Thứ Ba, 6 tháng 6, 2017

Crosswords and other puzzles

THOUGH THE BOOK IS WRITTEN BY THE RUSSIAN AUTHOR, IT CAN BE EASILY USED BY ANY ENGLISH-SPEAKING PERSON BECAUSE WE CAN MEET RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ON THE COVER AND IN THE PREFACE ONLY

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Classroom Discourse Analysis - A Tool for Critical Reflection

This book makes techniques widely used in the field of discourse analysis accessible to a broad audience and illustrates their application in the study of classroom talk.
 
 
 
 
Separate chapters illustrate the analysis of interactional resources such as turn taking, participation frameworks, narrative and contextualization cues, modeling forms of discourse analysis teachers may practice in their classrooms.
 
 
 
Throughout, the author urges readers to use these analytic tools to investigate their own assumptions about what goes on in classrooms, what counts as knowledge, and how features of talk and interaction influence who gets to learn.
 

Business Letters (Quickstudy Reference Guides - Academic)

Outlines the basic concepts of memos, emails, complaints and customer correspondence. 6-page guide also includes: - basics in formatting - informational letters - requests for informational letters - letters of recommendation - cover letters - letters of complaint - and much more...
 

Building Contract Dictionary 3rd Edition

Building Contract Dictionary provides a succinct, but authoritative reference to words, phrases and terms encountered in, and in connection with, building contracts.
 
 
 
For the new edition all entries have been reconsidered and updated in light of case law and legislation and the book has been substantially enlarged since the last edition ten years ago. There are now over 800 separate entries A wide range of contracts has been referenced, including JCT 98, IFC 98, MW 98, WCD 98, PCC 98, MC 98, ACA 3, GC/Works/1 (1998), NEC, NSC/C, DOM/1, DOM/2 as well as topics such as adjudication, arbitration and the Civil Procedure Rules.
 
 
 
It will provide an invaluable reference for architects, quantity surveyors, project managers and contractors. It will also find a ready readership among all construction lawyers.
 
 
"This is an indispensable book which provides a succinct but authoritative reference to "words, phrases and terms" encountered in the construction industry. ...many of the entries give a substantial commentary on a variety of matters you always wanted to know about but never got round to finding out."
Arbitration 

Briefcase on Contract Law 3rd Edition

The Briefcase Series is designed for undergraduate law students to assist with understanding the essential principles of key cases in each subject area. The simple and easy to follow layout includes a summary of key cases and relevant legislation under various topic areas, which can be read in conjunction with larger texts.
 
 
 
 
The Briefcase Series provides useful summaries for students new to the topic as well as a refresher for those revising for exams. Briefcase on Contract Law includes all the essential cases for the topics commonly found in a degree or PgDL (Common Professional Examination) course. The book will also be useful for A Level law students whose course includes a contract element. 
 

Advanced Stories For Reproduction 1 (Ebook+Audio)

Advanced Stories for Reproduction 1 contains 60 passages, each between 225 and 350 words long. Vocabulary is restricted to the 2075-headword level, and the book contains a complete word list. The grammatical structures used follow A. S. Hornby's A Guide to Patterns and Usage in English, second edition.
 
 
 
This is the third in a series of stories for reproduction which begins with Elementary Stories for Reproduction and continues with Intermediate Stories for Reproduction. A fourth book, Note-taking Practice, provides students with training in note-taking at lectures.


Theatre Studies - The Basics

The book aims to air ideas about Western modern theater, to explain, to illustrate, to stimulate. Its basic premise is that theater and drama offer a unique combination of thinking and doing, and that anybody who tries to practise it, at however simple a level,will gain by it.


This book tries to suggest the links between theory and practice (which explains why some chapters move from the very theoretical suddenly into the absolutely hands-on practical).


Semiotics - The Basics

Following the successful Basics format, this is the book for anyone coming to semiotics for the first time. Using jargon-free language and lively, up-to-date examples, Semiotics: The Basics demystifies this highly interdisciplinary subject.
 
 
 
 
Along the way, the reader will find out what a sign and a text are, what codes we take for granted, how semiotics can be used in textual analysis and who Saussure, Peirce, Barthes and Jakobson are and why they are important. Features include a glossary of key terms and realistic suggestions for further reading.
 

Politics - The Basics

This highly successful introduction to the world of politics has been fully revised and updated to explore the varieties of political systems, the main political movements and key issues at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
 
 
 
New to the fourth edition:
  • comparison of quantitative and qualitative methods
  • more international examples
  • greater discussion of non-Western concepts of politics
  • the problem of voter apathy and lack of trust in politicians
  • more discussion of the ‘war on terrorism’
  • extended analysis of the role of the Internet in politics including blogs,
  • search engine censorship and e-democracy
  • analysis of further key concepts such as genocide and policy networks
  • more links to web pages including case studies, further questions to
  • explore and additional learning activities.
 
 
Accessible in style and topical in content, this book assumes no prior knowledge of politics. These features make it ideal reading for general readers as well as for those who are just beginning to study politics at undergraduate level.

Poetry - The Basics

Poetry: The Basics demystifies the traditions and forms of the world of poetry for all those who find it daunting or bewildering.


Covering a wide range of poetic voices from Chaucer to children's rhymes, song lyrics and the words of contemporary poets, this book will help readers to appreciate poetry 

Physical Geography - The Basics

Physical Geography: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the interactions, systems and processes that have shaped, and continue to shape, the physical world around us. This book introduces five key aspects of the study of physical geography:
 
-atmosphere, weather and climate systems
-the carbon cycle and historic and contemporary climate change
-plate tectonics, weathering, erosion and soils
-the role of water and ice in shaping the landscape and impacting human activity
-the patterns of plant and animal life and human impacts upon them.
 
 
The book features diagrams, maps and a glossary to aid understanding of key ideas and suggestions for further reading to allow readers to develop their interest in the subject – making Physical Geography: The Basics the ideal starting point for anyone new to the study of geography and the environment.

Literary Theory -The Basics 2nd Edition

Tackling literary theory for the first time can seem a daunting task, but it is also one of the most rewarding. This accessible guide provides the ideal first step in understanding theory, as the author:
 
* leads you through the major approaches to literature which are signaled by the term "literary theory" 
* places each critical movement in its historical (and often political) context 
* illustrates theory in practice with examples from much-read texts 
* suggests further reading for those especially interested in a particular critical approaches 
* shows not only that theory can make sense but that it can radically change the way you read.
 

Literary Theory -The Basics 1st Edition

Tackling literary theory for the first time can seem a daunting task, but it is also one of the most rewarding. This accessible guide provides the ideal first step in understanding theory, as the author:
 
* leads you through the major approaches to literature which are signaled by the term "literary theory" 
* places each critical movement in its historical (and often political) context 
* illustrates theory in practice with examples from much-read texts 
* suggests further reading for those especially interested in a particular critical approaches 
* shows not only that theory can make sense but that it can radically change the way you read.
 

Language - The Basics 2nd Edition

Fully updated and revised, this popular text now contains a chapter on language usage which introduces pragmatics, metaphor, speech and writing, and discourse analysis, a section on sign language, a glossary of key terms, and an expanded further reading section.


Trask also addresses issues such as the uniqueness of the human language, language and meaning, variation in language, change in language, learning a first language and attitudes toward language.


International Relations - The Basics

International Relations: The Basics is a concise and accessible introduction for students new to international relations and for the general reader.
 
 
 
It offers the most up-to-date guide to the major issues and areas of debate and:
  • explains key issues including humanitarian intervention and economic justice
  • features illustrative and familiar case studies from around the world
  • examines topical debates on globalization and terrorism
  • provides an overview of the discipline to situate the new reader at the heart of the study of global politics
  • Covering all the basics and more, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to understand contemporary international relations.

Good Wine - The New Basics

Although people love to drink wine, many feel intimidated by the amount of information and training it takes to become even partly knowledgeable. Young professionals and boomers alike demand a basic wine book, but not a "dummies" book that sacrifices sophistication or detail.
 
 
 
"Good Wine, the New Basics" removes the intimidation factor, and presents the information in an intelligent, tasteful and accessible format that includes all aspects of wine knowledge. A perfect gift for friends and family planning to travel to various wine regions the world over.

Film Studies - The Basics

This engaging and accessible introduction explores the intricacies of the film world to show how any reader can gain a broader understanding and a more pleasurable experience of film.
 
 
 
Addressing general questions about why and how to study film, topics discussed include: 
· film language
· film analysis
· film history 
· the production/exhibition/reception of cinema
· the future of film in the world of digital media.
 
 
 
Lively, provocative and supported by a bibliography, chronology and glossary of terms, Film Studies: The Basics is an essential introduction to this culturally pivotal discipline.

Art History - The Basics

Art History: The Basics is a concise and accessible introduction for the undergraduate approaching the history of art for the first time at college or university, and for anyone else interested in the subject.
 
 
It will give you answers to questions like: 
 What is art and art history?
 What are the main methodologies used to understand art?
 How have ideas about form, sex and gender shaped representation?
 What connects art with psychoanalysis, semiotics and Marxism?
 How are globalization and postmodernism changing art and art history? 
 
 
 
Each chapter introduces key ideas, issues and debates in art history, including information on relevant websites and image archives. Fully illustrated with an international range of artistic examples, Art History: The Basics also includes helpful subject summaries, further ideas for reading in each chapter, and a useful glossary for easy reference.

Archaeology - The Basics 02nd Edition

From archaeological jargon to interpretation, Archaeology: The Basics provides an invaluable overview of a fascinating subject and probes the depths of this increasingly popular discipline, presenting critical approaches to the understanding of our past.
 
 
Lively and engaging, Archaeology: The Basics fires the archaeological imagination whilst tackling such questions as:
 
What are the basic concepts of archaeology?
How and what do we know about people and objects from the past?
What makes a good explanation in archaeology?
Why dig here?
 
 
This ultimate guide for all new and would-be archaeologists, whether they are students or interested amateurs, will prove an invaluable introduction to this wonderfully infectious discipline.
 
 
Reviews
'Strongly recommended for novice undergraduates ... makes an absolutely excellent case for archaeology as a discipline.' - Antiquity
 
'This is a thought-provoking guide to what Gamble terms an 'archaeological imagination'. The digger boasting the worn stub of a trowel in their right back trouser pocket should feel incomplete without a copy of Archaeology: The Basics in the other.' - Current Archaeology

Archaeology - The Basics 01st Edition

From archaeological jargon to interpretation, Archaeology: The Basics provides an invaluable overview of a fascinating subject and probes the depths of this increasingly popular discipline, presenting critical approaches to the understanding of our past.
 
 
Lively and engaging, Archaeology: The Basics fires the archaeological imagination whilst tackling such questions as:
 
What are the basic concepts of archaeology?
How and what do we know about people and objects from the past?
What makes a good explanation in archaeology?
Why dig here?
 
 
This ultimate guide for all new and would-be archaeologists, whether they are students or interested amateurs, will prove an invaluable introduction to this wonderfully infectious discipline.
 
 
Reviews
'Strongly recommended for novice undergraduates ... makes an absolutely excellent case for archaeology as a discipline.' - Antiquity
 
'This is a thought-provoking guide to what Gamble terms an 'archaeological imagination'. The digger boasting the worn stub of a trowel in their right back trouser pocket should feel incomplete without a copy of Archaeology: The Basics in the other.' - Current Archaeology

Writing and Motivation (Series Studies in Writing 19)

The aim of this volume is to bring together contributions from international research on writing and motivation. It not only addresses the basic question of how motivation to write can be fostered, but also provides analyses of conceptual and theoretical issues at the intersection of the topics of motivation and writing.
 
 
 
What emerges from the various chapters is that the motivational aspects of writing represent a rich, productive and partially still unexplored research field. 
 
 
This volume is a step in the direction of a more systematic analysis of the problems as well as an effort to present and compare various models, perspectives and methods of motivation and writing.
 
 
*Addresses the implications of writing instuction based on the 2 main approaches to writing research: cognitive and socio-cultural
*Provides systematic analysis of the various models, perspectives, and methods of motivation & writing
*Brings together the international research available in this burgeoning field


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Writing and Digital Media (Series Studies in Writing 17)

Digital media has become an increasingly powerful force in modern society.


This volume brings together outstanding European, American and Australian research in "writing and digital media" and explores its cognitive, social and cultural implications.

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Trademark Legal Care for Your Business and Product Name by Stephen Elias and Richard Stim

"Excellent step-by-step instructions for registering a mark, written in plain English with clear examples." -- Library Journal
 
 
 
"Get tips to help you choose and protect a name, logo and other unique items that identify your company." -- Houston Chronicle
 
 
 
"Searching for a winning business or product name? Or have a distinctive logo or slogan to protect with a trademark or service mark? You will find sound advice in this book." -- San Francisco Examiner