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The Bookshelf
Come in and browse The Bookshelf which houses our collection of books and manuals. These resources are available for you to use anytime that the TCC is open. Whether you need help formatting a report or a resume, want to double-check your citation entries, or are looking for ideas to teach writing to your students, you can find a helpful resource on The Bookshelf.
Anthologies, Poetry and Fiction | Arabic Resources | Composition & Rhetoric | Dictionaries and Thesauruses | ESL | Editing | Faculty Resources | General Technical Writing | Graduate Study | Handbooks and Style Manuals | Job Search | Oral Presentation | Reading | Reading Anthology | Reports & Manuals | Science & Engineering | Vocabulary | Writing about Research | Tutorial DVDs
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Readings: An Anthology |
Santi Buscemi & Charlotte Smith |
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Short Stories Vols. 12 & 13 |
Council of Editors of Learned Journals |
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State of Poetry |
Barbara Kingsolver |
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The Story and Its Writer |
Roger MGough |
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Thematic Readings: An Anthology |
McGraw Hill |
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The Arabic Alphabet |
Nicholas Awde & Putros Samano |
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Arabic-English Dictionary |
J.M. Cowan |
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Arabic Practical Dictionary |
N. Awde and K. Smith |
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Basic Composition Skills for Engineering Technicians & Technologists |
David W. Rigby |
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College Writing 1 |
Karen E. Walsh |
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College Writing 2 |
Eileen Cotter |
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College Writing 3 |
Gabriella Nutall |
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College Writing 4 |
Li-Lee Tunceren & Sharon |
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Destinations 2: Writing for Academic Success |
Naney Herzfeld-Pipkin |
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The Elements of Style |
William Strunk Jr.& E.B. White |
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Engaging Writing Paragraphs and Essays |
Mary Fitzpatrick |
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Engineering your Writing Success |
James Vincler & Nancy Vincler |
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Evergreen: A guide to Writing with Readings |
Susan Fawcett |
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Gateway to Academic Writing |
Alan Meyers |
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The Process of Composition |
Joy M. Reid |
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Read, Write, Edit (Grammar for College Writers) |
Patricia Porter & Deborah vanDommeien |
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Steps in Composition |
Lynn Troyka & Jerrold Nudelman |
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Tapestry - Writing 1 |
Meredith Pike-Baky |
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Tapestry - Writing 2 |
Laurie Blass& Meredith Pike-Baky |
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Tapestry - Writing 3 |
Marie Weidauer |
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Tapestry - Writing 4 |
M.E. Sokolik |
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Writing Analytically |
Davis Rosenwasser & Jill Stephen |
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Writing at the Threshold |
Larry Weinstein |
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The American Heritage College Dictionary |
Houghton Mifflin |
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The American Heritage Thesaurus for Learners of English |
Joyce & Susannah LeBaron |
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's English Dictionary |
Cambridge |
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary |
Collins |
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Dictionary of Engineering |
McGraw-Hill |
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Longman Dictionary of American English |
Longman |
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Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners |
Macmillan |
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Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary |
Oxford |
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Oxford English Dictionary - 11th Edition |
Oxford |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 11th Edition |
Merriam-Webster, Inc |
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Thesaurus |
Roget |
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Webster's New World College Dictionary (4th Edition) |
Wiley Publishing, Michael Agnes-Ed |
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The Bedford/St. Martin’s ESL Workbook |
Sapana Gandhi-Rao, Maria McCormack & Elizabeth Trelenberg |
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DVD's - 6 of them: various topics |
Standard Deviants |
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English Grammar (3rd Edition) |
Betty Azar |
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ESL Resource Book for Engineers and Scientists |
Elaine Campbell |
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ESL Writers |
Marianne Celce-Murcia & Diane Larsen-Freeman |
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Great Sentences for Great Paragraphs |
Keith Folse, April Muchmore-Vokoun, & Elena Solomon |
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Great Paragraphs |
Keith Folse, April Muchmore-Vokoun, & Elena Solomon |
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Second-Language Writing in the Composition Classroom |
Paul Matsuda, etc |
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Teaching Academic ESL Writing |
Eli Hinkel |
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Technical Writing and Professional Communication for Nonnative Speakers of English |
Thomas Huckin & Leslie Olsen |
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Treatment of Error in Second Language Student Writing |
Dana Ferris |
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World Pass – Expanding English Fluency-(Upper-Intermediate) |
Susan Stempleski, etc. |
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World Pass – Expanding English Fluency-(Advanced) |
Susan Stempleski, etc. |
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Writing Academic English |
Alice Oshima & Ann Hogue |
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The Craft of Editing |
Michael Alley |
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Writing Clearly |
Janet Lane & Ellen Lange |
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Classroom Practices in Teaching English |
NCTE |
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Best Practices in College Reading and Learning |
Jeanne Higbee et al, editors |
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Effective Grading |
Barbara Walvoord & Virginia Anderson |
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Elements of Teaching Writing |
Katherine Gottschalk & Keith Hjortshoj |
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Essential Communication Strategies |
Herbert L. Hirsh |
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Essentials of Teaching Academic Writing |
Joy M. Reid |
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Good Intentions |
Nancy Grimm & Nancy Barron |
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Inspiring Independent Learning |
Mary Ann Rafoth |
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Machine Scoring of Student Essays |
Patricia Ericsson & Richard Haswell |
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More Ways to Handle the Paper Load |
Jeffrey N. Golub |
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Preventing Plagiarism |
Laura H. DeSena |
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Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing |
IRA and NCTE |
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Teaching and Evaluating Writing in the Age of Computers and High-Stakes Testing |
Carl Whithaus |
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Teaching Online: Internet Research, Conversation and Composition |
Daniel Anderson, Brett Benjamin, Christopher Busiel & Bill Holt |
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What is College Writing? |
Patrick Sullivan & Howard Tinberg |
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Workplace Communications for Engineering Technicians & Technologists |
David Rigby |
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Technical & Professional Writing |
Kennedy & Montgomery |
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Technical Communication |
Markel |
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Technical Communication |
Pfeiffer |
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Technical Communication Situations & Strategies |
Markel |
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Technical Communication Today |
Sheehan |
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Technical Writing |
Lannon |
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Technical Writing & Professional Communication for Nonnative Speakers of English |
Huckin & Olsen |
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Technical Writing & Professional Communication |
Olsen & Huckin |
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Technical Writing Process & Product |
Gerson & Gerson |
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The Bedford/St. Martin's ESL Workbook |
Rao, Cormack et al |
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Commentary for Academic Writing for Graduate Students |
John M. Swales & Christine B. Feak |
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Academic Writing for Graduate Students |
John Swales & Christine Feak |
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ACS Style Guide |
Anne Coghill & Lorrin Garson (eds) |
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AMA Manual of Style (10th ed) |
JAMA & Archives Journals - AMA |
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APA/MLA Guidelines – (pamphlet) |
BarCharts, Inc. |
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APA: The Easy Way! |
Peggy and Timothy Houghton |
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The Blair Handbook |
Toby Fulwiler & Alan Hayakawa |
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The Business Writer’s Handbook |
Gerald Alred, Charles Brusaw & Walter Oliu |
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Chicago Manual of Style |
University of Chicago Press |
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The College Writer’s Handbook |
Meyer, Van Rys, & Sebrane |
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Concise Rules of APA Style (x 3 |
APA Association |
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Easy Writer |
Andrea Lunsford |
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The Elements of Style |
William Strunk Jr.& E.B. White |
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Handbook of Technical Writing |
Gerald Alred, Charles Brusaw & Walter Oliu |
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A Manual for Writers (Chicago – 7th ed) |
Kate Turabian |
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Mastering APA Style: Student’s Workbook and Training Guide |
Harold Gelfand, Charles Walker & APA |
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MLA Handbook (6th edition) |
Joseph Gibaldi |
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Pocket Guide to APA Style |
Robert Perrin |
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Publication Manual of the APA (5th Ed) |
APA Association |
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Scientific Style and Format (CSE) |
Council of Science Editors |
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Stylebook 2006 |
Associated Press |
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Writer’s Handbook for Engineering Technicians and Technologists |
David Rigby |
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175 High-Impact Resumes |
Beatty |
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College Oral Communication 1-4 |
Chan, Roemer, Delk & Jones |
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Tapestry - Listening & Speaking 1-4 |
Benz, Dworak, Gill et al. |
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Essential Communication Strategies |
Hirsh |
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Oral Presentation in the Composition Course |
Duncan & Friedrich |
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Pocket Guide to Technical Presentations & Professional Speaking |
Zwickel & Pfeiffer |
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Technical Presentation Workbook |
Sullivan & Wircenski |
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The Craft of Scientific Presentations |
Alley |
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Workplace Communications for Engineering Technicians & Technologists |
Rigby |
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Academic Reading |
McWhorter |
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Breaking Through College Reading |
Smith |
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College Reading |
Benz, Avery, Fellag et al. |
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Efficient & Flexible Reading |
McWhorter |
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Essential Reading Skills: Second Edition |
McWhorter |
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Essential Reading Skills: Third Edition |
McWhorter |
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Guide to College Reading |
McWhorter |
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Making Connections |
McWhorter |
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Reading Skills Handbook |
Wiener & Bazerman |
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Tapestry: Reading 1-4 |
Guleff, Sokolik et al. |
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75 Readings: An Anthology |
Buscemi & Smith |
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75 Thematic Readings |
McGraw-Hill |
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Guidelines for Writing Effective Operating and Maintenance Procedures |
AICHE |
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The Complete Guide to Writing and Producing Technical Manuals |
Haydon |
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Writing Reports to Get Results |
Blicq & Moretto |
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A Guide to Writing as an Engineer |
Beer & McMurrey |
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An Engineer's Guide to Technical Communication |
Sorby & Bulleit |
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Basic Composition Skills for Engineering Technicians & Technologists |
Rigby |
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Basic English for Science |
Donovan |
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Basic Technical English Teacher's Book |
Comfort, Hick & Savage |
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Basic Technical English |
Comfort, Hick & Savage |
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Dictionary of Engineering |
Hill |
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The MIT Guide to Science & Engineering Communication |
Paradis & Zimmerman |
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Effective Writing for Engineers, Managers, Scientists |
Tichy |
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Oxford English for Electrical & Mechanical Engineering |
Glendinning & Glendinning |
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Oxford English for Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Answer Book |
Glendinning & Glendinning |
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Engineering your Writing Success |
Vincler & Vincler |
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English in Electrical Engineering & Electronics |
Glendinning |
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English in Physical Science |
Allen & Widdowson |
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English for Science and Engineering |
Williams |
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English for Science and Technology |
Evans, Smart & Wall |
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Scientific English |
Day |
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Technical Document Basics for Engineering Technicians & Technologists |
Rigby |
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Writer's Handbook for Engineering Technicians & Technologists |
Rigby |
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Writing in the Technical Fields |
Markel |
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College Vocabulary 1-4 |
Howard, Gille et al. |
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Focus on Vocabulary |
Schmitt & Schmitt |
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Vocabulary Simplified |
McWhorter |
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World Pass: Expanding English Fluency, Upper-Intermediate |
Stempleski, Morgan & Douglas |
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World Pass: Expanding English Fluency, Advanced |
Stempleski, Morgan & Douglas |
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How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper |
Day & Gastel |
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Practical Research: Planning & Design |
Leedy & Ormrod |
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Proposal Writing |
Coley & Scheinberg |
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Sourcework (Academic Writing From Sources) |
Dollahite & Haun |
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Teaching on Line: Internet Research, Conversation and Composition |
Anderson, Benjamin, Busiel & Holt |
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The Craft of Research |
Booth, Colomb & Williams |
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Writing Up Research |
Weissberg & Buker |
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Adobe Acrobat 7 |
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Adobe After Effects 7 - Rock Solid Foundation |
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Adobe Creative Suite Power Projects |
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Adobe Framemaker 7 |
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Adobe Golive CS2 |
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Adobe Illustrator CS2 |
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Adobe Indesign CS2 |
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Adobe Photoshop CS2 |
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Blogging |
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HTML 4 |
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Introduction to XML |
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Macromedia Flash 8 Fundamentals |
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Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 |
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Microsoft Frontpage 2003 |
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Microsoft Excel 2003 |
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Microsoft Powerpoint 2003 |
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Microsoft Publisher 2003 |
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Microsoft Visio 2003 |
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Microsoft Word 2003 |
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List of Books/DVDs in the TCC in PDF
Note: These resources are for use in the TCC only. You are welcome to consult these resources any time the TCC is open.
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