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Most people know that words like burrito and quesadilla come from Spanish, but there are many more English words that we would never suspect are Spanish until we look closely. Did you know that the words breeze and hammock come from Spanish? The jerky in beef jerky, for example, is from Spanish charquí, and the English verb vamoose is from the expression ?Vamos! which means Let's go! in Spanish. Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Wo...

The newest title in the popular 100 Words series is an informative and entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on the money when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening.

Prepare your student for high school.100 Words Every High School Freshman Should Know focuses on words that nearly every freshman will encounter over the course of the school year. Chosen with various criteria in mind, some represent key concepts in important areas of the curriculum, while others are more familiar in meaning but present challenges of spelling or usage. All are words that students can expect to see regularly in their high schoo...

Combining a dictionary and a thesaurus in a single volume, this book offers readers a convenient way to examine dictionary entries and research corresponding synonyms at the same time. The split-page design displays full dictionary entries on the upper portion of each page and full thesaurus entries on the bottom portion, which makes finding and understanding the right word easier than ever. The thesaurus section of the page is screened to hig...

Completely redesigned in a two-column format, this new edition contains more than 2, 000 words along with photographs and drawings, as well as colored note boxes to help beginning readers build vocabulary, identify synonyms and antonyms, and more. Full color.

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Neighbor Law is a plain-English guide to the laws behind common neighbor disputes. Filled with tips on how to solve problems and restore good neighbor relations, this practical book helps readers learn to deal with: noisy neighbors, trees that hang over a property line, blocked views, unclear boundary lines, high, unsightly, or deteriorating fences, dangers to children ("attractive nuisances"), problems with neighboring businesses, and other c...

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition, for students in grades 7 and up (ages 12 and up), provides comprehensive coverage of all the sciences. The dictionary includes more than 4, 500 entry words in A?Z format, 450 full-color photographs and drawings, and over 150 in-depth notes. Definitions are written in easy-to-understand language. Additional features include full-page treatment of complex topics such as photosynt...

The Believer is a monthly books and culture magazine published by McSweeney's in San Francisco. A three-time finalist for National Magazine Awards in General Excellence and Design, The Believer is an accessible yet rigorous forum for books and book criticism, providing an alternative to the plot summary squib that has increasingly become synonymous with "book review.” The magazine extends the ever-shortening shelf life of new books, revives in...

The Believer is a monthly books and culture magazine published by McSweeney's in San Francisco. A three-time finalist for National Magazine Awards in General Excellence and Design, The Believer is an accessible yet rigorous forum for books and book criticism, providing an alternative to the plot summary squib that has increasingly become synonymous with "book review.? The magazine extends the ever-shortening shelf life of new books, revives in...

The Believer is a monthly books and culture magazine published by McSweeney's in San Francisco. A three-time finalist for National Magazine Awards in General Excellence and Design, The Believer is an accessible yet rigorous forum for books and book criticism, providing an alternative to the plot summary squib that has increasingly become synonymous with "book review.? The magazine extends the ever-shortening shelf life of new books, revives in...

The Believer is a monthly books and culture magazine published by McSweeney's in San Francisco. A three-time finalist for National Magazine Awards in General Excellence and Design, The Believer is an accessible yet rigorous forum for books and book criticism, providing an alternative to the plot summary squib that has increasingly become synonymous with "book review.? The magazine extends the ever-shortening shelf life of new books, revives in...

Celebrating twenty years of the spoof local newspaper from the writers behind the Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups and Charlie Brooker's Wipe shows

This comprehensive tome examines the endless details of life at Hogwarts, the most famous school in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Inside, readers will find an extraordinary assortment of insights and information about how the school works, how it's organized, what classes are taught, who teaches them, what secrets or mysteries might be discovered and much more!Certain to make reading (or re-reading) the Harry Potter series that much mor...

Celebrating twenty years of the spoof local newspaper from the writers behind the Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups and Charlie Brooker's Wipe shows

From the #1 wedding website, The Knot, comes their bestselling binder-the indispensable organizer and planner that hundreds of thousands of married-couples-to-be have relied on-now completely revised and updated for a wide variety of ceremonies.The go-to online resource that has been helping couples plan their wedding ceremonies for more than twenty-five years, The Knot has compiled all their essential planning tools into this beautiful weddin...

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.