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Mango Languages is an American online language-learning website and mobile app based in Farmington Hills, Michigan for academic institutions, libraries, corporations, government agencies, and individuals.
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most well-known characters of our time.
Discover the origins of one of literature's most famous couples, Romeo and Juliet, and their creator, William Shakespeare, in this fun and informative addition to the What Is the Story Of? series.
In 1597, Shakespeare debuted his newest play, a tragedy about a young Italian couple whose families were sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet quickly became one of...
Discover the origins of one of literature's most famous couples, Romeo and Juliet, and their creator, William Shakespeare, in this fun and informative addition to the What Is the Story Of? series.
In 1597, Shakespeare debuted his newest play, a tragedy about a young Italian couple whose families were sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet quickly became one of...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The perfect picture dictionary for kids and adults to learn Spanish! Anyone looking for learning books for kids will find pages filled with bright and colorful pictures and bilingual labels to help teach Spanish words and basic concepts to English speaking children.
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A compelling history of the national conflicts that resulted from efforts to produce the first definitive American dictionary of English. ... [English professor] Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers,...
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Hay House
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English
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In this newly expanded edition, a renowned baby-signing expert provides more than 300 American Sign Language (ASL) signs, illustrated with the same clear, easy-to-understand photos and descriptions.
Since 2004, Baby Sign Language Basics has introduced hundreds of thousands of parents and caregivers around the globe to the miracle of signing with their babies—and left them wanting more!
Baby-specific signing techniques,
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Galaxy Audio
Pub. Date
p2008
Language
English
Description
He's a lady's man, a man's man-and a wanted man, on the run in 1930s Europe….Meet Blacky Lee, ruggedly handsome with a quick wit and a roguish charm. Think Clark Gable-with larceny in his heart and a price on his head. A price put there by the German Gestapo. But Blacky's always got an angle, and this time it's as audacious as they come. He'll hide in plain sight, impersonating the crowned head of a Balkan kingdom. He'll become The Iron...
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English
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A 1883 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Pyle compiled the traditional Robin Hood ballads as a series of episodes of a coherent narrative. For his characters' dialog, Pyle adapted the late Middle English of the ballads into a dialect suitable for children. The novel is notable for taking the subject of Robin Hood, which had been increasingly popular through the 19th century, in a new direction that influenced later writers,...
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English
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A New York Times Notable Book
The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary—and literary history.
The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray,
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Distributed by W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
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Millions of Americans have invited Bill Moyers into their homes over the years. With television programs covering topics from American history, politics, and religion to the role of media and the world of ideas, he has become one of America's most trusted journalists. Now Moyers presents, for the first time, a powerful statement of his own personal beliefs-political and moral. Combining illuminating forays into American history with candid comments...
1529) My first look at Spanish
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Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"In My First Look at Spanish, beginning readers follow the narrative of Alma through a typical day. Labels on real-life photos introduce common Spanish words. Each label lists the English word, as well as the Spanish word and its pronunciation. An introduction gives more insight into the language, and a guide at the beginning of the book teaches readers and caregivers how to navigate the book's features. Translations of colors, numbers, and common...
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Distributed to the trade by SCB Distributors
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Part memoir, part writing manual, Storyteller is an affectionate account of how the Clarion Writers' Workshop began, what Kate Wilhelm learned, and how she passed a love of the written word on to generations of writers. Includes writing exercises and advice. A Hugo and Locus award winner.
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Fordham University Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A Pulitzer Prize–winning combat correspondent recounts his personal experience of covering World War II on the front lines.
Legendary reporter Don Whitehead covered almost every important Allied invasion and campaign in Europe-from North Africa to landings in Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, and Normandy, and to the drive into Germany. His dispatches, published in Beachhead Don, are treasures of wartime journalism.
From September 1942, as a freshly minted...
1532) Starting Out in Spanish
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Diversified Publishing
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English
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Starting Out in Spanish is a beginner-level program that includes short and simple lessons and dialogues. It covers all the basics, with plenty of repetition and practice, making it ideal for audio-only learning.
Starting Out in Spanish is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
Starting Out in Spanish is perfect if you want to learn while commuting, running errands, or at the gym—or if you want to learn at home and simply prefer an all-audio course. You can also visit www.livinglanguage.com...
1533) Easy English Vocabulary
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Diversified Publishing
Language
English
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Brand new audio-only ESL program
A good vocabulary is critical for communication, and this program teaches students the most important words they need to get by in English. This two-hour recording is perfect for learning on the go, and for studying vocabulary while commuting, running errands, or at the gym.
Key Features:
• 11 lessons and three bonus lessons online
• Themes include Computers and the Internet, Shopping...
A good vocabulary is critical for communication, and this program teaches students the most important words they need to get by in English. This two-hour recording is perfect for learning on the go, and for studying vocabulary while commuting, running errands, or at the gym.
Key Features:
• 11 lessons and three bonus lessons online
• Themes include Computers and the Internet, Shopping...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
An eye-opening and courageous memoir that explores what learning a new language can teach us about distant worlds and, ultimately, ourselves.
After miraculously surviving a serious illness, Katherine Rich found herself at an impasse in her career as a magazine editor. She spontaneously accepted a freelance writing assignment to go to India, where she found herself thunderstruck by the place and the language, and before she knew it she was on her...
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English
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In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about: one of Hollywood's most powerful producers was a predator, protected by fear, wealth, and a conspiracy of silence. As Farrow drew closer to the truth, shadowy operatives, from high-priced lawyers to elite war-hardened spies, mounted a secret campaign of intimidation, threatening his career, following his every move, and weaponizing an account of abuse...
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Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This book is designed for Japanese language beginners who are planning a visit to Japan or already living there and wish to learn spoken Japanese quickly and easily - on their own or with a teacher. This book introduces all the basics of the spoken language with an emphasis on practical daily conversations and vocabulary. It enables you to begin communicating effectively right away.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
Description
"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches...
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Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
©2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Katie's school assignment is to pick a topic and write a research paper on it, and when she picks butterflies as her subject she learns that even small animals can be very interesting.
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New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Liberal contempt for Trump supporters is exacerbating the political and cultural rift tearing America apart. Beyond Contempt shows progressives how to communicate respectfully and effectively across the great political divide, defusing hostility, building trust, and, just maybe, discovering common ground."--
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