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  The Clouds

  Aristophanes

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  The Clouds by Aristophanes, translated by William James Hickie 
   
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  The Enchiridion of Epictetus

  Epictetus

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  Epictetus (Greek: ?p??t?t??; c.55–c.135) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. The name given by his parents, if one was given, is not known - the word epiktetos in Greek simply means "acquired."Epictetus spent his youth as a slave in Rome to Epaphroditos, a very wealthy freedman of Nero. Even as a slave, Epictetus used his time productively, studying Stoic Philosophy under Musonius Rufus. He was eventually freed and lived a relatively hard life in ill health in Rome. So far as is known, Epictetus himself wrote nothing. All that we have of his work was transcribed by his pupil Arrian. The main work is The Discourses, four books of which have been preserved (out of an original eight). Arrian also compiled a popular digest, entitled the Enchiridion, or Handbook. In a preface to the Discourses, addressed to Lucius Gellius, Arrian states that "whatever I heard him say I used to write down, word for word, as best I could, endeavouring to preserve it as a memorial, for my own future use, of his way of thinking and the frankness of his speech". (Summary by Wikipedia)

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  The Hound of the Baskervilles

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
  
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  Spanish of the US Southwest: A...

  Susana Rivera-Mills, Daniele Villa

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  Spanish in the Southwest region of the United States predates the appearance of English in this country. The language has had an uninterrupted presence in the Río Grande corridor since 1598, and has spread geographically and demographically over the last four centuries. Despite that growth, it is being lost among younger generations that trend toward English monolingualism; thus, Spanish exists in a tremendous state of flux in the U.S. Southwest.
  The present volume´s principal goal is to provide a window into this dynamic through a collection of essays focused on linguistic and sociolinguistic topics on Southwest Spanish. It includes studies of its history, its maintenance and the shift to English, descriptive studies of current varieties of the language, issues in attitudes and identities of its speakers, and language politics and policies in Spanish Heritage Speaker pedagogy. In doing so, this book seeks to capture a historic moment in the constantly unfolding linguistic and political realities that both encourage and threaten the existence of Southwest Spanish.

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  Learn Conversational Spanish Vol...

  LinguaBoost

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  Learn Conversational Spanish Vol. 3 is an audio course for beginners or for anyone who struggles with becoming fluent in Spanish. The focus of this course is to practice speaking conversational Spanish from the very first lesson. 
  In these twenty lessons, you'll be introduced to a lot of useful, everyday phrases and sentence structures. You'll also be able to expand your vocabulary and talk about daily activities, shopping, education, technology and much more. 
  Based on techniques and strategies that make language learners succeed:Learn in short bursts every day 
  Each lesson takes about 10–15 minutes to complete.Learn in context 
  Isolated words or random sentences won’t get you far. By learning phrases related to a specific topic or situation, you will see much better results.Focus on high-frequency words 
  Starting with the most frequently used words will boost your comprehension and communication in your target language.Review the material 
  Repeating the phrases at certain specified intervals is a powerful technique to help your memory absorb and recall what you have learned.Listen to native speakers 
  All the phrases are translated and spoken by native speakers.

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  Say It Plain - A Century of...

  Catherine Ellis, Stephen Drury...

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  A moving portrait of how black Americans have spoken out against injustice—with speeches by Thurgood Marshall, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, and more.   In “full-throated public oratory, the kind that can stir the soul”, this unique anthology collects the transcribed speeches of the twentieth century’s leading African American cultural, literary, and political figures, many never before available in printed form (Minneapolis Star-Tribune).   From an 1895 speech by Booker T. Washington to Julian Bond’s sharp assessment of school segregation on the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board in 2004, the collection captures a powerful tradition of oratory—by political activists, civil rights organizers, celebrities, and religious leaders—going back more than a century.   Including the text of each speech with an introduction placing it in historical context, Say It Plain is a remarkable record—from the back-to-Africa movement to the civil rights era and the rise of black nationalism and beyond—conveying a struggle for freedom and a challenge to America to live up to its democratic principles.   Includes speeches by: Mary McLeod BethuneJulian BondStokely CarmichaelShirley ChisholmLouis FarrakhanMarcus GarveyJesse JacksonMartin Luther King Jr.Thurgood MarshallBooker T. WashingtonWalter White

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