This book helps you to understand and respect people of other cultures and become understood and respected by them. It does this by teaching you to master how you think about yourself and others, how to speak and listen effectively to people with different backgrounds, and how to pay attention to the non-verbal language of "where, when, and how" you do things

This book will help you implement an effective perfomance agreement by leading you through a step-by-step creation process. The exercises, lessons, and checklists in this book will help you agree on needs and identify priorities, provide a clearer focus on potential obstacles

While technology and urban sprawl have transformed much of America in the last half of the twentieth century, Jack Leigh has been quietly documenting the people and the landscape of the Southeastern coast, a region steeped in history and tradition. The Land I'm Bound To is the photographer's tribute to the richly diverse culture of his native region. Here, Leigh is both inclusive and expansive, offering some of his most memorable images as well as recent work that synthesizes the beauty and emotional grip the South has on many of us. 200 duotone photographs

This volume offers a stunning new view of Yosemite"s visual history by presenting two hundred works of art together with provocative essays that explore the rich intersections between art and nature in this incomparable Sierra Nevada wilderness

A man haunted by his own imagination, hidden writing that leads to buried treasure, a fisherman fighting for his life in a powerful whirlpool. In these short stories by Edgar Allan Poe we meet people struggling with death. Others are trying to solve the darkest of mysteries

The reader will enjoy watching Tree-ear work patiently toward his goal of becoming a potter, but perhaps more importantly, will see him learn the importance of sacrifice. The wise and fatherly Crane-man helps him learn how to become a respectable man and teaches him to be kind and charitable. Potter Min is crusty and curt, but his gentle wife is the epitome of soft kindness. In the end, even curmudgeonly Min is won over by the brave and loyal Tree-ear. Although the book is set in 12th century Korea, it does not feel like an ancient story. This book will be enjoyed by all

Tuck Everlasting is a fantasy children's novel by Natalie Babbitt. The book explores the concept of immortality and the reasons why it might not be as desirable as it appears to be

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

Contains practical, tried-and-tested ideas and materials for planning, organizing, and carrying out project work with children aged between 5 and 13. This work combines language and skills development with activities which challenge young learners and motivate them to be independent

The Giver is a dystopian children"s novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness," a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives