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Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story by Michael Rosen
RRP: $18.85$12.69From minding your Ps and Qs to wondering why X should mark the spot, Alphabetical is a book for everyone who loves words and language. Whether it's how letters are arranged on keyboards or Viking runes, textspeak or zip codes, this book will change the... -
Reading & Writing Japanese: A Workbook for Self-Study: A Beginner's Guide to Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji (Free Online Audio and Downloadable Flash Cards) by Eriko Sato, Ph.D.
RRP: $22.28$14.75The easy way to learn the Japanese writing system! In this beginner's workbook, students of Japanese will learn to read and write the Hiragana and Katakana alphabets, as well as 50 basic Kanji characters. A step-by-step approach moves from tracing... -
The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts by Silvia Ferrara 9781529064780
RRP: $18.85$12.21'Ferrara's book is an introduction to writing as a process of revelation, but it's also a celebration of these things still undeciphered, and many other tantalising mysteries besides.' - The SpectatorThis book tells the story of our greatest invention... -
The Written World: How Literature Shaped History by Martin Puchner 9781783783144
RRP: $17.14$11.49From clay tablets to the printing press. From the pencil to the internet. From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. This is the true story of literature -- of how great texts and technologies have shaped cultures and civilizations and altered human... -
Chinese Characters by James Trapp
RRP: $25.71$17.36The elegant pen-strokes and visual harmony of Chinese writing, known as hanzi, have long been admired in the west. Classical Chinese calligraphy is a popular and valuable art form, and with the increasing economic and cultural power of China, its writing... -
Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy by Ghani Alani 9780764351730
RRP: $39.43$25.82With a photo-rich teaching method that's welcoming to everyone, this introduction helps you use ink and a qalam-a traditional reed pen-to create flowing, timelessly decorative lines of Arabic script. The book begins with the history behind this art that... -
Reading & Writing Farsi (Persian): A Workbook for Self-Study: A Beginner's Guide to the Farsi Script and Language (Free Online Audio & Printable Flash Cards) by Pegah Vil 9780804852890
RRP: $22.28$14.75Learn the basics of the Farsi Language quickly!Reading & Writing Farsi is a self-study guide to the Farsi alphabet for anyone who is just getting started in learning this beautiful language. Author Pegah Vil has helped thousands of English-speaking... -
JLPT Study Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to the JLPT Level N5 Exam (Free MP3 audio recordings and printable extras) by Clayton MacKnight 9784805314586
RRP: $25.71$17.50Don't worry-there's no need to stress about JLPT test prep! As the founder of JLPTBootCamp.com-a test prep website with more than 300,000 annual visitors-Clayton MacKnight has helped tens of thousands of students to pass the JLPT N5 exam. Now, he's... -
Advanced Korean: Includes Sino-Korean Companion Workbook on CD-ROM by Ross King
RRP: $42.87$28.78Advanced Korean offers a complete, systematic, and streamlined third-year course in Korean. It is ideal for university students and adult learners with plentiful reading texts and written exercises, all in Korean Hangul. Concise Korean grammar notes in... -
Greek Script Hacking: The optimal pathway to learn the Greek alphabet by Judith Meyer
RRP: $18.85$12.69Using a unique, tried and tested algorithm, this book teaches you how to quickly and efficiently recognise letters and common words in Greek script. Whether you're travelling and want to understand the words around you, or preparing to learn Greek and... -
Hyphens & Hashtags*: *The Stories behind the symbols on our keyboard by Claire Cock-Starkey
RRP: $22.28$16.52The punctuation marks, mathematical symbols and glyphs which haunt the edges of our keyboards have evolved over many hundreds of years. They shape our understanding of texts, calculations and online interactions. Without these symbols all texts would run... -
Intermediate Tagalog: Learn to Speak Fluent Tagalog (Filipino), the National Language of the Philippines (Free CD-Rom Included) by Joi Barrios 9780804842624
RRP: $29.14$19.79At last, a way to improve your Tagalog!Written by Joi Barrios as the continuation of her best-selling Tagalog for Beginners book, Intermediate Tagalog is the first intermediate-level book designed specifically for people who already speak or understand... -
Russian Alphabet Made Easy: An All-In-One Workbook To Learn How To Read And Write The Russian Script [Audio Included] by Lingo Mastery 9781951949310
RRP: $25.56$18.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951949310Author Lingo MasteryFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Lingo MasteryPublisher Lingo MasteryWeight(grams) 531gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *... -
Basic Mandarin Chinese - Reading & Writing Practice Book: A Workbook for Beginning Learners of Written Chinese (MP3 Audio CD and Printable Flash Cards Included) by Cornelius C. Kubler
RRP: $25.71$17.50This comprehensive Chinese character workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to enhance your Mandarin reading and writing skills dramatically!No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice. Here is a... -
Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe
RRP: $32.57$22.56The Third Edition of this classic account of the inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time - the last great decipherment of an ancient script - revised and brought right up to date with the latest developments. 113... -
Scottish Handwriting 1150-1650: An Introduction to the Reading of Documents by Grant Simpson
RRP: $34.31$24.10Reading original documents is the only way to achieve a sound basis in historical studies and to acquire a true perspective on cultural evolution. Much modern research has been applied to Scotland's history, but until this volume there has been no... -
Master the Hebrew Alphabet: Perfect your calligraphy skills and dominate the Hebraic script by Lang Workbooks 9781691222148
$12.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781691222148Author Lang WorkbooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)... -
Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book Of Basic Japanese Writing by Yauko Mitamura
RRP: $22.30$15.57There are three types of Japanese script-katakana, hiragana, and kanji. It is possible to read Japanese knowing only a limited number of kanji, but it is not possible with only a limited number of katakana or hiragana-one must know all of them. Let's... -
Ukrainian Script Hacking: The optimal pathway to learn the Ukrainian alphabet by Judith Meyer 9781399810906
RRP: $18.85$12.69Using a unique, tried and tested algorithm, this book teaches you how to quickly and efficiently recognise letters and common words in Ukrainian script. Whether you need to quickly be able to read and understand the words around you, or are preparing to... -
Russian Script Hacking: The optimal pathway to learn the Russian alphabet by Judith Meyer
RRP: $17.14$11.66Using a unique, tried and tested algorithm, this book teaches you how to quickly and efficiently recognise letters and common words in Russian script. Whether you're travelling and want to understand the words around you, or preparing to learn Russian... -
Hebrew Script Hacking: The optimal pathway to learn the Hebrew alphabet by Judith Meyer
RRP: $18.85$12.69Using a unique, tried and tested algorithm, this book teaches you how to quickly and efficiently recognise letters and common words in Hebrew script. Whether you're travelling and want to understand the words around you, or preparing to learn Hebrew and... -
Reading & Writing Burmese: A Workbook for Self-Study: Learn to Read, Write and Pronounce Vietnamese Correctly (Online Audio & Printable Flash Cards) by A Zun Mo
RRP: $22.28$14.75The easy and accessible way to learn the Burmese writing system!With this handy guide to the Burmese alphabet, you'll quickly learn how to read, write and pronounce Burmese letters as well as hundreds of useful words and phrases-no prior knowledge... -
The Golden Thread: The Story of Writing by Ewan Clayton
RRP: $25.71$16.81The Golden Thread is an enthralling and accessible history of the cultural miracle that is the written word. It is an invention that has been used to share ideas in every field of human endeavour, and a motor of cultural, scientific and political... -
Inventing the Alphabet: The Origins of Letters from Antiquity to the Present by Johanna Drucker
RRP: $54.89$48.29The first comprehensive intellectual history of alphabet studies. Inventing the Alphabet provides the first account of two-and-a-half millennia of scholarship on the alphabet. Drawing on decades of research, Johanna Drucker dives into sometimes... -
Easy Mandarin Chinese: Learn to Speak Mandarin Chinese Quickly! (CD-ROM Included) by Haohsiang Liao
RRP: $22.28$14.75Concise and user-friendly, Easy Mandarin Chinese is designed for anyone who wants to learn Mandarin Chinese-whether on their own or with a teacher.This language learning book introduces the learner to all the basics of the Chinese language and teaches... -
Learn Japanese with Manga Volume Two: A Self-Study Language Guide (free online audio): Volume 2 by Marc Bernabe
RRP: $25.71$17.50Learn to speak, read and write Japanese quickly using manga comics strips!If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips that make it easy to learn and remember... -
Easy Thai: A Complete Language Course and Pocket Dictionary in One! (Free Companion Online Audio) by Jintana Rattanakhemakorn
RRP: $22.28$14.75Easy Thai is a practical resource that brings the Thai language to learners and travelers everywhere.This invaluable guide introduces all the basics of the language, as well as vocabulary and tips for typical daily conversation. All dialogues are highly... -
Remembering Simplified Hanzi 2: How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Chinese Characters by James W. Heisig 9780824836559
RRP: $49.66$40.76This book is the second of two volumes designed to help students learn the meaning and writing of the 3,000 most frequently used simplified Chinese characters. (A parallel set of volumes has been prepared for traditional characters.) The 1,500 characters... -
Learning Korean: A Language Guide for Beginners: Learn to Speak, Read and Write Korean Quickly! (Free Online Audio & Flashcards) by Julie Damron
RRP: $24.00$14.91Learn to speak, read, and write Korean-with manga illustrations!A complete language guide for beginners, Learning Korean is your gateway to learning the basics of the Korean language, allowing you to engage in practical daily conversations and build your... -
Tuttle Pocket Korean Dictionary: Korean-English, English-Korean by Kyubyong Park
RRP: $15.42$10.63A handy resource for travel, classroom learning and international business!The Tuttle Pocket Korean Dictionary is the most up-to-date pocket Korean dictionary available; It covers the most up-to-date terms and expressions used daily in the Korean... -
The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone by Edward Dolnick 9781501198946
RRP: $34.31$21.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501198946Author Edward DolnickFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster -
Baby Sign Language: For Hearing Babies by Karyn Warburton 9780399532603
RRP: $41.17$29.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399532603Author Karyn WarburtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm) 234mm... -
Verbal Advantage: Ten Steps To A Powerful Vocabulary by Charles Harrington Elster
RRP: $25.71$16.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375709326Author Charles Harrington ElsterFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts by Silvia Ferrara
RRP: $34.31$24.51'Ferrara's book is an introduction to writing as a process of revelation, but it's also a celebration of these things still undeciphered, and many other tantalising mysteries besides.' SpectatorThis book tells the story of our greatest invention. Or, it... -
Basic Indonesian: An Introductory Coursebook (MP3 Audio CD Included) by Stuart Robson
RRP: $32.57$22.56This is a user-friendly and comprehensive beginner Indonesian book and a great way to learn Indonesian.Divided into 28 graded lessons, Basic Indonesian provides fill-in-the-blank exercises, quizzes, word puzzles and question-and-answer practices to... -
Writing Japanese Katakana: An Introductory Japanese Alphabet Workbook by Jim Gleeson
RRP: $17.14$12.20This is an introductory workbook and guide to writing Japanese Katakana.Writing Japanese Katakana has been carefully designed to facilitate the quick and easy mastery of the 46-character katakana alphabet, making it the perfect tool to begin the process... -
Beginning Japanese Workbook by Michael L. Kluemper
RRP: $25.71$16.81Don't let yourself become overwhelmed by the Japanese language! Now there is a way to get the most out of your time spent learning Japanese. This companion workbook to Beginning Japanese is the perfect guide for practicing basic conversational Japanese... -
Basic Japanese: Learn to Speak Japanese in 10 Easy Lessons by Samuel E. Martin
RRP: $29.14$20.48Learn to speak Japanese in 10 easy lessons-with manga illustrations, engaging exercises, and practical conversations!This bestselling Japanese textbook is a user-friendly guide for beginners designed for use either in a classroom or self-study. With an... -
The Print and Cursive Handwriting Workbook: 35 Lessons to Improve Your Penmanship by Sally Sanders
RRP: $24.00$17.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641524179Author Sally SandersFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 213mm... -
Mini Japanese Dictionary: Japanese-English, English-Japanese: Fully Romanized by Yuki Shimada
RRP: $10.27$7.65Mini Japanese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Japanese pocket dictionary available. This dictionary is completely up-to-date with the latest vocabulary for IT, smartphones and social media. It is the perfect dictionary to take with you when you travel...