|
Showing 1 - 14 of
14 matches in All Departments
Kaci and Abby are not BFFs. But when a joint family camping trip
throws them together, the girls must make the best of it. Luckily,
a rickety old amusement park down the road provides the perfect
distraction - until Kaci mysteriously disappears for two hours in a
fun house. Abby is furious - but then she experiences a bizarre
time-lapse of her own. Determined to figure out who is behind their
otherworldly abductions, the girls set aside their differences to
work together. Soon their close encounters make them BFFs of a
different kind - best friends in fear!
Jordan isn’t thrilled about spending a seaside summer with his
grizzled grandpa, Captain Joe. He barely knows the guy - and he
knows even less about the ocean. But his grandpa’s nautical charm
soon hooks Jordan on a summer at sea. After all, who could resist
his tall tales of mystical white dolphins and sinister sea
monsters? But when Captain Joe’s stories turn out to be true,
will anyone escape the Kraken’s revenge?
With his father suddenly struck ill, Tenji is thrust into the role
he's been longing for - guiding climbers to the summit of Mount
Everest. But can he convince the group that he's up to this extreme
challenge?
Paxton is heartbroken. His best friend, Alice, is moving away in a
month, and their summer plans seem dashed. Determined to have one
last grand adventure together, Alice and Paxton vow to explore
deeper into their nearby forest than ever before. Soon, the pair
stumbles across a series of caves that hide a great, big, hairy
secret. Alice is over the moon! She wants to strike it rich by
capturing a picture of a legendary creature. But Paxton isn’t
sure that’s such a good idea. After all, are riches really worth
risking a standoff with a sasquatch?!
Designed for intermediate and advanced users of English, this book
offers an integrated approach to essay writing by focusing on both
the processes and products of writing. It has been developed over
many years of teaching and researching written English, in
particular, with university students in Thailand. In addition to
addressing common issues involving written English which many
novice writers face, it covers the basic elements of
writing-sentences and paragraphs-and introduces students to
descriptive, narrative, expository, and argumentative writing. The
book's content and layout are carefully tailored for student
writers, as reflected in color highlighting of important text and
images, placement of key information in boxes, and inclusion of
plentiful exercises with answer keys. Care has also been taken to
avoid formality and unnecessary complexity. Model examples taken
from actual students' essays as well as published texts help to
ensure the book's appeal and educational value to its intended
audience of novice writers. Drawing on the Systemic Functional
Linguistics of Michael Halliday and others, each of the five units
begins with a form-function orientation. The purpose is to raise
students' awareness of the links between language structures at the
micro-level of words, phrases, and clauses, and to introduce them
to higher-order rhetorical goals at the macro-level of paragraphs
and essays. Students learn to recognize and evaluate texts for key
language features (formal knowledge), such as descriptive phrases,
figurative language, and various types of transitions. Students
then practice putting these elements together to form larger
functional units (rhetorical knowledge), focusing on unity,
cohesion, and a clear overall purpose. Each unit then focuses on
generating ideas and content (subject knowledge) using critical
questions, collaborative discussions, and visualization techniques.
At strategic points, students are cycled through key reflective
practices (process knowledge) as a way to help them complete longer
writing tasks. These longer tasks include clear scoring rubrics,
which can be used by the student or teacher as a means to gauge
progress and provide feedback. The book will help students acquire
essential knowledge alongside transferable and functional
skills-both of which can be applied across areas of study and in
future writing projects.
This is the first volume to examine how the history of Wales was
written in a period that saw the emergence of professional
historiography, largely focused on the nation, across Europe and in
the United States. It thus sets Wales in the context of recent work
on national history writing in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, and, more particularly, offers a Welsh perspective on
the ways in which history was written in small, mainly stateless,
nations. The comparative dimension is fundamental to the volume's
aim, highlighting what was distinctive about Welsh historical
writing and showing how the Welsh experience mirrors and
illuminates broader historiographical developments. The book begins
with an introduction that uses the concept of historical culture as
a way of exploring the different strands of historiography covered
in the collection, providing orientation to the chapters that
follow. These are divided into four sections: 'Contexts and
Backgrounds', 'Amateurs and Popularizers', 'Creating Academic
Disciplines', and 'Comparative Perspectives'. All these themes are
then drawn together in the conclusion to examine how far Welsh
historians exemplify widespread trends in the writing of national
history, and thereby point-up common themes that emerge from the
volume and clarify its broader significance for students of
historiography.
Frankie is obsessed with all things paranormal. So when folks in
her small town report seeing a large, flying man with red eyes, she
suspects a Mothman is on the prowl. While legends say this creepy
cryptid is a sign of ill things to come, Frankie isn’t buying it.
And to prove she’s right, the young sleuth enlists the help of
her best friend, Ruby, to track down the elusive creature. But can
they handle the terrifying truth when they finally come face to
face with the monster in the moonlight?
This is the first volume to examine how the history of Wales was
written in a period that saw the emergence of professional
historiography, largely focused on the nation, across Europe and in
the United States. It thus sets Wales in the context of recent work
on national history writing in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, and, more particularly, offers a Welsh perspective on
the ways in which history was written in small, mainly stateless,
nations. The comparative dimension is fundamental to the volume's
aim, highlighting what was distinctive about Welsh historical
writing and showing how the Welsh experience mirrors and
illuminates broader historiographical developments. The book begins
with an introduction that uses the concept of historical culture as
a way of exploring the different strands of historiography covered
in the collection, providing orientation to the chapters that
follow. These are divided into four sections: 'Contexts and
Backgrounds', 'Amateurs and Popularizers', 'Creating Academic
Disciplines', and 'Comparative Perspectives'. All these themes are
then drawn together in the conclusion to examine how far Welsh
historians exemplify widespread trends in the writing of national
history, and thereby point-up common themes that emerge from the
volume and clarify its broader significance for students of
historiography.
Surgery inevitably inflicts some harm on the body. At the very
least, it damages the tissue that is cut. These harms often are
clearly outweighed by the overall benefits to the patient. However,
where the benefits do not outweigh the harms or where they do not
clearly do so, surgical interventions become morally contested.
Cutting to the Core examines a number of such surgeries, including
infant male circumcision and cutting the genitals of female
children, the separation of conjoined twins, surgical sex
assignment of intersex children and the surgical re-assignment of
transsexuals, limb and face transplantation, cosmetic surgery, and
placebo surgery. When, if ever, do the benefits of these surgeries
outweigh their costs? May a surgeon perform dangerous procedures
that are not clearly to the patient's benefit, even if the patient
consents to them? May a surgeon perform any surgery on a minor
patient if there are no clear benefits to that child? These and
other related questions are the core themes of this collection of
essays.
Surgery inevitably inflicts some harm on the body. At the very
least, it damages the tissue that is cut. These harms often are
clearly outweighed by the overall benefits to the patient. However,
where the benefits do not outweigh the harms or where they do not
clearly do so, surgical interventions become morally contested.
Cutting to the Core examines a number of such surgeries, including
infant male circumcision and cutting the genitals of female
children, the separation of conjoined twins, surgical sex
assignment of intersex children and the surgical re-assignment of
transsexuals, limb and face transplantation, cosmetic surgery, and
placebo surgery. When, if ever, do the benefits of these surgeries
outweigh their costs? May a surgeon perform dangerous procedures
that are not clearly to the patient's benefit, even if the patient
consents to them? May a surgeon perform any surgery on a minor
patient if there are no clear benefits to that child? These and
other related questions are the core themes of this collection of
essays.
This book describes how, in adopting an organic approach to
ministry development, it is possible to make a real impact on
people's lives and ministries; this approach is based on the
organics model proposed by James Hopewell. Backed by thorough
research, and wide reading in the literature, this book
nevertheless keeps in touch with what is happening in the
grassroots and is realistic as well as hopeful, about what can be
achieved.
Designed for intermediate and advanced users of English, this book
offers an integrated approach to essay writing by focusing on both
the processes and products of writing. It has been developed over
many years of teaching and researching written English, in
particular, with university students in Thailand. In addition to
addressing common issues involving written English which many
novice writers face, it covers the basic elements of
writing-sentences and paragraphs-and introduces students to
descriptive, narrative, expository, and argumentative writing. The
book's content and layout are carefully tailored for student
writers, as reflected in color highlighting of important text and
images, placement of key information in boxes, and inclusion of
plentiful exercises with answer keys. Care has also been taken to
avoid formality and unnecessary complexity. Model examples taken
from actual students' essays as well as published texts help to
ensure the book's appeal and educational value to its intended
audience of novice writers. Drawing on the Systemic Functional
Linguistics of Michael Halliday and others, each of the five units
begins with a form-function orientation. The purpose is to raise
students' awareness of the links between language structures at the
micro-level of words, phrases, and clauses, and to introduce them
to higher-order rhetorical goals at the macro-level of paragraphs
and essays. Students learn to recognize and evaluate texts for key
language features (formal knowledge), such as descriptive phrases,
figurative language, and various types of transitions. Students
then practice putting these elements together to form larger
functional units (rhetorical knowledge), focusing on unity,
cohesion, and a clear overall purpose. Each unit then focuses on
generating ideas and content (subject knowledge) using critical
questions, collaborative discussions, and visualization techniques.
At strategic points, students are cycled through key reflective
practices (process knowledge) as a way to help them complete longer
writing tasks. These longer tasks include clear scoring rubrics,
which can be used by the student or teacher as a means to gauge
progress and provide feedback. The book will help students acquire
essential knowledge alongside transferable and functional
skills-both of which can be applied across areas of study and in
future writing projects.
|
Greed (Paperback)
Neil Evans
|
R493
Discovery Miles 4 930
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
The population of Wales is the product of successive waves of
immigration. During the industrial revolution many diverse groups
were attracted into Wales by the economic opportunities it offered
– notably Irish people, black and minority ethnic sailors from
many parts of the world, and people from continental Europe. More
recently, there has been immigration from the New Commonwealth as
well as refugees from wars and oppression in several parts of the
world. This volume engages with this experience by offering
perspectives from historians, sociologists, cultural analysts and
social policy experts. It provides analyses of the changing
patterns of immigration and their reception including hostile and
violent acts. It also considers the way in which Welsh attitudes to
minorities have been shaped in the past through the activity of
missionaries in the British Empire, and how these have permeated
literary perceptions of Wales. In the contemporary world, this
diverse population has implications for social policy which are
explored in a number of contexts, including in rural Wales. The
achievements of minorities in sport and in building a multi-racial
community in Butetown, for instance, which is now writing its own
history, are recognised. The first edition of this book was widely
welcomed as the essential work on the topic; over a decade later
much has changed and the volume responds with several new chapters
and extensive revisions that engage the impact of devolution on
policy in Wales.
|
You may like...
Book Lovers
Emily Henry
Paperback
(4)
R245
R192
Discovery Miles 1 920
Bad Luck Penny
Amy Heydenrych
Paperback
(1)
R350
R255
Discovery Miles 2 550
|