Minimal Semantics asks what a theory of literal linguistic meaning is for - if you were to be given a working theory of meaning for a language right now, what would you be able to do with it? Emma Borg sets out to defend a formal approach to semantic theorizing from a powerful contemporary opponent [...]

Educational Research: An Introduction, Eighth Edition, is the most comprehensive and widely respected text for scholars and for the preparation of graduate-level students who need to understand educational research in depth and conduct original research for a dissertation or thesis. A comprehensive [...]

'Mind Power by James Borg is currently the best self-help book' Guardian 'Doesn't bombard the reader with pseudo-scientific new age bull#### ...aims to be accessible to all and this is one of its main strengths. Light hearted and enthusiastic style make this one of the better self-help books out the[...]

Change the way you communication - forever. This is the one language that everyone speaks but only few really understand. But in 7 easy lessons, you can discover and learn everything you need to use body language to your advantage "and" become adept at reading the hidden signals of others. The new e[...]

Many Christians are unclear on the details of events during the week leading up to Jesus's crucifixion. Here, top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan offer what they believe is the real story of Jesus' final week in Jerusalem; together they reveal a radical and little-known Jesus.[...]

Using the best of biblical and historical scholarship, this title presents a fresh understanding of early Christianity.[...]

Marcus Borg takes some of the key words in the Christian dictionary and exposes the negative and unhelpful connotations they still carry today. At the same time, he goes back to the Bible and unpacks their meaning in a way that is both more faithful to the teaching of Jesus and more relevant to his [...]

From their early beginnings in the Restoration until the final closure in Queen Victoria's reign, Vauxhall Gardens developed from a rural tavern and place of assignation into a dream-world. This title reveals how Vauxhall linked high and popular culture in ways that look forward to the manner in whi[...]

The world faces huge challenges for water as population continues to grow, as emerging economies develop and as climate change alters the global and local water cycle. There are major questions to be answered about how we supply water in a sustainable and safe manner to fulfil our needs, while at th[...]

Based on original research, this book explores the fundamental relationship between research and practice in English language teaching.[...]