Translate 3 for Safari (Translate & Speak Web)
Business and Utilities
App
TranslateSafari 3 (Translate & Speak Web) The app is a Safari extension that translates and speaks...
Shaun Collins (3 KP) rated Faster Than Light, Volume 1: First Steps in Books
Jan 12, 2018
The story comes in small 2 or 3 issues arcs, so the adventure of the week is easily digestible, but somehow it still feels choppy. Like in one instance an entire mission wasn't there, and we just got the end of it, but it didn't link up with anything else. Theres a nifty gimmick, where a free downloadable app can be used in conjunction with the comic. Scan pages and get access to the alien encyclopedia, Captains logs, a translation matrix for the alien dialogue, etc. (This may be the cause of the stories choppiness, as there may simply be pieces I'm missing out on.)
Unfortunately, some of the art isn't as up to par as the story telling, which can make it difficult to tell crew members apart, which causes the story to suffer. But overall this is definitely a title to keep an eye on, looking forward to Volume 2...
Pepi Doctor
Education and Games
App
Is your kid afraid of the doctors? What about dentists? Try a little help from a child-friendly PEPI...
Observations on Modern Gardening, by Thomas What - An Eighteenth-Century Study of the English Landscape Garden
Book
Thomas Whately's Observations on Modern Gardening (1770) is the first and most comprehensive study...
Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers
Book
More than two millennia ago the famous Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote the classic work on military...
Selected Poems
Jelaluddin Rumi, Coleman Barks, John Moyne and Arthur J. Arberry
Book
Previously published as The Essential Rumi, Rumi's Selected Poems is translated by Coleman Barks...
ClareR (5864 KP) rated Babel: An Arcane History in Books
Feb 14, 2023
Robin Swift is brought to England by a mysterious Englishman after he is orphaned in Canton. The Englishman educates him, and then sends Robin to Babel to continue his studies. But is Babel everything that Robin wants or expects it to be?
This truly imaginative novel looks at colonialism, the power of language, resistance and sacrifice.
I loved the narration as well, it really added to the story, I felt, particularly the footnotes that were inserted into the rest of the dialogue explaining pronunciation and etymology (I really liked these parts, more than is normal or socially acceptable, probably! 🤭). I’ll admit that there were some mispronunciations of the Oxford colleges which would have been easy to avoid (I have to admit to mainly learning how to pronounce them by watching University Challenge 😆).
If you love language, languages (I do!), fantasy and an alternative history, then this will really appeal to you.
I do feel that I should have finished the book having learnt at least one more language though. Ah well 🤷🏼♀️
English-Russian Travel Phrasebook
Travel and Education
App
For those who are planning to spend a vacation in Russian-speaking countries and want to avoid the...
By reading this book, I learned a lot about the Lebanese cuisine. With each recipe there is a high quality picture that accompanies it. Throughout the book there are explanations and translation of ingredients, essential do's and don'ts, helpful notes included with nearly every recipe. Also included is how to prepare and store commonly used ingredients to make cooking quicker and easier. Recipes are straightforward, and dishes look very flavorful.
I received this book from HCI Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Comparative Law Methodology
Book
This important two-volume collection draws together the most significant and instructive articles...