Jack London's dystopian novel 'The Iron Heel' posits a futuristic world in which the division between the classes has deepened, creating a menacing oligarchy that rules through terror. Anticipating the science fiction novels of the 1960s and '70s, the book stresses future changes in society and politics while paying less attention to technological details. Much of the narrative is set in the San Francisco Bay Area, including events in San Francisco and Sonoma County.

This Chinese/English YiJing dictionary includes all Chinese characters found in the YiJing as well as a translation and a concordance. Both the traditional explanations for the character's meanings and the findings of the modern research on oracle bones characters are covered. 993 Chinese characters are explained in detail and in many cases not only the traditional but also archaic representations are shown to clarify the character's original significance. Multi-character words are covered as well, to help understand some YiJing expressions. Includes all characters found in The Judgment, The Lines and The Image.

A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese is the long-desired Chinese - English reference work for all those reading texts dating from the Warring States period through the Tang dynasty, and beyond. Comprising 8,000+ characters, arranged alphabetically by Pinyin, with an index by "radical" and stroke- count , and various appendices, including one with reign-eras and exact accession dates of emperors according to both Chinese and Western calendars.

In this companion guide, Michael Andre-Driussi illuminates Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun and Book of the Short Sun science fiction series through dictionary-style entries on the characters, gods, locations, themes, and timelines of the novels. Gate of Horn, Book of Silk, is organized in two parts, with the first half covering the Long Sun series (Nightside the Long Sun, Lake of the Long Sun, Calde of the Long Sun, and Exodus from the Long Sun) and the second half covering the Short Sun series (On Blue's Waters, In Green's Jungles, and Return to the Whorl) half covering one of the two series. "Languages of the Whorl," a section between the two parts, covers all the dialect, slang, and foreign terms used in the books--thieves' cant, flier language, Tick's talk, and more. Ten maps and diagrams are included. This is Michael Andre-Driussi's third guidebook to the rich tapestries of Gene Wolfe's worlds. As fans of of Lexicon Urthus and The Wizard Knight Companion have noted, that each book is both a convenient tool for a question while re-reading the novels but also an enjoyable read in its own right, from A to Z.

"The Language of Human Virtue" is a reference book, textbook and workbook in one. It contains "The Building Virtue Dictionary," a definitive record of the language of human virtue with more than 18,000 definitions representing the character fruits of all thoughts, beliefs and values which can be used to build, preserve and strengthen human virtues within us. This book is for those capable of using enlightened reason to better understand and build virtue, beginning with youth. This book is for those who want to "Do what's best " HARDBOUND with COLOR INTERIOR] To learn more visit myhumanprogress.com.

Tajikistan is the poorest and only Persian-speaking country among the post-Soviet independent states. Historically, the Tajiks of Central Asia and Afghanistan along with the Persians of modern Iran came from a related ethnic group. When the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was established in late 1924, it became the first modern Tajik state that remained one of the 15 union republics of the Soviet Union until 1991. Almost immediately after the collapse of the USSR, Tajikistan became a scene of brutal civil war, taking place in one of the global hubs of religiously motivated political struggle, militancy, mass cross-border refugee flows, insurgency, and drug trafficking. During the first decade of the 21st century, the country was making modest progress toward stability. However, the heavy burden of socio-economic problems, in addition to continuing conflict in the neighboring Afghanistan-Pakistan, presented even bigger challenges for Tajikistan. In addition, Western economic sanctions against Russia in 2014, coinciding with continuing lower oil prices, have negatively affected one million of Tajik labor migrants in Russia. Yet Tajikistan has become neither weaker nor less important as a player in world politics. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Tajikistan.

Hierdie splinternuwe titel is die eerste taalnaslaanbron wat KABV-gebaseer is. Dit bestaan uit twee dele. Die eerste deel sluit taalreëls en nalsaanlyste in, en die tweede deel bevat algemene kennisfeite oor Suid-Afrika en die res van die wêreld.

KABV-vereistes vir Afrikaans Huistaal en Eerste en Tweede Addisionele Taal vorm die basis vir die onderwerpe wat in dié boek bespreek word. Hierdie onderwerpe sluit onder meer die volgende in: punktuasie, sametrekkings, woordsoorte, letterlike en figuurlike betekenis, geluide van dinge en diere, tye, sinonieme en antonieme, homonieme en homofone en leenwoorde, om maar ’n paar te noem. Dit bevat ook ’n lys met handige literêre terme soos hiperool, klanknabootsing en personifikasie, sowel as nuttige notas oor skriftelike werk.

Die tweede deel van die boek fokus op algemene kennisfeite soos die nasionale simbole van Suid-Afrika, wie ons buurlande is, waar ons elf amptelike tale gepraat word, wie die wêreldleiers is, watter geldeenheid waar gebruik word, en groot uitvindsels van die wêreld.

Die eenvoudige uitleg en duidelike leiding maak hierdie titel ’n moet-hê vir elke leerder wat Afrikaans as ’n Huistaal of Eerste of Tweede Addisionele Taal wil slaag. Dit is ook ’n handige naslaanbron vir volwassenes.

*Die Engelse ekwivalent van hierdie publikasie is ook beskikbaar onder die titel English for All.

This book is the "greatest hits" compilation of more than 100 Russian books, journals, papers, and articles. It contains more than 12,000 key Russian economic, legal, medical, military, political, scientific, and sociological terms and colloquial phrases. It also contains important abbreviations. One look will convince you, the student or interpreter, of the value of this work

Master verbs of the German language with this ultimate reference tool and study guide. Verbs are key to unlocking any foreign language. Designed for quick and easy access using color coded sections and tables you will get the most for your money in a compact 6 page laminated guide that can be easily stored and is durable enough to survive through high school, college, and any travel adventure beyond. 6-page laminated guide includes: Verb Classes Indicative Mood Imperative Mood Subjunctive Mood Passive Voice Non-Finite Verb Forms Verb Position in Sentences Objects of Verbs Vowel Changes of Strong Verbs Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs

Plain Language is an indispensable language guide and workbook. It covers typical problems when writing English, with the focus on the fields of business, marketing, economics, insurance and finance. It also looks at the simplification of the language of South African
laws, with guidelines to write simpler and how to choose alternative words.

Some of the language features covered are:

• Parts of speech
• Word pairs often confused
• Punctuation, cohesive paragraphs, negative versus positive constructions, and active versus passive voice.

Costa Rica has been largely recognized as a democratic and politically stable country in a region (Central America) characterized by instability, dictatorships, and social inequality. Several social and institutional problems have risen during the last decades, but the country still maintains good social and health indicators. Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Costa Rica.

Given the new technological advances and their influence and imprint in the design and development of dictionaries and lexicographic resources, it seems important to put together a series of publications that address this new situation, dealing in particular with multilingual and electronic lexicography in an increasingly digital, multilingual and multicultural society. This is the main objective of this volume, which is structured in two central aspects. In the first of them the concept of multilingual lexicography is discussed in regard to the influence that the Internet and the application of digital technologies have exercised and continue to exercise both in the conception and design of dictionaries and new lexicographic application tools as well as the emergence of new types of users and forms of consultation. The role of the dictionary must necessarily be related to social development and changes. In the second thematic section, different dictionaries and resources that focus on a multilingual and electronic approach to the linguistic data for their lexicographical treatment and consultation are presented.

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies, which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics. For further publications in English linguistics see also our Dialects of English book series. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.