Rakuten Kobo

20 Short Stories in Polish for Beginners

Learn Polish fast with beginner-friendly tales

by lingoXpress ...

Series series lingoXpress Polish Series
Improve your language skills and enjoy this collection of short stories for beginners!Reading can be a powerful tool in language learning, offering a multitude of benefits that improve understanding and enjoyment of the new language. Here are some of the main benefits:Expanding Vocabulary: Reading exposes you to new words in context, which is crucial for building vocabulary. Learning new words ... Read more

$1.81 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Improve your language skills and enjoy this collection of short stories for beginners!Reading can be a powerful tool in language learning, offering a multitude of benefits that improve understanding and enjoyment of the new language. Here are some of the main benefits:Expanding Vocabulary: Reading exposes you to new words in context, which is crucial for building vocabulary. Learning new words
... Read more
Learn Portugese for Nerds Guide Book

Portuguese for Beginners, Portuguese Textbook, Portuguese Study Guide

by Matt Kingsley ...

Ready to Unlock a More Vibrant World? Your Journey with Portuguese Starts Here.Have you ever been captivated by the soulful melody of a Brazilian bossa nova? Or dreamed of wandering the colorful streets of Lisbon, understanding the stories whispered on the breeze?The Portuguese language is more than just a collection of words; it’s a key. It’s the key that unlocks a world of warmth, rhythm, and ... Read more

Was $5.99 USD Now $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ready to Unlock a More Vibrant World? Your Journey with Portuguese Starts Here.Have you ever been captivated by the soulful melody of a Brazilian bossa nova? Or dreamed of wandering the colorful streets of Lisbon, understanding the stories whispered on the breeze?The Portuguese language is more than just a collection of words; it’s a key. It’s the key that unlocks a world of warmth, rhythm, and
... Read more
Dutch Through Stories: Book 2

Mixed short stories to learn Dutch (A2/B1)

by Midas Veraart ...

Series Book 2 - Dutch Through Stories
Book 2 contains eight fresh new storiesAs an advanced beginner or intermediate learner, reading is incredibly important for improving your proficiency. This book is written to provide you with engaging content that will help you build fluency and confidence in Dutch. Specifically designed for language learners, each story introduces practical vocabulary, real-life dialogue and interesting plots to ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Book 2 contains eight fresh new storiesAs an advanced beginner or intermediate learner, reading is incredibly important for improving your proficiency. This book is written to provide you with engaging content that will help you build fluency and confidence in Dutch. Specifically designed for language learners, each story introduces practical vocabulary, real-life dialogue and interesting plots to
... Read more
Dutch Through Stories: Book 1

Mixed short stories to learn Dutch (A2/B1)

by Midas Veraart ...

Series Book 1 - Dutch Through Stories
Learn Dutch By Reading Stories.As an advanced beginner or intermediate learner, reading is incredibly important for improving your proficiency. This book is written to provide you with engaging content that will help you build fluency and confidence in Dutch. Specifically designed for language learners, each story introduces practical vocabulary, real-life dialogue and interesting plots to make ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn Dutch By Reading Stories.As an advanced beginner or intermediate learner, reading is incredibly important for improving your proficiency. This book is written to provide you with engaging content that will help you build fluency and confidence in Dutch. Specifically designed for language learners, each story introduces practical vocabulary, real-life dialogue and interesting plots to make
... Read more
Dutch Through Stories: Sherlock Holmes

De hond van de Baskervilles (A2/B2)

by Midas Veraart ...

Series Book 3 - Dutch Through Stories
Learn Dutch by Reading Sherlock HolmesAs an advanced beginner or intermediate learner, reading is incredibly important for improving your proficiency. This A2/B2 level adaptation of the original Sherlock Holmes story is perfect to quickly advance your Dutch. Each chapter introduces practical vocabulary, real-life dialogue and a fantastic storyline to make your language journey effective, ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn Dutch by Reading Sherlock HolmesAs an advanced beginner or intermediate learner, reading is incredibly important for improving your proficiency. This A2/B2 level adaptation of the original Sherlock Holmes story is perfect to quickly advance your Dutch. Each chapter introduces practical vocabulary, real-life dialogue and a fantastic storyline to make your language journey effective,
... Read more
If This Be Magic

The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

by Daniel Hahn ...

**How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world’s most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic of bringing the Bard to a global audience."For those who care deeply about language, and about Shakespeare. . . this will be a treasured book." —James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of ... Read more

$14.99 USD

**How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world’s most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic of bringing the Bard to a global audience."For those who care deeply about language, and about Shakespeare. . . this will be a treasured book." —James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of
... Read more
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea

Journeys Through Ancient Literature

by Emily Wilson ...

"An enthralling and profoundly relevant book." —Salman Rushdie"I adored reading these joyful, illuminating, and engrossing journeys through ancient literature." —Madeline MillerFrom the most celebrated translator of our time comes a visionary exploration of how translation reshapes and enriches our understanding of the ancient world.In this sharp and often entertaining tour through antiquity, ... Read more

$13.69 USD

PRE-ORDER

"An enthralling and profoundly relevant book." —Salman Rushdie"I adored reading these joyful, illuminating, and engrossing journeys through ancient literature." —Madeline MillerFrom the most celebrated translator of our time comes a visionary exploration of how translation reshapes and enriches our understanding of the ancient world.In this sharp and often entertaining tour through antiquity,
... Read more
Becoming A Translator For Dummies

by Regina Galasso ...

Unlock the intriguing world of translation and embark on a fulfilling career pathBecoming A Translator For Dummies is your gateway to the exciting world of translation. This comprehensive guide will equip you with the tools and knowledge to succeed in this dynamic field, regardless of the specific field you choose to enter. Dr. Regina Galasso unveils the secrets of becoming a successful translator ... Read more

$12.00 USD

Unlock the intriguing world of translation and embark on a fulfilling career pathBecoming A Translator For Dummies is your gateway to the exciting world of translation. This comprehensive guide will equip you with the tools and knowledge to succeed in this dynamic field, regardless of the specific field you choose to enter. Dr. Regina Galasso unveils the secrets of becoming a successful translator
... Read more
Why Translation Matters

by Edith Grossman ...

$17.29 USD
The Global English Style Guide

Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market

by John R. Kohl ...

The Global English Style Guide illustrates how much you can do to make written texts more suitable for a global audience. Accompanied by an abundance of clearly explained examples, the Global English guidelines show you how to write documentation that is optimized for non-native speakers of English, translators, and even machine-translation software, as well as for native speakers of English. You ... Read more

$40.99 USD

The Global English Style Guide illustrates how much you can do to make written texts more suitable for a global audience. Accompanied by an abundance of clearly explained examples, the Global English guidelines show you how to write documentation that is optimized for non-native speakers of English, translators, and even machine-translation software, as well as for native speakers of English. You
... Read more
Language Dynamics in the Early Modern Period

Edited by Karen Bennett, Angelo Cattaneo ...

Series series Multilingualism, Lingua Franca and Translation in the Early Modern Period
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the linguistic situation in Europe was one of remarkable fluidity. Latin, the great scholarly lingua franca of the medieval period, was beginning to crack as the tectonic plates shifted beneath it, but the vernaculars had not yet crystallized into the national languages that they would later become, and multilingualism was rife. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the ... Read more

$54.99 USD

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the linguistic situation in Europe was one of remarkable fluidity. Latin, the great scholarly lingua franca of the medieval period, was beginning to crack as the tectonic plates shifted beneath it, but the vernaculars had not yet crystallized into the national languages that they would later become, and multilingualism was rife. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the
... Read more
Four Chapters

by Rabindranath Tagore ...

Translated by Radha Chakravarty ...

Passion and politics intertwine in Char Adhyay (1934), Rabindranath Tagore's last and perhaps most controversial novel, set in the context of the freedom struggle in pre-Independent India. Ela, a young working woman, comes under the spell of Indranath, a charismatic political activist who advocates the path of terror. She joins his band of underground rebels, vowing never to marry, and to devote ... Read more

$1.68 USD

Passion and politics intertwine in Char Adhyay (1934), Rabindranath Tagore's last and perhaps most controversial novel, set in the context of the freedom struggle in pre-Independent India. Ela, a young working woman, comes under the spell of Indranath, a charismatic political activist who advocates the path of terror. She joins his band of underground rebels, vowing never to marry, and to devote
... Read more
Against World Literature

On the Politics of Untranslatability

by Emily Apter ...

Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the “Untranslatable”—the realm of those words that are continually retranslated, mistranslated, transferred from language to language, or especially resistant to substitution.In ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the “Untranslatable”—the realm of those words that are continually retranslated, mistranslated, transferred from language to language, or especially resistant to substitution.In
... Read more
The Great Dictionary Italian - English

60.000 Entries

by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer ...

Series Book 12 - Great Dictionaries
This dictionary contains around 60,000 Italian terms with their English translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from Italian to English. If you need translations from English to Italian, then the companion volume "The Great Dictionary English - Italian" is recommended. ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This dictionary contains around 60,000 Italian terms with their English translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from Italian to English. If you need translations from English to Italian, then the companion volume "The Great Dictionary English - Italian" is recommended.
... Read more
Italian Made Simple - Learn Italian Vocabulary the Picture and Word way

1.000 Words, Imagens and Bilingual Texts to Learn Italian Fast

by Mobile Library ...

Series Book 1 - Learn Italian For Beginners
Have you been looking for the right tool to learn Italian the fast and fun way? Here it is!This eBook allows you to learn learn Italian words easy with the help of images and bilingual text.It's a great tool for Italian language learning because it includes:1.000 Words Italian to English1.000 Images1.000 Bilingual TextsYou can learn Italian in 10 minutes a day or more if you want by reading at ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Have you been looking for the right tool to learn Italian the fast and fun way? Here it is!This eBook allows you to learn learn Italian words easy with the help of images and bilingual text.It's a great tool for Italian language learning because it includes:1.000 Words Italian to English1.000 Images1.000 Bilingual TextsYou can learn Italian in 10 minutes a day or more if you want by reading at
... Read more
Translation: The Basics

by Juliane House ...

Series series The Basics
Translation: The Basics is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the study of translation. This revised edition includes two new chapters on culturally embedded concepts and translation in global business. All references have been updated with additional references and new quotes added.Combining traditional text-based views with the context of translation in its widest sense, it presents ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Translation: The Basics is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the study of translation. This revised edition includes two new chapters on culturally embedded concepts and translation in global business. All references have been updated with additional references and new quotes added.Combining traditional text-based views with the context of translation in its widest sense, it presents
... Read more
Saundarya Lahari

Wave of Beauty

by Mani Rao ...

'A joyful rendition of an iconic text' - Arundhathi SubramaniamSaundarya Lahari is a popular Sanskrit hymn celebrating the power and beauty of Sakti, the primordial goddess. In one hundred verses, it underlines the centrality of the feminine principle in Indian thought.Attributed to Adi Sankaracarya, Saundarya Lahari is a valuable source for understanding tantric ideas. Every verse is associated ... Read more

$9.99 USD

'A joyful rendition of an iconic text' - Arundhathi SubramaniamSaundarya Lahari is a popular Sanskrit hymn celebrating the power and beauty of Sakti, the primordial goddess. In one hundred verses, it underlines the centrality of the feminine principle in Indian thought.Attributed to Adi Sankaracarya, Saundarya Lahari is a valuable source for understanding tantric ideas. Every verse is associated
... Read more
Poems And Translations

by Robin Flower ...

First published in 1931, Robin Flower's enchanting lyric poetry combines with his translations from the old, medieval and modern periods of Irish literature. ... Read more

$7.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

First published in 1931, Robin Flower's enchanting lyric poetry combines with his translations from the old, medieval and modern periods of Irish literature.
... Read more
Espanol medico y sociedad

Un libro para estudiantes de espanol en el tercer ano de estudios (Revised Edition)

by Alicia Giralt ...

Espanol medico y sociedad/ Medical Spanish and Society is an innovative textbook that fulfills the needs of upper-division Spanish students who are pursuing degrees in the health professions, plan to become medical interpreters or just want to improve their proficiency in the language. It provides multiple opportunities to learn vocabulary related to the medical field, reviews hard-to-understand ... Read more

$33.89 USD

Espanol medico y sociedad/ Medical Spanish and Society is an innovative textbook that fulfills the needs of upper-division Spanish students who are pursuing degrees in the health professions, plan to become medical interpreters or just want to improve their proficiency in the language. It provides multiple opportunities to learn vocabulary related to the medical field, reviews hard-to-understand
... Read more
Wheelock's Latin

The Classic Introductory Latin Course, Based on Ancient Authors

by Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LeFleur ...

The classic introductory Latin textbook, first published in 1956, and still the bestselling and most highly regarded textbook of its kind.Revised and expanded, this sixth edition of classics professor Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin has all the features that have made it the bestselling single-volume beginning Latin textbook and more:* Forty chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The classic introductory Latin textbook, first published in 1956, and still the bestselling and most highly regarded textbook of its kind.Revised and expanded, this sixth edition of classics professor Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin has all the features that have made it the bestselling single-volume beginning Latin textbook and more:* Forty chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based
... Read more
The Bonjour Effect

The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed

by Julie Barlow, Jean-Benoit Nadeau ...

Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow spent a decade traveling back and forth to Paris as well as living there. Yet one important lesson never seemed to sink in: how to communicate comfortably with the French, even when you speak their language. In The Bonjour Effect Jean-Benoît and Julie chronicle the lessons they learned after they returned to France to live, for a year, with their twin daughters. ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow spent a decade traveling back and forth to Paris as well as living there. Yet one important lesson never seemed to sink in: how to communicate comfortably with the French, even when you speak their language. In The Bonjour Effect Jean-Benoît and Julie chronicle the lessons they learned after they returned to France to live, for a year, with their twin daughters.
... Read more
The Bible Doesn't Say That

40 Biblical Mistranslations, Misconceptions, and Other Misunderstandings

by Joel M. Hoffman ...

A "witty and accessible look at Scripture" that explores what the Bible meant before two millennia of mistranslations and misinterpretations ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In this fascinating book, acclaimed translator and biblical scholar Dr. Joel M. Hoffman walks the reader through dozens of mistranslations, misconceptions, and other misunderstandings about the Bible. In forty short, ... Read more

$14.39 USD

A "witty and accessible look at Scripture" that explores what the Bible meant before two millennia of mistranslations and misinterpretations ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In this fascinating book, acclaimed translator and biblical scholar Dr. Joel M. Hoffman walks the reader through dozens of mistranslations, misconceptions, and other misunderstandings about the Bible. In forty short,
... Read more
Just Friends?

Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level

by Jared Turner, John Pasden ...

Series series Mandarin Companion
When the beautiful Zixin arrives on campus, best friends Dapeng and Wendong soon discover they both share an interest in her. To preserve their friendship, they make a promise not to pursue her. However, when Wendong sees Zixin going for a ride in Dapeng’s car, the truce dissolves into a battle between the two friends trying to gain the affection of Zixin. Whom does she really like, or are they ... Read more

$7.99 USD

When the beautiful Zixin arrives on campus, best friends Dapeng and Wendong soon discover they both share an interest in her. To preserve their friendship, they make a promise not to pursue her. However, when Wendong sees Zixin going for a ride in Dapeng’s car, the truce dissolves into a battle between the two friends trying to gain the affection of Zixin. Whom does she really like, or are they
... Read more
Dreaming in Chinese

Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language

by Deborah Fallows ...

Deborah Fallows has spent much of her life learning languages and traveling around the world. But nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China's most common language, or the intensity of living in Shanghai and Beijing. Over time, she realized that her struggles and triumphs in studying the language of her adopted home provided small clues to deciphering the behavior and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Deborah Fallows has spent much of her life learning languages and traveling around the world. But nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China's most common language, or the intensity of living in Shanghai and Beijing. Over time, she realized that her struggles and triumphs in studying the language of her adopted home provided small clues to deciphering the behavior and
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Translating & Interpreting eBooks

Show: