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1	Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus's Words more books like this by Neil Douglas-Klotz, Matthew Fox (Foreword by) add to wishlist Reinterpreting the Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes from the vantage of Middle Eastern mysticism, Douglas-Klotz offers a radical new translation of the words of Jesus Christ that reveals a mystical, feminist, cosmic Christ. see all copies from $2.20! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
2	Just Say NU: Yiddish for Every Occasion (When English Just Won't Do) more books like this by Michael Wex (Read by) add to wishlist From the author of the hilarious bestseller "Born to Kvetch" comes an indispensable guide to the Yiddish language. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: How a Chinese Poem is Translated more books like this by Eliot Weinberger, Octavio Paz (Photographer) add to wishlist This title features nineteen different translations of a single poem with comments on each version by Eliot Weinberger and an introduction contributed by Octavio Paz. see all copies from $3.17! new only from $7.29! \| first editions \| SVS
4	In Search of the Source: A First Encounter with God's Word more books like this by Neil T Anderson, Hyatt Moore, Larry R Libby (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95!
5	French for Le Snob: Adding Panache to Your Everyday Conversations more books like this by Yvette Reche add to wishlist Designed to enable quick-witted English speakers to use the many French loanwords of the English vocabulary with an impeccable French pronunciation, this book details and defines approximately 2,500 French terms that have become a part of the English lexicon. Written for sophisticated English speakers who enjoy being in the limelight as they ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $4.99!
6	Cryptanalysis more books like this by Helen Fouche Gaines add to wishlist Thorough, systematic introduction to serious cryptography, especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution used by experts. Simple and advanced methods. 166 specimens to solve -- with solutions. see all copies from $3.59! new only from $5.42! \| SVS
7	When Red Is Black more books like this by Qiu Xiaolong add to wishlist "[Qiu] has moved from the poetic, exotic milieu of his first book (although plenty of elements remain) into a tougher, wider, probably more commercial and modern version of China as seen by America."--"Chicago Tribune." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Translation Studies Reader more books like this by Lawrence Venuti (Editor) add to wishlist In this, the first comprehensive reader in translation studies, Lawrence Venuti guides the reader through the varying approaches to translation studies in the latter half of the twentieth century. Chronologically ordered and divided into clear sections, Venuti has gathered key essays, articles and book extracts together in one definitive volume, ... see all copies from $34.73! new only from $43.23! \| SVS
9	En Otras Palabras: Perfeccionamiento del Espanol Por Medio de la Traduccion more books like this by Patricia V Lunn, Ernest J Lunsford add to wishlist Students in advanced Spanish courses come from many backgrounds, but they share a desire to use the language. Translation (traduccion), as used in "En otras palabras", is an activity that combines the intellectual with the practical: in order to produce an acceptable translation, students must focus their attention on lexical and grammatical ... see all copies from $15.39! new only from $15.39! \| SVS
10	Le Ton Beau de Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language more books like this by Douglas R Hofstadter add to wishlist Douglas Hofstadterauthor of the Pulitzer Prizewinner Gdel, Escher, Bach and a select group of translators, as well as three computer programs, translate a short poem by sixteenth-century French poet Clment Marot from its native tongue into English. In analyzing these translations, each distinct and delightful in its own right, translation becomes ... see all copies from $2.92! new only from $4.91! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications more books like this by Jeremy Munday add to wishlist This introductory textbook provides an accessible overview of the key contributions to translation theory. Munday explores each theory chapter-by-chapter and tests the different approaches by applying them to texts. The texts discussed are taken from a broad range of languages - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and ... see all copies from $28.27! new only from $28.27! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Bilingual Courtroom: Court Interpreters in the Judicial Process more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Susan Berk-Seligson add to wishlist Drawing on more than 100 hours of taped recordings of Spanish/English court proceedings in federal, state and municipal courts this volume presents a systematic study of court interpreters and raises some alarming concerns. see all copies from $21.20! new only from $25.93! \| SVS
13 view cover	Freud and Man's Soul: An Important Re-Interpretation of Freudian Theory more books like this by Bruno Bettelheim add to wishlist see all copies from $3.46! new only from $7.22! \| SVS
14 view cover	After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation more books like this by Mr. George Steiner add to wishlist In this book--considered by many a modern classic on translation--Steiner proposes that a language creates a core of common knowledge among its speakers, and that this knowledge is inaccessible to non-speakers. Translation, then, raises questions not only of diction and grammar but of epistemology and phenomenology. see all copies from $3.31! new only from $13.58! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Translator more books like this by John Crowley add to wishlist Writer Crowley has gained a solid reputation for his erudite and compelling novels that mix elements of fantasy with plotlines that might be familiar to readers of Updike and Cheever. In this departure from his fantasy roots, Crowley focuses on the events that led to the Cuban missile crisis. Kit and her brother, Ben, have lived an itinerant life ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Latin Readings for Review: Elementary Latin Translation Book more books like this by A E Hillard, C G Botting, Donald Hoffman add to wishlist This graded reader may be used as a supplement to first-year Latin texts or as a review tool. Each review features two readings that acquaint the student with the chief events of Roman history and stories from Greek mythology. An outline of grammar eliminates the need to consult other sources. see all copies from $10.16! new only from $39.54!
17 view cover	English-Arabic/Arabic-English Translation: A Practical Guide more books like this by Basil Hatim add to wishlist Unlike other translation manuals available, "English-Arabic/Arabic-English Translation: A Practical Guide" transcends crude dichotomies of 'literal' vs 'free' translation, 'specialized' vs 'general', 'communicative' vs 'semantic', etc and concentrates instead on developing in the student a sensitivity to text-types and a deeper understanding of ... see all copies from $14.40! new only from $16.09! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Translating Neruda: The Way to Macchu Picchu more books like this by Mr. John Felstiner add to wishlist What goes into the translating of a poem? Usually that process gets forgotten once the new poem stands intact in translation. Yet a verse translation derives from historical, biographical, and philosophical research, interpretive analysis of the original poem, and continuous linguistic and prosodic choices that parallel those the poet made. ... see all copies from $3.87! new only from $19.71! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Translator's Handbook more books like this by Morry Sofer add to wishlist Everything an aspiring as well as an experienced translator needs to know -- from translation techniques to Internet sites for translators, from dictionaries to work sources. Now in its fourth revised edition, this book has been popular since 1997 with translators world-wide. Develop you own language and writing skills in the translation field. ... see all copies from $13.95! new only from $16.28! \| SVS
20 view cover	Biblical Greek Exegesis: A Graded Approach to Learning Intermediate and Advanced Greek more books like this by George H Guthrie, J Scott Duvall, Shelly Duvall add to wishlist This intermediate / advanced text and workbook teaches syntax as well as exegesis by means of a modified inductive approach. see all copies from $9.73! new only from $9.73! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Craft of Translation more books like this by John Biguenet (Editor), Rainer Schulte (Editor) add to wishlist These essays by distinguished translators offer insight into the demands of their art: the comprehensive scholarship to prepare to translate a work and the broad creativity needed to recreate the text in a new language. see all copies from $6.56! new only from $17.71! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Spoken Word and the Work of Interpretation more books like this by Dennis Tedlock add to wishlist see all copies from $3.62! new only from $20.87! \| SVS
23 view cover	Translating Literature more books like this by Andre Lefevere add to wishlist Designed for the growing number of courses on literary translation, Translating Literature discusses the process and the product of literary translation, incorporating both practical advice for translators and theoretical discussion on the role translations play in the evolution and interpretation of literatures. Exercises and examples highlight ... see all copies from $6.91! new only from $18.65!
24 view cover	Theories of Translation: An Anthology of Essays from Dryden to Derrida more books like this by John Biguenet (Editor), Rainer Schulte (Editor) add to wishlist Spanning the centuries, from the seventeenth to the twentieth, and ranging across cultures, from England to Mexico, this collection gathers together important statements on the function and feasibility of literary translation. The essays provide an overview of the historical evolution in thinking about translation and offer strong individual ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $10.78! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Ear of the Other: Otobiography, Transference, Translation more books like this by Professor Jacques Derrida, Christie McDonald (Editor), Avital Ronell (Translator) add to wishlist "Originally published in French in 1982, this collection is a good representation of the range of Derrida's working styles."--South Atlantic Review see all copies from $6.95! new only from $13.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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