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"Best 331 Colleges 2002 (Best Colleges)"
Robert Franek
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It's official--the best party school in the nation is no longer
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annual "Best 331 Colleges." The 2002 edition ranks schools in a wide
range of areas, from academics to financial aid.
"How to Go to College Almost for Free: The Secrets of Winning
Scholarship Money (How to Go to College Almost for Free, 2001)"
Benjamin R. Kaplan
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Speaking of college, just how are you going to afford to get your
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Free." Author Ben Kaplan knows what he's talking about--he financed
his trip through Harvard on dozens of scholarships.
"The Art of Shen Ku: The Ultimate Traveler's Guide: The First
Intergalactic Artform of the En Tire Universe"
Zeek
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Reference geeks know that some of the quirkiest books hide out in
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by the pseudonymous sailor "Zeek," this book must be seen to be
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"Dictionary of the American West: Over 5,000 Terms from Aarigaa! to
Zopilote"
Winfred Blevins
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Win Blevins's "Dictionary of the American West" is the definitive
source for cowboy linguists. Thousands of entries cover the odd and
beautiful words that entered English by way of the many cultures of
the West. Especially interesting are the words from Native American
languages, Russian, Hispanic, Norwegian, and other tongues modified
to fit trading lingo and slang, and still present in American
English today.
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POSTED 3 AUGUST 2001
"Insulting English"
Peter Novobatzky
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"James? A decent fellow, if something of a naffin." Insults are
always more satisfying when they have to be pondered over before
anyone can take offense. Novobatzky and Shea, authors of "Depraved
English," offer a cornucopia of insults, putdowns, and invectives to
raise your vituperations to new heights.
"Alpha Teach Yourself French in 24 Hours"
Dr Griffin, William
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If you need to master the basics of French in a hurry, look no
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24 chapters. We didn't quite make it through the book in one day,
but c'est la vie, non?
"Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia"
Jo Forty
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"In myth," says Egyptian history expert Jo Forty, "the visible
world is merely the visual part of an inestimably more complicated
system which involves other elements not immediately visible to
human observation." In "Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia," Forty
pulls back the veil of this complicated system, introducing us to
the gods and heroes of cultures from Oceania to Scandinavia.
NOT YOUR MOTHER'S DICTIONARY
"Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary"
Anne Soukhanov
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The "Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary" is billed as "the first
dictionary of the Internet age," and the publishers prove it with
definitions for terms like "dot-comer" (somebody who does business
on the Internet or who consistently buys high-tech stocks) and
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