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Explores the geography, languages, religions, food, and culture of Nepal in a fun age-appropriate way.

"Many Westerners are unaware of the diversity of language and art across the Middle East. Arabic dialects differ based on region and country, and many other Semitic and non-Semitic languages are spoken across the Middle East. Art and technology also develop based on distinct cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic influences. This book examines art, technology, and language on a per-country basis to show students the richness and diversity of culture across the region."--Amazon.

When writer Lauren Collins falls for a Frenchman in her early thirties, she agrees to relocate to France and study the language, adapt a new identity, and embrace the mishaps and joys along the way.

Translates useful traveling phrases into thirteen languages spoken in Africa, including Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, French, Hausa, Malagasy, Portuguese, Shona, Swahili, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and Zulu, and provides pronunciation guides and notes on the culture of the continent.

An illustrated alphabet that focuses on American-English words borrowed from cultures in North, South, and Central America, including abalone, opossum, and zopilote, and providing pronunciation and information on each of the featured words.

Contains a collection of slang words from African American, Chicano, Jewish, sports, movie, hip hop, and drug sub-culture as well as words from the 1960s beatniks generation to show how different cultures and communities have communicated over the years.

Describes the Harappan civilization that existed in ancient India from 2600 B.C. to 1700 B.C., focusing on its written language, and examines the Brahmi language which was used throughout ancient India after 700 B.C. and became the basis for the written languages of modern India, Japan, Thailand, and Tibet.