Books about Plain language from Amazon.com

Written by Patricia T. O'Conner, an editor at the New York Times Book Review, Woe Is I gives lighthearted, witty instruction on the subject most of us dreaded in school--grammar. Discussion is brief and concise, and much more engaging than the grammar books you may remember. With chapter titles such as "Woe is I: Therapy for Pronoun Anxiety," "Your Truly: The Possessive and the Possessed," "Verbal Abuse: Words on the Endangered List," "Comma Sutra; The Joy of Punctuation," and "Death Sentence: Do Cliches Deserve to Die?," O'Conner proves that even grammar can make for entertaining reading. .
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It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain Language taps the roots of our Christian family tree. It combines authoritative research with a captivating style to bring our heritage home to us.

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This compact guide lays out the basics of Intelligent Design, popularly known as ID. William Dembski, the dean of the intelligent–design movement, and Sean McDowell especially target readers whose understanding may have been confused by educational bias and one–sided arguments and attacks.

Commonsense and no–nonsense, with pointed examples, the authors explain

• the central theories of ID, showing why the presence of information and meaningful complexity require the involvement of intelligence
• why ID adheres to the scientific method and is a valid field of scientific inquiry
• why scientific evidence increasingly conflicts with evolutionary theories
• how both evolutionary theory and ID have religious/philosophical underpinnings, and why this causes so much controversy
• how both systems of thought have radical implications for our culture—and what readers can do about it

Clarifying crucial issues, this key resource gives nonspecialists a solid grasp of one of today’s foundational religious–scientific–cultural concepts.

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Shrek? Earwax-flavored jelly beans? Poems about meatballs? Who on earth would use all these to explain the rules of grammar? Must be Patricia T. O'Conner!

Just like Woe Is I, her national bestseller for adults, the junior version uses simple language and entertaining examples to make good English fun. Hey, nobody ever said grammar has to gruesome or gross or grim. How gratifying! O'Conner explores once-thorny problems in chapters like these:

"I" Witness: When Words Need Stand-ins

Plurals Before Swine: Sometimes There's More Than One

Yours Truly: Possessives and the Possessed

Action Figures: Words That Do the Work

Small Miracles: Incredible Shrinking Words

Casting a Spell: How to Be Letter Perfect

Connecting the Dots: All About Punctuation

Calling all grammarphobes! This is one reference book you'll enjoy pulling off the shelf. It will have you laughing while you learn.

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This companion volume to Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar features a clear, concise, and proven format to help students with any course in Chinese, plus 200 sets of practise exercises and Chinese glossaries.

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Korean Basics Made Easy--and Fun!

Studying Korean is intimidating. Not only do you face the usual challenges of learning a new language--vocabulary, grammar, verb tenses--but you also have to learn a non-Roman alphabet. To help you master the language, Read & Speak Korean for Beginners entertains you while you learn, lessening the anxiety of a new script and increasing your confidence in your language skills.

This program teaches you basic vocabulary and explains sentence structures for eight key areas of everyday life--introducing yourself, saying where you're from, asking what things are, asking where things are located, describing objects and people, asking how to get around, talking about your family, and describing what you do. The accompanying CD features all the key words and phrases so you can hear how they are pronounced and repeat them after the speaker.

Inside you will find:

• Clear explanations of how to use basic phrases in everyday conversations
• Entertaining activities, games, and puzzles with which to check your progress
• Illustrated flash cards to help you memorize key phrases
• Listening exercises and audio games on the CD to further reinforce your comprehension

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With extensive biblical knowledge and a fresh, contemporary perspective, Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz provide an easy–to–understand approach to God’s written message as they:

• provide a user–friendly overview of the origin, themes, and context of the bible
• pack in maps, references, learning aids, and useful details
• reveal god’s love and plan of salvation for humankind
• encourage study with a personal three month plan

This is a must–have resource for readers who have been planning to get serious about Bible study—longtime believers, new Christians, Bible study leaders, and even seekers who want to read the Bible for the first time.

Formerly titled Bruce & Stan’s® Guide to the Bible.

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Say farewell to language faux pas forever!

Based on the revolutionary Easily Pronounced Language Systems approach, Say It Right in Chinese makes mastering correct Chinese pronunciation simple. With Say It Right you'll learn how to use hundreds of Chinese words and phrases in everyday conversation.

This amazing guide gives you easy-to-read vowel symbols that, when combined with consonants, make pronunciation easy.

With Say It Right in Chinese you will:

• Learn more than 500 essential Chinese words and phrases
• Easily create sentences using "Phrasemakers"
• Get a quick reference to more than 500 word pronunciations in the Say It Right travel dictionary

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In the new Christianity 101™ series, Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz provide their easy–to–understand explanations about facets of the Christian walk in a style that invites believers and seekers to discover God, His Word, and His promises for daily living.

This book is brimming with joy! Readers of all backgrounds will love the inspiring descriptions of God’s nature, His personality, and His activities. Curious inquirers and earnest seekers will find straightforward responses to essential questions about God:

• Eternity—where did God come from?
• The trinity—is God three people, or is He one?
• The Bible—did God really communicate His own thoughts to us?

Perfect for personal study or group use.

Formerly titled Bruce & Stan’s^® Guide to God

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