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New Books about the English Language

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The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English – Roy Peter Clark. 1st edition. Published August 16, 2010 

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
  • ISBN-10: 031602791X
  • Amazon.com price: $13.59

 

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English Grammar for Dummies

–  Geraldine Woods.  Published February 2, 2010

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition
  • ISBN-10: 0470546646
  • Amazon.com price: $13.59

 

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Scholastic Children’s Dictionary.

Published July 1, 2010

  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Hardcover: 800 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic Reference; New edition 
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0545218586
  • Amazon.com price: $13.59

 

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The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language:

 1,000 Pictorial Illustrations.

Abridged from the Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary of the English Language.

Published March 5, 2010

 

  • Paperback: 734 pages
  • Publisher: Nabu Press  
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1146554524
  • Amazon.com price: $37.78

Amazon warning: This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

 

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Brewer’s Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable

Published September 30, 2010

 

  • Hardcover: 864 pages
  • Publisher: Chambers; 2nd Revised edition  
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0550105646
  • Amazon.com price: $25.90

 

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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
(Oxford Paperback Reference)

 3rd edition  Published July 1, 2010 

  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • ISBN-10: 019954378X
  • Amazon.com price: $12.20