About this product: The second in a series, this 61 minute CD Audiobook includes seven multicultural folktales, selected from Universal Press Syndicate's worldwide popular newspaper feature Tell Me A Story by Amy Friedman. Readings are by some of stage and screen's most luminous performers, and each story is accompanied by music by composer Laura Hall. Stories from Africa, China, Australia, East India, Canada, North America and Central America.
About this product: With these Audio CDs you will work on natural conversations with our unique Active Sensory ComprehensionTM method. You will learn your new language both effectively and efficiently. You will develop your listening skills. For reference, we give you a booklet with the transcripts and the translations, with our color-coding system to help you pronounce the words and sentences the way you will hear them pronounced in real life conversations. This step by step approach to the language will help you understand French, like no other method, early in your studies. If you enter a conversation in French without any training to listen to it, you will not be able to get what is coming back to you. On the other hand, even if you feel hesitant to speak French, you can have a conversation saying yes or no , as long as you understand the other person. With these CDs you will start to understand and speak the language as spoken in the real world. If you are a true beginner, you might want to complement your work with our SmartFrench, Introduction to French, Vol.1 and SmartFrench, Introduction to French, Vol.2 in order to work on the basic vocabulary, conjugation and grammar. Learning French requests that you learn to speak French and that you learn to understand it. Vol.1 and Vol.2 will teach you to speak and these CDs will teach you to understand and be understood as you will develop strong listening skills. The best is to practice both exercises simultaneously.
In addition, if what you want to know is just a few sentences to get by for your next trip to France, you need our SmartFrench for Travelers book. We hope you will enjoy learning French with SmartFrench.
About this product: A spirited reading of the third volume in this history series that brings to life the stories and records of the peoples of the past. This audio edition may be used along with the print book, as a supplement to a traditional history curriculum, or independently. 9 audio CDs.
The first gift book from the world's #1 selling Christmas music artist!
Musician Chip Davis has created lovely prose with his personal and intimate reflections on five simple joys of the Christmas season: the joy of family, the joy of friendship, the joy of giving, the joy of music, and the joy experienced in a special Baby. Each section is decorated with beautiful, full-color traditional and contemporary imagery of the season and with seasonal verse and quotes to touch the reader's heart and imagination. The millions of Mannheim Steamroller fans will love this new way to experience and share with others the joys of Christmas.
Mannheim Steamroller fast facts:
25 million Christmas albums sold (Elvis Presley is 2nd with 17 million)
16 gold records, 7 platinum records, 4 multi-platinum records
5 million albums from the Fresh Aire series
One of the top 50 selling artists since the inception of SoundScan in 1991
About this product: Continuing the unique "CD Packaging Kit format", this season we introduce two all-new designs suitable for a variety of occasions. With these handy DIY kits turning CD creations - music compilations or digital photo albums - into personalized gifts is easy and fun. It includes: 25 CD labels (5 designs repeating); 25 CD sleeves/envelopes (5 designs repeating); over 60 stickers (including 25 envelope closure stickers); and, mounting station for easy application of labels to discs.
About this product: This continuation builds on the material in the earlier book, allowing users to expand their familiarity with Mandarin Chinese. The new audio CD feature is especially helpful to learning and understanding the language as spoken. The ten lessons, although similar in structure to those in the earlier volume, provide a stronger emphasis on grammar and vocabulary. The glossary features vocabulary lists from both volumes.
Finally overcome that major obstacle stopping you from learning Greek--comprehending its alphabet! Here in Your First 100 Words in Greek you are introduced to its alphabet and basic vocabulary in easy-to-remember bites. Each word includes its pronunciation, English meaning, and an illustration, so you can visualize a word and remember what it means!
Get started on the path to Greek proficiency and:
Learn 100 words in eight basic topics--around the house, animals, around town, clothes, opposites, and more
Use Scriptbreaker Tips to help you crack the code as you read Greek words
Speak Greek confidently with help from the pronunciation guide and native speakers on audio CD
Sharpen your knowledge of Greek words, meanings, and pronunciations through audio games and tear-out flashcards
Practice new expressions introduced on the audio CD
Take the first step to reading and speaking in a new language with Your First 100 Words in Greek.
About this product: This highly sought after program with an international following provides thorough instruction on the intonation, stress, rhythm, and the sounds that work together to give American English its distinct "accent".
Produced by a speech-language pathologist with expertise at training all components of American English speech, this program imparts a wealth of insights and techniques, accompanied by clear graphics.
This new edition includes 8 CDs featuring a variety of male and female voices, and more conversational exercises. Interactive exercises use everyday language of social-casual to professional-business-technical situations.
The American Accent Guide is highly relevant to speakers of all language backgrounds who want to attain mastery on all aspects of English as commonly spoken in North America.
About this product: Most people learn to speak french but not how to speak it. At the intermediate level, they still have difficulties to understand the language and they cannot be understood. These Audio CDs will develop your listening skills at the same time as you progress in your learning. If these CDs are too difficult for you, you need the Beginner level. Maybe you are an intermediate at speaking french but still a beginner at listening to it. If you still need basic tips, you might want to try our SmartFrench, Introduction to French course. And if you just want to say travel sentences, you can use our SmartFrench for Travelers book and downloads.
With this program you will understand French and you will be understood. It's the best choice you can make to achieve fluency fast.
About this product: In American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Second Edition, Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman examine popular music in the United States from its beginnings into the 21st century, offering a comprehensive look at the music, the cultural history of the times, and the connections between them. Using well-chosen examples, insightful commentaries, and an engaging writing style, this text traces the development of jazz, blues, country, rock, Motown, hip-hop, and other popular styles, highlighting the contributions of diverse groups to the creation of distinctly American styles. It combines an in-depth treatment of the music itself--including discussions of stylistic elements and analyses of musical examples--with solid coverage of the music's attendant historical, social, and cultural circumstances. The authors incorporate strong pedagogy including numerous boxed inserts on significant individuals, recordings, and intriguing topics; coverage of early American popular music; and a rich illustration program. Detailed listening charts explain the most important elements of recordings discussed at length in the text. The charts are complemented by two in-text audio CDs and--new to this edition--an iMix published at iTunes, which makes most of the songs immediately available to students and instructors. Features of the Second Edition * Integrates full color throughout * Provides more coverage of women artists, with new material on women in rock 'n' roll in Chapter 8 and a box on Queen Latifah in Chapter 14 * Reorganizes the discussion of post-1970s music: disco is now included with mainstream 70s pop, while hip-hop is treated in two chapters (12 and 14) in order to emphasize its significance and diversity * Adds new material on the recent alternative country music explosion * Includes new developments in music technology in the thoroughly revised concluding chapter * Offers revised and more vivid visual elements, including more than 100 new photos (most in full color) and an illustrated timeline * Provides redesigned listening guides, enhanced by an iMix published at iTunes (accessible at www.oup.com/us/popmusic) * Supplemented by a Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/popmusic (containing both student and instructor resources) and an Instructor's Manual and a Computerized Test Bank on CD * FREE with the purchase of this book: a 6-month subscription to Grove Music Online (www.grovemusic.com)--a $180 value Remarkably accessible, American Popular Music, Second Edition, is ideal for courses in American Popular Music, the History of Popular Music, Popular Music in American Culture, and the History of Rock 'n' Roll. Its welcoming style and warm tone will captivate readers, encouraging them to become more critically aware listeners of popular music.
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