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Just what we needed
As a homeschooling mom I was furstrated with the old edition we were trying to use. This one has been perfect though I know we will have to get a more advanced one as the kids get older.

If you teach children you must have this book!
This book is an amazing resource for children.My children literally fight over who gets to use the book next.I highly recommend it for any classroom grades 4-7.

If you teach children you must have this book!
Teaching fifth graders English is a large task.It is hard to find meaningful resources to assist in the writing process.I highly recommend this thesaurus for any teacher wanting to improve student vocabulary andteach reference skills.My children literally fight over who gets to usethe book next! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Reference    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Dictionaries - Synonyms/Antonyms    4. English language    5. General And Reference Works (Young Adult)    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Reference    9. Reference - Thesauri    10. Synonyms and antonyms    11. Thesauri    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / Thesauri   

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A must for language teachers
Chapter 2& 3 provide good guidelines/advice for classroom teachers as well as school administers/educators.

Great guide to Reading in all subjects!
Daniels and Zemelman use humor, practical suggestions, and research to get their point across.If you are looking for NCA or NCLB interventions for improving reading in a specific or all content areas, this book has plenty of material!They include examples, book lists, and classroom best practices as well as discussion of the use or non-use of a textbook.These practices are known quantities, research-supported and all have been used by the authors or by those interviewed for this book.Ta-da, it's all in here! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Language Arts    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Content area reading    4. Education    5. General    6. Reading (Middle school)    7. Reading (Secondary)    8. Reference    9. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    10. United States    11. Reference works    12. Teaching skills & techniques   

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A Worthy First Effort
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, publishers of "Choosing the Right College," has done it again by compiling yet another meticulously researched and well-written college guide - this time of schools they actually advocate sending your children to.
Endorsed by Phyllis Schlafly.
"'All American Colleges'" is a terrific guide to help conservatives choose a college that's NOT committed to leftwing indoctrination.If you graduate from one of these lesser known colleges, you might even become President of the United States as Ronald Reagan did."
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Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Reference    2. College Guides    3. Education    4. Higher    5. Personal & Practical Guides    6. Reference    7. Reference / Personal & Practical Guides   

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very good but not inclusive enough
i picked this up because it's the sort of thing that wasn't available to me when i needed it years ago and i was curious. i'm impressed with the career advice given, although far too many pages are devoted to getting into college. every gifted kid (possibly every kid) is going to be inundated with grades/college stuff without this book. i particularly like that the authors address subjects which can be touchy or entirely skipped over in some environments, such as drinking, drugs, sex, depression and teen suicide.
Excellent Book
This was truly an excellent book for any teen who is gifted. I've been gifted since I was very young and I've never fit in with any of the other kids. I've always been much more mature and on a much higher level than the rest of the kids my age. This book showed me that I should be proud about being gifted, and shouldn't worry about fitting in. This is a must read for any gifted teen.

Robert's Mom
My son was thrilled to receive this book. He immediately began to see himself described in every chapter. He has always felt different and out of sync with his peers. This book helped him to understand himself and feel good about his "gift". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Young Adult Social Situations    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Gifted children    4. Gifted teenagers    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    8. Social Issues - Special Needs    9. Learning & study skills    10. Teaching of gifted children   

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One of the best
My Master's thesis was a review and rating of large Spanish-English dictionaries. I find this dictionary, like all the other Larousse dictionaries, to be a good choice.
Spanish-English Dictionary Covers the Basics and More
I'm glad to add this book to my collection.It is a handy, clear reference book that contains more than just definitions; it also includes usage examples. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Reference    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Dictionaries    4. Dictionaries - General    5. English    6. English language    7. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    8. Polyglot Dictionaries    9. Reference    10. Spanish    11. Spanish Language    12. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction    13. Reference / Dictionaries   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Language Arts    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. General    4. Juvenile literature    5. Language Arts - Vocabulary & Spelling    6. Reference    7. Vocabulary    8. Reference / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Politics / Current Events    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. History    4. Political Science    5. Politics/International Relations    6. Presidents    7. Reference    8. Social Science - Politics & Government    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Atlases    2. Atlases - General    3. Children's 12-Up - Reference    4. Education / Teaching    5. Maps    6. Reference    7. Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Reference    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Dictionaries    4. Dictionaries - General    5. English    6. English language    7. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    8. French    9. French Language    10. Polyglot Dictionaries    11. Reference    12. Reference / Dictionaries   

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A Heritage Far Earlier Than American
In a land of great dictionaries, this one stands out as being the one that most expresses what it really means to be American. This is the people's dictionary. Two of its features are its accessibility and its comprehensiveness. You can use this dictionary absolutely for free on the Internet; however, for convenience you might want the hard copy. A 1 3/4 margin on every page is reserved for the numerous miniature pictures illustrating the entries. The text is designed for readability. However, you must not think scholarship is in deficit. Oh no. It was great day for us when Harvard University's Calvert Watkins agreed to do the appendix on Indo-european roots, which keys us in to a language tradition thousands of years old. Nothing else like it is readily available. If you look at the panel of other experts, you will readily see that this dictionary truly is the language reference of our united people. No loving care for our intellectual well-being is stinted by minds that came from many heritages.

Top of the line dictionary
The dictionary is well published with easy access.The definitions are concise explainations. I recommend this dictionary to anyone who is interested in obtaining a great dictionary that could be rated with that of a Cadillac of dictionaries. I am proud to have it on my book shelf!

4th edition has color, and up to date words
The American Heritage is the best distionary for Americans. It has clear and concise definitions plus fantastic etymologies. There are two other dictionaries that I use: The OED and Webster's 2nd International Unabridged (old), but the AHD is first, always! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dictionaries    2. English Language Dictionaries    3. English language    4. Reference    5. English   

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A Fun (yes, fun) Grammar Text
Students and teachers dread grammar. Diagramming sentences and misplaced modifiers can spell ruin to a person seeking good grammar. Woe is I avoids those terms and brings grammar back to real English-speakers. This book is good because it not only explains common grammar errors that everyday people make when speaking, but it explains them well and clearly, so that people are not bogged down by complicated rules. And the humor and simplicity makes reading Woe is I enjoyable, and trust me, you'll like grammar more after reading it, but you won't become a grammar nerd who bugs people and tells them not to end a sentence with a preposition. You'll stay the same, but with better grammar.

It deserves more than 5 stars!
Excellent & indispensable. Easy to read, to understand, to remember. Regardless of what you write or your level of expertise, I guarantee you'll learn something.
a very helpfulbook
We can't assume that, just because we use spell check on the computer, we are writing properly.It seems as though nowadays every word ending in an "s" calls for an apostrophe.It is a matter of choice as to whether the apostrophe comes before or after the "s".Menus, signs, and classified ads always feature creative writing, punctuation and spelling.Every edition of the local newspaper is riddled with grammatical errors. I want my writing to say something better about me.I didn't learn to diagram sentences in high school, so I need some extra help to make sure I am communicating effectively and not showing my ignorance any more than necessary.If you find yourself re-writing sentences because you are not sure about your grammar, this is just the book for you.When I read the book I found several areas where my language use was just not up to par."Woe Is I" is short enough and has enough flow that you can read it straight through.Then, when you are in the midst of writing, you can refer back to troublesome areas until you become accustomed to using better English.I keep it right beside the computer at work.Then, if I need help figuring out if I should use "its" or if "it's" is proper, I can quickly double check. "Woe Is I" is a really helpful and portable little book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English Grammar    2. English language    3. Grammar    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Language    6. Language Arts & Disciplines    7. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    8. Usage   

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Eat Smarter - for kids of all ages
Eat Smarter makes it a lot easier to understand food and why it's important to eat smarter and make better choices. The comic book that comes with this book is very cool and funny and I learned more about food then I ever knew or was taught in school.The recipes look like healthy food can also taste good.This book makes me ready to try a new way.

An Excellent book to help parents to help their kids to lose weight
This is an interesting diet book with two parts.The first part contains information to educate parents to help their kids to lose weight, and it contains lots of ideas and good recipes.The recipes are separate by breakfast, lunch, dinner and treats.They are easy to use and delicious enough to get your kids to eat those (e.g. Baked French Fries, Polenta Pizza, guacamole and even banana ice cream)
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Subjects:  1. Children    2. Children's 12-Up - Diet / Personal Health    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    4. Diets - Weight Loss    5. Health    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Healthy Living    9. Juvenile literature    10. Nutrition    11. Reference    12. Teenagers    13. Weight Loss   

Editorial Review

Composition teachers throughout the English-speaking world have been pushing this book on their students since it was first published in 1957.Co-author White later revised it, and it remains the most compact and lucid handbook we have for matters of basic principles of composition, grammar, word usage and misusage, and writing style. ... Read more

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Do You Dread Looking Things Up?
The Elements of Style makes grammatical research so easy, you'll want to look up things you'd always wondered about but thought would take too much time. Recently someone asked me about the use of the serial comma, and, as it was about text we were going to put on the dust jacket of a book, it was sufficiently important to look up. It turned out to be the second item in the Table of Contents. First you get the general rule, in this case "In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last." The example given is "gold, silver, or copper." The sole exception is a series of names in a business: "Brown, Shipley and Co." There! With thirty seconds effort, the issue was adjudicated. I can't recommend it highly enough. Thank God for the Fourth Edition. My Third Edition is dog-eared with use.

Important Reading
This little book is important reading for any one who has or is desiring to write. One of the best things that I could say about the book is that it is full of examples that are juxtaposed. Every element is clearly defined in such a way that any one can easily see the difference between the examples given. This book is a "how to" book for proper use of english in written form. It seemingly covers everything you could imagine from the use of commas and omiting needless words to expressing yourself clearly and not overwriting. The five chapters are: 1. Elementary Rules of Usage 2. Elementary Principles of Composition 3. A Few Matters of Form 4. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused 5. An Approach to Style.
Absolutely Indispensable!
Anyone doing any writing, regardless of the purpose, must have a copy of this handy little reference book right next to their dictionary and thesaurus. "Elements of Style" is an indispensable little guide full of superb tips for the correct use of the English language. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English language    2. Language    3. Reference    4. Report writing    5. Rhetoric    6. Style    7. Writing Skills    8. Home furnishing & decoration   

Subjects:  1. Biographical - European    2. Biography    3. Catholic Church    4. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    5. Clergy    6. Early movements    7. England    8. Historical - Medieval    9. Reference    10. Reformation    11. Religious - Christian    12. Wycliffe, John,    13. d. 1384    14. Wycliffe, John   

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A great story that lost something in this telling..
The writing is clear and manages to convey many of the important details of Wallenberg's life, yet it was written for a typical young-adult audience. To a sopisticated reader this text can come across as a bit hollow and wooden. These amazing human beings and the incredible times they lived in appear somewhat simplified and one-dimensional in this book. It was lacking a bit too much in feeling and deeper exploration of human nature for this adult reader. Still Wallenberg's life is a great story and worthy of being told many times over. It's just that this one alone fails to do it complete justice.

Should be on Everyones Must Read List
This book should be read by everyone. It is informative, well written, and provides information one one of the true heros in the history of mankind. If you read "Shindlers Ark" (or saw the movie) you'll really enjoy this book.

History that is more exciting than the best-selling fiction
As a parent, I know how hard it is to find excellent, high-quality nonfiction books for older children who are at an in-between stage - not quite ready for adult books but too old for "juvenile" books. This true account of Raoul Wallenberg, a man who saved more than 100,000 Jewish men, women and children from extinction during the Holocaust, is gripping and well-written. My kids could NOT put it down and one of them is a reluctant reader, so that says a lot right there. Watching my reluctant reader with his eyes glued to the page compelled me to pick up the book myself and I was glad I did.The author has used actual archival materals and even interviewed Wallenberg's family and friends. There are also photographs included, a special touch that brings a sense of immediacy to the past. Perhaps most importantly, the author has not "talked down" to the older children who are most likely to read this book (although it could be read aloud to younger ones). Adults, too, would find this one fascinating to read. A strong recommendation for this one! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Children's 12-Up - History - General    5. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    6. Diplomats    7. History - General    8. Hungary    9. Jews    10. Juvenile literature    11. Persecutions    12. Reference    13. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust    14. Sweden    15. Wallenberg, Raoul,    16. Biography: general    17. Europe    18. European history: Second World War    19. Fiction dealing with multiculturalism   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Children's 12-Up - History - General    3. History    4. History: American    5. Military    6. Reference    7. United States - Civil War   

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Thanks Scooter !
for saving me some money. I was going to buy this book for my fellow veteran son.
Expensive book fails to deliver
If you're a veteran strapped for cash and you think this book will reveal hundreds of unknown sources for grants and scholarships, you're wrong.Save your $40 and go visit military.com's scholarship search.The overwhelming majority of the scholarships listed in this book are very specific.(ie. a particular state/region/MOS) Chances are, whatever your MOS was or is, you've already heard of the different organizations that offer grant money for education (there aren't many).If not, call the Education Office of your last command, it's their job and it doesn't cost you anything.Military.com will allow you to put in your specific geographic/MOS information and get the scholarships that pertain to you.If you purchase this book you'll spend your time rummaging through HUNDREDS of useless entries.So I'm $40 poorer and haven't discovered any funding that I didn't already know about.Almost an entire page is dedicated to the "Montgomery GI Bill", as if no one knows about it and it needed to be explained in depth to veterans in this $40 book.Also check out the American Legion or AMVETS, they can point you in the right direction for free, instead of wasting your money on this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Reference    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Directories    4. Financial Aid    5. Higher    6. Reference    7. Study Aids    8. Test Prep   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Children's 12-Up - History - General    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Encyclopedias    5. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    6. Ethnology    7. Europe    8. Europe - General    9. History - Europe    10. History - General History    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Multicultural Studies (Young Adult)    13. People & Places - Europe    14. Reference    15. Reference - Encyclopedias    16. Social History    17. World - General   

Editorial Review

The New York Public Library's fine volume on American history is both scholarly and easy to use. The history is divided into topical chapters ("Territorial Expansion," "Immigration andMinorities," "Military History," and so on), wherein each subject is treated chronologically and comprehensively within its boundaries. "Indigenous Peoples," for example, covers their history from the last great ice age tothe 1989 court case of Read more

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Good for Ready & Quick Reference
This is just what it claims to be: A Desk Reference work on American History. In essence this book is conversational history. In other words, the contents of this work is 'pop' history or typical historical information. Great for students
My son has just entered high school and loves this book.I has really helped him become more interested in school.He really likes the quick and easy synopis it provides. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Encyclopedias    2. History    3. History: American    4. Reference    5. United States    6. United States - General    7. United States History (General)    8. American history    9. USA   

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This devotional book is the best thus far!
Hey teens who are sports fanatics out there! I am a 17 year old who loves sports of all kinds, and more importanly, I love my Jesus with my whole heart. I have grown so much closer to Him by reading Devotions From theWorld of Sports. John and Kathy are incredible writers which God has giventhe gift of writing to them. They make it so clear in this book how to livefor God. Plus, you get to know some sports history on the side. I've hadthe pleasure of talking to John online, and he is an example to us all!Pick up his and his wife's book today, and I can gurrantee you will walkcloser with your Savior! It is the highlight of my day. God bless you allout there. I love you all as a sister in our Lord God Almighty! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Athletes    2. Children's 12-Up - Religion - Devotional    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Religion    4. Christianity    5. English    6. Meditations    7. Prayer-books and devotions    8. Reference    9. Religion - Christianity    10. Religion - Christianity - General    11. Religion - Prayer & Prayerbooks    12. Religious aspects    13. Sports    14. Sports & Recreation    15. Sports & Recreation - General    16. Sports spectators