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You know that signs, planets, and houses have special meanings in astrology-but when you look at your chart, all the symbols and relationships you find there can be overwhelming.  What does it all mean?

The next best thing to having a personal astrologer, The Complete Idiot's Guide® Astrology Dictionary demystifies the art and science of astrology, giving you the knowledge you need to find...

Learn the basics of the Russian language without getting discouraged. This friendly, fun, and practical approach offers first-time learners and re-learners of Russian the basics of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversation.

'The ultimate dictionary.' - Times Educational Supplement

From the universe and our planet, to plants and animals, to the human body and the very latest in science and technology, the Visual Dictionary is a unique encyclopedia packed with information. Not only does it tell you what a term means, it shows you with over 6,000 amazing photos and over 33,000 objects and terms defined.

Look and learn to recall a wealth of everyday vocabulary in Japanese with this intuitive easy-to-use visual language dictionary

Whether it's for business or pleasure, the Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary will help you pick up 6,000 key Japanese words and phrases on a range of subjects: from shopping and eating out, to sport and beyond quickly and easily.  Find every word you need to...

Look and learn to recall a wealth of everyday vocabulary in Arabic with this intuitive easy-to-use visual language dictionary.

Whether it's for business or pleasure, pick up 6,000 key Arabic words and phrases on a range of subjects: from shopping and eating out, to sport and beyond quickly and easily.  Find every word you need to know fast using the clearly labelled colour illustrated scenes from...

The Raupo Dictionary of Modern Maori : a modern classic

The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary is an invaluable introductory dictionary for students of te reo Maori. It features:

Proverbs (or whakatauki) express the wisdom, wit and commonsense of the Maori people. They are of great value and inspiration to writers, story-tellers and anyone speaking in a Maori setting.

Several hundred proverbs are contained in The Raupo Book of Maori Proverbs , categorised under a large number of diverse headings, with translations and explanations in English. This comprehensive and dependable book...

The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori is the most up-to-date, versatile and relevant resource for using Maori language in everyday life.

Whether you're a novice or emergent speaker of te reo Maori, or a complete beginner, you'll learn useful phrases for:

The Raupo Concise Maori Dictionary is an invaluable reference work, providing a list of words and their equivalents in Maori and English.

The dictionary has been revised and updated numerous times since its inaugural print run in 1948, giving testimony to its reliability as a reference guide to Maori words in use every day. It includes a guide to the pronunciation of Maori and lists of useful vocabulary...

This book and CD set gives the basics of how to pronounce Maori correctly, while teaching a little of the language to be used in everyday ife. No prior knowledge of Maori is reqired to use this book. All you need is to take on board a few simple rules and then apply them.  The CD-ROM - playable on audio and viewable on computer - supports the book at every step and presents the correct pronunciation...

The Raupō Pocket Dictionary of Modern Māori is a portable reference source for speakers of English and Māori at all levels. This new edition has been fully revised by the author. It features: More than 20,000 entries divided into Māori-English and English-Māori sections. The most frequently used words in both languages. A guide to Māori grammar and pronunciation...

The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary is an introductory dictionary for students to te reo Maori.   It features: clear, easy-to-follow Maori-English and English-Maori sections with the Maori and English alphabets at the top of each page all the words the learner is likely to come across, including contemporary usage and modern terms a section of themed word lists, including days of the...