"A very graceful, erudite job ... extraordinarily revealing."-The New York Times Thirty years after its first publication, Womansword remains a timely, provocative work on how words reflect female stereotypes in modern Japan....
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Author:Brady, MarionSummary:What's Worth Learning? addresses the central question of general education. For learners facing a complex, unpredictable, and dangerous future, it asks and answers the question: What knowledge is absolutely essential for every...
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Author:Popkin, DavidSummary:Builds vocabulary by presenting the entertaining histories behind the core words we need for more effective communication and comprehension.
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Author:Lee, Philip YungkinSummary:This is a completely up-to-date Mandarin Chinese mini dictionary. Tuttle Mini Chinese Dictionary is ideal for any application where a handy and portable dictionary is required. Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people...
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Author:Koryta, MichaelSummary:When fourteen-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity, and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find...
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Author:HEINDEL, MaxSummary:The Rosicrucian Manifestos are documents issued in the sixteenth century that announce the Rosicrucian movement to the world. Includes Fama Fraternitatis, Confessio Fraternitatis, Chymical Wedding, Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians,...
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Author:Summary:Offers research stories of teachers and teacher educators who explore their own artistic and analytic practices in many settings. Contributors promote the development of arts-based narrative inquiries by using many artistic forms....
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Author:Euvino, GabrielleSummary:The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Italian Phrases, Second Edition, is truly the only Italian phrasebook readers will ever need. It employs language-immersion principles similar to 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian', a distinctly...
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Author:Korner, AngelikaSummary:The Pocket Idiot's Guide to German Phrases is a handy, informative, and fun guide to all the phrases readers need to enjoy a visit to Germany, complete with the basics of German grammar and syntax and a compact German-English/...
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Author:Stein, GailSummary:Beyond Bonjour and Adieu! This third edition of The Pocket Idiot's Guide to French Phrases includes updated information on technology and transportation, shopping, dining, and dealing with emergencies, as well as a brand-new...
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Author:Sato, NobuoSummary:Learn how to conjugate difficult Japanese verbs with ease! Everyone knows that learning the different conjugations of Japanese verbs can be a chore. Wouldnt it be great if you could learn to conjugate just one simple verb and then use...
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Rae's life falls apart when her father dies of cancer and her mother joins a religious cult. The only person who understands Rae is local bad girl Didi, who is experiencing a similar loss. Both girls fall in love with handsome flamenco...
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Author:Frye, NorthropSummary:"What good is the study of literature? Does it help us think more clearly, or feel more sensitively, or live a better life than we could without it?" Written in the relaxed and frequently humorous style of his public lectures, this...
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Author:Sagan, CarlSummary:Contents: The most precious thing -- Science and hope -- The man in the moon and the face on mars -- Aliens -- Spoofing and secrecy -- Hallucinations -- The demon-haunted world -- On the distinction between true and false...
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Author:Euvino, GabrielleSummary:Learn the language of la dolce vita! For anyone who wants to learn and enjoy the most expressive and romantic of languages, the third edition of 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian' is the first choice for a...
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Author:Cooper, Lee.Summary:A simple introduction to Chinese writing, pronunciation and intonation using short stories. Appropriate for all ages. Reading basic Chinese becomes simplified in this highly attractive and unusual manual designed for readers of all ages...
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Author:Hooks, BellSummary:"In Teaching to Transgress, Bell Hooks–writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual–writes about a new kind of education, educations as the practice of freedom. Teaching students to “transgress” against racial, sexual, and...
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Author:Vermette, KatherenaSummary:Teacher's Guide for Powwow Counting in Cree gives you engaging activities that take a deeper look at each illustration in the book, Powwow Counting in Cree. In this resource you will find. background information that addresses...
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Still teaching fifth graders in a small, leaky classroom in downtown Los Angeles, Esquith fosters a wholesome climate where character, humility, and diligence matter and support is unconditional. For his mostly poor and Hispanic...
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