Language Culture

Begin or continue your journey to mastering Spanish 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 Spanish culture.

Behind the Wheel French Level 1 covers beginning to intermediate level French, providing a flexible, solid and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in French. The program features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and a...

An authoritative and witty guide to modern table manners for all occasions by one of the world's most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs Table Manners is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner...

Remember the name - but can't remember the face? Remember the face - but can't remember the name? Harry Lorayne's easy-to-use techniques will teach you how! How important is recalling a name or face? No matter how briefly you may have met, remembering someone can be a crucial social and business...

This is your perfect entry point into the fascinating world of Japanese language and culture. This thoughtfully structured audiobook takes you from your first Japanese words to practical, everyday conversations with confidence and clarity. Rather than overwhelming beginners with complex grammar rules, this audiobook focuses on the most practical aspects of Japanese that you'll use immediately. Through carefully crafted audio lessons covering greetings, numbers, time, shopping, dining, and more, you'll quickly build a foundation for real-world communication.

Frances Mayes, whose enchanting #1 New York Times bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun made the world fall in love with Tuscany, invites readers back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food, there and throughout Italy. Having spent her summers in Tuscany for the past...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

Learn how millionaires started from scratch and made their business bloom! The responses to independent company issues today can't be understood by advanced educations, preparing, or cash - however just by you. About everybody harbors a mystery fantasy about beginning or owning a business. Actually, a million organizations start in the United States each year. A considerable lot of them come up short, yet enough succeed so independent ventures are presently adding a large number of occupations to the economy while the Fortune 500 organizations are really losing positions.

Are you learning Russian? Knowing more words is one of the best ways to speak and understand more Russian. And, if you want to sound like a native speaker, you'll need vocab that's relevant to Russian culture and daily life and that is actually used by Russian people. With Learn Russian: Discover Russian Culture & Traditions by RussianPod101.com, you learn the must-know vocab and Russian cultural insights that you won't find in a textbook.

Following on the Giller Prize-nominated and Governor General's Literary Award-winning success of Ru, Kim Thúy's latest novel is a triumph of poetic beauty and a moving meditation on how love and food are inextricably entwined. Mãn has three mothers: the one who gives birth...

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and co-writer of In the Heights tells her lyrical story of coming of age against the backdrop of an ailing Philadelphia barrio, with her sprawling Puerto Rican family as a collective muse. “Quiara Alegría Hudes is...

An urgent case that the survival of democracy depends on reinventing the press, with ten pioneering reforms to help journalism better serve the public—from the co-author of the classic The Elements of Journalism. The crisis in journalism reflects a crisis in American democracy. Faith in news...

Successful leaders build and maintain productive, mutually-beneficial relationships - inside and outside of their organizations. They purposefully shape workplace culture that retains talent, cultivates innovation and supports the organization's goals. And they achieve excellence in teamwork and organizational execution - the nuts and bolts of collaborative action that actually produces desired results.

This guide provides an overview of the the Guatemalan language and culture. The audio course covers key vocabulary for use in Guatemala including commonly used words and phrases such as greetings, questions, numbers, and colors as well as many other topics.

From television shows to the manosphere, and from alt-right communities to fatherhood forums, debates about masculinity have come to dominate the media landscape. This growing cultural tension around masculinities has been discussed and analyzed both for general audiences and in burgeoning academic scholarship. What has been typically overlooked, however, is the role that language plays in these mediated performances of masculinity. In Language and Mediated Masculinities, Robert Lawson draws on data to explore language and masculinities across a range of media contexts.

"The Language of the Rising Sun" is a comprehensive guide crafted to unravel the intricate tapestry of Japan's language and its intimate connection to the nation's vibrant heritage. From the beauty of its characters to the depths of its grammar, this book navigates the terrain of Japanese, offering a pathway to not just linguistic proficiency but a profound appreciation for Japan's rich cultural legacy.

Authored by the most influential Indian President yet, this book delves into the obstacles that are preventing India from rising up to the challenge of development. India has unmatched talent and ambition with an inherent tendency to work hard, then what is it that keeps India from overtaking...

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.

Kate en Las Fallas is an audiobook to learn Spanish language and culture. The Spanime book series not only tells you stories, it makes you live the experience that the protagonist is living through a full immersive approach. Kate is the main character of the audiobook and tells us about her adventures and experiences in Spain. She is a young English woman who visits Valencia with her brother Mike, during the Fallas festivities. Her Spanish friend Ana has invited her. They met in England while studying at the University. They have continued their friendship for several years.

A simple foreign phrase book? Che pizza! Speak the World: Italian teaches you the language and so much more. Margherita Berti, the talented linguist behind the wildly popular Italian Matters (5M+ followers!), shares her love for the language, culture, and history of Italy. In bocca al lupo!...