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Italian-English pocket dictionary = Dizionario tascabile Italiano-Inglese

Barron's Educational Series. · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 992
Format: Print book

This updated and revised bilingual dictionary is pocket-sized and easy to use. Students can slip it into backpacks and travelers can fit it in carry-on bags for air travel or satchels for use at their destinations. Abridged from Barron's comprehensive, full-size Bilingual Dictionary,...
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Practice Makes Perfect English Pronouns and Prepositions, Second Edition

Ed Swick · McGraw-Hill
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

An engaging presentation of pronoun and preposition usage in English, combined with extensive practice for beginning and intermediate ESL learners Practice Makes Perfect: English Pronouns and Prepositions offers a detailed examination of these two essential aspects of grammar, which language...
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The Story of Hebrew

Lewis Glinert · Princeton University Press
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover

This book explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia, Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue, resulting...
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Living with a Dead Language: My Romance with Latin

Ann Patty · Viking
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

An entertaining exploration of the richness and relevance of the Latin language and literature, and an inspiring account of finding renewed purpose through learning something new and challenging After thirty-five years as a book editor in New York City, Ann Patty stopped working and moved...
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Homer

Barbara Graziosi · Oxford Univ Press
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. Yet their author, 'the greatest poet that ever lived' is something of a mystery. By the 6th century BCE,...
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LaFosse & Alexander's Essential Book of Origami: The Complete Guide for Everyone

Michael G Lafosse · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

This comprehensive origami book contains 16 easy lessons - each revealing a different aspect of the paper folding magic that is origami!World-renowned origami artists Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander share their wisdom and expertise in this complete introduction to the world...
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New York's Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway

Edna Nashon · Columbia University Press 2016.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

In the early decades of the twentieth century, a vibrant theatrical culture took shape on New York City's Lower East Side. Original dramas, comedies, musicals, and vaudeville, along with sophisticated productions of Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov, were innovatively staged for crowds...
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Cracking the TOEFL iBT with Audio CD, 2017 Edition: The Strategies, Practice, and Review You Need to Score Higher

Princeton Review · Princeton Review
Pages: 624
Format: Print book

THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get all the prep you need to ace the Test of English as a Foreign Language with a full-length simulated TOEFL iBT test, an MP3 CD with accompanying audio sections, thorough reviews of core topics, and proven strategies for tackling tough questions.Techniques...
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Barron's AP French Language and Culture with MP3 CD

Eliane Kurbegov Ed.S. · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 344
Format: Print book

In-depth preparation for the Advanced Placement test in French includes:Two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explainedTips and strategies for mastering all skills and tasks required for success on the examOne MP3 CD containing exemplary conversations and oral presentationsExpanded...
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