A wet afternoon is Khalid Hasan’s superlative translation of some of Saadat Hasan Manto’s greatest works, his short stories and the sketches he wrote of the people around him. Manto penned stories that brought to the fore the hypocrisy in our hearts with great contrast. He has been condemned ever since because he chose to depict this through the characters he saw all around him-the pimps, courtesans and prostitutes that were the soul of the Bombay he inhabited. Despite this seemingly far removed social milieu, what he grapples with is hardly alien to more mainstream society

American Ways focuses on the traditional values that have attracted people to the United States for well over 200 years and traces the effect of these values on American life. Chapter themes include diversity, the family, education, government and politics, religion, business, and recreation

This book provides a wealth of creative, imaginative activities with integrated language practice. The focus is on involving children simultaneously in activities promoting their personal development and in helping them to learn the language. Art and craft activities serve these twin aims in an ideal fashion. While making things, the children also make meaning. As they explore shapes, colours, textures, constructions, they are extending their experience and understanding of the world-and doing it through the medium of the foreign language

American Headway 2 builds on the firm grammatical, lexical and functional foundation laid in American Headway

American Headway is a multi-level series for adults and young adults who want to use American English both accurately and fluently. It includes grammar, vocabulary and dialogues. Grammar and vocabulary are taught and explained thoroughly, and all four language skills are developed systematically

Political and religious writings and documents, some poetry and belletristics, years 1616-1813. Puritans, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Philip Freneau, George Washington

Do you feel like you don`t have a clue about idioms? Do they go right over your head? Now you can get a handle on all kinds of American idioms with the Longman American Idioms Dictionary

There are over 8.000 idiomatic words, expressions, regionalisms, and informal English expressions are defined and cross-referenced for easy access

Cruising 35,000 feet above the earth, a twin-engine commercial jet encounters an accident that leaves 3 dead, 56 wounded, and the cabin in shambles. What happened? With a multi-billion-dollar company-saving deal on the line, Casey Singleton is sent by her hard-driving boss to uncover the mysterious circumstances that led to the disaster before more people die. But someone doesn't want her to find the truth. Airframe bristles with authentic information, technical jargon, and the command of detail Crichton's readers have come to expect

Outside the classrom, students meet English in the real world. Outside the clasroom, they step into the local lifestyle. In the museums and garage sales and churches of America, ESL students join their vibrant communities as learners, observers, English speakers, and new member of American culture. Through structured activities, A to Zany leads students in engaging, community-based tasks that will expand their language skills and nourish their understanding of life in the USA