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Aprende Más Inglés: Vocabulario y Expresiones Esenciales    by Daniel Welsch
Price: Free! 9800 words. Language: Spanish. Published on August 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Language Instruction » English as a second language.

Aprende vocabulario, domina el inglés, y avanza tu vida! Este libro enseña unos puntos clave del vocabulario del inglés.
Japanese in Depth vol.5    by International Communication Institute
Price: Free! 8970 words. Language: English. Published on August 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Japanese.

(4.00 from 1 review)
This is vol.5 of the collection of monthly columns contributed to The Daily Yomiuri, Japan's nationwide English newspaper. It amusingly illustrates how mindsets are different between English and Japanese. It's an eye opener for English as well as Japanese.
Japanese in Depth vol.4    by International Communication Institute
Price: Free! 8880 words. Language: English. Published on June 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Japanese.

(5.00 from 1 review)
This is vol.4 of the collection of monthly columns contributed to The Daily Yomiuri, Japan's nationwide English newspaper. It amusingly illustrates how mindsets are different between English and Japanese. It's an eye opener for English as well as Japanese.
Raising Bilingual Children: Tips and Experiences from a Mandarin Tiger Mom    by Vickie Tsui
Price: Free! 5230 words. Language: English. Published on June 17, 2012. Nonfiction » Parenting » Verbal skills.

A mother describes her personal experiences and tips to raising children bilingual in Chinese and English. The "Mandarin tiger mom" title comes from her passion and strict discipline in raising her sons to speak Mandarin while growing up in the United States with an all-American father. Of course, not everything is ideal, and the book also describes challenges she has faced.
Never Forget Hiragana and Katakana    by Jonathan Heddle
Price: Free! 4920 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Japanese.

this book is the for the never forget kanji series aimed at helping students to memorize the full set of japanese kanji required for fluency in everyday life. the focus here is the hiragana and katakana, the japanese phonetic syllabaries which must be learned before kanji can be understood. as in the kanji volumes, a unique and fun mnemonic system is used to aid memorization.
Macro-English    by Ira P. Boone
Price: Free! 2710 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Language Instruction » English as a second language.

Few people realize there is a special, important technique of studying grammar: to look for the reasons behind the rules. The author suggests that learning English is a process of mind-training, A learning should approach English as an active thinker, not a thoughtless reader.
Japanese in Depth vol.3    by International Communication Institute
Price: Free! 9090 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Japanese.

(3.00 from 1 review)
This is vol.3 of the collection of monthly columns contributed to The Daily Yomiuri, Japan's nationwide English newspaper. It amusingly illustrates how mindsets are different between English and Japanese. It's an eye opener for English as well as Japanese.
A Few Common English Mistakes Made by Native Czech Speakers AND How to Fix Them.    by Derek Patterson
Price: Free! 3790 words. Language: English. Published on February 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Language Instruction » English as a second language.

A brief and informal guide to help Czech speakers overcome common errors in English usage and feel more confident in using the language.
乐观是一种生命的动力 (Cheerfulness as a Life Power by Marden in Simplified Chinese Translation)    by Chu Dongwei
Price: Free! 21060 words. Language: Chinese (simplified). Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Mandarin.

This is a Chinese translation of Orison Swett Marden's masterpiece Cheerfulness as a Life Power. Please download the free Gutenberg ebook for a comparative reading in English and Chinese. Potential readers:
Pensa in Italiano! Think in Italian! Carte 1-50    by Antonio Libertino
Price: Free! 3600 words. Language: Italian. Published on January 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Italian.

Think in Italian is a little introduction to the Italian language directly in Italian. As you will notice, by using this book, there are not translations of the sentences in English...Why? Because the goal of this book is to let you Think in Italian as much as possible. Besides, if you understand everything is written thanks to pictures, what do you need translations for?