National Language

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires Chiamaka is a...

Johann Gottfried von Herder Explained: Culture, Language, National Identity, Folk Traditions, and Human Diversity introduces a thinker who changed how modern readers understand language, culture, history, and collective identity. Herder rejected abstract accounts of human beings detached from place, memory, and inherited ways of life. He argued that people become who they are within languages, communities, and historical settings. This book presents those arguments in plain terms and shows why they still matter for readers trying to make sense of nationalism, cultural difference, historical...

The Cakchiquel man became indignant when Cam offered him a tract in Spanish. "Do you have one in Cakchiquel?" he asked. "There are none, I'm sorry," replied Cam. "Well," retorted the man, "if your God is so great, why can't he speak my language?" In one decisive moment, Cameron Townsend...

Hail Mary, Sports Widows! Get off the bench and into the game with a relationship kick off that will lead you straight into the end zone. In less than an hour, you can learn all the football basics you need to help you connect with your favorite guy.

Deep in the swamps of Florida, a grieving park ranger forms a friendship with a mysterious recluse—and uncovers long-rumored secrets about a plant that raises the dead. Once ambitious and spontaneous, all park ranger Miranda wants after losing her best friend is stillness. Her new job at...

Here is the remarkable story of how this humble language took vigorous root in Eastern European shtetls and in the Jewish quarters of cities across Europe; how it achieved a rich literary flowering between the wars in Europe and America; how it was rejected by emancipated Jews; and how it fell victim to the Holocaust. And also how, in yet another twist of destiny, Yiddish today is becoming the darling of academia. Yiddish is a history as story; a tale of flesh-and-blood people with manic humor.

For over a thousand years, the Swahili civilization stood at the crossroads of Africa and the Indian Ocean world. Along the eastern coast of Africa, the Swahili people built wealthy trading cities, sailed across vast maritime networks, spread one of Africa’s most influential languages, and created a culture shaped by Africa, Islam, Arabia, Persia, India, and global commerce. But who exactly are the Swahili? Are they a people, a tribe, a civilization, or simply speakers of a language? In THE SWAHILI PEOPLE, Frederick Amakom explores the remarkable rise of one of Africa’s most ...

A fascinating history of American profanity that traces how taboo language has shaped US politics, religion, and pop culture, and how it has evolved into an expression of power and rebellion. For four hundred years, Americans have been told to watch their language. For four hundred years, they...

Are you tired of all the animosity and vitriol that fill our society at every mention of politics or religion dividing us into two hostile camps on every possible side? So are we! We’re looking for others who want to change the dialogue from the rhetoric of polarizing animosity that is destroying the social fabric of our nation to a language of healing, where honest differences don’t have to destroy friendships. Then we can seek a broader common ground through mutual respect and compassion.

Discover the astonishing linguistic universe of Papua New Guinea, the world's most linguistically diverse nation with 840 living languages. One Nation, 840 Voices: The Astonishing Linguistic Universe of Papua New Guinea explores the origins of this extraordinary diversity, the role of geography and tribal identity in shaping languages, the rise of Tok Pisin as a unifying force, and the rich oral traditions that preserve centuries of knowledge. Learn how these languages reveal insights into human migration, culture, cognition, and the evolution of communication. This fascinating nonfiction ...

Reneé Drummond-Brown’s poetry collection, Beauty Lies Within the Eye of The Haiku Beholder, captures and honors the unique elegance of Japanese eyes. Long celebrated in traditional art, classic portraiture, and modern photography, these expressive forms, delicate epicanthic folds, and gentle gazes hold timeless power. Through vivid verse, Drummond-Brown explores how deep colors, distinctive patterns, and strong expressions conceal ancient secrets, drawing readers into a stunning and enigmatic beauty that cannot be denied.

Haiku Anyone? Poetry Book, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown, covers natural occurrences in nature, animals and moments in time. Some common themes throughout the book focus on ethical impressions: love, loss and landscapes in poetic art form of “precept upon precept” capturing the haikus simplistic and direct expressions.

In this groundbreaking study, P. C. Anderson tackles one of Genesis’s most debated episodes—the confusion of languages at Babel (Genesis 11:1–9)—with a level of clarity, rigor, and transparency rarely applied to the subject. Rather than rehearsing familiar theories or relying on impressions, this book evaluates the six major responsible interpretations through a nine‑variable, text‑driven rubric built directly from the Hebrew narrative, its literary placement, ancient Near Eastern background, canonical theology, and pastoral function. Across the book’s chapters, readers will ...

Read Between the Lines Poetry Book, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown, depicts precept upon precept, line upon line, little here and a little there, stroke by stroke, mark by mark, ink by ink, stripe by stripe, link by link, stain by stain, and blood by blood.

"On a Lark": Idiom, meaning to do something on a whim or just for fun.African American savant Lark Chambers is young, beautiful and brilliant, an interpreter formerly trained by the United Nations. Fluent in seven languages, she's at the top of her game at Linguistics, Interpreting, Sign and Translation (LIST), the company that assigns her to Dario DiRossi, a multi-billion dollar textile heir, and currently her devastatingly handsome boss. DiRossi is no threat to her self control, however. As a product of the foster care system, Lark doesn't know the first thing about getting close enough ...

What if the story of a nation could change the way you see your own? From the silent footsteps of the first Americans crossing a frozen land bridge, to the thunder of revolution echoing through the streets of Mexico City, Becoming Mexico is a sweeping, soul-stirring journey through the heart of a country that refuses to be forgotten. ✔ Uncover the secrets buried beneath ancient temples and colonial cathedrals ✔ Witness the rise and fall of empires, from the Aztecs to the Spanish Crown ✔ Feel the fire of rebellion, the ache of betrayal, and the triumph of identity reclaimed This is not...

A finance-literate walkthrough of federal spending, deficits, the debt ceiling, Treasury auctions, reserve currency status, debt to GDP, trade balances, and the interaction of fiscal and monetary policy for readers who want plain mechanism over cable-news framing. The federal budget shapes daily life, and almost none of it is explained clearly on a screen or a phone. This book walks you through the mechanism, in plain language, without political spin. You will see how the pieces connect, what each headline actually measures, and how to read the next alert like a claim you can check instead ...

For millennia, trees have offered renewal and inspiration. They have provided for humanity on every level, from spiritual sanctuary to the raw material for our homes, books, and food. In this beautiful and revealing book, National Geographic illuminates exactly how trees influence the life of planet Earth—from our personal lives to the weather cycle. Essays tell the stories of the world's most remarkable trees, from Tane Mahura in New Zealand, the ancient Maori "lord of the forest," to Pando, a single aspen spreading over 100 acres: Earth's largest living thing.

Brought to you by Penguin. Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasion Includes an updated chapter of poems to bring you hope and happiness this year A POEM CAN . . . Comfort ·...

What the World Needs Now is Poems Sweet Poems Anthology, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown and mutually respected writers from across the globe who pen philosophical writings saturated in worldviews relating to: culture, subculture, principles, language, struggle, freedom, equality, inequality and war and peace. It has been said that poetry imitates life, therefore this Anthology gives the reader something of old, something new, something borrowed and ‘sum sho-nuff poetic blues.