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Lonely Planet Fast Talk French
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Many visitors to France get around without speaking a word of French, but just a few phrases go a long way in making friends, inviting service with a smile, and ensuring a rich and rewarding travel experience - you could discover... |
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Unbinding The Pillow Book: The Many Lives of a Japanese Classic
Gergana Ivanova - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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An eleventh-century classic, The Pillow Book of Sei Shnagon is frequently paired with The Tale of Genji as one of the most important works in the Japanese canon. Yet it has also been marginalized within Japanese literature for reasons including the gender of its author, the work's complex... |
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The Story of Hebrew
Lewis Glinert - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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Storyville!: An Illustrated Guide to Writing Ficiton
DuFresne, John - W W NORTON & CO
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Whether you are daunted by a blinking cursor or frustrated trying to get the people in your head onto the page, writing stories can be intimidating. It takes passion, tenacity, patience, and a knowledge of--and faith in--the often-digressive writing process. A do-it-yourself manual for the apprentice... |
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Student Voice: 100 Argument Essays by Teens on Issues That Matter to Them
Katherine Schulten
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Finally, mentor texts written by teenagers, to help your students craft convincing arguments.In this new collection of 100 essays curated by The New York Times, students will find mentor texts written by their peers -- 13-to-18-year-olds -- on a wide range of topics, including social media,... |
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Dancing On Ropes
Anna Aslanyan - IPS - Profile Books
Format: Hardcover
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Entertaining and surprising look at world history events to reveal the consequences of decisions taken by translators. |
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Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language
David Shariatmadari - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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An entertaining and highly informed guide to what languages are and how they function.Everyone likes to think they know a bit about language: There are some words that you simply can't translate into English. The origin of a word tells you how it should be used. A dialect is inferior... |
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Borderline: Frontiers of Peace
Valerio Vincenzo - Lannoo Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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A tremendous travel project by internationally renowned photographer Valerio VincenzoEvery border in Europe, outer and inner, has been captured in a photo Borders within Europe are far from absolute. They have been blurring steadily ever since the Schengen agreements of 1985. Twenty-six... |
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First Little Readers: Guided Reading Levels I & J
Liza Charlesworth
Format: Product Bundle
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Motivate your growing reader with these entertaining 16-page tales correlated with guided reading levels I &J! Inside this sturdy storage box, you'll find 16 original titles plus a tip-filled parent guide. Each book features a just-right tale with strong picture cues and three to six lines... |
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