The book is designed to help bilingual and ESL teachers better understand how and why the English language works, and to broaden their abilities to help their students learn about the various functions of English in the real world

The book digs deep into the 9.5 elements that make persuasion, and getting your way, happen. By breaking down the elements, the reader will begin to understand, take action, become proficient, and then master the ability to persuade. Because persuasion occurs in so many different areas of life and business, Gitomer leads the reader from mental readiness to the principles of getting your way and the power that persuasion offers. He challenges the reader to prepare before they present, to prepare before they try to persuade. He demonstrates how to change a presentation into a performance and shows how this can be done in any environment

The book is recommended for the language policy experts, scientists, PhD students, candidates for master's degree, students, public servants and a wide audience

When Laura Ingalls and her family set out for Kansas, they travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the perfect place to call home. Pioneer life is sometimes hard, but Laura and her family are busy and happy building their new little house. For anyone who has ever read and loved Little House on the Prairie, and for those who have yet to discover Laura's world, this is a volume to cherish

This book is for teachers and trainers who want to incorporate literature into the language classroom and explore the issues involved. It can be used as a resource by trainers working with groups of teachers, by teacher development groups or by individual teachers working on their own

This is recognised to be one of the most important books ever written on the subject. The first quarter of the book is taken up with a highly interesting, though extremely detailed, account of the development of philology as a science; it must be one of the most comprehensive historical reviews of this kind available. The second part, entitled

It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death

With an elephant head, potbelly and a penchant for good food, Lord Ganesha is one of the most popular and loved of the Hindu gods. Each of the illustrated stories in this book presents different aspects of Ganesha, be it his mischief, humour, devotion to his mother or his gentle, compassionate nature

The stories in this book depict the Buddha in several of his births in animal form. Children learn the importance of compassion amd kindness from these delightful fables which are simple and easy to understand

Traces the life of the pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.