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 Sanskrit Grammar
by William Dwight Whitney
This basic guide focuses on the fundamentals as exhibited in the Veda and the Brahmana. Contents include treatment of the accent, declension, conjugation, parts of speech, and formation of compound stems.
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| |  Essential Spanish Grammar
by Seymour Resnick
Logical, developmental presentation includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension and features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher.
all books in "Essential Grammar" Series
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| |  Spanish Stories: A Dual-Language Book
by Angel Flores
Unique format offers 13 great stories in Spanish — from classics by Cervantes and Alarcon to contemporary works by Borges and Goytisolo. Complete faithful English translations on facing pages.
all books in Spanish
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 Listen & Learn Spanish
by Dover
Most efficient language-learning course ever designed for travelers. Each set contains 90 minutes of speech: English, then foreign-language equivalent followed by pause for repetition. Each set contains 1 cassette and manual.
all books in "Listen & Learn" Series
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| |  Dictionary of Spoken Spanish
by U. S. War Dept
Prepared by U. S. linguists, this dictionary uses idioms, phrases and sentences as basic units — not single words. English-Spanish and Spanish-English sections contain modern equivalents for over 18,000 sentences.
all books in Spanish
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| Products in Language Learning | | |  | 1001 Most Useful Spanish Words
by Seymour Resnick
Definitions of Spanish words arranged by category, such as foods, numbers, seasons, family. Also includes a dictionary with each word used in a Spanish sentence (with English translation).
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|  | Demian: A Dual-Language Book
by Hermann Hesse, Stanley Appelbaum
Recounted in engaging prose, the first major novel by Nobel Prize– winning author explores the fundamental duality of existence through the tale of a troubled young man's confusion about life's conflicting values.
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| | Dictionary of Spoken Spanish
by U. S. War Dept
Prepared by U. S. linguists, this dictionary uses idioms, phrases and sentences as basic units — not single words. English-Spanish and Spanish-English sections contain modern equivalents for over 18,000 sentences.
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| |  | An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Vol. 1
by E. A. Wallis Budge
Volume 1 of the monumental work containing about 25,000 words and terms from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 600. Each entry consists of a transliteration, the word in hieroglyphs, and the English meaning.
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|  | An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Vol. 2
by E. A. Wallis Budge
Volume 2 of the monumental work containing about 25,000 words and terms from 3000 B.C. to 600 A.D. Each entry consists of a transliteration, the word in hieroglyphs, and the English meaning.
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| | | Essential Spanish Grammar
by Seymour Resnick
Logical, developmental presentation includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension and features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher.
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| |  | Five Great German Short Stories: A Dual-Language Book
by Stanley Appelbaum
Five outstanding selections from noble tradition: Heinrich von Kleist's "The Earthquake in Chile," E. T. A. Hoffmann's "The Sandman," Arthur Schnitzler's "Lieutenant Gustl," Thomas Mann's "Tristan," and Franz Kafka's "The Judgment."
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|  | Four Stories/Vier Erzählungen
by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Stanley Appelbaum
Contents include "Rat Krespel," "Die Bergwerke zu Falun," "Das Fräulein von Scuderi" and "Des Vetters Eckfenster," Hoffmann's last work and the pinnacle of his literary achievements.
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|  | French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language Book
by Wallace Fowlie
Ten unusual stories: "Micromégas," by Voltaire; "The Atheist's Mass," by Balzac; "The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler," by Flaubert; "Spleen of Paris," by Baudelaire; more. English translations appear on facing pages.
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|  | French: How to Speak and Write It
by Joseph Lemaître
Probably the most delightful, useful, and comprehensive elementary book available for learning spoken and written French, either with or without a teacher. Includes colloquial French conversations as well as grammar, vocabulary, and idiom studies
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|  | Fuenteovejuna: A Dual-Language Book
by Lope de Vega, Stanley Appelbaum
A captivating 17th-century drama of peasants defending their honor against oppression by a feudal lord. Features an excellent English-prose version on the pages facing the original Spanish.
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|  | Great Spanish Literature
by Dover
Spanish Stories/Cuentos Españoles, 13 tales from Cervantes to Borges; First Spanish Reader, with works based on the writings of Don Juan Manuel and more; Spanish Poetry/Poesía Española, four centuries of Spanish verse.
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|  | Italian Stories : A Dual-Language Book
by Robert A. Hall, Jr.
Eleven great stories in original Italian with vivid, accurate English translations on facing pages, teaching and practice aids, Italian-English vocabulary, more. Boccaccio, Machiavelli, d'Annunzio, Pirandello and Moravia, plus significant works by lesser-knowns.
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|  | Listen & Enjoy Italian Poetry (Cassette Edition)
by Dover
50-minute cassette features authentic readings of 34 poems by Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, d'Annunzio and others. Also included is a dual-language book with full Italian texts, expert literal English translations, critical commentary, more.
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|  | Listen & Enjoy Spanish Poetry (Cassette Edition)
by Dover
50-minute cassette contains authentic spoken versions of 37 great Spanish poems, from 12th-century Cantar de Mío Cid to 20th-century poetry of García Lorca, and Alberti. Also, 160-page book with Spanish texts, English translations.
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|  | Listen & Learn German
by Dover
Most efficient language-learning course ever designed for travelers. Each set contains 90 minutes of speech: English, then foreign-language equivalent followed by pause for repetition. Each set contains 1 cassette and manual.
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