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501 Italian Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged
by John Colaneri, Vincent Luciani

ISBN 0764113488 (0-7641-1348-8)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc

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Here is a fine quick-reference source for language students, teachers, and translators. The 501 most commonly used Italian verbs are listed in table form, one verb per page, and conjugated in all tenses, identified by English infinitive forms. Verbs are both regular and irregular, and are presented alphabetically for easy reference. Added material related to verbs and verb usage is also presented, including lists of hundreds more regular verbs, idiomatic verb usage, and more. [via]
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The American Heritage College Dictionary
by William Morris

ISBN 0395329434 (0-395-32943-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin

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The latest edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is out, and that's hot news--not just for the resolute followers of lexicographical minutiae, but for the general reading and writing public as well. Why? Because the American Heritage is a long-standing favorite family dictionary (never underestimate the value of pictures) and one of the prime dictionary references for magazines, newspapers, and dot.com content providers. For scads of writers and editors across the U.S., it sets the standard on matters of style and lexicographical authority.
So this new edition is exciting and noteworthy, but how good is it? In its favor, the fourth edition is as current a dictionary as you can get. It's six years fresher than the 1994 version, with 10,000 words and definitions you won't find in the still venerable but now slightly dated third edition. For example, unlike its predecessor (and also unlike the 1996 Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary), this fourth edition covers dot-com, e-commerce, and soccer mom, Ebonics, Viagra, and a surf definition for cruising television channels and the Internet.
Its panel of special consultants includes authorities on anthropology, architecture, cinema, and law, plus military science, music, religion, and sports, and that is reflected in an impressively comprehensive coverage of the arts, culture, and technology. Sadly, however, there are no medical consultants on the panel, and that loss is felt in some substandard medical definitions. Other flaws: there's a greater than usual tendency to define a word with a form of the same word--for example, fuzzy, whose first two definitions are "1. covered with fuzz." and "2. of or resembling fuzz." And some definitions seem needlessly wordy, such as the entry for furious, which is "full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging." Compare that with the more succinct Oxford Encyclopedic entry: "1. extremely angry. 2. full of fury."
On the other hand, there are valuable entries throughout the dictionary supplying additional information on synonyms, usage, or word history, and these extras, such as the history of diatribe and the usage notes on discomfit, are interesting. The layout is easy on the eyes, with dark blue/green bold type setting the words apart from their definitions, and 4,000 color photographs, maps, and illustrations that are both useful and delightful. On one page, the margin provides color depictions of Francis Bacon, bacterium, and a Bactrian camel. Theodore Roosevelt and a rooster share another margin, while a third page offers Isak Dinesen, a dingo, and dinoflagellate. It is a fascinating book to peruse, and a compellingly scholarly addition to the American Heritage Dictionary line. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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- The American Heritage College Dictionary: ISBN 0395339596 (0-395-33959-6)
  Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
- The American Heritage College Dictionary: ISBN 0395329434 (0-395-32943-4)
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The American Heritage Desk Dictionary

ISBN 0618117725 (0-618-11772-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin

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American Heritage® dictionaries are known for their accessible definitions, informative art, and expert usage guidance. The handy new desk edition brings you all these features in a durable binding with clear, readable type, at a price that puts it in reach of every desk.
" More than 70,000 entries, thoroughly revised and updated " More than 1,000 new words and meanings, from bioreserve and domestic partner to MP3 and zine " Expert guidance on correct English usage " 400 photographs and drawings that enhance the definitions " Synonyms, regional notes, etymologies, and more
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The American Heritage Dictionary

ISBN 0385335768 (0-385-33576-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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The latest edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is out, and that's hot news--not just for the resolute followers of lexicographical minutiae, but for the general reading and writing public as well. Why? Because the American Heritage is a long-standing favorite family dictionary (never underestimate the value of pictures) and one of the prime dictionary references for magazines, newspapers, and dot.com content providers. For scads of writers and editors across the U.S., it sets the standard on matters of style and lexicographical authority.
So this new edition is exciting and noteworthy, but how good is it? In its favor, the fourth edition is as current a dictionary as you can get. It's six years fresher than the 1994 version, with 10,000 words and definitions you won't find in the still venerable but now slightly dated third edition. For example, unlike its predecessor (and also unlike the 1996 Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary), this fourth edition covers dot-com, e-commerce, and soccer mom, Ebonics, Viagra, and a surf definition for cruising television channels and the Internet.
Its panel of special consultants includes authorities on anthropology, architecture, cinema, and law, plus military science, music, religion, and sports, and that is reflected in an impressively comprehensive coverage of the arts, culture, and technology. Sadly, however, there are no medical consultants on the panel, and that loss is felt in some substandard medical definitions. Other flaws: there's a greater than usual tendency to define a word with a form of the same word--for example, fuzzy, whose first two definitions are "1. covered with fuzz." and "2. of or resembling fuzz." And some definitions seem needlessly wordy, such as the entry for furious, which is "full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging." Compare that with the more succinct Oxford Encyclopedic entry: "1. extremely angry. 2. full of fury."
On the other hand, there are valuable entries throughout the dictionary supplying additional information on synonyms, usage, or word history, and these extras, such as the history of diatribe and the usage notes on discomfit, are interesting. The layout is easy on the eyes, with dark blue/green bold type setting the words apart from their definitions, and 4,000 color photographs, maps, and illustrations that are both useful and delightful. On one page, the margin provides color depictions of Francis Bacon, bacterium, and a Bactrian camel. Theodore Roosevelt and a rooster share another margin, while a third page offers Isak Dinesen, a dingo, and dinoflagellate. It is a fascinating book to peruse, and a compellingly scholarly addition to the American Heritage Dictionary line. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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The American Heritage Dictionary, New College Edition: Thumb Index
by William Morris

ISBN 0395090644 (0-395-09064-4)
Hardcover, American Heritage Pub Co

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The third edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is a beauty--2,134 pages and 8.5 pounds--containing a lexicon of more than 200,000 entries, plus an appendix of Indo-European roots for etymology enthusiasts. The crisp white pages and sharp black print are easy on the eyes, the drawings and pictures (nearly 4,000 in all) are a delight, and along with the lucid, erudite definitions are 4,000-plus quoted illustrations of usage from the likes of Shakespeare, Melville, and Updike. Though it's the chosen reference of editors, it's more than a mere tool of the trade--it's a luxurious linguistic experience. [via]
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American Heritage Dictionary
by American Heritage

ISBN 0440201896 (0-440-20189-6)
Softcover, Dell Publishing

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The latest edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is out, and that's hot news--not just for the resolute followers of lexicographical minutiae, but for the general reading and writing public as well. Why? Because the American Heritage is a long-standing favorite family dictionary (never underestimate the value of pictures) and one of the prime dictionary references for magazines, newspapers, and dot.com content providers. For scads of writers and editors across the U.S., it sets the standard on matters of style and lexicographical authority.
So this new edition is exciting and noteworthy, but how good is it? In its favor, the fourth edition is as current a dictionary as you can get. It's six years fresher than the 1994 version, with 10,000 words and definitions you won't find in the still venerable but now slightly dated third edition. For example, unlike its predecessor (and also unlike the 1996 Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary), this fourth edition covers dot-com, e-commerce, and soccer mom, Ebonics, Viagra, and a surf definition for cruising television channels and the Internet.
Its panel of special consultants includes authorities on anthropology, architecture, cinema, and law, plus military science, music, religion, and sports, and that is reflected in an impressively comprehensive coverage of the arts, culture, and technology. Sadly, however, there are no medical consultants on the panel, and that loss is felt in some substandard medical definitions. Other flaws: there's a greater than usual tendency to define a word with a form of the same word--for example, fuzzy, whose first two definitions are "1. covered with fuzz." and "2. of or resembling fuzz." And some definitions seem needlessly wordy, such as the entry for furious, which is "full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging." Compare that with the more succinct Oxford Encyclopedic entry: "1. extremely angry. 2. full of fury."
On the other hand, there are valuable entries throughout the dictionary supplying additional information on synonyms, usage, or word history, and these extras, such as the history of diatribe and the usage notes on discomfit, are interesting. The layout is easy on the eyes, with dark blue/green bold type setting the words apart from their definitions, and 4,000 color photographs, maps, and illustrations that are both useful and delightful. On one page, the margin provides color depictions of Francis Bacon, bacterium, and a Bactrian camel. Theodore Roosevelt and a rooster share another margin, while a third page offers Isak Dinesen, a dingo, and dinoflagellate. It is a fascinating book to peruse, and a compellingly scholarly addition to the American Heritage Dictionary line. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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- American Heritage Dictionary: ISBN 0440201896 (0-440-20189-6)
  Softcover, Dell Publishing
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

ISBN 0395090660 (0-395-09066-0)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin

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The third edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is a beauty--2,134 pages and 8.5 pounds--containing a lexicon of more than 200,000 entries, plus an appendix of Indo-European roots for etymology enthusiasts. The crisp white pages and sharp black print are easy on the eyes, the drawings and pictures (nearly 4,000 in all) are a delight, and along with the lucid, erudite definitions are 4,000-plus quoted illustrations of usage from the likes of Shakespeare, Melville, and Updike. Though it's the chosen reference of editors, it's more than a mere tool of the trade--it's a luxurious linguistic experience. [via]
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- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: ISBN 0395711460 (0-395-71146-0)
  Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
by American Heritage Publishing Staff

ISBN 0395448956 (0-395-44895-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company

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The latest edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is out, and that's hot news--not just for the resolute followers of lexicographical minutiae, but for the general reading and writing public as well. Why? Because the American Heritage is a long-standing favorite family dictionary (never underestimate the value of pictures) and one of the prime dictionary references for magazines, newspapers, and dot.com content providers. For scads of writers and editors across the U.S., it sets the standard on matters of style and lexicographical authority.
So this new edition is exciting and noteworthy, but how good is it? In its favor, the fourth edition is as current a dictionary as you can get. It's six years fresher than the 1994 version, with 10,000 words and definitions you won't find in the still venerable but now slightly dated third edition. For example, unlike its predecessor (and also unlike the 1996 Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary), this fourth edition covers dot-com, e-commerce, and soccer mom, Ebonics, Viagra, and a surf definition for cruising television channels and the Internet.
Its panel of special consultants includes authorities on anthropology, architecture, cinema, and law, plus military science, music, religion, and sports, and that is reflected in an impressively comprehensive coverage of the arts, culture, and technology. Sadly, however, there are no medical consultants on the panel, and that loss is felt in some substandard medical definitions. Other flaws: there's a greater than usual tendency to define a word with a form of the same word--for example, fuzzy, whose first two definitions are "1. covered with fuzz." and "2. of or resembling fuzz." And some definitions seem needlessly wordy, such as the entry for furious, which is "full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging." Compare that with the more succinct Oxford Encyclopedic entry: "1. extremely angry. 2. full of fury."
On the other hand, there are valuable entries throughout the dictionary supplying additional information on synonyms, usage, or word history, and these extras, such as the history of diatribe and the usage notes on discomfit, are interesting. The layout is easy on the eyes, with dark blue/green bold type setting the words apart from their definitions, and 4,000 color photographs, maps, and illustrations that are both useful and delightful. On one page, the margin provides color depictions of Francis Bacon, bacterium, and a Bactrian camel. Theodore Roosevelt and a rooster share another margin, while a third page offers Isak Dinesen, a dingo, and dinoflagellate. It is a fascinating book to peruse, and a compellingly scholarly addition to the American Heritage Dictionary line. --Stephanie Gold [via]
More editions of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: ISBN 0395825172 (0-395-82517-2)
  Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: ISBN 0395448956 (0-395-44895-6)
  Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
by Not Available

ISBN 0618701729 (0-618-70172-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin

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The latest edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is out, and that's hot news--not just for the resolute followers of lexicographical minutiae, but for the general reading and writing public as well. Why? Because the American Heritage is a long-standing favorite family dictionary (never underestimate the value of pictures) and one of the prime dictionary references for magazines, newspapers, and dot.com content providers. For scads of writers and editors across the U.S., it sets the standard on matters of style and lexicographical authority.
So this new edition is exciting and noteworthy, but how good is it? In its favor, the fourth edition is as current a dictionary as you can get. It's six years fresher than the 1994 version, with 10,000 words and definitions you won't find in the still venerable but now slightly dated third edition. For example, unlike its predecessor (and also unlike the 1996 Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary), this fourth edition covers dot-com, e-commerce, and soccer mom, Ebonics, Viagra, and a surf definition for cruising television channels and the Internet.
Its panel of special consultants includes authorities on anthropology, architecture, cinema, and law, plus military science, music, religion, and sports, and that is reflected in an impressively comprehensive coverage of the arts, culture, and technology. Sadly, however, there are no medical consultants on the panel, and that loss is felt in some substandard medical definitions. Other flaws: there's a greater than usual tendency to define a word with a form of the same word--for example, fuzzy, whose first two definitions are "1. covered with fuzz." and "2. of or resembling fuzz." And some definitions seem needlessly wordy, such as the entry for furious, which is "full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging." Compare that with the more succinct Oxford Encyclopedic entry: "1. extremely angry. 2. full of fury."
On the other hand, there are valuable entries throughout the dictionary supplying additional information on synonyms, usage, or word history, and these extras, such as the history of diatribe and the usage notes on discomfit, are interesting. The layout is easy on the eyes, with dark blue/green bold type setting the words apart from their definitions, and 4,000 color photographs, maps, and illustrations that are both useful and delightful. On one page, the margin provides color depictions of Francis Bacon, bacterium, and a Bactrian camel. Theodore Roosevelt and a rooster share another margin, while a third page offers Isak Dinesen, a dingo, and dinoflagellate. It is a fascinating book to peruse, and a compellingly scholarly addition to the American Heritage Dictionary line. --Stephanie Gold [via]
More editions of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: ISBN 0618701729 (0-618-70172-9)
  Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
American Heritage Dictionary: Office Edition
by American Heritage Staff

ISBN 0395699568 (0-395-69956-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin

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Cassell's Compact Spanish-English English-Spanish Dictionary
by L.P. Harvey, Dutton, Brian, Harvey, L.P., Roger M. Walker

ISBN 0440311292 (0-440-31129-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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  Softcover, Bantam Books
Chambers Murray Latin-English Dictionary
by John Lockwood, William Smith

ISBN 0550190031 (0-550-19003-1)
Softcover, Chambers Harrap Pub Ltd

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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
by Henry Watson Fowler

ISBN 0517413655 (0-517-41365-5)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub

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Ecce Romani: A Latin Reading Program Rome at Last
by Gilbert Lawall, Ron Palma

ISBN 0801312051 (0-8013-1205-1)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley

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Ecce Romani I: A Latin Reading Program Meeting the Family, Rome at Last

ISBN 0801312019 (0-8013-1201-9)
Hardcover, Pearson Prentice Hall

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Ecce Romani I-A a Latin Reading Program: A Latin Reading Program Meeting the Family
by Gilbert Lawall, Ron Palma

ISBN 0801312043 (0-8013-1204-3)
Softcover, Longman Pub Group

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Ecce Romani: Language Activity Book Student's Edition A Latin Reading Program I-A Meeting the Family
by Gilbert Lawall, Ron Palma

ISBN 0801312094 (0-8013-1209-4)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley

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Ecce Romani engages students by bringing the history of Roman civilization to life with interesting subjects and a continuous storyline about the life experiences of a typical Roman family living in A.D. 80. [via]
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Elementary Latin Dictionary
by Charlton T. Lewis

ISBN 0199102058 (0-19-910205-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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With a vocabulary extended to include all words used by Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and Tacitus, as well as those used by Terence, Caesar, Sallust, Cicero, Livy, Nepos, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Juvenal, Phaedrus, and Curtius, this abridgement of Lewis's Latin Dictionary for Schools excludes proper names and detailed references to books and passages, and limits illustrative citations. [via]
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- Elementary Latin Dictionary: ISBN 0199102058 (0-19-910205-8)
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Elementary Modern Standard Arabic : Lessons 31-45, Appendices
by Peter F. Abboud, Z. N. Abdel-Malek, W. M. Erwin, Ernest N. McCarus, G. N. Saad

ISBN 0521272963 (0-521-27296-3)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press

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Elementary Modern Standard Arabic: Pronunciation and Writing, Lessons
by Ernest N. McCarus, Peter F. Abboud

ISBN 0521272955 (0-521-27295-5)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr

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The Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Course (EMSA), published in 1983, is the premier introduction, for the English-speaking student, to the active written language of the Arab world. Expressly designed for the beginning student, the course is written by a team of Arabic language teachers consisting of native and non-native Arabic speakers, linguists and people whose primary interests are literature and allied areas. It implements an audio-lingual approach to language teaching while presenting the elements of Modern Standard Arabic as written and spoken in the contemporary Arab World. Volume 1 is complete in itself and presents a practical introduction to the writing system of Arabic and to its pronunciation, with reading and writing pronunciation drills. Thirty lessons provide a basic working knowledge of Arabic. Each lesson contains a text, a vocabulary, grammar and drills including oral and written comprehension passages. An Arabic-English glossary completes the volume. The course continues in Volume 2, which extends the knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and expression. Fifteen further lessons are followed by appendices which give reference information. [via]
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The English Language: A Historical Introduction
by Charles Barber

ISBN 0521785707 (0-521-78570-7)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr

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The English Language: A Historical Introduction covers the history of the English language from its remote Indo-European origins to the present day. It provides substantial information about the English language at different periods, and introduces the main theoretical and technical concepts of historical linguistics. Chapters on the nature of language and on language change are followed by a chronological survey, beginning in the Prehistoric age and working down from Anglo-Saxon times to the twentieth century. Topics covered include vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, semantics, attitudes to language, and English as a world language. Short passages of English are used to illustrate the state of the language in different periods and all over the world, in a range of contexts. This thoroughly updated edition of Charles Barber's The Story of Language is the ideal introduction to the subject for students of English language and linguistics, accessible to all readers who are curious about language. [via]
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French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture
by Pierre J. Capretz

ISBN 0300036558 (0-300-03655-8)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr

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French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture The Capretz Method
by Pierre J. Capretz, Marie-Odile Germain, Beatrice Abetti

ISBN 0300058217 (0-300-05821-7)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr

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Since it was first published, French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture -- The Capretz Method has been widely recognized in the field as a model for video-based foreign-language instructional materials. This groundbreaking, critically acclaimed approach to French language learning effectively combines video, audio, and text to help students use real, unsimplified French in the dynamic context of actual communication. Designed to be used in conjunction with the celebrated PBS video series (available from the Annenberg/CPB Project), the print and audio materials, which form the complete program, include textbooks, an instructor's guide, workbooks, an extensive audio program, study guides, and a testing program. This second edition textbook is now available in two separate volumes -- parts 1 and 2 -- each covering 26 lessons of instruction. Major funding for French in Action was provided by the Annenberg/CPB Project. [via]
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by Pierre J. Capretz

ISBN 0300058233 (0-300-05823-3)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr

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French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture The Capretz Method/Study Guide, Part 1
by Norman Susskind, Barry Lydgate, Sylvie Mathe, John Westlie

ISBN 0300058276 (0-300-05827-6)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr

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Learn to use real unsimplified French in the context of actual communication. [via]
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French in Action: The Capretz Method Workbook, Part 1
by Pierre J. Capretz, Beatrice Abetti, Thomas Abbate, Frank Abetti

ISBN 0300058225 (0-300-05822-5)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr

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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter

ISBN 0465026567 (0-465-02656-7)
Softcover, Basic Books

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As stated in the Scientific American, "Every few decades an unknown author brings out a boof of such depth, clarity range, wit beauty and originality that it is recognized at once as a major literary event - this is such a work." [via]
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Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament
by Daniel B. Wallace

ISBN 0310218950 (0-310-21895-0)
Hardcover, Zondervan

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Powered by Pradis", this Greek grammar text integrates the technical requirements for proper Greek interpretation with the actual interests and needs of Bible students. It is the first textbook to systematically link syntax and exegesis of the New Testament for second-year Greek student. Now, as part the Zondervan Library of Pradis compatible books, it is an essential reference tool for study of the New Testament. [via]
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Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament
by Joseph H. Thayer

ISBN 0310311012 (0-310-31101-2)
Softcover, Zondervan

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Guide to Writing Kanji & Kana Book 1: A Self-Study Workbook for Learning Japanese Characters
by Wolfgang Hadamitzky, Mark Spahn

ISBN 0804816859 (0-8048-1685-9)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub

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A Guide to Writing Kanji and Kana: A Self-Study Workbook for Learning Japanese Characters These books show how to write all 1,945 joyo kanji. An ideal writing workbook for the hands-on learner. [via]
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Irish Grammar: A Basic Handbook
by Noel Mogonagle

ISBN 0781806674 (0-7818-0667-4)
Softcover, Hippocrene Books

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This volume has articles on the following contents: Religious Traditions and Innovations; Social Meaning and Cultural Context; Adaptive Strategies and Economic Process; Political Leadership and Mobilisation; and Methods and Sources for Ethnographers. Please see photos of the table of contents for exact articles and authors in each section. 340 page soft cover. [via]
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Kontakte: A Communicative Approach
by Tracy D. Terrell

ISBN 0394375548 (0-394-37554-8)
Hardcover

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The Languages of the World
by Kenneth Katzner

ISBN 0415250048 (0-415-25004-8)
Softcover, Routledge

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Learn New Testament Greek: with Accents
by John H. Dobson

ISBN 0801029929 (0-8010-2992-9)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group

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New and revised material, and an expanded grammar section added to these 52 introductory lessons that can be used as a text, independent-study guide, refresher, or reference. [via]
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Modern English Usage
by Fowler

ISBN 0317199692 (0-317-19969-2)
Hardcover, Bern Porter

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Oggi in Italia: A First Course in Italian
by Ferdinando Merlongi

ISBN 0395318726 (0-395-31872-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div

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Oggi in Italia is a successful, market-leading introductory Italian program featuring a balanced four-skills approach to language learning and varied perspectives of Italian culture, ranging from its rich, historical legacy to current changes affecting the country and culture. Students practice the basics of the language and develop oral communication skills in a variety of contexts, while learning about contemporary Italian life and culture. [via]
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by Joseph A. Tursi, Franca Celli Merlonghi, Brian Rea O'Connor

ISBN 039585900X (0-395-85900-X)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div

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This leading introductory Italian text features a balanced, flexible four-skills approach to communicative competency, cultural awareness, and language structures. [via]
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Old English and Its Closest Relatives: A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages
by Orrin W. Robinson

ISBN 0804722218 (0-8047-2221-8)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr

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An Old English Grammar
by Randolph Quirk, C.L. Wrenn

ISBN 0415045347 (0-415-04534-7)
Softcover, Routledge

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This book is designed especially for the literary student of English, and provides a single compact grammar primarily concerned with Classical Old English, rather than the other Old English dialects. The book takes a descriptive approach and avoids assuming a knowledge of Germanic philology. The introduction provides a minimum background of knowledge and indicates the kinds of evidence on which the grammatical description is based. [via]
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Oxford Latin Course: Teacher's Book
by James Morwood, Maurice Balme

ISBN 0199122326 (0-19-912232-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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Teacher's Book to accompany student text ISBN 9780195212075. [via]
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Oxford Latin Course, Part 1
by M. G. Balme

ISBN 0199120838 (0-19-912083-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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Oxford Latin Course, Part III
by Maurice Balme, James Morwwod

ISBN 0199120927 (0-19-912092-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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A new edition of the Oxford Latin Course which combines both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching from first stages to GCSE. Completely revised and restructured, the book is based on the reading of original texts. Parts I-III are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, based closely on historical sources. [via]
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Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester

ISBN 0783885008 (0-7838-8500-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr

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The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to say which is more remarkable: the facts of this amazingly well-researched story, or the sound of author Simon Winchester's erudite prose. Jones's reading smoothly transports listeners to the 19th century, reminding us why so many brilliant people obsessively set out to catalogue the English language. This unabridged version contains an interview between Winchester and John Simpson, editor of the Oxford dictionary. (Running time: 6.5 hours, 6 cassettes) --Lou Schuler [via]
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The Search for the Perfect Language
by Umberto Eco, James Fentress, Jacques Le Goff

ISBN 0631205101 (0-631-20510-1)
Softcover, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

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The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. This is an investigation into the history of that idea and of its profound influence on European thought, culture and history.
From the early Dark Ages to the Renaissance it was widely believed that the language spoken in the Garden of Eden was just such a language, and that all current languages were its decadent descendants from the catastrophe of the Fall and at Babel. The recovery of that language would, for theologians, express the nature of divinity, for cabbalists allow access to hidden knowledge and power, and for philosophers reveal the nature of truth. Versions of these ideas remained current in the Enlightenment, and have recently received fresh impetus in attempts to create a natural language for artificial intelligence.
The story that Umberto Eco tells ranges widely from the writings of Augustine, Dante, Descartes and Rousseau, arcane treatises on cabbalism and magic, to the history of the study of language and its origins. He demonstrates the initimate relation between language and identity and describes, for example, how and why the Irish, English, Germans and Swedes - one of whom presented God talking in Swedish to Adam, who replied in Danish, while the serpent tempted Eve in French - have variously claimed their language as closest to the original. He also shows how the late eighteenth-century discovery of a proto-language (Indo-European) for the Aryan peoples was perverted to support notions of racial superiority.

To this subtle exposition of a history of extraordinary complexity, Umberto Eco links the associated history of the manner in which the sounds of language and concepts have been written and symbolized. Lucidly and wittily written, the book is, in sum, a tour de force of scholarly detection and cultural interpretation, providing a series of original perspectives on two thousand years of European History.
The paperback edition of this book is not available through Blackwell outside of North America. [via]
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Signing: How to Speak With Your Hands
by Elaine Costello

ISBN 0553375393 (0-553-37539-3)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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Slang and Euphemism: A Dictionary of Oaths, Curses, Insults, Ethnic Slurs, Sexual Slang and Metaphor, Drug Talk, College Lingo, and Related Matters
by Richard A. Spears

ISBN 0451203712 (0-451-20371-2)
Softcover, Signet

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Slang and Euphemism : A Dictionary of Oaths, Curses, Insults, Racial Slurs, Sexual Slang and Metaphor Drug Talk Homosexual Lingo and Related Matters
by Richard A. Spears

ISBN 0451165543 (0-451-16554-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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A lexicon of improper English
From slang terminology describing various bodily functions and sexual acts, to the centuries-old cant of thieves and prostitutes, to the language of the modern drug culture, here are 14, 500 entries and 32, 000 definitions of all the words and expressions so carefully omitted from standard dictionaries and polite conversation. Extensively cross-referenced for easy access, this third abridged edition contains almost 300 new entries and definitions.
So whether youre a writer seeking to create a more authentic dialogue, a crossword-puzzle addict in search of an obscure eighteenth-century expression, or a reader interested in the more colorful aspects of the English language, youll find that a wealth of words awaits you in&
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Slang and Euphemism: A Dictionary of Oaths, Curses, Insults, Sexual Slang and Metaphor, Racial Slurs, Drug Talk, Homosexual Lingo, and Related Matters
by Richard A. Spears

ISBN 0451118898 (0-451-11889-8)
Softcover, New American Library

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French

French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language And Culture Study Guide, Part 1
by Barry Lydgate, Pierre Capretz

ISBN 0300039395 (0-300-03939-5)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr

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French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language And Culture Workbook
by Beatrice Abetti, Thomas Abbate, Frank Abetti, Pierre Capretz

ISBN 0300039379 (0-300-03937-9)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr

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French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language And Culture Workbook, Part 2
by Pierre Capretz

ISBN 0300039387 (0-300-03938-7)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr

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Latin

Oxford Latin Course Part I
by James Morwood, Maurice Balme

ISBN 0199122261 (0-19-912226-1)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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The acclaimed "Oxford Latin Course" has been completely revised and restructured in the light of a national survey of Classics teachers. The course is in three parts, each with an accompanying Teacher's Book. Parts 1-111 are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, based closely on historical sources, which develops an understanding of the times of Cicero and Augustus. [via]
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Arabic

Beginner's Arabic Script
by John MacE

ISBN 0658000772 (0-658-00077-2)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill

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