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|  | Speed Reading by Tony Buzan
The newly revised and updated edition of the classic book on improving reading speed and comprehension. Buzan offers a flexible approach to reading, combining traditional information on speed reading with the latest discoveries about the potential and workings of the brain. AUTHOR: Tony Buzan
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | A Perfect Vacuum by Michael Kandel, Stanislaw Lem
Science fiction author Lem turns post-modern prankster in this novel comprised of book reviews of unwritten texts. AUTHOR: Michael Kandel, Stanislaw Lem
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Zanichelli Compact Italian & English Dictionary
An essential tool for students and travelers, this outstanding reference has more than 34,000 entries with concise definitions and many idiomatic expressions and compounds all in an easy-to-use format. It also includes an appendix of useful phrases for everyday situations.
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | German-English/English-German Dictionary by Philip Lief, Princeton Language Institute Staff
The 21ST Century German-English/English-German Dictionary is an invaluable reference source for today`s students, business people and travelers, providing essential information in an easy-to-use format. It is one of four books in the new 21st Century line of foreign dictionaries, which also includes:French-English/English-FrenchItalian-English/English-ItalianSpanish-English/English-SpanishThe dual format of these dictionaries eliminates the need to use two dictionaries. Students can use The 21st Century German-English/English-German Dictionary to find the English translation of an unfamiliar German word--and to discover the correct way to express a certain English phrase in German. Because each entry is listed in both German and English, this dictionary is useful for every situation, for business people checking the terms of a contract on an international deal, to foreign exchange students getting settled into a German dormitory, and to tourists trying to understand the items on a menu.The 21st Century German/English-English/German Dictionary provides individual entries in a concise, easy-to-follow format, with clear pronunciation guides and succinct definitions. This is the most up-to-date, reliable German to English, English to German dictionary on the market, and will be an indispensible tool for every occasion. AUTHOR: Philip Lief, Princeton Language Institute Staff
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | History of Writing by Steven Roger Fischer
From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A HISTORY OF WRITING offers a fascinating investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. Commencing with the first stages of information storage--knot records, pebble counters, tally sticks, and pictographic storytelling--the book then focuses on the emergence of complete writing systems in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, prompting its diffusion to Egypt, the Indus Valley and points east, with special attention given to Semitic writing systems and their eventual spread to the Indian subcontinent. Also documented is the rise of Phoenician and its effect on the Greek alphabet, generating the many alphabetic scripts of the West. Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese writing systems and scripts are dealt with in depth, as is writing in pre-Columbian America. A HISTORY OF WRITING also explores Western Europe's medieval manuscripts and the history of printing, leading to the innovations in technology and spelling rules of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Illustrated with numerous examples, A HISTORY OF WRITING offers a global overview in a form that everyone can follow. The author, an internationally renowned decipherer of ancient scripts, reveals his own unique discoveries made in the past two decades, making A HISTORY OF WRITING the only book of its kind on the market today, recommended not only to students and specialists, but to the general reader as well. AUTHOR: Steven Roger Fischer
PUBLISHER: Reaktion Books, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Everyday Letters for Busy People by Debra H. May
Helping create the sharpest follow-up to an interview, the kindest thank you, and the most heartfelt condolence letters, this practical guide aids in composing better and more creative letters. AUTHOR: Debra H. May
PUBLISHER: Career Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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