It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This state-of-the-art Handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to doc[...]
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HARRY POTTER BOXED SET 1-7 includes the seven phenomenal Harry Potter hardcover books. These books are housed in a limited edition, collectible trunk-like box with sturdy handles and privacy lock.
HARRY POTTER BOXED SET 1-7 includes the seven phenomenal Harry Potter hardcover books by best selli[...]
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readersâ attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Grangerâs new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and[...]
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Highlighting 2014's top basketball stars on the court. Including LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Tony Parker and many more Features detailed player information and tons of fantastic photos.[...]
K-Pop is a multi-billion dollar industry and the Korean Wave has never been bigger. Korean bands are breaking YouTube records, selling out the O2 and basically winning social media. Bands with huge followings like BTS, BLACKPINK, EXO and TWICE are making waves across the globe and then there's BIG B[...]
Boyer/Verma's breakthrough text meets today's student and instructor's needs and redefines the marketplace. Their text is briefer than most, taking all of the vital core concepts and building upon them with current and fresh examples. The authors understand the importance of striking a balance by cr[...]
This book brings together key essays and excerpts from the broad spectrum of Frederic Jamesona s writings, providing an accessible introduction to the intricacies of his thought and uncovering new and exciting aspects of his work.[...]
Does a knowledge of Latin facilitate he learning of computer programming? Does skill in geometry make it easier to learn music? The issue of the transfer of learning from one domain to another is a classic problem in psychology as well as an educational question of great importance, which this ingen[...]
Being able to make a correct diagnosis is one of the key aspects of every medical student's and junior doctor's clinical training. Problem-based learning is increasingly being used to focus on the causes behind the presentation of a clinical feature. The Third Edition of this best-selling book is pa[...]
Covers the disorders of the peripheral nervous system including their clinical, neurophysiologic, pathologic and biochemical features. Extensive illustrations and chapter outlines are provided for enhanced learning and quick reference.[...]
Just who are those kings, queens, knights, and pages in the Tarot deck? Generally considered the most difficult part of the Tarot to interpret, they actually represent different characters or personalities that are aspects of ourselves. Two esteemed Tarot scholars unmask the court cards with detai[...]
Renowned Austrian pianist, composer, and editor Artur Schnabel spent a lifetime performing and interpreting Mozart. This edition features two of Mozart's most popular piano sonatas, K. 331 and K. 457, and includes helpful fingering, dynamic, and performance suggestions by the editor. Ornaments are r[...]
This book is about the use of language in the science classroom. It discusses the evolution of scientific discourse for learning in secondary schools, and examines the form and function of language across a variety of levels including lexiogrammar, discourse semantics, register, genre and ideology. [...]
A birthday party sets the scene in this sweet and relatable story for anyone who's ever been the odd girl out.
It's Ginger's birthday, and she has to invite all the girls in her class to her party, including Lyla Browning. Lyla isn't like the other girls: she smells like old leaves, doesn't talk[...]
The updated edition of this quick-reference short-entry dictionary defines more than 2,500 accounting, auditing, compliance, and tax-related terms. General areas covered include financial accounting and reporting, managerial and cost management, auditing and financial statement analysis, compliance,[...]
This book presents for the first time a complete and accurate picture of their development, organization and operational use before and during the war.[...]
In Sanctifying Misandry, Katherine Young and Paul Nathanson challenge an influential version of modern goddess religion, one that undermines sexual equality and promotes hatred in the form of misandry - the sexist counterpart of misogyny. To set the stage, the authors discuss two massively popular b[...]
It's an all-new beginning for the book that Wizard calls 'the best original concept from Marvel in thirty years!' When a group of teenagers discovers that their parents are actually super-villains, they run away from home...but that's only step one! Now that the evil Pride is gone, nearly every bad [...]
This fourth edition of the classic book, Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and in-depth analysis of health behavior theories that are most relevant to health education. This essential resource includes the most current i[...]
Valuable patient-centered ideas for treating mental illness Traditional forms of mental health care can often center more on simply avoiding hospitalization than on promoting wellness by focusing on a patient's personal feelings and hopes. In fact, these established methods can even have a dehumaniz[...]
This volume brings together some of Jeremias's best-known works on historical Jesus research and core issues concerning Gospel tradition. It features foundational questions in historical Jesus research plus Aramaic backgrounds of the Gospels.[...]
This special issue of the American Journal of Philology illuminates the nature and function of food and dining in the Roman world, offering historical, sociological, literary, cultural, and material perspectives. The articles collected here explore topics from diverse fields to analyze Roman cultu[...]
In 1925, Beatrice Blackwood of the University of Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum took thirty-three photographs of Kainai people on the Blood Indian Reserve in Alberta as part of an anthropological project. In 2001, staff from the museum took copies of these photographs back to the Kainai and worked with[...]