This is a delightful fable in the great tradition. The long-tailed field mouse who is the hero of the story, was involved - and this is true - in a programme of field research and while scientists observe him he observes man and the rest of nature. This enchanting book reads like a fairy tale, but the author has indeed built a bridge from fairyland to science, and there is profound meaning in this story which will be a delight to people of all ages who care about man and nature

Kaplan's SAT® 1600 provides the extra tactics and advanced practice you need to help you get the absolute maximum score. Using this book with the practice tests you can get the perfect score

A new edition of Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test designed to prepare students for the TOEFL iBT test, administered online. The complete package for self-study includes the student book with hundreds of skill-building exercises and the CD-ROM with seven practice tests. Key features of the 4th edition include: • An iBT-format diagnostic test, three complete practice tests, and mini-tests in the book • Seven complete practice tests on CD-ROM • Over 200 skill-building exercises in reading, listening, speaking, and writing

Part 1 is based on the episode, "O Say, Can You Remember the Words?", written by Sally Lapiduss. Part 2 is based on the episode, "On the Road Again?", Written by Steven James Meyer

This book will show you how to overcome the natural fear of public speaking, to become a successful speaker and even learn to enjoy it. Dale Carnegie's methods have helped millions of people world-wide

This book offers a proven breakthrough strategy for turning adversaries into negotiating partners. Getting Past No is the state-of-the-art book on negotiation for the the twenty-first century. It will help you deal with tough times, tough people, and tough negotiations. You don’t have to get mad or get even. Instead, you can get what you want!

Shanghai Almanac is a systematic record that illustrates different aspects of Shanghai Municipality, concerning its geographical facts, the political, economical and cultural events as well as the social situation. This large-scale book, a literature of data, is the yearly book under the special series of state press and publication. Shanghai Almanac 2012 records and illustrates the overal conditions of Shanghai in 2011. By retaining a fundamental stability in the structure of the former edition, the 2012 English version has inserted the account of those events that newly appeared in 2011

Shanghai Almanac is a systematic record that illustrates different aspects of Shanghai Municipality, concerning its geographical facts, the political, economical and cultural events as well as the social situation. This large-scale book, a literature of data, is the yearly book under the special series of state press and publication. Shanghai Almanac 2011 records and illustrates the overal conditions of Shanghai in 2010. By retaining a fundamental stability in the structure of the former edition, the 2011 English version has inserted the account of those events that newly appeared in 2010

This is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Both entertaining and incisive, Shōgun is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world

Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler-the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, a master manipulator of men, a ruthless intriguer and a mighty lover