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Getting Ready for College

by Polly Berent

Getting Ready for College is the ultimate easy-to-use guide to success for college-bound seniors, first-years, and their parents. Polly Berent answers the questions you didn’t know you would need to ask:

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The Big Book of American Trivia

by J. Stephen Lang

Impress your friends with knowledge of all things American-geography, history, entertainment, people, culture, and quirky miscellany. More than 3,000 questions will fill countless hours of fun as you learn fascinating...

The Other Dictionary: A dictionary of hitherto unrecorded meanings and interpretations of a selection of words in the English language

by Marc Loewenthal

This is a dictionary different from any dictionary that you've used before. You may use dictionaries to find definitions, check spelling, assess usage or just confirm what you think already. You will do none...

How to Raise a Lady Revised & Updated: A Civilized Guide to Helping Your Daughter Through Her Uncivilized Childhood

by Kay West

The day she was born, you dreamed of all that lay ahead. You envisioned a gracious young girl-the sort  of daughter other parents admire-one who knows how to make charming conversation and when to hold her...

California Trivia

by Lucy Poshek

Test your California smarts! This engaging trivia book is packed with fascinating facts about the history, culture, people, and places of the intriguing Golden State. You'll discover well-known and not-so-well-known...

The Intellectual's Checklist

by Richard J. Wallace

All five movements of "Beethoven's Missa" solemnis. Check. The films that Kurasawa based on Western works. Check. Dante's "Nine Circles of Hell". Check. These are the sorts of elegant erudition every self-respecting...

The Only Writing Book You'll Ever Need: A Complete Resource For Perfecting Any Type Of Writing

by Pamela Rice Hahn

Whether you're writing simple thank-you notes or creating elaborate business proposals, you need to be able to write well. The ability to craft clear, effective prose is critical to success in all facets of...

1001 Letters For All Occasions: The Best Models for Every Business and Personal Need

by Corey Sandler

With more samples than any other book, 1,001 Letters for All Occasions is the resource anytime written communication is in order. Letters are still the best way to communicate, and the authors are happy to share...

Pocket Companion to Narnia

by Paul F. Ford

The pocket guide is an adventurer's passport to the land of Narnia. From Aslan, the great lion, to Zardeenah, the mysterious lady of the night, this comprehensive and accessible companion contains hundreds of...

Emily Post's Etiquette 17th Edition

by Peggy Post

For the first time in its history, this American classic has been completely rewritten. Peggy Post gives us etiquette for today's times. Read by millions since the first edition was published in 1922, Emily...

The Daring Book for Girls

by Andrea J. Buchanan & Miriam Peskowitz

The Daring Book for Girls is the manual for everything that girls need to know—and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Whether it's female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects,...

How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World: The Art of Living with Style, Class, and Grace

by Jordan Christy

In a society driven by celebutante news and myspace profiles, women of class, style and charm are hard to come by. The Audrey and Katharines of the world continue to lose their luster as thongs, rehab and outrageous...

Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies

by Deborah Halverson & M. T. Anderson

Your hands-on, friendly guide to writing young adult fiction

With young adult book sales rising, and bestselling authors like J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer exploding onto the scene, aspiring YA writers are...

Everything That Follows Is Based on Recent, Real-Life Experience That Has Been Proven to Work: Professional Survival Solutions

by James Shepherd-Barron

"In the course of my work I have built an airstrip in Burundi, helped deliver a baby to a Rwandan refugee on a Congolese roadside, navigated to safety when lost in the deserts of Chad, taken cover from ricocheting...

The Right Letter: How to Communicate Effectively in a Busy World

by Jan Venolia

Replaces previous edition.In today'¬?s hectic world of cell phones, email, and instant messages, is it still worthwhile to know how to write a good letter? Absolutely! An attractive, well-written letter can...

Lessons at the Fence Post

by Paul D. Cummings

"Remember, life is a marathon and not a sprint.

Train yourself to go the distance."

The homespun wisdom that young Paul Cummings received while he and his granddad talked beside an Arkansas fence post has enriched...

Fine Art Wedding Photography: How to Capture Images with Style for the Modern Bride

by Jose Villa & Jeff Kent

Many semi-pro and professional wedding photographers are looking to "wake up" their style, stay current, and stimulate business. And today, that means lifestyle photography, also referred to as "fine art wedding...

The Modern Gentleman, 2nd Edition: A Guide to Essential Manners, Savvy, and Vice

by Phineas Mollod & Jason Tesauro

Refine your cool with this quintessential sourcebook of manners and mischief. Author–raconteurs Phineas Mollod and Jason Tesauro offer timely advice and timeless wisdom for adventurous gents curious about:...

Starting from Scratch

by Rita Mae Brown

From the best-selling author of  Rubyfruit Jungle and  Bingo, here is a writers' manual as provocative,  frank, and funny as her fiction. Unlike most  writers' guides, this one had as much to do with...

Effective Magazine Writing: Let Your Words Reach the World

by Roger Palms

Let your words reach the World

If you are a writer who wants to have an impact with your words in the Christian magazine market, this book is for you. The former editor of Decision magazine, Palms helps you take...