Two level video-based communication course published by Spain. Specially written to improve Listening and Speaking skills for English students in upper-secondary. The course covers the following areas: English in the personal sphere; English at work; Academic English; English in a public or social c[...]
This teacher's pack contains editable tests, teacher's notes, answer keys, audioscripts as PDFs, and test audio files which are the same that are found on the teacher's Multi-ROM. In addition it also includes the Class Audio material. All the audio files are formatted for use on a computer.[...]
This teacher's pack contains editable tests, teacher's notes, answer keys, audioscripts as PDFs, and test audio files which are the same that are found on the teacher's Multi-ROM. In addition it also includes the Class Audio material. All the audio files are formatted for use on a computer.[...]
Communicate - two level video-based communication course published by Spain Specially written to improve Listening and Speaking skills for English students in upper-secondary. The course covers the following areas: English in the personal sphere; English at work; Academic English; English in a publi[...]
Humor in contemporary culture is generally celebrated as a public good, yet at times is felt to produce misunderstanding and even hatred. Now available in paperback, this collection explores the ethics and aesthetics of humor, in everyday life and in media comedy. An updated introduction looks at th[...]
In Alien Agency, Chris Salter tells three stories of art in the making. Salter examines three works in which the materials of art -- the "stuff of the world" -- behave and perform in ways beyond the creator's intent, becoming unknown, surprising, alien. Studying these works -- all three deeply embro[...]
A critical assessment of the concept and its use in the social sciences, considering its theoretical basis and historical development and linking these closely to the concept of the "Other". The text explores such topics as nationalism, gender, racism, and the concept of normality.[...]
Researching Communications, Second Edition provides a practical, authoritative, step-by-step guide to media and communications studies students taking courses in communications research. The authors also examine the complementary nature of qualitative and quantitative research methods, and aim to sh[...]
A rollicking, rhyming Halloween romp--in every color
What color is Halloween? Why, it's as green as an "eerie glow, evil grin, vile brew, clammy skin," as white as "cobwebs clinging, a misty trail, a skull, a spook, a face gone pale . . ." Children will learn their colors as they follow a cute[...]
Values in Higher Education Teaching explores the way in which teaching, research, learning and higher education are a values enterprise and that an exploration of values is necessary to work out the full purposes of a higher education to guide practices and help academics understand academic work. V[...]
As part of the 14-19 curriculum change, this title, in partnership with OCR, provides resources tailored to the OCR A Level History B specification. It features interactive live text with additional activities, sources and resources. It also includes 'Exam Cafe', which offers students a motivating w[...]
"Kindness is seldom wasted."
--from "The Lion and the Mouse" It is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of our language and our moral education still owes a huge debt to a Greek slave who was executed more than two thousand years ago. Yet "sour grapes," "crying 'wolf, '" "acti[...]
Travis Rayne Pickering argues that the advent of ambush hunting approximately two million years ago marked a milestone in human evolution, one that established the social dynamic that allowed our ancestors to expand their range and diet. He challenges the traditional link between aggression and huma[...]
The principal themes of this 1997 book are stress and health in fish. Stress is of central concern in aquaculture, as the various stressors which accompany intensive fish husbandry can predispose the fish to compromised growth and health, and promote disease. The book comprises a comprehensive colle[...]
An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history.
The Yellow Jersey Club contains just twenty-six living members. To become one of this exclusive number requires complete dedication, brutal self-sacrifice and the most extraordinary physical attributes. Yet along with the ability to climb mountains, bomb along time trials and survive all the perils [...]
Everything you need to know about cycling for fitness and leisure, and training for sport and competition. The perfect introduction to a hugely popular and stimulating activity, packed with training tips and advice on safety, essential equipment, maintenance and motivation[...]
Fifteen chapters explaining every aspect, with excerpts from classic and prominent modern works, quotations from noted playwrights, and anecdotes from the author's personal experiences with such as Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. Interviews with A.R. Gurney, Lloyd Richards, Connie Congdon, Alf[...]
The race to space between the United States and the Soviet Union captured the popular imagination. On April 12, 1961, the USSR launched cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on a one-orbit flight, making him the first human in space. Three weeks later, American astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. flew 116 miles above Ea[...]
Using a broad definition of the Durkheimian tradition, this book offers the first systematic attempt to explore the Durkheimians' engagement with art. It focuses on both Durkheim and his contemporaries as well as later thinkers influenced by his work. The first five chapters consider Durkheim's own [...]