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  • Perfect English Grammar

    The Indispensable Guide to Excellent Writing and Speaking

    by Grant Barrett ...
    Learn to communicate exactly what you mean with this English writing and speaking guideFrom conjugating verbs to mastering punctuation to polishing your speaking skills, Perfect English Grammar makes it easier than ever to improve your grasp of grammar. Language learners of all levels can turn to this easy-to-navigate grammar guide again and again for quick and authoritative information for ... Read more

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  • The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English

    by Grant Barrett ...
    The words come from different countries where English is spoken, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, South Africa, and othersThe author's website has received more than 1.2 million hits since its launch in 2004, and he is frequently interviewed about language in publications such as the New York Times ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang

    The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang

    Edited by Grant Barrett ...
    Here is a wonderful Baedeker to down-and-dirty politics--more than six hundred slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech. Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful segment of our language. Readers will find informative entries on slang terms such as Beltway bandit and boondoggle, angry white male ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

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  • The Meaning of Myth: With 12 Greek Myths Retold and Interpreted by a Psychiatrist

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  • I Respectfully Disagree

    How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World

    "[This] work is a call not just for leaders to better communicate with their teams but for the everyday person to humanize those they disagree with." —Cy Wakeman, New York Times–bestselling author of The Reality-Based Rules of the WorkplaceStart building bridges instead of barriers! This essential guide offers a simple five-part framework that will help you have honest and enlightening ... Read more

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  • Forget That!

    22 Lessons You Must Unlearn to Succeed

    Follow the guidance of motivational expert Dr. Roger Flax, author of No Stopping You!, and learn to be your best self.What if you were told that many of the common principles you’ve held onto since childhood are actually holding you back in your career and life? From simple adages we learned in grade school—“don’t talk to strangers,” “save it for a rainy day”—to well-intentioned ideas you learned ... Read more

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  • On Revision

    The Only Writing That Counts

    A trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision." On Revision provides everything academic writers need to know about crafting superior essays, articles, monographs, and dissertations. . . . Essential for anyone facing down the vast and mysterious landscape of academic writing; invaluable for students and educators alike." — BooklistSo... ... Read more

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  • Seven Deadly Sins

    The Biology of Being Human

    **A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEARSeven Deadly Sins will explore the underlying nature of the seven deadly sins, their neuroscientific and psychological basis, and their origin in our genes.**Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger. These are The Seven Deadly Sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality. But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they simply ... Read more

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  • Revisionaries

    What We Can Learn from the Lost, Unfinished, and Just Plain Bad Work of Great Writers

    Find creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of 20 literary superstars.“A pocket-size book of wonders. . . . Both astute and empathetic.”—Wall Street Journal**“Aspiring novelists will be heartened.”—**Publishers WeeklyIn Revisionaries, a writing expert takes you on an engrossing tour through the discarded drafts... ... Read more

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  • Says Who?

    A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words

    by Anne Curzan ...
    A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan“I was bowled over, page after page, by the author’s fine ear for our language and her openhearted erudition. I learned a lot, and I couldn’t have enjoyed myself more.”—Benjamin Dreyer, New York ... Read more

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  • Hiding Mengele

    How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death

    by Betina Anton ...
    "A tremendous work of non-fiction" about the network that hid the "Angel of Death," the Nazi doctor who escaped justice for more than three decades ( Forbes).In 1985, six-year old Betina Anton watched Brazilian authorities apprehend her kindergarten teacher for allegedly using documents to bury in secrecy the remains of Josef Mengele, known worldwide for cruel human experiments and for sending ... Read more

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