Language Culture

Dive into the World of Italian with 69 Short Italian Stories for Beginners! Begin or continue your journey to mastering Italian with this engaging collection, designed specifically for A1/A2 learners. This audiobook offers a unique way to deepen your understanding of the language and rich Italian culture.

Dive into the World of Croatian with 69 Short Croatian Stories for Beginners! Begin or continue your journey to mastering Croatian with this engaging collection, designed specifically for A1/A2 learners. This audiobook offers a unique way to deepen your understanding of the language and rich Croatian culture.

Are you learning Thai? Knowing more words is one of the best ways to speak and understand more Thai. And, if you want to sound like a native speaker, you'll need vocab that's relevant to Thai culture and daily life and that is actually used by Thai people. With Learn Thai: Discover Thai Culture & Traditions by ThaiPod101.com, you learn the must-know vocab and Thai cultural insights that you won't find in a textbook.

Shona idioms and proverbs are an essential part of the Shona language and culture. They convey deep meanings, often encapsulating life lessons, moral guidance, or insights into human behavior. Proverbs (often referred to as "tsumo" in Shona) and idioms ("dimikira") are used in everyday conversation and storytelling, passed down through generations as a means to preserve cultural values. This book offers 30 carefully selected Shona idioms and proverbs. Each entry includes the translation, meaning, and some context for usage, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in learning ...

Moonchild Irene Slade has nothing left to lose — not family, not home, not even the solace of blame. Alpha Centauri is far from no one she loves. When a disenfranchised pilot, kept at the margins of the mission’s briefings, has an encounter with an intelligent alien species, the result is catastrophic. Lives are lost. Truth is buried. And guilt becomes Irene's legacy. Among the dead was a friend... A sister... An aunt... So Irene bends protocol and invokes her override—bringing two young women into a mission strained by silence. Their presence is a quiet act of atonement… and a ...

What if every smiley face is a return to ancient storytelling? From “I ❤️ U” to a string of mysterious symbols that mean everything—or nothing—Emoji: The New Hieroglyphics? is JD Arden’s playful, sharp-eyed investigation of how tiny images have taken over the world’s biggest conversations. Are emojis the next step in language, or are we all just fooling ourselves with digital doodles? Arden travels from the caves of early humans to the touchscreens of Gen Z, decoding the power, pitfalls, and absurdities of this global, pictorial code. Along the way, you’ll discover: Why ...

Covers many unique topics you haven't seen written about in a book about Thailand. NIGHTLIFE SEX LOVE DRUGS DRINKING SCAMS PORN LADYBOYS TEACHING SNAKES SCORPIONS OTHER WILDLIFE THAI CULTURE THAI FACE CRIME COVID-19 CAUTIONS DENGUE FEVER DRIVING ACCIDENTS Stay safe in Thailand and have more fun. The author has lived in Thailand for 17 continuous years and shares many helpful experiences to help you stay safer during your visit. This decade-old best-selling book has been completely rewritten in June 2021. Buy the book and you will certainly get up to speed very quickly on life in this ...

Do you find Spanish classes boring or insufficient? Do you want to learn a lot of vocabulary and see how natives use the language? Are you interested in Spanish culture? Well, If you want to learn intermediate Spanish in a fun and interesting way, then you’ve found the perfect audiobook.

Inspire: Exciting Ways of Teaching Creative Writing is an innovative anthology written by a wide spectrum of creative teachers who have a wealth of diverse experience. The focus here is on communicating how to teach creative writing in imaginative, practical and socially just ways. There is a particular emphasis upon helping people of all ages and backgrounds write stories, poems, plays and creative non-fiction, including memoir and autobiography. Here you'll learn many ways of teaching creative writing, including: • How to decolonise creative-writing workshops • How to use social media...

I Found My Voice: Book of Poems, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown, is an ode to me. Yes! Finally! An ode to me! And-why-not? Drummond-Brown’s emotional poems are creatively written in varied and/or unruled meter. The librettos are meant to be to be read from the depths of one’s soul, sAng-ed from a broken heart, singing sad songs sung with passion through another’s mouth, hummed with heartfelt pleas and poignantly moaned from within like nobody’s B.I. business. Drummond-Brown’s voice is loud, proud and clear addressing subject matters relating to closed topics. You best not tell ...

There’s no denying that women of color are portrayed as exceptional gems with oceanic depths in Reneé Drummond-Brown’s Black Exotic Pearls: Poetry Book. The ebony beauties are very aware of what to hold inside and what can be shared openly. She knows that she’s the original Mother of all living Pearls. She’s real. She’s authentic. She’s sincere. Her culture is from the west-south side of the northeast sea. Where foreign seas meet and mingle it’s indisputable that black pearls are always a good choice (catch if you will). But those that channel-surf that colorful ocean and ...

What the World Needs Now is Poems Sweet Poems Anthology, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown and mutually respected writers from across the globe who pen philosophical writings saturated in worldviews relating to: culture, subculture, principles, language, struggle, freedom, equality, inequality and war and peace. It has been said that poetry imitates life, therefore this Anthology gives the reader something of old, something new, something borrowed and ‘sum sho-nuff poetic blues.

Have you ever seen a Shakespeare play and come away without fully understanding it? Or wished you had known the basis of the plot before seeing a play by Shakespeare? Are you studying Shakespeare? Would you like to increase your knowledge of the plays without reading the originals? Then these are the recordings for you!

Born in 1858, Franz Boas permanently changed the standards and practices of anthropology. A German-born secular Jew, he became known for his distinctive approach to the discipline - non-hierarchical, open to diverse inputs, and unbiased. Throughout his career, Boas used his scholarship to effect social change. His work convinced his colleagues to abandon the theories that had decided one race (Caucasian) and one culture (Western European) were more fully developed and worthier than others.

What’s so powerful about a four-letter word? Why We Swear is JD Arden’s bold, witty, and honest look at the forbidden language we all use. From ancient curses to online flame wars, Arden traces the roots and uses of profanity—revealing what our worst words say about who we are.

Travel isn’t perfect. Especially not the way Nancy Bartlett does it. But travel is the best, the most worthwhile, the most frustrating and the most terrifying thing you can do besides having kids. And travel, just like kids, will leave you laughing – after the drama subsides, the dust settles and your ears stop ringing. These three true stories take place in glorious Italy where the traveler can experience terror, mortification, Shakespearean romance, and Gypsies all together, and all at break-neck speed.

In der Januarausgabe geht es um die Gründungsgeschichte des Centre Pompidou. Danach geht es auf die Insel Saint Barthélemy. In der Karibik gelegen, hat diese Antilleninsel nicht nur das ganze Jahr über ein angenehmes Klima, sondern auch feine Sandstrände: Kein Wunder, dass Stars und Reiche sich dort niederlassen. Die Franzosen bereiten sich auf die Präsidentschaftswahlen vor, die im Frühling 2017 stattfinden werden. Lernen Sie hier den Wortschatz zur Wahl! Allen Hörern ein schönes 2017!

Are you learning English? Then one of the BEST ways to speak and understand more English is to learn more words. Words that are relevant to American daily life and culture. These will make you sound like a native speaker. Since Americans love sports, with Learn English: Discover American Culture & Traditions (Sports in America) by Innovative Language Learning, you'll learn sports related vocab and insights. The best part? You'll be able to speak with native speakers about one of their most-loved topics - sports!

This comprehensive exploration of idioms examines how these colorful expressions reflect cultural values across different societies. Consider the Vietnamese saying "The monkey knows which tree to climb," reflecting how wisdom involves knowing whom to approach for help, or the Turkish adage "A dog with money is called Mr. Dog," highlighting how wealth can change social dynamics. The text delves into several key categories including life wisdom, relationships, work, emotions, travel, and cultural identity. Take the Ethiopian proverb "Destiny hides in the roots, not in the branches," ...

It’s Our Poems and We’re Stickin’ to It Anthology, by Author Reneé Drummond-Brown and masterful poets from across the globe who weigh in collectively by joining poetic forces: body to body, soul to soul and spirit to spirit, to pen profound works that nourish the reader’s mind. Some say “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Truth be told, philosophical poesies are, especially when penned by the gifted, honorable, brilliant-minded, and skilled writers in this compendium. This compilation of poetic writes are “a mind over matter” that hemorrhages on the white pages our ...