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Barron's AP French Language and Culture with MP3 CD

Eliane Kurbegov Ed.S. - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book

In-depth preparation for the Advanced Placement test in French includes:Two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explainedTips and strategies for mastering all skills and tasks required for success on the examOne MP3 CD containing exemplary conversations and oral presentationsExpanded...
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Mandarin Chinese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff - DK
Format: Paperback

With the help of a new free audio app, this revised and updated bilingual visual dictionary will help you improve your Mandarin Chinese vocabulary and pronunciation by seeing and hearing more than 7,000 terms.Full-color images with detailed labels display all the elements of everyday life--from...
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You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place

Janelle Shane - Voracious
Format: Hardcover

AI is everywhere. It powers the autocorrect function of your iPhone, helps Google Translate understand the complexity of language, and interprets your behavior to decide which of your friends' Facebook posts you most want to see. In the coming years, it'll perform medical diagnoses and drive...
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A Very Modern Dictionary: Over 600 Words, Phrases & Abbreviations to Keep Your Culture Game on Point

Tobias Anthony - Smith Street Books
Format: Hardcover

Trouble negotiating the modern world, what with all these newfangled words and phrases so beloved of Gen Z and Millennials? We're here to help.This handy dictionary hilariously captures the state of the English language in the year 2020. The Internet--and more specifically, social media--can...
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Rick Steves German Phrase Book & Dictionary

Rick Steves - Rick Steves
Format: Paperback

Hallo! From ordering bratwurst in Berlin to making new friends in Munich, it helps to speak some of the native tongue in Germany. Rick Steves offers well-tested German words and phrases that come in handy in a variety of situations. Inside you'll find:Key phrases for everyday circumstances,...
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Aeneid Book VI: A New Verse Translation

Virgil - Farrar
Format: Print book

A masterpiece from one of the greatest poets of the centuryIn a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones,...
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Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

Dorling Kindersley Inc. - Dk Publishing, 2016.
Format: Print book

Japanese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary makes language learning accessible by using photographs to put the everyday vocabulary of the modern world into context.With a thematic organization of more than 10,000 fully illustrated terms labeled in both Japanese and English and comprehensive...
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power.What makes "cults" so intriguing and frightening? What makes...
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Rick Steves French Phrase Book & Dictionary

Rick Steves - Rick Steves
Format: Paperback

Bonjour! From ordering steak frites in Paris to making new friends in Nice, it helps to speak some of the native tongue in France. Rick Steves offers well-tested French words and phrases that come in handy in a variety of situations. Inside you'll find:Helpful phrases for everyday circumstances,...
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English for Everyone: Level 4: Advanced, Course Book

Dorling Kindersley Inc. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

Are you learning English as a second language?Everything you need is included in this English for Everyone: Level 4: Advanced, Course Book - it's a grammar book, vocabulary builder, and exercise course all in one. Take your communication skills to the next level with an emphasis on reading...
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