College Language

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Musab Qureshi (mail@musab.co.uk); a Management Consultant and Author from the United Kingdom presents here from 5,000 of the most commonly used words in the English language. Reference was made to corpus linguistic sources e.g. the BNC, SUBTLEX-UK and COCA. A study of high frequency used words were used to distill a curated list that we tend to use the most use; each-and-every day of our lives. Each word is presented with a very simple description plus an example in the following format: barrel: A large round container, often made of wood or metal. It is used for storing liquids or ...

From one of the world’s leading neuroscientists: a succinct, illuminating, wholly engaging investigation of how biology, neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence have given us the tools to unlock the mysteries of human consciousness “One thrilling insight after another...

Read by the author. "For anyone wanting to elevate their interview skills, this superb book does the job!” —STEPHEN M. R. COVEY, New York Times bestselling author of The Speed of Trust Go into your next job interview with confidence, ready to knock any question they throw at you out of the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A sharp, funny grammar guide they’ll actually want to read, from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine Paste Shelf Awareness “Essential...

A short and entertaining book on the modern art of writing well by New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing?...

Learn the skills you need to succeed in life as a man. Have you ever felt unsure about what to do when you're facing a new social situation or meeting new people? In this updated and revised edition of How to be a Gentleman you will learn everything a man needs to know to navigate the ins and...

From the literary agent behind some of today’s most successful authors comes a narrative guide geared specifically to the needs of aspiring and working nonfiction writers, demystifying the world of publishing and offering a practical roadmap to getting your book published. “An invaluable...

A deaf writer’s exploration of language, communication, and what it means to be articulate—and her journey to reclaim her voice Rachel Kolb was born profoundly deaf the same year that the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, and she grew up as part of the first generation of deaf...

Vocabulary for College and Beyond is designed to help you quickly acquire and easily remember thousands of advanced words, the knowledge of which is expected of a college-level educated person. Naturally, this audiobook is an indispensable tool for those who want to expand their vocabulary horizon or prepare for a college-level English language exam like the SAT, TOEFL, or GRE. This audiobook contains both high-level words and multiple meanings of common words. This audiobook also contains a list of synonyms and antonyms of common words.

Musab Qureshi (mail@musab.co.uk); a Management Consultant and Author from the United Kingdom presents here from 5,000 of the most commonly used words in the English language. Reference was made to corpus linguistic sources e.g. the BNC, SUBTLEX-UK and COCA. A study of high frequency used words were used to distill a curated list that we tend to use the most use; each-and-every day of our lives. Each word is presented with a very simple description plus an example in the following format: barrel: A large round container, often made of wood or metal. It is used for storing liquids or ...

The prestigious annual story anthology includes prize-winning stories by Jamil Jan Kochai, David Ryan, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Lisa Taddeo, Ling Ma, Catherine Lacey, and Cristina Rivera Garza. “[A] standout collection . . . . Dazzling performances from some of today’s most exciting writers...

From the end of the 19th century until his death, one of history's most brilliant mathematicians languished in an asylum. The Mystery of the Aleph tells the story of Georg Cantor (1845-1918), a Russian-born German who created set theory, the concept of infinite numbers, and the "continuum...

"Former New York Times Book Review editor and linguistic expert O'Conner...updates her bestselling guide to grammar, an invigorating and entertaining dissection of our ever-evolving language." - Publishers Weekly In this new edition of Woe Is I, Patricia T. O’Conner unties the knottiest...

Do you need listening practice for the TOEFL test? Have you taken the TOEFL iBT before and been disappointed by your score? TOEFL Listening Practice Tests by Exam SAM can help! The book contains three complete TOEFL listening practice tests. Each of our practice test has six tasks each, just like the real exam, so there are 18 listening tasks in total in the audiobook.

An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse. Even the most erudite among us use words like apocryphal, facetious, ironic, meteorite...

Welcome to this audiobook designed to help you improve your academic English vocabulary with helpful idioms, phrases, and expressions. Real World English for Academic Situations Inside & Outside the Classroom is designed for English learners at a low or high-intermediate level (IELTS levels 5-7). My goal is to help you expand your academic English vocabulary and to be able to speak and write more fluently. Improve your confidence when studying at an English-speaking college or talking to colleagues from other countries.

Wordbuilders: The convenient and entertaining way to build a more powerful vocabulary. Each 60-minute entry in the series features 40 words used in everyday conversation, or in the media and books, but which many people skip, finding them difficult or even impossible to define or pronounce...

Dr. Matt’s Gutsy Guide to Reading in College takes you step by step through how to succeed with your college reading. This all-in-one guide shows you what happens to your brain on books and what’s going on in your professor’s head when they’re picking readings.

50 Things to Know about the CELTA Course, by author Catherine Camilleri, offers a personal approach to mastering this highly intensive, Cambridge University course. Most books on CELTA tell you the logistics of the course. Although there is nothing wrong with that, this book gives you an in-depth and personal look inside the classroom.