Michele Berdy's new book on Russian words and idioms (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Frans Suasso]

  Op 23-9-2010 20:25, Riley, Maureen Ms CIV USA DLI-W schreef:
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> Actually, the book hasn't been released yet.  But you can pre-order it
> at Amazon.
>
> mr
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic&  East European Languages and Literatures list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Kingdom
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:06 PM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Michele Berdy's new book on Russian words and
> idioms
>
> ....unfortunately it's out of stock at Amazon. Do you think it'd be on
> the shelves of BN?
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Robert Chandler
> <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com>wrote:
>
>> I second everything Lynn says.  Michele writes about complex matters
>> with extraordinary grace, subtlety and lightness.  Her columns are
>> both entertaining and hugely informative.  I am really happy that this
>> is at last available and I'm sure I'll be consulting it almost daily.
>>
>> Vsego samogo dobrogo - and thanks to Natasha Perova and GLAS for
>> bringing this out!
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Colleagues teaching and studying Russian should thoroughly enjoy
>>> Michele Berdy's new book, "The Russian Word's Worth," just out in
>>> Russia,
>>   published
>>> by GLAS and distributed by Northwestern University Press in the US.
>> Nearly
>>> 500 pages long, it contains some  five years of Mickey's  "The
>>> Word's
>> Worth"
>>> columns, more than 200 of them, from the *Moscow Times *dealing with
>> dozens
>>> of difficulties in Russian for English speakers, and dozens of
> idioms.
>>   The
>>> book is organized by themes with mini-intros and a  detailed index.
>>> Many
>> of
>>> us have been reading these columns for years, and it will be great
>>> for teachers and students to finally have them all in one place.
>>> It's
>> available
>>> on Amazon. (PS -  I have no vested or commercial interest whatever
>>> in
>> this
>>> book - just think that it will be invaluable for everyone!)
>>>
>>> Lynn Visson
>>>
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I am not sure about Amazon. I preorderedThe Russian'sword worth" in may 
or june  from  Amazon.uk. A month ago I they wrote that the book had 
been dispatched. Three days later
I received"Squaring the circle, short stories by winners of the Debut 
Prize". I contacted Amazon.UK. They replied that  I might keep the  book 
and they would send a  copy  of The Word's Worth immediately. Two days 
later I got another package from Amazon.UK   and another copy of 
"Squaring the circle". I contacted them again and I have never heard  of 
them since.

Frans Suasso

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