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Merriam-webster’s Vocabulary Builder [Mass Market Paperback]

Merriam-webster's Vocabulary Builder

The ideal book for people who want to increase their word power. Thorough coverage of 1,200 words and 240 roots while introducing 2,300 words. The Vocabulary Builder is organized by Greek and Latin roots for effective study with nearly 250 new words and roots. Includes quizzes after each root discussion to test progress. A great study aid for students preparing to take standardized tests.

About the Author

Since 1937. Merriam-Webster is America’s foremost publisher of language-related reference works. The company publishes a diverse array of print and electronic products, including Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition – America’s best-selling desk dictionary – and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster can be considered the direct lexicographical heir of Noah Webster. In 1843, the company bought the rights to the 1841 edition of Webster’s magnum opus, An American Dictionary of the Englis (more…)

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Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder [Mass Market Paperback]

Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder

The Merriam-Webster Vocabulary Builder allows you to enjoy informative and entertaining discussions of English words derived from Greek and Latin roots–and expand your working vocabulary at the same time. Words that share the same root are grouped for easy study. Quizzes let you test how much you’ve learned.

About the Author

Mary Wood Cornog is a contributor for Merriam-Webster Inc titles including: ‘Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder’Les Hewitt, coauthor of The Power of Focus is an international workshop facilitator and popular motivational speaker. He founded The Achievers Coaching Program in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which now includes 450 training programs operating in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. He is an active member of the North Calgary Community Church.

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God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It (Paperback)

God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It

Amazon.com Review

Secular liberals and religious conservatives will find things to both comfort and alarm them in Jim Wallis’s God’s Politics. That combination is actually reason enough to recommend the book in a time when the national political and theological discourse is dominated by blanket descriptions and shortsightedness. But Wallis, editor of Sojourners magazine, offers more than just a book that’s hard to categorize. What Wallis sees as the true mission of Christianity–righting social ills, working for peace–is in tune with the values of liberals who so often run screaming from the idea of religion. Meanwhile, in his estimation, religious vocabulary is co-opted by conservatives who use it to polarize. Wallis proposes a new sort of politics, the name of which serves as the title of the book, wherein these disparities are reconciled and progressive causes are paired with spiritual guidance for the betterment of society. Wallis is at his most compelling when he (more…)