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The Best Punctuation Book, Period
A Comprehensive Guide for Every Writer, Editor, Student, and Businessperson
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
This all-in-one reference is a quick and easy way for book, magazine, online, academic, and business writers to look up sticky punctuation questions for all styles including AP (Associated Press), MLA (Modern Language Association), APA (American Psychological Association), and Chicago Manual of Style.
Punctuate...
The Etymologicon
A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example,do you know why a mortgage is literally a “death pledge”? Why guns have girls’ names? Why “salt” is related to “soldier”? Discover the answers to all of these...
by Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
Generations of students have learned Latin with this classic introductory textbook that remainsthe most highly regarded and bestselling single-volume of its kind.
Wheelock’s Latin 7th Edition retains its signature core of authentic Latin readings—curated from the works of Cicero, Vergil,...
Lessons in Esperanto
Learn more with your Kobo, take tests and translate
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Learn Esperanto with this book full of exercises, including tests for you to translate Esperanto to English and English to Esperanto.
As a constructed language, Esperanto is not genealogically related to any ethnic language. It has been described as "a language lexically predominantly...
by Erick P. Byrd
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2008
Your best first reference to the German language
As you start your study of the German language, you need a reliable bilingual dictionary with the basic words you need, not the advanced terms you don't. With McGraw-Hill's German Student Dictionary you'll find what you need quickly and easily-without...
Write Right!
A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
The newest edition of Jan Venolia’s best-selling guide, Write Right! is an essential resource for writers with 500,000+ copies sold since publication.**
In this age of electronic correspondence and self-produced documents, we need a useful and reliable writing guide more than ever. Write...
by MobileReference
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Boost Your grades with comprehensive Spanish Language study guide.FEATURES::- Clear and concise explanations. - Search for words or phrases. - Add Bookmarks - Designed for optimal navigation on electronic devices with a small screen - Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the...
Writing That Works, 3rd Edition
How to Communicate Effectively in Business
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
The classic guide that helps you communicate your thoughts clearly, concisely, and effectively. Essential for every professional, from entry level to the executive suite, Writing that Works includes advice on all aspects of written communication—including business memos, letters, reports, speeches...
Survival Korean
How to Communicate without Fuss or Fear Instantly! (A Korean Language Phrasebook)
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
A handy Korean phrasebook and guide to the Korean language, Survival Korean contains basic vocabulary necessary for getting around Korea.
This book contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Korean in any kind of setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning...
by Chris Backe
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2015
Order a beer, ask for a discount, and get around Korea easier – learn a few basics and have an even better time.
This language guide is your way to leapfrog other tourists and know what's really going on. They're written to be read quickly (like on the plane!) and be a reference guide once...
Wonderfully Wordless
The 500 Most Recommended Graphic Novels and Picture Books
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Wonderfully Wordless: The 500 Most Recommended Graphic Novels and Picture Books is the first comprehensive best book guide to wordless picture books (and nearly wordless picture books). It is an indispensable resource for parents and teachers who love graphic storytelling or who recognize the value...
Word Spy
The Word Lover's Guide to Modern Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2004
Language wears many hats, but its most important job is to help us name or describe what's in the world. Words define us, our actions, even our existence. And just when you think that you have all the words you need, you discover new ones, hear new uses for old ones or see them mutate right before...
by John Camden Hotten, Francis Grose, Ambrose Bierce
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
This volume contains three complete works. The focus is dictionaries of slang, or common usage of the English language.
The first work included in this volume is “The Slang Dictionary,” by John Camden Hotten. The work shows the state of slang in England in 1913....
Fingeralphabet Luxembourg
A Manual for Luxembourg's Sign Language Alphabet
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
Fingeralphabet Luxembourg is a manual that includes the approved and redrawn signs of Luxembourg's sign language 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. It...