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.Collins Easy Learning Spanish Grammar
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from: Collins

June 06, 2005
I actually found this bok rather confusing. Especially when it came to the verb section. So much information not fully explained in an easy enough way! A much better book is the practice makes perfect series.
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.Success with Languages (Routledge Study Guides)
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by: Stella Hurd, Linda Murphy

July 14, 2005
I actually found this bok rather confusing. Especially when it came to the verb section. So much information not fully explained in an easy enough way! A much better book is the practice makes perfect series.
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.Your Writing Coach: From Concept to Character, from Pitch to Publication - Everything You Need to Know About Writing Novels, Non-fiction, New Media, Scripts and Short Stories
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by: Jurgen Wolff

April 19, 2007
I was one of those people who said for years that they wanted to write, but never quite got round to it. In January of this year, I decided to stop procrastinating and DO something about it. I bought lots and lots of books on writing, and I have to say that of the seven or eight I bought, ''Your Writing Coach'' is by far the best (with Stephen King's ''On Writing'' coming a close second.)

First of all, it's immensely readable. Like one of the other reviewers of this book, I read it from cover to cover, rather than just dipping into it, though now I am writing regularly, I refer to sections of it again and again.

It is very well laid out, with an overview of each chapter, and a summary of the key points, along with ... Read More:
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.Italian (Rough Guide Phrasebooks)
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by: Lexus

April 27, 2006
I purchased this book for a recent trip to Italy and I couldn't have done without it.

The menu reader was excellent as was the section on travel. Many Italians were just impressed I tried.

Many of the words were also put into useful phrases and the more difficlt words were spelt out phonetically for ease of pronunciation.

I would reccomend it for any trip around Italy.
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.Passing the Literacy Skills Test (Achieving QTS) (Achieving QTS)
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by: Jim Johnson

January 15, 2001
I passed my literacy test this week using this book. The book covers every area of the test plus other common misconceptions. The book also includes practice questions which are very similar to the test questions.Would reccommend to anyone doing the TDA tests.
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.Collins French Dictionary Pocket Edition
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from: Collins

February 06, 2006
I passed my literacy test this week using this book. The book covers every area of the test plus other common misconceptions. The book also includes practice questions which are very similar to the test questions.Would reccommend to anyone doing the TDA tests.
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.What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers
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by: Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter

November 01, 1991
As a writer and teacher of creative writing I find this a gold mine for starter activities and longer writing exercises. It lets you try out approaches and techniques rather than being a how to guide to creative writing- and most importantly shares with you the results of other writers (both famous and unknown) who have done the exercises.
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.Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Vocabulary (Practice Makes Perfect Series)
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by: Dorothy Richmond

June 01, 2007
As a writer and teacher of creative writing I find this a gold mine for starter activities and longer writing exercises. It lets you try out approaches and techniques rather than being a how to guide to creative writing- and most importantly shares with you the results of other writers (both famous and unknown) who have done the exercises.
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.Troublesome Words
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by: Bill Bryson

September 26, 2002
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words may have been useful twenty-five years ago, when it was first published, but it has become redundant. Most entries clarify word spellings and meanings, which a normal dictionary does just as well (with the advantage that it lists all words, not an arbitrary selection). A Google or Yahoo search will instantly clarify the rest, such as corporate names. Grammatical or stylistic advice is rarely given, and adds little to Strunk & White's better-organised and clearer The Elements of Style. And because of the dictionary format, that advice is buried in distant entries and hard to find. Nor does Bryson's manual lend itself to reading `like a novel', even if he has written it with his customary humour. This is most ... Read More:
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.The Penguin Guide to Punctuation (Penguin Reference Books)
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by: R.L. Trask

August 07, 1997
As a native German and long-time anglophile I had been looking for something like this for ages. The author manages to convey his insights without any hint of intellectual stiffness or arrogance. At the same time one gets the impression he knows what he is talking about. But he is not dogmatic, either. He will freely acknowledge when his view differs from, say, common usage at publishing houses.
At the end of each chapter, there is a summary of the most important/basic rules for quick reference.
The "Penguin Guide to Punctuation" is highly informative as well as fun to read. Language scholarship at its best put to practical use. Highly recommended.
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