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The Mother Tongue : English & How It Got That Way
Bill Bryson
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9.7 |
Who would have thought that a book about English would be so entertaining? Certainly not this grammar-allergic reviewer, but The Mother Tongue pulls it off admirably. Bill Bryson--a zealot--is the right man for the job. Who else coul
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Made in America : An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
Bill Bryson
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Current:
9.7 |
Readers from Toad Suck, Arkansas, to Idiotsville, Oregon--and everywhere in between--will love Made in America, Bill Bryson's Informal History of the English Language in the United States. It is, in a word, fascinating. After
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Metaphors We Live by
George Lakoff, Mark Johnson
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Current:
9.7 |
"An engaging, accessible discussion, replete with examples, of the varieties of metaphor and how they work."--Mary Sirridge, Teaching Philosophy Read more
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The Spell of the Sensuous : Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
David Abram
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Current:
9.7 |
David Abram's writing casts a spell of its own as he weaves the reader through a meticulously researched work that gently addresses such seemingly daunting topics as where the past and future exist, the relationship between space and time,
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Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay : Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged
Richard Lederer
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Current:
9.7 |
That tireless verbivore Richard Lederer is at it again, this time providing, in cahoots with coauthor Richard Dowis, a quick-and-dirty grammar guide. In a time when Sing and Snore Ernie says, "It feels good to lay down," and Columbia Univer
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English As a Second F*cking Language
Sterling Johnson
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Current:
9.7 |
In English, swearing is essential to effective communication. Whether one wants to succeed in business, school, or social circles, a strong command of unprintable language is absolutely necessary. Employing a helpful "Need to Know, " "Nice
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Forgotten English
Jeffrey Kacirk
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Current:
9.6 |
Some think that the obsolescing of words from the English language is a sorry indication of its constant decline. Not so, argues Jeffrey Kacirk, the author of this charming collection of quirky antiquated words and the stories behind them.
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Forgotten English
Jeffrey Kacirk
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Current:
9.5 |
Some think that the obsolescing of words from the English language is a sorry indication of its constant decline. Not so, argues Jeffrey Kacirk, the author of this charming collection of quirky antiquated words and the stories behind them.
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Serendipities : Language & Lunacy (Italian Academy Lectures)
Umberto Eco, William Weaver (Translator)
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Current:
9.5 |
The multitalented Umberto Eco--novelist, critic, and literary theorist--turns his attention to the history of linguistics. In linguistics, as in the other sciences, Eco explains, there are serendipities: "Even the most lunatic experiments c
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The Story of English, New and Revised Edition
Robert McCrum
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Current:
9.4 |
The renowned and lavishly illustrated history of the evolution of the English language and the companion to PBS's acclaimed series--now completely revised and expanded. "Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly i
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Words and Rules : The Ingredients of Language
Steven Pinker
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Current:
9.4 |
Human languages are capable of expressing a literally endless number of different ideas. How do we manage it--so effortlessly that we scarcely ever stop to think about it? In Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language, a look at th
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The Dictionary of American Slang
Robert L. Chapman
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Current:
9.4 |
Dollars to doughnuts, your reference shelf lacks a good slang dictionary, and that's a fine how-de-do. Whether you're a stuffy writer looking to gussy up your prose, a poindexter who thinks studying dictio
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The Symbolic Species : The Co-Evolution of Language and the Brain
Terrence W. Deacon
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Current:
9.4 |
Terrence Deacon's The Symbolic Species begins with a question posed by a 7-year-old child: Why can't animals talk? Or, as Deacon puts it, if animals have simpler brains, why can't they develop a simpler form of language to go with th
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Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things : What Categories Reveal About the Mind
George Lakoff
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Current:
9.3 |
"Its publication should be a major event for cognitive linguistics and should pose a major challenge for cognitive science. In addition, it should have repercussions in a variety of disciplines, ranging from anthropology and psychology to e
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The American Heritage College Dictionary (Book and CD Edition)
Marie L. Waddell
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Current:
9.2 |
The American Heritage College Dictionary is now available with a new multimedia version. The American Heritage Talking Dictionary CD-ROM includes over 350,000 entries and meanings plus the full Roget's II Electronic Thes
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Grammar for Smart People : Your User-Friendly Guide to Speaking and Writing Better English
Barry Tarshis
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Current:
9.2 |
Based on the revolutionary self-study program described by Forbes as "superb," this logically organized, easy-to-use and engagingly written guide is for anyone who wants to speak and write more effectively. more]
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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess : The Conflict Between Word and Image
Leonard Shlain(Preface)
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Current:
9.2 |
"Literacy has promoted the subjugation of women by men throughout all but the very recent history of the West," writes Leonard Shlain. "Misogyny and patriarchy rise and fall with the fortunes of the alphabetic written word." That's a pre
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35 Rubrics & Checklists to Assess Reading and Writing : Time-Saving Reproducible Forms for Meaningful Literacy Assessment
Adele Fiderer
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Current:
9.0 |
Drawing on her extensive experience as a teacher, the author shares quick, clear, and easy rubrics for accessing students' work. These ideas will help students learn the qualities of a good performance and give parents a detailed picture of
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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess : The Conflict Between Word and Image
Leonard Shlain
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Current:
9.0 |
"Literacy has promoted the subjugation of women by men throughout all but the very recent history of the West," writes Leonard Shlain. "Misogyny and patriarchy rise and fall with the fortunes of the alphabetic written word." That's a pre
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Lives on the Boundary : A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educational Underclass
Mike Rose
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Current:
8.9 |
Remedial, illiterate, intellectually deficient--these are the stigmas that define the educational underclass to which Mike Rose once belonged. Here, he tells of his personal journey from a Los Angeles ghetto to a major research university,
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Never Enough Words : How Americans Invented Expressions As Ingenious, Ornery, and Colorful As Themselves
Jeff McQuain, Jeffery McQuain
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Current:
8.9 |
You are what you speak. Jeffrey McQuain (Shakespeare scholar and researcher for William Safire's language column) takes the Freudian approach to American colloquialisms. He delves into hundreds of terms, such as thank-you-ma'ams (roa
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Montessori Read & Write : A Parent's Guide to Literacy for Children
Lynne Lawrence
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Current:
8.9 |
In Montessori Read & Write, Lynne Lawrence, a leading Montessori practitioner, shows you how you can teach your children to read and write using the famous Montessori system. The book is packed with ideas and age-specific activities and gam
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25 Holiday & Seasonal Emergent Reader Mini-Books : Easy-To-Make, Reproducible, Build Literacy
Maria Fleming
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Current:
8.8 |
Children will love putting together irresistible mini-books that celebrate special days, from national holidays to birthdays and much more. Each lively eight-page story contains simple language and delightful illustrations. more]
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Pocket Charts for Emergent Readers
Valerie Schifferdanoff
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Current:
8.7 |
Create irresistible pocket charts that are just right for emergent readers. This practical guide includes easy-to-follow directions for making more than 30 interactive charts using poems, songs, predictable stories, and more. Illustrations.
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Ladders to Literacy : A Kindergarten Activity Book
Rollanda E. O'Connor
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Current:
8.5 |
By now it is widely accepted wisdom that the Internet has vast potential as a learning tool for students of almost all ages and levels. But it is less clear how to harness this potential most effectively. What indeed should the "online clas
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The Language Instinct
Steven Pinker
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Current:
8.5 |
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Timeless Way of Building
Christopher Alexander
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Current:
8.4 |
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| 28
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How Babies Talk : The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek
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Current:
8.3 |
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The Art of Styling Sentences : 20 Patterns for Success
Marie L. Waddell
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Current:
8.2 |
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| 30
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Language in Thought and Action
Alan R. Hayakawa
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Current:
8.2 |
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| 31
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Code Breaking : A History and Exploration
Rudolf Kippenhahn, Ewald Osers (Translator)
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Current:
8.2 |
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| 32
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Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
William Morris
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Current:
8.1 |
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| 33
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Orality and Literacy : The Technologizing of the Word (New Accents)
Walter J. Ong
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Current:
8.1 |
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| 34
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Why Our Children Can't Read and What We Can Do About It : A Scientific Revolution in Reading
Diane McGuinness, Steven Pinker
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Current:
7.9 |
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Why Our Children Can't Read : And What We Can Do About It : A Scientific Revolution in Reading
Diane McGuinness
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Current:
7.8 |
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| 36
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A Primer of Visual Literacy
Donis A. Dondis, Peter A. Dondis
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Current:
7.7 |
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| 37
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Best Practices in Literacy Instruction
Linda B. Gambrell
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Current:
7.6 |
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| 38
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Page to Screen : Taking Literacy into the Electronic Era
Ilana Snyder, Michael Joyce
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Current:
7.5 |
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| 39
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Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach
Gail E. Tompkins
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Current:
7.5 |
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| 40
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Reading Lessons : The Debate over Literacy
Gerald Coles
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Current:
7.4 |
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| 41
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Other People's Words : The Cycle of Low Literacy
Victoria Purcell-Gates, Victoria Purcell- Gates
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Current:
7.3 |
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| 42
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Literacy in a Digital World : Teaching and Learning in the Age of Information
Kathleen Tyner
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Current:
7.2 |
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| 43
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Building Literacy With Interactive Charts
Kristin G. Schlosser, Vicki L. Phillips
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Current:
7.1 |
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Starting Out Right : A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success
M. Susan Burns
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Current:
7.0 |
With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discusses how best to help children succeed in reading. It includes 55 activities to do with children to help them become successful readers, a list of re
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Just Girls : Hidden Literacies and Life in Junior High (Language and Literacy Series (Paper))
Margaret J. Finders
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Current:
6.8 |
Highlighting the importance of friendship, family, and social networks in girls' sense of themselves, this book suggests that literacy plays an important role in maintaining friendship groups and in the construction of self. This provocativ
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Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
American Association of School Librarians
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Current:
6.8 |
By now it is widely accepted wisdom that the Internet has vast potential as a learning tool for students of almost all ages and levels. But it is less clear how to harness this potential most effectively. What indeed should the "online clas
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| 47
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Literacy Theory in the Age of the Internet
Todd W. Taylor, Irene Ward
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Current:
6.8 |
By now it is widely accepted wisdom that the Internet has vast potential as a learning tool for students of almost all ages and levels. But it is less clear how to harness this potential most effectively. What indeed should the "online clas
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| 48
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Understanding and Using English Grammar
Betty Scrampfer Azar
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Current:
6.6 |
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| 49
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Content Area Reading : Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum
Richard T. Vacca, Jo Anne L. Vacca
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6.5 |
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