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Translating as a Purposeful Activity Summary
Translating as a Purposeful Activity
Functionalist Approaches Explained
by Christiane Nord 1997 160 pages
4.20
65 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch Summary
Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch
Let Verbs Power Your Writing
by Constance Hale 2012 400 pages
3.96
271 ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
501 Spanish Verbs Summary
501 Spanish Verbs
Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged
by Christopher Kendris 1963 674 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Reference
Spanish Literature
Language
How to Learn Any Language Summary
How to Learn Any Language
Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own
by Barry Farber 1991 172 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Self Help
Words and Rules Summary
Words and Rules
by Steven Pinker 1999 397 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
The Secret Life of Pronouns Summary
The Secret Life of Pronouns
What Our Words Say About Us
by James W. Pennebaker 2011 368 pages
3.67
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Language
Linguistics
The Loom of Language Summary
The Loom of Language
An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages
by Frederick Bodmer 1943 720 pages
4.16
398 ratings
Language
Linguistics
History
More Than Words Summary
More Than Words
How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World
by Maryellen MacDonald 2025 336 pages
4.06
126 ratings
Psychology
Science
Communication
Good Prose Summary
Good Prose
The Art of Nonfiction
by Tracy Kidder 2013 195 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Reference
Style Summary
Style
Lessons in Clarity and Grace
by Joseph M. Williams 1981 288 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The Greatest Invention Summary
The Greatest Invention
A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts
by Silvia Ferrara 2019 304 pages
3.44
500+ ratings
History
Language
Linguistics
Language Hacking Italian Summary
Language Hacking Italian
Learn How to Speak Italian - Right Away
by Benny Lewis 2016 238 pages
4.02
42 ratings
Italian Literature
Language
The Bonjour Effect Summary
The Bonjour Effect
The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed
by Julie Barlow 2016 310 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
France
Travel
Language
Language Hacking Spanish Summary
Language Hacking Spanish
Learn How to Speak Spanish - Right Away
by Benny Lewis 2016 256 pages
3.93
84 ratings
Spanish Literature
Language
Reference
Reading in the Brain Summary
Reading in the Brain
The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention
by Stanislas Dehaene 2007 388 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner 1990 181 pages
4.06
346 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Education
It Takes Two to Talk Summary
It Takes Two to Talk
A Practical Guide for Parents of Children With Language Delays
by Jan Pepper 2004 171 pages
4.29
264 ratings
Parenting
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Language
Through the Language Glass Summary
Through the Language Glass
Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
by Guy Deutscher 2010 304 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
True Color Summary
True Color
The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink
by Kory Stamper 2026 320 pages
3.67
185 ratings
History
Science
Art
El pequeño libro del lenguaje Summary
El pequeño libro del lenguaje
by David Crystal 2012 312 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
History
The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense Summary
The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense
by Suzette Haden Elgin 1980 311 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Communication
Empires of the Word Summary
Empires of the Word
A Language History of the World
by Nicholas Ostler 2005 615 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
History
Linguistics
Language
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