"For puzzle situations, for humor, for warm character, for most of the values of plain good writing, [this book] can be thoroughly recommended." -- Astounding Science Fiction
This popular four-book series has been revised and updated, while preserving the features which have made it so successful. These include: (1) clear, simple explanations of key points of English grammar, using only essential technical terms; (2) a large number of graded exercises; (3) lively illust
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This popular four-book series has been revised and updated, while preserving the features which have made it so successful. These include: (1) clear, simple explanations of key points of English grammar, using only essential technical terms; (2) a large number of graded exercises; (3) lively illustrations enhancing understanding of the text.
Towards the end of his life, [the author] wrote a novel so simple and yet so profound that it is perhaps one of the greatest stories ever told. In 1954 shortly after the publication of [this book] he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Passages
Critical introduction/comment(s):"If you read [this book] you will be in less danger of living the unexamined life that Socrates decried." – The New York Times
I, Robot
Critical introduction/comment(s):"For puzzle situations, for humor, for warm character, for most of the values of plain good writing, [this book] can be thoroughly recommended." -- Astounding Science Fiction
Brighter Grammar
Critical introduction/comment(s):This popular four-book series has been revised and updated, while preserving the features which have made it so successful. These include: (1) clear, simple explanations of key points of English grammar, using only essential technical terms; (2) a large number of graded exercises; (3) lively illust ... (continue)
This popular four-book series has been revised and updated, while preserving the features which have made it so successful. These include: (1) clear, simple explanations of key points of English grammar, using only essential technical terms; (2) a large number of graded exercises; (3) lively illustrations enhancing understanding of the text.
The conquest of happiness
Introduction/critical comment(s):By Bertrand Russell.
'He writes what he calls common sense, but it is in fact uncommon wisdom.' – The Observer
'Commended strongly in these days of false values and confused thinking.' - The Listener
'As a guide to cheerfulness, Russell could not be bettered.' – News Chronicle
The old man and the sea
Critical introduction/comment(s):By Hemingway.
Towards the end of his life, [the author] wrote a novel so simple and yet so profound that it is perhaps one of the greatest stories ever told. In 1954 shortly after the publication of [this book] he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.