The Book of Dede Korkut is a collection of twelve stories set in the heroic age of the Oghuz Turks, a nomadic tribe who had journeyed westwards through Central Asia from the ninth century onwards. The stories are peopled by characters as bizarre as they are unforgettable: Crazy Karchar, whose unpredictability requires an army of fleas to manage it; Kazan, who cheerfully pretends to necrophilia in order to escape from prison; the monster Goggle-eye; and the heroine Chichek, who shoots, races on horseback and wrestles her lover. Geoffrey Lewis's classic translation retains the odd and oddly appealing style of the stories, with their mixture of the colloquial, the poetic and the dignified, and magnificently conveys the way in which they bring to life a wild society and its inhabitants. This edition also includes an introduction, a map and explanatory notes.

Penguin Classics The Book Of Dede Korkut

Literature & Fiction

LEWIS, Geoffrey

Genre Fiction

Penguin Classic

This is the first account of the transformation of the Turkish language in the years following 1930--probably the most extensive piece of language engineering ever attempted. The book is important both for the study of linguistic change and for the light it throws on twentieth-century Turkish politics and society.

The Turkish Language Reform: A Catastrophic Success

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Oxford University Press

Incorporating much new material, this new edition of the standard work presents an authoritative, lucid, and engaging text, setting out every form and construction of pre- and post-reform Turkish that may be encountered in print, as well as colloquial usages.

Turkish Grammar

This is the first account of the transformation of the Turkish language in the years following 1930-probably the most extensive piece of language engineering ever attempted. The book is important both for the study of linguistic change and for the light it throws on twentieth-century Turkish politics and society.

Language Study & Reference

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How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life

Barsh, Joanna

Cranston, Susie

Crown Business

Business & Money

Business Culture

Crown Currency

This updated introduction to Turkish for the general reader puts emphasis on everyday life, business and culture. It covers grammar and useful vocabulary introduced through special exercises, dialogues and reading passages to enable the student to become confident in all situations.

Teach Yourself Turkish

Teach Yourself Books

One of the greatest of all Enlish common lawyers, Lord Atkin it was who asked the question in Donoghue v. Stevenson 'Who then in law is my neighbour?' which became the foundation of the whole modern law of negligence. His courageous dissent in the wartime detention case of Liversidge v. Anderson is now recognized as a historic stand on principle. This book contains absorbing accounts of the background to these two great cases, as well as an assessment of their significance in the legal history of this century.

Lord Atkin

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Butterworth-Heinemann

Combining the versatility of Java with the interoperability of CORBA, Java IDL (Interface Definition Language) lets you build object-oriented systems that freely interact over the Internet or intranets, regardless of ORB or programming language. Now Programming with Java IDL offers Java developers a quick, easy way to fully master this important new Web development tool. With this valuable guide, developers learn Java IDL programming by actually building powerful applications using distributed objects. Experts Geoffrey Lewis, Steven Barber, and Ellen Siegel first bring you up to speed on CORBA, Java, and Java IDL basics. They provide you with step-by-step instructions and source code (also available at the companion Web site) to build three full-fledged distributed systems of increasing complexity. Then, combining valuable insider tips with business system programming savvy, they show you how to quickly modify the code to build your own powerful custom applications. A hands-on guide to harnessing the power of Java and CORBA to create super-versatile business applications, Programming with Java IDL is an indispensable working resource for Java developers. Visit the companion Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/lewis There you'll find: * All the source code from the book * Updates on latest developments in Java IDL tools and techniques. Contributors: Henry Balen (Fusion Systems, Pierre Delisle (Sun Microsystems), Bruce E. Martin (Visigenic), Patrick McTurk (Fusion Systems), Jeff Nisewanger (Sun Microsystems), Gordon Palumbo (Fusion Systems), Larry Pass (Sun Microsystems), Mary Ann Rayner (Sun Microsystems), Marvin Wolfthal (Fusion Systems)

Programming with Java IDL: Developing Web Applications with Java and CORBA

Computers & Technology

Barber, Steven

Siegel, Ellen

Web Development & Design

wiley

Lord Hailsham

Pimlico

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