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Speak Spanish with confidence!Whether you're learning Spanish now at an intermediate level or looking to brush up on your conversational skills, Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Conversation offers a unique and effective way to learn to speak the language fluently and spontaneously. You'll get started on sentence building right away, through extensive exercises that let you practice what you've learned through engaging dialogues using real-life examples. Based on the successful approach of the Practice Makes Perfect series, Spanish Conversation, Premium Fourth Edition is organized around 12 units that present specific conversational functions and common, everyday scenarios-from introducing yourself and starting a conversation to making an appointment and arguing a point. The exclusive language lab app features streaming audio recordings of the dialogs in the book, helping you perfect your pronunciation, and every unit provides the opportunity not simply to converse, but to build and support correct grammar, syntax and word usage.. Proven approach to learning helps you get a handle on Spanish conversation right away, and build on your skills as you go . Extensive practice exercises and exposure to practical and high-frequency vocabulary, as well as an answer key for reference and quick feedback . Includes a section of review exercises to test your understanding of all key themes . Streaming audio recordings of all dialogues in the book, along with the answers to more than 100 exercises, are available via the app. NEW in this premium edition: Enhanced app features including text-to-speech

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A new app and website make this classic Schaum's bestseller better than ever-like having your own virtual tutor!Rigorous review and practice outside the classroom is essential to excelling in your beginning chemistry class-and on your exams. You'll find the powerful, all-in-one study tool you need in this edition of Schaum's Outline of Beginning Chemistry. Thoroughly updated to meet the emphasis in current courses, it works as a supplement to your textbooks, a go-to chemistry reference, and practice guide to give you the confidence, skills, and knowledge you need to succeed.Trusted by more than 40 million students to help them excel in the classroom and on exams, Schaum's Outlines cover course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format, and provide access to detailed videos featuring course instructors explaining the most commonly tested concepts. Schaum's Outline of Beginning Chemistry, Fifth Edition, includes:Access to a NEW Schaum's app and website673 fully solved problems16 detailed problem-solving videos onlineSupport material for all major textbooks for high school chemistry, general chemistry, and beginning chemistryCoverage of all beginning chemistry concepts, including atomic masses, chemical bonding, inorganic nomenclature, essential equations, stoiciometry, kinetic molecular theory, organic chemistry, nuclear reactions, and much more

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Solve the mysteries of French past-tense verbsPractice Makes Perfect: French Past-Tense Verbs Up Close puts the spotlight on this tricky grammar trouble spot. It boasts plenty of opportunities for practicing your language skills, as well as extensive examples based on a conversational style that will keep you engaged. The book also features a unique answer key that gives you more than just a listing of correct answers; it clues you in on the "why" behind them.

Add weight to your French verb choices without breaking your back(pack)!In one compact package, The Concise Blue Pocket Book of French Verbs provides 333 of the most important verbs in French in full conjugated form. Each verb is illustrated by example sentences, showing the verb in action. The top 33 verbs are broken down into groups according to key meanings, use with prepositions, and key idiomatic expressions. In addition, the Verb Index links over 2,300 verbs to the verb conjugations.Online you will find a companion website that provides you with extensive bonus content--more than 100 exercises that give you a dynamic way to build your mastery of the French verb system. FeaturesA diagnostic testAudio exercises to improve your listening comprehensionAdditional exercises that focus on your idiomatic usage of verbsAudio recordings of example sentences to show the Top 30 verbs is useTraditional verb conjugations combined with online exercises + audioTopics include: French Tense Profiles; 333 Fully Conjugated Verbs; English-French Verb Index; Irregular Verb Form Index; French Verb Index

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The inside scoop on the biggest headline-grabbing scandals in 100 years of Hollywood history Which '50s and '60s silver screen he-man preferred them blond, buff, and mustachioed? Against which hot-tempered movie tough guy did Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss take out an order of protection? What was Joan "Mommie Dearest" Crawford's preferred method of keeping son Christopher out of sight during dinner parties? For as long as there have been big Hollywood stars there have been explosive Hollywood scandals: From the Fatty Arbuckle rape case to the puzzling death of Thelma Todd, from Lana Turner and the fatal knifing of mobster Johnny Stompanato to Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini's forbidden love, the passage of years has done nothing to dull their ability to captivate us. In The Hollywood Book of Scandals, bestselling showbiz author James Robert Parish takes us inside thirty-two of the most amazing scandals in Tinseltown history. Going beyond the tabloids and the entertainment news, Parish unfolds the fascinating accounts of the men and women behind the glamorous public images, recounting where they came from, how they rose to the top, and how they got into sensational trouble. You'll get the deep dish on: Silent film star Wallace Reid's tragic death from drug addiction Errol Flynn's statutory rape trial Loretta Young and Clark Gable's secret love child Liz Taylor's seduction of crooner Eddie Fisher Judy Garland's pathetic public meltdown Bob Crane's baffling death The X-rated Rob Lowe sex video The killing of rapper Tupac Shakur Winona Ryder's infamous shoplifting spree and trial The Robert Blake murder trial

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Have you always wanted to speak German like a native? Containing 15 humorous, down-to-earth dialogues, Streetwise German contains the colloquial language and slang that will make you sound authentic. Exercises and brief grammar notes help you practice what you have learned. At last, a way to learn the German you won't hear in class!