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Setting William Blake's language concepts and practices within the broad context of linguistic history, this book offers a new perspective on his poetry.Essick first looks in detail at four of Blake's paintings and addresses some basic questions in semiotic theory based on the history of the "motivated sign" idea from Plato to Wilhelm von Humboldt.Converting this background into a hermeneutic, he then demonstrates Blake's contributions to the mystical tradition and his critique of 18th-century linguistic doctrines, presenting a parodic deconstruction of rationalist sign theory in The Book of Urizen.Finally, Essick looks at Blake's compositional practices, his development of these into a transactional view of language, and the apocalyptic reordering of the relationship between meaning and being in Jerusalem. ... Read more

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Completely updated in a new edition, this practical, real-world guide serves as a complete “how to” reference on the different aspects of court reporting. It uses easy-to-understand language to introduce both the basic and advanced concepts of court reporting across a wide range of court and legal procedures. The book is packed with general forms, sample written knowledge tests, and review questions designed to give learners an excellent source of information concerning how the court reporter functions in the real world, as well as actual issues they face. ... Read more

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Complete Court Reporter's Handbook and Guide for Realtime Writers, The (5th Edition)
This is a wonderful book filled with everything you need to know going into court reporting as a student, taking the Written Exam for certification, and working in the field. ... Read more

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This complete catalogue of William Blake's work from the richly comprehensive collections of the Huntington Library and Art Gallery features a full introduction and explanatory text by a leading Blake scholar and covers the artist's entire oeuvre: his pencil sketches, watercolor drawings, tempera paintings, engravings, etchings, relief color printing, illustrated and illuminated books, and printed writings. ... Read more

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This fascinating biography examines the life and work of Sophia Jex-Blake, leader of the campaign for British women's right to enter the medical professions. Her initial pioneering work in Germany and the United States as well as her crusade in Britain brought about women's access to higher education, professional careers and financial independence.

After years of extensive lobbying, Jex-Blake founded the London School of Medicine for Women in 1874 and two years later due to her efforts, legislation was passed enabling women to take qualifying examinations in medicine. Jex-Blake was an intelligent pioneer, a skillful persuader of politicians, the press and public opinion. ... Read more

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MySearchLab provides students with a complete understanding of the research process so they can complete research projects confidently and efficiently. Students and instructors with an internet connection can visit www.MySearchLab.com and receive immediate access to thousands of full articles from the EBSCO ContentSelect database. In addition, MySearchLab offers extensive content on the research process itself–including tips on how to navigate and maximize time in the campus library, a step-by-step guide on writing a research paper, and instructions on how to finish an academic assignment with endnotes and bibliography.­

A popular examination of the processes and structures of political economic relationships in an interdependent global economy.

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Jagged desert peaks, awesome gaping canyons, wildflower-dotted alpine meadows and more entice hikers and backpackers to adventure in central and southern Arizona. From short dayhikes to multi-day backpacking trips, this book features 84 routes for beginning to skilled backpackers (excludes Grand Canyon hikes). ... Read more

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The title doesn't do it justice--it is more than Southern AZ
The title SOUTHERN ARIZONA TRAILS is misleading. Only half the hikes are in Southern Arizona. It also covers hikes in the Superstitions (Central Arizona) and some of the hikes in the Mazatzal Range, the Blue Range, and the White Mountains edge into Northern Arizona.

The book is pretty good describing trailheads plus trailhead and near trailhead ammenities and is up to date with much of the trail descriptions but not all. ... Read more

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Tesoros (Treasures) is an exciting and innovative first year media-based Spanish program that addresses the growing faculty and student interest in multimedia educational products. The Tesoros program is one in which the core course content (including vocabulary and grammar presentation and practice) is delivered on an interactive 5 CD-ROM set.An animated mystery story serves to engage and motivate students in a medium that is captivating, pedagogically sound, and fun. The CD-ROM set, which is available separately from the textbook, can be used as a multimedia supplement to any beginning or intermediate level Spanish textbook.The Tesoros textbook complements the CD-ROM set by providing activities that support the mystery storyline, additional vocabulary and grammar practice, and cultural and literary readings. ... Read more

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Songs of Innocence and of Experience are Blake's most familiar poems. A few examples, such as "The Tyger" and "The Chimney Sweeper," frequently appear in anthologies of English literature, in which the poems are often printed without Blake's evocative engravings. But Blake made collections of his Songs, first the Innocence group alone in 1789, and then Experience in 1794, combining the two in that year to make up a single volume.
This facsimile edition is based on a unique copy in the collection of the Huntington Library that shows how Blake used coloring style and pen and ink additions to make a unified book out of fifty-four individual engravings. Based on new digital photography, this edition also captures the designs and coloring as closely as possible. The plates are followed by a transcription of the poems.
Robert N. Essick's commentary includes a brief biography of Blake and interprets each poem in dialogue with the other Songs. Essick also explores the political and historical contexts of the poems. Newcomers to Blake will find a thorough grounding in his unusual art and language, while experts will encounter fresh discoveries. ... Read more

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a duez
"modest" size is an overstatement- small book - very small print - my copy has overshading on the print - very difficult to read - impossible for "poison tree"-beautiful poetry - terrible delivery - of course, printed in china

Blake's most popular illuminated works in a fine edition
These are Blake's most popular and accessible works, by far.The poems combined with the wonderful drawings make powerful and memorable statements that stay in your heart and mind.Several, such as "The Tyger", "The Chimney Sweeper", and "London", are very well known.Each of us has our own personal favorites and love turning to them again and again.

One of issues in buying an edition of these works is that they exist in a variety of colorings, and orders.I would recommend this edition for several reasons. The selection of the King's College Copy is one of the most uniformly delightful or the copies Blake (or his wife) colored.Also, the reproduction is of very high quality.Each plate is on a right hand page with the text in print on the left hand page (in case you have problem reading the plate).Even thought the book is in a large format, the plates are reproduced in their actual size (which is surprisingly modest).

There are also a dozen plates provided from other editions.However, I would recommend that you pick up other editions based on other copies.The variety of schemes Blake used in coloring the plates is quite interesting and, well, illuminating.

The second half of the book is commentary on the 54 plates of this copy.There is an introductory essay and a list of works cited in the commentary.

It really is a beautiful reproduction and a joy to have on my shelf.

A must have!
I recommend that any fan of William Blake buy this volume and the other 5 in the series. The books are beautiful, large, and handsomely bound. Each book is reproduced in full color, using a six-color printing process rather than the standard four. The pages are heavy, opaque and have a gorgous lustre indicating very high quality paper. The text of each book accompanies the color reproductions in standard typeface with very competent commentary to boot.

songs of innonence
a great book thus symbolic meaning of a child innonece reflects the attitude of a lamb who is humble meek and obebient. ... Read more

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A single-volume intermediate Spanish program, Al corriente places readings at the core of each chapter. The readings both literary and contemporary authentic serve as the basis for each of the chapter's vocabulary development, grammar, and many of the communicative activities. The real-life materials are interesting to students and effective for building language skills. Reading strategies help students understand the most important aspects of the readings. Pair and group activities, integrated with the grammar sections, encourage meaningful communication. ... Read more