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Rilke: New Poems

Rainer Maria Rilke - Copper Canyon Press
Format: Hardcover

"Essential for all poetry collections ... Originally published in 1907 and 1908 in two volumes, the 200 poems contained in this bilingual single volume represent a period of intense creativity in the poet's career. Translator Joseph Cadora renders a beautiful new edition complete...
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Barron's Visual Dictionary: Spanish: For Home, Business, and Travel

PONS Editorial Team - Barron's Educational Series; Blg Tra edition
Format: Paperback

Travelers, students, and lovers of language will find this little visual dictionary to be indispensable. Small enough to slip into a purse or satchel, it includes thousands of common words identified by pictures and defined bilingually. Barron's Visual Dictionary: Spanish features approximately...
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English for Everyone: Level 2: Beginner, Course Book

Dorling Kindersley Inc. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

Are you a beginner learning English as a second language?Everything you need is included in this book - it's a grammar book, vocabulary builder, and exercise course all in one. Learn to engage in everyday topics such as clothing, the weather, making plans, and more. English for Everyone:...
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Mandarin Chinese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

DK - DK; Blg Rep edition
Format: Print book

Newly revised and updated, the Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is a quick and intuitive way to learn and recall everyday words in Mandarin Chinese. The Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary introduces a range of useful current vocabulary in thematic order,...
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English for Everyone: Level 2: Beginner, Practice Book

Thomas Booth - DK Publishing
Format: Print book

Are you a beginner learning English as a second language?English for Everyone: Level 2: Beginner, Practice Book makes learning English easier. More than 700 exercises use graphics and visuals to develop English skills in speaking and pronunciation, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar.Exercises...
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Lonely Planet Dutch Phrasebook & Dictionary

Annelies Mertens - Lonely Planet; 2 Blg edition
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherWhen it comes to Dutch, you can safely put aside those negative stereotypes about 'double Dutch'. The reality is that Dutch and English are closely related, both being members of the Germanic family of languages. Such...
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Barron's Visual Dictionary: French: For Home, Business, and Travel

PONS Editorial Team - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

Travelers, students, and lovers of language will find this little visual dictionary to be indispensable. Small enough to slip into a purse or satchel, it includes thousands of common words identified by pictures and defined bilingually. Barron's Visual Dictionary: French features approximately...
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Paper Collage Chinese Style: .

Zhu Liqun Paper Arts Museum. - Shanghai Book Traders
Format: Print book

This beautifully illustrated guide to Chinese paper collage art demonstrates the techniques and philosophy behind this creative and fun art form.Paper collage art has a special charm. It can be as exquisite as oil painting or as freehand (xieyi) as ink wash painting. A paper collage art is a perfect...
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Elementary Modern Standard Arabic: Volume 1, Pronunciation and Writing; Lessons 1-30

Peter F Abboud - Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback

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Complete Japanese Beginner to Intermediate Course: Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language

Helen Gilhooly - Teach Yourself
Format: Paperback

Complete Japanese is a comprehensive book and audio language course that takes you from beginner to intermediate level.
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Barron's Visual Dictionary: Italian: For Home, Business, and Travel

PONS Editorial Team - Barron's Educational Series; Bilingual edition
Format: Paperback

Travelers, students, and lovers of language will find this little visual dictionary to be indispensable. Small enough to slip into a purse or satchel, it includes thousands of common words identified by pictures and defined bilingually. Barron's Visual Dictionary: Italian features approximately...
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First You Write a Sentence: The Elements of Reading, Writing . . . and Life

Joe Moran - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

"Do you want to write clearer, livelier prose? This witty primer will help." - The New York Times Book Review An exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace through the art of building sentences The sentence is the common...
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Homer

Barbara Graziosi - Oxford Univ Press
Format: Print book

Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. Yet their author, 'the greatest poet that ever lived' is something of a mystery. By the 6th century BCE,...
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Dao De Jing: The United Version

Laozi - Wapner & Brent Books
Format: Print book

This new translation of the Chinese classic and foundation text of Daoism integrates the manuscript discoveries of the last 30 years, introducing a fundamentally different view of the nature of the Dao. Michael Puett, the Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Chair of the Committee...
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Miniature Moss Gardens: Create Your Own Japanese Container Gardens

MEGUMI OSHIMA - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Miniature Moss Gardens presents expert advice and techniques from the birthplace of miniature gardening - Japan.Friendly enough for total beginners and full of ideas and tips that experienced gardeners will love to read about, this moss gardening book brings you information on the following:...
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Tuttle Learner's Korean-English Dictionary

Kyubyong Park - Tuttle
Format: Paperback

This is a comprehensive Korean to English dictionary for language learners.Finally, here is the dictionary that learners have been waiting for: one that specifically answers the needs of English speakers who are studying Korean. Designed for learners who are a elementary to intermediate...
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15-Minute Arabic

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff - DK
Format: Paperback

Learn Arabic in just 15 minutes a day with this revolutionary language learning system, now with an accompanying free app that is available in the App Store and Google Play.Practicing your language skills is quick, easy, and fun with 15-Minute Arabic. There's no homework. Instead, use the visual...
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English for Everyone: Level 3: Intermediate, Practice Book

Barbara MacKay - DK Publishing
Format: Print book

Are you learning English as a second language?English for Everyone: Level 3: Intermediate, Practice Book makes learning English easier. More than 700 exercises use graphics and visuals to develop English skills in speaking and pronunciation, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar.Exercises...
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Arabic-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

DK Publishing - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Paperback

Newly revised and updated, the Arabic-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is a quick and intuitive way to learn and recall everyday words in Arabic. The Arabic-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary introduces a range of useful current vocabulary in thematic order, using full-color photographs...
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Langenscheidt Pocket Phrasebook German

Langenscheidt - Langenscheidt
Format: Print book

The reliable phrasebook Essential words and phrases organized by topic: * Meeting people * Accommodations * Transportation * Food and drink * Shopping * Health * Sightseeing ... and more PLUS: * Easy-to-use pronunciation system * Easy-to-understand mini grammar * Alphabetically...
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English for Everyone: Level 1: Beginner, Practice Book

Thomas Booth - DK Publishing
Format: Print book

Are you a beginner learning English as a second language?English for Everyone: Level 1: Beginner, Practice Book makes learning English easier. More than 700 exercises use graphics and visuals to develop English skills in speaking and pronunciation, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar.Exercises...
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Barron's TOEFL iBT with Online Tests & Downloadable Audio

Pamela J. Sharpe Ph.D. - Barrons Educational Series
Format: Paperback

Barron's newest edition of TOEFL iBT provides flexible study options to help you prepare for the test. This edition includes:Eight online full-length TOEFL iBT model tests with answer explanationsA review of required academic and language skills with four video lessons and a grammar...
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Berlitz: Czech Phrase Book & Dictionary

Berlitz Publishing - Berlitz Language; 4 edition
Format: Print book

This brand new Czech edition features a fresh, crisp design with vivid color photography, eye-catching color-coding, and user-generated content, making it the phrase book created by the people for the people. Sections such as Food and Drink and In an Emergency provide words and phrases...
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Farsi

Saeid Atoofi Ph.D. - Tuttle Publishing; Paperback with disc edition
Format: Book

Perfect for self-studiers or students, this Farsi language education book takes a user-friendly and clear approach.Farsi is the language of Persia (present-day Iran) - the mellifluous mother tongue of famed 13th-century poet Rumi, whose works are still among the best-selling poems in America...
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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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Rick Steves' German Phrase Book and Dictionary

Rick Steves - Avalon Travel
Format: Book

Guten Tag! From ordering bratwurst in Munich to making new friends in the Rhine Valley, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter....
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Essential Korean Grammar: Your Essential Guide to Speaking and Writing Korean Fluently!

Laura Kingdon - Tuttle Pub
Format: Print book

Do you want your Korean language skills to shine? Then Essential Korean Grammar offers exactly what you need to finally understand and express which grammar option is best. Having a solid understanding of grammar is essential to effectively learn Korean.Essential Korean Grammar gives you excellent...
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The Berlitz Self-Teacher -- French: A Unique Home-Study Method Developed by the Famous Berlitz Schools of Language

Berlitz Schools of Languages of America. - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

You acquired English naturally. Not through the memorization of long list of vocabulary, not through the tedious chore of learning bare-bones grammar but through actually speaking it. . . If you speak English you can speak French, the natural Berlitz way. Only the Berlitz Self-Teachers...
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English for Everyone: Level 1 Course Book - Beginner English: ESL for Adults, an Interactive Course to Learning English

Rachel Harding - DK
Format: Paperback

Our Course Book (Level 1) is a great reference guide to introduce English for beginners including key language skills, grammar, and vocabulary. Ideal for English test preparations or ESL lesson plans, the Course Book uses visual teaching methods to introduce the English language, reinforced...
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Say It Right in Dutch: The Fastest Way to Correct Pronunciation

Clyde Peters - McGraw Hill
Format: Paperback

Say farewell to language faux pas forever! Based on the revolutionary Easily Pronounced Language Systems approach, Say It Right in Dutch makes mastering correct Dutch pronunciation simple. With Say It Right you'll learn how to use hundreds of Dutch words and phrases in everyday conversation....
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Dutch For Dummies

Margreet Kwakernaak - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Dutch is spoken by 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium, and is an official EU language. For English speakers, written Dutch can be fairly straightforward to pick up, although the pronunciation can be more of a challenge.This simple guidebook and audio CD covers Dutch...
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Barron's Visual Dictionary: English for Spanish Speakers: Ingles Para Hispanohablantes

PONS Editorial Team - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book

Travelers, students, and lovers of language will find this little visual dictionary to be indispensable. Small enough to slip into a purse or satchel, it includes thousands of common words identified by pictures and defined bilingually. Barron's Visual Dictionary: English for Spanish...
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German Grammar in a Nutshell: Deutsche Grammatik - kurz und schmerzlos

Stief Christine - R Oldenbourg Verlag Gmbh
Format: Print book

A relaxed approach to grammar, with amusing example sentences and witty illustrations. A new concept with a communicative approach: the focus is on everyday use of the language, not the rules. A multitude of exercises enhance the learning effect.
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Navajo-English Dictionary

C Leon Wall - Hippocrene Books
Format: Paperback

Navajo is spoken in the American Southwest (primarily Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah) by the Navajo people, or Dine'. The largest of all the Native American tribes, the Navajo are one of the few tribes that still use their native language in everyday communication.The Navajo language...
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Berlitz Japanese in 30 Days

Berlitz Publishing - Berlitz Publishing; Second Edition edition
Format: Audio CD

This newly designed, beginner-level Japanese audio course is ideal for language learners looking for a fun and effective course with short, manageable daily lessons. Lessons are in a fun, diary-like format, designed to fit seamlessly into your daily schedule. The audio CD runs for 60 minutes...
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Italian

Michela Clari - Hippocrene Books
Format: Book

Book by Lexus
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Using Film and Media in the Language Classroom

Carmen Herrero - Channel View
Format: Paperback

This book argues for demonstrates the positive impact of using film and audiovisual material in the language classroom. The chapters are evidence-based and address different levels and contexts of learning around the world. They demonstrate the benefits of using moving images and films...
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