Best Art History
History of Modern Art is a visual comprehensive overview of the modern art field. The best text for a course on Modern Art.”. “I am pleased with the inclusion of more women and artists of color and with the context, technique and source boxes.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Bought for class, but really easy to read and love the photos."
"Technology has truly brought new avenues to education."
"Just the book I needed for my Art History class- at a great price (way less than buying it)!"
"Perfect condition."
"book was fine but the late fee attached was absurd!"
"The book was in fine condition, but it was rather boring."
That book was the last surviving manuscript of an ancient Roman philosophical epic, On the Nature of Things , by Lucretius―a beautiful poem of the most dangerous ideas: that the universe functioned without the aid of gods, that religious fear was damaging to human life, and that matter was made up of very small particles in eternal motion, colliding and swerving in new directions. “In this gloriously learned page-turner, both biography and intellectual history, Harvard Shakespearean scholar Greenblatt turns his attention to the front end of the Renaissance as the origin of Western culture's foundation: the free questioning of truth.”. - starred review, Publishers Weekly. “In The Swerve , the literary historian Stephen Greenblatt investigates why [Lucretius'] book nearly dies, how it was saved and what its rescue means to us.”. - Sarah Bakewell, New York Times Book Reivew. “In this outstandingly constructed assessment of the birth of philosophical modernity, renowned Shakespeare scholar Greenblatt deftly transports reader to the dawn of the Renaissance...Readers from across the humanities will find this enthralling account irresistible.”. - starred review, Library Journal. “Every tale of the preservation of intellectual history should be as rich and satisfying as Stephen Greenblatt's history of the reclamation and acclamation of Lucretius's De rerum natura from obscurity.”. - John McFarland, Shelf Awareness.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Absolutely a must read to get a very good feel about how a tenacious humanist finally discovered a magnificent and important copy of a nearly lost manuscript."
"This book provides a wonderful look at the key points in 2000 years of history that shaped our current society."
"The Swerve brings to life the inspiration and desires of the humanist movement."
"The physical inscription process, the recordings man has made of his life and times on caves to stone tablets and then onto papyrus, parchment, paper to the digital age is itself filled with intrigue as the agendas of not only the authors but those who continued to transcribe their original works is a fabulous journey."
"Incidentally, I read it in Kindle on my iPad, a format which works well with continual reference to the "footnotes"."
"And this despite the historical context of the spot-on conclusions of the ancient Greek philosophers profiled in this book, and the renaissance discoverers who make up the main characters of our work-in-progress, namely, trying to become modern."
"one of the best books about how thinking evolved and the decline of religious power and importance..... a must read for all who wonder about the place of religion even today."
Discover the tantalizing true stories behind your favorite colors. Journalist Finlay travels the world in search of ancient sources of natural colors, recounting along the way the surprising chemical processes by which everything from stones to insects to mummies have been transformed into precious pigments for paint, dyes, and varnish.
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Find Best Price at Amazon""Color: A Natural History of the Palette" is an inside look, a visual compass an artist needs to speak their language."
"A treasure of color and why we found them in the first place."
"incredibly good book."
"Fun and interesting book."
"I've recommended this book to so many people."
"Good to know about the history of colors and where it was created from."
"Good coverage and an exhaustive one."
"The notes are not linked from the text, and in the Notes section, the numbers are omitted."
Best Surrealist Literary Criticism
"— Publishers Weekly, starred review From Dada to the Automatists, and from Max Ernst to André Breton, Gérard Durozoi here provides the most comprehensive history of the Surrealist movement. Tracing the movement from its origins in the 1920s to its decline in the 1950s and 1960s, Durozoi tells the history of Surrealism through its activities, publications, and reviews, demonstrating its close ties to some of the most explosive political, as well as creative, debates of the twentieth century. With its unprecedented depth and range, this massive new history of Surrealism (including 232 color plates and 777 halftones) from veteran French philosopher and art critic Durozoi will be the one-volume standard for years to come. Divided chronologically into seven chapters, beginning with 1919-1924 and ending with 1959-1969, the book discusses expertly the main surrealist artists like Jean Arp, Max Ernst, Ren Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, but also treats with considerable understanding the surrealist writing by Louis Aragon, Paul Eluard, Robert Desnos, Julien Gracq and, of course, the so-called "Pope of Surrealism," Andr Breton.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This change of emphasis reflects a very academic view of surrealism, one that does not necessarily get caught up in some of the more famous surrealist troubles, and instead wants to take us inside Breton's world and reconstruct what was significant for his inner circle."
"Excellent resource for studying surrealism."
"Great book that needs to be read over time."
"This book is awesome."
"I'm keeping this simple -- here's an art book where the text and editorial content matches the illustrations in terms of quality and awesome-osity."
"La voz de Durozoi. es ese soplo. de aire sahariano. que hacía falta. a la historiografía. del Surrealismo. en todas sus variantes: el pincel de nubes, el beso petrificado. y los alaridos elegíacos. que sueltan las sirenas. (esos cisnes de agua salada). al caer en las redes. de los sonámbulos."
"the book came quickly to me and it is new, with the plastic protection unopened."
Best Painting
Concise, practical, and inspirational, Landscape Painting focuses on the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, such as: • Simplification and Massing: Learn to reduce nature's complexity by looking beneath the surface of a subject to discover the form's basic masses and shapes.• Color and Light: Explore color theory as it specifically applies to the landscape, and learn the various strategies painters use to capture the illusion of natural light.• Selection and Composition: Learn to select wisely from nature's vast panorama. MITCHELL ALBALA teaches landscape painting at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a book to be read over and over again and to keep in your library."
"One of my favorite things about this book is that the author uses images of a wide variety of types of art to illustrate the principles he discusses in the text."
"This book was written to be read and absorbed."
"Beautiful visual artist book."
"I am getting much more out of this book than the said bible of landscape painting :"Carlson's guide to landscape painting" ."
"Of all the books I own on painting, studio or plein air, this one is head and shoulders above them all."
"I started painting about a year and a half ago."
"The chapters on value, simplification and massing, site selection, composition, light and color, abstracting nature, and style/inspiration/and lifelong learning will help you deepen your photography skills."
Best History
The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikely president had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. although there are plenty of good biographies of Truman, few are as entertaining as Baime’s." Baime is a master storyteller, and The Accidental President contains everything a reader could ever want from a work of history: characters that jump off the page, tension that makes your pulse pound, and smooth, smart writing that makes you think. Baime's biography uses new sources to paint Harry Truman as a complex and thoroughly American figure. Baime has put a spotlight on those four months, recounting them faithfully and with heart, so that you come away with not only a sense of history, but a sense of the man, Harry Truman, as well. As Grandpa himself said a few years later, ‘It’s hell to be President of the Greatest Most Powerful Nation on Earth.’” —Clifton Truman Daniel, Truman’s grandson and author of Growing Up with My Grandfather: Memories of Harry Truman. “An entertaining new history of Truman’s first months in office...filled with events that are strikingly proportionate to what the Trump administration has weathered since January.” —John Batchelor, The Daily Beast. "By relying mostly on primary sources, Baime allows for a better perspective of Truman, in which his political decisions are equally as significant as the correspondence with his beloved wife, daughter, and mother. His carefully crafted narrative transports the reader back in time... Each sentence is carefully constructed and colorfully packed with details that makes Harry Truman and this period in history come alive.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"His previous books on Willow Run and the La Mans battle between Ferrari and Ford were just tremendous. Taking what Baime claims is four of perhaps the four most consequential months of any presidency, a point of which is probably correct, this book starts off with FDR's surprising death in Warm Springs, Georgia as World War II reaches its penultimate moments with the collapse of Germany and the beginning of the end of the Empire of Japan."
"We have all read good books and great books from a historical perspective. This book is one, if you please, that is an absolute must read."
"I highly recommend this book to students of history, Truman, WWII, and/or the Presidency."
"Baime has produced a meticulously researched account of the period from April to August 1945, telling the dramatic story of how an underestimated man took the weight of the world on his shoulders. He took the oath, summoned the Cabinet, and began a series of meetings, in one of which he was informed for the first time of the Manhattan Project to build an atomic weapon. Over the next days and weeks he dealt with the complexities of guiding the US through the final days of the war in Europe, began to make plans for the post-war economy, made contact with other world leaders (some for the first time), discussed plans for the ongoing war with Japan, and above all had the first of a series of exchanges with Stalin, Molotov, and other Soviet officials which revealed sharp ideological differences. He oversaw the establishment of the United Nations, led negotiations at Potsdam with Churchill, Attlee, and Stalin, and approved the use of the atom bomb on Japan. Among the unanswered questions of twentieth century history are those which ask whether the Cold War was inevitable, or if Roosevelt could have done a better job than his successor in easing tensions with the Soviets, thus avoiding the creation of the Iron Curtain."
"Excellant Book !!!"
"My only regret is that my dad is no longer alive to talk with me; he was a gunner on a B-29 in the Pacific just as the new Truman administration was trying to figure out how to defeat the Japanese, leading to the A-bomb decision."
"Good book."
"Works well as a companion to other books."
Best Architecture
Featuring the very latest industry standards in material design, the 2015 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE SOFT COVER version offers up-to-date, comprehensive insight into the regulations surrounding the design and installation of building systems. ICC is a leading organization dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive, coordinated national model construction codes.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"book is new no markings no page creases this is perfect thank you."
"Unfortunately, you need these if you're planning on taking the ICC Fire Inspector 1 test and have the book version of the codes."
"Perfect condition - just as described."
"Not 100% this is an authorized copy of the code, but since I only need it as a personal copy for exam review, it works fine."
"arrived on time and as described."
"Required for a Engineering Department Library."
"Was in the condition stated, very pleased with product."
Best Visual Arts
A battered town left for dead, one that almost a million people abandoned and where those who remained had to live behind triple deadbolt locks, was reinvigorated by the twinned energies of starving artists and financial white knights. Covering culture high and low, the drama and scandal of politics and finance, through jubilant moments and immense tragedies, the magazine has hit readers where they live, with a sensibility as fast and funny and urbane as New York itself. From its early days publishing writers like Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, and Gloria Steinem to its modern incarnation as a laboratory of inventive magazine-making, New York has had an extraordinary knack for catching the Zeitgeist and getting it on the page. It was among the originators of the New Journalism, publishing legendary stories whose authors infiltrated a Black Panther party in Leonard Bernstein’s apartment, introduced us to the mother-daughter hermits living in the dilapidated estate known as Grey Gardens, launched Ms. Magazine, branded a group of up-and-coming teen stars “the Brat Pack,” and effectively ended the career of Roger Ailes. “When New York magazine began in 1968, it was unique: a brash conglomeration of ingenious writers, editors, and graphic designers who generated narrative journalism that was so classic it became new again. Highbrow, Lowbrow, Brilliant, Despicable: 50 Years of New York encapsulates those five convulsive decades in lavish illustrations, vivid oral histories, and evocative recreations by, among others, Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Nora Ephron, Nicholas Pileggi, Julie Baumgold and Gael Greene from the magazine’s more than 2,300 issues.” —Sam Roberts, The New York Times. “A delicious compendium of the magazine’s coverage from the half-century of its existence, this is the kind of book that incites nostalgia even for the moments you didn’t live though (there’s the original Tom Wolfe “Radical Chic” cover!). The editors reproduce material that speaks not just to passing moments and fashions, but also to constant editorial emphases, such as high-quality artwork and portraiture.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"excellent in any ways - great design, great texts, it is a heavyweight champion."
"I found the FINsix Dart 65W in an airport store. It cost about half as much on line as in the airport. Then one day at work, I needed it for our system programmer to install a big program, and his mouth dropped when he saw how small the FINsix is."
"The unhelpful index indicated that my favorite cover, Gerald Ford ( as Bozo) to city, Drop Dead is in here, but I have yet to spot it."
"A fascinating look back at the past 50 years through the eyes of New York magazine."
"If you love the NYM, you'll love this book!"
"This book showcases a huge and terrific selection from the nearly half-century of New York Magazine's publication."
"It was like a history lesson, that I had lived through, unfortunately not in New York."
Best Literature
A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life. “A staggeringly superior translation―true, poetic, lively and readable, and always closely engaged with the original Greek―that brings to life the fascinating variety of voices in Homer’s great epic.”. - Richard F. Thomas, Harvard University. “Emily Wilson has produced a clear, vigorous, sensitive Odyssey that conveys both the grand scale and the individual pathos of this foundational story. Emily Wilson has convincingly answered this call: hers is a vital Odyssey for the twenty-first century that brings into rhythmic English the power, dignity, variety, and immediacy of this great poem.”. - Laura Slatkin, New York University.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"More than in other translations, the Odyssey comes across here strongly as a historical document, the product of a culture from a particular time and place. Muse, tell me how he wandered and was lost. when he had wrecked the holy town of Troy, and where he went, and who he met, the pain. he suffered in the storms at sea, and how. he worked to save his life and bring his men. back home. Compare Wilson's language with that of the opening of Robert Fitzgerald's translation: "Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story. of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end, after he plundered the stronghold. on the proud height of Troy. He saw the townlands. and learned the minds of many distant men, and weathered many bitter nights and days. in his deep heart at sea, while he fought only. to save his life, to bring his shipmates home. Fitzgerald translates it as "skilled in all ways of contending," and Fagles as "the man of twists and turns.""
"I have read and taught the Odyssey at least five times over the past twenty years. And Emily Wilson's version is a godsend."
"The first stanzas will make you perk up and realize that this is the most interesting translation of the Odyssey for our time."
"but at age 81 I consider The Odyssey the greatest book I have ever read, for itself and for its influence on my ways of thinking and of living. The main reason is that, in comparison to the others, it is best at creating the mood of an ancient, epic, poem. I love it when he repeats, for the nth time, "Son of Laertes and the Gods of old, Odysseus, master of land ways and sea ways..." and other such formulaic hints that we are not reading a James Bond or even a Scott Fitzgerald, nor Salinger, nor McEwan, nor certainly a Hemingway novel -- the content should perhaps be enough to distinguish Odyssey as the great epic it is, but I like the complementing embellishments of Fitzgerald's version. For a more important difference, compare the climax, as Odysseus is about to slaughter the suitors: Fitzgerald has him say: "You yellow dogs, you thought I'd never make it. home from the land of Troy. But Fitzgerald focuses on breaking the rules, on disrespecting the mores of their time: the suitors were contemptuous of both the gods, and the opinions of their fellow men."
Best Linguistics
This illustrated abridgment of the most authoritative reference book on sign language features more than 5,000 signs and 8,000 illustrations, as well as clear, detailed instructions to help you master each sign. An illustrated abridgment of the most authoritative reference book on sign language, with well-written and easily understood instructions for the use of each sign.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It is a great book."
"A good reference when not using ASL apps."
"Gave this as a gift to our 13 year old."
"I am very pleased with this book after my first glance."
Best Performing Arts
Use with ARRL s online Exam Review for Ham Radio. Welcome to Amateur Radio. Radio and Signals Fundamentals. Electricity, Components, and Circuits. Propagation, Antennas, and Feed Lines. Amateur Radio Equipment. Communicating With Other Hams. Licensing Regulations. Operating Regulations. Safety. As you complete each chapter of this book, use ARRL's online Exam Review for Ham Radio to help prepare you for exam day. Once you've finished this book, use the online service to take practice exams with the same number and variety of questions that you'll encounter on exam day.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Some of the other books that I see concentrate more on passing the test by learning the test questions than actually teaching the material."
"After the training material, there is an excellent glossary, the complete exam question pool (with correct answers indicated), as well as a supplementary chapter on choosing a ham radio. Excellent graphics -- lots of tables, charts, photographs, and line drawings. As much as I love my e-Ink Kindle, this is the sort of book that is better in paper and in a large format. Table of Contents for the course material -- Radio and Signals Fundamentals; Electricity, Components, and Circuits; Propagation, Antennas, and Feed Lines; Amateur Radio Equipment; Communicating With Other Hams; Licensing Regulations; Operating Regulations; and Safety."
"Even though you could simply memorize the questions from the FCC test bank, you'll be missing out on a great amount of information that's useful to the new ham operator."
"As a test preparation guide and desktop reference, its a good book to own."
"I'm new to this HAM radio but am confident that this will be the reference that stays on my shelf as I get my first license level."
"This is a nicely laid out book that takes you through all of the material for the license exam."
"My only issue with the electronic format is that the images could be more readable inline with the text. This results in needing to zoom almost every image, where most of them could be otherwise read inline with the text."
"This manual takes a complex and fascinating hobby and renders it boring."
Best Philosophy
Note: The chapters in the book are not in order and it is intentional. 1.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I want to tell future readers of this book in this way. I read it first when I was 14 or 15."
"Friend: "Do you read the bible?""
"This is a masterful book and will provide sound advice for any battle in your life you might face no matter how big or small."
"A great short read, the laws can be applied to not only warfare, but everyday life and any problems that may arise."
"I received and read this book all in one day."
"Most popular book for those with careers in the military."
"Great job providing "The Art of War" affordably."
"There's one chapter out of order, which is certainly a mistake and weird, but not super bad."
Best Design
Also available: The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling , a blank journal constructed to withstand excursions in the field and containing several exercises from The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling. “This beautiful art book will teach you how to be ‘still, quiet, and attentive…to organize your thoughts, piece together answers, and ask richer questions.’ The overall goal is to stimulate your curiosity, and you won't find a better guide.” -- Foreword Reviews.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I originally purchased this book to have easy access to the information on John Muir Laws blog and in the videos. I believe the strength of John Muir Laws blog, classes, and books lies in the fact that he is dyslexic. Having read the blog, I recognize Jack's voice, but she lends a harmony and richness that is strikingly beautiful. Using large photos from his own journal, John details 13 different types of field investigations, noting their strengths and potential problem spots. For an amateur naturalist, this chapter will provide at least a year's worth of projects that will open the door to a lifetime of investigation. He begins with a nod to the (insanely tedious) Grinnell Method, and then moves on to teach techniques for presenting information graphically. We have all grown accustomed to slick infographics produced on the computer, but learning how to accomplish this in field journaling is an entirely different beast. One quick note here: the "Elements to Include in Your Journal" intended to be copied isn't photocopyable -- it lies next to the gutter and the background/text don't have enough contrast to photocopy well. From color theory to edges to values, he succinctly shows how to capture your subject in a way that is scientifically accurate and artistically compelling. John Muir Laws employs a method of teaching drawing/painting that allows students to catch scientifically unique features with a minimum of fuss. Fans of his blog and video classes will notice some of the details missing from these pages -- the clock trick for placing a bird head and tail, for instance. John and Emilie clearly demonstrate their love, passion, and experience with nature journaling throughout all three hundred pages of this book. (The blog contains an elementary level curriculum with complete lesson plans) Amateur naturalists will be ecstatic to find a resource that is entirely devoted to and illustrated with field work."
"He demonstrates step by step how to document nearly every aspect of Nature, so you can record your own nature observations- covering landscapes, insects, flowers, mammals, rocks, trees and much (much!)."
"I loved the way he taught and bought the book to support his work. As a former middle school and high school science and math teacher, I highly recommend this book to teachers and students."
"As soon as Jack’s book Law’s Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling was being shipped one of our students purchased it and it has been as popular as the play yard water fountain on a hot August day. Our students find it a consent source of reference and is quoted freely not only from his How to Draw sections, “You draw the rocks not the river.” But also his use of awareness and divergent thinking, “Come up with as many explanations for a phenomenon, and begin each one with ‘Could it be…’ “. Law’s Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling with over 300 packed pages is a detailed and comprehensive work."
"This is one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen."
Best Religious Studies
NEW Anniversary Edition of Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps and Timelines, Volume 1 covers over 200 Bible topics and features MORE pages, 6 EXTRA topics, updated information, and a bonus 24' fold-out on Jesus' Family Tree. This stunning, easy-to-understand reference book still provides the same full-color, REPRODUCIBLE Bible charts and overviews that made the original a favorite, but in an easier-to-use, updated format! 6 NEW pamphlets on popular Bible topics, including Psalms 23, Lord's Prayer, Twelve Tribes of Israel, and more. Psalm 23 Tabernacle Ark of the Covenant Archaeology & the Bible (50 Proofs of the Old Testament Solomon's Temple Names of God The Ten Commandments and You 100 Well-Known Old Testament Events The Creation The Exodus. Heroes of the Faith: Hebrews 11 The Twelve Disciples 1 Corinthians 13: The Love Chapter The Armor of God The Fruit of the Spirit 100 Well-Known Events from Acts to Revelation. Especially for the visual learner, this book is a real treat. From full-color maps of Bible lands, to summaries of every book in the Bible, to lists of key people and events, including an outline of Jesus' life and information about each of the disciples, to theological beliefs across the religious spectrum, this volume is a treasure of teaching aids.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This was a Christmas gift for a family member, and he has used the book every day since receiving it and can't say enough good things about it!"
"I love this book."
"Many maps, historical timelines and pertinent illustrations throughout the book."
"I originally purchased this book to help me delve deeper to get a better understanding."
"In fact I bought one for a friend and they love it too."
"Incredible book to use when studying the Bible."
"I love this book."
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Best Foreign Language Instruction
Second edition of the most highly regarded teaching text book on the Japanese language, covering speaking, listening, reading, and writing to cultivate overall language ability.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I moved to Japan about 10 months ago and I needed a textbook to learn the language. That's true of any textbook, but with Genki it's even more so because the authors don't hold your hand and the book is written with the assumption that you are serious about learning Japanese. There is much to be gleaned from both, though the "useful expressions" sections are usually outstanding and provide supplementary words and sentences on a variety of common topics, such as counting, classroom vocabulary, train station expressions and doctor office visits. Then there are a few pages of practice, in which you will write the kanji you learned alone and in compounds, read various letters or stories and answer questions. 4) Meet with my Japanese teacher and do the conversation exercises (took 2-4 hours of class time per lesson). I feel quite comfortable in stores, restaurants, train stations, post offices, and the like. I can talk, to a limited extent, about the weather, my childhood, my job, my future plans, my schedule for tomorrow, and other common topics. Anyone serious about studying Japanese will get a lot out of this book, provided he or she is willing to put in the necessary work!"
"Don't stress too much though because there are plenty of sites to practice, such as lang-8, a free site where you help Japanese people learn English and they help you with Japanese in terms of writing, reading and speaking. This Second Edition comes with a CD, updated lessons, simpler ways of explaining grammar, and much more. If your'e grasp on English grammar is poor, well you might need to dedicate more hours into grammar, because it is DIFFICULT if you don't know what certain things are."
"For example "せんせい” is written out as "sensee" rather than "sensei" which is the actual representation of the characters. I feel like writing it like that will make it harder to read hiragana later on because they get used to reading different characters as a different Romanized English counterpart."
"I got the entire currciculum (textbook, workbook, answer key) and highly recommend it. I would get this book along with a couple others, because although it's more interesting than MNN, it's still pretty dry for self-studyers."
Best Library & Information Science
One of the most celebrated writers and teachers of fiction, Richard Bausch, pairs his insight and inspiration with Norton’s trusted editorial standards to deliver the finest teaching anthology available. He has also written eight collections of short stories, among them a Modern Library edition of selected stories, The Stories of Richard Bausch, and most recently, Something is Out There.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The compilation of authors gives a good variety of stories."
"Didn't know that there is a short and long version of this book."
"Excellent mix of classic short stories."
"I originally rented this item for a class, but ended up loving it so much I bought it."
"This book is great for writing short fiction, because there are plenty of good examples of stories that can help you improve your own creative writing."
"This anthology offers some of the best short stories in the short story canon."
"I hate thin pages like this!!"