July 2012 | Text Language List

Everyday Idioms for Reference and Practice (Everyday Idioms for Reference & Practice) (bk. 1) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I've found that quite a few books contain idioms that are only used in parts of the U.S., or are out-of-date or unusual. One of my international graduate students commented that she constantly saw the idioms she had learned in print- these are really the idioms that are popular and taken for granted....

Street Talk-1: How to Speak and Understand American Slang (v. 1) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)'Street Talk 1' is my favorite book on the topic. Although I have a decent collection of slang dictionaries, I found this one to stand out for several reasons:First of all, it is full of terms that are ACTUALLY USED in the US today. No big deal, you might say, but most of the other books available on...

Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Third Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Most of us have had to learn PL/SQL at some point in our Oracle careers, and I am sure many of you have become quite expert. On the other hand, some of you may be new to this world of PL/SQL and are looking for a basic text that will educate you in the use of this language.The "Bible" for PL/SQL programming...

Java 2: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have waited to write this review until I had finished the book cover-to-cover in order to give a fair review. I bought this book because of the author Herbert Schildt. I have read several of his books and found them all to be informative, easy to understand and well written. While I was disappointed...

Music: An Appreciation Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have used this text and earlier editions teaching music appreciation at community college and have found it to be the best yet so far. The most useful part of the text for the [before class] non-active listener are the listening outlines, with very detailed descriptions of what to listen for in various...

Professional Android Application Development (Wrox Programmer to Programmer) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The author clearly and concisely explains the fundamental aspects of Android programming. The coverage of Android topics is pretty comprehensive and the depth of coverage was just right for my needs. Mr. Meier provides some background information about mobile programming platforms in general, so the...

The Complete Word Study New Testament (Word Study Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As a leader of Precept Bible studies, I have found these tools to be extremely helpful. Being Greek himself, Spiro has much to offer in the correct interpreting of Gods Word. His insights to the culture and meaning of words has proven helpful and enlightening. These books are user friendly, while being...

C++: The Complete Reference Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A little background: I've been programming professionally for 3 years now using VB, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, XML and occasional C. I would consider myself at intermediate/journyman level, striving to be Guru level (I'm perhaps there in VB, but not the other languages). Now my job is calling for more usage...

Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos (Dual Language Edition:: Spanish, English) (Spanish and English Edition) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Julia de Burgos is probably Latin America's greatest female poet. Although she never gained the mass media attention Gabriela Mistral gained after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, de Burgos' work is eternally mesmerizing. Here is a woman who led an unhappy life searching for love, only to find...

The World Trade Organization: Law, Practice, and Policy (Oxford International Law Library) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is a useful text for those who are interested in learning about the law of the World Trade Organisation. I would have given it a 3.5 rating rather than 3 if that were possible. This edition also reflects the more recent developments in WTO case law etc and is therefore useful as a textbook...

100 Love Sonnets: Cien sonetos de amor (Texas Pan American Series) (English and Spanish Edition) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I hate to rain on everyone's parade but Stephen Tapscott's translation of Pablo Neruda's evocative and beautiful poetry is crass, misleading and patronizing. It is an insult to the memory of a great poet and a disgrace to translation in general. I have read the collection several times and it angers...

ARM System-on-Chip Architecture (2nd Edition) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is an excellent overall compendium for the ARM processor core. This book is a must for anyone doing embedded design work that has never worked with an ARM core previously. Steve Furber presents the information in a very readable format, but technical enough to capture the important details....

The CELTA Course Trainee Book Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I paid for this book because I read a previous review that said if I didn't take good notes, this would help me remember the content of the celta course. That is false. The book address TEFL generalisms but does not help with what is really important to pass the CELTA course. You have to learn the CELTA...

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"You really want to know what being an X-Man feels like? Just be a smart bookish boy of color in a contemporary U.S. ghetto. Mamma mia! Like having bat wings or a pair of tentacles growing out of your chest."Meet Oscar de León. Once upon a time, in elementary school, Oscar was a slick Dominican kid who...

Building an ESL Collection for Young Adults: A Bibliography of Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction for Schools and Public Libraries (Contributions in Librarianship & Information Science) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)An excellent resource that filled a considerable gap when published in 1998, this library resource needs to be updated. The entire field has grown exponentially, new publishers and major texts have been published, and the internet and online education programs have completely revised the recommendations...

Thinking about Mathematics: The Philosophy of Mathematics Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Anybody who's interested in why mathematics might have the least bit to do with philosophy will be interested in this book. To many the philosophy of mathematics may seem too specialized and peripheral to be of much interest. But such is not the case. The philosophy of math is intricately intertwined...

Cambridge IELTS 5 Student's Book with Answers (IELTS Practice Tests) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The service and postage of the book was really good, although for some reason i though it came complete with the tapes for the audio part of the training, as without it the audio training part is of no use.I think that to be fare it should be specified on the ad that the book comes without the tapes.ThanksClick...