Communicating In Spanish (Novice Level)

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Communicating Series

Don't be reduced to silence. Give yourself the power to communicate by using ... the Communicating Series!

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Great Book!.......2007-07-23

For any novice Spanish speakers, this book is GREAT! I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn to communicate in Spanish. It focuses on dialogue and conversations rather then strictly vocabulary.

Book order.......2007-06-13

Fast delivery, book was in great condition and was exactly as promised; would do business with this seller again

Good Choice.......2007-04-07

Once you've had all the basic grammar classes and you want to begin finding resources for building your vocabulary this is a good choice. I suggest looking at the "look inside this book" table of contents. It offers a variety of themes one might encounter while living or spending time in a Spanish speaking country and being able to communicate in these situations.

We Use It In Class.......2006-03-14

We use this book as core material in our Beginning Spanish class. Our instructor supplements the book as need be, but in general it provides enough material, as do the follow-on books in the series, to give our students an excellent introduction and capacity in the language.

I had to buy it.......2006-02-25

I the book is o.k. as it was required for my class. There is no attempt to instruct in grammer or increase the understanding of how to use the language. Also it is geared towards using the language in Spain. If ,,, that is what you want it is o.k. Some of the illustrations are hard to read without a magnifying glass. As a part of a comprehensive course in spanish it is o.k. but you are not going to learn how to make converstion spontaniously with this book.

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Communicating In French (Novice Level)
Conrad J. Schmitt
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0070566453

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Communicating Series

Don't be reduced to silence. Give yourself the power to communicate by using ... the Communicating Series!

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We Use It In Class.......2006-03-14

Communicating In French is a very good book and we have used it as core material in our beginning level French classes. We supplement the book with some additional material but generally this book and the 2 follow-on books in the series are are fine for the teaching of French to persons seeking an ability in French for tourism, recreation or simply getting started in the language.

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Schaum's Outline of Japanese Vocabulary
Shiqeru Eguchi , and Orie Yamada
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ASIN: 0071342192

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Practice exercises with complete answers allow readers to master newly acquired Japanese vocabulary for real-life situations while authoritative tips on Japanese customs familiarize readers with necessary protocol. Japanese-to-English and English-to-Japanese glossaries explian subtle differences between Japanese words and phrases and their English counterparts. An easy-to-use pronunciation guide is included.

My Basic Needs: Food, Clothing, Shelter, You: 30 Love Notes to Use Anytime, Anywhere

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For people above and beyond the crappy hallmark type of love...

My Basic Needs: Food, Clothing, Shelter, You: 30 Love Notes to Use Anytime, Anywhere
Lane Walker Foard
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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ASIN: 0811843580

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Thinking that predictable, overly saccharine, rhyming romance poetry will get you past the red velvet rope and into the exclusive funhouse of love is positively ridiculous. The alternative? These love notes, perfect for mailing, slipping into a briefcase, or taping to the toilet seat--any time, any day of the week.

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Earn lots of points with your wife.......2007-08-11

Very catchy phrases that express sentimental feelings in a funny way. Great way to say sorry, you care, etc.

For people above and beyond the crappy hallmark type of love..........2005-06-27

These cards practically made me pee my pants in a art museum store today. Ok, so I peed a little, but damn they were funny. I think they're perfect for smart, subversive, freaks in love.

Vicious Circles: The Mafia's Control of the American Marketplace, Food, Clothing, Transportation, Finance

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Vicious Circles: The Mafia's Control of the American Marketplace, Food, Clothing, Transportation, Finance
Jonathan Kwitny
Manufacturer: W W Norton & Co Inc
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Communicating In German, (Novice Level)
Lois Feuerle , and Conrad J. Schmitt
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ASIN: 0070569347

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Communicating Series

Don't be reduced to silence. Give yourself the power to communicate by using ... the Communicating Series!

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Don't Bother--REALLY.......2001-08-27

This is a poor excuse for a beginners guide. Not enough explanations are given for the first 14 chapters and afterward, its still bad. Look for something else. I hear the Schaum's German Grammer guide is good for beginners.

Good Idea; Still Beta Quality.......2000-02-10

This is a practical little book concentrating on the vocabulary and grammer needed for basic encounters in a foreign country. The idea of a set of books advancing thru the same set of practical tourist and office conversation topics in ever greater depth is a good one. Unfortunately the publisher shipped the beta and there's still quite a bit needed for a finished product. First, someone needs to proofread and correct all the places where new German vocabulary is introduced without giving English equivalents. Next, to be useful for self study, it needs answers to the many reasonably good exercises. And glossaries, both German-English and English-German are a must for those of us who study on the run and and prefer to skip the extra dictionary. Finally, I'd prefer a workbook format with room to write answers, so I don't need to carry a separate notebook.

Social Studies Excursions, K-3: BOOK ONE: Powerful Units on Food, Clothing, and Shelter

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Social Studies Excursions, K-3: BOOK ONE: Powerful Units on Food, Clothing, and Shelter
Jere Brophy , and Janet Alleman
Manufacturer: Heinemann
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Powerful Social Studies for Elementary Students

ASIN: 0325003157

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The problem with most social studies textbooks is that they lack the content K3 students need to develop basic social understandingsdespite the fact that this is one of the goals of most state and district curriculum guides. With Social Studies Excursions, K3, Janet Alleman and Jere Brophy offer a better alternative. They provide units structured around powerful ideas, developed in depth with applications to outisde life, creating a far more substantive program than any major textbook can support.

This is the first in a three-volume series in which the authors present instructional units on cultural universals for the primary grades. In this, the first volume, the focus is on food, clothing, and shelter. Although similar units are found in other textbooks, Alleman and Brophy's are more powerful. They focus on content that is elementary and familiar in that it addresses fundamental aspects of the human condition and connects with experience-based tacit knowledge that students already possess. But in addition to reaffirming what students already know, they help students construct knowledge about the cultural universals that they may be unfamiliar with. Students will also discover a great deal of new information, develop connections to help them transform scattered items of knowledge into a network of integrated knowledge, and apply this knowledge to their lives outside of school.

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A dry overview nicely illustrated

General overview, not for the serious researcher

This is a fascinatingly outsanding book...if you are a H....

A must-have.

A great book on Medieval Times!

Daily Life in Medieval Times: A Vivid, Detailed Account of Birth, Marriage and Death; Food, Clothing and Housing; Love and Labor in the Middle Ages
Frances Gies , and Joseph Gies
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Daily Life in the Middle Ages

Life in a Medieval Village

Life in a Medieval Castle

Life in a Medieval City

ASIN: 1579120695

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Daily Life in Medieval Times is a fully-illustrated edition of the classic and popular books of history and anthropology by Frances and Joseph Gies - Life in a Medieval Castle, Life in a Medieval City and Life in a Medieval Village.

This book takes readers into the fascinating world of medieval life through historic pictures, period illustrations and detailed text that describes everything from castle-storming techniques to villagers' hair styles.

Three real medieval places - a castle in Chepstow on the Welsh border, the city of Troyes in the country of Champagne and the village of Elton in the English East Midlands - are the jumping - off point for this thorough exploration of 13th and 14th century life in Europe.

The authors use recent archeloogical discoveries and historic and contemporary documents in conjunction with diagrams and dramatic photographs to give readers a full understanding of what it was truly like to live 700 years ago.

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A dry overview nicely illustrated.......2005-07-20

This book presents the three works of Frances & Joseph Gies in one volume and has an added bonus of being beautifully illustrated. The book that I obtained is a reprint of the original work, published by Barnes & Nobel Books for the mass market and is available at a fraction of the cost of the original publishing.

This book combines three works on the life and culture of the time period usually referred to as "medieval". I reference dates in the volume that cover the time post 1000 CE, the book itself claims 12th and 13th centuries CE. Of the material provided in this volume, the references are also only to England for the most part, and those areas that were under English control. It would be safe to say that this book does cover the medieval period of life in England and English held lands.

The books included in this volume are "Life in a Medieval Castle", "Life in a Medieval Village" and "Life in a Medieval City".

Before going any further, I wanted to check the bibliography. The material referenced spans many years, offering some older material for reference, but also fairly recent material. Reading through the bibliography, there are some well known historians, some interesting medieval references and it appears that the material stops shortly before the publication dates of the original books, which is late 80s early 90s. However, the references are good, overall, and add to the material offered in the book. I like the inclusion of material from public works, such as the coroner's rolls, or land grants, and estate books from that time period. It does give some interesting references.

The book itself reads as a textbook. Sorry, but that's the way it comes across. While the jacket of the book touts the authors "keep the romance", to me it read more like a text book. There are quotes from well known poetry and works of the time, and that does add interest. However, much to the detriment of the authors, it can be a bit tedious on the reader who picked this book up for the enjoyment aspect of reading.

The historical events covered are historical in nature. This can be pretty dry, name, date, event type of thing. Again, text book in format. From the cultural aspects covered, there are references to other material from those times, and archeological references which the author uses to support his findings, again, reading more of a text book than weaving a story.

What is nice is the quoted material. Some of this material is not available to the general public, and it is nice to see some of the references, which sometimes are personal accounts of an event, be it historical or personal. Some of it can be boring. But all of it relates to the cultural aspects of medieval life, which is the constant focus of the authors.

The illustrations are stunning. Where the text can be dry, the illustrations wet the appetite for more insight into this time in history. Actually, the illustrations compliment the material, providing a good reason to pick up this book, if for nothing else. Illuminated manuscripts, tapestries, paintings, stained glass and more. All are of the time period showing everything to do with everyday life or some major historical event. Whether a figment of the artists' imagination or an actual depiction of an everyday event, the illustrations are probably more interesting renderings of the culture of the time.

That is not to say that this book does not have any worth. Actually, because of it's well researched material and the authors' approach to this material as text book, it does offer a good source of information for someone who is researching a topic related to medieval life and wants to add some background and cultural aspects to their work. The text is written so that school children in the grades 6 to 12 can understand it, and it is laid out so that it can be referenced either by the table of contents or the very deep index in the back of the book. The material is historically accurate and would provide a good addition to a term paper. There is also a very good glossary in the back of the book which will help you to understand just what some words, antiquated or dated in nature, actually mean. Again, not too long, but it helps.

However, if you were doing a term paper on medieval life alone, I would suggest that you look through the bibliography for other books to augment the material in this book. While it does provide a good overview, none of the topics are gone into in much more than casual depth.

This book is intended as an overview of the material covered. I can see why the publisher would have bound all three books into one, in order to present a good overview for the student, or as a reference. The addition of illustrations was probably a necessity, in order to keep the readers interest in what is a very dry subject matter to begin with, treated as text book reference material.

What it is valuable for is a reference for the researcher, a general overview to augment a students reading, and the illustrations are worth it for a coffee table book in the home of someone like me who has an interest in this sort of material. It has its value, however dry, but it is a beautiful book to leaf through and admire the pictures. And for the price, the re-release is a good value.

Again, I would recommend it for someone focusing on doing a term paper about the time period, and looking for pictures to scan into their report, and some cultural background to beef up the term paper. Not for the casual reader. medievalcrusadesbabe

General overview, not for the serious researcher.......2005-01-21

The book is a broad overview which aims for the mass market audience. While it's okay for someone who wants a general picture of some facets of medieval life, it does not have the kind of detail or specificity necessary for serious research.

-It has some very nice pictures which is always a plus but although there may be attributions for them, the Photography Credits are arranged in such a way as to make tracking the sources down a little cumbersome.

-There are lists of Explanatory Notes and Bibliographical Notes at the end of the book referenced to each chapter and a General Bibliography. The majority of the references are secondary sources but there is a smattering of primary source document citations.

-Chapters are quite short. They give a brief taste of a wide range of topics--perhaps enough to write a Middle School essay but certainly not enough for anyone who is seriously interested in the period.

All in all, it's an okay book to read through if you have a beginning interest in aspects of medieval life in England or France. It can give you ideas for what to investigate further; there is a WIDE range of topics covered but not enough information to give you a solid understanding on any of them. The book was meant to be a scholarly work. The target audience is Joe Average and not the historian so if you're the man on the street who just wants some factoids and a bit of flavor, the book is okay. If you're into medieval history and want something meaty, look elsewhere.

**The book has been reprinted by Barnes and Noble and is available BRAND NEW for $14.98.

This is a fascinatingly outsanding book...if you are a H...........2002-09-18

This is a fascinatingly outsanding book...if you are a History teacher or a philosopher. I am a parent of a 9th grader in the High School, and my son was required to read this book by the end of the summer. He disliked it very much, because it was basically a textbook - with the different chapters that were all quite monotonous. I know this because I read the book myself, and I found it more interesting than my son found it, most certainly, but it wasn't a good book in the least bit. The only way I would find it interesting would be if I were researching the Medieval times. Enjoy!

A must-have........2002-09-18

This is a compilation of several of the Gies' books: "Life in a Medieval Castle", "Life in a Medieval Village", and "Life in a Medieval City". But it's so much more, making it a must-have even for people who own the other books. I own all of them, and I still was absolutely delighted with this book.

Why? Because of the pictures! The softcover books don't have many pictures, if any at all, but this is LOADED with them, and quite a few are in color. It's absolutely outstanding, the way it is illustrated. Every single page just about is loaded with color photos of paintings, books, castles, portraits, you name it. They are all of excellent quality, though I'd have liked bigger ones, being the greedy person I am.

Extras seem to include a genealogy of the Counts of Champagne and a geographic guide to castles, listing extant ones country-by-country through Europe. There are explanatory notes at the end, a large bibliography, and photography credits. There is also a glossary and an index that looks adequate. This is a huge book, heavy and hard-covered, almost a coffee table book except for its vast wealth of information.

I'd say if you are interested in the Middle Ages, this would make a grand addition to your library -- and if you know someone who likes medieval history, this would make them a fantastic Christmas present.

A great book on Medieval Times!.......2001-12-04

I highly recommend this book. It is really good and full of historical information on the Medeival times. The subjects are divided by chapters. It is well written.

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The American Way of Housekeeping
The ladies of the American Community in Japan
Manufacturer: Charles E. Tuttle Company
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Here is the long-awaited new and revised edition of the book which has already gone through four large edition to become the truly indispensable household companion in American-style homes throughout Japan. By, of and for American housewives in Japan. Written in English with full and careful Japanese translation on the opposite side of every page, it eliminates the language barrier between American housewife and Japanese helper and makes housekeeping a pleasure. The book contains complete instructions on house cleaning, care of electric equipment and clothing, care of children, home nursing, care of kitchen, and service of meals, together with over 300 basic and party recipes which have been proven successes in Japan.

Betty Crocker's more for your money: Hundreds of ideas to help you save on: a place to live, a car, food, clothing, education, insurance, home furnishings, health care, recreation

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