Latvia is located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994. Latvia continues to revamp its economy for eventual integration into various Western European political and economic institutions. Since May 2004 Latvia is a member of the European Union. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Latvia contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Latvia.

This textbook analyses changes from every area of grammar and addresses recent developments in socio-historical linguistics.

This Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania guidebook is ideal for travellers seeking inspirational guides and planning a more extended trip. It provides interesting facts about Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania’s people, history and culture and detailed coverage of the best places to see. This Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania travel book has the style of an illustrated magazine to inspire you and give a taste of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. This Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania guidebook covers: Tallinn, Tartu and the South, West Coast of Estonia, Estonia Islands, East of Tallinn, Latvia, Rīga, Around Rīga, Kurzeme: The West Coast, Latgale, Zemgale, Vidzeme, Vilnius, Kaunas, Aukštaitija, Southern Lithuania, Žemaitija and the Coast. In this Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania travel guidebook, you will find: Unique essays – country history and culture, and modern-day life, people and politics Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania highlights – Tallinn Old Town, Palmse Manor, Museum of the History of Rīga and Navigation, The Curonian Spit, Gauja National Park, Saaremaa, Trakai, Amber Museum in Palanga Practical travel information – getting there and around, budgeting, eating out, shopping, public holidays, information for LGBTQ+ travellers and more When to go to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania - high season, low season, climate information and festivals Insider recommendations – tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Main attractions & curated places – narrative descriptions of where to go and what to see, covered geographically Tips and facts – interesting facts about Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania and useful insider tips High-quality maps of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania – must-see places cross-referenced to colourful maps for quick orientation Colour-coded chapters – each place chapter has its own colour assigned to aid easy navigation of this Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania travel guide Striking pictures – rich, inspirational colour photography on all pages, capturing attractions, nature, people and historical features Fully updated post-COVID-19 This Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania guidebook is just the tool you need to get under the skin of the destination and accompany you on your trip. This book will inspire you and answer all your questions while preparing a trip to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania or along the way.

T&P BOOKS VOCABULARIES are intended to help you learn, memorize, and review foreign words. The dictionary contains over 3000 commonly used words. Recommended as additional support material to any language course. Meets the needs of beginners and advanced learners of foreign languages. Convenient for daily use, reviewing sessions and self-testing activities. Allows you to assess your current vocabulary. This book can also be used by foreigners to learn English. THIS REVISED EDITION (American English, July 2013) contains 101 topics including: Basic concepts, Numbers, Units of measurement, The most important verbs, Time, Calendar, Day and night, Months, Seasons, Travel, Sightseeing, City, Shopping, Clothing & Accessories, Cosmetics, Telephone, Phone conversation, Foreign languages, Meals, Restaurant, Family members, Human body, Medicine, Furniture, Household appliances, The Earth, Weather, Natural disasters, Fauna, Wild animals, Countries of the world and more ... SPECIAL FEATURES of T&P Books bilingual vocabularies: Words are arranged according to their meaning, not alphabetically. Content is presented in three columns to facilitate the reviewing and self-testing processes. Each theme is composed of small blocks of similar lexical units. The vocabulary offers a convenient and simple transcription for each foreign word. IF YOU HAVE any question, suggestion or feedback, please contact us: [email protected]. Ref. BODFR

Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth Edition is a comprehensive reference volume with entries for the 6,912 languages in use in the world today. Ethnologue is published from SIL¿s language database that has been in use by linguists for over fifty years. The new fifteenth edition is now in hardcover for durability of use in libraries and reference collections. New and updated features include: 208 color language maps, statistical summary tables, entirely restructured indexes including over 39,000 language names, and the three letter language identifiers from the new ISO/DIS 639-3 draft international standard.

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notable contributions. It also includes: a list of commonly used acronyms, chronology of historical events, introductory essay on the history of Methodism, 15-page black-and-white photo spread, bibliography, listing of important libraries and depositories of Methodist materials. The impressive list of contributors includes more than 60 specialists who are academics, administrators, pastors, and theologians.