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Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the listener on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories.

Does your job require a ton of reading, and you're struggling to go through everything in time? Are you a student who regularly has to read a mountain of books for your exams? If these scenarios sound familiar, you’d be happy to hear that there’s a method you can use to read and learn faster, increase productivity in the workplace, and impress everyone with your knowledge! This ultimate guide on speed reading will take you through that process. This audiobook will empower you, boost your confidence, and upgrade your mental abilities!

If you're planning to visit Puerto Rico, it's a great idea to learn some basic phrases and expressions in the local dialect to make your experience smoother and more enjoyable. That's where a Puerto Rican audio course targeted at tourists comes in handy. This course is designed to teach you how to understand and speak Puerto Rican Spanish, with a specific focus on common tourist situations. The course is includes different topic areas, such as hotels, restaurants, shopping, airports, and directions.

From 1st January to 31st December the listener will discover a curious coinage or a fascinating etymological fact linked to that particular day - from the dramatic true story behind stealing someone's thunder to the original Jack the Lad. Word Perfect gathers all her very best discoveries from the true origin of freelancer which comes from knights who were free to use their lance for whoever paid most, rather than being tied to a single lord. (Also secretaries kept your secrets so were secretries).

Hindi is a fun language to learn; the problem is most learning materials are costly and make language learning too complicated. They start off well, but then advance too quickly. Just like those dreaded language classes in school. The result; nothing sinks in, you become overwhelmed, and eventually give up. We know learning a foreign language isn’t easy. It challenges both your brain and your time.

Studying for the NCLEX-RN can sometimes feel like you're stuck in a word maze, surrounded by terms that seem impossible to remember. Every time you think you've got one down, another ten pop up to take its place. Sound familiar? We know the struggle-trying to cram 1,200 essential vocabulary words into your brain can be overwhelming. But here's the good news: it doesn't have to be boring!

From the person behind the popular YouTube channel NameExplain comes the second volume of his best-selling book The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between. This new book is a fun, interesting, and educational journey through the world of etymology. It covers a huge array of names from a variety of topic areas and includes a bunch of random facts behind the names. From first names, to bodies of water - there's no name big or small, important or obscure that won't be explained.

Start speaking Norwegian in minutes, and grasp the language, culture, and customs in just minutes more with Absolute Beginner - Norwegian a completely new way to learn Norwegian with ease!

Learn Russian for Beginner’s Easily & in Your Car is perfect for people who have no other time to learn a new language! It contains more than 1,500 common Russian vocabulary words that will help you in everyday life! Each word is pronounced slowly and multiple times so you can really learn the correct pronunciation! Each word's equivalent English translation is also provided!

Nobody should hold on to past grudges. It is written in the Bible that “If you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you” (Matthew 6:14). The key is feeding your mind with the word of God, along with speaking out the word in order to receive God’s forgiveness and grace to forgive others as well.

This audiobook is a completely new way to learn Czech vocabulary fast! Start speaking Czech in minutes with the powerful learning methods you will master in this book. The vocabulary words you'll find in Learn Czech: Word Power 101 were hand selected by our Czech language teachers as the top 101 most frequently used words in the Czech language. Hear the word to master the pronunciation. Then you'll see how the word is actually used in everyday speech with sample sentences and phrases.

Always wanted to raise a bilingual child but struggled with boring language lessons? Then keep reading... Are you sick and tired of seeing your child's eyes glaze over during language learning sessions? Have you tried countless flashcards and apps but nothing seems to stick? Do you finally want to say goodbye to tedious vocabulary drills and discover something that actually works for your little one? Teach Bilingual Words — Chef Croco's Secret Sound Recipes is your answer. Teaching your child a second language doesn't have to be a chore.

Oliver Wyman reads The Speakeasy Guide and captures the rich atmosphere and enduring cultural influence of the roaring ‘20s. While the anecdote about Audible staffers stumbling out of an anonymous casino might be in doubt, one thing’s for sure – this fun listen is the bee’s knees.

Spelling for kids doesn’t have to be daunting for parents. This audiobook is perfect for kids looking to learn to spell the 200 most common sight words. Built to succeed, this audiobook is structured in a unique style that aims to help children learn to spell while making learning fun and easy. In Sight Words for Kids, you’ll find the 200 most common words used daily. This audiobook introduces learning the simple words first before moving on to the challenging sight words.

Has your game got the blahs? Are your players spending more time thumbing through your book collection than hunting down clues, more energy heckling one another than in crushing their cruel foes? Never fear, o beleaguered Game Masters, for Robin D. Laws, noted game designer (Feng Shui, Hero Wars, Dying Earth, Rune) and columnist for Dragon magazine is here to help. Know your players! Analyze your system! Build your campaign! Design adventures! Prepare to be spontaneous, and improvise like a fiend!

In this audiobook, you will discover words used in any situation of daily life, and more specifically, when traveling in Quebec. According to Henriette Walter, linguist, and member of the Superior Council of the French language “More than two-thirds of English vocabulary comes from French”.

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Business is just like any sector or topic, with its own language, customs, codes, and terminologies. Different aspects of business can have their own distinctive terminology, which can also overlap. For instance, words and phrases from the realm of sales can also apply to management or finance under a variety of circumstances. In Word Power for Business, Dan presents 500 words and short expressions from a variety of different business categories.

The Survival Spanish for Construction program is designed to give you the Spanish skills you need to communicate more effectively with today's increasing number of Spanish-speaking employees and sub-contractors. Vocabulary for this program was suggested by thousands of construction professionals.

Wordbuilders: the convenient and entertaining way to build a more powerful vocabulary. Each 60-minute audiobook volume within this series features 40 words used in everyday conversation, or in the media and books, but which many people skip, finding these words difficult or even impossible to define or pronounce accurately. Using highly effective mnemonic devices, captivating dramatized vignettes, and a variety of exercises to aid retention, each Wordbuilders program teaches you how to pronounce, define, and use a new selection of common but hard-to-use words.