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A pack of eight workbooks in a series which provides a reading programme for Key Stages 1 and 2, aiming to combine enjoyable, motivating stories with a carefully developed and consistent progression.

Presents a panorama of the American theatre, past and present, in a unique and personal way that scholars, students, and theatregoers will find interesting and enjoyable.

A pack of eight workbooks in a series which provides a reading programme for Key Stages 1 and 2, aiming to combine enjoyable, motivating stories with a carefully developed and consistent progression.

The only volume of its kind to trace the development of political commentary in the 20th century through bio-critical analyses of the century's most significant professional political communicators in the United States.

A pack of eight workbooks in a series which provides a reading programme for Key Stages 1 and 2, aiming to combine enjoyable, motivating stories with a carefully developed and consistent progression.

An essential collection of alternative approaches to social security.

Paradise Lost was recognized as a major epic poem soon after its publication in 1667. For more than three centuries, critics have been describing, interpreting, and evaluating it. Regardless of their approaches to changing literary values, they have generally accepted it as the prime example of the epic in English. As many critics have observed, the poem brought biblical, literary, cultural, social, scientific, and political elements into such...

The authors of this book explain how decisions about education and educational policymaking can be informed by research-based knowledge. They develop a framework to organize three approaches, which are: policy dialogue as persuasion, policy dialogue as negotiation, and policy dialogue as participation and organizational learning. The book includes a nine-stage model for how best to employ research to influence this type of learning using a par...

Gegenstand der Studien sind Status, Formen und Funktionen der heutigen spanischen Sprachkultur, mit der Prager Linguistik verstanden als diejenigen Bemühungen, mit denen Institutionen und Individuen versuchen, das bereits ausgebildete Kommunikationssystem einer Sprache, hier des öffentlichen Spanisch, intakt zu halten bzw. zu verbessern. Die Tätigkeit der Sprachkultivierung, deren Ergebnis Sprachkultur ist, umfaßt zwei Phasen, Sprachbewertung...

Religion has experienced growing importance in recent years, and interest in the anthropological study of religion has increased as well. This reference book offers a much-needed overview of the most significant topics and concerns in the field. Chapters by expert contributors examine such matters as snake handling, magic and ritual, shamanism, and the role of religion in particular cultures. Chapters contain extensive documentation, and a bib...

More than a million people have learned the secrets of effective conversation using "Conversationally Speaking." This revised edition provides more ways to improve conversational skills by asking questions that promote conversation, learning how to listen so that others will be encouraged to talk, reducing anxiety in social situations and more.

This collection looks at the developments in British poetry from the Movement until the present. The introduction not only provides a context for these changes but also argues that poetry criticism has been debilitated by the quest for political respectability, a trend which can only be reversed by reconsidering the idea of tradition. The essays themselves focus on general themes or individual authors. Written in a clear and informed manner, t...

This interdisciplinary collection of essays takes a hard look at the gap between increasingly costs expectations of welfare including other social needs and available revenues. It shows that the issue is not a purely economic and certainly not a party-political one, but that it has significant ethical, some call it spiritual, components. From providing initially a broad account of welfare economics it presents contributions from political phil...

Epilepsy is, after headache, the second most common neurological disorder. This book clarifies the many courses of action to take in treating patients with epilepsy. It presents current knowledge about seizures and epilepsy in a comprehensive, socially conscious, and clear manner. The editors have provided this information in a comprehensive, easy-to-use, and practical form. This short, simple pedagogical guide to the diagnosis and management ...

The editors... must be congratulated... Long live the Africanstorytellers!" -- Africa Today "It is difficult toimagine a more practical introduction to contemporary African epic than thisanthology... no other single volume comprehends the full scope of African epic (asopposed to praise poetry) the way this one does.... The stories are engaging, andthe free-verse translations are surprisingly readable.... Recommended for allacademic collections...

Cruising on a small boat is a continuous learning experience. Sometimes you discover answers on your own, but more often the best lessons come from casual conversations with other cruisers. Why Didn't I Think of That? brings together the lessons learned, the tested advice, and the ingenious solutions of more than 200 sailors from around the world. Here you'll find nearly 1, 200 tips on everything from anchors to bilge pumps, refrigeration to c...

Book 4 in the Sun Coast Chronicles, Beth Wright, a newspaper reporter in St. Claire, faces the horror and shame of her own past -- as well as threats to her own life -- as she investigates abuses in a children's home.

In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir became America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a far-seeing prophet of environmental awareness who founded the Sierra Club in 1892, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of the Amer...