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Italian For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))

March 17, 2012 – 6:12 am

Italian For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))

The fun and easy way to take your Italian language skills to the next level

The tips, techniques, and information presented here give students, travelers, and businesspeople a primer on how to speak Italian. Complete with updates, a bonus CD, and the traditional For Dummies user-friendly format, this new edition of Italian For Dummies gives you reliable lessons, practice, and language learning techniques for speaking Italian with ease and confidence.

Featuring a revamped, user-friendly organization that builds on your knowledge and ability, Italian For Dummies offers expanded coverage of the necessary grammar, major verb tenses, and conjugations that beginners need to know. Plus, you’ll get a fully updated and expanded audio CD that includes real-life conversations; a refreshed and expanded mini-dictionary; more useful exercises and practice opportunities; and more.

  • Builds on your skills and ability as you learn
  • Covers the grammar, verb tenses, and conjugations you need to know
  • Includes a mini-dictionary
  • Audio CD includes real-life conversations

If you’re looking to reach a comfort level in conversational Italian, Italian For Dummies gets you comfortably speaking this Romantic language like a native.

Italian For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))

Italian For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))
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Literature and Its Writers: A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama

March 13, 2012 – 10:11 pm

Literature and Its Writers: A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama

Literature is a conversation — between writers and other writers, and between writers and readers. In Literature and Its Writers, Ann and Samuel Charters complement a rich and varied selection of stories, poems, and plays with an unparalleled array of commentaries about that literature by the writers themselves. Such “writer talk” inspires students to respond as it models ways for them to respond. In the fifth edition, the Charters continue to entice students to join the conversation, with adventurous and intriguing new literary works, new literary traditions to discuss, and new features that help them participate as readers and writers.

Literature and Its Writers: A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama

Literature and Its Writers: A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
Literature and Its Writers: A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
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The Norton Anthology of World Literature (Shorter Second Edition) (Vol. 2)

March 13, 2012 – 8:12 pm

The Norton Anthology of World Literature (Shorter Second Edition) (Vol. 2)

A compact and portable version of the best-selling and most-trusted world literature anthology, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Shorter Second Edition, is a rich and teachable selection of the world’s literature, in generous portions and the best translations available.

A new format, new design, new selections, new translations, and new color plates make this Second Edition a pleasure to read and a book that students will keep long after the survey course is over.

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The Norton Anthology of World Literature (Shorter Second Edition) (Vol. 2)

The Norton Anthology of World Literature (Shorter Second Edition) (Vol. 2)
The Norton Anthology of World Literature (Shorter Second Edition) (Vol. 2)
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A Companion to Friedrich Nietzsche: Life and Works (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)

March 13, 2012 – 7:12 pm

A Companion to Friedrich Nietzsche: Life and Works (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)

Nietzsche looms over modern literature and thought; according to Gottfried Benn, “everything my generation discussed, thought through innerly; one could say: suffered; or one could even say: took to the point of exhaustion – all of it had already been said . . . by Nietzsche; all the rest was just exegesis.” Nietzsche’s influence on intellectual life today is arguably as great; witness the various societies, journals, and websites and the steady stream of papers, collections, and monographs. This Companion offers new essays from the best Nietzsche scholars, emphasizing the interrelatedness of his life and thought, eschewing a superficial biographical method but taking seriously his claim that great philosophy is “the self-confession of its author and a kind of unintended and unremarked memoir.” Each essay examines a major work by Nietzsche; together, they offer an advanced introduction for students of German Studies, philosophy, and comparative literature as well as for the lay reader. Re-establishing the links between Nietzsche’s philosophical texts and their biographical background, the volume alerts Nietzsche scholars and intellectual historians to the internal development of his thought and the aesthetic construction of his identity as a philosopher. Contributors: Ruth Abbey, Rebecca Bamford, Paul Bishop, Thomas H. Brobjer, Daniel W. Conway, Adrian Del Caro, Carol Diethe, Michael Allen Gillespie and Keegan F. Callanan, Laurence Lampert, Duncan Large, Martin Liebscher, Keith Ansell Pearson, Martine Prange, Alan D. Schrift. Paul Bishop is Professor of German at the University of Glasgow.

A Companion to Friedrich Nietzsche: Life and Works (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)

A Companion to Friedrich Nietzsche: Life and Works (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
A Companion to Friedrich Nietzsche: Life and Works (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
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At Home – Children’s Literature

March 13, 2012 – 6:11 pm

At Home - Children's Literature

A children’s book of verses and short short stories. The original author unknown.

illustrated by J. G. Sowerby ; decorated [with illustrations] by Thomas. Crane.
Published 1881 by printed and published by Marcus Ward & Co. in London .

A Study Guide for each story is included.

A children’s book of verses and short short stories. The original author unknown.

illustrated by J. G. Sowerby ; decorated [with illustrations] by Thomas. Crane.
Published 1881 by printed and published by Marcus Ward & Co. in London .

A Study Guide for each story is included.

At Home – Children’s Literature

At Home - Children's Literature
At Home – Children’s Literature
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Literature for Today’s Young Adults (9th Edition)

March 12, 2012 – 10:12 pm

Literature for Today's Young Adults (9th Edition)

Long respected as the number one book in the field, Literature for Today’s Young Adults gives teachers, librarians, parents, counselors, and other group leaders—as well as instructors and students in college courses in Adolescent/Young Adult Literature—a comprehensive look at YA literature framed within a literary, historical, and social context as a means to motivating teens to become life-long readers. Included is helpful information on evaluating YA books of all genres, using YA literature effectively with English Language Learners, incorporating digital and other new literacies into classroom teaching, and dealing with today’s increasingly diverse and challenging censorsorship issues.

Literature for Today’s Young Adults (9th Edition)

Literature for Today's Young Adults (9th Edition)
Literature for Today’s Young Adults (9th Edition)
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Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups

March 12, 2012 – 2:12 pm

Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups

What do we know about literature circles now that we didn’t understand eight or ten years ago? What new resources and procedures can help teachers organize their classroom book clubs better? What are the most common pitfalls in implementing student-led discussion groups? And getting beyond the basics, what do mature or “advanced” literature circles look like?

In this thoroughly revised and expanded guide, you will find new strategies, structures, tools, and stories that show you how to launch and manage literature circles effectively. Advanced variations are explored and include alternatives to role sheets and flexible new guidelines for their use.

The second edition includes:

  • four different models for preparing students for literature circles using response logs, sticky notes, and newly designed role sheets;
  • dozens of variations on the basic version of student-led bookclubs;
  • new models and procedures for primary, intermediate, and high school grades;
  • new materials for assessing and grading literature circles;
  • an inventory of common management problems and solutions;
  • new scheduling patterns for group meetings and reading time;
  • ideas for using literature circles with nonfiction texts across the curriculum;
  • research on literature circles, including correlation with increased achievement on standardized tests;
  • an explanation of how literature circles match with the national standards for literacy education.

With detailed examples provided by twenty practicing teachers, Harvey Daniels offers practical and concrete suggestions for each aspect of book club management and proven solutions for problems that arise.

Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups

Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups
Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups
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American Literature (Barron’s Ez-101 Study Keys)

March 12, 2012 – 8:12 am

American Literature (Barron's Ez-101 Study Keys)

Key topics start with colonial writers and cover three centuries of American prose and poetry, including present-day trends and influences. Designed to be compatible with virtually every standard textbook in their subject field, Barron’s EZ-101 Study Keys give you a valuable overview of your college-level course. Classroom-style notes emphasize important facts, remind you what you need to remember for term papers and exams, and help guide you through the complexities of lectures and textbooks.

American Literature (Barron’s Ez-101 Study Keys)

American Literature (Barron's Ez-101 Study Keys)
American Literature (Barron’s Ez-101 Study Keys)
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Children’s Literature in Action: A Librarian’s Guide (Library and Information Science Text Series)

March 10, 2012 – 8:11 pm

Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide (Library and Information Science Text Series)

An introduction to children and their literature, an activity-oriented survey of books which should be in your library, focused on librarians with practical applications for librarians to share books with children, plans for book-based programs, and ways to collaborate with teachers and families in sharing books with children. Help is given for the selection and sharing of books in each genre. Each chapter has brief insets of author comments, collaborative activities, featured books, special topics and activities, selected awards and celebrations, historical connections, recommended resources, issues for discussion, and assignment suggestions.

The author, a former President of the U.S. Board on Books for Young People, has written an affordable text especially for school and children’s librarians and faculty teaching both undergraduate and graduate students who are studying to be school and children’s librarians. While similar texts on this subject are designed for teachers, this is an activities-oriented survey of children’s literature written especially for students seeking licensure and degrees leading to careers working with children in schools and public libraries. All the pieces are there, the explanations of the genres, introductions to authors and illustrations, and the use of specific titles with their audiences, and the literature is carefully linked to active practice in libraries. Chapters are enriched by brief insets of authors? comments, collaborative activities, selected awards and celebrations, historical connections, recommended resources, issues for discussion, and assignment suggestions.

The framework for this text adds a layer of practical application in every chapter for the librarian who shares books with children, plans book-based programs, and collaborates with teachers and families in sharing books and developing literature-based instruction. What does a librarian need to know about how to select and share books in each genre? What are the usual promotion and collaboration activities associated with each genre? This book answers those questions while maintaining its focus on literature for children. Embedded in a genre approach to literature, it has a unique focus on the librarian or future librarian.

Children’s Literature in Action: A Librarian’s Guide (Library and Information Science Text Series)

Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide (Library and Information Science Text Series)
Children’s Literature in Action: A Librarian’s Guide (Library and Information Science Text Series)
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Gender and the Victorian Periodical (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)

March 10, 2012 – 11:23 am

Gender and the Victorian Periodical (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)

Examining the important role played by the Victorian periodical in defining and refining gender roles during the second half of the nineteenth century, this study analyzes the periodical press in nineteenth-century culture. It considers issues of gender in the presses’ development as a powerful political and social medium. The authors examine broad questions as they are explored in a range of periodicals, from literary and political reviews to comic magazines.

Gender and the Victorian Periodical (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)

Gender and the Victorian Periodical (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)
Gender and the Victorian Periodical (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)
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