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American Sign Language
Catherine Nichols - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Flexibound
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As many as two million Americans communicate with American Sign Language, making the third most-used language in the United States. American Sign Language uses simple-to-follow photographs to teach you the alphabet, numbers, and simple words and phrases. Divided into categories -- such... |
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The Story of Hebrew
Lewis Glinert - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
Carl Bergstrom - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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It's not just fake news. Bullshit is everywhere. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a data-saturated world.The world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted... |
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25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way
Geraldine Woods - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A guide to the artistry that lifts a sentence from good to great.We all know the basic structure of a sentence: a subject/verb pair expressing a complete thought and ending with proper punctuation. But that classroom definition doesn't begin to describe the ways in which these elements... |
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Webster's New World German Dictionary
Editors of Webster's New World College Dictionaries - Webster's New World
Format: Print book
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Compiled by a team of experienced German and English linguists and lexicographers, this bilingual dictionary combines comprehensive coverage of both English and German with outstanding clarity, simplicity, and economy. Emphasis is placed on contemporary usage, from colloquial to formal.... |
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Beginner's Mandarin Chinese Dictionary: The Ideal Dictionary for Beginning Students
Li Dong - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Print book
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This is an ideal dictionary for students of the Chinese language.The Beginner's Chinese Dictionary is specifically designed for learners of Chinese. It covers the 2,500 basic vocabulary items, including all vocabulary prescribed for Levels 1-5 of the standard test of proficiency in Chinese,... |
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Websters New World Italian Dictionary, 2nd Edition
Editors of Websters New World Coll - Collins Reference
Format: Paperback
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Now in its second edition, this Italian-English/English-Italian dictionary has been completely revised and updated. This bilingual dictionary combines comprehensive coverage of both English and Italian with outstanding clarity, simplicity, and economy. With a new, fresh, easy-to-read design,... |
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The A-z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze
MORGAN POTTS - Jessica Kingsley Pub
Format: Paperback
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There can be confusion around the appropriate terminology for trans and queer identities, even within the trans community itself. As language is constantly evolving, it can be especially difficult to know what to say. As a thorough A-Z glossary of trans and queer words from 'ace'... |
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Art of War: Bilingual Chinese and English Text
Sun Tzu - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Print book
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Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still one of the world's most influential treatises on strategic thought. Applicable everywhere from the boardroom to the bedroom, from the playing field to the battlefield, its wisdom has never been more highly regarded. Now available in its complete... |
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Historic German Newspapers Online
Ernest Thode - Genealogical Publishing Company; Bilingual edition
Format: Print book
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For genealogical research, German-language newspapers are at least as useful as their English language counterparts. Astonishingly, there are now approximately 2,000 historic German-language newspapers online at numerous public, private, and commercial websites. The combined newspapers... |
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Portuguese For Dummies
Karen Keller - For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Print book
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The fast and easy way to learn to speak Brazilian Portuguese Quick! What's the most widely spoken language in South America? That's right, Portuguese! And what's the fastest, easiest, most enjoyable way to learn Portuguese? Portuguese for Dummies, of course! This fun, friendly... |
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Kids Cook French: Les enfants cuisinent a la francaise
Claudine Pepin - Quarry Books; Bilingual edition
Format: Hardcover
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According to Jacques Pepin, "the moment for a child to be in the kitchen is from the moment they are born." Kids Cook French, written by his daughter Claudine Pepin, is a fun, interactive cookbook for kids that introduces them to the art and joy of cooking. It gets them interested... |
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