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In 2005, the celebrated scholar of Japanese literature Haruo Shirane published "Classical Japanese: A Grammar." Now, with "Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary," he completes his two-vol
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While Wayne Booth's work has been essential to the study of literature, his essential writings have never before been collected in a single volume - until now. Selected by Walter Jost in collaboration
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The Essential Counselor teaches students to use a developmental model of assessment as a way to choose strategies for treating a broad spectrum of clients and provides the skills needed to work with t
Based on the Second Edition of Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach, Marks' Essentials of Medical Biochemistry has been streamlined to focus on only the most essential biochemical co
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The Essential Davidson compiles the most celebrated papers of one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. It distills Donald Davidson's seminal contributions to our understanding of ourselve
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Do coaches need to be psychologists, business people or both?Essential Business Coaching offers a much-needed answer to the question of what makes a good business coach.The authors draw on 60 years of
Do coaches need to be psychologists, business people or both?Essential Business Coaching offers a much-needed answer to the question of what makes a good business coach.The authors draw on 60 years of
Essential Sports Medicine is a brand new core text for medical and physiotherapy students and General Practitioners who want a comprehensive yet concise practical guide to the biomechanics and physiol
Learn how to use German verbs in complete sentencesOnce you’ve learned how to conjugate German verbs, you must still understand how verbs function within complete sentences. That’s where Essential Ger
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This practical directory of 83 essential oils contains everything that the student or practicing aromatherapist needs to know. The oils are extensively categorized in an easy-to-access format, with a
