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Breathturn into Timestead: The Collected Later Poetry: A Bilingual Edition

Pierre Joris · Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Bilingual edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Paul Celan, one of the greatest German-language poets of the twentieth century, created an oeuvre that stands as testimony to the horrors of his times and as an attempt to chart a topography for a new, uncontaminated language and world. Breathturn into Timestead The Collected Later Poetry...
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Language Hacking German

Benny Lewis · Teach Yourself
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

It's true that some people spend years studying German before they finally get around to speaking the language. But here's a better idea. Skip the years of study and jump right to the speaking part. Sound crazy? No, it's language hacking. Unlike most traditional language courses...
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The Greek Anthology, Volume I: Book 1: Christian Epigrams. Book 2: Description of the Statues in the Gymnasium of Zeuxippus. Book 3: Epigrams in the ... 5: Erotic Epigrams

Michael A. Tueller · Harvard University Press; Bilingual edition
Format: Hardcover

The Greek Anthology contains some 4,500 short Greek poems in the sparkling and diverse genre of epigram, written by more than a hundred poets and collected over many centuries. To the original collection, called The Garland (Stephanus) by its contributing editor, Meleager of Gadara (first...
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Practice Makes Perfect Basic English, Second Edition:

Julie Lachance · McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Bite-size lessons. Big-time learning, now with digital support Practice Makes Perfect Premium: Basic English takes this successful workbook to the next level with digital support (through iOS, Android, and desktop app) that provides you with invaluable tools to ensure mastery of the content....
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French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture: The Capretz Method, Third Edition, Part 1

Pierre J. Capretz · Yale University Press; 3 edition
Format: Hardcover

Since it was first published, French in Action A Beginning Course in Language and CultureThe Capretz Method has been widely recognized in the field as a model for video-based foreign-language instructional materials. The third edition has been revised by Pierre Capretz and Barry Lydgate...
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Urdu-English/English-Urdu Practical Dictionary

Daniel Krasa · Hippocrene Books
Pages: 648
Format: Print book

Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan and six Indian states, with about 70 million native speakers. Urdu is a part of the Hindustani language family, and is mutually intelligible with Hindi. Using the Nasta'liq style of the Persian alphabet, Urdu is traditionally associated...
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Selected Poems

V F Khodasevich · The Overlook Press
Pages: 190
Format: Print book

When the poet Vladislav Khodasevich fled the Soviet Union in 1922, he left behind a country that was, with every passing day, growing more ominous. And yet in finding a way out -- and outliving many of his contemporaries -- Khodasevich was nearly erased from the tumultuous literary history...
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Enjoy Norwegian: Teach Yourself

Elizabeth Moorhead Halvorsen · Teach Yourself
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Using authentic conversations between native speakers as a basis, this course will help you to improve and build upon the language you already have so that you develop your skills to a level where you can enjoy talking and understand what is said. You will be introduced to more colloquial...
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English for Everyone: Level 3: Intermediate, Course Book

Dorling Kindersley Inc. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Are you learning English as a second language?Everything you need is included in English for Everyone: Level 3: Intermediate, Course Book - it's a grammar book, vocabulary builder, and exercise course all in one. Build your conversation skills by learning to introduce yourself and others,...
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501 Italian Verbs: with CD-ROM

John Colaneri Ph.D. · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 688
Format: Paperback

The bestselling 501 Verbs Series is the #1 reference source for verb usage in virtually every major language. It's printed in two colors, features tinted page edges for ease of reference, and comes with extra help for students in the form of a CD-ROM. This edition presents the most...
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Insight Guides Phrasebook: Croatian

Insight Guides · APA Publications
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

Introducing the brand new Insight Phrasebooks for 2016 with a free audio app download! Compact and lightweight, these pocket-sized phrasebooks are packed with all the words and phrases users need to feel at home, when away. These indispensable little books feature easy-to-use, colour-coded...
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College the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to English Language & Campus Life in the U.S.

Sheila Mackechnie Murtha · Research & Education Assn
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

College the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to English Language and Campus Life in the U.S. (Book Audio) From the authors of the REA best-sellers, English the American Way and Celebrate the American Way, comes the third book in the series, College the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to English...
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Colloquial Norwegian: The Complete Course for Beginners

Torunn Strand/ Hayford Oleary Margaret/ Jones W Glyn Andresen · Routledge
Pages: 377
Format: Print book

Colloquial Norwegian provides a step-by-step course in Norwegian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Norwegian in a broad...
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Easy Mandarin Chinese: Learn to Speak Mandarin Chinese Quickly!

Haohsiang Liao · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 191
Format: Print book

Concise and user-friendly, Easy Mandarin Chinese is designed for anyone who wants to learn Mandarin Chinese - whether on their own or with a teacher.This language learning book introduces the learner to all the basics of the Chinese language and teaches practical daily conversations and vocabulary....
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