Jeffrey E. Stern

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

A Story of Brotherhood and Terror in the Afghanistan War

A thrilling and emotional story about the bonds forged in war and good intentions gone wrong.



In the early days of the Afghanistan war, Jeff Stern was scouring the streets of Kabul for a big story. He was accompanied by a driver, Aimal, who had ambitions of his own: to get rich off the sudden infusion of foreign attention and cash.



In this gripping adventure story, Stern writes of how he and Aimal navigated an environment full of guns and danger and opportunity, and how they forged a deep bond.

 

Then Stern got a call that changed everything. He discovered that Aimal had become an arms dealer, and was ultimately forced to flee the country to protect his family from his increasingly dangerous business partners.



Tragic, powerful, and layered, The Mercenary is more than a wartime drama. It is a Rashomon-like story about how politics and violence warp our humanity, and keep the most important truths hidden.

The Mercenary

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New Jersey

Reading & Language Arts

Level 8

Adventuring 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

English

You don't have to be an grammar genius to become a grammar pro-you can do it in just 15 minutes a day It's true: mastering grammar doesn't have to take a long time . . . and it doesn't have to be difficult In just one month, students can gain expertise in a wide variety of common middle-school grammar challenges that will set them on the course toward success for the rest of their lives. How? Each lesson of Junior Skill Builders: Grammar in 15 Minutes a Day gives one small part of the bigger grammar situation, so that each day, students build upon the previous day's knowledge. Fun factoids and catchy memory hooks help make sure that what students learn becomes ingrained. Before you know it, using grammar correctly becomes effortless-one step at a time. In just 15 minutes a day, students learn everything they need to know about: Nouns Pronouns Verbs Tenses Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Subject and predicate Direct and indirect objects Phrases Clauses Compound and complex sentences Fragments and run-ons End marks Commas Semicolons Colons Quotation marks Underlining Hyphens Apostrophes Capitalization In addition to all the essential practice that kids need to ace classroom tests, pop quizzes, class participation, and standardized exams, Junior Skill Builders: Grammar in 15 Minutes a Day provides parents with an easy and accessible way to help their children excel. All it takes is just 15 minutes a day

Grammar in 15 Minutes a Day

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Never used it! I totally meant to because it’s great!!!

Texas

Level 1

Building Writing Skills

Perfect new condition spiral bound college level textbook!

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Oregon

Across the curriculum

Reading writers 2nd edition 

Victor C. Pellegrino

Louisiana

A Writer's Guide to Powerful Paragraphs

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Eric Partridge

Light shelf wear on the jacket. Subtle. Pages in great shape w/ low mileage. Crisp and clean. Please see photos for reference.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Ohio

Partridge's Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

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Kate L. Turabian

Mississippi

A guide to the technologies, methods, and materials that can help writers of research papers

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

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Florida

"Get your "A" in gear!
They're today's most popular study guides-with everything you need to succeed in school. Written by Harvard students for students, since its inception "SparkNotes(TM) has developed a loyal community of dedicated users and become a major education brand. Consumer demand has been so strong that the guides have expanded to over 150 titles. "SparkNotes'(TM) motto is "Smarter, Better, Faster because:
- They feature the most current ideas and themes, written by experts.
- They're easier to understand, because the same people who use them have also written them.
- The clear writing style and edited content enables students to read through the material quickly, saving valuable time.
And with everything covered--context; plot overview; character lists; themes, motifs, and symbols; summary and analysis, key facts; study questions and essay topics; and reviews and resources--you don't have to go anywhere else!




Lord of the Flies

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Robert Fagles

Homer

W. H. D. Rouse

Seth L. Schein

THE WORLD’S GREATEST WAR NOVEL
 
Humans and gods wrestling with towering emotions. Men fighting to the death amid devastation and destruction. Perhaps the Western world’s first and best storyteller, Homer draws the reader in with bated breath. His masterful tale contains some of the most famous episodes in all of literature: the curse on the prophet Cassandra; the siege of Troy; the battle between Hector and Achilles; the face that launched a thousand ships; and of course, the deception of the Trojan Horse. To this day, the heroism and adventure of The Iliad have remained unmatched in song and story.
 
In his “plain English” translation, W.H.D. Rouse makes a point to keep the language as colloquial as Homer’s original was, never pedantic, high-flown, or clichéd. In fact, it is the nearest contemporary English equivalent to the epic Homer’s audience heard at their banquets.
 
With an Introduction by Seth L. Schein
And a New Afterword

This "plain English" translation of the epic poem recounts the triumphs and defeats of the Greek and Trojan heroes during the Trojan War and the destruction of Troy by combined Greek armies. Reissue.

The Iliad

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Charles Van Doren

Pennsylvania

Analyzes the art of reading and suggests ways to approach literary works

How to Read a Book

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Peter Elbow

Massachusetts

In this new edition of his popular book, well-known advocate of innovative teaching methods Peter Elbow outlines a practical program for learning how to write. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Writing Without Teachers

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Aimee Buckner

Wisconsin

Strategies for the Writer's Notebook

A writer's notebook is an essential springboard for the pieces that will later be crafted in writers' workshop. It is here that students brainstorm topics, play with leads and endings, tweak a new revision strategy, or test out a genre for the first time.

In Notebook Know-How, Aimee Buckner provides the tools teachers need to make writers' notebooks an integral part of their writing programs. She also addresses many of the questions teachers ask when they start using notebooks with their students, including: How do I launch the notebook? What mini-lessons can be used throughout the year to help students become more skilled in keeping notebooks?How do I help students who are stuck in writing ruts with notebooks? How do I help students use their learning from notebooks for other writing? How do I organize notebooks so that the design is flexible, yet still allows students to access information easily?How can writers' notebooks help students become better readers? How do I assess notebooks?

This compact guide is packed with lessons, tips, and samples of student writing to help teachers make the most of writers' notebooks, without sacrificing time needed for the rest of the literacy curriculum. In fact, Notebook Know-How shows how smart and focused use of writers' notebooks enhances and deepens literacy learning in both reading and writing for students in grades 3-8.

Notebook Know-How

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Illinois

Language Arts Today 

Bring fun to reading time with this eclectic lot of readers! Fancy Nancy, Pet the Cat, Moose & Mouse & more! 

California

Lot of 6 level 1 readers

Student reading primer for class development. Excellent source for entertaining engagement of discussion in vocabulary and comprehension. Homeschool source for reading.

Utah

Friends and Neighbors 

Vintage Hardcover 1946

Just Right Writing Mini Lessons Grade 1

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Every book in the Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies Series contains 125 plus reproducible pages - more than 125 activities - that combine solid reading comprehension skills reinforcement and enrichment with reading comprehension strategy instruction. Based on current educational standards, the series features ready-to-use resource pages filled with instructional tips and extended activity ideas plus a Scope and Sequence skills chart to track student progess. Each reproducible book is 144-pages.

Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies Level 6

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Kentucky

Set of 8 Books (one for each part of speech)

Parts of Speech Tales

Emma Serl

Cover and binding are in good condition. Inside pages are all clean. Some markings on outside edge of pages and inside front cover. Teaching guide is available in separate listing.

Missouri

The second volume in Emma Serl's language series makes teaching English easier during the often difficult intermediate years--4th, 5th, and 6th grades. You'll find the work of Alcott, Longfellow, Tennyson, Shelley, Hale, Shakespeare and other outstanding authors used in a broad range of lessons that encompass every aspect of English language including: literature and poetry, letter writing, creating an outline, grammar, word usage, compostion, memorization, oral presentation, debating and dictation.

Intermediate Language Lessons

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High-Interest Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies Level 8

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Christian School Edition

McGuffy's Eclectic Printer and First Eclectic Reader

Lawrence Grobel

Lessons from a Master of the Craft

THE ULTIMATE INSIDER’S LOOK AT THE FINE ART OF INTERVIEWING “I had a fantasy the other night that this interview is so great that they no longer want me to act—just do interviews. I thought of us going all over the world doing interviews—we’ve signed for three interviews a day for six weeks.” —Al Pacino, in an interview with Lawrence Grobel Highly respected in journalist circles and hailed as “the Interviewer’s Interviewer,” Lawrence Grobel is the author of well-received biographies of Truman Capote, Marlon Brando, James Michener, and the Huston family, with bylines from Rolling Stone and Playboy to the New York Times. He has spent his thirty-year career getting tough subjects to truly open up and talk. Now, in The Art of the Interview, he offers step-by-step instruction on all aspects of nailing an effective interview and provides an inside look on how he elicted such colorful responses as: “I don’t like Shakespeare. I’d rather be in Malibu.” —Anthony Hopkins “Feminists don’t like me, and I don’t like them.”—Mel Gibson “I hope to God my friends steal my body out of a morgue and throw a party when I’m dead.”—Drew Barrymore “I want you out of here. And I want those goddamn tapes!”—Bob Knight “I smoked pot with my father when I was eleven in 1973. . . . He thought he was giving me a mind-extending experience just like he used to give me Hemingway novels and Woody Allen films.”—Anthony Kiedis In The Art of the Interview, Grobel reveals the most memorable stories from his career, along with examples of the most candid moments from his long list of famous interviewees, from Oscar-winning actors and Nobel laureates to Pulitzer Prizewinning writers and sports figures. Taking us step by step through the interview process, from research and question writing to final editing, The Art of the Interview is a treat for journalists and culture vultures alike.

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McGuffy's Eclectic Printer and First Eclectic Reader

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The Art of the Interview