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Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (7th Edition)
by Janet Burroway
A bestseller through six editions, Writing Fiction by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French explores the elements of fiction, providing practical writing techniques and concrete examples. Written in a tone that is personal and non-prescriptive, the text encourages writers to develop proficiency through each step of the writing process, offering an abundance of exercises designed to spur writing... (more)
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Hinduism: A Cultural Perspective (2nd Edition)
by David R. Kinsley
The reference provides an overview of the Hindu religious tradition and describes the essence of the Hindu vision of reality. Provides a historical and analytical discussion of Hindu mythology, art, rituals, and social structure; gives extended portraits of important Hindu thinkers and saints; offers a fuller picture of the role of women in the Hindu religious tradition; shows how the concepts of Dharama and... (more)
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Designing With Words
by Leisure Arts
Give your projects literary flair with the gift of words. This book explores novel ways to add impact by using precisely chosen words on projects ranging from candles and cards to altered clocks and books. You’ll no doubt want to spread the word that Designing With Words is a fun, resourceful guide to expressing yourself on your crafts and memory books.
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The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities
by Lawrence C. Ross
This history of black fraternities and sororities confirms the underlying purpose of these institutions: to provide a supportive educational environment for their members during college and social and business networks beyond college. Ross notes the substantial variation on the specific circumstances behind the formation of black fraternities and sororities. For example, Alpha Phi Alpha was formed at Cornell... (more)
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Sensation and Perception
by Jeremy M. Wolfe, Keith R. Kluender, Dennis M. Levi, Linda M. Bartoshuk, Rachel S. Herz, Roberta L. Klatzky, Susan J. Lederman, Daniel M. Merfeld
Why does the sky look blue? Why does sugar taste sweet? Can my dog hear the same things I hear? We all start out as natural enthusiasts for the subject material of a Sensation and Perception class. Sinauer AssociatesÂ’ new Sensation and Perception text is written by experts in each of the five senses who never lost that enthusiasm and who have a passion for conveying the excitement of this field of study to... (more)
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In a Flash
by Eric Walters
The first flash mob Ian puts together himself is a sixty-plus person, four-minute pillow fight in a department store. His friend Oswald is thrilled with the event, but Julia, the one Ian really wants to impress, is still convinced that flash mobs are stupid. While Ian tries to prove Julia wrong by initiating flash mobs with political impact, Julia is busy waging war with the strict new principal at school. When... (more)
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Text, Discourse and Corpora: Theory and Analysis (Corpus and Discourse)
by Michael Hoey, John Sinclair, Wolfgang Teubert, Michael Stubbs
Corpus linguistics is often regarded as a methodology in its own right, but little attention has been given to the theoretical perspectives from which the subject can be approached. The present book contributes to filling this gap. Bringing together original contributions by internationally renowned authors, the chapters include coverage of the lexical priming theory, parole-linguistics, a four-part model of... (more)
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Classical Mythology
by Mark P.O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon, Michael Sham
Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, Ninth Edition, is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available-- and the first full-color textbook of its kind. Featuring the authors' clear and extensive translations of original sources, it brings to life the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. The text contains a wide variety of... (more)
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Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience
by E. Bruce Goldstein
Connect the study of cognition to everyday life with COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. Covering both the landmark studies and the cutting-edge research that define this fascinating field, this textbook includes concrete examples and illustrations to help you understand the theories of cognition -- driving home both the scientific importance of the theories and their relevance to your daily life. You'll leave this text with a... (more)
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Punctuation Takes a Vacation
by Robin Pulver
Commas, periods, excalmation points, question marks, colons, apostrophes, quotation marks: take your places. 10:00 A.M. Time to study us. Learn how punctuation marks work together to make reading and writing flow smoothly.
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Martin and Malcolm and America: A Dream or a Nightmare?
by James H. Cone
This groundbreaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African-American leaders of this century. While Martin Luther King, Jr., saw America as "a dream . . . as yet unfulfilled," Malcolm X viewed America as a realized nightmare. Cone cuts through superficial assessments of King and Malcolm as polar opposites to reveal two men whose visions were moving toward convergence. (Orbis Books)
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The personality puzzle
by David C. Funder
The Personality Puzzle explores the past, present, and future of the discipline to show students why personality psychology matters. Organized according to the six main domains of modern personality psychology, David Funder’s market-leading text shows students the field as it exists in the present. By incorporating significant coverage of the great theorists of personality psychology throughout, the book helps... (more)
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Outlines & Highlights for Occupied America: History of Chicanos by Rodolfo Acuna, ISBN: 9780321427380
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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Out
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Text Me If You're Breathing: Observations, Frustrations and Life Lessons From a Low-Tech Dad
by Greg Schwem
What does a Dad do when his eight year old asks Santa for a Wii Fit and a 4G iPhone? The answer is simple: laugh! In Text Me If You're Breathing, stand-up comedian and technically challenged dad Greg Schwem accounts his mishaps and struggles with parenting in today's digital world Whether accompanying his daughter to the New York City Apple store, purchasing a high-tech swing set, tweeting while coaching Little... (more)
Magna Carta: Text and CommentaryA.E.Dick Howard
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Magna Carta: Text and Commentary
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Books a la Carte for Essentials of Geology (10th Edition)
by Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck, Dennis Tasa
With the renowned readability of the Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa team, the Eleventh Edition ofEssentials of Geology continues to enhance both the approach and the visual presentation that has made this text a best-seller. This revision corporates a new active learning approach throughout each chapter which offers the students a structured learning path and provides a reliable, consistent framework for mastering the... (more)
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Women`s Voices, Feminist Visions- Classic & Contemporary Readings 4th EDITION
by Janrt Lr
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Illustrated Antidisestablishmentarianism
by Michael Findley, Mary Findley
Containing 200 high-quality page-size illustrations, this version of Antidisestablishmentarianism also has new material. Antidisestablishmentarianism is a word you might have kidded your friends with in your school days. People once thought of it as the longest word in English, but that's probably all the thought you ever gave it. As the title of a book it's a little cumbersome, a little intimidating, except that... (more)
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Text Order Bride
by Kirsten Osbourne
In this short story, Amanda, a home making teacher from Texas, believes that love has passed her by. She agrees to start communicating with someone her friend knows in Wisconsin, because she wants children, not because she believes that there is love out there waiting for her.When, after two months of communicating, Jason proposes, she agrees, thinking it is her last chance for a husband and children.... (more)
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Biblical Hebrew: Vocabulary Made Easy!
by Blair W. Kasfeldt
Based on easy to use, yet powerful "mnemonics," these memory aids will help you quickly and easily master Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary. No rote memory work required! Troubling "sound-alike" words in Hebrew are covered in-depth and readers inductively learn how to keep words that sound alike in Hebrew distinct. Covers over five hundred vocabulary words in Hebrew. This amazing one-of-a-kind vocabulary guide... (more)

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