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Complete Greek

Aristarhos Matsukas - Teach Yourself
Format: Paperback

It's easy to teach yourself Greek! "Complete Greek: A Teach Yourself Guide" provides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Greek, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Greek with confidence. Within each of the 24 thematic...
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Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Japanese Grammar, Premium Second Edition

Eriko Sato - McGraw-Hill Education; 2nd edition
Format: 2nd Edition

Practice, practice, practice -- and improve your ability to read, write and speak Japanese as it's really used. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Japanese Grammar, Premium Second Edition has everything you need to progress from beginning to advanced fluency, from clear explanations and practical...
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Practice Makes Perfect Basic English, Second Edition:

Julie Lachance - McGraw-Hill Education
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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Modern Persian Script Hacking: The optimal way to learn the Persian / Farsi alphabet

Judith Meyer - Teach Yourself
Format: Paperback

Whether you're traveling and want to understand the words around you, or you're preparing to learn Hindi and want to master the basics, this is the book for you. Using a unique tried and tested algorithm, this book teaches you how to quickly and effectively recognize letters and common...
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Gretchen McCulloch - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured...
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Extraordinary Insects: The Fabulous, Indispensable Creatures Who Run Our World

Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback

Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywheredeep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone's hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much larger creatures. There are insects that have ears on their knees, eyes...
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Written Chinese Made Easy: A Beginner's Guide to Learning 1,000 Chinese Characters (Online Audio)

Michael L. Kluemper - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

Forget the old rote memorization method and learn Chinese the fun and easy way! Chinese is the oldest continuously-used writing system in the world, and also one of the most complicated. Written Chinese Made Easy presents the 1,000 most common characters and associates each one with a visual...
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So to Speak: 11,000 Expressions That'll Knock Your Socks Off

Shirley Kobliner - Tiller Press
Format: Paperback

We use expressions all the time. When you feel sick, you're "under the weather." When you feel great, you're "on top of the world." You may be fine with "half a loaf," or you may insist on "the whole enchilada." But whether you're a "smart...
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Learn to Read the Easy Way: 60 Exciting Phonics-Based Activities for Kids

Heather McAvan - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Games So Fun Kids Won't Realize They're Learning Teaching kids to read has never been easier, thanks to these 60 incredible hands-on activities. Help your child master their ABCs, practice spelling three-, four- and even five-letter words and write their very own sentences, all while...
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Pocket Italian Grammar

Marcel Danesi Ph.D. - Barrons Educational Series
Format: Paperback

Pocket-sized and packed with helpful instruction, this portable book provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to Italian grammar. Barron's Pocket Italian Grammar covers parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, pronunciation advice, verb charts, and more. It also features...
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