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Book Synopsis“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.”   Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as perfect as the moon. With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.... A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.Trade Review“[The Pearl] has the distinction and sincerity that are evident in everything he writes.”—The New Yorker“Form is the most important thing about him. It is at its best in this work.” —Commonweal “[Steinbeck has] long trained his prose style for such a task as this: that supple unstrained, muscular power, responsive to the slightest pull of the reins.”—Chicago Sunday Times

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Book SynopsisThis anthology fills a gap which has been widely felt. It gives students - at sixth-form, undergraduate or junior graduate level - 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. The extracts range from the second century BC to the fifth century AD: Cato the Censor, C. Gracchus, and the annalists; Cicero (oratory, letters, philosophical treatises); the historians (Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus); non-historical prose (Seneca, Vitruvius, Pliny, Apuleius, Tertullian); and finally some early Patristic texts and extracts from the Vulgate.Trade ReviewA rich and varied selection, representing all the major periods and styles of classical Latin prose literature from the beginnings to the fifth century AD ... The volume is attractive to read, and I suspect that not only students, for whom it is primarily intended, but also professional scholars, will enjoy browsing in it. * Classical Review *The qualifications and skill of the editor are without question, and he has produced a very useful and informative anthology of ninety-six selections beginning with Cato's defense of the Rhodians and ending with a marvelously mannered description of Theodoric, King of the Goths, by Sidonius Apollinaris. The book is well laid out and produced with care. Even minor flaws are rare, and the physical appearance is not only attractive but assists the reader in understanding the text. * Charles Fuqua, Williams College, New England Classical Newsletter & Journal, Volume XIX, February 1992, Number 3 *I think that the work succeeds admirably ... a very sensitive survey of a broad range of Roman attitudes and culture. Russell's command of the different authors and their styles is the strongest aspect of the book. The intelligence and discernment of the author are evident on every page. The book conveys a good sense of the diversity of Latin prose, and the selections can be compared with one another in a number of significant ways. Russell's anthology is welcome, and it should prove an excellent guide to an area of classical studies that is all too frequently neglected ... an excellent introductory survey ... it is going to teach the students a great deal about a variety of important literary forms and figures. * Charles Fuqua, Williams College, New England Classical Newsletter and Journal, Volume XIX, February 1992, Number 3 *This is another sturdy and scholarly work from the Oxford University Press, from which we have come to expect the very best in Latin texts. It should prove useful and long-lived. * Sue Chaney Gilmore, Hillsboro High School, Nashville, Classical World *a representative and varied picture of the development of the literary prose of the Romans ...this anthology can certainly be qualified as a very useful and richly variegated one ... Texts that show a wide range of tones and levels - serious and moralising or humorous and amusing, very technical and complicated next to fairly general and simple - have been brought together in a well-balanced way ... the numerous references to the list of secondary reading given in the Bibliography make the book very accessible and undoubtedly add to its usefulness. * J.H. Brouwers, Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen, Mnemosyne, Vol. XLVII, Fasc. 3 (1994) *

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive language text about the evolution of Spanish, from its Latin roots to modern Spanish, that is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It provides an overview of the birth, formation, and development of the Spanish language in a clear and systematic way and includes exercises and illustrative texts.Trade Review"It is extremely well organized . . . and it presents its material accurately and in a style that makes the work easy to engage. It looks to be an excellent teaching tool."—Vincent Barletta, Stanford University -- Vincent Barletta"The author is offering a product that will be of great help to the teaching of this complex discipline."—Manuel J. Gutiérrez, University of Houston -- Manuel J. Gutiérrez

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Book SynopsisMaking the leap from the basics of biblical Greek to its real-life application can be a frustrating challenge for students of intermediate Greek. A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek was developed to make the transition easier.It takes beginning exegetes from simple to progressively more difficult biblical texts. Students can now learn New Testament Greek the way they would any other language: through a graded program. A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek applies an inductive method to learning intermediate Greek grammar. It provides a workable introduction to exegesis, word studies, and developing a large vocabulary; and it assists the student in preparing for class, allowing classroom time to be put to its most effective use. Twenty Greek passages are presented in graded order. Difficult and unfamiliar grammatical constructions are explained. All words that occur fewer than 20 times in the New Testament are defined.

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Book SynopsisA collection of reissued stories with simple vocabulary featuring Dick, Jane, and other familiar characters.

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Book SynopsisIt's summer, and Claudia wants to get a part-time job so she can buy a laptop computer. Instead, her mother takes her to Florida to see her cousins and her aunt. At first, Claudia isn't happy there. Then one day, Claudia and her cousin Leo have an adventure at the beach. It gives them a great idea on how to help the environment. This reader is about 2,200 words long.

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Book SynopsisConsisting of 18 lessons on diverse, stimulating topics such as Korean traditions, culture and society, this textbook is designed for use by students who have completed the fourth-year level in Korean (approximately 500 class hours) or the equivalent. Each lesson consists of six sections.

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