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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 428.2 EAN: 9780764113673 Edition: 5 ISBN: 0764113674 Label: Barron's Educational Series Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: September 01, 2000 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Studio: Barron's Educational Series Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Quck and Concise but Tells You What You Want to KnowThis 'quick and dirty' little guide to English takes what you would have expected to be a big thick highschool textbook into a small, easy to read, yet complete course in communicating in English. Beyond high school English, the book gives examples of the practical use of the language. As a writer, I think I know the language (college degrees and all that stuff) but when I am unsure of some point, this is where I turn. It is quick and concise, easy to find what you need, and tells you ... Read More Rating: - A comprehensive treatise on what writers should and shouldn't doThis book's name falls short of the actual excellent information it contains to guide writers and would-be writers into taking advantage of the best of their possibilities through step-by-step pointing out of common errors, from all angles, and clean ways out of them to produce perfect texts. A "must" for all writers' libraries. Salvador Oria aka Argie, Buenos Ayres. Rating: - A Great Resource'Essentials of English' is a great resource book to have on hand should you be uncertain if you are expressing yourself correctly in the written word. It is very concise, and while a bit 'dry', does not waste time in teaching you what you should know about the English language. But I am worried that I won't be able to remember what I am trying to remember from this book. I fear that no matter how hard I try, it is not sinking in and I just can't get it right. So while the book is excellent, I myslef ... Read More Rating:  - this was the worstThis was the worst example I have ever come across. I'm a college student and this set of books is what we have been using in english to brush up on grammer. As you may notice mine is still awful. My entire class is extreamy frustrated and highly dissapointed with this poor excuse of a tex/work book. I think it is wort nothing more than 0 stars!!! Rating: - Five Stars, Whether I like it or notI gave this book five stars even though I think the book is rather stiff and boring. The newer grammar books have more zest and personality that make it easier for a dreamer like me to understand what they mean by an antecedent, or a dangling modifier or nonrestrictive clause. I think you know what I mean. The reason I gave "Essentials of English" a five-star rating is: when I need and answer to a grammar problem and I can't find it in all of my grammar books, I can always rely on "Essentials ... Read More 
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