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Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them

Raphel, Adrienne - PENGUIN PR

A delightful, erudite, and immersive exploration of the crossword puzzle and its fascinating history from a brilliant young writer

The crossword is a feature of the modern world, inspiring daily devotion and obsession from not just everyday citizens looking to pass the time but icons...

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Russian-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

Dk. - Dk Publishing, 2016.
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

Russian-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary of DK's bestselling series makes language learning accessible by using photographs to put the everyday vocabulary of the modern world into context.A thematic organization of more than 10,000 fully illustrated terms labeled in both Russian...
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Read & Think Italian, Premium Second Edition

The Editors of Think Italian! Magazine - McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

A first-class ticket to building key Italian language skills From the bestselling Read & Think series, this fully-illustrated guide brings the Italian language to life! In addition to introducing, developing, and growing key vocabulary, this book gives you an insider's look at Italian...
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The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases

Chloe O. Davis
Format: Hardcover

Do you know where "yaaaas queen!" comes from? Do you know the difference between a bear and a wolf? Do you know what all the letters in LGBTQIA stand for?The Queens' English is a comprehensive guide to modern gay slang, queer theory terms, and playful colloquialisms that...
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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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Arabic For Dummies

AMINE BOUCHENTOUF - For Dummies
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Start reading and speaking Arabic Arabic For Dummies helps readers start speaking Modern Standard Arabic in no time. Whether you're a student, traveler, or work in business or government, you'll find this title to be packed with practical lessons, cultural facts, and handy references....
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Collins Spanish Unabridged Dictionary, 10th Edition

Collins - HARPERCOLLINS
Pages: 2256
Format: Print book

Diccionario Espanol-Ingles Ingles-Espanol Spanish-English English-Spanish Dictionary
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Talking Baby: Helping your child discover language

Anne Buckley - Canterbury University Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

In this fascinating and informative book, Margaret Maclagan and Anne Buckley - two specialists in children's language development - explain the subtle and extraordinary process in which children learn to talk and the very important role that parents and grandparents can play. Combining...
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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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Are You There God? It's Me, Margarita: More Cocktails with a Literary Twist

Tim Federle - Running Press Adult
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Literature, puns, and alcohol collide in this clever follow-up to Tequila Mockingbird, the world's bestselling cocktail recipes book.Tim Federle's Tequila Mockingbird has become one of the world's bestselling cocktail books and resonated with bartenders and book clubs everywhere. Now in this...
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