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The Oxford Student's Science Dictionary with Arabic Words gives comprehensive coverage of the key scientific terminology that students in secondary school need for their examinations. The dictionary contains over 1000 scientific words and phrases in alphabetical order, with related words and Arabic translations listed...

Professor Abdul Rahim is the director of the Translation Centre of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex and former professor of Arabic at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Professor Abdur Rahim's eight-volume texts enable the student to acquire a knowledge of Arabic...

Professor Abdur Rahim is the Director of the Translation Centre of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex and former Professor of Arabic at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Professor Abdur Rahim’s eight-volume texts enable the student to acquire a knowledge of Arabic...

A handy and affordable quick reference guide for everyday German. The clear layout and handy alphabet tabs allow for fast and easy access when you most need it. Ideal for use on the go, at home, in the office, classroom or on vacation. Over 42,000...

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Specially tailored to meet the needs of the user at home, school, or in the office, the Collins Paperback Thesaurus and the Collins Paperback English Dictionary are the perfect reference books for everyday use. Attractively packaged in a flexible slipcase, this is the ideal...

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The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. The perfect word reference for daily use. With over 300,000 synonyms and antonyms, this is the ideal thesaurus to take your language use and knowledge further.Specially tailored to meet the needs of...

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Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Beginning at the 'arts' end of the subject with the common origins of languages, and finishing at the 'science'...

This Very Short Introduction provides a compelling account of the emergence of the earliest literature in Britain and Ireland, including English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman. Introducing the reader to some of the greatest poetry, prose and drama ever written, Elaine Treharne discusses the historical...

Undeciphered scripts have long tantalized the public, whether it’s the possibility of hearing the voices of ancient peoples or the puzzle solver’s taste for the challenges posed by breaking codes.  Here, Andrew Robinson investigates the most famous examples, beginning with the stories of three...

From popular histories through to reworkings of classical subject matter by contemporary poets, dramatists, and novelists, the classical world and the masterpieces of its literature continue to fascinate readers and audiences in a huge variety of media. In this Very Short Introduction, William Allan...

Comparative Literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Its history is intimately linked to the political upheavals of modernity: from colonial empire-building in the nineteenth century, via the Jewish diaspora of the twentieth century, to the postcolonial culture wars of...

What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in this Very Short Introduction to literary theory. Often a controversial subject, said to...

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Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities, an interactive MultiROM, and exciting, fully dramatized audio for every story, the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for students...

English For Health Sciences, Reading Skills is the second in a series of English language texts constructed for use in health colleges and institutes and adult English language training programmes. The aim of the series is to prepare students to participate in medical science...

English For Health Sciences, Reading Skills is constructed for use in health colleges and institutes and adult English language training programmes. The aim of the series is to prepare students to participate in medical science courses.

In a gloomy, neglected house Miss Havisham sits, as she has sat year after year, in a wedding dress and veil that were once white, and are now faded and yellow with age. Her face is like a death's head; her dark eyes burn...

Three of these stories were previously published in Victoria Hislop's ebook collection, One Cretan Evening.In ten powerful stories, Victoria Hislop takes us through the streets of Athens and into the tree-lined squares of Greek villages. As she evokes their distinct atmosphere, she brings vividly...

The home of trusted Italian dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Italian to English and English to Italian reference for every day, including short grammars of Italian and English. The clear layout allows for fast and easy access when you most...

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It is hay-making time on the Wookey farm. Two brothers are building the haystack, but thinking about other things - about young women, and love. There are angry words, and then a fight between the brothers. But the work goes on, visitors come and...

Republic is the central work of the Western world's most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality, Republic also contains crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented for the most part...

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Professor Abdur Rahim is the director of the Translation Centre of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex and former professor of Arabic at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Professor Abdur Rahim's eight-volume texts enable the student to acquire a knowledge of Arabic...

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Collins Easy Learning English Verbs is an accessible guide to English verbs. With simple explanations of English verbs and the way they work, this book will prove indispensable for anyone who wants to improve their knowledge of English verbs.

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This new edition of Collins Gem English Thesaurus is part of the Collins Gem range—the world’s best-selling mini dictionaries and thesauruses. This new edition is fully up-to-date, with the newest words to enter the English language, with thousands of synonyms and antonyms. With thousands of alternative...

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