A gorgeously produced, bilingual edition of Nobel Prize laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer's canonical story -- one of the most influential of the 20th century -- about a hapless yet charmingly resilient baker named Gimpl, who resists taking revenge on the town that makes him the butt of every joke. Singer's original Yiddish appears alongside his own partial translation, now completed and edited by writer and scholar David Stromberg, and the 1953 translation by fellow Nobel laureate Saul Bellow. With illustrations by Liana Finck and an afterword by David Stromberg.Isaac Bashevis Singer's "Gimpl tam" was published on March 30, 1945, in the obscure Yiddish-language journal Idisher kempfer, about a month before the Nazi surrender. A story of bullying and the potential for revenge, it tells the deathbed confession of an orphaned baker who is targeted by his own community for ridicule and practical jokes.
Restless Books
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9781632060389
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Hardcover
Beginner's Shona
By Mawadza, Aquilina
Spoken by over 10 million people worldwide, Shona (also known as ChiShona) is an official language of Zimbabwe. It is also spoken in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia. It is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages and its writing system was codified during the early 20th century.Ideal for those new to Shona, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner's Shona (ChiShona) with Online Audio includes: An introductory section on the geography, climate, economy, arts, culture and history of Zimbabwe, including an extensive section on "Everyday Life" that will be useful to visitorsTwelve carefully-paced units, each one opening with a dialogue about an everyday topic followed by vocabulary, expressions, grammar lessons, and exercises Answer key to the exercises Shona-English glossaryOnline MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers.
Hippocrene Books
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9780781814270
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Paperback
Practice Makes Perfect
By Yates, Jean
Master the words and phrases necessary to communicate more effectively in EnglishPractice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners helps you develop your vocabulary by providing practice in word-building and encouraging you to analyze new words for an ever-increasing vocabulary. Each chapter of this comprehensive book focuses on a theme, such as family or travel, so you can build your language skills in a systematic manner. This new edition is enhanced with comprehensive review exercises and a new section on communicating via social media. Packed with exercises and tips, this book will help you perfect new words and gain the confidence to communicate well in English. Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners, 3rd Edition features:* More than 220 exercises* New: An added section on communicating via social media * Tons of nouns, adjectives, and verbs to add to your vocabulary* Concise grammatical explanations * Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each point* An answer key to gauge your comprehension.
McGraw-Hill Education
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9781260011197
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Paperback
Practice Makes Perfect
By Wu, Xiaozhou
Publisher: n/a
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9781260452433
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Paperback
The Power of Language
By Marian, Viorica
"Sparkles with insight." - Daniel PinkThis revolutionary book goes beyond any recent book on language to dissect how language operates in our minds and how to harness its virtually limitless power. As Dr. Marian explains, while you may well think you speak only one language, in fact your mind accommodates multiple codes of communication. Some people speak Spanish, some Mandarin. Some speak poetry, some are fluent in math. The human brain is built to use multiple languages, and using more languages opens doors to creativity, brain health, and cognitive control. Every new language we speak shapes how we extract and interpret information. It alters what we remember, how we perceive ourselves and the world around us, how we feel, the insights we have, the decisions we make, and the actions we take.
Dutton
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9780593187074
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Hardcover
An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
By Fuller, Michael A.
This innovative textbook for learning classical Chinese poetry moves beyond the traditional anthology of poems translated into English and instead brings readers -- including those with no knowledge of Chinese -- as close as possible to the texture of the poems in their original language. The first two chapters introduce the features of classical Chinese that are important for poetry and then survey the formal and rhetorical conventions of classical poetry. The core chapters present the major poets and poems of the Chinese poetic tradition from earliest times to the lyrics of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) .Each chapter begins with an overview of the historical context for the poetry of a particular period and provides a brief biography for each poet. Each of the poems appears in the original Chinese with a word-by-word translation, followed by Fuller's unadorned translation, and a more polished version by modern translators.
Harvard University Asia Center
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9780674977013
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Hardcover
Learning Korean
By Damron, Julie
Learn to speak, read, and write Korean with this complete language guide for beginners!Learning Korean teaches you the basics of the Korean language, including practical daily conversations and vocabulary, and enables you to begin communicating effectively right away. All Korean words and sentences are given in Korean Hangeul script and romanized form for easy pronunciation, with English translations.Key features include:11 lessons designed for beginning adult learnersBasic sentence patterns and vocabulary used in daily conversationsSuitable for self-study learners as well as beginning level classesHangeul and Romanized versions of all Korean texts with English translationsCultural notes for understanding Korean customs and normsA dictionary of commonly-used words and phrasesAccompanying native speaker audio recordingsDownloadable flashcardsThe book also includes useful notes and explanations on pronunciation, the Korean Hangeul script, greetings and requests, basic sentence structure and vocabulary, verb conjugations, honorific forms, idiomatic expressions, and etiquette dos and don'ts.
Tuttle Publishing
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9780804853323
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Paperback
French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary
By Kindersley, Inc Dorling
Now comes with a free companion audio app that allows readers to scan the pages to hear words spoken in both French and English.Newly revised and updated, the French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is a quick and intuitive way to learn and recall everyday words in French.Introducing a range of useful current vocabulary in thematic order, this dictionary uses full-color photographs and artworks to display and label all the elements of everyday life - from the home and office to sport, music, nature, and the countries of the world - with panel features on key nouns, verbs, and useful phrases.The French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary features: * A quick and intuitive way to learn and remember thousands of words. * A complete range of illustrated objects and scenes from everyday life. * Fast and effective learning for any situation, from home and office to shopping and dining out. * Detailed index for instant reference. * Handy size ideal for travel. The illustrations provide a quick and intuitive route to learning a language, defining the words visually so it is easier to remember them and creating a colorful and stimulating learning resource for the foreign-language and EFL/ESL student.
Dk Publishing
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9781465459282
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Print book
Ielts 14 General Training Student's Book with Answers with Audio
By Press, Cambridge University
CAMBRIDGE
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9781108681360
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Complete Biblical Hebrew Beginner to Intermediate Course
By Nicholson, Sarah
Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Biblical Hebrew offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and ultimately how to translate the Old Testament Bible. Structured around authentic material, this course also features: -20 short learning units plus glossary and reference section-Authentic materials - language taught through key passages-Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding Biblical Hebrew grammar and vocabulary-Covers both grammar and vocabulary in detail - one of the earliest written forms-Self tests and learning activities - see and track your own progressThis new edition features even more practice exercises, additional readings and the latest scholarship.
Simple Gimpl
By Singer, Isaac Bashevis
A gorgeously produced, bilingual edition of Nobel Prize laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer's canonical story -- one of the most influential of the 20th century -- about a hapless yet charmingly resilient baker named Gimpl, who resists taking revenge on the town that makes him the butt of every joke. Singer's original Yiddish appears alongside his own partial translation, now completed and edited by writer and scholar David Stromberg, and the 1953 translation by fellow Nobel laureate Saul Bellow. With illustrations by Liana Finck and an afterword by David Stromberg.Isaac Bashevis Singer's "Gimpl tam" was published on March 30, 1945, in the obscure Yiddish-language journal Idisher kempfer, about a month before the Nazi surrender. A story of bullying and the potential for revenge, it tells the deathbed confession of an orphaned baker who is targeted by his own community for ridicule and practical jokes.
Beginner's Shona
By Mawadza, Aquilina
Spoken by over 10 million people worldwide, Shona (also known as ChiShona) is an official language of Zimbabwe. It is also spoken in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia. It is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages and its writing system was codified during the early 20th century.Ideal for those new to Shona, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner's Shona (ChiShona) with Online Audio includes: An introductory section on the geography, climate, economy, arts, culture and history of Zimbabwe, including an extensive section on "Everyday Life" that will be useful to visitorsTwelve carefully-paced units, each one opening with a dialogue about an everyday topic followed by vocabulary, expressions, grammar lessons, and exercises Answer key to the exercises Shona-English glossaryOnline MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers.
Practice Makes Perfect
By Yates, Jean
Master the words and phrases necessary to communicate more effectively in EnglishPractice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners helps you develop your vocabulary by providing practice in word-building and encouraging you to analyze new words for an ever-increasing vocabulary. Each chapter of this comprehensive book focuses on a theme, such as family or travel, so you can build your language skills in a systematic manner. This new edition is enhanced with comprehensive review exercises and a new section on communicating via social media. Packed with exercises and tips, this book will help you perfect new words and gain the confidence to communicate well in English. Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners, 3rd Edition features:* More than 220 exercises* New: An added section on communicating via social media * Tons of nouns, adjectives, and verbs to add to your vocabulary* Concise grammatical explanations * Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each point* An answer key to gauge your comprehension.
Practice Makes Perfect
By Wu, Xiaozhou
The Power of Language
By Marian, Viorica
"Sparkles with insight." - Daniel PinkThis revolutionary book goes beyond any recent book on language to dissect how language operates in our minds and how to harness its virtually limitless power. As Dr. Marian explains, while you may well think you speak only one language, in fact your mind accommodates multiple codes of communication. Some people speak Spanish, some Mandarin. Some speak poetry, some are fluent in math. The human brain is built to use multiple languages, and using more languages opens doors to creativity, brain health, and cognitive control. Every new language we speak shapes how we extract and interpret information. It alters what we remember, how we perceive ourselves and the world around us, how we feel, the insights we have, the decisions we make, and the actions we take.
An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
By Fuller, Michael A.
This innovative textbook for learning classical Chinese poetry moves beyond the traditional anthology of poems translated into English and instead brings readers -- including those with no knowledge of Chinese -- as close as possible to the texture of the poems in their original language. The first two chapters introduce the features of classical Chinese that are important for poetry and then survey the formal and rhetorical conventions of classical poetry. The core chapters present the major poets and poems of the Chinese poetic tradition from earliest times to the lyrics of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) .Each chapter begins with an overview of the historical context for the poetry of a particular period and provides a brief biography for each poet. Each of the poems appears in the original Chinese with a word-by-word translation, followed by Fuller's unadorned translation, and a more polished version by modern translators.
Learning Korean
By Damron, Julie
Learn to speak, read, and write Korean with this complete language guide for beginners!Learning Korean teaches you the basics of the Korean language, including practical daily conversations and vocabulary, and enables you to begin communicating effectively right away. All Korean words and sentences are given in Korean Hangeul script and romanized form for easy pronunciation, with English translations.Key features include:11 lessons designed for beginning adult learnersBasic sentence patterns and vocabulary used in daily conversationsSuitable for self-study learners as well as beginning level classesHangeul and Romanized versions of all Korean texts with English translationsCultural notes for understanding Korean customs and normsA dictionary of commonly-used words and phrasesAccompanying native speaker audio recordingsDownloadable flashcardsThe book also includes useful notes and explanations on pronunciation, the Korean Hangeul script, greetings and requests, basic sentence structure and vocabulary, verb conjugations, honorific forms, idiomatic expressions, and etiquette dos and don'ts.
French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary
By Kindersley, Inc Dorling
Now comes with a free companion audio app that allows readers to scan the pages to hear words spoken in both French and English.Newly revised and updated, the French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is a quick and intuitive way to learn and recall everyday words in French.Introducing a range of useful current vocabulary in thematic order, this dictionary uses full-color photographs and artworks to display and label all the elements of everyday life - from the home and office to sport, music, nature, and the countries of the world - with panel features on key nouns, verbs, and useful phrases.The French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary features: * A quick and intuitive way to learn and remember thousands of words. * A complete range of illustrated objects and scenes from everyday life. * Fast and effective learning for any situation, from home and office to shopping and dining out. * Detailed index for instant reference. * Handy size ideal for travel. The illustrations provide a quick and intuitive route to learning a language, defining the words visually so it is easier to remember them and creating a colorful and stimulating learning resource for the foreign-language and EFL/ESL student.
Ielts 14 General Training Student's Book with Answers with Audio
By Press, Cambridge University
Complete Biblical Hebrew Beginner to Intermediate Course
By Nicholson, Sarah
Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Biblical Hebrew offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and ultimately how to translate the Old Testament Bible. Structured around authentic material, this course also features: -20 short learning units plus glossary and reference section-Authentic materials - language taught through key passages-Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding Biblical Hebrew grammar and vocabulary-Covers both grammar and vocabulary in detail - one of the earliest written forms-Self tests and learning activities - see and track your own progressThis new edition features even more practice exercises, additional readings and the latest scholarship.