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This volume will help you decipher menus whether they are in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish. It has over 10,000 food and drink terms translated to and from English, covering dishes, ingredients, methods of cooking and useful phrases for ordering and asking for service. more...

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Brings grammar to life by giving examples of grammatical problems in the contexts where they arise by including a soap opera. This book explains aspects of grammar, language use and punctuation such as: Academic language; Standard English; Correct use of tenses; Active and passive voices; Sentence construction and punctuation; and more. more...

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The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveler a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States. More than 10,000 cities and towns are organized alphabetically in 50 state sections; each section starts with a brief introduction to the history of the state. The entries include founding of the city or town, population growth, disasters from fires to volcano eruptions, birth dates of favorite sons and daughters, founding dates of institutions, and myriad fascinating miscellaneous occurrences from the building of a windmill to the shooting of labor protesters. Assembled by an expert geographer assisted by 50 state historians, this unique reference is a valuable addition to any history, geography, or travel collection. more...

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A new edition of Henry Beard’s bestselling classics Latin for All Occasions and Latin for Even More Occasions —now updated and available together for the first time ever in paperback!. Who says Latin is a dead language? Latin for All Occasions and Latin for Even More Occasions have helped scores of readers harness the language of Caesar and Cicero to turn ordinary remarks into timeless utterances. Impress your boss with Lingua Latina Occupationi (Occupational Latin); flirt with your classics professor with Lingua Latina Libidinosa (Sensual Latin); look like the hipster you are with Lingua Latina Popularis (Pop-Cultural Latin); survive holidays with the family with Lingua Latina Domestica (Familial Latin) and Lingua Latina Festiva (Celebrational Latin). Here are hundreds of useful expressions rendered into grammatically accurate classical Latin— with a foolproof pronunciation guide—all in one handy volume. Whether you are a student of the language or just want to talk like one, Latin for All Occasions is guaranteed to help you delight your friends (wittily), insult your enemies (fearlessly) and elevate the public discourse. more...

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Learn how verbs work in American English. Here are more than 2,500 definitions oftwo-word verbs, prepositional verbs, andverbal collocations. more...

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