General Books


The Bedford Handbook: With 2003 MLA Update Best Price: $7.99 The Bedford Handbook I was satisfied with my order, and was delivered as it said	A Concise Anglo-Saxon dictionary (MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching) Best Price: $17.05 the book arrived in perfect condition from the seller. There are a few organizational issues...	A Biography of the English Language Best Price: $46.48 The item was shipped very quickly, however, it was unclear at the time that I bought it which...	Four Square Writing Method : A Unique Approach to Teaching Basic Writing Skills for Grades 1-3 Best Price: $12.95 This approach is soooo much better than the outlining approach I learned over 30 years ago. I...	Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters 2nd Edition Best Price: $18.95 I received the book promptly and it is in wonderful condition. No complaints, would do business...



Writing the Doctoral Dissertation Best Price: $7.62 As I'm preparing my doctoral dissertation, I've read a number of books on the topic. This is...	The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives Best Price: $4.80 One thing this book does not intend to do is tell you how to write. It tells you what needs to...	The Literacy Coach's Survival Guide: Essential Questions And Practical Answers Best Price: $22.94 Very informative for the first year literacy coach. Great tips for working with administrators...	Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition Best Price: $6.50 Language In Thought and Action by S.I. Hayakawa, updated by Alan Hayakawa, is a treasure of...	The Lexicon: A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover Best Price: $4.80 This witty, neat little book is the perfect gift for word-lovers of all ages. I am a college...



Teaching Grammar in Context Best Price: $20.99 The biggest problem in any school about the English language is all the grammar rules. At first,...	Making Connections High Intermediate: A Strategic Approach to Academic Reading, Second Edition (Student Book) Best Price: $23.75 Making Connections is a reading skills book aimed at students who need to prepare for academic...	Yellow Brick Roads: Shared and Guided Paths to Independent Reading 4-12 Best Price: $14.99 If you're a teacher, you need this book! What a great tool. I've taught both intermediate...	Michel Thomas Speak Spanish For Beginners: 10-CD Beginner's Program (Michel Thomas Speak...) Best Price: $42.21 One might think that this program's advertisements are exaggerated and hyperbolic, whereas in...	Writing With Sources: A Guide for Students Best Price: $4.56 Too many college writing guides tell students what not to do without giving them sufficient...

Pocket Keys for Speakers Best Price: $8.50 Combining the expertise of two successful Houghton Mifflin authors, this handbook offers...	A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers Best Price: $37.90 This book really helped me a great deal. I was able to apply Lindemann's knowlege to the way I...	Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity Best Price: $17.48 Richard Rorty's work has caused waves in the philosophical community for decades. He challenges...	Michel Thomas Speak French For Beginners: 10-CD Beginner's Program (Michel Thomas Speak...) Best Price: $42.79 I've never taken a lick of French in my life, but wanted to learn some when I found out my...	Applied Phonetics (Singular Textbook) Best Price: $70.50 This is a reference book rather than a textbook. Theoretical questions are covered very...

Diagnostic Teaching of Reading: Techniques for Instruction and Assessment (6th Edition) Best Price: $47.00 The book was the one that I exactly needed for my Master's Class, it is very useful and very...	Random House Webster's American Sign Language Dictionary Best Price: $12.88 This is a very helpful for everyone, no matter what you are a hearing or deaf person that taking...	Technical Report Writing Today Best Price: $79.23 Technical Report Writing Today provides thorough coverage of technical writing basics,...	A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers Best Price: $29.98 The book is required for my english class.I just got it and have not had a achance to read it....	The World of Words: Vocabulary for College Success Best Price: $61.99 The World of Words is designed to spark student interest in vocabulary and foster their love of...

Language of Literature: American Literature Best Price: $60.00 This literature book incorporates the tools necessary for comprehension of selected readings,...	75 Thematic Readings Best Price: $18.00 This inexpensive reader collects the seventy-five most extensively taught thematic readings into...	Great Writing: A Reader for Writers Best Price: $56.78 Great Writing provides a multi-genre collection of rhetorically organized essays, memoirs,...	The Art of the Handwritten Note: A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication Best Price: $6.98 I hardly ever wrote notes or letters - especially the dreaded "thank you" note for a...	The Business Writer Best Price: $40.00 Write for Business is a comprehensive guide to effective business writing. The book's...

Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction Best Price: $31.89 I am currently using this as my primary text in a writing class. The students respond well to...	The Informed Argument Best Price: $62.27 Whatever your field, you will always have a need to argue a point of view as persuasively as...	The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager and the Doomed Best Price: $11.00 The vampire book is certainly different in its wit, elaborate examples and the associated...	Elementary Modern Standard Arabic: Volume 1, Pronunciation and Writing; Lessons 1-30 (Elementary Modern Standard Arabic, Lessons 1-30) Best Price: $47.99 I think it's a good textbook despite its dryness, bad fonts and absence of pictures. The main...	Thinking and Writing about Literature: A Text and Anthology Best Price: $54.53

Learning and Not Learning English: Latino Students in American Schools (Multicultural Education, 9) Best Price: $22.45 This book is absolutely heartbreaking. It contains several different ethnographic accounts of...	Teaching American English Pronunciation (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers) Best Price: $23.35 I was asssigned this book in a non-credit ESL pronunciation course, and found it a bit less...	The Riverside Chaucer Best Price: $44.00 A great collection of Chaucer. It's hard to find his other works combined with the Canterbury...	Reader's Choice, 4th Edition Best Price: $20.00 I reviewed this book during my regular Reading course in my TESOL program, and I have found it...	Webster's New World Pocket Dictionary (Webster's New World) Best Price: $2.21 I was expecting it to be a lot bigger. Most of the words I'm looking for are not included. I...

New England Primer: Improved for the More Easy Attaining the True Reading of English : To Which Is Added the Assembly of Divines, and Mr. Cotton's Catechism Best Price: $3.02 If you'd like your child to actually read this book it may prove difficult. It's a very small...	Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques Best Price: $18.99 I found that this book is a general introduction to what a reading teacher does. It is very...	On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well) Best Price: $6.95 This book on writing is a delight to read and as a bonus your writing skill improve. ...	The Riverside Anthology Of Children's Literature Best Price: $75.00 I purchased this book over two years ago, and find myself reading it again and again for it is...	The Riverside Anthology of Literature, Third Edition Best Price: $35.00 I got this book for a literature class. It has a great collection of stories but was very hard...

Patterns Across Cultures Best Price: $25.50 Patterns Across Cultures is a rhetorically-organized reader driven by the principle that as the...	The I-Search Paper: Revised Edition of Searching Writing Best Price: $25.75 I came across this book while studying for my oral exam for my MA, and I tried its ideas and...	A Writer's Companion Best Price: $46.98 I used this for my English 101 class. It was a very dry read yet there were some great tips!	Fiction's Many Worlds Best Price: $83.65 Fiction's Many Worlds features 142 diverse stories and a framework for their study. These highly...	The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Best Price: $32.96 I'm writing this review mainly because I couldn't find any other place where I could put my...

Merriam-Websters Elementary Dictionary Best Price: $4.48 GREAT SELLER, VERY FAST DELIVERY, BOOK WAS JUST WHAT I ORDERED. WOULD DO BUSINESS WITH...	Rules, Britannia: An Insider's Guide to Life in the United Kingdom Best Price: $14.52 This is an excellent "study guide" before going to the UK. I would definitely...	Syntax: A Generative Introduction (Introducing Linguistics) Best Price: $40.99 the topic itself is a bit hard to understand but he does a good job. the diagrams are plentious...	American Sign Language Green Books, A Teacher's Resource Text on Grammar and Culture (American Sign Language Series) Best Price: $35.95 I went through an interpreter training program in the early 1980's, and this book was considered...	First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind Best Price: $15.38 Most of us really like this book. We use this book in our homeschool family. It is simple,...

Access Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama Best Price: $57.53 The authors of ACCESS LITERATURE believe that everyday culture is the access point from which...	The Transition to College Writing Best Price: $13.13 This is an excellect book--and later I'll write a fuller review--but for Bedford/St. Martins to...	Linguistics of American Sign Language: An Introduction, 4th Ed. Best Price: $60.00 This book is great. It's easy reading and I don't get bored. It covers ALOT of information,...	Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Songwriting Guides) Best Price: $8.78 A simple technique to understanding the work words do in poerty and song writing. The practice...

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