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With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants
...6) Pygmalion
A delightful, erudite, and immersive exploration of the crossword puzzle and its fascinating history
Almost as soon as it appeared, the crossword puzzle became indispensable to our lives. Invented...
If you're looking for a traditional manual of rules, this much-acclaimed, groundbreaking book by a cofounder of Harvard University's Writing Center may not be the one for you. Grammar is about much more than rules: it's about choices, too—since a thought can always be expressed correctly in multiple ways.
In Grammar
...11) Twelfth night
Learn Danish with our Danish Basic Course.
Listen-Repeat-Learn
Listen: Hear a phrase first in English and then twice in Danish
Repeat: Practice at your own pace and learn the pronunciation
Learn: You may begin to start using your new language within a few exercises
The course contains of 3 hours MP3 -file downloaded recorded material and 2 course booklets in PDF-format.
This course is bilingual which simply means that every phrase you
...There's no better way to make use of all that spare time on a plane than to master the essentials of a language. This 60-minute program is the simplest way to learn just enough to get by in every situation essential to both the tourist and business traveler.
The program covers everything from greetings and polite expressions to asking directions,...
“Life...
20) My man Jeeves
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