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The Hunger Games Companion

The Unauthorized Guide to the Series

Lois H. Gresh St. Martin's Griffin

The ultimate companion guide to the blockbuster Hunger Games trilogy For all those who adore Katniss and Peeta, and can't get enough, this companion guide...

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Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty Holt Paperbacks

Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in this New York Times bestseller Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using “who” when...

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The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2012

Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 38th Edition

Compiled and Edited by the Staff of the Yale Daily News St. Martin's Griffin

The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges has been, for 38 years, the most relied-upon resource for high school students looking for honest reports on colleges from...

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Grammar Girl's 101 Misused Words You'll Never Confuse Again

Mignon Fogarty St. Martin's Griffin

Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded...

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50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Third Edition

What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice

With Analysis by the Staff of the Harvard Crimson St. Martin's Griffin

Where to Begin? With an ever-growing pool of talented and diverse college applicants coming from the top high schools in the country and beyond, students...

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Choosing Civility

The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct

P. M. Forni St. Martin's Griffin

Most people would agree that thoughtful behavior and common decency are in short supply, or simply forgotten in hurried lives of emails, cellphones, and...

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The Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition

A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells

Robert W. Bly Holt Paperbacks

The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely updated third edition This is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, account...

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Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day

A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis

Joan Bolker Holt Paperbacks

Expert writing advice from the editor of the Boston Globe best-seller, The Writer's Home Companion Dissertation writers need strong, practical advice, as...

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The Historical Atlas of New York City, Second Edition

A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History

Eric Homberger; Alice Hudson, Cartographic Consultant Holt Paperbacks

A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference Book The rich and eminently browsable visual guide to the history of New York, in an all-new second...

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Trade Paperback : $16.99 Buy	How to Argue & Win Every Time At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday Gerry Spence St. Martin's Griffin The Laws of Arguing According to Gerry Spence 1. Everyone is capable of making the winning argument. 2. Winning is getting what we want, which also means...

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The Grammar Devotional

Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl (TM)

Mignon Fogarty Holt Paperbacks

Millions of fans around the globe punctuate properly and communicate clearly thanks to Mignon Fogarty's practical and easy-to-remember advice about writing...

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Trade Paperback : $17.00 Buy	Getting What You Came For The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. Robert Peters Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks Is graduate school right for you? Should you get a master’s or a Ph.D.? How can you choose the best possible school? This classic guide helps...

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Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart

Mignon Fogarty St. Martin's Griffin

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Trade Paperback : $16.99 Buy	Stein On Writing A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies Sol Stein St. Martin's Griffin Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or...

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The Yahoo! Style Guide

The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World

Chris Barr and the Senior Editors of Yahoo! St. Martin's Griffin

WWW may be an acronym for the World Wide Web, but no one could fault you for thinking it stands for wild, wild West. The rapid growth of the Web has meant...

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Grammar Girl's 101 Words Every High School Graduate Needs to Know

Mignon Fogarty St. Martin's Griffin

Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded...

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Trade Paperback : $17.00 Buy	Games for Writing Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Write Peggy Kaye Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks There is no skill more important for a child to master more than writing - and none more difficult or fraught with anxiety. Peggy Kaye, renowned teacher and...

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The Grammar Bible

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grammar but Didn't Know Whom to Ask

Michael Strumpf and Auriel Douglas Holt Paperbacks

A comprehensive, practical reference guide to the idiosyncrasies of the English language No one knows grammar like Michael Strumpf. For over a quarter of...

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Everyday Etiquette

How to Navigate 101 Common and Uncommon Social Situations

Patricia Rossi St. Martin's Griffin

The secret to self-confidence is to know and understand the rules of social engagement before you’re in the middle of an uncomfortable situation. Do you know...

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Immediate Fiction

A Complete Writing Course

Jerry Cleaver St. Martin's Griffin

The Only Writing Book You'll Ever Need From the legendary creator of the Writer's Loft in Chicago, comes a writing course for those who want to see results...

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How Fiction Works

James Wood Picador

In the tradition of E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic...

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Trade Paperback : $18.99 Buy	A Sea of Words, 2nd Edition, Revised A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian Dean King; with John B. Hattendorf; and J. Worth Estes Holt Paperbacks This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and...

Trade Paperback : $17.99 Buy	Writing Treatments That Sell, Second Edition How to Create and Market Your Story Ideas to the Motion Picture and TV Industry Kenneth Atchity and Chi-li Wong Holt Paperbacks A fully revised guide to turning your movie idea into a treatment that can persuade even the most jaded movie producers As Hollywood insiders know, the...

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The Situation and the Story

The Art of Personal Narrative

Vivian Gornick Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks

A guide to the art of personal writing, by the author of Fierce Attachments and The End of the Novel of Love All narrative writing must pull from the raw...

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