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When travelling, do you want to journey off the English-speaking path, meet people and communicate easily? If so then you need to Get Talking. Through 10 common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you'll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak Portuguese in just 10 days. Practise the most frequent words and expressions for: Getting to know people. Having a snack. Going to the market. Booking a hotel room. Problem-solving at a restaurant. Being at the bus stop. Asking for local information. Finding out where the bank is.

Emilia, an artist, arrives in Rome alone. What was supposed to be a romantic trip has, with the sudden end of her relationship, become a solitary one. Six days lie ahead. She wanders the streets, surrendering herself to the music, food and beauty of the city. But when she meets John, an American living out a seemingly idyllic existence in Rome, their instant connection challenges how she sees her past, her family and herself.

In this sequel to her New York Times bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, the celebrated "bard of Tuscany" (New York Times) lyrically chronicles her continuing, two decades-long love affair with Tuscany's people, art, cuisine, and lifestyle. Frances Mayes offers her readers a...

When travelling, do you want to journey off the English-speaking path, meet people and communicate easily? If so then you need to Get Talking. Through 10 common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you'll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak Dutch in just 10 days. Practise the most frequent words and expressions for: Making friends. Meeting a new colleague. Making the train. Taking a bus. Having a coffee. Having a pancake. Going shopping. Shopping for clothes. Being ill. Responding when the doctor calls.

When travelling, do you want to journey off the English-speaking path, meet people and communicate easily? If so then you need to Get Talking. Through 10 common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you'll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak Greek in just 10 days. Practise the most frequent words and expressions for: Making introductions and greeting. Making more introductions. Talking about your family. Saying where you live. Asking about directions and public transport.

When Doug Mack picked up a 1963 edition of Europe on Five Dollars a Day, he stumbled on an inspired idea: to boldly go where millions have gone before, relying only on the advice of a travel guide that's nearly a half century out-of-date. Add to the mix his mother's much- documented grand tour through Europe in the late 1960s, and the result is a funny and fascinating journey into a new (old) world, and a disarming look at the ways the classic tourist experience has changed- and has not-in the last generation.

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Improve your everyday Spanish speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practising what you hear in the dialogues. We recommend you finish the Complete and Next Steps courses before starting Spanish...

"MAMMA MIA! LEARNING ITALIAN CAN BE THIS FUN?" Forget boring drills—Italian Short Stories for Beginners makes language learning feel like people-watching in a Roman café. No flashcards, no pressure—just laughter, storytelling, and steady progress you can actually enjoy. Inside you'll...