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The American Libraries collection includes material contributed from across the United States. Institutions range from the Library of Congress to many local public libraries. As a whole, this collection of material brings holdings that cover many facets of American life and scholarship into the public domain. Significant portions of this collection have been generously sponsored by Microsoft, Yahoo!, The Sloan Foundation, and others.

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Richard Scarry's storybook dictionary
by Scarry, Richard
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Topics: English language, Vocabulary, Picture dictionaries, English
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Write better, speak better
by Reader's Digest Association
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At head of title: Reader's digest
Topics: English language, English language, Public speaking
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Collins pocket French dictionary : French-English, English-French
by Cousin, Pierre-Henri; HarperCollins (Firm)
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Cover has "second edition" but t.p. verso has "fourth ed."
Topics: French language, English language
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How to build a better vocabulary
by Nurnberg, Maxwell W; Rosenblum, Morris
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Includes index
Topics: English language, Vocabulary
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A poetry handbook
by Oliver, Mary, 1935-
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"A Harvest original."
Topics: English language, American poetry, English poetry, Poetry
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With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa
by Sledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-
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Originally published: Novato, Calif. : Presidio Press, 1981
Topics: Sledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-, United States. Marine Corps. Regiment, 5th. Battalion,...
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Modern English in action, seven
by Christ, Henry I; Ives, Sumner
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Topics: English language, English language, English language
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The Hut Six story : breaking the Enigma codes
by Welchman, Gordon
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Originally published, London , Allen Lane, 1982
Topics: World War, 1939-1945, Military intelligence, World War 2 Military operations Effects of possession...
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Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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Topics: English language, Dictionaries of English
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Let's write English; complete book
by Wishon, George E; Burks, Julia M
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Includes index
Topics: English language, English language
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English–Kanuri Dictionary
by Norbert Cyffer; Herrmann Jungraithmayr
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Topics: English language, Kanuri, Engels
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Memoirs of The second world war; an abridgement of the six volumes of The second world war, with an epilogue by the author on the postwar years written for this volume
by Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965
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Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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Ceremony
by Silko, Leslie, 1948-
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Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1977
Topics: World War, 1939-1945, Laguna Indians, Literature, Modern, Indians, North American, Veterans
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Catch-22
by Heller, Joseph
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"A Laurel Book"--T.p. verso
Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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A Grammar of contemporary English
by Quirk, Randolph
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Bibliography: p. [1083]-1091
Topics: English language, Ingles (Gramatica), Anglais (Langue), English language Grammar
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Readers's Digest write better, speak better
by Reader's Digest Association
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How to write better. Good writing : a skill you can learn ; Secrets of good letter writing ; Handling your personal correspondence ; Give your letters the right look ; Social notes and invitations ; How to write for information ; How to complain and get action ; Writing your public officials ; Writing to newspapers, magazines, and TV ; Applying to schools and colleges ; Writing and your college career ; How to write a research paper ; Précis, book reports, and project reports ; Taking written...
Topics: English language, English language, Oral communication
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Dicionário Oxford escolar para estudantes brasileiros de inglês : português-inglês, inglês-português
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The best-selling dictionary for Brazilian learners of English
Topics: English language, Portuguese language, English language, Portuguese language
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Graded exercises in English
by Dixson, Robert James
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Topics: English language, Textbooks for foreign speakers, Composition and exercises, English as a second...
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New American streamline
by Hartley, Bernard; Viney, Peter; Hartley, Bernard. American streamline
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Includes index
Topics: English language, English language, Americanisms, Listening
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English grammar and composition : complete course
by Warriner, John E; Griffith, Francis J., joint author
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For grade 12
Topic: English language
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Common mistakes at IELTS intermediate --and how to avoid them
by Cullen, Pauline
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Topics: English language, International English Language Testing System, English language, Universities and...
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The painted bird
by Jerzy N. Kosinski
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Topics: World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe, Eastern -- Fiction, Abandoned children -- Fiction, Poland --...
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My Oxford picture word book
by Pemberton, Sheila; Biro, Val
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Topics: English language, Picture dictionaries, English, English language, English language Words...
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A presumption of death
by Paton Walsh, Jill, 1937-; Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957
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Mystery written by Jill Paton Walsh based on Dorothy Sayers's descriptions of the Wimseys coping with wartime conditions in 1940
Topics: Women's Land Army (Great Britain), Vane, Harriet (Fictitious character), Wimsey, Peter, Lord...
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The end of the affair
by Greene, Graham, 1904-1991
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"First published by William Heinemann Ltd 1951; published in Penguin Books 1962; reset and reprinted from the Collected Edition 1975"--T.p. verso
Topics: World War, 1939-1945, Adultery, Terminally ill, Male friendship
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Modern English in action
by Christ, Henry I. (Henry Irving), 1915-
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Topics: English language, English language
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The silence of the sea
by Vercors, 1902-1991; Connolly, Cyril, 1903-1974
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"First printing."
Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen
by Borowski, Tadeusz, 1922-1951
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This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen.--A day at Harmenz.--The people who walked on.--Auschwitz, our home (a letter).--The death of Schillinger.--The man with the package.--The supper.--A true story.--Silence.--The January offensive.--A visit.--The world of stone
Topics: Borowski, Tadeusz, 1922-1951, World War, 1939-1945, War stories, Polish
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An introduction to descriptive linguistics
by Gleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan), 1917-
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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: English language, Language and languages, Beschrijvende taalwetenschap, Anglais (Langue),...
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Warriner's English grammar and composition
by Warriner, John E; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Includes index
Topics: Language Arts - Grammar, Juvenile Nonfiction, Children: Grades 4-6, English language
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Cryptonomicon
by Stephenson, Neal
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An American computer hacker operating in Southeast Asia attempts to break a World War II cypher to find the location of a missing shipment of gold. The gold was stolen by the Japanese during the war. By the author of The Diamond Age
Topics: Science Fiction - High Tech, Historical - General, Fiction, Fiction - Espionage / Thriller, Science...
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Warriner's English grammar and composition : fourth course
by Warriner, John E; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Includes index
Topics: English language, English language
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English grammar
by Curme, George O. (George Oliver), 1860-1948; Curme, George O. (George Oliver), 1860-1948. College English grammar; Curme, George O. (George Oliver), 1860-1948. Principles and practice of English grammar
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"Formerly published under the title: Principles and practice of English grammar"--T.p. verso
Topics: English language, INGLES, Anglais (Langue)
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Catch-22 : a novel
by Heller, Joseph
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Sequel: Closing time
Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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Everyday dialogues in English; a practice book in advanced conversation, with adequate drills and exercises
by Dixson, Robert James
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Topics: English language, English language
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Rediscover grammar
by Crystal, David, 1941-
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223 p. : 20 cm
Topic: English language -- Grammar
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Helmet for my pillow
by Leckie, Robert, 1920-2001
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"From Parris Island to the Pacific -- a young marine's stirring account of combat in World War II"--Cover
Topics: Military - World War II, Non-Classifiable, Military History - World War II, History - Military /...
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Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade
by Kurt Vonnegut
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Topic: World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
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Longman preparation course for the TOEFL test
by Phillips, Deborah, 1952-
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v. A. Skills and strategies -- v. B. Practice tests
Topics: Test of English as a Foreign Language, English language
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Writers INC : a student handbook for writing and learning
by Kemper, Dave; Sebranek, Patrick; Meyer, Verne; Write Source; Great Source Education Group
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For grades 9-12
Topics: English language, English language, Academic writing
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ExpressWays 1
by Molinsky, Steven J; Bliss Bill
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Includes index
Topic: English language
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Under the Red sea sun
by Ellsberg, Edward, 1891-
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Map on lining-papers
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Topics: World War, 1939-1945, Salvage
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Elementary anecdotes in American English
by Hill, L. A. (Leslie Alexander)
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Originally published in 1977 under title: Elementary stories for reproduction
Topic: English language
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Writing the natural way : using right-brain techniques to release your expressive powers
by Rico, Gabriele L
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-283) and index
Topics: English language, Left and right (Psychology), Creative writing, Expression, Création littéraire,...
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English grammar
by Curme, George O. (George Oliver), 1860-1948; Curme, George O. (George Oliver), 1860-1948. College English grammar; Curme, George O. (George Oliver), 1860-1948. Principles and practice of English grammar
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"Formerly published under the title: Principles and practice of English grammar"--T.p. verso
Topics: English language, INGLES, Anglais (Langue)
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Catch-22
by Heller, Joseph
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Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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The bronze horseman : a novel
by Simons, Paullina, 1963-
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Tatiana and Dasha Metanov are two sisters sharing a cramped apartment with their brother and parents in Stalin's Russia when Tatiana meets and falls in love with Alexander, "an officer in the Red Army whose self-confidence sets him apart from most Russian men and helps to conceal a mysterious and troubled past."--Jacket
Topics: World War, 1939-1945, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Sisters
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The tin flute
by Roy, Gabrielle, 1909-1983; Josephson, Hannah (Geffen) tr
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"Translation from the French by Hannah Josephson."
Topics: Working class families, World War, 1939-1945
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The hour before the dawn
by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965
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Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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The fall of Berlin, 1945
by Antony Beevor
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Topics: Berlin, Battle of, Berlin, Germany, 1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Berlin, World War,...
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Ceremony
by Silko, Leslie, 1948-
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Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1977
Topics: World War, 1939-1945, Laguna Indians, Literature, Modern, Indians, North American, Veterans
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The careful writer : a modern guide to English usage
by Bernstein, Theodore M. (Theodore Menline), 1904-1979
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"First Atheneum Paperback Edition."
Topics: English language, Inglés
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InterCom 2000
by Chamot, Anna Uhl
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"Previously published as Intercom: English for international communication, copyright 1977, and New Intercom, copyright 1984."
Topic: English language
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Teaching English as a second or foreign language
by Celce-Murcia, Marianne
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-549) and index
Topic: English language
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Reflections of a nonpolitical man
by Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955
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Translation of: Betrachtungen eines Unpolitischen
Topics: Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955, World War, 1914-1918, World War, 1939-1945
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Cassell's Spanish dictionary: Spanish-English, English-Spanish
by Peers, E. Allison (Edgar Allison), 1891-1952, ed
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Originally published in London in 1959 under title: Cassell's Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary
Topics: Spanish language, English language, Español
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Techniques in teaching vocabulary
by Allen, Virginia French
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Topics: English language, Vocabulary, Ingiliz dili, Kelime bilgisi, Anglais (Langue), Anglais (Langue),...
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Prentice-Hall grammar and composition
by Forlini, Gary
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Topics: English language, English language
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History of United States naval operations in World War II
by Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976
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v. 1. The battle of the Atlantic, 9/39-5/43 -- v. 2. Operations in North African waters, 10/42-6/43 -- v. 3. The rising sun in the Pacific, 1931-4/42 -- v. 4. Coral Sea, Midway and submarine actions, 5/42-8/42 -- v. 5. The struggle for Quadalcanal, 8/42-2/43 -- v. 6. Breaking the Bismarks barrier, 7/ 22/42-5/1/44 -- v. 7. Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, 6/42-4/ 44 -- v. 8. New Guinea and the Marianas, 3/44-8/44
Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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Hitler's secret service : (original title, the Labyrinth) memoirs
by Schellenberg, Walter, 1910-1952
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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The great escape
by Paul Brickhill
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Topics: Brickhill, Paul., Stalag Luft III., World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British., World...
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English composition and grammar
by Warriner, John E
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Includes index
Topics: English language, English language
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The longest day
by Ryan, Cornelius
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-339) and index
Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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Childcraft Dictionary
by World Book, Inc
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"The special introductory material in this dictionary is taken from The Magic of Words, created by the editors of Childcraft. The dictionary is also published, without the Childcraft material, under the titles Macmillan Dictionary for Children and Macmillan Beginning Dictionary."
Topic: English language
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Teaching English writing
by Pincas, Anita
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Bibliography: p. 128-133
Topics: English language, English language, Englischunterricht, Textproduktion
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Holocaust : a history
by Dwork, Deborah; Pelt, R. J. van (Robert Jan), 1955-
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-428) and index
Topics: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Jews, World War, 1939-1945,...
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Anne Frank : the diary of a young girl
by Frank, Anne, 1929-1945; Mooyaart-Doubleday, B. M., translator
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Topics: Frank, Anne, 1929-1945, German Occupation of Netherlands (1940-1945), World War (1939-1945), World...
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The counterfeit traitor
by Klein, Alexander, 1918-
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Topics: Erickson, Eric Siegfried, 1889-, World War, 1939-1945
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Berlitz Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionary
by Nakao, Seigo
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Previously published as: Random House Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionary
Topics: Bilingual dictionaries, Japanese, Foreign Language Study, Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase...
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From here to eternity
by Jones, James, 1921-1977
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"A Laurel book."
Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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Journey to Topaz
by Yoshiko Uchida
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Topics: Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Juvenile fiction., World War,...
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The eagle has landed
by Higgins, Jack, 1929-
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Topic: World War, 1939-1945
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The politics of war : the world and United States foreign policy, 1943-1945
by Kolko, Gabriel
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [633]-678)
Topics: World politics, World War, 1939-1945, Buitenlandse politiek, Militaire politiek, Tweede Wereldoorlog
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Refining composition skills : rhetoric and grammar
by Smalley, Regina L; Ruetten, Mary K
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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: English language, English language, English language, Anglais (Langue), Anglais (Langue), Anglais...
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English grammar and composition, first course
by Warriner, John E; Graham, Sheila Laws, joint author
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Topic: English language

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