavelli, George Anthony Bull, Anthony GraftonISBN 0140447520 (0-14-044752-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prince'Book summary:Rejecting the traditional values of political theory, Machiavelli drew upon his own experiences of office in the turbulent Florentine republic to write his celebrated treatise on statecraft. While Machiavelli was only one of the many Florentine "prophets of force," he differed from the ruling elite in recognizing the complexity and fluidity of political life. [via]
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The Read-Aloud Handbookby Jim TreleaseISBN 0143037390 (0-14-303739-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Read-Aloud Handbook'Book summary:A new edition of the acclaimed literacy handbook explains the importance of reading aloud to children while offering guidance on how to set up a read-aloud atmosphere in the home or classroom and presenting more than 1,200 children's titles that are ideal for reading aloud. Tour. [via]
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Softcover, Penguin Books - The Read-Aloud Handbook: ISBN 0140469710 (0-14-046971-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Read-Aloud Handbook: ISBN 0141001615 (0-14-100161-5)
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Real Boys' Voicesby William S. Pollack, Todd ShusterISBN 0141002948 (0-14-100294-8)
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The Russian's World: Life and Languageby Genevra GerhartISBN 0155779834 (0-15-577983-4)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Russian's World: Life and Language'Book summary:"THE RUSSIAN'S WORLD is a unique achievement, which presents carefully selected portions of the Russian lexicon within a broad cultural context. It explains aspects of Russian culture and of Russian life (in short, "the Russian's world") in a lively and engaging manner and contains information that is of value to students of Russian language, literature, history, and culture of all levels, from those just past the beginner stage to the most advanced, and with every interest, be it nineteenth-century literature or contemporary society."
Excerpt from the Special Achievement Award conferred upon the second edition of THE RUSSIAN'S WORLD by the Publications Committee of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) in December 1993. [via]
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The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authorsby Dwight L. Garner, Laura Miller, Adam BegleyISBN 014028088X (0-14-028088-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors'Book summary:Selling itself as a handbook for readers who consume books "for pleasure," The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors hopes to fill a perceived gap on the reference shelf. Its editor, Laura Miller, declares in the preface: "We didn't imagine an audience of researchers or scholars or critics or prize committees or members of the publishing industry, even if some of those people still do occasionally read a book with the hopes of enjoying it." The chief irony of this claim is that this Baedeker originated at Salon.com--a den of insiders, merciless critics, and juicy gossip. And there's plenty here that the "pure" reader wouldn't need to know: the dirt on big advances, whose career went into a tailspin, what the reviewers said. If Miller's aim was to escape the careerists of the publishing world, she has nevertheless assembled a book they'll eat like catnip.
And a highly original book it is, too. Like Salon.com itself, it collapses the distance between highbrow and lowbrow. Stephen King and Mario Puzo coexist with Lydia Davis and Donald Antrim; as a result, the game quickly becomes one of who is not included and who is. To Miller's credit, the answers continually surprise (though several omissions are regrettable). Loosely limiting authors to those who have some "contemporary" presence, entries attempt to place these writers in their time, to argue for their importance and influence. The entries themselves often suffer from bad writing; here's a metaphor that should be blocked: "If you could grab hold of one of O'Brien's images and wrestle it up from the page, you'd find long roots sunk deep into the earth. There's blood coursing through her exquisite prose, balancing its seeming delicacy with solidity and weight." Or, my favorite moment of exasperating silliness: "Are you sure you hate Bret Easton Ellis as much as you hate yourself?" A more limited pool of reviewers would have diminished a feeling of unevenness that undermines the book's authoritative posture. The best writing comes from Miller herself, who has emerged as the Pauline Kael of the book scene. Her prose is effortlessly provocative.
Often an entry about a writer's work will be followed by an essay by that author. These added essays and digressions are wonderfully varied and idiosyncratic: David Gates on "Breaking Up with the Beats," Dorothy Allison on why "Every Novel Is a Lesbian Novel," and though Calvin Trillin isn't assessed, he is allowed to write about "Books That Made Me Laugh." Combined with the guide's primary information, these additions allow the reader a glimpse into the chatter of famous authors--an imaginary tea party free of mercenaries and showoffs, of course, where pure-hearted readers hold forth about the joy of books and everybody has a turn. --Ellen Williams [via]
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Spouse: The Truth about Marriageby Shobha DeISBN 0143032372 (0-14-303237-2)
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Surviving Womenby Jerry PintoISBN 0140287159 (0-14-028715-9)
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Time Out Book of Paris Walksby Andrew WhiteISBN 0140287213 (0-14-028721-3)
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Time Out Film Guideby Time OutISBN 0141013540 (0-14-101354-0)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time Out Film Guide'Book summary:A film reference book with a distinctly British flavor, the Time Out Film Guide is a collection of capsule reviews written originally for the London magazine Time Out. Its commentary is more lengthy and detailed than that of most other guides, and while some of its critics summarize too much of their movies' plots, their critical remarks are engaging and provocative. The Time Out Film Guide features contributions from scores of movie critics who sometimes spar with one another: compare the book's two assessments of Blade Runner. The reviewers cover many European and Asian movies you won't find in other movie guides. This is the only film book where you can find remarks on Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, and Forrest Gump alongside reviews of major films not widely released in America, such as Samuel Beckett and Buster Keaton's Film, Akira Kurosawa's Madadayo, and Michelangelo Antonioni's Identification of a Woman. The Time Out Film Guide also contains a great number of terrific appendices and indices. In fact, it is this book's lists of films by genre, by major film-producing country, by actor, director, and general subject that make it a necessary reference tool for movie lovers. [via]
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Time Out Film Guide 2005by John PymISBN 014026132X (0-14-026132-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time Out Film Guide 2005'Book summary:A film reference book with a distinctly British flavor, the Time Out Film Guide is a collection of capsule reviews written originally for the London magazine Time Out. Its commentary is more lengthy and detailed than that of most other guides, and while some of its critics summarize too much of their movies' plots, their critical remarks are engaging and provocative. The Time Out Film Guide features contributions from scores of movie critics who sometimes spar with one another: compare the book's two assessments of Blade Runner. The reviewers cover many European and Asian movies you won't find in other movie guides. This is the only film book where you can find remarks on Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, and Forrest Gump alongside reviews of major films not widely released in America, such as Samuel Beckett and Buster Keaton's Film, Akira Kurosawa's Madadayo, and Michelangelo Antonioni's Identification of a Woman. The Time Out Film Guide also contains a great number of terrific appendices and indices. In fact, it is this book's lists of films by genre, by major film-producing country, by actor, director, and general subject that make it a necessary reference tool for movie lovers. [via]
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Softcover, Penguin USA - Time Out Film Guide 2005: ISBN 014026132X (0-14-026132-X)
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Time Out Guide: ParisISBN 0140293892 (0-14-029389-2)
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Time Out ParisISBN 0140270647 (0-14-027064-7)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Time Out Paris GuideISBN 0140248749 (0-14-024874-9)
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Time Out Stockholmby Time OutISBN 0141009454 (0-14-100945-4)
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Time Out SydneyISBN 0141013621 (0-14-101362-1)
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Vampire: The Complete Guide to the World of the Undeadby Manuela Dunn-MascettiISBN 0140238018 (0-14-023801-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Woodstock Craftsman's Manualby Jean YoungISBN 0140463402 (0-14-046340-2)
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Working the Web: A Student's Guideby Clark, Carol Clark PowellISBN 015504060X (0-15-504060-X)
Softcover, Harcourt College Pub
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Working the Web: A Student's Research Guideby Carol L. Clark, Carol Clark PowellISBN 015507475X (0-15-507475-X)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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Writing About Diversity: An Argument Reader and Guideby Irene L. ClarkISBN 0155009494 (0-15-500949-4)
Softcover, Harcourt College Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing About Diversity: An Argument Reader and Guide'Book summary:Writing about Diversity: An Argument Reader and Guide has the dual purpose of linking instruction in argumentation and critical thinking with readings concerned with timely and controversial topic of multiculturalism. An important premise of this book continues to be that students write more effective argumentative essays when the topic is linked, at leasr initially, with their own experience. This text emphasizes that writing about any issue originates with the self and that it is difficult for students to formulate an opinion and develop a convincing these about a topic unless they first explore their own prespective on it. Although, Writing About Diversity also stress the importance of expanding student understanding by reading material from a variety of information sources -- magazines, journals, books, and material obtained overthe Internet. An entire chapter is devoted to helping students develop effective strategies for reading and evaluating outside sources. With the skills they develop in writing essays about difficult subjects, the students will write more thoughtful, effective essays. [via]
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Writing Essays About Literature: A Guide and Style Sheetby Kelley GriffithISBN 0155001574 (0-15-500157-4)
Softcover, Harcourt College Pub
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