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The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) (Paperback)

The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

Amazon.com Review

The nine essays collected in The Craft of Translation contain plenty of theoretical speculation about “working in the space between languages.” Fortunately, though, most of the authors avoid getting bogged down in abstraction. Indeed, luminaries like William Weaver and Margaret Sayers Peden stick to a nuts-and-bolts analysis of exactly how one word gets chosen over another. And Gregory Rabassa’s opening salvo (“No Two Snowflakes Are Alike”), which addresses some of the basic dilemmas of literary translation, should fascinate beginners and polished professionals alike.

From Publishers Weekly

Perspicacious essays by nine wordsmiths carefully reconstruct the complex, highly elusive translation process. Stressing that the element of choice “bedevils the translator as he seeks to approach the language he is working from as closely as possible,” Gregory Rabassa ponders personal and cultural nuances, poetry, curses and oaths, (more…)

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Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions (Paperback)

Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions

This quick-reference dictionary for language students and travelers to German-speaking countries presents more than 4,000 informal, commonly-used words and phrases in German with English translations and equivalent phrases. International travelers quickly discover that their textbook knowledge of German will take them only so far in understanding and communicating with others. This new edition, updated with many of the most contemporary expressions, will help all students and travelers who have an intermediate-level knowledge of German but need to familiarize themselves with informal speech. Words and phrases are presented with grammatical information, their English meanings, and a sentence or extended phrase in German to illustrate usage, followed by the English translation. The Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions is one title in Barron’s series of slang dictionaries in several different languages. Because of the nature of slang, these books (more…)

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Amazing Resumes: What Employers Want to See—and How to Say It (Paperback)

Amazing Resumes: What Employers Want to See—and How to Say It

A concise volume of snappy chapters designed to help readers understand what makes employers hire people-and how to build a resume that motivates an employer to hire them. This evidence-based career self-help book is based on the psychology of selection and impression management and is written by a team of psychologists and career professionals. Learn the basics of how to present your credential and experience in the most effective way.

About the Author

Jim Bright is a psychologist and partner in Jim Bright and Associates, a firm that specializes in career development issues for individuals and organizations and trains career counselors. He is senior lecturer in organizational psychology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Jim is the author of Job Hunting for Dummies, Should I Stay or Should I Go, and Taking the Next Step: Job Hunting for School Leavers; and coauthor of Stress: Myth, Theory and Research. He is a member of (more…)

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