MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th Ed)

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Widely adopted by universities, colleges, and secondary schools, the "MLA Handbook" gives step-by-step advice on every aspect of writing research papers, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. For over half a century, the "MLA Handbook" is the guide millions of writers have relied on.

The seventh edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to research and writing in the online environment. It provides an authoritative update of MLA documentation style for use in student writing, including simplified guidelines for citing works published on the Web and new recommendations for citing several kinds of works, such as digital files and graphic narratives.

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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century (E) -- The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing both the great rhythms of history and the grain and texture of domestic life as it was lived.   In A DISTANT MIRROR, Barbara Tuchman illuminates the Dark Ages. Her description of medieval daily life, the role of the church, the influence of the Great Plagues, and the social and political conventions that make this period of history so engrossing, are carefully woven into an integrated narrative that sweeps the reader along. Softcover, 704 pages

A Tale of Two Cities (E) -- Lucie Manette has been separated from her father for 18 years while he languished in Paris's most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettes' fortunes become inextricably intertwined with those of two men, the heroic aristocrat Darnay and the dissolute lawyer Carton. Their story, which encompasses violence, revenge, love, and redemption, is grippingly played out against the backdrop of the terrifying brutality of the French Revolution.Penguin Classics Softcover 544 pagesISBN: 0141439602   EAN: 9780141439600

Animal Farm -- Used with LLATL The Gold Book British Literature, (High school)A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned-a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible. When Animal Farm was first published fifty years ago, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target.  Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell's masterpiece has a meaning and message still ferociously fresh. Author George Orwell ISBN: 0451526341, 9780451526342

Candide Or Optimism (E) -- A flamboyant and controversial personality of enormous wit and intelligence, Voltaire remains one of the most influential figures of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Candide,  his masterpiece, is a brilliant satire of the theory that our world is "the best of all possible worlds." The book traces the picaresque adventures of the guileless Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunegonde, tortured by the Inquisition, et cetera, all without losing his resilience and will to live and pursue a happy life.Softcover 155 pages ISBN: 0143039423   EAN: 9780143039426Penguin Classics,

Classical Rhetoric (E, F) -- Martin Cothran's Classical Rhetoric with Aristotle is a guided tour through the first part of the greatest single book on communication ever written- Aristotle's Rhetoric. With questions that will help the student unlock every important aspect of the book, along with fill-in-the-blank charts and analyses of great speeches, this companion text to Aristotle's great work will send the student on a voyage of discovery from which he will return with a competent knowledge of the basic classical principles of speech and writing.      To the ancients, rhetoric was the crowning intellectual discipline. It took the knowledge the student had gained over the course of his years of schooling and the understanding of logical principles gained from the study of traditional logic and molded them into powerful tools of persuasion. To Aristotle, the art of rhetoric was the chief weapon in the service of truth.      Unlike much of modern communication theory, Aristotle did not overemphasize technique. He understood that, although the construction and delivery of a speech or a piece of writing are important, there is a certain body of knowledge a person must have at his disposal in order to communicate effectively. That is why Classical Rhetoric is more than just a course in English or public speaking. It is those things, but it is much more. It involves a study of the fundamental principles of political philosophy, ethics, and traditional psychology. A student learns not only how to give a political speech, but also the elements of good character; not only how to give a legal speech, but also the seven reasons people do things; not only how to give a ceremonial speech, but what incites specific emotions under different circumstances.      Classical Rhetoric also familiarizes students with three model speeches as examples of the three branches of classical oratory-The "Appeal of the Envoys to Achilles," from Homer's Iliad; the "Apology of Socrates," from the dialogue of Plato; and Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." Students will also be asked to analyze Marc Antony's "Funeral Oration" from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar as an example of a great speech that defies categorization. 9781930953444

Francis A Schaeffer TRILOGY (D, E & F) -- This book contains three books. It is an anthology of Francis Schaeffer's work. The books are The God Who Is There, Escape from Reason, and He Is There and He Is Not Silent.Considered foundational to his entire life's work, this text was revised shortly before the renowned theologian's death.Hardcover 368 pagesISBN: 0891075615   EAN: 9780891075615

Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life (E) -- This training guide and ministry reference teaches how to disciple leaders, develop personal and spiritual life programs, and deal with prevalent singles issues. Softcover 95 pagesISBN: 0801065283   EAN: 9780801065286

How Should We Then Live? (D, E & F) -- As one of the foremost evangelical thinkers of the twentieth century, Francis Schaeffer long pondered the fate of declining Western culture. In this brilliant book he analyzed the reasons for modern society's state of affairs and presented the only viable alternative: living by the Christian ethic, acceptance of God's revelation, and total affirmation of the Bible's morals, values, and meaning. How Should We Then Live? has become the benchmark for Christian worldview thinking today. This edition commemorates the 50th anniversary of L'Abri Fellowship, founded by Francis and Edith Schaeffer.Soft cover 288 pages. ISBN: 1581345364   EAN: 9781581345360

How The Irish Saved Civilization (Core E) -- A book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars" -- and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved front the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost -- they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchmail's "A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization" reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.

How to Read a Book (E, F) -- How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated. You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them -- from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science. Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests whereby you can measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension and speed. 426 pages, 9780671212094

LIVE NLT (New Living Translation) Bible -- Most youth Bibles are just teen versions of adult Bibles. LIVE takes an all-new, teen-centered approach. It includes a wealth of experiences and activities that help teens discover surprising things about God, see God involved in their lives, and express their faith creatively--both in the pages of the Bible and on the tie-in Web site. This is the only youth Bible with content created by teenagers. Art, photos, and other creative forms of self-expression from youth are packed into this Bible as a launching point to drive teens into God's Word. Teens will see how God works in the lives of other teens and be encouraged to express their faith, too. God talks to you through the Bible, now you can return the favor. If you think it's wrong to write in a Bible, get over it. LIVE is designed for doodling. For reflection. As a place to let your ideas splash out across the page.Inside are hundreds of opportunities to respond to what you read. To question. To think. To express yourself.    Features include NLT text, two-color interior (orange/black), student art, student poems, interactive tie-in Web site, sidebars that spark teen creativity, "Try This" feature that encourages teens to live out their faith, quotes and profiles of famous people of faith.  Softcover.   

Othello (E) -- Though this great tragedy of unsurpassed intensity and emotion is played out against Renaissance splendor, its story of the doomed marriage of a Venetian senator's daughter, Desdemona, to a Moorish general, Othello, is especially relevant to modern audiences. The differences in race and background create an initial tension that allows the horrifyingly envious villain Iago methodically to promote the "green-eyed monster" jealousy, until, in one of the most deeply moving scenes in theatrical history, the noble Moor destroys the woman he loves-only to discover too late that she was innocent.The timeless, tragic story of Othello, the mighty Moor, Desdemona, his faithful bride, and Iago, the evil manipulator, has the elements and excitement of a modern thriller-an elopement, passion, prejudice, insane jealousy, murder, and suicide. Softcover 314 pagesISBN: 0743482824   EAN: 9780743482820

Pride and Prejudice (E) -- Austen's perfect comedy of manners--one of the most popular novels of all time--features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues.Soft cover, 480 pagesISBN: 0141439513   EAN: 9780141439518

Reading Between the Lines (D & E) -- Christians who love books will love this navigational aid through the current flood pouring into the marketplace. Helps readers make informed choices by understanding how literature communicates. Softcover 356 pages ISBN - 9780891075820

Rise to Rebellion (E) -- The acclaimed author who has illuminated the Civil War and the  Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who helped to forge the destiny of a nation. In 1770, the fuse of revolution is lit by a fateful command - "Fire!" - as England's peacekeeping mission ignites into the Boston Massacre. The senseless killing of civilians leads to a tumultuous trial in which lawyer John Adams must defend the very enemy who has assaulted and abused the laws he holds sacred. The taut courtroom drama soon broadens into a stunning epic of war as King George III leads a reckless and corrupt government in London toward the escalating abuse of his colonies. Outraged by the increasing loss of their liberties, an extraordinary gathering of America's most inspiring characters confronts the British presence with the ideals that will change history. John Adams, the idealistic attorney devoted to the law, who rises to greatness by the power of his words...Ben Franklin, one of the most celebrated men of his time, the elderly and audacious inventor and philosopher who endures firsthand the hostile prejudice of the British government...Thomas Gage, the British general given the impossible task of crushing a colonial rebellion without starting an all-out war...George Washington, the dashing Virginian whose battle experience in the French and Indian War brings him the recognition that elevates him to command of a colonial army...and many other immortal names from the Founding Family of the colonial struggle - Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Joseph Warren, Samuel Adams, Richard Henry Lee - captured as never before in their full flesh-and-blood humanity. More than a powerful portrait of the people and purpose of the revolution, Rise to Rebellion is a vivid account of history's most pivotal events. The Boston Tea Party, the battles of Concord and Bunker Hill - all are recreated with the kind of breathtaking detail only a master like Jeff Shaara can muster. His most impressive achievement, Rise to Rebellion reveals with new immediacy how philosophers became fighters, ideas their ammunition, and how a scattered group of colonies became the United States of America. Softcover, 492 pages ISBN: 0345427548   EAN: 9780345427540

Teen Study Bible - NIV (Girl)
Leather -- This Bible keeps up with YOU! As an on-the-go teen, you're moving fast. God is moving faster! The Teen Study Bible will help you keep in step with all He has done, is doing, and will do in the world-and in your life. This bestselling Bible will help you discover the eternal truths of God's Word and apply them to the issues you face today. Features include- . "We Believe" unpacks the Apostles' Creed to reveal the biblical foundation of faith . Topical index helps with in-depth Bible study . Book introductions . Highlighted Bible verses to memorize . Q&A's to test Bible knowledge . 4 full-color pages include a presentation page and information about the Apostles Creed . 8-page full-color map section . Biblical advice about friends, family, school, and other issues . Easy-to-read font size . Complete text of the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. With almost 3 million copies sold, the Teen Study Bible continues to be a teen's #1 source for discovering the foundational truths of the Bible. Excellent for Home School Use! The Teen Study Bible was the 2009 Retailers Choice Award winner in the Youth/Teen category.

Teen Study Bible - NIV (Guy)
Leather -- This Bible keeps up with YOU! As an on-the-go teen, you're moving fast. God is moving faster! The Teen Study Bible will help you keep in step with all He has done, is doing, and will do in the world-and in your life. This bestselling Bible will help you discover the eternal truths of God's Word and apply them to the issues you face today. Features include- . "We Believe" unpacks the Apostles' Creed to reveal the biblical foundation of faith . Topical index helps with in-depth Bible study . Book introductions . Highlighted Bible verses to memorize . Q&A's to test Bible knowledge . 4 full-color pages include a presentation page and information about the Apostles Creed . 8-page full-color map section . Biblical advice about friends, family, school, and other issues . Easy-to-read font size . Complete text of the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. With almost 3 million copies sold, the Teen Study Bible continues to be a teen's #1 source for discovering the foundational truths of the Bible. Excellent for Home School Use! The Teen Study Bible was the 2009 Retailers Choice Award winner in the Youth/Teen category.

The Bedford Handbook, 8th Edition -- Includes 2009 MLA and 2010 APA UpdatesThe Bedford Handbook carries on the Hacker tradition by responding to student writers' needs and to the way students need their handbook to work. Still a full-size handbook that doubles as a reference, the Handbook features clear, straightforward advice, hand-edited sentences, a user-friendly index, and a handy format. The eighth edition combines classic Hacker usability with a next-generation focus on academic writing and research and new navigation that helps students pull together advice and models for each assignment. Developed with the help of students and teachers at more than 35 colleges and universities, the new edition reflects the ways students write and revise in their composition course and beyond. What's more, The Bedford Handbook remains a portable size; it's still a comprehensive reference that's as easy to consult as it is to carry.

The Communist Manifesto (E) -- Since its publication, no other treatise has inspired such a dividing and violent debate, and after the recent collapse of several regimes which had initially embraced it, a retrospective interpretation of the essential ideas it advocates is presented in this comprehensive volume. Using the authorized English translation, edited and annotated by Engels, this edition features an extensive and provocative Introduction by historian Malia and a new Afterword by Kotkin.ISBN 9780451531841

The Good News We Almost Forgot:
Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism (E) -- DeYoung explores the Heidelberg Catechism from the 16th century--a commentary on the Apostle's Creed, the Ten Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer, which deals with man's guilt, God's grace, and believers' gratitude.9780802458407, 252 pages

The Inferno (E) -- Robert and Jean Hollander's translation is the new standard in English of this essential work of world literature. Featuring the original Italian opposite the translation, this edition also offers an extensive and accessible Introduction and generous commentaries, which draw on centuries of scholarship.Softcover,  736 pagesISBN: 0385496982   EAN: 9780385496988

The Patriot's Handbook: A Citizenship Primer for a New Generation of Americans (2nd edition) (E) -- British philosopher G. K. Chesterton once quipped that America is the only nation ever founded on a creed. While other nations find their identity in geography, culture, ideology, or ethnic origin, America was founded on certain ideas about freedom, human dignity, and social responsibility. Early in the nineteenth century, American educators began to realize that if this great experiment in liberty was to be maintained, then an informed patriotism would have to be instilled in the young. The ideals that produced the nation needed to pass from one generation to the next; thus, these educators presented rising new citizens with a small handbook containing the essential elements of the American creed. "The Patriot's Handbook" is a twenty-first century version of that tradition. A concise introduction to the ideas, events, and personalities of American freedom, it is a valuable resource for anyone who wishes to understand the nation's identity as it has developed from its founding until now. Included are key documents: The Mayflower Compact The Declaration of Independence The Federalist Papers Speeches, poems, song lyrics, and profiles of the presidents and many of the leaders who have shaped the nation's historyISBN: 9781581824032, 466 pages

The Prince -- Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor "The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic. In "The Prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion. Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government, and is the ultimate book on power politics.ISBN - 9780553212785

The Return of Martin Guerre (E) -- The Inventive Peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost persuaded the learned judges at the Parlement of Toulouse, when on a summer's day in 1560 a man swaggered into the court on a wooden leg, denounced Arnaud, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. The astonishing case captured the imagination of the Continent. Told and retold over the centuries, the story of Martin Guerre became a legend, still remembered in the Pyrenean village where the impostor was executed more than 400 years ago.Now a noted historian, who served as consultant for a new French film on Martin Guerre, has searched archives and lawbooks to add new dimensions to a tale already abundant in mysteries: we are led to ponder how a common man could become an impostor in the sixteenth century, why Bertrande de Rols, an honorable peasant woman, would accept such a man as her husband, and why lawyers, poets, and men of letters like Montaigne became so fascinated with the episode. Natalie Zemon Davis reconstructs the lives of ordinary people, in a sparkling way that reveals the hidden attachments and sensibilities of nonliterate sixteenth-century villagers. Here we see men and women trying to fashion their identities within a world of traditional ideas about property and family and of changing ideas about religion. We learn what happens when common people get involved in the workings of the criminal courts in the ancien régime, and how judges struggle to decide who a man was in the days before fingerprints and photographs. We sense the secret affinity between the eloquent men of law and the honey-tongued village impostor, a rare identification across class lines. Deftly written to please both the general public and specialists, The Return of Martin Guerre will interest those who want to know more about ordinary families and especially women of the past, and about the creation of literary legends. It is also a remarkable psychological narrative about where self-fashioning stops and lying begins. Softcover - 176 pagesISBN: 0674766911   EAN: 9780674766914

The Taming of the Shrew (E) -- Shakespeare, who clearly preferred his women characters to his men (always excepting Falstaff and Hamlet), enlarges the human from the start, by subtly suggesting that women have the truer sense of reality.These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books. ISBN: 074347757X   EAN: 9780743477574 Softcover 304 pages

The Unquenchable Flame: Discovering the Heart of the Reformation (E) -- Burning pyres, nuns on the run, stirring courage, and comic relief: the Protestant Reformation is a gripping tale, packed with drama. But what motivated the Reformers? And what were they really like? The Unquenchable Flame, a lively, accessible, and fully informative introduction to the Reformation by Michael Reeves, brings to life the movement's most colorful characters (Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, The Puritans, etc.), examines their ideas, and shows the profound and personal relevance of Reformation thinking for today. Also included are a lengthy Reformation timeline, a map of key places in the Reformation, further reading suggestions, and, in this U.S. edition, a new foreword by 9 Marks Ministries president Mark Dever.9781433669316

Writers, Inc. -- For grades 9 - 12 - This comprehensive resource includes information on all aspects of writing, thinking, and learning including - guidelines for writing expository and persuasive essays information on writing research papers such as writing thesis statements, researching in the library and on the Internet, and using MLA and APA documentation styles-including citing electronic sources information on writing research papers such as writing thesis statements, researching in the library and on the Internet, and using MLA and APA documentation styles-including citing electronic sources information on thinking and learning skills including viewing, notetaking, and test-taking skills ISBN: 9780669529951

Canterbury Tales (E) -- With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval literature. Translated here into modern English, these tales of a motley crowd of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life-from knight to nun, miller to monk-reveal a picture of English life in the fourteenth century that is as robust as it is representative.Unabridged, 9780140424386