This is a concise and userfriendly introduction to the Indonesian languageThis concise book aims to introduce the reader to the Indonesian language not by creating a course, with grammar and exercises, but by describing it from various points of view, such as telling what it is related to and how it has developed, and on this basis saying where some of its words originate, as a means of familiarization with some common examples.
This is a beginning-level course in written Chinese that employs a revolutionary new method designed to have you quickly reading and writing simple, connected Chinese sentences.
For every fan of K-Pop music, Korean Wave dramas and Kimchior anyone intrigued by Korea and Korean cultureA Geek in Korea is a hip, new guide to the land of the Samsung smartphone and Gangnam Style.
The Tokyo New City Guide goes far beyond the well-worn tourist itineraries and deep into the complex, highly contrasted heart of one of the world's largest and most exciting cities.
This is a concise, do-it- yourself guide to the Lao language Lao Basics teaches conversational Lao from the very beginning with an emphasis on reading and writing an is the easiest way to learn Lao.
With hundreds of photographs, this spa guidebook presents the best quality spas in Australiafrom Queensland's palm-fringed coast to Tasmania's wild mountain wilderness.
The delectable duchy presents a collection of stories set within the distinctive landscape of Cornwall, capturing the rhythms, humor, and quiet drama of regional life.
In Morocco presents a reflective travel narrative focused on cultural atmosphere, architectural form, and the visual drama of landscape encountered through attentive exploration.
Letters of a traveller: Or notes of things seen in Europe and America presents a flowing sequence of reflective travel observations that connect landscape, culture, and human activity into a unified meditation on place and experience.
A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium is an engaging travelogue which recounts a British explorers adventure across post-war Europe, capturing fresh impressions of customs, landscapes, and cultural contrasts after years of continental isolation.
A handbook to Agra and the The Taj, Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri And The Neighbourhood serves as an informative guide to the architectural and cultural splendor of Agra and its surrounding historic sites.
The motor maids in fair Japan is a lively novel tracks a spirited band of young women dubbed the Motor Maids on an exhilarating voyage to Japan, brimming with discovery and cultural immersion.
Sport and work on the Nepaul frontier presents a descriptive frontier narrative that examines plantation labor, field management, and outdoor pursuit alongside the routines of estate life near a border region.
A midsummer drive through the pyrenees recounts an extended journey across a mountain range celebrated for its dramatic scenery yet often overlooked by travelers seeking more fashionable destinations.
Travels of Richard and John Lander into the interior of Africa for the discovery of the course and termination of the Niger presents a detailed account of exploration undertaken to uncover the path and final outlet of one of Africa's great rivers.
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888), Argentine educator, statesman, and writer, self-educated after the model of Benjamin Franklin, was "e;not a man but a nation,"e; in the words of Mrs.
A walk from London to John O'Groat's presents a reflective overland travel account built on slow movement, close observation, and social curiosity across varied regions and communities.
