This book, designed for students who have already developed a basic competence in German, aims to broaden and improve their vocabulary and is invaluable as a guide to finding the right word for the context. It provides detailed information on groups of German words with related meanings, including examples of usage, English glosses, and regional variations. There are two indexes allowing users quickly to locate words in German or English. The book is an essential reference for undergraduates, teachers of German, and other professional linguists.

Known as the Punky QB, Jim McMahon was the opinionated and brash leader of the 1985 Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears, one of the most memorable teams in pro football history. This collection of football trivia incorporates anecdotes from McMahon's playing days, all delivered with his zany sense of humour, scathing sarcasm, and propensity to offer opinion without regard to whom he might offend. The 200 questions, positioned in Who am I? and multiple choice formats, are broken down by degree of difficulty into four chapters, so that the questions become more challenging as readers work their...

This new edition of Practising German Grammar provides you with varied and accessible exercises for developing an in-depth and practical awareness of German as it is spoken and written today. 　

Whether used independently or as the ideal companion to the new sixth edition of the widely acclaimed Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, this fourth edition of Practising German Grammar gives you the right tools to achieve high-level writing competence and comprehension of German.

Using lively, authentic texts from a wide range of original sources and offering a...