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a must for secondary and post-secondary students
The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Editions is a must for anyone who is attending secondary or post-secondary school, because it shows them how to properly cite their sources when writing a research paper. It show them how to create a bibliograhy and works cited page for just about any kind of source that they are using, whether it is a book, scientfic journal, newspaper, magazine article, or online source.

A Must-Have Book for College Students
I have used this book extensively since I began my Master's degree program, and I have been very pleased with both the content and simplicity of use.Having been out of school for several years, I found myself confused as to how to correctly cite various types of media for a bibliography, but this great book is loaded with examples of how to correctly cite any type of media.
MLA Handbook: The Savior of College Students
The MLA Handbook is the most useful writing instruction manual available.The handbook's straight-forward English and clear-cut presentation of its contents, will make writing research papers, formal letters and yes, citations, a smooth and swift task.College freshmen and sophomores will be sharpened and formed into skilled and knowledgeable writers.And their anxieties will be consumed by a confidence that no longer fears those dreadful words "research paper."But this does not mean that you should sell it back after you meet your requisites!The MLA handbook is a not something you discard like those odious textbooks that are reprinted and updated every semester.It is a trustworthy handbook there for your literary refinement, always.The MLA handbook should be issued to all incoming students at orientation. ... Read more

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The Brief Bedford Reader
This book is filled with lots of different stories that are very interesting.The story that I liked was the Champion of the World by Maya Angelou.In this story she writes about how African Americans were treated and how afraid they were.She telling us about a fight between Joe Louis an African American and a white boy.She says if the white man wins they'll have to go back to slavery.The store they were watching the fight at was full with people watching the fight, who didn't leave until the fight was over.It was a close fight.But at the end Joe Louis is the winner.The blacks were afraid to drive home after the fight so they spend the night in town.Who knows what could of happened if they did drive home after Joe Louis had defeated the white boy.

The Power of the Essay
The Bedford Reader provides the teacher of writing with a powerful tool.Provocative, interesting, varied essays are presented within a coherent framework of rhetorical strategies.
The Best I've Ever Seen
I was required to get this book for an Intermediate Composition course in college and it has to be the best college textbook I have ever had.First there is a wide variety of stories to choose from and at least one will appeal to everyone.Even though it is a educational textbook I still read it in my leisure time, as well. ... Read more

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Great supplement to audio
This is a great resource for learning how to read well in Spanish and I think it will even aid in eventually being able to directly understand and think in Spanish. I especially like the oral and written practices in the back of the book for each story. This makes it a valuable program for developing reading comprehension and verbal skill that works great in collaboration with other programs for verbal fluency and listening skills. However, there is nothing really to check your answers with, so it's better if you know a native speaker who can check your work.

First Spanish Reader, But Use With Care
This is an excellent reader for use in a class where the instructor assigns readings from it and subsequently goes over them in class. However, students attempting to learn Spanish on their own are reminded that good knowledge of vocabulary and grammar is very difficult to acquire simply via comparing a translated version of a story with the original.

First Spanish Reader
I purchased this book for my sponsored child in Costa Rica.She says it has helped her in learning more English by comparing the opposite pages in Spanish and English. ... Read more

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A big book with an awful lot of information.
Now in it's third edition published in 2006 and brought up to date. This is the standard reference guide to the NCIDQ examination, but more than that this is an excellent reference book into designing the interior of a structure be it a house or a commercial building.
Interior Design Reference Manual
This book has all you need to study for the NCIDQ exam.I'm also glad I found the 3rd edition on Amazon because all the other book places I looked were $100 plus for this book!

best available study guide
this one's the best book to study for the NCIDQ. but they need to make an updated version.i just took the ncidq and items on the test but not in the book were drapery, carpet and wallcovering calculations and sustainable design. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Decoration & Ornament    3. Examinations    4. Interior Design - General    5. Interior decoration    6. National Council for Interior Design Qualification (U.S.)    7. Personal & Practical Guides    8. Reference    9. Study & Teaching    10. Study and teaching    11. Study guides    12. United States   

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Cute.
Cute describes these books in the 10-mintues-a-day series.Pleasant, a little fun, a little insipid.But, really, not so bad just to get a taste of the language before you decide to move on to deeper study.
Very Useful
This book really came in handy on our trip.The menu cut out cards and the flash cards proved to be very valuable to us, especially since a friend gave us the bad advice that everyone spoke some English.Don't believe that, there were a number of people that did speak some amount of English but we both wished that we had taken more time before our trip to learn a littlem ore of the language.

Italian in 10 Minutes a Day
My wife and I have now spent a good month "learning" with
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CLAD Text
A well written text essential for acquiring CLAD credentialing. Myths are perpetuated which greatly reduces the credibility - there is only one "race", humans or Homo sapiens. Very few of us were born or came from the Caucasus Mountains of eastern Europe, yet 17th century artificial constructs of "race" and "Caucasian" are used. There is no discussion of how skin pigmentation is an ecotype adaptation, not a "race." Science, Scientific American, Discovery and other peer-reviewed journals have corrected "race" misconceptions repeatedly - yet the authors, with education backgrounds, appear to have not completed a review of current literature. Golden resource
I almost felt like I was cheating on the CLAD test. This handbook was a wonderful resource and the only one I used to pass the test .... the FIRST time!!

Preparing to take the CLAD test.
Chapters 1 & 2 seemed very dry but I'm not big on theory. The remaining chapters were much more interesting. I highly recommend reading it before taking the CLAD test. ... Read more

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"Theological" Indeed.
I was somewhat disappointed after buying this 10 volume set. Though Kittel gives his all - around views of certain words, that method turned out to be his biggest problem. You will get 3 to 20 POSSIBLE answers to every Greek word addressed in the New Testament by Kittel. Unlike Greek lexicons, Kittel's take on meanings of words leaves one scratching his head. To anyone making a defence of certain theological positions, stick with Old and New Testament lexicons instead of Kittel's theological slants.

Grateful to have a set
A couple gave me the full set for Christmas in 1974.They thought it would provide me insights for preaching that also benefit them as hearers of the sermons.I used it by means of the index volume for many years.Finally, I decided to read all nine text volumes cover-to-cover.It took me six years to finish, but I found thingsI did not find through the index and would never have known to seek.At times articles in Kittel can numb the mind with boredom.At other times they can cause it to soar with new insights based in an array of factual information.The reader will probably not agree with everything.Certainly, individual contributors of the articles do not always agree with one another.Still, I would not be without Kittel.My copy is drenched in ink from underlinings and notes I have made as I read it.I know it would be tempting to buy the one volume "baby Kittel" and skip the extra expense of the larger set, but there are key pieces of information that did not make it into the editors' view of what should be included in the one volume edition. Spend the money and get the real thing.

Helpful Work for Word Studies
Students of New Testament Greek should purchase this book.The one volume abridged addition is suited for quick word studies and for those looking for short background history on Greek phrases and words.
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Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - New Testament    2. Reference    3. Religion - Biblical Studies   

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great review book, good for hw, GREAT value
I bought this b/c I needed it to go along with my French 102 texbook, MUCH cheaper than buying it thru my university or with the text.Very good to help students review material.I would definitely recommend to others who wish to learn french (with the text of course).

Best Value Ever
This book is one of the best looking used items I have ever purchased. I was amazed that I got such a beautiful book for such a great price. The seller was prompt in sending it also.

nice book
I've seen better, but there is very little scribbling in it and that's what counts.Thank you. ... Read more

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An Excellent Resource For Novel and Short Story Writers
I purchased the 2007 NOVEL AND SHORT STORY WRITER'S MARKET because I 2007 will be the year. Of course I've purchased the 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 versions of the short story and novel edition or the overall WRITER'S MARKET for the same reason, because each year: 2003, 2004, 2005, or 2006 was supposed to be the year. I've since realized that getting a manuscript to work is not as easy as I had thought and 2003, 2004, and 2005 were unrealistic at best.
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The Hypnotists Desk Reference
I am a professional hypnotherapist in private practice.This book was one of my first purchases when I began studying hypnosis.It is essential to anyone interested in the field of hypnotism - from the beginner to the advanced.5 years of private practice and I still refer to it often.

one of rhe best books out there in Hypnosis
Amust have if you pratice Hypnosis.A classic!

Great find!
This book is full of many different suggestions, comments & information.It covers many, many different topics/issues people are going to hypnotherapists for help with.It is well worth the money to invest in your future as a hypnotherapist.
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Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Hypnotherapy    2. Hypnotism    3. Psychology    4. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    5. Reference    6. Therapeutic use    7. Hypnosis   

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The Art of Fashion Draping
Good information in general, but there a lot of instructions that are unclear and/or EXTREMELY poorly edited (spelling/grammar mistakes etc). The book itself is not good quality and pages are already starting to fall out of my barely-month-old copy.
good intro to draping
Excellent intro for novice sewers as a text, or experienced sewers wanting to learn draping skills. Covers tools/equipment, terms/elements of draping, the basic bodice/skirt/shift/sleeve, princess bodice/dress, skirtvariations, pants, sleeve and armhole variations, collars, cowl necks, yokevariations, knits, and a few intermediate fashion features like sculpturedpleats, bias, boned bustier, ruffles/flounces/gathering, and peplums. Tofollow the exercises, you must have a dress form (preferrably professional)to work with. But with numbered steps giving a very simplified process, andthe very clear and numerous b/w diagrams, you should be able to teachyourself the rudiments of draping unless you are also a beginner at sewing.As a veteran sewer and novice draper, I received this as a textbook for myfirst draping class and appreciated it as a reference. But it's nosubstitute for a beginning sewing class. I would strongly recommend thisfor home sewers ready to move beyond commercial patterns or for first yearfashion students. ... Read more

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Continuing Education
For those of us wishing to continue learning, this is a very educational book.It is written so that you can consume small chunks, digest them, and come back for more.

Fun is the theme
This book might be the most used introductory linguistics book in the world. I am very glad to have read its seventh edition. The number of editions might be proof of the quality and popularity of this book. How many textbooks can be in print for such a long time?
Pretty solid
Given that it is designed for intro courses in linguistics, this is a good textbook.It's pretty readable for a textbook, too; after slogging through my dry, jargon-laden statistics and education texts, this book was a breath of fresh air. ... Read more

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It didn't have everything
This book all though it had the bind in card from the publisher did not have the book key for quia.com which was what my professor uses.I bought online because I thought I was getting everything for less but it ended up being the same amount as if I had bought it in the school bookstore because I also had to purchase the quia key.So the moral of the story is that if you need quia just buy it at the bookstore and then you won't have to wait for your book. ... Read more

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Terrific Resource
The beauty business is wonderful, really it is. There are only a very few players that are truely dishonest when it comes to ingredients, for instance, "renaming" common ingredients. This book will help everyone keep it straight. As a beauty and lifestyle reporter, I keep it on my desk.

FANTASTIC REFERENCE
I am currently studying beauty therapy and this book is my lifesaver! it is great for reference, general knowledge etc!

Not to bad
The first few chapters I would call "Skin physiology for dummies", the science is much simplified, so don't expect to learn much here. However, the glossary of cosmetic ingredients is very decent, I would definatelly buy this book as a great reference. ... Read more

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Usefulness of the Handbook
This handbook is a great asset for any college student that requires a great reference on all types of writing formats in an English course. The Handbook does clearify alot of misconceptions with writing formats such as MLA, APA, Chicago Manual, and many others. It also provides you examples on how the papers using such writing formats should appear on a paper.
BEST Writers Handbook of All ! !

Just what I expected
The book that I recieved what in the exact quality that it was listed to be in.I was a little disappointed in the amount of time that it took to get the book compared to other companies I have worked with on Amazon, but I understand it might not be the companies fault. ... Read more

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Covers All The True Classics
Whether from the '30s, or more recent years, average and serious movie buffs alike will always find most anything they're looking for here. I purchase a copy about every other year, and have been extremely pleased with the huge volume of entries. I even underline every film I can remember ever having seen in my lifetime. Just a hobby. I find the larger edition somewhat easier to read, and makes for much better underlining.

What's the Point?
We buy Leonard's book every year, always the $20 edition for the larger type.The reviews were the same as always, informative, mostly accurate.Sometimes he's just plain wrong, but what critic isn't.
Very few will need the separate Classic Guide...
Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide is one of four essential movie guide's on the market, the others being Halliwell's Film Guide, The Time Out Movie Guide and The Virgin Film Guide (which is actually an updated edition of James Monaco's Movie Guide and is available from Amazon.co.uk).Each of these books have their own particular strengths, The Virgin and Time Out Guide's with longer but fewer reviews and Maltin's and Halliwell's books with very comprehensive but brief entries.
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Subjects:  1. Cinema/Film: Book    2. Film & Video - Guides & Reviews    3. Film & Video - Reference    4. General    5. Motion Pictures (General)    6. Performing Arts    7. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    8. Film theory & criticism    9. Performing Arts / Film / Guides & Reviews    10. Reference works