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The Professional Writing Guide is for people who wish to improve the quality of their documents and the efficiency of their writing. Busy executives and other writers in organisations, who may spend between 30 and 80 per cent of their working time writing, will find it invaluable because it clearly ... More

"USMLE Medical Ethics: The 100 Cases You are Most Likely to See on the Exam" is designed to help guide readers through this challenging, standardized patient exam. It includes advice and information about the ethical issues relating to topics including: End of life issuesEuthanasia and physician ass... More

Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, Ninth Edition Joseph M. Williams Why have thousands of college writers loved-and learned from-this book? Listen to what Joseph Williams has to say: "The ninth edition of Style aims at answering the same questions I asked in the earlier ones: What is it in a sent... More

Based on the famous Cutler Acceleread program, this resource offers simple, easy-to-use techniques and tests to help people read faster and understand context better. Includes eye exercises, drills for practicing pacing, and much more.This fourth edition of "Triple Your Reading Speed" does just that... More

The TOEFL has undergone major changes in recent years. It is now completely computer-based; it's longer; and it has mandatory Speaking, Listening, and Writing sections. "Cracking the TOEFL iBT "provides the most comprehensive information available about how to succeed on the exam, complete with an a... More

The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need is the ideal resource for everyone who wants to produce writing that is clear, concise, and grammatically excellent. Whether you're creating perfect professional documents, spectacular school papers, or effective personal letters, you'll find this handbook indi... More

Unix Text Processing For many users, working in the Unix environment means using vi, a full-screen text editor available on most Unix systems. Even those who know vi often make use of only a small number of its features. Learning the vi Editor is a complete ... More

Tempt vertigo on the hills of San Francisco and rub elbows with a star in an LA boutique. Sample syrahs in the Wine Country, cruise cliff-hugging Hwy 1 or hike in the heat of Death Valley. Whether you're a city slicker, road tripper or adrenaline junkie, grab this in-depth, cheeky guide and let our ... More

Being a gentleman is not rocker science. It requires a little logic, a bit of forethought, and a great deal of consideration for others. You've scaled Mt. Everest, performed open - heart surgery, designed a skyscraper, and argued a case before the Supreme Court. But have you ever invited seven frien... More

A series of essays in which Barthes seeks to tear away masks and demystify the signs, signals, gestures and messages through which western society sustains, sells, identifies and yet obscures itself.... More

Get the secrets of success in this great bestseller (over nine months on the "New York Times" bestseller list) that can change your life for the better. Claiming that the world is a giant negotiating table, renowned negotiator Cohen teaches the art of negotiation with dozens of concrete examples.... More

The fourth title in this annual series is full of incredible bizarre facts, stories, interviews, and features, all proudly displayed in a stunning bright new design. New features include full-page articles that showcase a themed collection of amazing images with captions.... More

Tips & Tools for Geographic Searching and Remixing Want to find every pizza place within a 15-mile radius? Where the dog parks are in a new town? The most central meeting place for your class, club or group of friends? The cheapest gas stations on a day-to-da... More

Millions have benefited from memory expert Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory system--an innovative program designed to stimulate the brain's photographic memory and increase one's powers of recall. Each home-study lesson takes no more than 30 minutes a day, and with this simple system, readers will instan... More

From bootlegger Al Capone to “ Teflon Don” John Gotti, mobsters have long frightened and fascinated the public. Their sometime flamboyant but almost always violent lifestyles have inspired popular movies such as The Godfather and hit television shows like The Sopranos, but these romanticized dep... More

This book deals with technical writing with an emphasis on how to write a thesis for a university degree or a research paper for publication in a journal. It teaches students, step by step through several examples, how to plan, organize, draft, develop and prepare such a document for presentation. ... More

This new, expanded ninth edition of the best-selling guide to style is based on The Economist's own house style manual, and is an invaluable companion for everyone who wants to communicate with the clarity, style and precision for which The Economist is famous. It gives general advice on writing, po... More

Following his profoundly influential study, Orientalism, Edward Said now examines western culture. From Jane Austen to Salman Rushdie, from Yeats to media coverage of the Gulf War, Culture and Imperialism is a broad, fierce and wonderfully readable account of the roots of imperialism in European cul... More