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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 — 13,488 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)
by (shelved 113 times as languages)
avg rating 3.66 — 5,848 ratings — published 2014
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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)
by (shelved 80 times as languages)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,528 ratings — published 2010
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Wheelock's Latin Wheelock's Latin (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as languages)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,813 ratings — published 1956
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as languages)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,650 ratings — published 1994
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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as languages)
avg rating 3.91 — 44,663 ratings — published 1990
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Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 71 times as languages)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,745 ratings — published 2014
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Polyglot: How I Learn Languages Polyglot: How I Learn Languages (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as languages)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,512 ratings — published 1970
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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as languages)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,120 ratings — published 2005
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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)
by (shelved 55 times as languages)
avg rating 3.54 — 1,488 ratings — published 2012
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as languages)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,724 ratings — published 2003
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Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as languages)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,273 ratings — published 2018
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as languages)
avg rating 4.23 — 12,710 ratings — published 2011
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Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Pars I: Familia Romana Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Pars I: Familia Romana (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as languages)
avg rating 4.60 — 1,098 ratings — published 1996
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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)
by (shelved 43 times as languages)
avg rating 4.16 — 399 ratings — published 1943
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The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as languages)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,116 ratings — published 2005
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as languages)
avg rating 4.13 — 507,112 ratings — published 2022
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as languages)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,538,140 ratings — published 1943
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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 — 1,820 ratings — published 1999
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The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as languages)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,062 ratings — published 2015
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Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,842 ratings — published 1993
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as languages)
avg rating 3.77 — 2,813 ratings — published 2011
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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)
by (shelved 33 times as languages)
avg rating 4.19 — 471 ratings — published 1996
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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)
by (shelved 31 times as languages)
avg rating 3.81 — 871 ratings — published 1991
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In Other Words In Other Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as languages)
avg rating 3.75 — 15,942 ratings — published 2015
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The Elements of Style The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 87,642 ratings — published 1918
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as languages)
avg rating 4.04 — 12,682 ratings — published 2019
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English Grammar in Use With Answers: Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students English Grammar in Use With Answers: Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as languages)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,987 ratings — published 1985
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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)
by (shelved 28 times as languages)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,549 ratings — published 2015
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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as languages)
avg rating 3.91 — 11,250 ratings — published 2007
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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)
by (shelved 26 times as languages)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,027 ratings — published 1953
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Short Stories in French for Beginners Short Stories in French for Beginners (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,316 ratings — published
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as languages)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,235 ratings — published 2008
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as languages)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,601,700 ratings — published 1997
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501 French Verbs (Barron's 501 French Verbs) 501 French Verbs (Barron's 501 French Verbs)
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avg rating 4.26 — 655 ratings — published 2003
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Mastering Arabic: The Complete Course for Beginners Mastering Arabic: The Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as languages)
avg rating 4.08 — 196 ratings — published 1990
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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)
by (shelved 23 times as languages)
avg rating 4.36 — 887 ratings — published 2006
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The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as languages)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,755 ratings — published 1974
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Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as languages)
avg rating 3.78 — 469 ratings — published 1984
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The Story of French The Story of French (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as languages)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,012 ratings — published 2002
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The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as languages)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,172 ratings — published 2003
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Language Families of the World Language Families of the World (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 19 times as languages)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,012 ratings — published 2019
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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as languages)
avg rating 4.18 — 9,401 ratings — published 2017
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Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as languages)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,087 ratings — published 2014
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Maher Asaad Baker
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