Author: Brian Yarvin
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Keywords: jersey, cookbook, new, state, foods, garden, farms
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2005-03
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0781810833
ISBN-13: 9780781810838

This second in Hippocrene’s line of state cookbooks is a comprehensive look at the incredibly diverse and bountiful state of New Jersey. The author captures the essence of the Garden State by profiling some of its most interesting farms, including a vineyard, a buffalo ranch, and a trout hatchery. More than 100 simple easy-to-follow recipes feature products from the profiled farms, making the direct but often overlooked connection between farmers and cooks. Recipes such as Chicken Vindaloo, Italian style stewed Peppers, and Portuguese Kale Soup also reflect New Jersey’s ethnic dive

Authors:Helga Hilmisdottir, Jacek Kozlowski,
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Keywords: beginner, hippocrene, icelandic
Number of Pages: 221
Published: 2009-01-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0781811910
ISBN-13: 9780781811910

This title includes a book and 2 CDs. A small volcanic island just south of the Arctic Circle, lceland is a place of fierce natural beauty and warmly hospitable people. Glaciers and fjords punctuate the coastline while geysers, waterfalls and hot springs dot the interior, harnessed by Icelanders to provide geothermal and hydropower energy. The island itself is composed primarily of basalt, or cooled lava. Icelandic retains ancient characteristics that today have been lost by most Western European languages. A North Germanic language related to Faroese, it is grammatically comparable to Latin o

Author: John Mace
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Keywords: practice, revision, workbook, arabic, intermediate
Number of Pages: 171
Published: 2007-06-30
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0781811775
ISBN-13: 9780781811774

Having consolidated the essential elements of the Arabic language, this book progresses to the next stage. Readers of the first book in this series will be well prepared for the material and exercises provided at this intermediate level. It explores word and sentence structure with the emphasis on practical language usage in a working environment. The vocabulary has been expanded to 2100 words in a variety of domains ranging from community to computing. Exercises in form filling, interpreting charts and writing letters are provided. A variety of real forms and articles are given to enhance the

Author: Nathan Dummitt
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Keywords: chinese, color, tone, amp
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 2008-03-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0781812046
ISBN-13: 9780781812047

Introducing a groundbreaking visual technique--successfully tested in classrooms--for mastering the correct pronunciation of over 100 basic Chinese characters. *Each character is printed in a color representing its tone, creating a tone-color association that makes recalling tones simple. *Two CDs allow readers to practice along with native speakers. *Clever visual mnemonic devices create associations between a character’s shape and its meaning. *Image-enhanced mp3s allow users to see and hear characters on a computer, or practice on the go with an iPod.

Author: Laura Ziukaite-Hansen
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Keywords: cds, audio, norwegian, beginner
Number of Pages: 287
Published: 2005-07-30
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0781810434
ISBN-13: 9780781810432

This introduction to the Norwegian language is designed for both classroom use and self-study. The 13 lessons are intended for the beginning student. Each opens with a dialogue about an everyday topic, which is then broken down for the study of grammar and vocabulary. Cultural notes give the material its proper context, and exercises reinforce the student’s mastery of the lesson. The audio CDs further complement the lesson material by helping the student learn the language as spoken. The book also includes an exercise key, and English-Norwegian/Norwegian-English glossary, and an introduction

Authors:Maria Grazia Asselle, Brian Yarvin,
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Keywords: piedmont, italy, cooking, piemontese, cucina
Number of Pages: 159
Published: 2005-12-15
List price: $13.75
ISBN-10: 0781811236
ISBN-13: 9780781811231

Cucina Piemontese includes recipes for more than 95 Piedmontese dishes, many of them from the author’s family in Piedmont. These classic recipes, accompanied by historical and cultural information, as well as a chapter on regional wines, provide an opportunity to explore this fascinating and increasingly renowned cuisine from an insider’s perspective. The simple recipes made with readily available ingredients bring the cucina piemontese home. Located in the northwest corner of Italy, the Piedmont region is surrounded by the Alps on three sides (the name means "at the foot of the mo

Author: Davidovic Mladen
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Keywords: irish, english, dictionaries, series, phrasebook, dictionary, language
Number of Pages: 71
Published: 1991-12
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0870521101
ISBN-13: 9780870521102

The Irish language, still spoken in the ’Gaeltacht’ areas of counties Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Cork, and Kerry as a community language, represents the last western outpost of an ancient Iron Age Celtic civilization which extended at one point as far as Asia Minor. During the last few centuries of its existence, the language has been primarily the vehicle for a rich and varied folk culture, unsurpassed anywhere in western Europe, and from the late 1800’s it has also been the focus of a popular revival movement which has resulted in a flourishing modern literature. This 1,400-