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Learn 4,000 new words in English!

Spanish speakers learning English will find that words in English are nearly the same as their Spanish counterparts, except for the word ending. This unique book identifies the 23 most common word-ending patterns between these languages and provides almost 4,000 words that follow them. For example, many Spanish words that end in “–ancia” (distancia, importancia, etc.) correspond to English words that end in “-ance” (distance, importance, etc.). Similarly, Spanish words ending in “–ario” (necesario, ordinario, etc.) correspond to English words that end in “-ary” (necessary, ordinary, etc.). Using this system for learning, students can add thousands of new English words to their vocabulary.

Perfect as a classroom supplement or for self-study for ESL students and other Spanish speakers who are learning English, it is appropriate for all ages and levels of experience. The accompanying audio (available for free download) allows students to master pronunciation of the most common words and phrases from each chapter by repeating them after a native English speaker.

Rinku Bhattacharya combines her two great loves—Indian cooking and sustainable living—to give readers a simple, accessible way to cook seasonally, locally, and flavorfully. Inspired by the bounty of local produce, mostly from her own backyard, Rinku created these recipes for busy, time-strapped home cooks who want to blend Indian flavors into nutritious family meals.

Arranged in chapters from appetizers through desserts, Spices & Seasons includes everything from small bites, soups, seafood, meat and poultry, and vegetables, to condiments, breads, and sweets.

Included are more than 150 creative recipes with plenty of gluten-free and vegetarian options; detailed sections on spices, ingredients, and utensils; and "green tips" for making your kitchen eco-friendly.

Sample recipes:

• Mango and Goat Cheese Mini Crisps
• Crisped Okra with Dry Spice Rub
• Red Harvest Masala Cornish Hens
• Black Bean, Corn and Nectarine Salad
• Sweet Potato Soup with Saffron, Sage and Nutmeg
• Smoky Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Puree
• Tandoori Spice Roasted Baby Potatoes with Mint
• Coastal Coconut and Tamarind Fish Curry
• Cardamom-Scented Beet Halwa

As exotic and enticing as these recipes sound, the ingredients are easily found and the instructions are simple. Rinku encourages readers to explore the bounty of their local farms and markets, and embrace the rich flavors of India to cook food that is nutritious, healthy, seasonal and most importantly, delicious.

"Shevchuk has not only produced an infinitely helpful resource for anyone interested in Ukrainian, but given us one of the most breathtaking scholarly achievements in Slavonic Studies in many years. It is a monument to the Ukrainian language and a watershed in its development on the global stage.” 

— Rory Finnin, University of Cambridge

The Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary describes the core Ukrainian lexicon as it is used in contemporary speech. This dictionary has no precedents in Ukrainian and Slavic bilingual lexicography and combines elements of six types of dictionaries: translation, collocation, learner’s, thesaurus, phraseological and encyclopedic dictionaries.

This updated second edition of the dictionary includes important revisions, new entries, and a new English-Ukrainian Word Index that will help readers quickly find word entries. The Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary is a must-have for Ukrainian language learners of all levels (elementary, intermediate, advanced and superior), Ukrainian language instructors and instructors of theory and practice of translation, Ukrainian-English and English-Ukrainian translators and interpreters, comparative linguists, lexicographers, researchers, business people, journalists, and anyone with an interest in the Ukrainian language. It is an irreplaceable resource for Ukrainian-speakers who study English and native speakers of Ukrainian who wish to perfect and enrich their Ukrainian.

Includes:

·        Over 9,000 entries that comprise the most frequently used Ukrainian lexicon

·        More than 200,000 word combinations

·        80,000 illustrative examples, including common Ukrainian idioms and their English equivalents

·        English-Ukrainian Word Index with over 6,000 items

·        A comprehensive introduction to the Ukrainian language and grammar

This text provides Russian-English translators with essential tools needed to improve their translation skills.

This practical, hands-on book is suited for anyone involved in Russian-English translation, including professional translators, interpreters, and advanced students. Author Natalia Strelkova imparts over 35 years of experience as a translator and editor, with an emphasis on translating journalistic idiom. A focus on the conversational Russian of everyday life — plus dozens of examples and practice exercises — prepare the user for the day-to-day work of translating and editing.

Russian is the most widely-spoken Slavic language, and its 280 million speakers make it the fifth most-spoken language in the world. Seven chapters cover topics such as:

• The Translation Process
• What is Accuracy?
• How Professionals Maneuver around Difficulties
• Achieving Readability
• Notes on Everyday Russian Culture

WINNER GOURMAND COOKBOOK AWARD for Best African Cuisine Cookbook

“An in-depth and truly remarkable collection of authentic Ghanaian recipes. This is the definitive Ghana cookbook.” — Pierre Thiam, chef and author of Senegal

The Akan proverb “The good soup comes from the good earth” elegantly sums up Ghana’s tradition of cooking with seasonal, local ingredients. With an emphasis on locally caught fish and seafood, vegetables, fruits and legumes, Ghana’s cuisine is vibrant, healthful, and eminently appealing. Limited access to wheat and dairy results in a variety of gluten-free, lactose-free, and vegan options using starches such as plantains, cassava, taro, sweet potatoes and millet, and creamy nut-based soups and sauces.

In over 140 recipes that represent all regions of Ghana, the authors highlight flavor principles, seasoning techniques, and basic stocks, with later chapters dedicated to snacks, soups and stews, protein entrees, beverages, baked goods, and much more.

Sample recipes:

• Green Plantain Chips
• Black-eyed Pea Fritters (Akara)
• Chicken Peanut Soup (Nkate Nkwan)
• Fresh Fish Stew (Fante Fante)
• Vegetarian Peanut Stew
• Stewed Bambara Beans (Aboboe)
• Party-Perfect Jollof Rice with Chicken
• Hausa Spiced Porridge (Hausa Koko)
• Tiger Nut Pudding (Atadwe Milkye)

The most up-to-date two-way Icelandic dictionary available, from the author of popular textbook Beginner’s Icelandic!

Icelandic is a North-Germanic language related to Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. The language can be traced back to Old Norse brought by settlers from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Old Norse is the language of the Icelandic Sagas and these works from the Middle ages can be read by Icelandic speakers today with little difficulty as the written language has not changed drastically over the centuries.

Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this dictionary features:

• Over 18,000 word-to-word entries, including common words as well as technical, legal, business and locally-specific terms (such as cities, foods, and cultural terms)
• Guides to the Icelandic alphabet and pronunciation
• Practical usage guide which outlines the parts of speech

Due in large part to Iceland’s isolation and remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems such as four cases for nouns and three genders (male, female, and neuter). The Icelandic literary tradition is a large part of the nation’s culture and understanding the language is a necessity to learning more about Iceland.

All the best vegetarian recipes from Alamelu’s cookbooks and TV show, plus many new ones!

Alamelu Vairavan, host of the popular PBS Create show “Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu” has been teaching viewers how to embrace vegetables and protein-rich legumes with her flavorful, easy-to-follow recipes for years. Now all her vegetarian favorites are available in one volume, for home cooks who want creative, palate-pleasing ways to prepare wholesome vegetables like kale, cauliflower, radishes, eggplant, swiss chard, squashes and much more. These recipes are low-calorie, low-fat and packed with nutrients, fiber and flavor!

Included are over 100 recipes, featuring many new ones that enhance vibrant vegetables with spices and legumes. They range from appetizers, soups, salads and vegetable entrees to chutneys and desserts, and each one is accompanied by a full-color photo and step-by-step instructions. Also included is a helpful guide to Indian spices and ingredients. Fans rave about how easy and fool-proof Alamelu’s recipes are—making nutritious, Indian-inspired meals will be a snap!

Sample recipes:

• Butternut Squash in Tamarind Sauce
• Baby Kale in a Garlic-Lentil Sauce
• Stir-fried Beets with Coconut
• Sweet Potato, Black Beans & Spinach Wraps
• Asparagus with Shallots and Garlic
• Black-eyed Peas Masala
• Eggplant and Potato Masala
• Bell Pepper and Tomato Rice with Cashews
• Chickpeas with Ginger and Mango
• Parsnips with Green Peas
• Colorful Vegetable Quinoa
• Mango Lassi

Croatian is a Slavic language spoken mainly in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and in various neighboring countries by about 5.5 million people. It is the official and most widely used language in Croatia and one of the official languages of the European Union.

Ideal for those new to Croatian, learning at home or in the classroom, this guide includes:

• a brief introduction to Croatia
• 15 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions
• exercises for each lesson with answer key
• Croatian-English and English-Croatian glossaries
• online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

A comprehensive, up-to-date Cantonese reference for students and travelers from a trusted name in foreign language study.

Cantonese is an official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and written Cantonese is commonly found on street signs in Hong Kong as well as in newspapers and novels. The spoken language also exerts a strong cultural influence on East Asia, due to the prominence of Hong Kong’s film and music industries. This is also a useful guide for Cantonese heritage speakers, or as English-Cantonese resource for ESL students.

The Swahili-speaking coast of Africa has many attractions: its beaches, safaris, and great cultural diversity. This dictionary and phrasebook contains all of the vocabulary and phrases necessary to communicate in Swahili, the most widely spoken African language.

Designed for the visitor, the phrasebook offers vocabulary and phrases for travel and daily life situations. Spoken originally along the eastern coast (the name kiSwahili means 'coastal language'), and now the official language of Tanzania as well as a major language in Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo, Swahili is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa, with over 40 million speakers.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Kenya and neighboring nations with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:

• 4,000 dictionary entries
• Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers
• Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections

The innumerable contributions of Polish immigrants and their descendants on communities in North America can be seen on monuments, bridges, churches, cultural centers, and cemeteries across the continent. These “footprints” of Polonia (the Polish diaspora), commemorating towering events and figures from history that are a source of pride among Polish Americans, are cataloged for readers in this unique volume. From Revolutionary War heroes Tadeusz Kosciuśzko and Casimir Pulaski to more recent figures like Pope John Paul II and political movements like Solidarity, statues and historic sites all over North America pay homage to their contributions and importance.

A version of this guide was originally published in 1992, and in the intervening decades, many shifts have occurred in Polish American communities. The Polish American Historical Association (PAHA) initiated work on this new volume with the goal of highlighting new sites of Polish-interest and the important ways in which Polish immigrants contributed to history, politics, arts and society. This book explores key Polish-interest sites in forty-six U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces and parts of Mexico and the Caribbean as well.

This project is based on the input of volunteers from Polish organizations all over North America, who helped identify the most important sites in their region and provided summaries and pictures for over 200 entries. The guide is organized alphabetically by states and provinces, with entries that describe the historical significance of each site. Most entries also include a color photo. Informative prefaces and introductions from the editor and other historians help contextualize the culture of Polish immigrants and their deep, lasting connection to Poland.

Footprints of Polonia can serve as the perfect travel companion for anyone who wants to learn about the rich history and heritage of the Polish diaspora. It is also an excellent resource for Polish language schools and Polish American organizations who want to learn more about and take pride in sites of interest in their area.

Hausa is the Chadic (branch of the Afroasiatic language family) language of the Hausa people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Central Africa. Hausa is spoken as a first language by over 27 million people and as a second language by nearly 20 million more. Commonly spoken throughout southern Niger and northern Nigeria, Hausa has developed as a lingua franca throughout much of West Africa for purposes of trade.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to West Africa with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:

• 4,000 dictionary entries
• Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers
• Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections

Learn Danish with this complete course, now with free audio download!

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by 6 million people worldwide, primarily in Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and northern parts of Germany.

Ideal for those new to Danish, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Danish with Online Audio includes:

• An introductory section on geography, economy, arts, culture and history entitled “Denmark and the Danes” that will be useful to visitors
• Thirteen carefully-paced units, each one opening with a dialogue about an everyday topic such as greetings, family, athletics, dining, medical issues, holidays and celebrations, followed by vocabulary, grammar lessons, and exercises
• Answer key to the exercises
• Danish-English and English-Danish glossaries
• Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

“A very useful tool for students who want to augment their vocabulary skills.”—Professor Fiorenza Weinapple, Princeton University

Many words in Italian are nearly the same as their English counterparts, except for the word ending. This unique book identifies the 24 most common word-ending patterns between these languages and provides over 4,000 words that follow them. For example, many English words that end in “-al” (capital, normal, etc.) correspond to “-ale” in Italian (capitale, normale, etc.). Similarly, English words ending in “-ance” (alliance, importance, etc.) correspond to “-anza” in Italian (alleanza, importanza, etc.). Using this system for learning, students can add thousands of new Italian words to their vocabulary.

• Teaches 4,000 new Italian words
• New introduction “How We Learn Languages”
• Perfect as a classroom supplement or for self-study
• Appropriate for all ages and levels of experience
• Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native Italian speaker

Beginner's Ladino with Online Audio is the ideal guide for anyone who wants to learn the language of the Separdic (Iberian) Jews. Ladino, also known as Judeo-Spanish, dates back to the the Middle Ages, when the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula spoke and wrote in the Romance languages of the host culture. They developed a unified dialect that was distinct from Castilian Spanish. After the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, the Ladino language became part of the "Iberian Heritage" of the Sephardim throughout the world. Today, although Ladino is in danger of extinction, it is experiencing a revival.

This book's 13 lessons, designed with the beginning student in mind, are ideal for both classroom use and self-study. Each lesson teaches basic conversation through dialogues on everyday topics like greetings, family, weather, shopping, and holidays. Grammar is explained in easy and accessible steps, with exercises throughout to reinforce skills. Accompanying audio for the dialogues is available for free download. Also included are a brief history of the Sephardic Jews, Ladino-English and English-Ladino glossaries, a key to the exercises, and a list of websites in or about Ladino.

Haitian Creole is an official language of Haiti. It is spoken by approximately 12 million people in Haiti and by the population of the Haitian diaspora across the Caribbean, France, and the United States. The language developed around the 18th century during France’s colonial occupation and contains elements of French along with strong influences from Spanish, Arabic, Taíno, Arawak, and English. 

This unique two-part resource provides visitors to Haiti with tools for daily interactions. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:  

• 4,000 dictionary entries with phonetics
• Essential phrases on subjects such as greetings, food & drink, shopping, transportation and much more
• A guide to Haitian Creole grammar and pronunciation

Learn Korean with new series from trusted publisher of foreign language study guides, Hippocrene Books!

With colorful, eye-catching illustrations to stimulate imagination and curiosity, My First Korean Dictionary is specially designed for children ages 5 to 12. It contains more than 1,000 everyday words (from colors, animals, household items, foods and more)—each illustrated and translated into Korean with accompanying phonetic pronunciation. The illustrations are arranged alphabetically by English word so even young readers can easily search for words. Each one is labeled with clear, bold type and the commonsense pronunciation makes it easy to begin speaking Korean right away!

Recent studies suggest that children should begin learning a foreign language before age 10 for best results. This dictionary is a fun, engaging way for parents and grandparents to introduce Korean to young children and grandchildren. Teachers will also find the dictionary useful for students who are learning Korean from kindergarten and up.

This comprehensive bilingual student dictionary includes 26,000 Word-to-Word dictionary entries, and is approved for ESL/ELL students to use for standardized testing.

Amharic is the official working language of Ethiopia, with approximately 30 million speakers. The language has been used in courts, trade and everyday communications, within the military, and in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since the 13th century. Amharic is the second most widely spoken Semitic language in the world after Arabic. Unlike Arabic, however, Amharic is written left-to-right and uses a distinct script called Ge’ez script.

The two-way format makes it useful for both English and Amharic speakers. Ethiopian ELL students can look up the meaning of English words they don't recognize, and also translate their thoughts and writing in Amharic to English.

The essential Mandarin Chinese resource!

This bestselling bilingual Chinese dictionary features over 14,000 word-for-word entries that cover essential vocabulary for study, business, and travel.

This comprehensive two-part resource is perfect for students learning Chinese or for Chinese speakers learning English.

The dictionary includes:

• 14,000 dictionary entries
• word-for-word equivalents for each entry in Chinese and English
• simplified Chinese characters and the internationally standard pinyin Romanization for all entries
• a character index to make finding Chinese entries easy

Learn Korean with this complete course, now with free downloadable audio!

Korean is the native language of 67 million people living on the Korean peninsula, as well as the heritage language of 5.6 million Koreans living elsewhere around the world. Korean language study has significantly increased in the last decade as a result of the growing popularity of K-Pop, Korean television dramas, and even Korean food.

Ideal for those new to Korean, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Korean with Online Audio includes:

• 12 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and easy-to-follow grammatical explanations
• Exercises for each lesson with answer key
• Korean-English and English-Korean glossaries
• An alphabet and pronunciation guide
• Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers.

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• ^{30,000 entries} 
• ^{Background notes on Pulaar} 
• ^{Introduction to Pulaar grammatical categories} 
• ^{Pronunciation guide} 
• ^{Lists of ordinal and cardinal numbers}

Yoruba, one of the national languages of Nigeria, is spoken by more than 30 million people worldwide. This book’s 15 lessons, designed with the beginning student in mind, are ideal for both classroom use and self-study. Each opens with a dialogue about an everyday topic, which is then broken down for the study of grammar and vocabulary. Cultural notes give the material its proper context, and exercises reinforce the student’s mastery of the lesson. The accompanying audio (available for free download) further complements the lesson material by helping the student learn the language as spoken. Beginner’s Yoruba also includes information on the various aspects of Yoruba culture, including religion, songs and folklore.

Start speaking Finnish today with Beginner's Finnish with Online Audio. Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of Finns in Finland as well as in other countries. It is also the official minority language in some parts of Sweden and Norway. Ideal for students, tourists, and business people, this introductory guide teaches basic conversation through dialogues on everyday topics, such as eating out, sightseeing, and shopping through 12 practical lessons. Grammar is explained in accessible steps, with exercises throughout to reinforce language skills. Each lesson includes dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions; clear grammar explanations; and review exercises with an answer key. Helpful Finnish-English and English-Finnish glossaries are also included. Accompanying audio for the dialogues by native Finnish speakers is available for free download.

With colorful, eye-catching illustrations to stimulate imagination and curiosity, My First Haitian Creole Dictionary is specially designed for children ages 5 to 12. It contains more than 1,000 everyday words (from colors, animals, household items, foods and more)—each illustrated and translated into Haitian Creole. The illustrations are arranged alphabetically by English so even young readers can easily search for words, and each one is labeled with clear, bold type.

Recent studies suggest that children should begin learning a foreign language before age 10 for best results. This dictionary is a fun, engaging way for parents or grandparents to introduce Haitian Creole to young children. Teachers will also find the dictionary useful for students who are learning Haitian Creole or English from Kindergarten and up.

Haitian Creole developed around the 18th century during France’s colonial occupation, and contains elements of French along with strong influences from Spanish, Arabic, Táino, Arawak, and English. It is spoken by about 12 million people worldwide, and is the only language of most Haitians.

This essential, portable Arabic-English resource is now updated & revised with new entries and terms!

This Arabic Practical dictionary has been the go-to resource for students of Arabic and English alike for nearly two decades. It features the most up-to-date vocabulary in handy reference form.

With more than 20,000 entries, it is especially useful in navigating the ever expanding global terminology of politics, telecommunications, technology, the internet, social media, tourism, business and travel.

Ideal for students, scholars, businesspeople, journalists, aid workers, and anyone working in both English-speaking and Arabic-speaking countries.

Features include: :

• More than 20,000 total entries
• Clear language, pronunciation, and grammar for both sides
• Easy-to-read format and practical arrangement of Arabic and English entries
• Arabic provided with Romanized transliterations
• English provided with phonetic transliterations

Learn Georgian with this complete course, now with free audio download!

Spoken by over 3.5 million people worldwide, Georgian is an official language of the country Georgia, located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. It is an Kartvelian language that is written in its own script, the Georgian script.

Ideal for those new to Georgian, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Georgian with Online Audio includes:

• An introductory section on Georgian language, culture and history
• Thirteen carefully-paced units, each one opening with a dialogue about an everyday topic followed by grammar lessons, exercises and vocabulary
• Answer key to the exercises
• Georgian-English and English-Georgian glossaries
• Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

This companion intermediate course to the best-selling Beginner’s Chinese with 2 Audio CDs is now revised and updated for today’s students!

The continuation of the lessons from Yong Ho's Beginner’s Chinese expands the user’s knowledge of the language through dialogues and new vocabulary that illustrate common grammatical patterns. To assist students with making a smooth transition, this book includes a glossary of the vocabulary that appeared in the first-year course.

New features in this edition include:

• Ten revised lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and exercises
• New audio CD featuring professional actors from Beijing
• Updated vocabulary lists
• An attractive, easy-to-read presentation of the Chinese characters

Start speaking Russian today!

Now in an updated second edition, Beginner’s Russian with Interactive Online Workbook offers an innovative, easy, and thorough way to speak, and read Russian confidently. This complete Russian course includes a user-friendly textbook and interactive online workbook. The carefully-paced, relevant lessons cover grammar and language basics in the context of everyday situations related to family, jobs, introductions, dining out, the Internet, and much more. The chapters are designed for the beginning student, and are full of photos, cartoons, games, and exercises alongside easy-to-understand lessons.

This new edition includes updated vocabulary to reflect ongoing changes in contemporary Russian culture and society, new speaking and writing activities that allow students to interact with technology and media, and new individual and group projects and oral presentations to engage learners' creativity and help them develop communicative competency.

In addition to the book, you have access to an interactive website full of videos, audio, and self-correcting exercises. The enriching material on the website reinforces the basics of the lessons in the book, helping you acquire Russian skills in a natural, engaging way.

• Thorough explanations and instructions offer a gradual introduction to the language, Cyrillic alphabet, and grammar
• An interactive website features correct pronunciation by native speakers and helps learners start speaking Russian right away
• Ideal for individual self-study or classroom use
• Each chapter will take 5-6 hours of classroom instruction, or approximately 10-12 hours of study for the independent learner.
• Students should be able to attain the ACTFL Novice High or Intermediate Low levels of proficiency by the end of the course

This glorious saga unfolds against the backdrop of ancient Rome—from the Forum to the Coliseum, from banquet halls to summer retreats in Naples, from the luxurious houses of the nobility to the hovels of the poor, Quo Vadis richly depicts a place and time still captivating to the modern imagination. This radiant translation by W.S. Kuniczak restores the original glory and richness of master storyteller Henryk Sienkiewicz's epic tale.

Set at a turning point in history (A.D. 54-68), as Christianity replaces the era of corruption and immorality that marked Nero’s Rome, Quo Vadis abounds with compelling characters, including:

Vinicius, the proud centurion who has fallen deeply in love with a mysterious young woman who disappears the night they meet;

Ligia, the elusive beauty. Vinicius will not easily win her love, for she is a Christian, one of the group of dedicated believers led by the apostle Peter. Christians are rare in pagan, hedonistic Rome, and suffer great persecution;

Petronius, uncle to Vinicius, an elegant, witty courtier who scoffs at love and religion but finds his nephew’s passion charming; and

Nero himself, enemy of all Christians, a despotic emperor who plunges Rome deeper and deeper into depravity. The decadence of his banquets is staggering; and even worse, his mad laughter is heard echoing in the amphitheater as gladiators duel to the death.

As Nero’s appalling plans for the Christians become ever clearer, time appears to be running out for the young lovers. Vinicius must come to understand the true meaning of Ligia’s religion before it is too late.

Grand in scope and ambition, Quo Vadis explores the themes of love, desire and profound moral courage. Lavish descriptions, vivid dialogue and brilliantly drawn characters make this one of the world’s greatest epics. Beloved by children and adults the world over, Quo Vadis has been the subject of five films, two of them in English.

“I would definitely choose the Swedish Practical Dictionary: Swedish-English/English-Swedish over more popular, thinner dictionaries. It is pocket-sized and contains every word you might need as a businessperson or student, and more than you would need as an occasional tourist. The high quality of the entry selection can be credited to the author, Harald Hille, who has 25 years of experience as a translator for the United Nations.”—Tess Whitty, American Translators Association Chronicle

Swedish is an official language of the European Union, the Nordic Council, and Finland. This pocket-size practical dictionary includes:

• over 28,000 entries of essential Swedish vocabulary
• useful grammar notes and possible variants
• stressed vowels marked for ease of pronunciation
• a general pronunciation guide

“They are works of art that speak to the creative spirit that once stirred within a heart to carve a statue, to gather stones to build a foundation, or gather words to form a poem or mix colors for a painting; they are messages from the past telling what at one time was important to this person, to this village, to a city block.”—from the author’s Introduction

It is said that every country has its own genus loci or “spirit of place.” Poland’s distinct character can be found in the tens of thousands of roadside chapels, crosses and shrines that dot both its cities and countryside. A thousand years of Christianity, and the Polish Catholic tradition in particular, have left their mark on the country’s landscape. It is impossible not to notice the religious statues and little chapels that seem to be everywhere. Enter a courtyard in Warsaw or Kraków and discover a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary mounted on a pedestal with fresh flowers at her feet. Drive through a small town, and you’ll spy a niche under the eaves of a home containing a figure of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or a little wooden box on a tree holding a small image of Our Lady of Częstochowa. All of them seem to blend harmoniously with the environment and beautify it. What are these objects? What do they mean? How did they come to be in this particular place? Why are they important?

Acclaimed Polish-American author Sophie Hodorowicz Knab explores the origins and purposes of these roadside shrines, examining the different types of shrines and the significance of the various religious figures represented in them to the people of Poland. Additional chapters are devoted to the artists and sculptors who created the shrines, the role these local shrines played in the annual holidays, customs and traditions of the community, and their role in everyday life as well as death. Color photographs throughout depict the artistry and local setting of these shrines.

This exploration of Poland’s roadside shrines is a unique lens through which the reader can learn about Polish history and culture. For anyone interested in Polish history, religious traditions, art and ancestry, this book offers much to explore.

Nepali is the official language of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan and parts of India and Myanmar (Burma). There are an estimated 17 million speakers of Nepali worldwide, including 11 million speakers within Nepal. Home to Mount Everest and the birthplace of the Buddha, Nepal is the ultimate destination for trekkers and travelers seeking incredible natural beauty and a rich cultural heritage. Tourism is one of the country’s main industries. 

This dictionary is the most comprehensive and up-to-date two-way Nepali dictionary on the market and provides an indispensable tool for travelers, students, and businesspersons visiting Nepal. 

• More than 15,000 entries
• Section on basic Nepali grammar, a pronunciation guide, and a guide to the Devanagari alphabet
• Each entry includes part of speech, alternate words, Devanagari script as well as phonetic (Romanized) pronunciation

This combination Javanese phrasebook and two-way Javanese-English dictionary is an essential reference for visitors to Indonesia. The Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook series allows you be a traveler, not a tourist, by connecting with the local culture and people in their native language.

Javanese is spoken in the central and eastern part of Java, the fourth-largest island of Indonesia. Java is the world's most populous island and home to over half of the Indonesian population (about 135 million). Javanese is also spoken in smaller communities in Malaysia and Singapore.

This unique two-part resource provides travelers to Indonesia with the tools they need to communicate in Javanese. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for daily use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication, from introducing yourself to finding a doctor. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this guide includes:

• 4,000 dictionary entries; phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers
• Essential phrases on topics such as greetings, transportation, dining out, and business
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections

Brazilian Portuguese, the fifth most widely spoken language in the world, is written and spoken by over 200 million inhabitants of Brazil as well as by several million Brazilian emigrants in other parts of the world, including over one million Brazilian Americans.

Ideal for those new to Brazilian Portuguese, learning at home or in the classroom, this guide includes:

• an introduction to Brazil
• 7 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and phrases
• review exercises with answer key
• Brazilian Portuguese-English and English-Brazilian Portuguese glossaries
• online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

The comprehensive, essential and portable Telugu resource!

Telugu (from the Dravidian language family) is a native language of over 80 million people, predominantly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and also in Yanam of India. An additional 20 million Telugu speakers are spread over other parts of South India, the U.S., Australia, and the rest of the world. Telugu is called “The Italian of the East” as its words end in vowels similar to Italian. Telugu is spoken in 3 distinct dialects: Royalaseema, Telangana and Coastal Telugu. Another prominent Telugu dialect (with a mixture of more Tamil) is spoken in Nellore, Chittor and the border of Andhra Pradesh in Tamil Nadu.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to South India with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this guide includes:

• 4,000 dictionary entries
• Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers
• Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections

The indispensable resource for Kurdish Sorani!

Sorani (also called Kurdi or Central Kurdish) is a Kurdish language spoken mainly in Iraq and Iran, with an estimated 15 million speakers worldwide. The Kurds are spread across the countries of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, as well as Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Lebanon. There is also a large diaspora of Kurds, which is especially prominent in Europe. In all there are up to 40 million speakers of the Kurdish languages worldwide.

Generally written in Perso-Arabic script, Sorani is now also found in Romanized form. This unique two-part resource uses the official Sorani Latin alphabet and provides users with tools for daily interactions. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:  

• 4,000 dictionary entries
•  Essential phrases on subjects such as healthcare, time, dates, transportation, money, communication services and much more
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections
•  A guide to the Kurdish Sorani alphabet
• Map of the Middle East

The first bilingual Chewa (Chichewa) phrasebook and dictionary available!

Chewa (also known as Chichewa, Chinyanja, or Nyanja) is a Bantu language spoken by about 12 million people worldwide, mostly in southeastern Africa. It is the official language of Malawi, and is also spoken in Zambia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Malawi and neighboring regions with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics.

Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:

• 4,000 dictionary entries
• Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers
• Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections

<p><strong>The essential Dari language resource!</strong></p><p>Dari, spoken by over 20 million people worldwide, is one of the official languages of Afghanistan. Closely related to the Persian (Farsi) of Iran, and the Tajik of Tajikistan, the languages have been split by politics and geography over time.</p><p>This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Afghanistan or people working with Dari speakers with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. <b>Ideal for government and NGO workers, interpreters, military personnel, resettlement agencies, teachers, and anyone who needs to communicate in Dari</b>, this guide includes:</p><ul><li>5,000 (Romanized) dictionary entries</li><li> Essential phrases on subjects such as healthcare, time, dates, transportation, money, communication services and much more</li><li>Practical cultural information<li> A guide to the Dari alphabet and basic grammar and pronunciation sections </li><li> A concise Introduction to Afghanistan, including history, culture, and development of the Dari language</li></ul><p></p>

Here is a real taste of both Old World and modern Romanian culture in a unique book that combines more than 140 tasty traditional recipes with enchanting examples of Romania's folklore, humor, art, poetry, and proverbs. A wealth of archival material provides a glimpse into the 4,000-year-old history of the Romanian people and their Roman ancestry. This comprehensive and well-organized guide to Romanian cuisine contains recipes for many classic favorites including Mamalinga, a polenta-style cornmeal, Eggplant Salad, Fish Zacusca, Mititei Sausages (The Wee Ones), and Pan-fried Pork with Polenta. Savor the tastes of one of Europe's heartiest and most varied culinary traditions!

This popular language textbook with an interactive website offers an easy, effective, and fun way for beginners to learn how to read, write, speak and understand Ukrainian. 

The Third Integrated edition is integrated with the Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary (2021) via a set of specially designed lexical and syntactic exercises in each of its 15 lessons.  

Beginner's Ukrainian covers such common conversational topics as meeting people, traveling, shopping, hobbies, family relations, vacationing, meals, weather, and much more. Priority is given to developing learners' conversational skills while providing them with a solid grammar foundation. The book's companion website offers a wealth of interactive conversational, grammar, and phonetic drills designed for use by both independent and instructor-led learners.

The book includes 15 useful lessons, covering everyday situations such as introductions, family, and shopping. An interactive website featuring audio dialogues and exercises recorded using native speakers is also available to users. The guide also includes:

• Useful cultural and grammatical notes
• Appendices of critical information, including declension tables, noun endings, common Ukrainian names, numbers, verb conjugations and more.
• A Ukrainian-English/ English-Ukrainian dictionary of words used in the book

With colorful, eye-catching illustrations to stimulate imagination and curiosity, My First Amharic Dictionary is specially designed for children ages 5 to 12. It contains more than 1,000 everyday words (from colors, animals, household items, foods and more)—each illustrated and translated into Amharic with accompanying phonetic pronunciation.

The illustrations are arranged alphabetically by English so even young readers can easily search for words, and each one is labeled with clear, bold type.

Recent studies suggest that children should begin learning a foreign language before age 10 for best results. This dictionary is a fun, engaging way for parents or grandparents to introduce Amharic to young children. Teachers will also find the dictionary useful for students who are learning Amharic or English from Kindergarten and up.

Amharic is the official working language of Ethiopia, with approximately 30 million speakers. It is the second most widely spoken Semitic language in the world after Arabic. Unlike Arabic, however, Amharic is written left-to-right and uses a distinct script called Ge’ez script.