Ender's Game Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon18 reviews Orson Scott Card Tor Books, 2002 Enders Game Box Set + Starts strong, ends with a whimper (not a bang) + Fast pace, High Tempo, Leaves you wandering + the game + repeat reader             An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)2 reviews Natsuko Tsujimura Wiley-Blackwell, 2006 Useful for understanding Japanese linguistics I'm not a student of linguistics but rather a student of the Japanese language who is looking to improve his accent. Although the book is meant for a scholarly audience, and one versed in the particular nomenclenture of linguistics, I find it quite useful in detailing the particulars of the ...             The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress233 reviews Robert A. 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The long entries are ...             Language and Society in Japan (Contemporary Japanese Society)1 review Nanette Gottlieb Cambridge University Press, 2005 Another quality entry in an excellent series. Those wishing to go beyond pop-schlock evaluations of contemporary Japan (cough! Shutting Out the Sun! cough!) would do well to turn to the Contemporary Japanese Society series, which thoughtfully describse and evaluates many aspects of the country's society and politics. In this volume, Nanette ...             Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Ciaphas Cain)7 reviews Sandy Mitchell Games Workshop, 2007 Excellent Collection + Clever, funny, exciting + Mitchell give the 40K world a sense of dark humor + Cain provides a bit of humor in an otherwise bleak galaxy             Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th Edition)47 reviews Joseph M. Williams Longman, 2006 An Excellent Guide and Workbook + Warning, not for Beginners: For Professionals, this is Simply the Best + Praised by my student + A Prose Artist's Best Kept Secret             Dune, Frank Herbert (Hardcover) Frank Herbert, 1965 Title: Dune, Frank Herbert (Hardcover) Binding: Hardcover Classics of Modern Literature             The High King's Tomb (Green Rider, Book 3)48 reviews Kristen Britain DAW Hardcover, 2007 Great book! + Amazing detail, character development This third installment in the Green Rider series was a good adventure! There were many surprises as well as some predictable moments, but not enough that made me like the book any less. I really enjoy Britain's writing style, and like how it is in a way a very cliched fantasy, but at the same time ...             The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress233 reviews Robert A. Heinlein Orb Books, 1997 Hands down, Heinlen's best + Remarkable + Once in a Generation + All Smiles             Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th Edition)47 reviews Joseph M. Williams Longman, 2006 An Excellent Guide and Workbook + Warning, not for Beginners: For Professionals, this is Simply the Best + Praised by my student + A Prose Artist's Best Kept Secret             Digital Culture, Play, and Identity: A World of Warcraft® Reader (World of Warcraft Reader)1 review The MIT Press, 2008 Just What I Wanted I ordered this book to help me write my thesis on online interaction, leaning towards writing about MMORPGs. It was just what I wanted. The range of topics is really good and each article is insightful. I really look forward to reading more from these authors. Its certainly helped open up a few ...             A Rhetoric of Argument: Brief Edition1 review Jeanne Fahnestock, Marie Secor McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2003 Not what I expected The delivery took about as long as anticipated but ended up being the wrong edition of the book... Good thing I didn't spend too much for it.             Language and Society in Japan (Contemporary Japanese Society)1 review Nanette Gottlieb Cambridge University Press, 2005 Another quality entry in an excellent series. Those wishing to go beyond pop-schlock evaluations of contemporary Japan (cough! Shutting Out the Sun! cough!) would do well to turn to the Contemporary Japanese Society series, which thoughtfully describse and evaluates many aspects of the country's society and politics. In this volume, Nanette ...             Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Ciaphas Cain)7 reviews Sandy Mitchell Games Workshop, 2007 Excellent Collection + Clever, funny, exciting + Mitchell give the 40K world a sense of dark humor + Cain provides a bit of humor in an otherwise bleak galaxy             A Short Guide to Classical Mythology1 review Gordon MacDonald Kirkwood Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1995 Great Reference Kirkwood's "A Short Guide to Classical Mythology" is exactly what it claims to be. Dictionary-like without being dry, the guide is an alphabetical list of people, places, and events in Greco-Roman mythology. Some entries are short, referring the reader to a longer one. The long entries are ...