Young Francie Nolan, having inherited both her father's romantic and her mother's practical nature, struggles to survive and thrive growing up in the slums of Brooklyn in the early twentieth century.[...]
The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and i[...]
Betty Halbreich, the director of Solutions at world-famous specialty store Bergdorf Goodman, brings her shopping and dressing expertise to readers in this bestselling classic. Getting dressed every morning probably causes more trauma than anything else we do on a daily basis. No one understands thi[...]
Everyone loves Mrs. Piggle-WiggleMrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside-down house ans smells like cookies. She was even married to a pirate once. Most of all, she knows everything about children. She can cure them of any ailment. Patsy hates baths. Hubert never puts anything away. Allen eats v-e-r-y[...]
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has a trick up her sleeveMrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves everyone, and everyone loves her right back. The children love her because she is lots of fun. Their parents love her because she can cure children of absolutely any bad habit. The treatment are unusual, but they work! Who better t[...]
Learnmore than 3,000 English expressions and speak and understand the language easily As a new speaker of English, you may hear some expressions in your daily conversations that you do not understand--yet. McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English will help you learn these expressions, so not o[...]
Open up a whole new world of communication through ASL You can easily learn ASL with help from The American Sign Language Phrase Book. With more than 500 phrases, this is the reference guide to everyday expressions in American Sign Language, providing a quick way for you to converse with deaf peopl[...]
The first woman to be appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd was once a celebrated "Tiller Girl". In her autobiography, she tells of her life, the times campaigning for the Labour Party, the times she lost two by-elections, and her elation at finally becoming an MP.[...]
Francie Nolan is a Brooklyn girl with a Brooklyn name and a Brooklyn accent. Her family are brave, devoted immigrants, struggling to survive and rise above the squalor, poverty and violence that surround their tenement home.[...]
Program Highlights Clear charts and explanations * Student-friendly grammar charts with clear information. * Examples accompanied by clear explanations. * Minimal grammar terminology for ease of understanding. In-depth grammar practice * Immediate application of grammatical forms and meanings. * A [...]
The "Azar Grammar Series" offers concise, level-appropriate grammar presentation with a variety of written exercises and communicative classroom activities. Included are both student-centred pair and group work.[...]
The "Azar Grammar Series" offers concise, level-appropriate grammar presentation with a variety of written exercises and communicative classroom activities. Included are both student-centred pair and group work.[...]
The "Azar Grammar Series" offers concise, level-appropriate grammar presentation with a variety of written exercises and communicative classroom activities. Included are both student-centred pair and group work.[...]
Basic English Grammar is a classic development skills text for beginning students of English as a second or foreign language. While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the third edition more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities.[...]
Also available are the multimedia CD-ROMs Fundamentals of English Grammar Interactive and Understanding and Using English Grammar Interactive. Clear, direct and comprehensive, the Azar Grammar Series blends tried-and-true grammar teaching with communicative activities. Program Highlights Clear ch[...]
Program HighlightsClear charts and explanationsStudent-friendly grammar charts with clear information. Examples accompanied by clear explanations. Minimal grammar terminology for ease of understanding.In-depth grammar practiceImmediate application of grammatical forms and meanings. A variety of exer[...]
A classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced students of English, Understanding and Using English Grammar is a comprehensive reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text. While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, t[...]
The Workbook consists solely of self-study exercises, with answers included, providing students the opportunity to explore and practice grammar independently. It is keyed to explanatory grammar charts in both the Student Book and the Chartbook. Understanding and Using English Grammar is a classic de[...]
A classic text for accuracy and statistical precision. Statistics for Business and Economics enables readers to conduct serious analysis of applied problems rather than running simple "canned" applications. This text is also at a mathematically higher level than most business statistics texts and pr[...]
Completely updated in a new edition, this book presents a look at the application of the Neuman Systems Model in nursing education and practice, with emphasis on social change, current trends, and future nursing needs. It includes specific guidelines for providing holistic systems based perspective [...]
A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny (c. AD 61-113) was also a prolific letter-writer, who numbered among his correspondents such eminent figures as Tacitus, Suetonius and the Emperor Trajan, as well as a wide circle of friends and family. His lively and very personal letters address an aston[...]