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5: subjects
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A fast, illustrated guide to astrophysics

Stardust & Shortcuts

Thirty-eight chapters from the scale of the universe to black holes, dark matter and the ten biggest unanswered questions — with worked problems, a chapter on Indian astronomy, and an honest career map.

▪ 35 original diagrams, 40 photographs
▪ Worked problems with full answers
▪ Aryabhata to Chandrayaan-3

291 pages · Ages 14+ · no calculus needed · PDF

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Complete course, A1 → B1

Le français

French for English Speakers

From pronunciation and articles to confident everyday conversation. French and English share thousands of words — the work is the sound and the grammar, and this drills both.

▪ Full answer keys
▪ Verb tables & dialogues
▪ Culture notes

252 pages · Beginner to early-intermediate · PDF

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Sample page from French for English Speakers

Complete course, A1 → B1

Русский язык

Russian for English Speakers

Most learners read Cyrillic within a week — the real work is the case system, and this takes it one case at a time until the endings stop feeling arbitrary.

▪ Cyrillic from scratch
▪ Grammar tables
▪ Full answer keys

324 pages · Beginner to early-intermediate · PDF

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Modern Standard Arabic, A1 → B1

العَرَبِيَّة

Arabic for English Speakers

The script looks formidable for about a fortnight and then it simply becomes reading. Everything is fully transliterated until you no longer need it.

▪ Full transliteration
▪ Graded readers
▪ Verb tables

219 pages · Beginner to early-intermediate · PDF

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Cover of Mandarin Chinese for English Speakers

Complete course, HSK 1 → 3

汉语

Mandarin Chinese for English Speakers

No conjugation, no gender, no tenses — Mandarin grammar is simpler than you expect. What it asks for is your ear, for the tones, and characters from day one.

▪ Pinyin & the four tones
▪ Characters with stroke order
▪ HSK 1–3 vocabulary

277 pages · Beginner to early-intermediate · PDF

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The licence, in plain English

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Every book is © Alpha Web Innovations Private Limited, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 licence. Without writing to us for permission, you may:

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Photographs inside Stardust & Shortcuts carry their own licences from NASA, ESA, ISRO and others, all credited in its Appendix E.

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