Henry James' travel writings on France and Italy are a case study in fine arts perception, understanding and interpretation. He treats each new locale as a new horizon to be engaged, absorbed, and internalized through a hermeneutic of analogical interiority. Roaming within the halls and chambers of French and Italian architecture opens, through the text, new conduits for an understanding of the vast interiority that exists within the self-examining-self. James is a master at relating the space of each location with the thoughts, instincts, relational perceptions and education of the observer

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

There is all the information you need about pronunciation, grammar, style and meaning, with clear example sentences to show the words in context

This book gives beginning students immediate help in mastering the essential elements of English pronunciation. Like its higher-level counterpart, Clear Speech, this new text concentrates on topics, such as rhythm, intonation, and sounds as grammar cues, that will make the biggest difference in students' ability to understand and communicate with others

Clear Speech is a revised and expanded version of the highly successful and innovative pronunciation text for intermediate and high intermediate students. This book provides theotetical support, teaching suggestions, audio scripts, and answer keys for each unit. It also includes 15 unit quizzes on photocopiable pages

Clichés: Over 1,500 Phrases Explored and Explained, lexicographer Betty Kirkpatrick presents a fascinating history of the classification of this linguistic category as well as of various aspects of language, illustrating its elasticity and ongoing evolution

This book is the ideal companion to Erickson`s landmark Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul, Second Edition. Here, the author explores, concept-based learning on a more in-depth level across disciplines and grade levels. Teachers can use the specific strategies to create a seamless learning program that teachers students the skils the really need to think conceptually and to solve problems in today`s complex, changing world

Clear Speech from the Start gives beginning students immediate help with the essential elements of English pronunciation. Like Clear Speech, this lower-level text concentrates on the features that will make the biggest difference in students` ability to understans and communicate with others, such as rhythm, intonation, and sounds as grammar cues

Thesauruses give you synonym lists but don`t tell you which word is appropriate to use in a given context. Choose the right word does. Now in its second edition, this unique blent of thesaurus, dictionary and manual of English usage has been completely revised and updated. In over 1,000 entries, it defines, compares and contrasts 6,000 commonly used synonyms and related words to help you find the right word to express yourself clearly and exactly

Daniel Jone`s classic pronuoncing dictionary is the ultimate guide to pronounciation in English. Now in its 17th edition, it includes thousands of pronounciation not shown in general dictionaries, from people to places, to words from science, technology and literature