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Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13,760 ratings — published 2014
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Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 5,891 ratings — published 2014
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Polyglot: How I Learn Languages Polyglot: How I Learn Languages (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,569 ratings — published 1970
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Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,827 ratings — published 1999
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Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.60 — 1,564 ratings — published 2015
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In Other Words In Other Words (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 16,204 ratings — published 2015
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Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Pars I: Familia Romana Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Pars I: Familia Romana (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.61 — 1,126 ratings — published 1996
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Café in Berlin Café in Berlin (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,624 ratings — published 2013
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The Loom of Language: An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages The Loom of Language: An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 405 ratings — published 1943
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Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 889 ratings — published 1977
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Talk To Me In Korean - Level 1 (Talk To Me In Korean Textbook #1) Talk To Me In Korean - Level 1 (Talk To Me In Korean Textbook #1)
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avg rating 4.56 — 660 ratings — published 2012
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How Languages are Learned How Languages are Learned (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,294 ratings — published 1993
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Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.54 — 1,497 ratings — published 2012
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How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 874 ratings — published 1991
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Wheelock's Latin Wheelock's Latin (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,826 ratings — published 1956
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 2,610,679 ratings — published 1943
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GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, Vol. II GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, Vol. II (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 704 ratings — published 1999
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How to Speak Any Language Fluently: Fun, stimulating and effective methods to help anyone learn languages faster How to Speak Any Language Fluently: Fun, stimulating and effective methods to help anyone learn languages faster (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.84 — 502 ratings — published 2017
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Short Stories in Italian for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Italian the fun way! (Readers Vol. 1) (Italian Edition) Short Stories in Italian for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Italian the fun way! (Readers Vol. 1) (Italian Edition)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,097 ratings — published 2015
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Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 893 ratings — published 2006
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Short Stories in German for Beginners Short Stories in German for Beginners (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 1,157 ratings — published 2018
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Integrated Korean: Beginning 1 Integrated Korean: Beginning 1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 252 ratings — published
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,820,479 ratings — published 1997
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Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition (Language Teaching Methodology Series) Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition (Language Teaching Methodology Series)
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avg rating 4.23 — 236 ratings — published 1982
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Talk To Me In Korean Workbook Level 1 Talk To Me In Korean Workbook Level 1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.54 — 298 ratings — published 2013
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Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Book I Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Book I (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 437 ratings — published 1990
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Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Spanish the fun way! (Readers nº 1) Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Spanish the fun way! (Readers nº 1)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,799 ratings — published
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Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I - Workbook Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I - Workbook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 542 ratings — published 1999
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Korean Grammar in Use - Beginning Korean Grammar in Use - Beginning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.49 — 274 ratings — published 2010
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French for Reading French for Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 177 ratings — published 1968
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The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 473 ratings — published 1996
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Short Stories in Russian for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Russian the fun way! (Readers) Short Stories in Russian for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Russian the fun way! (Readers)
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avg rating 3.99 — 313 ratings — published
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The Linguist: A Personal Guide to Language Learning The Linguist: A Personal Guide to Language Learning (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.47 — 206 ratings — published 2003
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Learn German With Stories: Ferien in Frankfurt - 10 German Short Stories for Beginners (Dino lernt Deutsch 2) Learn German With Stories: Ferien in Frankfurt - 10 German Short Stories for Beginners (Dino lernt Deutsch 2)
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avg rating 4.30 — 1,275 ratings — published 2013
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Japanese from Zero! 2: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (Japanese Edition) Japanese from Zero! 2: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (Japanese Edition)
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avg rating 4.40 — 244 ratings — published 2006
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Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 7,698 ratings — published 2010
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Learning Chinese Characters Learning Chinese Characters (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 190 ratings — published 2007
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The Way of the Linguist: A Language Learning Odyssey The Way of the Linguist: A Language Learning Odyssey (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 279 ratings — published 2005
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Short Stories in French for Beginners Short Stories in French for Beginners (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,397 ratings — published
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My First 500 Korean Words My First 500 Korean Words (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.52 — 132 ratings — published
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Japanese Stories for Language Learners: Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English (Online Audio Included) Japanese Stories for Language Learners: Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English (Online Audio Included)
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avg rating 3.98 — 174 ratings — published
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Colloquia Personarum (Lingua Latina per se Illustrata) Colloquia Personarum (Lingua Latina per se Illustrata)
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avg rating 4.45 — 257 ratings — published 1994
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Learn German with Stories: Momente in München – 10 Short Stories for Beginners (Dino lernt Deutsch - Simple German Short Stories For Beginners 4) Learn German with Stories: Momente in München – 10 Short Stories for Beginners (Dino lernt Deutsch - Simple German Short Stories For Beginners 4)
by (shelved 8 times as language-learning)
avg rating 4.33 — 728 ratings — published 2014
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How to Learn a Foreign Language How to Learn a Foreign Language (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.91 — 486 ratings — published 2013
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 22,760 ratings — published 1994
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Short Stories in German for Intermediate Learners Short Stories in German for Intermediate Learners (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 307 ratings — published 2021
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Standard Course HSK 1 - HSK标准教程 (附光盘1) Standard Course HSK 1 - HSK标准教程 (附光盘1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 197 ratings — published 2014
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A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar 日本語基本文法辞典 (Japanese Grammar Dictionary #1) A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar 日本語基本文法辞典 (Japanese Grammar Dictionary #1)
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avg rating 4.66 — 462 ratings — published 1989
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Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,057 ratings — published 1953
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The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 650 ratings — published 1993
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Abhijit Naskar
“Whether you're native or foreign to a language isn't determined by blood, it's determined by whether you have to translate it in your head from another language.

Nativity of language has nothing to do with literacy or grammatical accuracy - any language that comes to you naturally, any language that bypasses the translation circuits of your brain, and forms spontaneous speech, albeit flawed, is your native language.”
Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth

Abhijit Naskar
“Language is a paradox, by ambition it is expansive, but by neurology it is restrictive, and language tied to ideology, is downright decrepit.”
Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

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