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In this very special PODucation Course, Lederer On Language, students and lifelong learners will be treated to the magical dancing with words which can only be performed by the one and only Richard Lederer. A living legend, Richard Lederer, is an American linguist, author, speaker, and teacher. He is best known for his books on the English language and on wordplay such as puns, oxymorons, and anagrams. He has been dubbed "the Wizard of Idiom," "Attila the Pun," and "Conan the Grammarian." His weekly column, "Lederer on Language," appears in the San Diego Union-Tribune and his articles are...

Going to Spain or Mexico and looking to make friends? Don't leave home without the Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know! In this powerful audiobook, you'll master responses to all the basic questions, from "What's your name?" to "Where are you from?" and more. Built into every lesson you'll find opportunities for extensive practice, self-review, and self-evaluation.

There is a cause, or a reason, behind everything that happens. This is the fundamental view behind the classical proposition the Principle of Sufficient Reason, which, in 1813, Schopenhauer chose as his subject for further examination in his doctoral dissertation On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason....

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One Click Learning - Programming Languages शो में आपका स्वागत है! यहाँ हम बात करते हैं Python, Java, C++, JavaScript जैसे सभी प्रोग्रामिंग भाषाओं की — वो भी आसान हिंदी भाषा में। हर एपिसोड में एक नई भाषा या टॉपिक को सीखिए step-by-step, बिना किसी बोरिंग लेक्चर के। कोडिंग सीखिए मज़ेदार ...

Mignon Fogarty can't remember whether it was a misused semicolon, a chronic case of comma splicing, or an "affect" when an "effect" was called for, but at some point she had seen one mangled sentence too many. Determined to counter the slipping standards of good writing in daily discourse...

I am a linguist and scholar of Middle Eastern studies by profession, and in this podcast I offer a wide range of topics with a particular focus and historical linguistics, culture, religion and languages of the Middle East and the world of Islam. However, you might find here also philological subjects on Indo-European linguistics and Caucasian studies.

Joseph Romm, one of Rolling Stone magazine’s top "100 Agents of Change," has focused his talents on helping us all to increase our language intelligence and to better understand the art of persuasion. Romm demonstrates that you don't have to be an expert to vastly improve your ability to communicate. He has pulled together the secrets of the greatest communicators in history to show how you can apply these tools to your writing, speaking, blogging—even your Tweeting.

Vivez bien, aimez beaucoup, riez souvent. (Live well, love much, laugh often.) As a French language learner, you know that there is something magical about being able to express yourself in this beautiful language. Now Behind the Wheel French 2 invites you to practice your foundational French...

Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day. Did you know that silly once meant "blessed"? Or that ought was the original past tense of owe? Or that the suffix -ly in adverbs is actually a remnant of the word like? And have you ever wondered why some people from New Orleans sound as if they come from Brooklyn?

From the National Book Award–winning author of Lighthead, Terrance Hayes, a fascinating collection of graphic reviews and illustrated prose addressing the last century of American poetry—to be published simultaneously with his latest poetry collection, So to Speak Canonized, overlooked, and...

In this slim memoir, Theodor Kallifatides explores the interplay of meaningful living and meaningful work, and the timeless question of how to reconcile oneself to aging. But he also comments on worrying trends in contemporary Europe - from religious intolerance and prejudice against immigrants to housing crises and gentrification - and his sadness at the battered state of his beloved Greece. Kallifatides offers an eloquent, thought-provoking meditation on the writing life, and an author’s place in a changing world.

Start speaking Spanish in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Refresher - Spanish, a completely new way to learn Spanish with ease! Refresher - Spanish will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your Spanish and Mexican friends.

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a...

“For more than forty years Roger Cohen has ventured to every corner of the earth to chronicle the great upheavals of our age, but he’s never lost sight of what really matters: love, hope, and all the mysteries of the human heart. Here, in this collection of columns that will take you from...

Start speaking Spanish in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Intermediate - Spanish, a completely new way to learn Spanish with ease! Intermediate - Spanish will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your Spanish friends.

Juliana voltava da escola pedalando enquanto relembrava o que tinha causado o fim do seu relacionamento com Paulo. Antes que pudesse concluir o último pensamento, um grito a despertou do seu transe e um impacto contra uma garotinha a arremessou por cima do guidão da bicicleta. Se alguns anos atrás o sucesso dos estudantes na alfabetização tornou Juliana uma professora admirada e querida, a rotina já tinha sequestrado todo o ânimo para trabalhar.

A podcast for language teachers and linguists. Short, practical and forward-thinking. Each episode, we talk to one expert within the field of language teaching. We discuss what's most important for them and look at practical ideas to bring into your work. For more information, please visit www.oxfordlp.org.

The average divorce takes two years with a median cost of $30,000. Yet the true cost of divorce is more than time or money; it is the legacy of the decisions made during the process. No matter how long two people have been married, whether there are children or not, divorce often leads to bad...