English for International Tourism provides a multi-level series for students who need professional communication within the hotel and tourism industries. The Teacher's Book provides information on unit objectives and helps teachers to use the material effectively. It also includes photocopiable mate[...]
English for International Tourism provides a multi-level series for students who need professional communication within the hotel and tourism industries. The Teacher's Book provides information on unit objectives and helps teachers to use the material effectively. It also includes photocopiable mate[...]
The first comprehensive, broad ranging and accessible account of the contribution of discourse analysis to social and political theory. Comprised of a large number of relatively short chapters, each has been specifically designed to form the basis of a weeks reading at a time.[...]
An introduction to the rapidly developing field of pragmatics - the study of language from the point of view of its users, of the choices they make, the constraints they encounter in using language in social interaction, and the effects their use of language has on other participants in communicatio[...]
The Patriarchs: Encountering the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - Leader Guide by Beth Moore provides the step-by-step guidance for a leader to facilitate this 10-week women's Bible study of Genesis 12-50. Discover God's pursuit of a relationship with man, and marvel as His plan to bless all peopl[...]
What do we know about the history, literature, and religion of Judaism in its formative age? How do we know it, and why does it matter? In "Studying Classical Judaism," renowned scholar and author Jacob Neusner addresses these and other important questions. Applying many of the same methods Christia[...]
Two French Protestant refugees in eighteenth-century Amsterdam gave the world an extraordinary work that intrigued and outraged readers across Europe. In this captivating account, Lynn Hunt, Margaret Jacob, and Wijnand Mijnhardt take us to the vibrant Dutch Republic and its flourishing book trade to[...]
Atmospheric chemistry is one of the fastest growing fields in the earth sciences. Until now, however, there has been no book designed to help students capture the essence of the subject in a brief course of study. Daniel Jacob, a leading researcher and teacher in the field, addresses that problem by[...]
Trains pull into a railroad station and must wait for each other before leaving again in order to let passengers change trains. How do mathematicians then calculate a railroad timetable that accurately reflects their comings and goings? One approach is to use max-plus algebra, a framework used to mo[...]
Higher category theory is generally regarded as technical and forbidding, but part of it is considerably more tractable: the theory of infinity-categories, higher categories in which all higher morphisms are assumed to be invertible. This title presents the foundations of this theory.[...]
Rife with incest, adultery, rape, and murder, the biblical story of Jacob and his children must have troubled ancient readers. By any standard, this was a family with problems. Jacob's oldest son Reuben is said to have slept with his father's concubine Bilhah. The next two sons, Simeon and Levi, tri[...]
How do terrorist groups control their members? Do the tools groups use to monitor their operatives and enforce discipline create security vulnerabilities that governments can exploit? The Terrorist's Dilemma is the first book to systematically examine the great variation in how terrorist groups are [...]
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the [...]
Boehme was born in 1575. He received little if any formal education and was apprenticed to a shoemaker at Goerlitz in Saxony. From an early age he seems to have been devoted to the study of the Bible as well as having a growing, inner, sense of the reality of God. Walking one day in the fields, when[...]
The first novel in an acclaimed trilogy, this remains one of the most outstanding examples of Norwegian fiction.[...]
By the acclaimed author of "Engaging Autism", a wise and informative guide for parents and professionals alike, to dealing with ADHD without medication. This wise guide, mostly for parents, applies Stanley Greenspan's basic developmental approach to a very common disorder. His definition of ADHD - a[...]
The success of Julie & Julia highlights the newest trend in food writing: blogging. Noted journalist and food-writing instructor Dianne Jacob has revised her award-winning book to include a chapter covering all the how-tos of food blogging as well as updated resources and new information on working[...]
For more than 15 years, writing coach, editor, and blogger Dianne Jacob has taught food lovers how to take their passion from the plate to the page. Now, Jacob has revised and updated her award-winning guide. Whether you've been writing for years or are just starting out, Will Write for Food offers [...]
A lavishly illustrated companion to the documentary from MTV films chronicles the life and career of the rapper Tupac Shakur, offering a collection of previously unpublished interviews, writings, and private photographs that provide a stunning portrait of the influential late performing artist. Repr[...]
"The Bush Tragedy" opens up the black box of the plane-crash presidency of George W. Bush to examine the political wreckage. How did a man of such evident flaws and limited abilities find himself in the position of the most powerful man in the world? How and why did half of America fall for Bush bef[...]