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NIV Greek and English New Testament

John R Kohlenberger III · Zondervan
Pages: 962
Format: Hardcover

The NIV Greek and English New Testament is a parallel Bible, with the Greek New Testament on the left-hand page (using the text that underlies the NIV 2011) and the NIV 2011 on the right-hand page. The Greek text includes footnotes that relate to other Greek New Testaments, and the NIV has the footnotes...
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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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The Japanese Language

Haruhiko Kindaichi · Tuttle
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

This is a book about the structure, history and evolution of the Japanese language.The Japanese Language is a classic study of one of the world's most widely used but least understood languages. Emphasizing the richness and complexity of Japanese as well as its limitations, this fine book...
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Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition

Ben Schott · Blue Rider Press; Bilingual edition
Format: Book

Ever thought, There should be a German word for that? Well, thanks to the brilliantly original mind behind Schott’s Original Miscellany, now there is. Schottenfreude is a unique, must-have dictionary, complete with newly coined words that explore the idiosyncrasies of life as only...
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Bilingual By Choice: Raising Kids in Two

Virginie Raguenaud · Nicholas Brealey
Pages: 201
Format: Paperback

More and more people-hundreds of millions around the world-are living in bilingual homes. In the U.S. alone, more than 54 million people over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home. Yet once children enter school, the pull toward one language becomes stronger and maintaining...
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Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, 3rd Edition

Richard Spears · McGraw-Hill
Pages: 309
Format: Paperback

A useful guide to everyday American English to help you understand meanings and avoid difficulty in translation In this new edition of Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, noted lexicographer Richard A. Spears shares with you 1,900 of the most common phrases and colloquial expressions...
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Gisela Erlacher - Skies of Concrete

Gisela Erlacher · Park Books
Pages: 104
Format: Print book

With Skies of Concrete, Austrian architectural photographer Gisela Erlacher explores a fascinating subject for urbanization - our ability to live, work, and play in what might seem like the most inhospitable of places. Erlacher had long been fascinated with the ways existing structures...
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Collins German Unabridged Dictionary, 8th Edition

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. · Collins Reference; 8 Blg Una edition
Format: Book

The richest resource for German studyComprehensive and authoritative, including the latest words and phrases from contemporary German and EnglishKey phrases, idioms, and set grammatical structures are highlighted to help you understand more complex entriesCulture boxes explain the origins...
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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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