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Beal Timothy: Religion in America

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: «It's hard to think of a single aspect of American culture, past or present, in which religion has not played a major role. The roles religion plays, moreover, become more bewilderingly complex and diverse every day. For all those who want-whether out of curiosity, necessity, or civic duty-a vivid picture and fuller understanding of the current reality of religion in America, this Very Short…

Jussi M. Hanhimaki: The United Nations

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: «The United Nations has been called everything from «the best hope of mankind» to «irrelevant» and obsolete. With this much-needed introduction to the UN, Jussi Hanhimaki engages the current debate over the organizations effectiveness as he provides a clear understanding of how it was originally conceived, how it has come to its present form, and how it must confront new challenges in a rapidly…

Barry J. Blake: All About Language

Скачать книгу (размер 1 748 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 344) Аннотация: In clear, congenial style Barry Blake explains how language works. He describes the make-up of words and how they're built from sounds and signs and put together in phrases and sentences. He examines the dynamics of conversation and the relations between the sound and meaning. He shows how languages help their users connect to each other and to the world, how they vary around the world, why they…

Naomi S. Baron: Always on: Language in an Online and Mobile World

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: «In Always On, Naomi S. Baron reveals that online and mobile technologies — including instant messaging, cell phones, multitasking, Facebooks, blogs, and wikis — are profoundly influencing how we read and write, speak and listen, but not in the ways we might suppose. Baron draws on a decade of research to provide an eye-opening look at language in an online and mobile world. She reveals for…

Schroeder Mark: Being for: Evaluating the Semantic Program of Expressivism

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Expressivism — the sophisticated contemporary incarnation of the noncognitivist research program of Ayer, Stevenson, and Hare — is no longer the province of metaethicists alone. Its comprehensive view about the nature of both normative language and normative thought has also recently been applied to many topics elsewhere in philosophy — including logic, probability, mental and linguistic content,…

Clugston Michael: Advanced Chemistry

Скачать книгу (размер 3 135 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 616) Аннотация: «Advanced Chemistry» breaks new ground for A-Level texts with revolutionary computer-generated graphics of molecules that will bring chemistry to life for your students. The authors have years of teaching experience between them, in both school and FE, and bring a refreshing approach to traditional A-Level material. With full mathematical support within 'Maths boxes' and at the end of the book,…

McGillis Daniel: A Busy Morning at the Bank

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Nine readers based on topics in The Oxford Picture Dictionary with narratives on issues including society, study, and the workplace.

Sargent Brian: Math and Max

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Nine readers based on topics in The Oxford Picture Dictionary with narratives on issues including society, study, and the workplace.

Paula S. Goepfert: Annette Succeeds in Class

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Nine readers based on topics in The Oxford Picture Dictionary with narratives on issues including society, study, and the workplace.

Frith Uta: Autism

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome? Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is little understood. It has captured the public imagination through films and novels portraying individuals with baffling combinations of…

The Koran

Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: The Koran is a book apart, not only as Holy Scripture for Muslims, but as the supreme classic of Arabic literature. In its 114 Suras, or chapters, it comprises the total of revelations believed to have been communicated to the prophet Muhammad as a final expression of God's will and purpose for man. The revelations were received over a number of years, the first dating from AD 610, the last…

Gallagher RoseMarie: Geog: 1. Students' Book

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: This new 2008 curriculum edition includes brand new chapters such as It's geography, Global warming and China, and is also packed full of the most up-to-the-minute topics such as the London Olympics and the 2007 floods. All this whilst retaining all the popular features teachers and students know and love.

Hardy Thomas: Far from the Madding Crowd

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: I shall do one thing in this life — one thing for certain — that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die. Gabriel Oak is only one of three suitors for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. He must compete with the dashing young soldier Sergeant Troy and respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. And while their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba…

Kirk Tim: Physics: Course Companion

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Following an approach that supports the new 2007 syllabus and including the wider aims of the IBO this book makes connections to TOK, international-mindedness and the IB learner profile. It has been written by a former chief examiner for IB Diploma Programme Physics and has been extensively reviewed by teachers, consultants and the IBO. With features and activities that encourage active learning…

Rivers Susan: English Time 2: Teacher's Book

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Packed with pictures, stories, and activities, English Time is a six-level communicative course that develops students' speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, while they have fun!

Oxenden Clive: American English File 3: Student Book

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Four-skills American English course with a communicative methodology, engaging texts, and a strong pronunciation syllabus — designed to get students speaking.

Stone Rex: Flight of the Winged Serpent

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: When Jamie moves to Dinosaur Cove with his father he's looking forward to doing some fossil hunting on the beach. But when he and his friend, Tom, discover a forgotten cave with fossilised dinosaur footprints, it takes them to another world... a world of dinosaurs. The boys return to the land of the dinosaurs and set off to explore around the beach and the lagoon. They spot a Quetzalcoatus, the…