This collection of fourteen articles on connected speech is of interest to teachers, researchers, and materials developers in both ESL and EFL. Ten chapters focus on connected speech in English, and four on Japanese connected speech

Like the title says, this book takes you through a workout that applies Pilates principles to the fitness ball. Mat and equipment-based Pilates moves are adapted for this inflatable sphere, which makes things more challenging than you might expect. This is because the exercise ball provides an unstable environment on which you complete each exercise, which adds a great amount of resistance. Pilates On the Ball provides a unique, low-impact method of becoming fit

This book will help you define what you want and take the first steps toward the desired outcome. From identifying the major steps to revising your plan periodically, the exercises and self-assesments in this book will make sure your priorities are focused and realistic

The modern practice of personnel testing originated with the need to accurately assess many job applicants quickly. This book illustrates the limitations of traditional interviewing practices and presents you with guidelines for effectively testing your job applicants to find the best candidate

Preventing Job Burnout is a practical hands-on guide that will teach you what burnout is, what causes it, and how to assess the burnout potential of your job. After you apply the lessons and action plans, you will find you are better able to handle the unexpected, approach problems as opportunities, and manage your attitude. Most importantly, you will learn how to prevent job burnout in the future and bring a sustained sense of satisfaction to every aspect of your life

Included in this volume are national parks, forests, lakeshores and wildlife refuges, as well as state-run preserves and scenic byways. Compelling text and photography will lead you on an unforgettable armchair adventure. A wealth of practical advice-including contact information, recreational opportunities, and nearby accommodations and atractions-will help you plan your own trip

A young Indian boy carves a canoe and travels through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The text and pictures provide an excellent geographical and historical picture of the region

Cram101 Textbook Outlines is a learning system. The notes in this book are the highlights of your textbook, you will never have to highlight a book again. Take this book to class, it is your notebook for the lecture. The notes and highlights on the left hand side of the pages follow the outline and order of the textbook. All you have to do is follow along while your instructor presents the lecture. Cram 101 Textbook Outlines provides all of the highlights, notes, and practice tests to accompany most textbooks for all disciplines and levels. And it is also an extensive reference tool providing the student what they want to know at the time they need to know

In Parks and Plates, Robert J. Lillie explains the fascinating geological processes that have formed these dramatic volcanoes, shorelines, and landscapes. Structuring the text around major geological features, Lillie highlights geologic patterns across many different parks and uses over 100 park sites to illustrate plate tectonics visually. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, diagrams, and maps, Parks and Plates is the ideal text to enrich undergraduates experience of our national parks

In the Poetics Aristotle focuses mainly on drama, especially tragedy, and introduces ideas that are still debated today - more than two thousand years later