New Books in Language

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Recent Reviews
  • Nirgal_ii
    Variable quality; can be very good
    Perhaps that speaks to the variety of books covered. I suggest having an annotated transcript to allow a deeper dive, similar to SmartyPants or ScienceFriday.
  • August Consumer
    Less informative than an infomercial
    Talk radio on the net. The podcaster believes we are a captive audience like their students.
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