Native Tongues


Charles Berlitz - 1982
    This book is a unique storehouse of surprising, thought provoking, fascinating and useful facts about human speech and the written word.

Diccionario de la lengua española


Real Academia Española - 1726
    This updated RAE has been expanded considerably and now includes over 200,000 definitions. A Latin American lexicon is provided as well. A must for any Spanish reference library or for serious students of the language.

The New Penguin Russian Course


Nicholas J. Brown - 1996
    Designed to provide the student with an excellent command of basic Russian (the equivalent of A’ level standard) the book features thirty lessons punctuated by revision exercises to ensure you have fully understood what you have learned. The emphasis is on acquiring vocabulary, experiencing conversational language and learning useful grammar. The book also includes a vocabulary of 1,500 words and a glossary of grammatical terms.