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American Sign Language

Catherine Nichols - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Flexibound

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

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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25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way

Geraldine Woods - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

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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Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World

Carl Bergstrom - Random House
Format: Hardcover

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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Tips and Tricks of Deciphering German Handwriting: A Translator's Tricks of the Trade for Transcribing German Genealogy Documents

Katherine Schober - Independently published
Format: Paperback

Foreword by German Genealogy Author James M. Beidler. Have German genealogy documents but can't read them? You're not alone. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced genealogy enthusiast, these easy-to-use transcription and translation tips by professional German handwriting...
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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

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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Living Language French, Essential Edition: Beginner course, including coursebook, 3 audio CDs, and free online learning

Living Language - Living Language; Box Pck Pa edition
Format: Paperback

Learn a Language—Not Just Words. The Essential package is a unique, truly multi-media introduction to French that uses the Living Language Method™ to teach you to speak a new language, not just memorize vocabulary words. Our method presents the language in a natural and systematic...
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Beginner's Mandarin Chinese Dictionary: The Ideal Dictionary for Beginning Students

Li Dong - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Print book

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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The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate

Martin Puchner - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

Tracking an underground language and the outcasts who depended on it for their survival.Centuries ago in middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were "wiz" (in the know) . This hybrid language, dubbed Rotwelsch, facilitated...
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Websters New World Italian Dictionary, 2nd Edition

Editors of Websters New World Coll - Collins Reference
Format: Paperback

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

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

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

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

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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Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels: Insulting the President, from Washington to Trump

Edwin L. Battistella - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover

Insulting the president is an American tradition. From Washington to Trump, presidents have been called "lazy," "feeble," "pusillanimous," and more. Our leaders have been derided as "ignoramuses," "idiots," "morons," and "fatheads,"...
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Kids Cook French: Les enfants cuisinent a la francaise

Claudine Pepin - Quarry Books; Bilingual edition
Format: Hardcover

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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