Bright Star of the West traces the life, repertoire, and influence of Joe Heaney, Ireland's greatest sean-nos ("old style") singer. Born in 1919, Joe Heaney grew up in a politically volatile time, as his native Ireland became a democracy. He found work and relative fame as a singer in London before [...]
Simple pleasures. Embrace the local culture as you crack open a blue crab, tour vineyards, or relive colonial history.
Boundless activities. Find choices for every traveler, from hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains to boating the Chesapeake Bay to touring Civil Bar battlefields.
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Drawing on writing research, the book takes into account recent developments such as the increasing diversity of the student body, the use of the Internet, electronic tuition and issues surrounding globalisation.[...]
Academic Writing in a Global Context addresses the issue of the pressure on academics worldwide to produce their work in English in scholarly publishing, and why the growth of the use of academic English matters. Drawing on an eight year 'text-ethnographic' study of the experiences of fifty scholars[...]
This series covers the core topics taught in the field of sociolinguistics. Individual volumes offer both a critical overview and insights derived from the author's own research. As a whole, the series will provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject. The series is designed for second or thi[...]
Help your students develop the blended competencies (cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal) they will need to effectively care for patients in both institutional and community-based practice settings with this updated Eighth Edition of the best-selling "Fundamentals of Nursing. "Pac[...]
Have you tried every diet or weight loss plan under the sun, but still can't manage to lose weight and keep it off? You aren't alone. Each year, Americans spend billions of dollars on weight-loss products, yet we continue to have the highest obesity rate in the world. After trying and failing countl[...]
Suitable for beginning nursing students, this book intends to challenge students to develop the blended skills they need to care for patients in a variety of settings. It shows students how nursing care involves more than performing procedures.[...]
In many locations round the globe, scholars are coming under increasing pressure to publish in English in addition to their other languages. However research has shown that proficiency in English is not always the key to success in English-medium publishing. So rather than focus on the linguistic an[...]
Christine Nöstlinger, eine der bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Kinderbuchautorinnen, ausgezeichnet u.a. mit dem Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis und dem Astrid-Lindgren-Gedächtnispreis, hat mit "Lillis Supercoup" einen neuen Bestseller geschrieben. Die sonnige Feriengeschichte mit Tiefgang jetzt bei[...]
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT går även i Sverige under sin engelska beteckning, ACT, och har blivit en av de mer inflytelserika modellerna av kognitiv beteendeterapi (KBT) på senare år. Fritt översatt betyder ACT acceptans- och åtagandeterapi. Metoden utvecklades av Steven Hayes och [...]
Matte med Ficke och Lillis är ett nytt läromedel i matematik för förskolan. I boken får eleverna undersöka matematikens värld tillsammans med Ficke och Lillis, som är bekanta från systerboken Fikonfnatt.Matte med Ficke och Lillis vill lära barnen att se matematiken i vardagen, lära ut beg[...]