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Russian Grammar

Natalia Lusin, 1993

This concise handbook covers parts of speech, verbs, the Russian case system, the Cyrillic alphabet, spelling rules and pronunciation. Подробнее

2001 Spanish and English Idioms

Eugene Savaiano, 1995

A bilingual dictionary of high-frequency Spanish and English idioms alphabetized according to their key words. Подробнее

201 Mandarin Chinese Verbs

Eugene Ching, 2007

This valuable language reference book presents 201 of the most often-used Mandarin Chinese monosyllabic verbs, with compounds and phrases for each verb. This title departs from Barron’s more typical 201/501 Verbs books in that it does not present conjugation tables. Chinese verbs cannot be conjugated because they do not change to indicate tense, person, or number. This book presents each verb, one verb per page, with both its Chinese character and its English infinitive form printed at the top of the page. Examples of common verb compounds are then presented in exemplary phrases with Chinese characters. Pronunciation for each phrase is given in the Roman alphabet (pinyin) and their meaning is given in English. The authors open this book with an enlightening introduction that explains Mandarin Chinese verb usage. They also provide extensive appendices at the end of the book, listing Chinese characters in both traditional and simplified forms. Подробнее

501 Arabic Verbs

Raymond Scheindlin, 2007

Barron’s 501 Arabic Verbs is printed in Arabic script with exemplary sentences in English for each verb. To reflect correct Arabic style, 501 Arabic Verbs has been printed back cover to front and back page to front. Verbs are arranged alphabetically in a table format, one verb per page with English translation, and conjugated in all tenses and forms. The book’s additional features include common idioms with example sentences to demonstrate verb usage and a grammar review. Подробнее

501 French Verbs (+ CD-ROM)

Christopher Kendris, 2007

Barron’s is today and always has been the Number-One reference source for verb usage in virtually every major language. Leading all competition, the best selling 501 French Verbs beats all less well-established rivals with its brand-new 6th edition. It’s printed in two colors, it features tinted page edges for ease of reference, and it comes with extra help for French language students in the form of a CD-ROM. The book presents the most important and most commonly used French verbs arranged alphabetically with English translations in chart form, one verb per page, and conjugated in all persons and tenses, both active and passive. The accompanying CD-ROM gives students practice exercises in verb conjugation plus a concise grammar review. This combined book and software package is a comprehensive guide to French verb usage with a wealth of reference material and language tips, including a bilingual list of more than 1,250 additional French verbs, helpful expressions and idioms for travelers, and verb drills and short tests with all questions answered and explained. Learning French is Twice as Easy with This Helpful 2-in-1 Combination! The easy-to-use reference book gives you: — The most common French verbs, one verb per page, conjugated in all tenses — Common idioms and example sentences demonstrating verb usage — Verbs conjugated with avoir or tre to form a compound tense — Over 2,600 additional regular verbs conjugated like model verbs among the 501 — Index of common irregular French verb forms identified by their infinitive — A summary of sequence of verb tenses... and much more The bonus CD-ROM gives you: — Sentence completion exercises — fill in the correct word — Dialogue exercises—fill in the appropriate response — Word completion exercises—find the correct verb form — Word seek exercises—find the right word to fit the phrase — Matching with English—find correct translations in the right-hand column — Correct answers given for all exercises Подробнее

501 German Verbs (+ CD-ROM)

Henry Strutz, 2008

The most commonly used 501 German verbs are arranged alphabetically in a table format, one verb per page with English translation, and conjugated in all tenses and forms. The book’s additional features include common idioms with example sentences to demonstrate verb usage and a grammar review. This book includes a bonus CD-ROM enclosed at no additional charge. The CD-ROM presents valuable exercises for students in German sentence completion, word completion, word matching, and conversational dialogue, with answers provided for all exercises. Подробнее

501 Japanese Verbs

Roland A. Lange, 2008

The most commonly used 501 Japanese verbs are arranged alphabetically in a table format, one verb per page with English pronunciation and translation, and presented in all forms. The book’s additional features include common idioms with example sentences to demonstrate verb usage and a grammar review. Подробнее

501 Movie Directors: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Filmmakers

Steven Jay Schneider, 2008

A copy of this valuable book is destined to find its way into the home of every true movie fan, cinema scholar, and film critic. It’s an A-to-Z compendium that profiles the 501 most important film directors of all time. Entries — augmented with a photo of each director plus movie stills from his or her films — describe such major figures as Sergei Eisenstein, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Leni Riefenstahl, Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, and many, many others. Written by an expert team of film critics and historians, this book was compiled under the direction of editor Steven J. Schneider, who’s 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die has sold a half-million copies worldwide to date. Readers will learn: — Why D. W. Griffith is called the father of filmmaking — The details surrounding Martin Scorsese’s fascination with New York — The truth about Alfred Hitchcock’s stunning blondes...and much more All filmmakers receive at least a one-page entry, which includes discussion of their work and influences, their complete filmography, and listing of awards they have received. Seventy-five directors of special importance are profiled in larger entries — two-page spreads — while 15 internationally acknowledged master directors are discussed and examined in two double-page spreads. Here is a comprehensive survey of the creative imaginations behind more than a hundred years of filmmaking. It’s a wonderful book for browsing, for reference, and for gaining insights into the personalities who directed the most memorable movies ever made. Подробнее

501 Movie Stars: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Screen Actors

Steven Jay Schneider, 2008

Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Meryl Streep, James Dean, Anna Magnani, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Cary Grant, Marcello Mastroianni, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Angelina Jolie, and hundreds more larger-than-life film stars have captured the collective imagination of millions of movie fans around the world. Now, 501 Movie Stars pays homage to these pop culture idols with absorbing essays that describe each star’s work, influences, and legacy. Each entry also includes the actor’s filmography to date, descriptions of productive alliances with directors and other actors, famous cameos, stylistic innovations, and the many other details that contributed to making these actors unforgettable stars. Entries are listed chronologically by birth date, with movie stills and portrait photos accompanying each star’s entry. The entries vary in length, with the most influential stars receiving up to six pages. Collected here in succinct, information-packed biographical sketches are the lives and careers behind the most widely recognized faces of the past hundred years. Подробнее

Accounting

Peter J. Eisen, 2007

This expanded and updated title explains accounting as the main tool for organizing, maintaining, recording, and analyzing the financial activities of every business. Topics explained include the accounting equation, the different financial statements and their differing functions, the process of recording business transactions, special journals and controls, assets and liabilities, inventories, payroll and government regulations, different forms of business organization, and much more. The text is filled with examples and with review questions and answers. New in this edition is inclusion of the latest available payroll withholding tax tables for Federal, New York State, New York City, and Yonkers municipalities. All payroll topics, including social security taxes, utilize the actual current rates and requirements for each topic presented. Business Review books are designed for classroom use, but are also valuable as self-teaching volumes for businesspersons engaged in various fields. When used in college business courses, these titles make fine supplements to main textbooks. Instructors in adult education and brush-up programs often choose these books as their main classroom text. Barron's Business Review Series provide a streamlined course for students and business people with: — Easy-to-follow formats — Real-life examples and explanations — Review questions and problems with answers explained — Chapter-by-chapter summaries of key concepts Подробнее

Japanese Grammar

Carol Akiyama, 2002

A concise summary of Japanese grammar is presented for beginning students of the language. Topics include parts of speech, sentence structure, idioms, and pronunciation advice. All Japanese words are presented phonetically. Important points of grammar or vocabulary, as well as subject heads, are printed in a second color as a quick-reference aid for students. New to this edition is a Japanese-English vocabulary list. Подробнее

Rock and Roll Heaven: A Fascinating Guide to 200 Musical Icons Who Have Joined the Great Gig in the Sky

Robert Dimery, 2008

The final days of 200 world-famous pop music personalities are recounted here — not only the relentless rockers of the 1960s, ’70s, and later, but also stars like country singer Hank Williams, blues artist Robert Johnson, and many others who fell prey to tragic circumstances — and often, to self-destructive impulses. Here are the facts behind the deaths by drug overdose of Jimmy Hendrix and Janis Joplin in 1970, and of Sid Vicious in 1979. Here too is John Lennon’s tragic death at the hands of a demented gunman, and the details behind the premature deaths of singers like Elvis Presley, Jerry Garcia, and Karen Carpenter. Rock & Roll Heaven is an eminently browsable book, filled with absorbing facts about music legends, and supplemented with a selection of memorable photos. Here too are stories behind the headlines for trivia fans, details of each artist’s career highlights, and a handy fast-reference index for serious music history researchers. Rock & Roll Heaven is must-reading for everyone interested in rock history. Photos in color and in black and white. Подробнее

Barron's TOEIC Test (+ Audio CD)

Lin Lougheed, 2006

This edition of the TOEIC manual has been thoroughly revised and updated to prepare students for the newly structured Test of English for International Communication, which was introduced in 2006. Presented here are four full-length practice tests that are similar in format and question types to the new TOEIC. The author also provides students with an extensive review of reading comprehension skills. A passing grade on the TOEIC test is required by many businesses and institutions when they are selecting among job candidates whose first language is not English. This heavily illustrated manual comes with three compact discs that offer comprehensive instruction in English language listening comprehension. The CDs and manual can also be purchased separately. Подробнее

Mandarin Chinese: The Easy Way (+ Audio CD)

Philip F. Williams, 2008

Titles in Barrons «Easy Way» series are self-teaching manuals that cover a wide range of subjects and skills. Among them are several language-learning books for beginners. This second edition of «Mandarin Chinese the Easy Way» comes with an audio compact disc that supplements the book, providing pronunciation help and listening comprehension material in the form of spoken dialogues. This book-and-CD combination introduces basic sentence patterns and practical vocabulary by dramatizing many true-to-life and often humorous conversational situations in Mandarin Chinese. An introduction to Chinese written characters is presented in the books final chapter. Подробнее

Pocket Guide to Correct Grammar

Hopper Vincent F., 2004

Correct grammar is more than a set of conventionally accepted rules; it's a reflection of clear thinking. Here are the rules of English grammar with insights into their underlying logic. For many years, «Barron's Pocket Guides» have served high school and college students, as well as business professionals and others, as reliable fast-reference books filled with easy-to-locate information pertaining to all practical aspects of language use. The new editions are attractively designed and printed in two-color type, and serve as especially useful books for the home, school, or business reference bookshelf. Подробнее

Pocket Guide to Correct Spelling

Griffith Francis, 2004

Greatly expanded and updated, this guide to 24,000 often misspelled words includes easy-to-remember spelling rules, memory devices for avoiding misspellings, and a new section on homophones. For many years, «Barron's Pocket Guides» have served high school and college students, as well as business professionals and others, as reliable fast-reference books filled with easy-to-locate information pertaining to all practical aspects of language use. The new editions are attractively designed and printed in two-color type, and serve as especially useful books for the home, school, or business reference bookshelf. Подробнее

Pocket Guide to Vocabulary

Brownstein Samuel, 2004

This fast-reference word finder and vocabulary guide alphabetically lists more than 3,000 words with definitions and sample sentences. For many years, «Barron's Pocket Guides» have served high school and college students, as well as business professionals and others, as reliable fast-reference books filled with easy-to-locate information pertaining to all practical aspects of language use. The new editions are attractively designed and printed in two-color type, and serve as especially useful books for the home, school, or business reference bookshelf. Подробнее

Handbook of Commonly Used American Idioms

Makkai Adam, 2004

Small enough to fit in purse or pocket, this dictionary presents approximately 2,500 American-English idiomatic words and expressions with their meanings. “In one’s element” ... “nail down” ... “off base” and most other American idioms are composed of simple words that somehow take on brand-new meanings when they are combined. Here’s a handy reference guide to them all for ESL students, foreign travelers in North America, and anybody with an interest in language usage. Expressions are listed alphabetically, identified according to their part of speech, and categorized as formal, informal, slang, or literary. Each expression is defined and supplemented with an illustrative sentence. Подробнее

Painless Grammar

Elliott Rebecca, 2006

Most students and many teachers think of grammar books as being, at best, necessary evils--but here's a book that breaks free from the pattern and takes the boredom out of grammar. Written primarily for children on the middle-school level, this book mixes parts of speech and proper punctuation with healthy portions of humor, down-to-earth examples, and fun illustrations that will appeal to adolescents. While kids are learning painlessly about how to make verbs agree with their subjects and pronouns with their antecedents, they look at some of the wackier words in the English language and see how they are often misused. A final chapter gives basic instructions for editing, which the author calls a fancy word for cleaning up messy writing. Подробнее

Painless English for Speakers of Other Languages

Strausser Jeffrey, 2007

This book will be of special value to middle school students and high school students growing up in families where English is not the first language. Like other titles in Barron’s Painless series, the approach to learning is informal and user-friendly. The authors take students step by step through all parts of speech nouns, pronouns, verbs, modifiers, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Next they offer advice for improving vocabulary, spelling, and American English pronunciation, emphasizing the importance of active listening, and learning vowel sounds and R sounds, and recognizing silent letters and homophones. The book’s final three chapters concentrate on written English, advancing from correct punctuation and sentence structure to writing essays and stories. The book’s gradual, step-by-step approach makes the mastery of English a truly painless process for students whose first language is other than English. Подробнее

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