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1	The story of English more books like this by McCrum add to wishlist This text examines the origins and development of the English language. 2000 years ago, English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe. Today, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world, of whom 350 million use it as their mother tongue. More widely scattered, written and spoken ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition more books like this by Samuel I Hayakawa, Robert MacNeil (Illustrator), Alan R Hayakawa add to wishlist In this thoroughly revised, updated edition of his classic "Language in Thought and Action, " S.I. Hayakawa discusses the role of language in human life, the many functions of language, and how language - sometimes without our knowing - shapes our thinking. The author writes provocatively about the relationship between language and racial and ... see all copies from $2.66! new only from $5.32! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Burden of Desire more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist A first novel by TV current affairs presenter Robert MacNeil. Disaster strikes Halifax, Nova Scotia, in World War I, and three characters - a repressed young minister, a revolutionary Freudian psychologist and a beautiful, bereft woman - are united by a diary filled with sexually frank confessions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Wordstruck more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist MacNeil's autobiography re-creates the world of his youth and the experiences that were opened up to him through his love of words. His delight and passion for the music and magic of language, have enabled MacNeil to transmute it into a work of art. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Do You Speak American? more books like this by Robert MacNeil, William Cran add to wishlist The companion volume to a PBS special, this is the tale of the surprising discoveries the authors made while interviewing a host of native speakers and observing everyday verbal interactions across the country. High school & older. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Story of English: Revised Edition more books like this by Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil, William Cran add to wishlist The renowned and lavishly illustrated history of the evolution of the English language and the companion to PBS's acclaimed series--now completely revised and expanded. "Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume".--San Francisco Chronicle. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.09!
7	The House and Senate Explained: The People's Guide to Congress more books like this by Ellen Greenberg, Robert MacNeil (Foreword by) add to wishlist A guide to understanding how the American Congress works, describing the work of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. This book explains the layout of the chambers, and the role and function of the main protagonists. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.59! \| SVS
8	The Voyage more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist David Lyon, an ambassador from Canada, is about to be named Foreign Minister. However, his mistress, a model named Francesca D'Anielli, is missing and presumed dead. It won't be long before the authorities discover evidence of their relationship--a relationship that could ruin David's career and family life. The story is told from both Francesca's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Looking for My Country: Finding Myself in America more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist Newsman Robert MacNeil reminisces about his life: his Nova Scotia childhood, his years of living in England, the beginnings of his career in America, the dramatic events to which he has been witness, and the public-television news program he has been hosting since 1975. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Breaking News more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist "Broadcast News" meets "Primary Colors" in this bold, riveting new novel by former television news anchor Robert MacNeil--a scandalous tour behind the scenes of the cutthroat world of television journalism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Right Place at the Right Time more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist In this candid, adventure-filled book, MacNeil reveals his rarely seen off-camera personality as he recalls some of the highlights of his career--the blunders and blind luck along with the scoops, the dangerous missions, and exclusive interviews with world figures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	The Way We Were: 1963, the Year Kennedy Was Shot more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
13	Wordstruck: A Memoir more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist In this book the author recreates his own youth in Nova Scotia 50 years ago. The author tells of his own growing love of words and the world they opened up to him and writes of the schools where cricket was played. The author is executive editor of the "MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	MacNeil and Gudel's Contracts: Exchange Transactions and Relations, 3D more books like this by Robert MacNeil, Gudel, Ian R MacNeil add to wishlist see all copies from $6.91! new only from $50.00!
15	The people machine: the influence of television on American politics. more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist see all copies from $4.97! first editions
16 view cover	Artists Communities: A Directory of Residencies That Offer Time and Space for Creativity more books like this by Alliance of Artists' Communities, Robert MacNeil add to wishlist Introduction by Robert MacNeil The bible of creative residency programs returns, with fresh information and new features for artists of all disciplines. More than 300 programs worldwide are described, with 95 leading communities featured in two-page spreads with photographs. The user-friendly layout allows for quick scans of facility ... see all copies from $24.94! new only from $45.01!
17	The Clan Macneil: Clann Niall of Scotland by Robert L Macneil add to wishlist see all copies from $30.88! new only from $30.88! \| first editions
18 view cover	Eudora Welty: Seeing Black and White more books like this by Robert MacNeil add to wishlist Questions about the cultural interaction between whites and enslaved blacks in the antebellum South have long aroused controversy. Was there one dominant culture? Two separate cultures? One shared culture? Were interaction and interchange between the races possible? The essays collected here attempt to give answers and conclusions and to bring the ... see all copies from $2.19! signed copies \| first editions
19	The People Machine: the Influence of Television on American Politics by Macneil Robert add to wishlist see all copies from $2.16!
20 view cover	Order of Hermes Tradition Book more books like this by Allen Varney, Robert MacNeil (Illustrator), Michael William Kaluta (Illustrator) add to wishlist "In Caligine Abditus..". Despised mysteries to outsiders, the mages of Hermes Trismegistus have been perfecting their Arts for nearly a thousand years. These mighty wizards have prevailed through wars with mortals, vampires, Technocrats and their own companions. Though the covenants may be thrown down, though the winds of unbelief might blow ... see all copies from $40.00!
21	Castle in the sea more books like this by Robert Lister Macneil add to wishlist see all copies from $69.00!
22	Students and decision making more books like this by Robert S. Morison, Ian R. MacNeil, Cornell University. Commission on Student Involvement in Decision Making add to wishlist see all copies from $85.00!

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	A History of the English Language by Albert Croll Baugh see all from $1.99! new only from $37.00!
	The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by Professor David Crystal see all from $1.99! new only from $15.95!
	Language in thought and action by Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa see all from $1.99! new only from $15.88!
	The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson see all from $3.63! new only from $4.55!
	Contracts: Exchange Transactions and Relations, 3rd Ed. (Statutory and Administrative Law Supplement) (University Casebook Series) by Ian R.; Gudel Macneil, Paul J. see all from $22.27! new only from $22.27!
	The Danger Tree: Memory, War and the Search for a Family's Past by David MacFarlane see all from $1.99! new only from $2.39!