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.The Chambers Dictionary Thumb Index, 11th edition
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by: Chambers

August 22, 2008

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.English Dictionary (Collins GEM)
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from: Collins

March 06, 2006

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.Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Teach Yourself Series)
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by: David Riddell

March 28, 2003
For anyone new to teaching, this book offers a solid grounding in general teaching practise, but generally a little less than one might wish on TEFL. However there are nuggets of useful information, and the book is far more reasonably priced than other guides - as such, it is very good value for money.

I would strongly recommend this for anyone new to teaching, or returning to teaching after a break/moving to teaching adults from teaching children. The book is divided into logical and helpful sections, beginning with generic teaching skills and moving through subject specific areas such as teaching grammar, pronunciation, speaking and listening and writing.

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.Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
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by: Renni Browne, Dave King

2004-04
Can I give it 6 stars?

This book contains everything I needed to know. It answered all my questions and gave me the tools I needed to turn a dire first draft into something I'm almost happy with and I'm going to read it again before I start the next draft. It cut the confusion out of writing and made me think about what I was doing in a more rational way. I can't recommend it highly enough... I've read a few of these and you need buy no other book about how to write.
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.English Grammar for Dummies, UK Edition
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by: Lesley J. Ward, Geraldine Woods

March 23, 2007
Very hard to follow in parts considering it's a dummies guide. I think the author has forgotten who her target audience is. Not fun.
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.Style Guide (Economist)
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from: Profile Books Ltd

September 08, 2005
The title I have used is the third of George Orwell's "six elementary rules" to writing good English. These six rules still have a prominent place in this book's introduction, although there are now many more, gleaned from and generally attributed to other writers. This, to come to the point immediately, is my only criticism of The Economist's Style Guide. In its ninth edition, it must be more than twice the length of the one I bought in the early 90s (and now lost - probably lent to someone). The extra length detracts, I think, from the clarity of the stylistic advice, confusing it with detail, e.g. distinguishing flaunt from flount, numerous entries on currencies and the writing of nationalities. Much of the detail is relevant only to those ... Read More:
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.Making the Father of the Bride's Speech: Etiquette;Jokes;Sample Speeches;One-liners (Things That Really Matter): Etiquette;Jokes;Sample Speeches;One-liners (Things That Really Matter)
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by: John Bowden

April 01, 2000
Every chapter contradicts the last. It seems to be a mess of platitudes, no new ideas and, I'm sorry to say, a waste of time reading.
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.Spanish Dictionary (Collins GEM)
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from: Collins

March 06, 2006
Every chapter contradicts the last. It seems to be a mess of platitudes, no new ideas and, I'm sorry to say, a waste of time reading.
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.Writing a Children's Book: How to Write for Children and Get Published (How to): How to Write for Children and Get Published (How to)
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by: Pamela Cleaver

January 30, 2004
Read the book from cover to cover and could not put it down. It had so much information and helpful hints worth every penny.
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.Easy Spanish Crossword Puzzles (Dover Little Activity Books)
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by: Stanley Appelbaum, Nina Barbaresi

March 28, 2003
This is a little book of 25 Spanish crossword puzzles. Maybe puzzle isn't quite the right word here as each puzzle only consists of around six words! Still, it's only easy if you know all the words. You're likely to pick up some useful vocabulary even if you are an intermediate student as I could only manage to finish two puzzles unaided out of the 25. There's a list of the 150 Spanish words used at the back of the book and the solutions. I used to do a puzzle each day and found it sort of amusing. If you get bored with the puzzles, then you can always colour in the pictorial clues. Plus it's dirt cheap. Recommended.

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