Thinking Straight

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Politics & Social Sciences

Beardsley, Monroe C.

Philosophy

Oliphant Press

THINKING STRAIGHT- A Guide for Readers Writers by Monroe C. Beardsley.Contents include: Acknowledgments v Preview ix CRITICAL READING STRAIGHT THINKING READING FOR IN FORMATION HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 1. Sizing Up an Argument 3 1. STATEMENTS, 3 2. EXPOSITION AND ARGUMENT, 8 3. GETTING THE POINT, 12 4. THE ANATOMY OF ARGUMENT, 78 5. PUTTING YOUR REASONS IN ORDER, 22 OUTLINE SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1 , 25 EXERCISES 1-3, 26 2. Some Verbal Pitfalls 32 6. MEANING AND CONTEXT, 33 7. AMBIGUITY, 38 8. THE FALLACY OF EQUIVOCATION, 42 9. VAGUENESS, 46 10. HOW TO PIN DOWN YOUR MEANING, 50 OUTLINE-SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2, 53 EXERCISES 4-8, 54 3. Levels of Meaning 62 11. DENOTATION AND DESIGNATION, 63 12. DESIGNATION AND CONNOTATION, 68 13. STATING AND SUGGESTING, 73 14. SLANTING, 77 15. PLAIN DISCOURSE, 82 OUTLINE-SUM MARY OF CHAPTER 3, 86 EXERCISES 914, 87 4. Figurative Language 94 16. SIMILE AND METAPHOR, 96 17. INTERPRETING A META PHOR, 101 18. ANALOGIES THEIR USE AND MISUSE, 105 19. ANSWERING AN ANALOGY, 0 20. MANAGING FIGURES OF SPEECH, 114 OUTLINE-SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4, 118 EX ERCISES 15-20, 118 vii viii Contents 5...

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Crafts & Hobbies

Rod And River - Or, Fly-Fishing For Salmon, Trout And Grayling

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Literary

A Compendium Of Portuguese Grammar, From The Potuguese (Eleventh Edition) Of C. A. De Figueiredo Vieira, And The Grammars Of Constacio, Vieyra, And Others.

Reference

Kinloch, Arthur

Words, Language & Grammar

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History

Hearn, Lafcadio

Asia

<p>This book presents the subject of farm machinery from the engineering viewpoint, emphasizing functional requirements and principles of operation for the basic types of field machines. Methods for testing or evaluating the performance of certain types of field machinery are included in the appropriate chapters. Contents: Abbreviations; Research and Development in Farm Machinery; Field Capacities and Cost Analysis; Materials of Construction; Elements of Rotary Power-Transmission Systems; Hydraulic Controls and Power-Take-Off Drives; Tillage Force Analysis and Hitching; Soil tillage: Moldboard-Type Tools; Disk Tools; Miscellaneous Tillage Equipment; Earth-Moving Equipment; Crop Planting; Row-Crop Cultivation, Flaming, and Thinning; Application of Fertilizers; Hay Harvesting: Mowing, Raking, and Baling; Forage Chopping and Handling; Seed Cleaning and Sorting; Grain and Seed Harvesting; Corn Picking and Shelling; Cotton Harvesting; Harvesting of Root Crops; Spraying and Dusting; Farm Transport. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.</p>

Principles of Farm Machinery

Science & Math

Bainer, Roy

Technology

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Model Sailing Yachts - How to Build, Rig, and Sail Them

Marshall, Percival

<p>This vintage book is a comprehensive guide to the use of puppets and marionettes in schools, with suggestions for suitable plays, directions for rehearsals, tips on writing plays, and much mores. Using puppets can be an entertaining and effective tool for educating children of all ages, and this guide contains everything an educator or parent might need to know on the subject. Contents include: "The Drama", "Plays and Stories Suitable for Puppetry", "Young Children", "Older Pupils", "Writing Plays", "Producing the Show", "Allocating the Jobs", "Rehearsals", "Young Children", "Older Children", "Impromptu Performances", "Young Children and Self-expression", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on puppets and marionettes.</p>

How to Use Puppets in English Lessons in Schools

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Joe Louis

Biographies & Memoirs

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