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An Introduction to Medical Spanish: Communication and Culture, Fifth Edition
Robert O. Chase · Yale University Press
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
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The updated, fifth edition of the widely used introductory Spanish textbook designed specifically for health care professionals As the Spanish-speaking population grows, nurses, doctors, dentists, and other health care professionals increasingly need to communicate in Spanish with their... |
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Quotations of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Emerson · Applewood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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Quotations inspire the soul. The quote books in Applewood Books' Great Quotations series are each bound in a handsome three-piece cover, and do just that and more. Quotations of Ralph Waldo Emerson is a collection revealing the transcendental wisdom, as well as the keenly detailed observations... |
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Space Atlas, Second Edition: Mapping the Universe and Beyond
James Trefil · National Geographic
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Space Atlas combines updated maps, lavish photographs, and elegant illustrations to chart the solar system, the universe, and beyond. For space enthusiasts, science lovers, and star gazers, here is the newly revised edition of National Geographic's enduring guide to space, with a new introduction... |
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How to Tell Fate from Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions
Charles Harrington Elster · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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If you have trouble distinguishing the verbs imitate and emulate, the relative pronouns that and which, or the adjectives pliant, pliable, and supple, never fear - How to Tell Fate from Destiny is here to help! With more than 500 headwords, the book is replete with advice on how to differentiate... |
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Speaking Up: Understanding Language and Gender
Allyson Jule · Multilingual Matters
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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From slut-shaming to the allegedly shrill voices of female politicians, from vocal fry to online misogyny, the language women use (and the language used about them) is as controversial as it has ever been. Our language use and our gender have an enormous impact on the way we understand... |
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Living Maps: An Atlas of Cities Personified
Adam Dant · Chronicle Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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This collection of maps explores the unique personalities of 28 cities around the world, shedding light on the strange and marvelous ways in which humans interact with the places they call home. Artist and creative cartographer Adam Dant dissects Manhattan in an anatomical diagram, traces... |
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The Little Book of Rock and Roll Wisdom
Mike Katz · Lyons Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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When the singing is over and the talking starts, that's when the true, unvarnished wisdom of rock 'n' roll comes out. Built on first-hand experience, the gorgeous, illustrated Little Book of Rock 'n' Roll Wisdom offers the wise words of stars past and present on a variety... |
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National Geographic Almanac 2019: Hot New Science, Fearless Explorers, Epic Adventures. Incredible Photographs
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. · National Geographic
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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A one-of-a-kind annual featuring surprising facts, stunning color photos, arresting infographics, and illuminating maps that present the world in a whole new way.An almanac like you've never seen before, this arresting volume features key information on science, nature, history, and geography,... |
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