One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan–the inspiration for the television ...

Summarizes probabilistic seismic hazard assessment as it is practiced in various countries throughout the world. 59 reports are included covering 88 countries, which comprise about 80% of the inhabited land mass of the Earth.

Helps students reach intermediate level faster. 138,000 Words, Phrases & Meanings With the WordWise Dictionary, differences between words with similar or confusing meanings are simple to understand and common mistakes are easier to avoid.

The core of the book is a list of over 2,000 words laid out for quick and easy reference. Based on evidence of misspelling gathered from real situations, this guide is the most useful and comprehensive help on spelling available.

This dictionary aims to make learning and understanding vocabulary easy and clear.

Your students... will gain confidence thanks to the short, simple explanations and plenty of practice exercises. be motivated by the variety of interesting and stimulating exercise types. be able to find their way around easily thanks to ...

The Longman Pocket English Dictionary is an ideal dictionary for intermediate students of English on the go.

The Student's Book contains practice material for Paper 1 (Reading and Writing) and Paper 2 (Listening), along with attractive colour visual material for Paper 3 (Speaking), enabling students to prepare thoroughly for the paired Speaking ...

Tearing your hair out over idioms? Feel like you're always in the dark? Don't worry - you can't go wrong with theLongman Idioms Dictionary.