A definitive anthology of outstanding sports writing features the contributions of distinguished sportswriters and journalists--including Michael Lewis, Ian Frazier, Bill Buford, Daniel Coyle, Mimi Sw
Guidelines presented here offer a framework for interpreting and reporting the statistical analyses and research designs and activities commonly used in biomedical research. Combining elements of a re
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The Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of perio
In this introduction to the diversity and scope of the writing by women in England from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Patricia Demers discusses the
Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from h
Stimulating, up-to-date reading texts specifically aimed at teenagers learning English, covering a wide range of topics. The volume also includes interactive games, puzzles and exercises based on the
Whether you are composing a Web page on the Internet or agonizing over an annual budget report, these books are the key to clarity, accuracy, and economy in any writing task.
Whether you are composing a Web page on the Internet or agonizing over an annual budget report, these books are the key to clarity, accuracy, and economy in any writing task.
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Upper-intermediate and advanced level students of English often reach a 'learning plateau'. These extracts from classic literature develop students' intensive reading skills and motivate them to read
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Features fourteen extracts taken from modern and classical literature, including "Bridget Jones' Diary"; "Pride and Prejudice"; "About a Boy"; "The Time Machine"; and "Captain Correlli's Mandolin". Th
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