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Highly Selective Reference eBook Series

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  • The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate

    Series series Highly Selective Reference
    Anyone looking to improve his or her vocabulary and anyone who loves words will be enthralled by this unique and impressive thesaurus that provides only the most unusual -- or is it recondite? --words for each entry. ... Read more

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  • The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate

    Series series Highly Selective Reference
    Between TV talk shows, radio call-in programs, email and the Internet, spontaneous-talk media has skyrocketed in the '90s. People are interacting more frequently and more fervently than ever before, turning the English language into an indecipherable mess. Now, this unique and concise compendium presents the most confused and misused words in the language today -- words misused by careless ... Read more

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  • The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives

    For the Extraordinarily Literate

    Series series Highly Selective Reference
    Adjectives have long suffered from bad press. For many years, English teachers have been fond of telling students that "adjectives are the enemy of nouns, and adverbs are the enemy of everything else."While it's still advisable to heed your English teacher's advice on most other matters, The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives for the Extraordinarily Literate proves that breaking ... Read more

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  • The Well-Spoken Thesaurus

    The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases

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    The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is designed to help you improve your communication skills by expanding your vocabulary.The book includes over 200 words, arranged in easy-to-use categories, such as "positive emotions," "negative emotions," "intellectual terms," and "descriptive terms." Each entry includes a definition, synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples.The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is particularly ... Read more

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  • The Doubleday Roget's Thesaurus in Dictionary Form

    A reference book that belongs on every desk--one of the handiest, best-organized, and most reliable thesauruses available, newly updated to reflect the American language of today. ... Read more

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  • 50 Essential Etiquette Lessons

    How to Eat Lunch with Your Boss, Handle Happy Hour Like a Pro, and Write a Thank You Note in the Age of Texting and Tweeting

    Stay cool in any situation with this modern manners guide.Meeting strangers at a party, alone in the elevator with the CEO, declining a second date because the first was a disaster—social situations apply a lot of pressure to do and say the right thing. 50 Essential Etiquette Lessons shows you the best way to approach these common challenges with confidence and ease. Never mind putting your ... Read more

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  • Writing Tools

    55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

    A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools.Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America's most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism, writing, and teaching into a series of fifty short essays on different aspects of writing. In the past decade, Writing Tools has become a classic ... Read more

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  • How to Write It, Third Edition

    A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write

    Write personal and professional communications with clarity, confidence, and style.How to Write It is the essential resource for eloquent personal and professional self-expression. Award-winning journalist Sandra E. Lamb transforms even reluctant scribblers into articulate wordsmiths by providing compelling examples of nearly every type and form of written communication.Completely updated and ... Read more

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  • For Women Only, Revised and Updated Edition

    What You Need to Know about the Inner Lives of Men

    **REVISED AND UPDATED EDITIONDiscover the Truth He Wants You to Know**The man in your life carries important feelings so deep inside he barely knows they’re there, much less how to talk about them. Yet your man genuinely wants you to “get” him—to understand his inner life, to know his fears and needs, to hear what he wishes he could tell you.In her landmark bestseller, For Women Only, Shaunti ... Read more

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  • Grammar Girl's Punctuation 911

    Your Guide to Writing it Right

    Series series Quick & Dirty Tips
    Previously published as part of Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing.Online sensation Grammar Girl makes punctuation fun and easy in Grammar Girl's Punctuation 911.Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad punctuation—but she's also determined to make the process as painless as possible. A couple of years ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some ... Read more

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  • McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage, 2nd Edition

    Who or Whom? / Its or It’s / Lie or Lay?Can't remember those grueling grammar lessons from junior high? Troubled that your professional writing lacks polish? Stop worrying! You've just picked up the painless prescription for proper English!Acclaimed grammarians Mark Lester and Larry Beason know that English teachers aren't the only ones who expect careful and correct language choices. Precision in ... Read more

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  • It's the Way You Say It

    Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken, and Clear

    A revised and updated edition of the detailed, down-to-earth guide to speaking your mind effectively—includes useful exercises.The best, most direct way to convey your intelligence, expertise, professionalism, and personality to other people is through talking to them. But most people have no idea what they sound like. And even if they do, they don't think they can change it. It's the Way You Say ... Read more

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