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|  | Turbulence by Howard Goldblatt, Jia Pingwa
Set in rural China in the years after Mao, TURBULENCE is about Golden Dog and his love for Water Girl--a love that transcends their families` age-old feud. AUTHOR: Howard Goldblatt, Jia Pingwa
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | The Weight of Your Words by Joseph M. Stowell
Joseph Stowell says that words can indeed hurt. He says that the application of God's Word can alter your speech patterns to ones that are positive and uplifting, instead of ones filled with malice. One can learn to heal, help, encourage, and warm others. AUTHOR: Joseph M. Stowell
PUBLISHER: Moody Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Teach Yourself Portuguese Language Life and Culture by Sue Tyson-Ward
Teach Yourself Portuguese Language, Life and Culture delves into the customs and ways of Portugal and its inhabitants, taking a respectful yet lively point of view. Topics include government, arts, language, work, leisure, education, festivals and celebrations, and food. By asking questions such as What is modern Portuguese art and architecture like? this book invites you to examine fascinating aspects of another culture. AUTHOR: Sue Tyson-Ward
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Berlitz Italian/English by Berlitz Publishing Staff
Developed by a team of language experts, educators, and reference book consultants, Berlitz Kids' TM Picture Dictionaries make learning foreign language words and phrases easy and enjoyable for children up to age nine. An ideal companion to the Adventures with Nicholas series, each Picture Dictionary is packed with colorful illustrations of lovable characters -- including Nicholas and his friends -- in hilarious situations. Each illustrated target word has a translation and simple sentence to emphasize meaning. -- Includes over 1,000 alphabetized words -- Conversation section includes important basic phrases beginners need -- Basic words include colors, shapes, numbers, family members, foods, animals, and much more -- Features a conversation section, containing basic words and valuable phrases every, child should learn -- Special sections on topics such as Clothing, Insects, and Transportation teach children the precise names for words they really want to know AUTHOR: Berlitz Publishing Staff
PUBLISHER: Berlitz International, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Daily News, Eternal Stories by Jack Lule
This study suggests that a human, timeless drive to create myths in familiar narrative patterns causes journalists to portray the daily news in terms of stock narrative themes, peopled by stock characters. Lule discusses how the reportage of a flood, the success of a baseball hero, and many other events, tap into archetypal themes. AUTHOR: Jack Lule
PUBLISHER: Guilford Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Science Times Book of Language & Linguistics by Nicholas Wade
In the latest book in the series, editor Nicholas Wade and the award-winning Science Times journalists explore the mysterious roots of language. Their coverage ranges from the efforts to chronicle ancient languages to the examination of fossil records to determine whether Neanderthals had language, and around the evolutionary bend to the study of chimpanzees and their ability to talk using sign boards to convey fear, hunger, and their deceptive sense of humor. Chapters expound upon: The History of Language ; Archaeology and Language, which includes the findings in the Tarim Basin of China that reveal remains of Caucasian mummies dating from 2,000 to 600 B.C., and their written language; Language in Other Species, in which the subsonic songs of female African elephants are detected traveling up to two miles through the ground to announce herd movement and mating possibilities, and rich rhyming schemes of the seasonal songs of humpback whales are described; Language and Learning ; Language and the Brain ; and finally Language and Society, which addresses contemporary concerns of our own multilingual nation. AUTHOR: Nicholas Wade
PUBLISHER: Globe Pequot Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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