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Learning Conversational Farsi - Second Edition (Free Downloadable Audio Files Included)

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Perfect for self-study or classroom learners, this Farsi language book takes a user-friendly approach.

Farsi for Beginners is a complete language course by experienced teacher Dr. Saeid Atoofi, which will help you to speak the language and open doors to Persian culture. This second edition is updated to include IT and social media vocabulary and downloadable audio files.

Whether for pleasure, travel or business, language learners will find these lessons clear and easy to follow. By the end of this course, you'll be able to understand short sentences, express your basic needs, and read and write the 32-letter Farsi alphabet.

Farsi for Beginners contains the following essential features:Dialogues and stories about a family traveling to contemporary IranDownloadable native-speaker audio recordings help you to pronounce Farsi accuratelyIdioms, sayings and poems introducing you to the cultures in which Farsi is usedExtensive exercises with answer keys to guide your learning processPhotos and insider cultural tips teach you about Persian culture
Farsi is the language of Persia (present-day Iran). More than 1.5 million Iranian-Americans live in the U.S. today, and Farsi is considered a "critically needed" language by the U.S. government.

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This is a book about passion, obsession and discovery in an amazing land, but also about the voyage of a highly talented composer and writer.

A House in Bali remains one of the most remarkable books ever written about the fabled island of Bali. This classic book tells the story of Balinese culture through a history of Balinese music.

First published in 1947, it tells the story of the writer and composer Colin McPhee's (1900-64) obsession with a music once unknown to the West, and of his journey to Bali to experience it firsthand. In 1929, the young Canadian- born musician chanced upon rare gramophone recordings of Balinese gamelan music which were to change his life forever. From that moment, he lived for the day when he could set foot on the island where the clear, metallic music originated. He was able to realize his dreams and spent almost a decade there during the 1930's. Music of Bali and dance, as McPhee discovered to his delight, are second nature to the Balinese, and his subsequent writings and compositions proved seminal in popularizing Balinese gamelan music in the West.

In A House in Bali, McPhee unfolds a beguiling picture of a society long established, staggeringly poor in Western terms, but rich beyond belief in spiritual values and joy. The young composer writes about his discoveries of music in Bali and growing understanding of an astonishing culture where the arts are a prime preoccupation, and of the arts, music is supreme. Much has been written on Bali, but this classic work from 1947 remains the only narrative by a Western musician.

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This Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is for elementary to intermediate learners of Chinese

Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary is a totally new dictionary designed specifically for elementary to intermediate learners of Chinese and contains all 3,051 vocabulary items prescribed for Levels A and B of the internationally recognized test of Mandarin language proficiency, Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK).

This self-contained dictionary has over 5,000 headwordsthose required for HSK Levels A and B, plus important proper nouns and common idioms. Extensive notes on culture, grammar and meaning are included to enhance understanding and ensure correct usage. Students attempting to learn Chinese will find this dictionary to be an essential guide to the Chinese language as well as a reliable reference tool.

This Chinese dictionary contains: The 5,000+ most frequently used Chinese vocabulary items. All entries contain Romanized Chinese forms (hanyu pinyin), simplified Chinese characters (hanzi) as well as traditional Chinese characters if they exist. Terms are searchable by Chinese-English or English-Chinese. All Chinese entries are arranged alphabetically by Romanized Mandarin Chinese forms (hanyu pinyin). Chinese word components are listed and analyzed to facilitate understanding. Over 3,500 sample sentences to demonstrate how each word is used. Detailed notes on culture, grammar and usage. Chinese translations for common English names and places in China.

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The Right Word at the Right Time: Japanese Phrasebook & Language Learning Guide

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At last. A book of useful Japanese, offering the language you need to handle a wide variety of situations. Through hundreds of example sentences and dialogues, you'll learn what to say and do when:Setting up a business appointmentOpening a bank accountMaking a wedding speechReserving a place to stayRenewing a visaand much moreIncluded is an additional chapter on writing cards and letters, featuring examples of New Year cards, thank-you notes, and normal letters.No other book covers colloquial Japanese as thoroughly as Japanese for All Occasions. Whether you're a student, traveler, or businessperson, you'll find that this book offers any easy and enjoyable way to improve your Japanese.

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Stories, Songs, Crafts and Games for Kids

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**Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Medal for Activity Book Education, Science, History**

This family-friendly Philippines children's book is packed with fun facts about Filipino culture, history, and daily life!

All About the Philippines takes you on an incredible journey across the colorful island nation of the Philippines with Mary, Jaime, and Arithree Filipino cousins who look entirely different and yet are the best of friends. You'll visit their homes, their schools, their families, their favorite places, and much more. They'll show you how kids in different parts of the Philippines come from many different ethnic groups and have very various cultureseach with separate traditions, languages, and beliefsand yet, they are all 100% Filipino!

This children's book, aimed at kids ages 8 to 12, brings them on an exciting trip through some of the most fascinating islands on earth. Join Mary, Jaime and Ari to see the how earthquakes, typhoons and other natural events can be scary and yet also make the islands beautiful and full of life. Check out Filipino games, and make a sipathe Philippines's version of a hacky-sack. Experience the festivals and foods of different cultures found in the Philippines, and try a few easy recipes. Make a parola Filipino holiday decoration that you can enjoy all year long. Learn about the conquistadors and traders who came to these islands many centuries ago. Learn how peoples who speak very different languages can communicate when they meet. And a lot more!
Along with fun facts, you'll learn about the spirit of the Philippines that makes this country and its people unique. This is a book for families or classrooms to enjoy together.

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Gidget Roceles Jimenez, Corazon Dandan-Albano

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**Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award Silver Medal for Non-Fiction Picture Book**

This Cambodian children's book teaches that not even the most terrible brutality can destroy the human spirit.

The Cambodian Dancer, a Cambodian book for children, is the true story of a Cambodian refugee a dancer and teacher who built a life in the U.S. after fleeing the Killing Fields of the Khmer Rouge. She then became a counselor to other Cambodian refugees and created a school of dance for children. Her gift of hope was to teach children in the Cambodian community the traditional dances of their country, so young people growing up far away from the land of their ancestors would know about Cambodian culture and customs.

Through straightforward language and colorful illustrations, this multicultural children's story communicates to children a sense of the joy, sadness, injustice, and triumph that lives on in young Cambodian Americans. It shows that it is possible to overcome great hardship and that a single decision can do much to heal oneself and others.

This touching multicultural children's book brings a message of positivity to a true story of human hope and resilience.

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Daryn Reicherter, Christy Hale, Bophal Penh

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This is an extensive and user-friendly Chinese-English dictionary.

The Tuttle English-Chinese Dictionary is the only English-Chinese dictionary specifically designed for English speakers who are learning the Chinese language. It provides comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date definitions for over 40,000 words, phrases and idioms, including the latest vocabulary for business, technology, sport and the media.

Concise definitions are given for each word and phrase shortening the time it takes to learn Chinese. About 10,000 example sentences with Chinese translation are provided for commonly used words, to illustrate their usage and develop effective communication skills in Chinese. These sentences are idiomatic and relevant to aspects of daily life in China today. Pinyin romanized forms are given for all Chinese words and phrases so the reader can pronounce them with ease and accuracy A concise guide to Chinese characters, pronunciation, tones and grammar along with lists of common character components and measure words are found at the front of the dictionary, while Chinese personal and place names are listed at the back. Comprehensive and accurate with 40,000 words, phrases and idioms. The only English-Chinese dictionary designed for English speakers. Pinyin romanizations are given for al Chinese words and phrases. Includes 10,000 example sentences to help develop communications skills.

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Practice basic Japanese hiragana and katakana and learn a year's worth of Japanese letters in just minutes a day.

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Master hiragana and katakana in just minutes a day with Kana A-Day Practice Pad.  Perfect for both beginners studying the Japanese language and those wishing to hone their kana writing skills, this pad introduces one new kana on each sheet, with readings, stroke order, and sample vocabulary words. All hiragana and katakana are included, along with their sound changes and combinations. For easy reference and review, a booklet listing all kana is included. <br>

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**Winner of the 2016 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award**
**Winner of the 2015 Gelett Burgess Award for Best Multicultural Book**

When wily animals, everyday people and magical beings come together in a collection of Japanese fairy tales, wonderful things are bound to happen!

Each story is brilliantly illustrated by a different talented Japanese artist. The tales recounted here are among Japan's oldest and most beloved stories. Entertaining and filled with subtle folk wisdom, these retold stories have been shared countless times in Japanese homes and schools for generations. Like good stories from every time and place, they never grow old. Kids (and their parents!) will enjoy hearing these stories read aloud on the accompanying downloadable audio.

The fairy tales and classic stories in this collection include: The Wife Who Never Eatsthe story of a man who learns the hard way the evils of stinginess. The Mill of the Seathe story of how a greedy man was responsible for the saltiness of seawater. The Monkey and the Crabthe crabs teach a tricky monkey a lesson in fairness and honesty. The Magical Hoodan act of kindness reaps great rewards. Sleepyhead Taro and the Childrena story about what can be accomplished at the right time, and with the right help and the right spirit. The Fox and the Otterhow a fox pays the price of deceit and selfishness. The Gratitude of the Cranea story about the rewards of kindness and the danger of curiosity. The Tale of the Bamboo Cuttera girl who starts life very tiny turns out to be big in many ways.

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Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK, Roger Pulvers, Juliet Carpenter

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A Child's Garden of Weirdness presents thirty-two zany poems ranging from the outrageous to the bizarre that will delight children of all ages.Follow Buford the cat from mouse to morgue, grumpy Carlin P. Trump (Oh!...what fate has in store for grumpy children!) along with a cast of crazy sharks, dogs, and kids as they revel in the extraordinary (becoming humongous Q-tips) and the not-so-ordinary experiences of life with mischief and fun.<br>Illustrated with Tony award-winning actor/artist Dick Gautier's whacky prismacolor genius, A Child's Garden of Weirdness is sure to stimulate a child's imagination and leave you laughing.

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Add Some Flair to a Party, Dinner or Wedding!: This Easy Origami  Book Includes 25 Decorative Origami Projects

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This origami ebook contains 25 fun designs and easy-to-follow instructions.  The projects will add some great flair to a party, dinner or wedding!Full of unique ideas and projects, the models are sure to add a sense of fun and flair to any occasion Origami Party Time makes it easy to create simple, one-of-a-kind decorations, table settings, and party favors for your special event. Perfect for entertaining kids and adults, these whimsical paper invitations, bowls, baskets, toys, games, and prizes will add a charming twist to any party or event.<br>The decorations are easily transportable to a party at a different location, where they can be restored to three-dimensional form. If desired, they can be stored flat to be used again.

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**Winner of Creative Child Magazine 2015 Preferred Choice Award**

Children and beginners can make fun and simple origami projects with this great origami kit.

My First Origami Kit is the perfect, affordable introductory kit for kids and parents to learn and master the joys of origami together. If you've never done origami before, My First Origami Kit is a great origami kit for beginners. It is filled with origami of all kindsbirds, beasts, vehicles, even a teddy bear that talks when you open and close its arms.

The folding fun begins with the specially designed origami papers. Both sides are decorated based on the subjectfeathers for the duck, metal plates for the airplane, scales for the cobra, and other surprises. You'll end up with a great looking paper model no matter which side you start with. You can add fun stickers to your finished modelsto make eyes, ears, paws, and other features.

This easy origami kit contains:Full-colored instructional booklet Easy-to-follow instructions 22 origami-for-kids projects 150 detailed stickers 60 two-sided folding sheets Origami paper is pre-coloredThis kit is sure to keep kids engaged and happy for hours. They'll be so proud of their very first origamiand you'll be happy to display them!

Origami projects include: Penny Penguin Sea Surfer Caramel Bear Magic Box Hugo Pig And many more...

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Make the Most of Your Dollar!: Origami Book with 21 Projects and Downloadable Instructional DVD

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Create fun and easy origami using your Washingtons, Franklins, and Lincolns!

This origami kit includes a collection of projects designed for paper folders of any level of skill to practice the increasingly popular art of folding origami dollars.

This easy origami kit contains: A full-colored 64 page booklet 21 money-based projects Clear step-by-step instruction and diagrams Downloadable or streamable video containing easy-to-follow video tutorial for each project Money Origami Kit is full of original designs to learn origami quickly and easily. At such a great value--folding money has never been so easy or affordable!

Origami projects include: George Napkin Ring Business Card Holder Thistle Wheel of Fortune And many more...

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Richard L. Alexander, Michael G. LaFosse

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This is a complete and effective intermediate-level Korean textbook and Korean language learning package

It is the next book in the Elementary Korean series and takes student's abilities to read comprehend Korean, speak Korean, read Korean, and write Korean to the next level. Continuing Korean is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to the more complex structures of the Korean language. It offers a full range of field-tested exercises that will help readers build their confidence and fluency in the Korean language. Each lesson includes Korean dialogues, vocabulary, lesson notes and detailed breakdowns of the grammatical structure under discussion, and exercises. The downloadable audio is another great way to learn Korean and ensures correct pronunciation and helps to build listening comprehension.

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Ross King, Jaehoon Yeon, Ph.D., Insun Lee

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A History of Japanese Art offers readers a comprehensive view of Japanese art through Japanese eyes--a view that is the most revealing of all perspectives. At the same time, it provides readers with a guide to the places in Japan where the best and most representative creations of Japanese art are to be seen.

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Instructions Are Simple and Easy-to-Follow Making This a Great Origami for Beginners Book: Downloadable Material Included

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Welcome to the fun world of origami, the art of paper folding!  With this fun origami ebook, you can fold all your favorite toys.Origami Playtime Book 2 Toyshop,  contains 15 colorful , ready-to-fold origami for kids. You'll fold yachts, planes, boxes, houses, books, televisions and many other fun, innovative objects.  The instructions are simple and easy-to-follow, making this a great origami for beginners book.

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Instructions Are Simple and Easy-to-Follow Making This a Great Origami for Beginners Book: Downloadable Material Included

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Welcome to the fun world of origami, the art of paper folding!  With this fun origami ebook, you can fold all your favorite animals.Origami Playtime Book 1 Animals contains 15 colorful , ready-to-fold origami for kids. You'll fold cats, dogs, birds, fish, frogs, and many other wonderful creatures.  Instructions are simple and easy-to-follow making this a great origami for beginners book.

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Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary is the most up-to-date compact Vietnamese dictionary available today.

It is designed for English speakers who are studying the Vietnamese language, traveling to Vietnam or using the language on a daily basis to interact with Vietnamese speakers. It has both Vietnamese to English and English to Vietnamese sections, with enough depth that it may also be used by Vietnamese speakers who are learning or using English. Its depth makes it a great way to learn Vietnamese.

Divided into two partsVietnamese-English and English-Vietnamesethis concise dictionary has a total of 25,000 entries. The entries given within each section include all everyday words and expressions used in educational, cultural and tourism contexts in Vietnam today. The entries give core information about: Parts of speech of the headwords. Useful meanings, common collocations, idiomatic expressions and sample sentences. Vietnamese loanwords, many from French, list the original source word as well as alternate Vietnamese words with the same meaning. English entries provide additional information such as alternate British or American spellings, singular and plural forms, and irregular verb forms.Contemporary internet, computer and mobile phone terms are included, making this dictionary invaluable everyday use. A guide to Vietnamese pronunciation and spelling, and other grammar pointers and explanations are also included. The Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary is a compact and comprehensive tool for successful language learning.

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This is a compact and user-friendly English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionary.

The Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionary is a completely new reference dictionary designed for English speakers who are learning or using Chinese as a foreign language. It contains more than 48,000 words and expressions, including all the words required for the official HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Examination. Entries are carefully selected to reflect the latest usage in the spheres of business, technology, sports and media. For each Chinese word, the pronunciation, word classes and definitions are given together with other useful information on measure words, and idiomatic expressions.

Over 5,000 example sentences are provided to show how the words are used in real-life situations. All Chinese words and phrases are presented in Chinese characters and pinyin so that users can immediately pronounce the characters with ease and accuracy. A concise guide to Chinese pronunciation, tones and grammar is found at the front of the dictionary, as well as lists of common character components and measure words. A Radical Index and Stroke Order Index are given for all Chinese words listed in the Chinese-English section of the dictionary
Contains over 48,000 entries, including all high-frequency Chinese and English words All Chinese words and phrases presented in Chinese characters and pinyin User-friendly presentation with idioms and example sentencesThe idea reference dictionary for students, and business people

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**Winner of the 2015 Gelett Burgess Award for Best Intercultural Book**
**Winner of the 2015 Silver Evergreen Medal for World Peace**

This true children's story is told by a little bonsai tree, called Miyajima, that lived with the same family in the Japanese city of Hiroshima for more than 300 years before being donated to the National Arboretum in Washington DC in 1976 as a gesture of friendship between America and Japan to celebrate the American Bicentennial.

From the Book:
"In 1625, when Japan was a land of samurai and castles, I was a tiny pine seedling. A man called Itaro Yamaki picked me from the forest where I grew and took me home with him. For more than three hundred years, generations of the Yamaki family trimmed and pruned me into a beautiful bonsai tree. In 1945, our household survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In 1976, I was donated to the National Arboretum in Washington D.C., where I still live todaythe oldest and perhaps the wisest tree in the bonsai museum."