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The sayings known as Cheng yu are used frequently in Chinese. Chinese Proverbs Illustrated features ovr 75 of the more than 5,000 Cheng yu, reproduced in a large format.... Læs mere
A darkly comic, boundary-pushing debut following an adrift Pakistani translator in London who attends a mysterious language school which boasts complete fluency in just ten days, but at a secret, sinister cost.
The Indo-European dispersal has puzzled scholars for centuries. When in prehistory did this dramatic linguistic shift take place and from where? What were the main driving... Læs mere
This book uncovers the meanings behind over 130 tattoo symbols, delving into the history of the most popular motifs that recur in many different tattoo styles, including tribal, traditional, Japanese and realistic.
An optimistic and nuanced portrait of a generation that has much to teach us about how to live and collaborate in our digital world.
This revised edition includes a radical index containing oer 32,000 entries and over 2000 additional readings in the on-kun index. An expanded... Læs mere
Now in its third edition, Learn to Read New Testament Greek is revised for the first time in fifteen years to include updated scholarship and additional reference notes.
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power. What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening?
This book provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of more than 38,000 words.
Prizes including the Andrei Sakharov Prize �For Writer's Civic Courage� (1996, Russia), Gold medal of Russian Writers Union (1987) �Venets� (�The Crown�) prize of Moscow Union of Writer and two-time �Moscow News� newspaper prize winner