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  Writing to the World - Letters...

  Rachael Scarborough King

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  “King’s pitch for the indebtedness of the genres we know well—the novel, the biography, the magazine piece—to letter writing is stylish and convincing.” —Christina Lupton, author of Reading and the Making of Time in the Eighteenth Century 
   
  In Writing to the World, Rachael Scarborough King examines the shift from manuscript to print media culture in the long eighteenth century. She introduces the concept of the “bridge genre,” which enables such change by transferring existing textual conventions to emerging modes of composition and circulation. She draws on this concept to reveal how four crucial genres that emerged during this time—the newspaper, the periodical, the novel, and the biography—were united by their reliance on letters to accustom readers to these new forms of print media. 
   
  King explains that as newspapers, scientific journals, book reviews, and other new genres began to circulate widely, much of their form and content was borrowed from letters, allowing for easier access to these unfamiliar modes of printing and reading texts. Arguing that bridge genres encouraged people to see themselves as connected by networks of communication—as members of what they called “the world” of writing—King combines techniques of genre theory with archival research and literary interpretation, analyzing canonical works such as Addison and Steele’s Spectator, Samuel Johnson’s Lives of the Poets, and Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey alongside anonymous periodicals and the letters of middle-class housewives. 
   
  This original and groundbreaking work in media and literary history offers a model for the process of genre formation. Ultimately, Writing to the World is a sophisticated look at the intersection of print and the public sphere. 
   
  “This erudite, sophisticated, beautifully written book is a major achievement.” —Thomas Keymer, author of Poetics of the Pillory

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  English in Situations: Business...

  Dorota Guzik, Joanna Bruska,...

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  Do you want to speak English fluently in various business situations? 
  Listen to English in Situations. Business English – New Edition This audio course at intermediate level masters the conversational skills required to communicate freely in the office, when seeking new employment or travelling on a business trip. Each lesson presents a new subject of typical conversations and teaches how to form sentences independently.Why choose the course? 
  English in Situations. Business English – New Edition covers 16 main topics, and the dialogues and exercises in each lesson are aimed at learning and mastering over 650 expressions and complete sentences. Each lesson develops step by step your speaking skills that are necessary for effective communication in English:• start with listening to a dialogue introducing the subject of the lesson,• then broaden and consolidate vocabulary used in typical situations,• finally answer questions and independently form sentences following the teacher’s instructions.In the new edition of the course, you will find a new part teaching useful expressions used in discussions. This is effective learning, easy and accessible to everyone. 
  E-book (PDF file) – the texts of all the recordings: dialogues and exercises with answers. In addition, there is a Glossary to each lesson including the more difficult words and phrases translated into: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Chinese.

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  uTalk Malay

  Eurotalk Ltd

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  It's naturally easier to learn something when it's set to rhythmic music, so that is exactly what we've done. Simple words and phrases are set to a varied pattern of rhythms and music designed to help you learn and to keep you engaged so that you won't just switch off after five minutes. It will give you an easy road into starting to learn a completely new language.  If you just want a few simple words and phrases before going abroad, Rhythms is all you need. It covers absolute essentials such as how to greet people, basic directions, getting around, food and drink. You'll hear everything spoken by both a male and a female native speaker and there will be plenty of opportunity for you to test how well you're doing with the review stages built in at key points in each track.Rhythms can be used anytime, anywhere: listen in the car or on the train, walking the dog, doing housework or exercising at the gym. Absorbing a language couldn't be easier and uTalk Rhythms has over 120 different languages to choose from.

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  I am learning Hebrew

  J. M. Gardner

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  I am learning Hebrew : 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential words. Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language native to Israel, spoken by over 9 million people worldwide. How to learn a language differently ? Today, language learning is revolutionizing : you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method : a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list. 20% of the words are used 80% of the time. The end goal is to get a sufficient level in one language to be able to hold simple conversations, to be able to understand simple exchanges, deal with with everyday life and start exploring the new culture that opens up to you.

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  How to be an Expert Speaker - 30...

  Brad Worthley

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  Public speaking can be terrifying, so learn what it takes to give powerful and passionate speeches that inspire and motivate people to action. Don’t end up making typical rookie mistakes when performing a speech. Learn from Brad Worthley, an internationally acclaimed expert, who is always the highest rated speaker at any event he speaks at. You will be able to understand why President Obama, Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Regan will go down in history as some of the best speakers of all time. 
   Some of the topics covered will include: Room Set-ups That Can Make or Break Your Presentation It is a “Lectern” and Not a “Podium” 6 Powerful Tools to Help You Connect Voice Inflection, Volume and Timing How PowerPoint Can Ruin Your Speech; and Humor—When and How to Use It.

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  روسی زبان میں سفر الفاظ اور جملے...

  JM Gardner

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  300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list. 20% of the words are used 80% of the time. The end goal is to get a sufficient level in one language to be able to hold simple conversations, to be able to understand simple exchanges, deal with with everyday life and start exploring the new culture that opens up to you.

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