Middle English Language

Paul was reading a newspaper. Catherine was reading a novel. So begins Room on the Sea, André Aciman's scorching and elegiac love-story about a middle-aged man and woman who meet in the bullpen of jury selection and spend a sultry summer’s week trespassing ever further into each other's hearts. What begins as a flirtation quickly evolves into something deeper, something Paul and Catherine must carry on in secret - and with the understanding that anything more than a casual crush is out of the question.

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J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. And for many years readers would need to be...

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Why is write spelled with a silent “W”? Why does knight contain letters nobody pronounces anymore? And who decided that colonel should sound nothing like it looks? When curious twins Sam and Sally begin asking impossible questions about strange English words, they are visited by the mysterious and eccentric Word Smith — a magical traveler from Dictionary World with wild white hair, glowing spectacles, and a passion for the secret history hidden inside language itself. Together, they journey through time and across centuries of linguistic chaos: into ancient villages where the first ...

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Sometimes the most powerful lessons are whispered… Grace Whitaker has always loved horses, but this summer at Canterbury Stables she begins to discover something deeper—how horses speak without words. Between early mornings at the barn and long rides with her beloved Arabian mare, Angel, Grace starts learning the quiet language of trust. But when a terrified rescue horse named Smoke arrives after surviving a barn fire, and a powerful show jumper named Phoenix struggles under the pressure to perform, Grace realizes that understanding horses isn’t just about riding skill. It’s about ...

Uncover the gripping evolution of human speech in this narrative history that turns linguistics into an epic adventure. Perfect for a curious commute or a lifelong learning journey, this immersive exploration traces our everyday vocabulary back to ancient battlefields and forgotten tribes...

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A searing indictment of Western media that lays bare how the "free press," long tasked with speaking truth to power, instead became a vital part of the machinery that enabled the genocide in Palestine If you’re not writing the truth about crimes against humanity, you’re culpable in them...

Scattered over the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea lie the remnants of failed peace proposals, international summits, secret negotiations, UN resolutions, and state-building efforts. The conventional story is that these well-meaning attempts at peacemaking were repeatedly, perhaps terminally, thwarted by violence. Through a rich interweaving of reportage, historical narrative, and powerful analysis, Nathan Thrall presents a startling counterhistory.

Five languages. One journey. Countless doors opened. Whether you are travelling to Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, or Turkey — or working with communities whose languages you have never studied — this guide puts five essential languages in your pocket: Farsi, Dari, Pashto, Azerbaijani, and Turkish. Together, these languages unlock one of the world's most historically rich and culturally extraordinary travel corridors — from the ancient bazaars of Tehran and the mountain villages of Afghanistan, to the walled city of Baku and the spice markets of Istanbul. The Traveller's Multilingual ...

Cassie doesn't feel at home in her hometown in California. So when her family moves to South Korea, where her parents were born and raised, she thinks life might be easier. But Cassie soon learns she is wrong. Despite being ethnically Korean, there is so much about her that is American— parts...

Listen to everyday words and phrases in Thai, then repeat, practise and refine! A relaxing way to pick up the language. Follow the words using the free booklet, also available at: collinsdictionary.com/resources#3000-words Covers the words you need for modern life in Thailand with topics on home...

Listen to everyday words and phrases in Vietnamese, then repeat, practise and refine! A relaxing way to pick up the language. Follow the words using the free booklet, also available at: collinsdictionary.com/resources#3000-words Covers the words you need for modern life in Vietnam with topics on...