Increase your confidence in talking with native English speakers with this book. Inside you will find more than 1,500 commonly used words you hear at work, at school, and on the street. This new edition also includes a unit on the latest vocabulary in such areas as technology, communications, and the media.

"Like a long periodic sentence, this book rumbles along, gathers steam, shifts gears, and packs a wallop."
—Roy Blount Jr.

"Language lovers will flock to this homage to great writing."
—Booklist

Outspoken New York Times columnist Stanley Fish offers an entertaining, erudite analysis of language and rhetoric in this delightful celebration of the written word. Drawing on a wide range of great writers, from

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Provides grammar review in twenty-two lessons, covering such topics as sentence structure, noun and verb agreement, capitalization, and punctuation, and includes practice exercises with answers and explanations.

The go-to sentence-building guide now includes a brand-new, fully comprehensive review chapter! You've learned the fundamentals of English grammar, like spelling, word meanings, and parts of speech. Now it's time to take the next step and put them all together to communicate complete ideas. Practice Makes Perfect English Sentence Builder, Second Edition guides you through the process of putting the "parts" of English together correctly, from connecting...

Expand your world through language! "The Ultimate French Review and Practice" gives readers a good grasp of French grammar so they can build their skills and confidence in communication. Each concept is illustrated with engaging sentence examples, followed by extensive exercises to help apply this knowledge in everyday conversation.

The quickest route to learning a language is through a solid grounding in the basics. So what you won't find in 'Easy English Step-by-Step' is a lot of endless drills. Instead, this book features an original, step-by-step approach to learning English based on the way people naturally acquire language. With an emphasis on everyday language, this book gets you speaking and understanding English right away. From the beginning, you learn the most essential...

From the Publisher: Become a pro using French pronouns and prepositions. This volume in the bestselling Practice Makes Perfect series treats French pronouns and prepositions systematically in a workbook/text format. Containing concise, user-friendly explanations with many practice exercises, Practice Makes Perfect: French Pronouns and Prepositions helps you develop your knowledge of how and why pronouns and prepositions are used, and, more important,...