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The Art of Public Speaking with Learning Tools Suite (Student CD-ROMs 5.0, Audio Abridgement CD set, PowerWeb, And Topic Finder)

Stephen Lucas

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 39 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Beware of binding. 3 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is a good textbook for anyone who wants an overview on the elements of speaking in public. The content is broad, but not too deep. It puts perspective on oration that I had not considered before. There is a lot of practical thinking woven into the chapters.

However, buyers beware! I bought the ring-bound edition, not understanding that I would have to provide my own 3-ring binder. It was a complete buyer error, but be advised to consider the binding of your textbook. Acquaint yourself with the various types of binding (i.e., spiral, ring, etc.) and identify your preferences.

Editorial Review:

Whether a novice or an experienced speaker, every student will learn how to be a better public speaker through Lucas' clear explanations and thorough coverage. By far the leading speech textbook of our time, The Art of Public Speaking has defined the art of being the best for more than six million students and instructors. The Lucas Learning Tools Suite offers even more tools and study options to fit the active lifestyles and diverse learning/teaching styles of today's students and instructors..

Side by Side: Student Book 1, Third Edition

Steven J. Molinsky, Bill Bliss

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Total reviews: 28 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Side by Side, Third Edition, by Steven J. Molinsky and Bill Bliss, is a dynamic, all-skills program that integrates conversation practice, reading, writing, and listening -- all in a light-hearted, fun, and easy-to-use format that has been embraced by students and teachers worldwide. This four-level program promotes native communication between students ...practicing speaking together "side by side." Features of the Third Edition *Vocabulary Preview sections in every chapter introduce key words in a lively picture dictionary format. *"How to Say It!" lessons highlight communication strategies. *Pronunciation exercises provide models for practicing authentic pronunciation, stress, and intonation. *Side by Side Gazette "magazine-style" pages offer feature articles, fact files, vocabulary expansion, cross-cultural topics through photos, authentic listening activities, e-mail exchanges, and humorous cartoons for role-playing. *All-new illustrations are lively, light-hearted, and richly detailed to offer students language practice that is contextualized and fun.The core components include Student Books, Teacher's Guides, Activity Workbooks, Activity & Test Prep Workbooks, Communication Games and Activity Masters, audio programs, combined split editions (Student Book and Workbook lessons combined), a testing program, and picture cards.

Understanding and Using English Grammar, Third Edition (Full Student Book with Answer Key)

Betty Schrampfer Azar

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Total reviews: 33 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good Reference for English 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I recommend this book to those who are seriously studying English as a foreign language. Not only does it explain the basics of grammar, but it also includes many drills that enable you to clearly understand each rule. The index in the back of the book is very useful.

I truly recommended!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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For those, like me, who want to learn english as a second language, could not have a better english grammar than this. I recommend!!

Excellent backup for Foreign Students 4 out of 5 stars.
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Understanding and Using English Grammar, Third Edition (Full Student Book with Answer Key)
We have been using this book with Upper Intermediate and Lower Advanced Students for the past 3 years and recommend it to other teachers.

Great job 4 out of 5 stars.
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The package came on time as scheduled. That made me very happy.

Great job!

Good review tool 4 out of 5 stars.
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This workbook is a very good review tool for students learning English as a second language. It's also a big help for the teacher!

Editorial Review:

New Edition features an improved organization, expanded clarification of grammar points, new and more exercises.

The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (In Two Lines or Less)

John M. Shanahan

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Total reviews: 39 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

You don't have to be a genius to sound like one. Here's a collection of the most profound and provocative wit and wisdom in the English language in two lines or less. Edited by entrepreneur John M. Shanahan, who created the wildly successful Hooked on Phonics program, this wonderful book presents the best that has been thought and said on every imaginable topic.

Classified by such themes as "Truth, Lies, and Deception," "Men, Women, and Relationships," and "Passions, Virtues, and Vices," these quotes contain timeless messages for all humankind. Oscar Wilde: "A man who marries his mistress leaves a vacancy in that position." Charles de Gaulle: "The cemetery is filled with indispensable men." Abraham Lincoln: "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Sophocles: "Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it."

Perfect for anyone who has ever been left speechless, this book will make you as glib as Oscar Wilde, as profound as Winston Churchill, and as wise as Aesop. Inspirational, entertaining, and thought-provoking, this is one collection that no library or bookshelf should be without.

Webster's New World Italian Dictionary: Italian/English, English/Italian

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Total reviews: 29 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Un bel salto nella lingua! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Bellissima! Non potevo lasciarlo senza leggere ogni pagine! Sono ancora desideroso per un altro leggiamento.

Dopo avere comprato questo libro, ho fatto un viaggio in Italia e li sono rimaste tre anni! Incredibile! Usando il Webster's New World Italian Dictionary sono riuscito trovare lavoro in Italia, un'appartamento in Trastevere, e una storia con Maria Grazia Cucinotta.

Poi, sono andato a Roma, dove ho lanciato 3 monete nella Fontana di Trevi, e allora mi sono svegliato.

Si, mi sono svegliato per fare caso che ho sognato tutto. E stato tutto un sogno. Ma che bello sogno, vero?

If you can't read the above review, you NEED this book! In boca al lupo!

Editorial Review:

Compiled in collaboration with a team of expert linguists, the Webster's New World concise bilingual dictionaries are the perfect choice for beginning students and advanced speakers as well. Comprehensive and authoritative, yet clear and concise, the dictionaries offer a full array of features, as well as wide-ranging coverage of current expressions. Long-standing favorites in hardcover, the dictionaries will continue to be standard references for years to come -- especially now that they are available in unabridged paperback editions.

• More than 100,000 words, giving wide-ranging coverage of current terms and expressions
• Detailed definitions so the user can understand and translate idiomatically
• Extensive examples of usage, showing how translations of words can vary according to context
• Verb tables, including irregular verbs
• Cross-references from every verb to the appropriate verb table

Italian for Dummies (With Audio CD)

Francesca Romana Onofri, Karen Antje Möller

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

As society becomes more international in nature, knowing a few words in other languages has become more useful. Perhaps you travel frequently abroad, or your business requires you to travel overseas. Perhaps you have friends and neighbors who speak other languages, or you want to find out more about your heritage by learning a little bit of the language your ancestors spoke.

Whatever your reason for wanting to learn some Italian, Italian For Dummies is the right book for you. Written in partnership with Berlitz – experts in helping people learn foreign languages – this book gives you the skills you need for basic communication in Italian, and it will get you well on your way to becoming fluent. Just think what you're family and friends will think when you order off the menu at your favorite Italian restaurant!

Italian For Dummies covers not only ordering at an Italian restaurant, but also these topics:

• Basic spelling, grammar, and numbers
• Meeting and greeting, and making small talk
• Shopping, shopping, and even more shopping
• Going out on the town
• Business situations
• Traveling, checking into a hotel, and planning a trip
• Handling emergencies
• Top Ten lists with advice on how to pick up Italian quickly, things you should never say in Italian, and favorite Italian expressions

The best thing about this book is that you can learn at your own pace; for example, if you're planning a trip to Italy next year, sit down once or twice a week with this book and go through the chapters that you'll think you need for your trip. That's a lot easier than dragging yourself to a class twice a week – not to mention a lot more fun, too!

An Actor Prepares

Constantin Stanislavski

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Total reviews: 28 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

So much mystery and veneration surrounds the writings of the great Russian teacher and director Stanislavski that perhaps the greatest surprise awaiting a first-time reader of An Actor Prepares is how conversational, commonsensical, and even at times funny this legendary book is. After many productions with the Moscow Arts Company, Stanislavski sought a way to introduce his new style of acting to the world outside of his rehearsal hall. The resulting book is a "mock diary" of an actor describing a series of exercises and rehearsals in which he participates. He details his own emotional and intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh

The Synonym Finder

J. I. Rodale, Nancy LaRoche

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Total reviews: 89 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Writing Aid 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is a must if you are thinking of writing anything. Great buy, great condition - Thanks for the fast and honest transaction!

A necessity for any writer 5 out of 5 stars.
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Although this is an older title I still use it quite frequently. If you do any kind of writing, whether academic/legal/leisure I highly recommend this book. Sometimes I just can't find the right word to convey the intended message so I open this up and 9 times out of 10 I come away with the word I'm looking for.

An Invaluable Resource! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is an amazing book which is the last word in Thesauruses. It is over 1,350 pages. I have written three books using this Synonym finder and have found it to be invaluable! My copy has so many dog ears I probably need to open a kennel.

The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide to: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking

Editorial Review:

The Last Word in Thesauruses -- More than 1,000,000 synonyms -- Simple alphabetical arrangement -- no separate index necessary -- Separate subdivisions for the different parts of speech and different meanings of the same word -- Expanded to include thousands of new words and expressions that have entered the language in recent years -- Includes clearly labeled slang and informal words and expressions, as well as rare, archaic, scientific and other specialized terms -- Minimum cross-references

400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL

Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz, Lawrence Zwier

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A review on the 400 Must-Hav Words for the TOEFL 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

This book does offer a nice variety of academic vocabulary. The fact that it is not only organized by academic discipline, but also by theme is a real bonus since iBT TOEFL draws topics from various disciplines. It also provides grammar and usage in the context of a text. This allows the learner to experience the "target words" in context. It's well done.

Editorial Review:

For students whose first language is not English and who wish to study at a university with an English-based curriculum, no admittance test is more important than the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL helps you score well by arming you with the most important English vocabulary words commonly found on this crucial exam. This timely guide also encompasses the recent changes made to the test, including the emphasis on conversation and spontaneous communication to mirror the interactive nature of the classroom. 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL also includes:

• Activities such as paraphrasing, synonym and antonym exercises, and identifying prefixes and suffixes
• Strategies on how to incorporate new words into everyday vocabulary
• Chapters on identifying synonyms and paraphrasing sentences, roots, prefixes, and suffixes

How Languages Are Learned (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers S.)

Patsy Lightbown, Nina Spada

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Good for first timers; Not cutting-edge 4 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I have used this book in undergraduate Introduction to Language Learning and Language Teaching courses, as well as in a graduate seminar on language acquistion theory.

As previous reviewers have noted, Lightbown and Spada provide an easy-to-read and accessible text. The third edition expands on the second, and includes more recent variations on several of the language acquisition theories presented in the second edition (I've also used the second edition).

Unfortunately, it is missing some of the current and exciting work that is being done in usage-based theory and discourse analysis, and therefore will become more of a historical review of language acquisition theories as time goes on.

By itself it isn't enough for an entire course, either for language acquisition or teaching methodology. However, L&S deftly connect the dots with regard to how theories drive the thinking behind pedagogy.
I would recommend this book, in addition to other texts and course materials, to anyone teaching in a language teacher training program.

Editorial Review:

This thoroughly updated third edition presents the main theories of language acquisition, considering their bearing on language teaching. It discusses the effects of factors such as intelligence, personality, and age. It helps teachers assess the merits of different methods and textbooks.
This new edition includes more information on theories of first language acquisition and early bilingualism, and the affects of motivation and style.