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Oxford English Dictionary: Single User Version 22 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Incredible product, all you could care to have in only one CD
+ excellent
The Oxford English Dictionary in an incredible piece of work on its own right. Now the OED on CD is an amazing opportunity of using an already great product in a way that would be otherwise impossible. You can detect how many times any given word comes up in the dictionary, and not only in the ...
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English Grammar for Dummies 27 reviews Geraldine Woods
For Dummies, 2001
Easy to Understand - Great Practice
+ Best Grammar Book I Ever Read + Grammar help + Very helpful
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Vocabulary for Dummies 2 reviews Laurie E. Rozakis
For Dummies, 2001
Enhance and Enlarge your Vocabulary!
+ Here is the table of contents of the book:
This is a book for those who seek to improve and enlarge their vocabulary. Communicating effectively is key to success in all aspects of life, especially in business, teaching etc. On that account, Rozakis attempts to teach us words that are essential for effective conversations. She also provides ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Current English 6 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
Renders the competition useless
+ A well-worn (and tape-fortified) mainstay always at my hand + I liked it so much I bought two copies!
For anyone frustrated by dictionaries that seem to have every word except the one you're looking for, Oxford provides the best solution (that I know of). The key is it's thick and has over 140,000 definitions, twice the amount of some other dictionaries. It defines combination of words not just ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 6 reviews Teresa Atwood, Peter Campbell, ...
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
Excellent reference for the biochemist!
+ Complete and mostly accurate + keep handy when you're trawling through science literature + Every Definition you'll need
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English the Easy Way 2 reviews M.A., Harriet Diamond, M.A., Phyllis Dutwin
Barron''s Educational Series, 2003
Helpfull and worthfull
I'm using this book already, borrowed from a friend... and I had decided to buy it just because when I read a good book I want to own it. Its clear, with a lot of exercises, just lack the answers (important factor for those that aren't quite well familiar with english) but, in overall it's a ...
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The New Oxford American Dictionary 33 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Great Dictionary
It's a great reference book/dictionary but didn't realized it was too big. Anyway, it's for my husband's office so no big deal, I might get a smaller one for my son in school if I they have it online.
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English Grammar Workbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature)) 9 reviews Geraldine Woods
For Dummies, 2006
Great Hands-on Tool
+ Excellent To Brush Up Your Grammar + Wonderful review of American and British Grammar + Although I know English Well
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Mastering Business English: How to Sharpen Up Your Communication Skills at Work (How to) Michael Bennie
How to Books, 1998
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Mastering English: An Advanced Grammar for Non-Native and Native Speakers 1 review Alex Klinge
Walter de Gruyter, 1998
Mastering English: An Advanced Grammar for Non-Native and Native Speakers by
The book explains a lot but lacks of examples. I put it down after looking at it for 3 minutes (so my book is new). I will give it to one whose English is good enough to read it free.
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A Dictionary of Zoology (Oxford Paperback Reference) 1 review
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Zoology Dictionary Review
Very helpful. Has every word you could think of that has to do with zoology. Also, it includes species and genus names and tells what the different parts of the words mean in Greek or Latin which is VERY helpful for those trying to memorize names.
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English as a Second F*cking Language: How to Swear Effectively, Explained in Detail with Numerous Examples ... 31 reviews Sterling Johnson
St. Martin's Griffin, 1996
Great F*cking Book
+ Great Book + Fun Book - Good Reference for Non Native English Speakers
I have a few friends who can put the lessons from this book to good f*cking use. They don't f*cking know how to f*cking swear properly, Their choice of epithets is for s*it. F*ck if I know if they'll f*cking use it.
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American Accent Training (Book and Audio CD, 2nd Edition) 84 reviews Ann Cook
Barron's Educational Series, 2000
Great book
+ A Sure American Accent Guide + More Focuses on Intonation!!! but this's one of the best ones. + A fantastic, often nefarious theme made easy! + Good for the price you pay
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Mastering Advanced English Language (Palgrave Master) Sara Thorne
Palgrave Macmillan, 1997
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Speak English Like an American (Book & Audio CD set) 15 reviews Amy Gillett
Language Success Press, 2007
Clear, Practical, and Engaging
+ A very good option + Very useful and fun for improving English + very useful book
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English With Ease: Mastering the Basic Ingredients of English 6 reviews Dierdre Wolownick Honnold
Wordswright International, 1996
Seems to have big potential...
+ It's a miracle: She explains how English works! + I wish they'd had this book when I was in school! + The only book on English that anyone needs! + Multiple Award-Winner!
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Medical Terminology for Health Professions 30 reviews Ann Ehrlich, Carol L Schroeder
Delmar Cengage Learning, 2004
Informative
+ GREAT SERVICE + Nice quick educational read
Bought this for someone doing a course. They passed. I give this 5 stars because of that and the price difference. Instaed of buying from the college, I saved like 30% buying online. Also, this book has flash cards, which really help learning the terminology.
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Mastering English: An Advanced Grammar for Non-Native and Native Speakers (Topics in English Linguistics, 22) ... Carl Bache, Niels Davidsen-Nielsen
Walter de Gruyter, 1997
This grammar book offers a simple but comprehensive syntactic system which enables the student to analyze any sentence down to word level with a specification of both the form and the function of constituents at all levels. This analytic technique allows the student to approach ppraoch the many grammatical problems in a consistent and revealing manner.
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Hands-On English, Second Edition 5 reviews Fran Santoro Hamilton
Portico Books, 2004
An update on Strunk & White's "Elements of Style" for Y2K
+ Don't forget to order the Activity Book! + Recommended for aspiring writers & students + Valuable learning tool about how to write. + Harvey F. Fletcher, San Antonio, retired cartographer
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Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 53 reviews Albert Sydney Hornby, Sally Wehmeier
Oxford University Press, 2007
Excellent Tool
+ Excellent for learning! + An excellent dictionary! + Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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