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|  | The American Heritage Picture Dictionary
Designed especially for preschoolers and beginning readers, this delightful book introduces children to the idea of alphabetical order and helps prepare them for higher-level dictionaries.
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Writing Fiction by Garry Disher
Presentation of the fundamentals of good fiction-writing, focusing on the craft of writing and illustrated with examples from Australian and international fiction writers. Author draws on his experience as a professional writer, teacher of writing, anthology editor, and judge for fiction awards. Topics include character, dialogue, plot, setting, and troubleshooting. Volume is a substantially reworked and updated edition of `Writing Fiction` (1983, 2nd ed. 1989), that also incorporates material from later writings, including `Writing Professionally` (1991). Includes further reading list and sources. Author has been a full-time writer for many years and is the author of novels, short story collections, writers` handbooks, and books for children. His novels include `The Sunken Road` and `Past the Headlands`. AUTHOR: Garry Disher
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Dictionary of Latin Phrases & Quotations by Richard Branyon
This compendium of 4,250 Latin phrases and quotations will clarify previously encountered phrases and introduce a plethora of new ones. It is an easy-to-use source book that bridges the gap between the standard Latin dictionary and the college desk dictionary, with its smattering of Latin expressions. AUTHOR: Richard Branyon
PUBLISHER: Hippocrene Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | The Alphabet Book by P. D. Eastman, Shana Corey
Such entries as American ants, birds on bikes, and cow in car are in this alphabet book. AUTHOR: P. D. Eastman, Shana Corey
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | The Writer's Life by Julia Cameron
Description not available.Sharing insights from The Right to Write, the author of The Artist's Way demystifies the writing life by tackling such issues as time, mood, inspiration, and support; explores the natural and crucial role of writing in everyday life; and shares a variety of advice, tips, tools, and pointers for would-be writers. Original. 22,500 first printing. AUTHOR: Julia Cameron
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Verbal Advantage by Charles H. Elster, Charles Harrington Elster
Description not available.A language reference based on the best-selling audio vocabulary series introduces 3,500 key vocabulary words, offering an easy-to-follow vocabulary-building program that provides concise explanations of definitions, etymologies, usage, pronunciation, and more. Original. 20,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Charles H. Elster, Charles Harrington Elster
PUBLISHER: Random House Information Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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