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.Stories from Spain: Historias De Espaana (Side by Side Bilingual Books)
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by: Genevieve Barlow, William N. Stivers

May 01, 1999
I am so pleased to have found this book again, I used to own it once before and enjoyed its easy style but I gave it away to a South American friend who was learning English (she loves it!).

This book is so expertly executed that even if you have only a modest level of Spanish, it will strengthen what you've already got, provide you with new words and encourage you onto more.

It's set around 18 stories or myths or folklores from Spain's past, starting with the oldest first and working towards the newest last, with the Spanish and English presented on facing pages.

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.Supermarine Spitfire: Owners' Workshop Manual (An Insight into Owning, Restoring, Servicing and Flying Britain's Legendary World War 2 Fighter)
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by: Alfred Price, Paul Blackah

October 18, 2007
Although not an exhaustive technical chronology of this iconic plane this book is a very revealing perspective from various angles. Especially appealing to the non expert it exposes information that would normally be difficult to aquire.
Particularly interesting are the practical issues of flying the Spit today , respect is due to those with the wallet & fortitude to provide the vast majority with the joy of watching it in action !!
Refreshing and worth it's place on the bookshelf.
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.English Language Skills for Higher English (SEM)
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by: Mary Firth, Andrew Ralston

January 01, 1998
Gives you the meanings of all language, sentence structure and punctuation terms needed to impress your marker. Plus, gives you examples of the types of questions related to these terms which are commonly asked in the close reading paper and shows you clearly how to answer them. I also found this book really helpful when it came to analysing the literature and writing critical essays. The best book you'll buy for Higher English.
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.Air Babylon
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by: Imogen Edwards-Jones

July 03, 2006
I agree with most of the other reviews and say that Hotel Babylon is better but it's still a great read. This book is based on 24 hour period as a Ground Manager for a budget airline. There are great stories and a fantastic insight into the tourist business. I read this while on a plane and got some funny looks from the staff....not sure if it was a great move.
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.Schaum's Outline of French Grammar (Schaum's Outline Series)
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by: Mary Coffman Crocker

July 01, 1999
A generally well organised primer for those planning to take French to a serious level. The book is well laid out and the explainations are for the most part very clear.

There are one or two errors in the book (for example in the list of impersonal clauses that take the subjunctive - I hasten to add that my native French speaking teacher identified these, not me), but not significant enough to devalue it. The cross referencing is a little patchy in places and some of the exercises on the dry side, but then since when was grammar supposed to be fun!

The section on verb usage is mostly excellent but the section on pronouns would benefit from expansion and clearer examples. Overall though, a very good buy.

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.Harraps French Grammar (Harrap's French Study Aids)
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by: Harrap

September 16, 2002
I bought this because it's an Open University set book, but I needn't have bothered. Although it is excellent, it's no better than the grammar book I already owned.

Moreover, my tutor has only referred me to a specific section once in the first five months of this eight-month course. Even then, the relevant information was easy to find in my other grammar book.

The one advantage I can see for this book is its size. It would fit easily in a day-bag or large pocket when travelling.
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.Michel Thomas German Foundation Course: German (Michel Thomas Series)
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by: Michel Thomas

September 29, 2006
I have just moved to Germany and did a standard CD course from the local library in the UK (BBC?). It gave me some basics that got me through a few months of being here. I could ask for some coffee and count but it did not give me a foundation on which to build.
I felt that I took a bit of a risk in buying MIchel Thomas because it seems expensive but I am so glad that i did. I have been using the CDs in half term and have managed to get thought half the course without having to repeat anything. I can also practice it straight away and have been praised on my german already!! It is easy to look up words in the dictionary and place them in the correct part of the sentence. I think that the locals here respect the fact that you are being polite.
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.Italian Verb Drills (BGR12)
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by: Paola Nanni Tate

October 01, 2003
I am currently doing a intermediate level of italian but find it always useful to remember the key verbs. I have used a lot of italian books in order to understand italian and this one explains and does what it says ''drills'' those verbs into your mind with a good set of exercises. A well organized easy to understand book perfect for beginners of Italian! I would seriously recommend it.
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.Rapid Greek: 200+ Essential Words and Phrases Anchored into Your Long Term Memory with Great Music: v. 1 (Musical Brain Trainer)
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by: Earworms Learning

July 15, 2005
Volume 1 has already been useful - my wife, daughter and myself were in Greece a couple of months ago and having even limited skills in the language totally changed the attitude of the locals towards us! Christine (daughter) was a great hit around the town we were staying in as she was the only British child who had any skills at all in the language.

The Rosetta Stone system is pretty good (and goes further) - but for pain free and quick learning of basics of a language at sensible prices, I'm really impressed with the Earworms method!

Volume 2 expands on vol 1 - although it can mostly be used standalone, you'll want some of the parts from Vol 1 - particularly the numbers track.

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.The Practice of English Language Teaching (4th Edition) (With DVD) (Longman Handbooks for Language Teachers)
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by: Jeremy Harmer, Harmer Jeremy

May 31, 2007
Volume 1 has already been useful - my wife, daughter and myself were in Greece a couple of months ago and having even limited skills in the language totally changed the attitude of the locals towards us! Christine (daughter) was a great hit around the town we were staying in as she was the only British child who had any skills at all in the language.

The Rosetta Stone system is pretty good (and goes further) - but for pain free and quick learning of basics of a language at sensible prices, I'm really impressed with the Earworms method!

Volume 2 expands on vol 1 - although it can mostly be used standalone, you'll want some of the parts from Vol 1 - particularly the numbers track.

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