Language: Reference & General

Indonesian, the official language of Indonesia, is spoken by that nation's approximately 240 million inhabitants. A tropical paradise made up of ab...

Cantonese is an official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and the dominant dialect of Chinese spoken in the province of Guangdong. Spoken by nearly...

This is the first book-length study to examine the enduring popularity of block-buster films based on DC or Marvel superhero comics properties. It ...

The only dictionary of its kind, this greatly expanded second edition lists objects, concepts, traits and situations ancient and modern and give...

From the former U.S. Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner, an illuminating dissection of poetic form for students, enthusia...

Dean Nelson is one of the best interviewers around. Anne LamottFrom respected journalist, professor, and founder of the Writer's Symposium by the S...

Forty years after Pablo Nerudas death, this compilation of his sonnets, unlike previous translations, captures the true spirit and verbal dexterity...

This handy Japanese phrasebook and pocket dictionary is designed for people who want to learn Japanese quickly and don''t have a lot of time to stu...

Writing the Romantic Comedy is so much fun to read it could pop a champagne cork.Alexa Junge, writer and producer of FriendsRevised and expanded to...

''It is a book that leaves you musing long after reading... a true celebration of the diversity of language and an important reminder of the quirks...

'You have to realise your decisions have consequences not only for you but for all of us most of all your father! Its late. Richard and Joyce hav...

Korean is the seventh most commonly spoken language in the United States, and Korean heritage students-those with some proficiency in or a cultural...