Posts tagged free
Learn German On Kindle With Free Books
Last year I wrote a post about how to use your Kindle to learn a foreign language. Since then I have been using the Kindle myself quite a lot, both to learn various languages and create my own experimental ebooks for learning German. Today, I’d like to show you how you can get tons of free…
How To Dismantle Your Apartment in Less Than 6 Weeks
One year ago at this time, I did something noone prepared me for: I reduced everything that I own to the size of a suitcase. Why? My wife and I had decided to move to a foreign country which was almost 3,000 kilometers away. Shipping the contents of our apartment (furniture, dishes, my homestudio equipment…
5 Reasons Why I Give Away Books For Free
Recently, my colleague Sylvia Guinan asked me: “I’ve been trying to work out your sharing philosophy. I share a lot too, but you work really hard on publishing professional books and then give them away. Is it some kind of karma philosophy where the more you share the more you get back, like a boomerang…
Why You Can’t Buy Time at Seven-Eleven
Last year at this time I was sitting in Middle Europe, waiting for spring to break through grey skies. Now I’m sitting in the Middle East, watching the sun go down over the ocean and drinking Arabic coffee. What’s the difference? What has happened since last year? Two things: 1. I quit my job working…
English Quiz: House-Hunting, Results
So, First, The Theme Perfect time to buy a home – but we’re too scared The theme of this article is simple enough in basic terms: people who would otherwise be expected to purchase homes are too frightened to buy. Having said this, the context of this spin – being “frightened” – includes two aspects…
English Quiz: Nervous House Hunters
Practice Your English Since I am doing this for free, I cannot grade anyone’s answers. Instead, I am conducting a thought experiment that will challenge your English comprehension. You do not need to think of this in terms of “marks” or “grades”; the goal is to improve, and feel good about it. That is all….