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Reference and Study Aids

Manual of Business Spanish: A Comprehensive Guide to Doing Business in Spanish
Manual of Business Spanish is the most comprehensive, single-volume reference handbook for students and professionals using Spanish. Designed for all users, no matter what level of language skill, it comprises five parts: A 6000-word, two-way glossary of the most useful business terms; a 100-page Written Communications section giving models of 50 letters, faxes and documents; an 80-page Spoken Situations section covering face-to-face and telephone situations; a short Reference Grammar outlining the major grammar features of Spanish; a short Business Facts section covering essential information of the countries where Spanish is used. Written by an experienced native and non-native speaker team, this unique volume is an essential, one-stop reference for all students and professionals studying or working in business and management where Spanish is used.
'The clarity of exposition is admirable. Students will be able to use the book with ease.' - Simon Barton, Exeter University
$59.95  

Diccionario de Terminología Literaria
Emma González de Gambier
This monolingual Spanish dictionary of literary terminology is useful for the student, the professor, or even the general audence of literature and fiction. It offers a handy, rapid and practical access more than than 2,100 terms of literary terminology, each accompanied by an etymological rendering, since it is easier to grasp a concept if it is included and understood by its roots. Definitions are followed by simple examples, antonyms, synonyms, and the word's historical evolution, along with other terms to which it is related. 2002, paperback, 445 pp.
$69  

Spanish Software Tutorials
THS Editores, from IDG Books and Trejos Hermanos Sucesores, are valuable resources to help Spanish speakers learn popular software applications and computer skills. Topics include Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Office and Windows; web pages and the Internet; and networking. Each book of the Guía Visual, Aprenda Visualmente, and Master Visualmente series from THS is organized simply and thoroughly, making them easy to read and understand. The books are full of colorful screen shots and graphic representations to make learning computer programs fun and easy. From basic beginning steps such as using a mouse to complicated procedures like working with databases, THS Editores teach users in a fast-paced and comprehensive manner.
Priced starting at $19.95.
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Comprehensive Dictionary of Spanish False Cognates
Gran Diccionario de Terminos Equivocos del Ingles
This newly published dictionary is the best of it's kind. Over 10,000 definitions, 410 pages, numerous examples to illustrate usage in context. The philosophy behind this dictionary is different than other dictionaries published on cognates. Because Spanish and English have so may similar words, many people may mistakenly believe that some words are the same in both languages. This book points out these false cognates and gives examples of the correct words to use. This is a well done user-friendly book with separate English and Spanish sections. Great for the student, teacher, or translator.
$55  

Dictionary of Spanish False Cognates
There are over 10,000 similar sounding but different meaning words between Spanish and English covered in this dictionary. This book is the definitive guide to understanding these Spanish words and indispensable reference for avoiding pitfalls that could be either amusing or embarrassing, depending on the situation or speaker.
$16.95  

2001 Spanish Idioms
This all-new pocket-sized handbook presents more than 2000 of the most common currently used Spanish idioms with their meanings given in English. Each idiomatic word or phrase is used in a Spanish model sentence and repeated in its English translation. Here is an excellent reference book for students of Spanish,and for travelers hoping to pick up the flavor of the language as it is actually spoken. If you want to speak Spanish like a native, start by learning some expressions with this dictionary of idioms.
$19.95  

501 Spanish Verbs
With more than 1.5 million copies in print, the new, updated edition of this all-time best-selling language book of Spanish verbs is now printed in two colors for increased ease of reference. The most important and most commonly used Spanish verbs are presented alphabetically in chart form, one verb per page, and conjugated in all persons and tenses, both active and passive. This thorough guide to the use of verbs features many additional references and tips, including a bilingual list of more than 1,250 additional Spanish verbs, helpful expressions and idioms for travelers, and verb drills and tests with answers explained at the back of the book. In addition to complete verb conjugations, this comprehensive language reference contains these very useful features: summary of meanings and uses of Spanish and English verb tenses and mood; index of English-Spanish verbs; index of verb forms identified by infinitive; verbs used in idiomatic expressions; Spanish proverbs and weather expressions using verbs more than 1,000 additional Spanish verbs conjugated like the book’s model verbs; helpful expressions for travelers and common Spanish idioms; verb drills and tests with explained answers at the back of the book are ideal for both classroom and self-teaching purposes.
$19.95