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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

by William Strunk, Jr., E.B. White ...

'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of ... Read more

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'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of
... Read more
Inventing the Alphabet

The Origins of Letters from Antiquity to the Present

by Johanna Drucker ...

"A rich, detailed account of how western thinkers have understood the origins and development of the alphabet." ― BBC History MagazineInventing the Alphabet provides the first account of two-and-a-half millennia of scholarship on the alphabet. Drawing on decades of research, Johanna Drucker dives into sometimes obscure and esoteric references, dispelling myths and identifying a pantheon of little ... Read more

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"A rich, detailed account of how western thinkers have understood the origins and development of the alphabet." ― BBC History MagazineInventing the Alphabet provides the first account of two-and-a-half millennia of scholarship on the alphabet. Drawing on decades of research, Johanna Drucker dives into sometimes obscure and esoteric references, dispelling myths and identifying a pantheon of little
... Read more
Tagalog for Beginners

An Introduction to Filipino, the National Language of the Philippines (Online Audio included)

by Joi Barrios ...

This is a straightforward and user-friendly guide to the Tagalog language.Tagalog for Beginners is the book to help you learn Tagalog (Filipino) on your own, efficiently and accurately—whether you're traveling to the Philippines for a vacation or a business trip, or you have ties to the sizeable Tagalog-speaking community in the U.S., or you're merely a language lover.From the fascinating history ... Read more

$14.39 USD

This is a straightforward and user-friendly guide to the Tagalog language.Tagalog for Beginners is the book to help you learn Tagalog (Filipino) on your own, efficiently and accurately—whether you're traveling to the Philippines for a vacation or a business trip, or you have ties to the sizeable Tagalog-speaking community in the U.S., or you're merely a language lover.From the fascinating history
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A Place for Everything

The Curious History of Alphabetical Order

by Judith Flanders ...

**From a New York Times-bestselling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world.A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. The story of alphabetical order has been shaped by some of history's most compelling characters, such as industrious and enthusiastic early adopter Samuel Pepys and dedicated alphabet ... Read more

$11.99 USD

**From a New York Times-bestselling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world.A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. The story of alphabetical order has been shaped by some of history's most compelling characters, such as industrious and enthusiastic early adopter Samuel Pepys and dedicated alphabet
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A Grammar of the English Tongue

by Samuel Johnson ...

In this division and order of the parts of grammar I follow the common grammarians, without inquiring whether a fitter distribution might not be found. Experience has long shown this method to be so distinct as to obviate confusion, and so comprehensive as to prevent any inconvenient omissions. I likewise use the terms already received, and already understood, though perhaps others more proper ... Read more

$5.00 USD

In this division and order of the parts of grammar I follow the common grammarians, without inquiring whether a fitter distribution might not be found. Experience has long shown this method to be so distinct as to obviate confusion, and so comprehensive as to prevent any inconvenient omissions. I likewise use the terms already received, and already understood, though perhaps others more proper
... Read more
Early Greek Alphabetic Writing

A Linguistic Approach

by Natalia Elvira Astoreca ...

Series Book 5 - Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems (CREWS)
Despite the flourishing of epichoric studies on the Archaic Greek scripts in the 1960s, embodied by archaeologists Lilian Hamilton Jeffery and Margherita Guarducci, most scholarship on early alphabetic writing in Greece has focused on questions around the origin of ‘the Greek alphabet’ instead of acknowledging the diversity of alphabetic systems that emerged in Geometric and Archaic times. The ... Read more

$23.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Despite the flourishing of epichoric studies on the Archaic Greek scripts in the 1960s, embodied by archaeologists Lilian Hamilton Jeffery and Margherita Guarducci, most scholarship on early alphabetic writing in Greece has focused on questions around the origin of ‘the Greek alphabet’ instead of acknowledging the diversity of alphabetic systems that emerged in Geometric and Archaic times. The
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The Ultimate ESL Conversational English Guide

by Josiah Wolff ...

"The Ultimate ESL Conversational English Guide: Speak English With Confidence In 90 days" by Josiah Wolff is a comprehensive English language learning resource for Spanish speakers. This intensive course offers a practical approach to mastering everyday English conversation skills quickly and effectively.Key features:50 in-depth ESL lessons for rapid English language acquisitionPhonetic ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The Ultimate ESL Conversational English Guide: Speak English With Confidence In 90 days" by Josiah Wolff is a comprehensive English language learning resource for Spanish speakers. This intensive course offers a practical approach to mastering everyday English conversation skills quickly and effectively.Key features:50 in-depth ESL lessons for rapid English language acquisitionPhonetic
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The Mesopotamian Riddle

An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World's Oldest Writing

by Joshua Hammer ...

An “adventure tale for puzzle lovers and Indiana Jones fans alike” (The Washington Post) following three free-spirited Victorians on their twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the world—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu.It was one of history’s great vanishing acts. Around 3,400 BCE, a scribe in the mud-walled city-state of ... Read more

$14.99 USD

An “adventure tale for puzzle lovers and Indiana Jones fans alike” (The Washington Post) following three free-spirited Victorians on their twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the world—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu.It was one of history’s great vanishing acts. Around 3,400 BCE, a scribe in the mud-walled city-state of
... Read more
Nihongo Pera Pera

A User's Guide to Japanese Onomatopoeia

by Susan Millington ...

Bridge the gap between what you learn in Japanese class and what you actually need to converse!Onomatopeoeia—words such as "glug glug," "pow," and "splash" in English—are an integral part of the Japanese language. Japanese people draw on a wealth of onomatopoeia to express subtle feelings, images, sounds, and actions. With this book you too can become pera pera—fluent—in Japanese, speaking with ... Read more

$8.69 USD

Bridge the gap between what you learn in Japanese class and what you actually need to converse!Onomatopeoeia—words such as "glug glug," "pow," and "splash" in English—are an integral part of the Japanese language. Japanese people draw on a wealth of onomatopoeia to express subtle feelings, images, sounds, and actions. With this book you too can become pera pera—fluent—in Japanese, speaking with
... Read more
Second 100 Chinese Characters: Simplified Character Edition

(HSK Level 1) The Quick and Easy Method to Learn the Second 100 Most Basic Chinese Characters

by Alison Matthews, Laurence Matthews ...

The Second 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach that helps students to learn, recognize and write the second 100 most common Chinese characters.Intended for beginning Chinese students, the characters listed have been carefully selected and sequenced for rapid and effective learning. Each Chinese character is shown separately on a single page, along with its English definitions, ... Read more

$9.79 USD

The Second 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach that helps students to learn, recognize and write the second 100 most common Chinese characters.Intended for beginning Chinese students, the characters listed have been carefully selected and sequenced for rapid and effective learning. Each Chinese character is shown separately on a single page, along with its English definitions,
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Contemporary Japanese Textbook Volume 1

An Introductory Language Course (Audio Recordings Included)

by Eriko Sato ...

This Japanese language book contains 61 short lessons grouped into 14 chapters—each of which presents a wide variety of activities and exercises and yet is designed to be covered in a single session.This "daily multivitamin" approach to learning Japanese makes it easy to track your progress and to review later! Access to online audio recordings comes free with the book, providing native speaker ... Read more

$21.59 USD

This Japanese language book contains 61 short lessons grouped into 14 chapters—each of which presents a wide variety of activities and exercises and yet is designed to be covered in a single session.This "daily multivitamin" approach to learning Japanese makes it easy to track your progress and to review later! Access to online audio recordings comes free with the book, providing native speaker
... Read more
Chinese From Zero: Learn Chinese, Find Yourself

Chinese From Zero, #1

by Mohammad Rafiqul Islam ...

Series Book 1 - Chinese From Zero
Chinese from Zero: Learn Chinese, Find YourselfEmbark on an immersive journey into Mandarin Chinese with Chinese from Zero: Learn Chinese, Find Yourself—the ultimate all-in-one guide for beginners, self-learners, and culture enthusiasts. Authored by Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, PhD, this meticulously crafted ebook combines academic rigor with practical, real-world applications to help you master pinyin ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Chinese from Zero: Learn Chinese, Find YourselfEmbark on an immersive journey into Mandarin Chinese with Chinese from Zero: Learn Chinese, Find Yourself—the ultimate all-in-one guide for beginners, self-learners, and culture enthusiasts. Authored by Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, PhD, this meticulously crafted ebook combines academic rigor with practical, real-world applications to help you master pinyin
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Periplus Pocket Korean Dictionary

Korean-English English-Korean, Second Edition

by Seong-Chul Sim, Gene Baik ...

Series series Periplus Pocket Dictionaries
It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great travel-sized Korean dictionary.Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Korea Pocket Korean Dictionary is an essential tool for communication and a great way to learn Korean. It features all the essential Korean vocabulary appropriate for ... Read more

$6.29 USD

It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great travel-sized Korean dictionary.Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Korea Pocket Korean Dictionary is an essential tool for communication and a great way to learn Korean. It features all the essential Korean vocabulary appropriate for
... Read more
Japanese Picture Dictionary

Learn 1,500 Japanese Words and Phrases (Ideal for JLPT & AP Exam Prep; Includes Online Audio)

by Timothy G. Stout ...

Series series Tuttle Picture Dictionary
A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Japanese—whether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Japanese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given in Japanese script—with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly—along with the English meaning.The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics ... Read more

$12.39 USD

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Japanese—whether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Japanese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given in Japanese script—with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly—along with the English meaning.The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics
... Read more
The Art of Language Invention

From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building

by David J. Peterson ...

An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for Legendary's Dune, the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series DefianceFrom master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for sci-fi and fantasy fans, writers, game creators, and language lovers. Peterson offers a captivating ... Read more

$10.99 USD

An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for Legendary's Dune, the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series DefianceFrom master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for sci-fi and fantasy fans, writers, game creators, and language lovers. Peterson offers a captivating
... Read more
Learn Hebrew The Fun & Easy Way: The Hebrew Alphabet

a picture book for Hebrew language learners (enhanced edition with audio)

by Eti Shani ...

Series series Learn Hebrew The Fun & Easy Way

$4.74 USD
Letter Perfect

The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet From A to Z

by David Sacks ...

A fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabet—and cultural history.Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of human inventions: the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabet—and cultural history.Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of human inventions: the
... Read more
Shady Characters

The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks

by Keith Houston ...

“An absolutely fascinating blend of history, design, sociology, and cultural poetics—highly recommended.”—Maria Popova, Brain PickingsA charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography.Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternately illuminated and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

“An absolutely fascinating blend of history, design, sociology, and cultural poetics—highly recommended.”—Maria Popova, Brain PickingsA charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography.Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternately illuminated and
... Read more
Korean Stories For Language Learners

Traditional Folktales in Korean and English (Free Online Audio)

by Julie Damron, EunSun You ...

Series series Stories for Language Learners
Explore Korean Culture Through Bilingual Folktales—Build Language Skills as You Read!Korean Stories for Language Learners brings 42 traditional Korean folktales to life, presented in both Korean and English on facing pages. This unique collection is perfect for beginners in the language, whether you're a student in a first- or second-year Korean course or someone eager to explore the richness of ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Explore Korean Culture Through Bilingual Folktales—Build Language Skills as You Read!Korean Stories for Language Learners brings 42 traditional Korean folktales to life, presented in both Korean and English on facing pages. This unique collection is perfect for beginners in the language, whether you're a student in a first- or second-year Korean course or someone eager to explore the richness of
... Read more
ABC: Cute Animal Alphabet - Spring Mother's Day Gift Idea

by DA TOP Children Books, Helen Murano, John Prost ...

Contains more than 50 outstanding illustrations, full color, ages 2-7.ABC: Cute Animal Alphabet is the only one of its kind bright and vibrant picture e-book for toddlers and preschoolers. Adults and children alike will adore the visual wealth of this enjoyable alphabetical voyage with cute animal companions. It is easy for little eyes and uniquely illustrated by Helen Murano and designed by John ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Contains more than 50 outstanding illustrations, full color, ages 2-7.ABC: Cute Animal Alphabet is the only one of its kind bright and vibrant picture e-book for toddlers and preschoolers. Adults and children alike will adore the visual wealth of this enjoyable alphabetical voyage with cute animal companions. It is easy for little eyes and uniquely illustrated by Helen Murano and designed by John
... Read more
The American Sign Language Alphabet – A Project FingerAlphabet Reference Manual

Letters A-Z, Numbers 0-9, Two Viewing Angles

by S.T. Lassal, Lassal ...

Series Book 12 - Project FingerAlphabet BASIC
This American Sign Language Alphabet reference guide is a manual that includes professionally illustrated and approved signs of the American hand alphabet and of the numbers 0-10.This book is part of a set of manuals that accompanies the free PDF versions of the international manual alphabets on fingeralphabet.org (link in the book). It is designed for libraries, institutions, and individuals who ... Read more

$3.55 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This American Sign Language Alphabet reference guide is a manual that includes professionally illustrated and approved signs of the American hand alphabet and of the numbers 0-10.This book is part of a set of manuals that accompanies the free PDF versions of the international manual alphabets on fingeralphabet.org (link in the book). It is designed for libraries, institutions, and individuals who
... Read more
Learn Japanese with Manga Volume One

A Self-Study Language Book for Beginners - Learn to speak, read and write Japanese quickly using manga comics! (free online audio)

by Marc Bernabe ...

Learn to read, write, and speak everyday Japanese with manga stories!If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips, making it easy to learn and remember all the key vocabulary and grammar. With a focus on the casual speech used by young people in Japan, you'll find yourself feeling confident with ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Learn to read, write, and speak everyday Japanese with manga stories!If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips, making it easy to learn and remember all the key vocabulary and grammar. With a focus on the casual speech used by young people in Japan, you'll find yourself feeling confident with
... Read more
Why Q Needs U

A history of our letters and how we use them

by Danny Bate ...

'A breathtaking adventure through the alphabet... An absolutely delightful read, filled with jewels of lightly worn scholarship and dazzling insight. I just couldn't recommend it more highly.' Stephen Fry'An excellent read.' Susie Dent'You'll never look at a keyboard the same way after reading Danny Bate's fascinating linguistic history.' Sunday TimesWhy does 'W' sounds like 'doubl... ... Read more

$9.59 USD

'A breathtaking adventure through the alphabet... An absolutely delightful read, filled with jewels of lightly worn scholarship and dazzling insight. I just couldn't recommend it more highly.' Stephen Fry'An excellent read.' Susie Dent'You'll never look at a keyboard the same way after reading Danny Bate's fascinating linguistic history.' Sunday TimesWhy does 'W' sounds like 'doubl...
... Read more
Reading and Writing Chinese

Third Edition, HSK All Levels (2,633 Chinese Characters and 5,000+ Compounds)

by William McNaughton, Jiageng Fan ...

This is a complete and easy-to-use guide for reading and writing Chinese characters.Learning written Chinese is an essential part of mastering the Chinese language. Used as a standard by students and teachers learning to read Chinese and write Chinese for more than three decades, the bestselling Reading & Writing Chinese has been completely revised and updated. Reading & Writing Chinese places at ... Read more

$11.59 USD

This is a complete and easy-to-use guide for reading and writing Chinese characters.Learning written Chinese is an essential part of mastering the Chinese language. Used as a standard by students and teachers learning to read Chinese and write Chinese for more than three decades, the bestselling Reading & Writing Chinese has been completely revised and updated. Reading & Writing Chinese places at
... Read more

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