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1) Buddenbrooks
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English
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First published in Germany in 1901 and translated into English in 1924, Thomas Mann's "Buddenbrooks" is the story of the decline of a wealthy German family over four generations which takes place in the years 1835 to 1877. Mann began writing the novel, his first, when he was only twenty-two years old and based much of his critically acclaimed work on the story of his own family and their peers. Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929...
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The Bantam language library volume 9
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English
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Perfect for beginning students of Spanish, this affordable anthology is filled with 41 delightful stories and proverbs based on works of Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Ricardo Palma, and other noted writers. Complete and faithful English translations are featured on the facing pages of the Spanish text. Exercises are also included.
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This logical, developmental presentation of the major aspects of Italian grammar includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension. Designed for adults with limited learning time who wish to acquire the basics of everyday Italian, this grammar features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher.
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Written primarily for the tourist or business traveler with limited learning time, this concise, well-organized grammar provides a clear-cut system for learning to communicate, in both speech and writing, in simple everyday Greek. The book will introduce you to the most common structures and forms of Modern Greek and to a selection of the most useful rules, enabling you to achieve reasonable fluency in a short period of time. The book opens with helpful...
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Essential Japanese Grammar is an indispensable reference for students of Japanese at all levels. Long the standard in education, it provides clear, jargon-free explanations of how Japanese grammar works and offers hundreds of example sentences. It is an essential handbook for self-study or for the classroom and should be a valued resource for years to come. Essential Japanese Grammar presents a number of unique features. First, grammatical terminology...
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English language learners find the answers to many questions they have about horses and discover fun facts about these horses through bilingual text. Accessible language, presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish, allows readers to experience the thrill of riding on horseback with each turn of each page. Including a helpful picture glossary, this book allows young readers to learn educational and exciting information about horses...
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"Rainer Maria Rilke's fifty-five Sonnets to Orpheus were written over a few days in an astonishing burst of inspiration. Described by Rilke himself as "a spontaneous inner dictation," the sequence is among the most famous works of modernist literature, and Christiane Marks's fresh new translations succeed in evoking Rilke's music-often sacrificed in translation-opening a new window on these poems, for old and new Rilke lovers alike. The result of...
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Simple text and illustrations teach readers common career words in both English and Spanish. Author/Illustrator biography Glossary of key words Learning Spanish is lots of fun with our endearing WordBooks/Libros de Palabras series! Lighthearted illustrations guide readers through words they use and encounter every day. Simple scenes and familiar situations give visual cues to ease comprehension. These books are perfect for students learning basic...
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"As the world gets more connected, many people believe knowing other languages is a key to success. With this in mind, some schools make learning another language mandatory. Do you agree with this, or should students be able to opt out of learning a second language? Readers are asked this question and are then presented with arguments from people on both sides . . . [and] are encouraged to develop their own informed opinion on a topic that directly...
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From Benjamin Hoff, the author of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet, which have sold millions of copies, comes a new translation of the Tao Te Ching. The original author (or authors, as Hoff makes the provocative claim that there may have been more than one) streamlined the folk religion of China down to its foundation and rebuilt it as a man-in-nature philosophy, incorporating his advanced spiritual, philosophical, social, and political ideas....
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Simple text and illustrations teach readers common sports words in both English and Spanish. Author/Illustrator biography Glossary of key words Learning Spanish is lots of fun with our endearing WordBooks/Libros de Palabras series! Lighthearted illustrations guide readers through words they use and encounter every day. Simple scenes and familiar situations give visual cues to ease comprehension. These books are perfect for students learning basic...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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From Asia to Africa, people buy and sell goods all over the world! Learn what various types of foods and goods are sold in markets from all around the globe in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring vibrant photographs, diagrams, and simple, informational text, readers will be engaged in other cultures' markets.
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Goats are smart animals, and English language learners discover many fun facts about them with the help of easy-to-follow, bilingual text-presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish. Readers learn what farmers get from goats, such as milk to make cheese and wool to make clothing. A helpful picture glossary reinforces the meanings of new words that are introduced in the text, and vibrant photographs make beginning readers feel as...
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Indonesian Idioms and Expressions is a collection of Indonesian expressions, including proverbs, slang, quotations and acronyms that offers a commentary on their origins, as well as insights into Indonesian culture, customs, and history. The eBook is an informal compendium designed to be both educational and easy to read. There are four parts in the eBook, and the chapters hit on various linguistic themes, among them wisdom, characters, animals, food,...