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Writing with Style (Speak-Write Series)

cover of Writing with Style (Speak-Write Series)author: Rebecca Stott
Simon Avery
asin: 0582382424
binding: Paperback
list price: $18.80 USD
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This is a practical book designed to be used by writers of all kinds to develop their own writing skills. It shows that advanced writing skills are best learned from studying the prose styles and techniques of already established writers and reveals the many small-scale changes that a writer can make to a text in order to achieve certain effects. Provides general principles for effective prose writing. Focus is highly practical and geared to different styles of everyday writing and examples are drawn from a range of different contexts, cultures and historical periods.  read more »

Everyday Letters Ready To Go! (NTC Business Books)

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The written word is as powerful as ever--or can be, if you know how to use it effectively. Whether you want to express sympathy, remorse, support, praise, or outrage, a well-crafted, well-written letter will produce the results you want. But finding just the right word or phrase to express your thoughts or feelings is often difficult. Everyday Letters Ready to Go! solves that problem.  read more »

Cyberstyle!: The Writer's Complete Desk Reference

cover of Cyberstyle!: The Writer's Complete Desk Referenceauthor: James L. Clark
Lyn R. Clark
asin: 032407073X
binding: Hardcover
list price: $40.95 USD
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Cyberstyle is a new, indispensable reference for today's office professionals and business writers.  read more »

Writing the Economy: Activity, Genre And Technology in the World of Banking

cover of Writing the Economy: Activity, Genre And Technology in the World of Bankingauthor: Graham Smart
asin: 1845530675
binding: Paperback
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In recent years the economic policies of major financial institutions such as the European Union Central Bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other countries' central banks, and the International Monetary Fund have received growing media attention, reflecting increased public awareness of the impact of these institutions on the global economy and, more immediately, on the material conditions of our everyday lives.  read more »

English 2000

cover of English 2000author: Albert M. Joseph
asin: 013375023X
binding: Paperback
list price: $35.00 USD
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Based on the author's 30 years' experience in the executive classrooms of the world of work in English-speaking countries around the globe, this user-friendly guide focuses exclusively on those aspects of grammar that are actually used in real-life, on-the-job writing tasks. It cuts through the often overwhelming list of rules — separating the truly important from the merely nice-to-know. Offers in-depth, yet casual coverage—using colloquial language and exercises based on everyday situations. Weights topics according to their importance in general usage.  read more »

Geschaftsdeutsch: An Introduction to Business German

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Suitable for high-intermediate to advanced German students,Geschäftsdeutsch: An Introduction to Business German focuses on the topics, language, vocabulary and structures used in everyday business dealings in German-speaking countries. The comprehensive coverage in Geschäftsdeutsch includes the economy, industry, commerce, transportation and banking, among others. Geschäftsdeutsch provides excellent preparation both for international business students as well as for German majors.  read more »

Business Objectives

cover of Business Objectivesauthor: Vicki Hollett
asin: 0194513947
binding: Audio Cassette
list price: $17.95 USD
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A clear structural syllabus set in the context of everyday business functions. Accompanying video: a href="http://www.oup.co.uk/elt/catalogue/isbn/5110/"Meeting Objectives/a