Language Arts & Disciplines

Assuming little or no background knowledge and using original examples and exercises (with answers supplied), Understanding Phonetics provides you with an accessible introduction to the basics of phonetics and a comprehensive analysis of traditional...

How Anansi Got His Stories is a tale of a familiar character from many African and Caribbean tales. Anansi the trickster wants everyone to listen to his stories, but he will have to complete three challenges before he is proved worthy of the title King...

This important new work by Roy Wagner is about the autonomy of symbols and their role in creating culture. Its argument, anticipated in the author's previous book, The Invention of Culture, is at once symbolic, philosophical, and evolutionary: meaning is...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR IN FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, SPECTATOR 'You simply cannot...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937746155Author Alan WattFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Writers Tribe BooksPublisher Writers Tribe BooksWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Systems Ultra explores how we experience complex systems: the mesh of things, people, and ideas interacting to produce their own patterns and behaviours.What does it mean when a car which runs on code drives dangerously? What does massmarket graphics...

Achieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, with the only fully updated revision series. This book teaches children exactly how to tackle SATs questions (even the tricky ones) with confidence...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951949426Author Lingo MasteryFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Lingo MasteryPublisher Lingo MasteryWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Basic Cantonese introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way. Each of the 28 units deals with a grammatical topic and provides associated exercises, designed to put grammar into a communicative context. Special...

From the author of American Philosophy: A Love Story, a compelling introduction to the life-affirming philosophy of William JamesIn 1895, William James, the father of American philosophy, delivered a lecture entitled "Is Life Worth Living?" It was no...

The Level 8 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories and More Stories continue to provide a mix of fantasy...

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: A Level Subject: German First teaching: September 2016 First exams: June 2018 This course delivers content to equip students with the grammar and structures...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997432169Author Fiona JallingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint NemvusPublisher NemvusWeight(grams) 526g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639250349Author Dale L RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint One Jacked Monkey, LLCPublisher One Jacked Monkey, LLCWeight(grams)...

The Level 4 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A, More Stories B and More Stories C...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998641133Author Matthew AldrichFormat PaperbackImprint LingualismPublisher LingualismWeight(grams) 231g

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: OCR Level: AS/A Level Subject: English Language First teaching: 2015 First exams: 2017 This book prepares students and teachers for the requirements of the 2015 OCR A...

Trainee therapists need to show practical competence through the production of client reports and case studies. Reporting in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a unique hands-on guide to this element of practical work. Using clinical examples to guide the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916299429Author Owen WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Chatty GoosePublisher Chatty GooseWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 2mm

With growing academic responsibilities, family commitments, and inboxes, scholars are struggling to fulfill their writing goals. A finished book or even steady journal articles may seem like an impossible dream. But, as Joli Jensen proves, it really is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647486877Author Simple Language LearningFormat PaperbackPage Count 490Imprint Bravex PublicationsPublisher Bravex PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Chinese characters are one of the most fascinating aspects of the language and occupy a prominent place in Chinese culture. Good handwriting is also very important in learning Chinese: the strokes that make up the characters must be written in a certain...

Written for those with a basic competence in Spanish, this comprehensive synonyms guide is designed to help the learner find the right word for the right context - thus improving their vocabulary and enabling them to communicate more precisely and...

'Extraordinary' TONY BLAIR'Riveting' - PHILIPPE SANDS'Brutal, brilliant and scurrilously funny' - MISHA GLENNYThe real scoop isn't on the front page'As FT editor, I was a privileged interlocutor to people in power around the world, each offering unique...

The Oxford Companion to the English Language provides an authoritative single-volume source of information about the English language. It is intended both for reference and for browsing. The first edition of this landmark Companion, published in 1998,...

A testament to the energy and creativity of a writer and journalist without equal, Charles Dickens's Selected Journalism 1850-1870 is edited with an introduction and notes by David Pascoe in Penguin Classics.Throughout his writing career Charles Dickens...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of the Bible, this is the story of how the Bible has been translated, and why it mattersThe Bible is held to be both universal and specific, the source of fundamental truths inscribed in words that...

Our unique and flexible write-in Workbook provides focused practice to prepare students for their end of course assessments. Exercises to prepare students for the reading, writing, speaking and listening assessments, with QR codes linking to audio...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615872384Author Dorie BartonFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Prairie Starfish ProductionsPublisher Prairie Starfish ProductionsWeight(grams) 363g

The only series for MYP 4 and 5 developed in cooperation with the International Baccalaureate (IB)Has been updated for the revised curriculum from September 2020Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework...

This is a softcover version of the title released in 2011; there is no new material. The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781725281059Author Franklin EdgertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Writing with Power is a guide for the student writing an essay, the professional writer working on a story, or the manager writing a memo for a tight deadline. As Elbow explains, "Writing with power doesn't just mean getting power over readers. It means...

'Paling's deftly drawn vignettes are frequently funny, sometimes sad and occasionally troubling . . . Borrow a copy from your local library, if you still have one. Better yet, buy it' Neil Armstrong, Mail on Sunday'Not only was I captivated by Paling's...

The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain is an authoritative series which surveys the history of publishing, bookselling, authorship and reading in Britain. This seventh and final volume surveys the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a range...

Oxford Modern English Grammar is Oxford's brand new and definitive guide to English grammar. This book has been written by a leading expert in the field, covers both British and American English, and makes use of authentic spoken and written examples...

Here is a concise guide to supplement any course of study and help with homework, travel, and test preparation. Topics include word order, time, nouns, verbs, adjectives, word choices with verbs and adverbs, and letter writing. The simple format has one...

25th Annniversary Edition, with a new preface by the author Perfect for the general reader of poetry, students and teachers of literature, and aspiring poets, All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing is a lively and comprehensive study of versification by...

This landmark textbook is an essential primer for students and practitioners interested in information seeking, needs and behaviour, user studies and information literacy. Introduction to Information Behaviour uses a combination of theory and practical...

Mexico, April 2009. The bodies of pair of undercover military intelligence agents, disguised as campesinos (farmers), are dumped by the side of the road. Beside the corpses is a message on a scrap of paper: "You'll never get El Chapo."Authorities did -...