| 1. | ![]() | An Exaltation of Larks: 2
from Viking Adult
Customer Review:
I enjoyed the historical,and the new.
We find we make things up to add laughs
to the day. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Technical Communications: A Reader-Centered Approach
from Harcourt Brace College Publishers
Customer Review:
I am so impressed with the book. My engineering students are pragmatists - they don't like arbitrary rules and someone else's idea of elegance. But this book shows them how to achieve objectives with written communications - something they really get. Effortless (almost) to read and provided with a... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Aims of Argument: A Brief Rhetoric
from Mayfield Pub Co
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| 4. |  | 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary
from Galahad
Customer Review:
I was assigned this book as a college freshman. The more I used it, the more I loved it. Now, I'm using it to teach vocabulary.
Chapters are have brain-friendly titles. Definitions are worded clearly and simply.
Visually, though, it needs updating. This book was first published before... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Common American Phrases in Everyday Context
from McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books
Customer Review:
I came to the United States as an adult engineering student with a F1 visa. I could read my textbooks in school, but I could hardly understand some of my American classmates/friends when they used some strange and incomplete expressions in their conversations. I had never seen these English... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 6. | ![]() | The New Joys of Yiddish : Completely Updated
Customer Review:
I used to have an old 70s paperback of the original version of "The Joys of Yiddish", but I eventually got rid of it because I found it a bit too superficial in its coverage. Being a language nerd I wanted to come to grips with Yiddish as a real language, and not just be able to drop the odd word... more info | 3.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English
from Houghton Mifflin Company
Price: $8.76
Customer Review:
Most books give a good translation between British and American English, but this book goes into a little more detail on the oprigins and reasons for the differences. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Joys of Engrish
from Tarcher
Price: $9.56
Customer Review:
When I received this little (too little) I was very disillusioned
the phrases do not have anything especial, the book is smaller (than I was waiting)
It doesn't offer absolutely anything!
| 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Elements of Style: The Original Edition
from Dover Publications
Price: $3.95
Customer Review:
The Elements of Style is concise, direct, and comprehensive in its treatment of the rules of apposite writing. The book includes an overview of conventional rules; commas, conjunctions, independent clauses, and proper sentence and paragraph forms.
As a reference, The Elements of Style has... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Little Red Writing Book
from Writers Digest Books
Price: $9.99
Customer Review:
Perfectly organized, succinct, excellent guide to every kind of writing, especially great for upper level English as a 2nd Language learners and pretty much any student (or native speaker who is hesitant to write). Pam in Little Rock, MASL/International English instructor | 4.5 / 5.0
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