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The unexpected evolution of language : discover the surprising etymology of everyday words : includes 200+ terms and their shocking transformations / Justin Cord Hayes.
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The Unexpected Evolution of Language reveals the origins of 208 everyday terms and the interesting stories behind their shift in meaning.
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Grammatically correct : the essential guide to spelling, style, usage, grammar, and punctuation / Anne Stilman.
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"Grammatically Correct" steers clear of academic stuffiness, focusing instead on practical strategies and intuitive explanations.
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The painted word : a treasure chest of remarkable words and their origins / by Phil Cousineau ; Artwork by Gregg Chadwick.
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"Fun, fiasco, pandemonium, checkmate, swashbuckler, ubuntu, dromomania...do you know the stories behind these words? Phil does and he shares these and hundreds of other words in his latest book." --Radio Alice
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Verbal advantage : 10 easy steps to a powerful vocabulary / Charles Harrington Elster.
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First time in book form! A successful program for teaching 3,500 vocabulary words that successful people need to know, based on America's #1 bestselling audio vocabulary series.
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The etymologicon : a circular stroll through the hidden connections of the English language / Mark Forsyth.
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Do you know why... ...a mortgage is literally a death pledge? ...why guns have girls' names? ...why salt is related to soldier? You're about to find out...
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Grammar in plain English / by Harriet Diamond and Phyllis Dutwin.
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This expanded fifth edition of "Grammar in Plain English " makes an excellent self-teaching manual for adults preparing for the GED, as well as for ESL students and all others who need to improve their command of English.
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Compelling American conversations : questions & quotations for intermediate American English language learners / written, compiled, and edited by Eric H. Roth and Toni Aberson ; with Hal Bogotch.
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With this guide, American immigrants and international students develop their fluency skills and academic vocabulary through conversation exercises. Focusing on both daily experiences and American culture through proverbs, quotations, and speaking exercises, ...
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Sign Language
1,000 words to sign / Geoffrey S. Poor.
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An introduction to American Sign Language illustrating each word with two to four photographs showing the beginning, middle, and end positions of the sign and instructional arrows to indicate movement
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Baby sign language basics : early communication for hearing babies and toddlers / Monta Z. Briant.
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The new bigger edition provides more than 300 American Sign Language (ASL) signs, illustrated with the same clear, easy-to-understand photos and descriptions. This book/DVD set is a must-have for all parents, grandparents, anyone else who spends time with preverbal children.
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The complete idiot's guide to baby sign language / by Diane Ryan.
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This guide introduces parents to the 150 most common signs babies can understand and use, including 50 new illustrations. Included are steps to teach the signs, an expanded section on verbal development, and much more.
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The everything sign language book : American sign language made easy / Irene Duke.
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The eclectic encyclopedia of English / Nathan Bierma.
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Nathan Bierma is the best kind of language writer--good-humored, open to new ideas, and interested more in the WHY? of language than the DON'TS. His writing imparts pleasure and knowledge in equal doses. --Erin McKean, editor, New Oxford American Dictionary and founder of Wordnik, an online dictionary
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ESL (English as a second language)
McGraw-Hill's essential ESL grammar : a handbook for intermediate and advanced ESL students / Mark Lester.
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600 essential words for the TOEIC test / Lin Lougheed.
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The new edition has been revised to match the format of the latest TOEIC and includes fifty vocabulary-building lessons that focus on American English as it is used within the context of modern business, industry, communications, and cultural activities.
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TOEFL listening practice [sound recording].
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Cracking the TOEFL iBT / the Princeton Review.
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