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2013年推薦新書~

The Short Prose Reader, 13/e

Author: Gilbert H. Muller & Harvey S. Wiener
Publisher: Mc-Graw Hill (2012)

ISBN: 9781259008047
Price: NT$ 700

This rhetorically organized reader, maintains the best features of the earlier editions: lively reading selections supported by helpful apparatus to integrate reading and writing in college composition and reading courses. In working through the text, the student progresses from key aspects of the writing and reading processes to chapters on the essential patterns of writing and then to more rigorous forms of analysis and argument. Each chapter provides diverse and lively prose models suited for discussion, analysis, and imitation.

2013年推薦新書~

Sentence Skills, 8/e

Author: John Langan
Publisher: Mc-Graw Hill (2009)

ISBN: 9789861576770
Price: NT$ 530

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John Langan’s best-selling sentence-level worktext returns in a new edition to help students master the essential grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and usage skills they need for clear, college-level writing.

This book includes:

• Coverage of basic writing skills is exceptionally thorough.
• The book has a clear and flexible format.
• Opening chapters deal with the writer’s attitude, writing as a process, and the importance of specific details in writing.

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2013年推薦新書~

Paragraph Skills, 2/e

Essay Skills, 2/e

Author: John Langan
Publisher: Mc-Graw Hill

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Paragraph skills and Essay Skills serve as a guidebook for every step of the writing process. Emphasizing both process and practice, with a focus on revision, this book helps to apply and advance writing skills using John Langan’s proven techniques. Learning to write effective sentences, paragraphs, and essays is critical for every writer.

Along the way, there are many other important skills to explore and develop－using specific and concrete language to make a  point and stick to it, selecting good supporting details to back up that point and create a convincing argument, organizing a paragraph in a way that best fits its purpose, and writing clear, error-free sentences to maximize the effectiveness of the writing. This book will prepare the students for writing situations in college and beyond.

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2013年推薦新書~

Brand-new Literature Collection

World Stories

Author: Ceri Jones
Publisher: Macmillan

ISBN: 9780230441194
Price: NT$ 160

This collection brings together six stories from six different countries (India, Argentina, Russia, New Zealand, Sudan and Australia). They tell the tales of families and individuals, of love, loss and struggles against adversity. Their universal themes are coloured by the culture and society of the countries they describe.

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2013年推薦新書~

Brand-new Macmillan Readers

Elementary (A2)

◆ Brazil

Brazil is a country that is changing quickly. Its economy is growing. It has modern industries like energy, electronics, cars, airplanes, and information technology; and lots of natural resources like iron, oil, and rubber…

◆ The Prince and the Pauper

The year is 1547. In London, the capital city of England, two boys from different families live very different lives. One is Edward Tudor, a prince and the future king of England; the other is Tom Canty, the son of a thief. Then one day they meet and their lives change forever…

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2013年推薦新書~

Essentials of  Business Communication
Second Edition (附CD/1片)

Author: Mary Ellen Guffey & Bertha Du-Babcock
Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: 9789814416481

This edition reinforces basic communication and writing skills for effectively communicating one’s messages in various business situations and for writing a variety of winning memos, letters, and reports. There is also comprehensive coverage of contemporary business communication issues, including oral communication, electronic forms of communication, diversity, and ethics. 閱讀全文 →