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Foreign Language Books

Learn Chinese

Basic Chinese by Don Rimmington; Rachel Henson; Zhang Xiaoming; Yip Li Quzhen; Po-Ching Yip
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780415472166
Publication Date: 2009
Features include a clear, accessible format many useful language examples jargon-free explanations of grammar ample drills and exercises a full key to exercises. All Chinese entries are presented in both Pinyin romanization and Chinese characters.
Chinese Writing and Calligraphy by Wendan Li
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780824833640
Publication Date: 2010
The work covers three major areas: 1) descriptions of Chinese characters and their components, including stroke types, layout patterns, and indications of sound and meaning; 2) basic brush techniques; and 3) the social, cultural, historical, and philosophical underpinnings of Chinese calligraphy--all of which are crucial to understanding and appreciating this art form.

Bilingual English/Chinese Books

Chinese Poetry by Wai-lim Yip
Call Number: PL2658.E3 C58 1997
ISBN: 0822319462
Publication Date: 1997
The unique format of this volume will enhance its reputation as the definitive introduction to Chinese poetry, while its introductory essay on issues of Chinese aesthetics will continue to be an essential text on the problems of translating such works into English. Each poem is printed with the original Chinese characters in calligraphic form, coordinated with word-for-word annotations, and followed by an English translation.

Books in Chinese

Readings in Chinese Communist ideology: a manual for students of the Chinese language. by Wen-shun Chi
Call Number: PL1117.C42 1968
Publication Date: 1968
An introduction to the ideology of Chinese Communism, in Chinese.

Learn French

Easy French Step-By-Step by Myrna Bell Rochester
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071453875
Publication Date: 2008
Proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. You are quickly introduced to grammatical rules and concepts in order of importance, which you can build on as you progress through the book.
French Demystified by Annie Heminway
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071476607
Publication Date: 2007
Beginning with familiar French cognates and a review of basic French pronunciation, this book covers key grammar fundamentals such as common verb tenses, nouns, pronouns, and gender. You'll build your French vocabulary with essential words and phrases and quickly master this challenging yet lyrical language.
French Grammar by Mary Coffman Crocker; Mary E. Coffman Crocker
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071546058
Publication Date: 2008
This is a revised edition of Mary Coffman Crocker's systematic review of French grammar, with concise explanations and numerous exercises that allow students to work on their own.

Bilingual French/English Books

Art at the Turn of the Millennium by Uta Grosenick; Burkhard Reimschneider
Call Number: N6490.A715 1999
ISBN: 3822873934
Publication Date: 1999
An illustrated survey (A-Z) of 137 international artists active during the 1980s and 90s.
Wilbur Wright's Flights in France by Stan Kandebo; Dawne Dewey
Call Number: TL540.W7 B64 2003
ISBN: 0071427392
Publication Date: 2003
This work includes the never before published photograph album presented by Orville Wright in 1920 by the widow of French Industrialist, Leon Bollee. The photographs were taken during the Wrights' 1908-1909 visit to France.

Books in French

The age of enlightenment : an anthology of eighteenth-century French literature by Otis E. Fellows and Norman L. Torrey
Call Number: PQ1131.F4 1971
Publication Date: 1971
This book is designed as a presentation of basic material for a study of the Enlightenment. The texts have been chosen for their importance in the history of the movement.
La Chartreuse De Parme by Stendhal
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780585007816
Publication Date: 2000
Chronicles the adventures of the young Italian nobleman Fabrice del Dongo from his birth in 1798 to his death. In French.
Le rouge et le noir by Stendhal
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 2000
The Red and the Black" is a historical psychological novel that chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception, and hypocrisy. In French.

Learn German

German Demystified by Edward Swick
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071475617
Publication Date: 2007
Hundreds of quiz and test questions, chapter-opening objectives, and specific recommendations for difficult subtopics and individual weaknesses help you learn basic grammar structures and verb tenses, pronunciation, essential vocabulary, and how to communicate with confidence.
Just Enough German by D. L. Ellis; A Cheyne
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071492225
Publication Date: 2007
Covers all the essential travel topics so you can communicate quickly and easily in any situation.

Bilingual German/English Books

Deutsche Erzählungen/German Short Stories by Harry Steinhauer
Call Number: PT1160.E7D4 1984
ISBN: 0520050541
Publication Date: 1984
The short stories in this bilingual anthology are from the works of some of the great masters of the German literary tradition―including Goethe, Kleist, Mann, and Kafka―and offer a representative collection illustrating the development of German fiction from the late eighteenth to the late twentieth centuries.
Louise Bourgeois by Louise Bourgeois; Eva Keller
Call Number: N6537.B645 A4 2004
ISBN: 3775714618
Publication Date: 2004
Her rich and fascinating oeuvre is the subject of this publication, which presents more than 50 works from 60 years of creative activity in impressive full-color illustrations. Most of the works featured here are from the Daros Collection in Zurich.
Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein
Call Number: B3376.W563 P53 2001
ISBN: 0631231277
Publication Date: 1991
The Philosophical Investigations of Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) present his own distillation of two decades of intense work on the philosophies of mind, language and meaning.

Books in German

Moderne Deutsche Sprachlehre by F. Alan DuVal
Call Number: PF3111.D88 1975
ISBN: 039431719X
Publication Date: 1975
Workbook for students of German.
Museum Ludwig, Cologne by Siegfried Gohr
Call Number: N2264.7.A6 1986
ISBN: 9783791307923
Publication Date: 1986
Paintings, sculptures and environments from the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany.
Naturheilkunde Ist Naturwissenschaft by K. Pirlet
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9783805576208
Publication Date: 2004
Warum bleiben Menschen gesund? Warum werden kranke Menschen wieder gesund? Wie funktioniert Heilung? Trotz immer besserer Untersuchungs- und Behandlungsmethoden ist die Medizin die Antwort auf diese Fragen bis heute schuldig geblieben. Das vorliegende Buch wagt eine Antwort. Heilwerden und Heilbleiben basiert auf dem physiologischen Umsatz der Zellproteine.

Learn Italian

Easy Italian Step-By-Step by Paola Nanni-Tate
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071453899
Publication Date: 2008
An original, step-by-step approach to learning Italian based on the way people naturally acquire language. From the very beginning, you are introduced to the most essential structures--allowing you to communicate in Italian almost immediately. Gradually, through a series of interconnected "steps," you logically progress to more common concepts that govern how Italian is spoken and written.
Italian Demystified by Marcel Danesi
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071476591
Publication Date: 2007
Provides readers with a friendly, nonintimidating method that takes the confusion out of learning a new language, walking them step-by-step through the fundamentals and moving on to more advanced topics. Each chapter concludes with a self-test that allows readers to track their progress.
Schaum's Outline of Italian Grammar, Third Edition by Joseph Germano; Conrad J. Schmitt
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071484695
Publication Date: 2007
Presents the full treatment of contemporary conversational Italian, including expressions, slang, and idioms.

Bilingual Italian/English Books

The Divine Comedy by Dante Dante Alighieri; John D. Sinclair (Translator)
Call Number: PQ4302.F48 1961
ISBN: 9780195004137
Publication Date: 1961
Provides both the original Italian text and the Sinclair translation, arranged on facing pages, and commentaries, appearing after each canto, which serve as brilliant examples of genuine literary criticism.
Sol Lewitt: wall drawings allo Studio G7 by Sol Lewitt
Call Number: NC139.L473 A4 2006
ISBN: 9788889431597
Publication Date: 2006
Wall Drawings tracks the creation of one recent work, beginning with the plan, so spare that it looks as though it might have arrived at the gallery by fax, and continuing through to a schematic drawing on the wall, then figures on stepladders drawing intently, their faces clear but their pencils blurred. Close-ups of their scribbles and images of the completed work are followed by a picture of the triumphant cast, a curtain call.
The Three Books of the Potter's Art by Cipriano Piccolpasso
Call Number: TP807.A2 P413 1980 Oversize
ISBN: 9780859674522
Publication Date: 1980
Treats not only of the practice but also briefly of all the secrets of this art, a matter which until today has always been kept concealed.

Books in Italian

Giambattista Tiepolo by Camillo Semenzato
Call Number: ND623.T5 S4 1976
Publication Date: 1976
Facsimiles of paintings by Giambattista Tiepolo, with text in Italian.
Giorgione by Carlo Volpe
Call Number: ND623.G5 V888 1976
Publication Date: 1976
Facsimiles of paintings by Giorgione, with text in Italian.
Ritratto dell'Italia by Aldo S. Bernardo; Rigo Mignani
Call Number: PC1117.B43 1966
Publication Date: 1966
Portrait of Italy, an Italian reader for intermediate learners.

Learn Japanese

Genki : an integrated course in elementary Japanese by Eri Banno
Call Number: PL539.3.B36 2011
ISBN: 9784789014403
Publication Date: 2011
An introductory textbook for Japanese.
Japanese for Dummies by Eriko Sato
Call Number: PL539.S295 2002
ISBN: 9780764554292
Publication Date: 2002
Starts you off with the essentials of grammar and pronunciation, giving you a working sense of the language, before showing you Japanese in action. You'll then explore vocabulary and expressions through dialogues taking place in situations.
Japanese Stage-Step Course by Wako Tawa
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780415776127
Publication Date: 2009
Divided into two parts; the first focuses on Kana and the second on Kanji. There are clear instructions on stroke order followed by tracing exercises and plenty of boxes are provided for additional practice. Kanji are gradually introduced in sets and are accompanied by the Japanese readings, examples of usage and radicals.

Bilingual Japanese/English Books

The Japanese Pottery Handbook by Penny Simpson; Kanji Sodeoka
Call Number: TP804.J3 S55 1979
ISBN: 0870113739
Publication Date: 1979
A step-by-step manual of the way pots are made in Japan, their forms, and their decorations. The authors give a thorough account of both traditional and modern techniques.
Nan Goldin: Couples and loneliness by Nan Goldin
Call Number: TR654.G65 1998
ISBN: 9784771303423
Publication Date: 1999
Presents striking color images of couples, studies of friends, and nudes from the lens of the renowned photographer Nan Goldin.
One hundred poems from the Japanese by Kenneth Rexroth
Call Number: PL884.R4 1964
Publication Date: 1964
A collection of Japanese poems accompanied by their English translations.

Learn Latin

501 Latin Verbs by Richard E. Prior; Joesph Wohlberg
Call Number: PA2158.P7 2008
ISBN: 9780764137426
Publication Date: 2007
The most commonly used 510 Latin verbs are arranged alphabetically in a table format, one verb per page with English translation. Each verb is completely conjugated and presented in all forms. The book's additional features include example sentences to demonstrate verb usage and a grammar review.
English Grammar for Students of Latin, 3rd Edition by Norma Goldman; Jacqueline Morton
Call Number: PA2100.G64 2004
ISBN: 9780934034340
Publication Date: 2004
A self-study handbook for English speakers learning Latin introducing them to English grammar and pointing out the similiarities and differences with Latin grammar. An elementary comparative grammar which complements any textbook and any method.

Bilingual Latin/English Books

The Confessions of Saint Augustine by J. Campbell; McGuire
Call Number: BR65.A6 1984
ISBN: 9780865160583
Publication Date: 1984
St. Augustine's masterpiece is a spiritual, intellectual, and psychological autobiography providing a vital link between classical and Christian traditions. In addition to the selections, this illustrated edition includes a section on grammar and style, vocabulary, a summary of innovations in the development of the Latin language, and a bibliography.
Ovid: Metamorphoses by Ovid; D. E. Hill
Call Number: PA6519.M4 H5 1985
ISBN: 9780856682575
Publication Date: 1985
The Latin text provided reflects the considerable recent progress made in establishing a sound text of Ovid's greatest work. The notes trace the sources from which Ovid worked and discuss how and why he adapted them. The history of Ovid's influence on his successors in literature and art down to modern times is also extensively treated, with copious notes for further reading.
Rhetorica Ad Herennium by Cicero; Harry Caplan (Translator)
Call Number: PA3611.C5 1977
ISBN: 0674994442
Publication Date: 1954
Traditionally attributed to Cicero and reflects, as does Cicero's De Inventione, Hellenistic rhetorical teaching.

Books in Latin

An Anthology of Latin Prose by D. A. Russell
Call Number: PA2095.A626 1990
ISBN: 9780198721215
Publication Date: 1990
Gives students the opportunity of sampling a very wide variety of Latin prose texts, chosen to illustrate both development and generic differences. Each of the 96 passages is accompanied by a short introduction, and there are brief notes explaining difficult words and drawing attention to linguistic and stylistic points occurring in the extracts.
M. Tulli Ciceronis Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780585012513
Publication Date: 1999
Cicero's arguments against Catiline and other conspirators remaining in power in Rome.
Medieval Latin by K. P. Harrington; Joseph Pucci
Call Number: PA2825.M43 1997
ISBN: 9780226317137
Publication Date: 1997
To help place the selections within their wider historical, social, and political contexts, Pucci has written extensive introductory essays for each of the new edition's five parts. Reprinted from the best modern editions, the selections have been extensively glossed with grammatical notes geared toward students of classical Latin who may be reading medieval Latin for the first time.

Learn Russian

The Big Silver Book of Russian Verbs by Jack Franke
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071432993
Publication Date: 2004
Provides examples that show you how verbs are used. This work features: 555 conjugated verbs; examples illustrating basic meanings for the top 50 verbs; verb exercises; and coverage of the aspects of the language's verbs.
Say It Right in Russian by EPLS
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071492317
Publication Date: 2008
Learn more than 500 essential Russian words and phrases, Easily create sentences using "Phrasemakers," and Get a quick reference to more than 500 word pronunciations in the Say It Right travel dictionary.

Bilingual Russian/English Books

Modern Russian short stories by George Gibian and Michael Samilov
Call Number: PG3283.G5 1965
Publication Date: 1965
A book of Modern Russian Short stories in Russian.
New voices : contemporary Soviet short stories by Kenneth Harper, Galina Koulaeff and Margarita Gisetti
Call Number: PG2117.H3 1966
Publication Date: 1966
Okno vykhodit v belye derevʹi︠a︡ / Evgeniĭ Evtushenko -- Goluboe i zelënoe / I︠U︡riĭ Kazakov -- Peremena obraza zhizni / Vasiliĭ Aksënov -- Kira Georgievna / Viktor Nekrasov -- Papa, slozhi! / Vasiliĭ Aksënov -- "Santa Marii︠a︡" / Viktor Nekrasov.
Poets of Modern Russia by Peter France
Call Number: PG3056.F7 1982
ISBN: 9780521234900
Publication Date: 1983
Traces the main developments in Russian poetry over the last two hundred years and concentrates on major poets who have of late become increasingly well known in English-speaking countries through the publication of good poetic translations.

Books in Russian

Reading Real Russian by Irene Thompson; Emily Urevich
Call Number: PG2117.T457 1990
ISBN: 0137611560
Publication Date: 1990
A reader designed to accompany any basic textbook in beginning and intermediate Russian courses. This proficiency-based reader introduces beginning- and intermediate-level students to a strategy-based approach for dealing with a wide selection of authentic Russian texts through a variety of activities based on top-down and bottom-up processing strategies.
Selected short stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Call Number: PG3456.A15 B5 1951
Publication Date: 1951
Tolstyĭ i tonkiĭ -- Malʹchiki -- Ėkzamen na chin -- Neudacha -- Belolobyĭ -- Krasavit︠s︡y -- Student -- Na svi︠a︡tkakh -- Sluchaĭ iz praktiki -- Anna na shee -- Dom s mezoninom.
Толстый и тонкий -- Мальчики -- Экзамен на чин -- Неудача -- Белолобый -- Красавицы -- Студент -- На святках -- Случай из практики -- Анна на шее -- Дом с мезонином.
Seven Soviet Poets by Robert Porter
Call Number: PG3233.S43 1988
ISBN: 0631155678
Publication Date: 1988
Contains poems in Russian by Blok, Esenin, Mayakovsky, Pasternak, Akhmatova, Evtushenko, and Voznesensky.

Learn Spanish

Spanish - Sentence Builder by Gilda Nissenberg
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071600392
Publication Date: 2009
Picks up from where other grammar books leave off, showing you the variety of structures and how to combine them to make solid sentences.
Spanish Demystified by Jenny Petrow
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071476584
Publication Date: 2007
Covers basic Spanish language skills such as pronunciation, common expressions, grammar and vocabulary, and includes exercises, chapter-ending quizzes, and a final exam.
Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary by Conrad J. Schmitt
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780071543910
Publication Date: 2008
This all-in-one-package includes more than 250 exercises with answers to sharpen your Spanish vocabulary skills.

Bilingual Spanish/English Books

A Matter of Men by Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
Call Number: PQ7440.P3863 C813 2008
ISBN: 9781436360302
Publication Date: 2008
Weaves a multi-textured tapestry of the events, challenges and preconceptions that shape the definition of manhood: from the ritual of a boy coming of age to the youth who discovers the challenges of the adult world.
Read Me a Rhyme in Spanish and English by Rose Zertuche Treviño
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780838909829
Publication Date: 2009
The ready-made storytimes included in this unique bilingual book is a must-have for any library serving the Spanish-speaking. Filled with rhymes, songs, and fingerplays, this book will become a favorite among your young patrons both in Spanish and English!
September Elegies by Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
Call Number: PQ7440.P3863 E4313 2010
ISBN: 9781450039475
Publication Date: 2010
This collection of poetry is like a vitreous mosaic with intricate details, both colored and colorless. It sets into motion a trilogy based on man's impact on his world as it relates to nature, to people at the individual level and mankind at the worldwide level.

Books in Spanish

El Agua Del Paraiso by Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
Call Number: PQ7440.P3863 A64 2008
ISBN: 9781436325677
Publication Date: 2008
En un ambiente de agua y mito cuatro mujeres vienen a representar un matriarcado que se sostiene de la tradicion. La novela se construye en la Galicia milenaria a una Irlanda mitica pasando por las islas africanas para depositar el grosor de la trama en el caribe donde las cuatro generaciones femeninas habran de fraguar sus vidas.
Enciclopedia Moderna by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781615353262
Publication Date: 2009
Comprehensive Spanish-language general encyclopedia, including the Merriam‑Webster's Spanish‑English Dictionary, an atlas, and timelines.
Encuentros Del Pasado by Clemencia Sánchez
Call Number: PQ7079.3.S26 E53 2011
ISBN: 9781463612290
Publication Date: 2011
Un libro que a través de la poesia, la autora regresa a su infancia para compartir sus diversas experiencias con el publico.

International Club Books

The Travel Book by Lonely Planet
Call Number: REF G153.4.T68 2016
Publication Date: 2016
"A pictorial guide to travel around the world features 850 full-color photographs and descriptions of 230 countries, all organized alphabetically for easy access, along with key facts, maps, cultural insights, and travel tips for each nation."
Ethnic American Food Today by Lucy M. Long
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 2015
"The entries look at foodways—the network of activities surrounding food itself—as well as the beliefs and aesthetics surrounding that food, and the changes that have occurred over time and place. They also address stereotypes of that food culture and the culture's influence on American eating habits and menus, describing foodways practices in both private and public contexts, such as restaurants, groceries, social organizations, and the contemporary world of culinary arts. Recipes are included."

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