So You Think You Can Spell?

So You Think You Can Spell?

Author: David Grambs

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-10-06

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1101140666

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A cornucopia of spelling challenges—from the deceptively simple to the truly vexing—for good, better, and exceptional spellers (or those who want to be). So You Think You Can Spell? is a handy way to go one on one, pencil to paper, against hard, harder, and heartless words. The challenges vary from three- and five-word mini-quizzes to fifty-worders, from tests of quite familiar (but ever misspelled) words to those rife with vowel, consonant, or silent-letter booby traps. This unique volume also tests one's spelling smarts in the arts and sciences, international cuisine, and geography. All in all, this is a book to settle the ultimate question: Just how good a speller are you?


If You're So Smart How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi? (A Book About Dyslexia)

If You're So Smart How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi? (A Book About Dyslexia)

Author: Barbara Esham

Publisher: Mainstream Connections

Published: 2012-12-13

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 1603364528

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ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia, Learning Styles, Learning Disabilities Introduces the mainstream student and educator to the world of the child who struggles academically. The main character discovers her father is dyslexic, as is one of her classmates-- and she tries to make sense of it.


So, You Think You're Psychic?

So, You Think You're Psychic?

Author: William Briggs

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1847284779

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Do you think you or somebody you know might have psychic powers? This book lets you test if you or friends have actual psychic or spiritual powers. The tests in the book are all 100% scientific and are the same as those found in genuine parapsychology labs, but each can be done with nothing more than common household items. There are tests for telepathy (ESP), clairvoyance, astrology, telekinesis, astral projection, psychometry, dowsing, and many more. You do not need to know anything about these subjects to do the tests. Every step, from set up to scoring, has been done for you. All you have to do is to have fun! The author has a Ph.D. in statistics from Cornell University, and is currently a professor of statistics at the Cornell Medical School.


Frogspell

Frogspell

Author: C. J. Busby

Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 1848771495

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Max Pendragon is probably the worst squire in King Arthur's kingdom - he'd much rather train to be a wizard instead. So when he accidentally invents a spell that turns people into frogs, it seems his wish might come true. But events take an unexpected turn when Max enters the Novices' Spell-Making Competition and finds himself helping Merlin fight an evil sorceress. There's no way Max's unpredictable frogspell could be of any use. Or is there?


The Opal Crown - Book Five of the Seven Stones of Power

The Opal Crown - Book Five of the Seven Stones of Power

Author: Andy Stone

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-07-24

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 0987418882

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Alaric has returned from Castalia with the Topaz stone to heal Alena, if he can. A task that is vital to his journey, but he may already be too late. The Alliance must march on Castalia where a Dark Knight controls the largest army in the Seven Kingdoms. The walls of Castalia have never been breached and victory will be Bern's biggest challenge to date. It is time for the wizards to leave their island and join the army if the Alliance is going to have any chance of winning the final battle. It is going to take all of Alaric's skills to convince them.


Why Do Languages Change?

Why Do Languages Change?

Author: Larry Trask

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-12-24

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1139485180

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The first recorded English name for the make-up we now call blusher was paint, in 1660. In the 1700s a new word, rouge, displaced paint, and remained in standard usage for around two centuries. Then, in 1965, an advertisement coined a new word for the product: blusher. Each generation speaks a little differently, and every language is constantly changing. It is not only words that change, every aspect of a language changes over time - pronunciation, word-meanings and grammar. Packed with fascinating examples of changes in the English language over time, this entertaining book explores the origin of words and place names, the differences between British and American English, and the apparent eccentricities of the English spelling system. Amusingly written yet deeply instructive, it will be enjoyed by anyone involved in studying the English language and its history, as well as anyone interested in how and why languages change.


Queen’s Return

Queen’s Return

Author: Robert L. Collins

Publisher: Robert Collins

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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A young woman travels to a distant land to learn magic. In time she discovers an evil enchantment cast over the castle. The enchantment has prevented daughters from being born into the royal family. But it won’t be enough just to smash the enchantment. What else must she do when the chance of rule by a Queen returns to this kingdom?


Spirits and Spells

Spirits and Spells

Author: Bruce Coville

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1497668514

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Create your character and roll the dice—it’s all just a game . . . or is it? Why can’t Tansy’s boyfriend, Travis, be into something normal—like football? Instead, he likes complicated games with magical characters and fantastic setups. In fact, Travis just discovered a new one called Spirits and Spells, which he’s sure will be a huge hit. To try it out, Tansy, Travis, and four of their friends gather one night in an abandoned mansion—the perfect setting for their spooky quest. All six accept their characters’ roles and special abilities and set off to find four objects of power that Travis has hidden nearby. But as they move deeper into the house, the players encounter obstacles that definitely weren’t supposed to be there, and the dangers start to seem all too real. Before morning, each of them will be forced to call on their new powers as they struggle to keep their magical identities from taking over and getting what they really want: a way back into this world. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Bruce Coville including rare images from the author’s collection.