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The World Shared
By Piotr Florczyk, Boris Dralyuk, Dariusz Sosnicki. 2014
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General non-fiction, Poetry, Customs and cultures
Dariusz Sosnicki's poems open our eyes to the sublime just beneath the surface of the mundane: a train carrying children…
away from their parents for summer vacation turns into a ravenous monster; a meal at a Chinese restaurant inspires a surreal journey through the zodiac; a malfunctioning printer is a reminder of the ghosts that haunt us no matter where we find ourselves.Among the perpetrators and victims,buzzed or wasted to the bone,gliding without their blinkers onin the ruts of the national fate--they're not at home.Dariusz Sosnicki is an award-winning poet, essayist, and editor in Poland.Elementary Vietnamese
By Binh Nhu Ngo. 1945
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General non-fiction
This is a complete Vietnamese language course designed for college or high school-level classroom use or self-study. Since its publication…
in 1998, "Elementary Vietnamese" has become the leading book for anyone wishing to learn Vietnamese, and an invaluable resource for people traveling, studying or working in Vietnam. This beginner Vietnamese book was originally developed for classroom use at Harvard University, where it has been field-tested for many years. This revised Third Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments in Vietnamese speech patterns and culture over the past decade. The main focus of "Elementary Vietnamese" is to assist learners in developing basic skills in listening, speaking, writing and reading the language. It serves a secondary function as a general introduction to modern Vietnamese society and culture, with dialogues, cultural notes, exercises and readings drawn from contemporary life and popular media there. "Elementary Vietnamese" is designed for effective self-study as well as for use in a college-level classroom. Features of the Third Edition include: Many hours of new audio recordings by native Vietnamese speakers. Innovative pronunciation drills to help you to achieve near-native pronunciation ability. New usage examples, cultural notes, and exercises along with photos showing life in Vietnam today. A guide for instructors ("New Edition Notes") detailing changes made in the Third Edition. The MP3 audio recordings which accompany this book are of native Vietnamese speakers. These recordings cover: All dialogues, narratives and vocabulary. Grammar and usage notes. Everyday Vietnamese idioms and expressions. A unique set of pronunciation drills to help you speak like a native and . Commonly-used proverbs, to help you speak and understand colloquial Vietnamese.