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Portable and user-friendly, this Vietnamese dictionary, phrasebook, and language guide is the best way to start your vacation. If you only want to purchase one Vietnamese language book, Essential Vietnamese is the way to go. Part of Tuttle Publishing''s Essential Series, it is an excellent beginner guide to the language of Vietnam, and is also designed as a phrasebook--making it the most versatile Vietnamese language learning tool on the market. Perfect for business people or tourists traveling to Vietnam, or for students who want to supplement their learning, this book''s easy indexing feature allows it to act as a Vietnamese phrasebook or an English-Vietnamese Dictionary. A clever "point to" feature allows you to simply point to a phrase translated in Vietnamese without the need to say a single word or read a single character. In addition, language involving terms and phrases covering the latest technology, using social media, and tips on the essentials of travel--like arranging accommodations, dining out, and dealing with transportation and emergencies--is also effectively covered in extraordinary detail. Essential Vietnamese includes: Over 1,500 essential sentences for everyday use. A glossary containing over 2,000 terms and expressions. A handy format for finding the information you need quickly and easily. Extensive information about Vietnamese Grammar and Pronunciation. Latest Vietnamese vocabulary and phrases for smart phones, social media and more. Whether you''re studying up for business, academics, travel or just for fun, Essential Vietnamese will prepare you for conversing in Vietnamese without having to take a full language course.

Cognition is not just shaped by neural development. It is neural development in action. This book aims to demonstrate that cognition is the process of differentiating neural connections to refine cerebral architecture to match the properties of experience. Understanding the roots of this process in neuroembryology may suggest new insights into the evolutionary-developmental basis of human psychological function.

This book describes a decision-support framework called the Soil Constraints and Management Package (SCAMP). This framework attempts to bridge the gap between taxonomic soil surveys and informed management strategies for sustainable production on upland soils in the tropics. Being simplistic yet comprehensive, it can be applied to any upland situation --Website of online version, viewed 2 July, 2008.

This is the most up-to-date and complete English to Vietnamese dictionary available. It is designed primarily for the growing number of students of Vietnamese who need a good and reliable English-Vietnamese dictionary. Although it is targeted mainly at English speakers and other non-native users who need to learn Vietnamese, it can also be used by Vietnamese speakers who are learning or need to know English. Along with 18,000 enries--covering contemporary words and phrases used in educational, business and tourist settings--the attractive and user-friendly layout is organized effectively, making it easy to locate words and phrases quickly. It also includes many valuable pointers and information about the Vietnamese language. Completely revised and updated with over 18,000 entries. Clear, user-friendly text with idioms, expressions and sample sentences. The ideal dictionary for students and business people. The first edition, published as Essential English-Vietnamese Dictionary, was by Professor Nguyen Hinh Hoa and his daughter Patricia Nguyen Thi Huong. It became a classic in the teaching of Vietnamese. This edition, completely revised and updated, is the work of Professor Phan Van Giuong who was a distinguished professor of Vietnamese Studies at Victoria University, Melborne. Professor Phan, who has many years'' experience teaching Vietnamese and English, is also the author of many Vietnamese teaching/learning materials and editor for several Vietnamese magazines and newspapers. He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal and the International Educator of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to teaching language and culture. Professor Phan is now retired but continues to teach on a part-time basis.

The name of Phan-Boi-Chau may not be readily recognized by many people outside Vietnam, but within his own country he is one of the most widely known and respected figures in recent history. Phan (1867-1940) was the most prominent leader of the Vietnamese independence movement during the first quarter of the twentieth century and a living link between the older generation who initiated the struggle against French rule in Vietnam and the younger generation who carried that struggle to its conclusion. In 1928, while under house arrest by the French authorities, Phan composed an account of his eventful life. His original text in literary Chinese has been used for this translation, which brings Phan''s story into English for the first time. It is accompanied by an introduction and notes incorporating the most up-to-date information about Phan''s life and setting his career in the panoramic context of modern Vietnamese history.

An account of the 1908 peasants'' uprising in central Vietnam by one of Vietnam''s best known intellectuals. Distributed for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison