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Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem impossibly difficult to learn at first but is relatively easy if you focus on the spoken language. This user-friendly guide to the basics helps you learn how to speak Chinese quickly and easily by drawing parallels with something you already know English.

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For the hundreds of thousands of people who aspire to write a 50,000-word novel in a month, this updated and revised edition of the classic writing guide will inspire, motivate and propel writers of all stripes to accomplish their goal.

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Opposites go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly!

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An essential resource for all Scrabble enthusiasts.

Stuck on how to decide on what is a valid word in Scrabble
This edition, in hardback, is fully updated to include all valid words between 2 and 9 letters in length from the latest official Scrabble word list, and allows players to settle disputes over the eligibility of words.

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To write for the unique medium of the screen, you need to be as engaged with the theory and practice of film as you are with words. Screenwriting is Filmmaking provides a wealth of insights for new and experienced writers alike on the historical, theoretical and practical essentials of screenwriting.

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Focuses on choosing an idea, choosing a point of view, making your characters likeable, creating secondary characters, learning the "Three Ps" (problems, plotting, and pacing), revising your text, finding an agent, and more. This work also features tables, charts, and sidebars.

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*Authoritative guide to speechwriting *A riveting read - stuffed full of shocking material on how language can be used to manipulate the masses *Written by a top political and business speechwriter

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When you focus on what lies at the heart of story - tension, desire, crisis, escalation, struggle, discovery - rather than plot templates and formulas, you'll begin to break out of the box and write fiction that resonates with your readers. Story Trumps Structure will transform the way you think about stories and the way you write them, forever.

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"An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse"--

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Derived from the "Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language", this concise dictionary has 2000 signs in a lively, user-friendly layout; it includes an introduction to sign language, a guide to handsigns and other learning tools.

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This guide offers a complete introduction to the craft of travel writing and shows unpublished writers how to identify suitable markets for their work and to pitch their work. It asks the all-important question, 'What is travel writing' It analyzes different genre options and explores ways to come up with great ideas and pitch them successfully.

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So youve completed the first draft of a novelnow what Chances are, its not a perfect, publishable manuscript at least not yet. Troubleshooting Your Novel takes readers through 100 issues that their novel might face and presents practical, hands-on instruction for taking their fiction from good to great.

(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

The home of trusted Turkish dictionaries for everyday language learning.

A handy Turkish to English and English to Turkish dictionary. Offering learners at home, school and in the office extensive and up-to-date coverage of Turkish and English in a compact, portable format.

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Tusi'upu Samoa is a long-awaited dictionary of Samoan, the first comprehensive work of its sort written by a Samoan, Papaali'i Dr Semisi Ma'ia'i. Volume Two contains the English to Samoan text.

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This volume contains over 20,000 words and expressions, carefully selected to cover all important aspects of life and commerce in Indonesia. In addition, extensive information on Indonesian grammar and Indonesian pronunciation are included.

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"[This] dictionary gives ... up-to-date translations from English to Tagalog/Filipino and is the most current dictionary available today. Designed primarily for English speakers, it can also be used by Tagalog speakers who are learning English"--Page 4 of cover.

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This 5,500-word dictionary contains precise definitions and sample phrases to help users understand Cambodian.

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Teaches writers the writing and revision process that can lead them to creating salable picture book manuscripts. This book covers researching the picture books market, creating characters, point of view, plotting, tips on writing rhyme, and more.

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

Includes glossary and commonly asked questions and answers.

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*Written by an expert in the field *Clear and entertaining *Many screenplay examples used *Useful for new and experienced writers *Emphasises creativity and character development