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This is a guide for mastering the current basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in the American Sign Language pattern. It provides the basic vocabulary needed for persons entering interpreter training programs. Over 1500 signs have been illustrated and are grouped by chapter into their natural categories. Includes line drawings and step-by-step descriptions of positions and movements,...
2) Israel
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Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Language
English
Description
"Israel is an important place for people of three major religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. This has given it a rich history, but it has also led to conflict. Readers take an informative look at what life is like in Israel for people of different groups as they explore meticulously researched text, which has been updated to discuss current events. Vivid, full-color photographs are found throughout chapters that focus on topics such as government,...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"What is your number one asset in business... and in life? Persuasion. Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street, cracked the code on how to sell anything to anyone. Now he is sharing his Straight Line Sales and Persuasion System, which is scientifically proven to increase a person's ability to influence and persuade someone (or a group) to a predetermined outcome in any setting, business or personal. Written in Jordan's own inimitable voice, Way of...
5) India
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Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"India is a land of variety: cultures, ethnic groups, and languages, landscapes, religions, and art forms. This huge country has a history that stretches over thousands of years, over a backdrop woven of all these threads, and a future that has both profound challenges and much promise"--
6) Style Wars
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
When STYLE WARS premiered in 1983, the world received its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York City. The urban landscape was physically transformed by graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to express both their individuality, and the voice of their community. In STYLE WARS, New York's ramshackle subway system is their public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas. As MC's, DJ's and B-boys...
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Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Set to a tune with both English and Spanish lyrics, this uplifting singalong shows kids that learning a new language means connecting with new people and making more friends! Call-and-response phrases reinforce language learning, and the end matter includes a list of English and Spanish phrases and pronunciations. Bright illustrations reflect the warmth and joy of the song. Includes an online access link to audio and video animation."--
9) Yemen
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A book for young readers about the history and culture of the country of Yemen.
Publisher
Milet
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Milet's New Bilingual Visual Dictionary series provides an entertaining way for children to learn words in two languages. The dictionary features useful, everyday words that will help learners to build their vocabulary. The words are grouped by subjects, so children can focus on one set of related words at a time. The text is large and easy to read, and the vector illustrations are colorful, detailed and highly realistic.
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
Description
One night in provincial France, Marc meets Sylvie after missing his train back to Paris. Instantly and intensely drawn to one another, they wander through the streets until morning in rare, almost choreographed harmony. A thwarted plan for a second meeting sends each in a separate direction: Sylvie reunites with her ex and leaves France; Marc falls in love and marries.
13) The lost art of high-performance driving: how to get the most out of your modern performance car
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English
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Become a better performance driver with Speed Secrets With the promise of autonomous vehicles in our near future, and current cars equipped with all sorts of mind-boggling driver aides, many feel that the art (and science) of performance driving has been lost - or will be. But no! For every device designed to take the act of driving out of our hands, the desire to actively participate in the control of a car becomes even stronger for driving enthusiasts....
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Unstuffy, hip, and often funny, The Copyeditor's Handbook has become an indispensable resource both for new editors and for experienced hands who want to refresh their skills and broaden their understanding of the craft of copyediting. This fourth edition incorporates the latest advice from language authorities, usage guides, and new editions of major style manuals, including The Chicago Manual of Style. It registers the tectonic shifts in twenty-first-century...
15) Timbuktu
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
Description
A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives, which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith, abruptly disturbed when they are forced to follow the new laws of their foreign occupants.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This unique reference book strives to define words and phrases that the average person often encounters but which may not be immediately familiar. Batten, kiosk, proctor, coup de grace, alliteration, parsec, corona, renal, joystick, decant, citadel. Broken down into over fifty categories--from cultural essentials like art, history, and sports to modern obsessions like text messaging and hip hop slang--this book is a word lover's dream and a useful...
17) Western
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Deutsch
Description
An intense, slow-burning thriller, this film follows a group of German construction workers installing a hydroelectric plant in remote rural Bulgaria. The foreign land awakens the men's sense of adventure, but tensions mount when, Meinhard, the strong, silent, and newcomer to the group, starts mixing with the local villagers. The two sides speak different languages and share a troubled history. Can they learn to trust each other, or is the stage being...
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Language
English
Description
"When a musician's new song hits a political nerve, he finds himself in the crosshairs of Spanish nationalists' ire, and it's up to Bruno to track down the extremists who seem ready to take deadly measures, in another delightful installment of the internationally acclaimed series featuring Bruno, Chief of Police. Les Troubadours, a folk music group that Bruno has long supported, go viral with their new number, "Song for Catalonia," when the Spanish...
19) Marvel by design
Publisher
Gestalten
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As one of the most recognizable brands in the world, Marvel has spent the last 80-plus years inspiring generations of creatives through its approach to visual storytelling. Marvel?s comic books, in particular, established a distinct graphic language that has found its way into mainstream culture, including 1960s Pop Art, and present-day digital culture, gaming, advertising, and more.00Marvel By Design will celebrate the company?s visual language with...
20) Catch-22
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
The story of a group of fliers in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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