This book helps job interviewees meet the challenges of that all-important employment interview. For instance, what`s the best answer to give a job interviewer when he asks about your background and you know you have less experience than other candidates? The author offers good answers for this and for many equally tough questions. She also presents general tips that apply to all interview questions.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Updated to meet the needs of students preparing for the latest versions of the SAT and ACT college entrance tests, the new edition of this helpful, longtime best-selling book features word lists with definitions, analogy exercises, word games, and words-in-context exercises. A special feature is the authors` Panorama of Words, in which each of the book`s 1100 words is presented in a sentence from a well-known novel, play, poem, or other literary source. A new Bonus Materials section commemorates this book`s 40th Anniversary as a leader in vocabulary building and test preparation.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In the Graphic Classics version of this pioneering, nineteenth-century science fiction novel, the brilliant but strange Captain Nemo has designed a gigantic submarine, which he now captains. With his crew, he uses his submarine, the Nautilus, as a weapon of vengeance against the civilization that has rejected and exiled him. Graphic Classics are graphic novel versions of immortal novels and plays, presented in a way to help make great literary works accessible to students, and encourage boys and girls to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Titles in this series tell absorbing, fast-paced stories dramatized with high-quality color illustrations. Each Graphic Classics title includes a thumbnail biography of...
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Comprehension of idiomatic expressions is vital in achieving fluency in a second language. Both English-speaking students of French and French-speaking students of English will find this dictionary invaluable in improving their conversational skill and an excellent word finder when they are reading popular newspapers or magazines in their second language. Updated to keep pace with the most current idioms, this two-part phrase book translates 2001 expressions from French to English, and from English to French. All entries are illustrated with sample sentences. This reference volume features two handy quick-word-finder indexes—one at the end of each of French section, and one at the end of the English section.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: август 2010
Idiomatic speech in every language undergoes constant change, and this new third edition reflects informal, idiomatic Spanish as it is spoken today. It`s divided into two distinct parts, the first part listing Spanish idioms with their English meanings, and the second part presenting English idioms with Spanish equivalents. Each entry is followed by an illustrative sentence. Also featured are appendices listing irregular verbs, abbreviations, and weights and measures in both English and Spanish.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: август 2010
This valuable language reference book presents 201 of the most often-used Mandarin Chinese monosyllabic verbs, with compounds and phrases for each verb. This title departs from Barron’s more typical 201/501 Verbs books in that it does not present conjugation tables. Chinese verbs cannot be conjugated because they do not change to indicate tense, person, or number. This book presents each verb, one verb per page, with both its Chinese character and its English infinitive form printed at the top of the page. Examples of common verb compounds are then presented in exemplary phrases with Chinese characters. Pronunciation for each phrase is given in the Roman alphabet (pinyin) and their meaning is given in English. The authors open this...
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Both amateur and professional potters constantly seek timesaving tips, trade secrets, and new technical knowledge--which makes this handsomely illustrated book exactly what they are looking for. Atkin describes the full range of available clays, necessary tools and equipment, and easy-to-follow directions for fashioning pottery.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: февраль 2009
Despite e-mail, cell phones and other modern conveniences, an important place still exists for the written letter, especially when it is used as a means of business communication. This revised and updated book presents correct business formats, then offes instruction on writing clear and concise letters for every imaginable occasion. Among them are letters of inquiry, credit letters, dunning letters, congratulatory letters, business announcements, invitations to business functions, and many more. Readerswill find many sample letters that they can adapt for their own uses. New in this edition is advice and instruction on effective e-mail correspondence.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The most commonly used "501 German Verbs" are arranged alphabetically in a table format, one verb per page with English translation, and conjugated in all tenses and forms. The book`s additional features include common idioms with example sentences to demonstrate verb usage and a grammar review. This book includes a bonus CD-ROM enclosed at no additional charge. The CD-ROM presents valuable exercises for students in German sentence completion, word completion, word matching, and conversational dialogue, with answers provided for all exercises. Learning German Is Twice as Easy with This Helpful 2-in-l Combination! The easy-to-use reference book gives you: The most common German verbs, alphabetically arranged, one verb per page,...
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: январь 2011
The most commonly used 501 Japanese verbs are arranged alphabetically in a table format, one verb per page with English pronunciation and translation, and presented in all forms. The book’s additional features include common idioms with example sentences to demonstrate verb usage and a grammar review.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The most commonly used 510 Russian verbs are arranged alphabetically in a table format, one verb per page with English pronunciation and translation. Verbs are fully conjugated and presented in all forms. The bookA‚`s additional features include common idioms with example sentences to demonstrate verb usage and a grammar review.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: август 2011
The world`s bestselling Spanish verbs reference book has just gotten better. It presents the 501 most common Spanish verbs, alphabetically arranged, one verb per page, with conjugations in all tenses. Additional information includes verbs used in idiomatic phrases with example sentences, a list of more than 2,100 additional regular verbs conjugated like the book`s 501 modal verbs, frequently-used phrases for tourists, and more. The enclosed CD-ROM presents exercises with answers in Spanish sentence completion, dialogue, word completion, matching English and Spanish words, and more. The brand-new audio compact disc that is also enclosed emphasizes correct Spanish pronunciation and listening comprehension as it reviews Spanish verb forms,...
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
This updated vocabulary-building book presents the essential core of words that students at middle-school and higher levels must know and be able to use fluently for academic success. These words also constitute essential vocabulary for ESL students and test-takers, as well as others who speak English as their second language. The authors present a series of brief word-building lessons, each introducing 12 new words that are presented in sample sentences and short articles. Fill-in-the-blanks exercises help students measure their word-building progress.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Barron’s Business Review Books are typically used as college textbook supplements or as main texts in adult education and business brush-up courses. They also make excellent teach-yourself texts for readers who want to expand their business knowledge outside classroom settings. This expanded and updated title explains accounting as the main tool for organizing, maintaining, recording, and analyzing the financial activities of every business. Topics explained include the accounting equation, the different financial statements and their differing functions, the process of recording business transactions, special journals and controls, assets and liabilities, inventories, payroll and government regulations, different forms of business...
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: январь 2011
Some call this the greatest American novel ever written. It`s the story of a runaway boy, Huck Finn, and his friend Jim, a runaway slave, as they ride a raft on the Mississippi River and encounter mishaps and adventure when they go ashore. Using the graphic novel format, Graphic Classics introduce children to many of the world`s greatest literary works. The high quality illustrations complement narratives that are paced to catch and hold young reader`s interest. In addition to its story, each Graphic Classic features a thumbnail biography of its author`s life, a list of his or her important works, a time-line of historic events that helped inspire the story`s conception, general notes, and an index. Both primary and secondary school...
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: август 2011
Drop this amusing waterproof book in the water with baby`s bath for a festival of noisy, splashing fun! Bright, humorous animal pictures appear on every floatable vinyl page, and a rattle embedded inside the book makes an amusing jingle that will evoke baby`s laughter. The friendly animals that romp through these pages are a sheep, a pig, a hen, a horse, a dog, and a cow.
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Updated to reflect the most recent SATs, this manual offers college-bound students an explanation of all the important tactics and strategies for taking the SAT, as well as a detailed review of all test topics, a diagnostic test, and five full-length SAT practice tests with all questions answered and explained. Subject reviews cover critical reading, grammar and usage, and math, as well as detailed instruction in preparing and writing the required SAT essay. The book`s additional features include an overview of the SAT, an explanation of its scoring method, and general study advice. The enclosed CD-ROM presents two additional full-length practice tests with complete solutions and automatic scoring.
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is an internet-based test, or iBT, and this updated edition of Barron`s TOEFL manual simulates the test`s internet-based format. The manual presents seven full-length model TOEFL iBT tests with explanations or examples for all questions, including sample essays and speaking responses. Author Pamela Sharpe also gives test-takers a general orientation to the TOEFL iBT and follows with a review of academic skills, which include note taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, and synthesizing. A review of language skills covers listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. The 10 enclosed audio CDs present audio prompts for the Listening, Speaking, and Writing sections of all tests in the book.
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The GRE Graduate Record Exam is changing substantially starting in August 2011, and Barron`s will be ready in early July with a thoroughly revised test prep manual that reflects the new exam content. New question types will appear in both the GRE`s Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections, and the model tests in Barron`s brand-new 19th edition reflect these changes: Verbal Reasoning - The Reading Comprehension Question will now consist of three types: Multiple-choice questions for which only one answer out of five choices is correct; additional multiple-choice questions in which one or more of three choices might be correct; and Select-In Passages which require test-takers to choose a sentence that accurately describes a...
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Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The two-part Writing Test is an important component of the SAT, and this workbook offers college-bound students comprehensive preparation for both parts. Instruction in organizing one’s thoughts, drafting, and editing an essay includes advice on completing the essay within the SAT’s time limitation. Preparation for the Writing Test’s second part includes exercises consisting of multiple-choice questions that test each student’s skill in correcting mistakes in grammar and improving poorly-written sentences. This workbook also presents five writing tests with answers, explanations, and criteria for analyzing and assessing written essays.
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: август 2011
This revised and updated shorter version of Barron`s full-size TOEFL iBT test preparation manual prepares ESL students for the internet-based test. It presents three model TOEFL iBTs, all with explanations or example answers. The author also provides an overview of the test format and follows with a brief review of academic skills that test takers must master. They include note taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, and synthesizing. A short review of language skills covers listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. The two enclosed audio CDs present audio prompts for the Listening, Speaking, and Writing sections in the book`s practice tests.
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: август 2011
This extensively updated manual offers comprehensive preparation for the Graduate Management Admission Test, beginning with an overview and introduction to the test. The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test, the details of which are described in the book`s introduction. Following is a diagnostic test with answers and an extensive Correct Your Weaknesses section, which presents separate chapters on essay writing, reading comprehension, sentence correction, critical reasoning, and math. Three full-length practice tests are presented with answers, analyses, and directions to help test takers evaluate their score.
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: август 2011
The IELTS is taken by over million people and is internationally recognized by more than 6,000 institutions in 120 countries. IELTS test scores are used as a measure of English language proficiency by educational institutions, government departments and agencies, and professional organizations. This revised and updated test preparation manual for ESL students covers all parts of the IELTS and all of its question types: multiple-choice, short answer, sentence completion, flowchart completion, graphs, tables, making notes, summarizing, labeling diagrams and maps, classification, matching, and selecting from a list. The manual also offers four practice tests that reflect the most recent actual tests. The book`s tests come with audio for all...
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: август 2011
Most college-bound test takers know that 2400 represents a perfect SAT score. Probably, they also know that scores of 2100 or higher virtually guarantee students acceptance at America`s most prestigious colleges. This special test preparation guide for high-achieving college-bound student provides special coaching to help them achieve that 2100] score. It bypasses standard test preparation exercises and offers specific advice and strategies for tackling the SAT`s hardest questions. It offers extra practice and review in all math topics, and presents special vocabulary lists designed to increase students` word power. An enclosed CD-ROM presents a full-length practice test modeled after the most recent SATs plus 50 additional challenging...
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Updated to reflect the most recent SATs, this manual offers college-bound students an explanation of all the important tactics and strategies for taking the SAT, as well as a detailed review of all test topics, a diagnostic test, and five full-length SAT practice tests with all questions answered and explained. Subject reviews cover critical reading, grammar and usage, and math, as well as detailed instruction in preparing and writing the required SAT essay. The book`s additional features include an overview of the SAT, an explanation of its scoring method, and general study advice.
Издательство:
Barron`s Educational Series, ins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
