It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences
A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences
Written by June Casagrande

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2010
Price: $14.00

Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this most important unit. The result? Manuscripts that will never be published and writing careers that will never begin.
 
In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes... Read more >

First Grade Reading Skill Builders (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $12.99

Bonus $10 discount coupon off your child’s Skills Assessment at a Sylvan Learning Center with the purchase of every Sylvan Workbook!

First Grade Reading Skill Builders will give your child practice and strengthen the ability to recognize and understand a variety of words and text. Each lively and engaging activity inside the... Read more >

Kindergarten Reading Readiness (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $12.99

Includes a $10 discount coupon off your child’s Skills Assessment at a Sylvan Learning Center.

Sylvan’s Kindergarten Reading Readiness workbook will help your child learn the basic skills needed to read in a fun and engaging way. It is full of curriculum-based activities that strengthen an emerging reader’s ability to recognize and... Read more >

College Essays That Made a Difference, 5th Edition

Written by Princeton Review

Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $13.99

Not sure how to tackle the scariest part of your college application—the personal essays? Get a little inspiration from real-life examples of successful essays that scored! In College Essays that Made a Difference, 5th Edition, you’ll find:

• 114 real essays written by 90 unique college hopefuls applying to Harvard, Princeton, Stanford...

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Second Grade Reading Skill Builders (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $12.99

Receive a bonus $10 discount coupon off your child’s Skills Assessment at a Sylvan Learning Center with the purchase of every Sylvan Workbook!

Sylvan’s Second Grade Reading Skill Builders will help your child practice and strengthen the ability to recognize and understand a variety of words and text. Each lively and engaging... Read more >

Third Grade Reading Comprehension Success (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $12.99

Good reading skills are essential not only for third-grade academic success, but also for lifelong learning. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features... Read more >

Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess
A Journal
Written by E L James

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $16.99

Inspired by the #1 New York Times Bestselling Trilogy, the official FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: Inner Goddess Journal features a foreword by E L James, memorable excerpts from the novels, tips for writers, a writing playlist, elegant color artwork, and fully lined pages throughout. Aspiring writers are encouraged to express their... Read more >

Living Language French, Essential Edition
Beginner course, including coursebook, 3 audio CDs, and free online learning
Written by Living Language

Format: Package, 272 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2010
Price: $22.99

Learn a Language—Not Just Words. The Essential package is a unique, truly multi-media introduction to French that uses the Living Language Method™ to teach you to speak a new language, not just memorize vocabulary words.

Our method presents the language in a natural and systematic way, combining linguistic science and proven... Read more >

Living Language Chinese, Complete Edition
Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, Chinese character guide, and free online learning
Written by Living Language

Format: Package, 368 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $49.99

Complete Chinese is a unique multimedia program that takes you beginner to advanced level in one convenient package.
 
At the core of Complete Chinese is the Living Language Method™, based on linguistic science, proven techniques, and over 65 years of experience. Our method teaches you the whole language, so... Read more >

Thank You for Arguing
What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion
Written by Jay Heinrichs

Format: eBook
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $11.99

Thank You for Arguing is your master class in the art of persuasion, taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill. The time-tested secrets the book discloses include Cicero’s three-step strategy for moving an audience to actionÑas well as Honest Abe’s Shameless Trick of lowering an audience’s expectations by... Read more >