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Mastering Arabic 1 with Online Audio

Jane Wightwick - Hippocrene Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback

This bestselling Arabic course has long been a trusted resource for beginner students of the Arabic language!Mastering Arabic 1 features an attractive full-color design with a wealth of illustrations and photos, access to a free website with online exercises and videos, and conversation...
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Korean Stories For Language Learners: Traditional Folktales in Korean and English

Julie Damron - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its stories - especially when they're told in two languages! Korean Stories for Language Learners introduces 42 traditional Korean folktales with bilingual Korean and English versions, presented on facing pages,...
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The Woman Inside: A Novel

M. T. Edvardsson - Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover

A wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town in this compulsively readable, page-turning thriller from M. T. Edvardsson, The Woman Inside. . Bill Olsson, recently widowed, is desperate to provide for his daughter, Sally. Struggling to pay rent, he welcomes a lodger into...
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The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary

Richard A. Tennant

This unique reference can help users locate a sign whose meaning they have forgotten, or help them find the meaning of a new sign they have just seen for the first time. It organizes more than 1,900 ASL signs by 40 basic handshapes and includes detailed descriptions on how to form these...
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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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Generative AI: How ChatGPT and Other AI Tools Will Revolutionize Business

Tom Taulli - Apress
Format: Paperback

OpenAI's release of ChatGPT unleashed the generative AI revolution. Within a few months, the platform attracted more than 100 million users. This was the fastest ever for an online application.While traditional AI focuses on predictions and insights, generative AI is about creativity....
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Creative Visualization for Writers: An Interactive Guide for Bringing Your Book Ideas and Your Writing Career to Life

Nina Amir - Writer'S Digest
Format: Print book

Explore Your Motivations. Replenish Your Creativity. Define Your Vision for Success. To become a more creative, confident, and productive writer, you need to focus your attention, visualize your desires, set clearly defined goals, and take action toward your dreams. Let Creative Visualization...
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Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English

Valerie Fridland - ?Viking
Format: Hardcover

"Smart and funny - I loved it! - Mignon Fogarty, author of New York Times bestseller Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingA lively linguistic exploration of the speech habits we love to hate - and why our "like"s  and "literally"s actually...
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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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On the Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present

Karen Stollznow - Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback

I'm not a racist, but ... You look good, for your age ... She was asking for it ... You're crazy ... That's so gay ... Have you ever wondered why certain language has the power to offend? It is often difficult to recognize the veiled racism, sexism, ageism (and other -isms)...
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